I worked in a Mitsi dealership as a Tech back when these were common. Very underrated car overall reliable, strong and trouble free. Many owners drove them to the moon and back without any major issues.
I know sometimes back when people used these ralliarts for racing/rally the stock wheels small offset would hinder turning on some courses so they'd get wider offset wheels The only reason stock offset wheels weren't great for hard-core tarmac rally back then is because Mitsubishi kept offset small so it complied with ADR so it could be road registered During this time teams sold parts they didn't use or misplaced it meaning they couldn't revert it when selling
This is turning out phenomenal. Really loving seeing cars that people may not think to restore or keep nice being given some love, these are future classic cars at the end of the day.
I’ve been in the motor body repair industry since I was 15. You are a very intense , hard working soul. Well done, I wish I could custom paint your beast, imagine the publicity for my new shop if only I was not living in Mexico!👍🙏😊
Man, Sean, at a glance, I legit thought you had restored the original wheels, not just cleaned them. They look so good!! Great work!! It is 100% the right choice putting the original wheels back on. Seeing every little bit of progress is great. I hope the rego side of things goes/has gone well for you and cannot wait to see what you do next on the Magna! Keep up the excellent work mate!!
Awesome video! They're getting better each time. I love the music at the start haha. I got a Magna executive TF a few months ago and these videos have helped me follow along to make the same changes to my car! :)
I had a 2004 cherry red ralliart diamante here in New Zealand.. Tiptronic. I was the 2nd owner. Magnificent car, drove beautifully. Sold it a couple of years ago and the new owner loves it. A certain classic. Had these wheels on. The previous owner put in a custom made stainless exhaust system
Great to see the progress, Sean. For the interior handle trims my theory is that yanking hard on the door handles is enough to break them. I'm due for a trip to the wrecker's to get some more in pov-pack grey.
I'm enjoying your Magna restore series mate. Keep it up. After watching the last episode I ended up buying a swag of Bowden's stuff and helped that supercheap had a 20% off members discount. I'm loving the Orange Agent.
Wheels look great! I put the 6g75 into my old magna (was only a 3.0L 6g72 though) and the difference was phenomenal, however you do lose some of that originality as the Ralliart motors are unique to the rest of the Magnas. Depends how strict you are on keeping it original/authentic. When you do the timing belt, make sure you get the full kit with tensioners and water pump, Dayco sell it as a complete kit, can't go wrong.
Ive replaced a timing belt on an 03 magna pain in the ass belt goes throught the engine mount and the cam has to balanced on the rocker otherwise the cam timing is out its so annoying to do without the right tools
Enjoying the resto immensely. So glad you are keeping it pretty much stock. I feel if restoring a classic, always best to keep it as close to as possible how it left the factory. Love the wheels, I have silver factory wheels on my Mustang and the Silver makes the car pop. Black wheels just get lost, don’t draw the eye to the car in my opinion. Looking at those wheels they look like the same pattern as the Mustang. Next time you see one, take a look, see if you agree. As for the timing belt I say no driving, but hey your car. But the car will only be original with that engine, so 3.8 as a last resort! As I said on previous comments, I’m a Mighty Magna Fan, a much unrecognised Aussie Built Car, would be great that a future owner will appreciate that little bit of Aussie Auto History and keep it well loved so future generations can see what Aussie car builders once were able to design and build. Can’t wait for the( expensive) paint job.
Stock wheels look so much better imho. Black cars with black wheels make me feel queasy 😉. Interior looks good, now the outside getting some love and attention. Nice.
Other thoughts - If you want to keep the OEM look and gain some width/offset, Evo 7 wheels are the same design with that extra width and poke. RE: timing belt, there's a tensioning tool you can get off ebay you'll need for the adjustment pulley. very handy to have. regarding parts, nothing wrong with a dayco kit, but buy the cam/crank seals genuine Mitsubishi. It's just worth the piece of mind for a few extra dollars. Distributor O ring is likely leaking as they all do, so when I do timing belts I usually just do a whole top end refresh. Dizzy O ring, cam block off plate O ring on the front head, aswell as your rocker cover gaskets plugs/leads etc. Can be daunting but as long as you have the workshop manual handy you'll be sweet, you obviously know your way around cars so you'll be fine
Had a TL AWD Maggie for years. You're beginning to make me wish I'd kept it 😁 About 7 yrs ago it cost me about $800 for the timing belt etc from memory. Before that I had a 2002 Mitsi Jap import vr4, twin turbo etc. Quote for timing belt service was $2500! Eek!
I was going to buy a Magna , viewed one advertised as manuel. Drove across town only to find its auto. Settled on mint 380, very happy with decision 😀.
Timing belts are extremely simple on Magna’s, jack the front up, drivers side wheel off , and normal spanners. possibly a rattle gun to remove the harmonic balancer .
I was out riding on the bike and saw one of these boot it at the lights, silver in decent shape with an exhaust. It actually sounded very good, nice crackle and pop on the over run!
It's looking great. Love the Bowdens Orange agent. Have been using it for a few years. In the past I thought one of the other products were great untill I started using Bowdens. Love what your doing.
Mitsubishi worked with Ed Ordynski to develop the brakes on the VRX and Ralliart Magnas. The Ralliarts especially are meant to have a particularly good pedal feel.
I converted a pejero (6G74) to the 3.8 (6G75) a while back. At the time it was $500 for that engine, definitely worth it a solid upgrade. Required a few but to be fabbed up and adjusted but worth it.
love the ralliaart wheels they definitely fit the car also those pieces of plastic you were talking about that break easily i can agree that they do but i disagree as to why. each magna / verada i have had has at least 1 if not more broken one cracked by me just opening the door one day and even just pressing on one i swear you could break one if u sneezed too closely to it haha. love the content on this unsung hero! cant wait to see it finished :D
I recall the timing belt was due at every 100,000 if I remember correctly. Was done at the Mitsubishi dealer. Would the local dealership be able to do this still? Might be worth getting it done fast and quickly, fork out the money for that (i don't think it was a huge amount) but at least it would be out the way and peace of mind.
I would definitely replace the timing belt and tensioner and water pump Sean for piece of mind it's going to ensure this engine keeps running well for many years to come i would also use Gates for the timing belt kit
Sean with the doorhandle if it isn't popping in correctly, keep in mind there's a clip at the rear so instead of placing it in straight push it back on an angle then straighten and it should fit like a glove
The worst thing you can do with a black car is have black rims. So definitely made the right choice using the original rims. They're close to a set of hussla rims I'm getting for my BA
Great work 👍 though if the belt needs changing, I'd suggest to follow the repair manual and take your time, so you're not rushed... If you were to go down the 380 engine route, are those engines driven by a timing belt or chain?
This was like 15yrs ago so i might be misremembering or your door handles might be slightly out. but if i remember with my old VRX when i changed to chrome verada surrounds if you pull the door handle open fully when slipping them in as well as moving the door handle open and closed while seating them will get them sitting better also old parts so agree with not too much force because they do break and crack very easily
Great stuff Sean, love me a Magna. I think you're too hard on yourself about being "dodgy" - in fact, I think you're about the least dodgy home mechanic/restorer I know (myself included). Cheers!
You know can sort of tell the age of that for sale listing by the number plate. The V number plates were around in 2015 so sometime during or after that.
i repeatedly wore through those bridgestones through heavy use in just a few months for when they run out of tread, michelin pilot sport 4 will last much longer and was cheaper for me in the long run. they also perform better
also you should go to the exhaust shop when you're able to regardless, even if the inspection isn't stringent enough to check it it looks like its pre-cat so you probably want to remove the time spent breathing that in
cant help but notice the sprintex supercharger has fallen off at some stage 😁😁😁but in all seriousness it really is missing hahahaha have been watching on intently i love the old magna's please dont swap the motor out for the 6g75 the 6g74 Rally art motors are specific to the Rally art magna and will take away from the build if you swap it out give it to someone that knows how to tune them properly and you will get more power and tourque out of this motor then you will from a stock 6g75 also not sure if they still make them but sprintex developed a supercharger for the Rally art as a dealer special in WA so possibly another option for power if your really keen also pedders developed a suspension setup for the Rally art which is a vast improvement over oem so if those Koni's are shot they maybe worth a look i have the same on my es sedan and there freaking increadible loving the content cheers mate
Enjoy the work your doing. The engine itself isn’t that bad to work on but there are definitely some quirky things I’ve never seen before like the different spark plugs from front to back of engine, can’t remember exactly but there are different. Good luck with the road worthy but I think the exhaust might need to be fixed first Sean. 👍
They use the same plugs Greg, but due to expense some people only use the long-life iridium plugs at the rear. (due to the difficulty of getting to them.)
@@j.m.6542 well that makes sense. I’ve had 2 Mitsubishis and both were the same when I replaced plugs. Did my head in a bit as I didn’t understand why anyone would do that. You live and learn thanks for that. Another mystery solved.👍
I don't know about Australia, especially your specific state - but in NZ, they can only fail you on an inspection for exhaust if it is leaking or noisy. Now, that doesn't mean you won't get inspectors that see your tin can and think they can fail you on it regardless what the rules say (I had a guy try to fail me for a small bit of surface rust on the top of the boot lid once, despite it being both non-structural & smaller than the allowable area - fortunately his Boss agreed with me - and another guy tried to fail me on a non-existent wheel bearing noise - I ended up having to get a qualified mechanic to sign off that there was nothing wrong with the wheel bearing on that one - also had a guy fail me on worn brake pads once - accepted his word only to find the pads were less than half worn once I got the wheels off - complained about it as it cost me $70 in brake pads I didn't need, and an hour of my time replacing them - but never heard anything back - bad thing would be for a non-mechanical person being failed would have had to pay a few hundred bucks to a mechanic for unnecessary work) Best thing to do is know the rules before you go and be willing to argue if you believe you are being hard done by. Definitely like the OEM wheels BTW!
Yeah I’ve had similar. Recently took a car for rwc and the guy failed me on the way the light swiitch works (it comes factory like that) and he said the windscreen washers were blocked (they were literally brand new, installed the day before). He was a contractor working for the garage - the owner of the garage didn’t charge me a cent and told me to go elsewhere as he agreed the inspector was a moron
OEM wheels are miles better than the Speedy ones. I would have thought that you might have made a start in painting the rotors & calipers while you were replacing the wheels. I'm sure that can be a future episode. I'd get another exhaust system. I'm sure there's a sports one out there. I replaced the original exhaust in My VY S Series I ute with a Redback sporty system for $600 fitted including new tips & it made a huge difference in performance.
As for the timing belt - My mum had a TJ 3.5 from about 100K kms - 212K kms and timing belt was never an issue (I don’t believe it had been done before we got the car). They seem to be durable
They timing belt is easy, I did mine twice before I was qualified. Access is gained by removing the front left wheel and inner guard. The hard part is replacing the oil seals, especially getting the harmonic balancer off.
Consider the 3.0L 6G72 Mivec they put in the Japanese version. 209kw verse the 170kw or so they had in the 3.8L. I've seen a few pop up in Australia every now and then. They have lots of them over in NZ.
Great warning there Sean. If there is finance on the car, and you buy it without checking the PPSR, and the bank, or similar, comes to repossess the car for non payment, you lose your car, and whatever you paid for it. Making sure it has a clear title is the best $2 you can spend buying a used car privately (dealers have to sell with clear title).
Yeah exactly. The finance guy was friendly to deal with but might have been less so if I was the new owner. Because it wasn't my name on the loan he couldn't tell me how much was owing or anything. Luckily it mustn't have been much!
But now and forgot about it, could have been chasing the owner that sold it before you. Known some people that were still paying off the car 20years later.
Hey Sean. My opinion & my opinion only. Try to keep it original mate. Get the timing belt sorted before you go for the big spin in it. As you've said, these cars are getting harder to come by. I'm getting my xc fairmont gxl back on the road at the moment after it sitting for many years. But i wont take it out for its long maiden voyage until im happy that it wont let me down. My motto. If in doubt sort it out. Take care mate.
Cans of Mother on the exhaust add around 10hp and improve fuel economy. I'm really enjoying this series, and find it interesting that I'm getting pumped about a bloody Magna.
They probably would flag the exhaust as there isn't ment to be any rust holes in the entire system. As for the wheel nuts I toque all wheels to 130 nuton metres, I never toque the lock nut as it can cause issues later on down the track and I'm talking from experience on the lock nuts
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I worked in a Mitsi dealership as a Tech back when these were common. Very underrated car overall reliable, strong and trouble free. Many owners drove them to the moon and back without any major issues.
The original wheels are so beautiful I really don’t understand how anyone thought that replacing them with another type of wheel was an improvement.
the other rims are pretty cheap looking, they probably did it to preserve the original rims
@@aus-reviews8462 previous owner said he needed new tyres but saw a cracking deal they had going on a wheel and tyre package for these.
@@MotoringBoxTV ah i see, how do these rims go against the bbs rims? they look similar but i bet the mitsubishi ones are superior quuality?
@@aus-reviews8462 The factory wheels are Enkei.... so of course they are a million times better!
I know sometimes back when people used these ralliarts for racing/rally the stock wheels small offset would hinder turning on some courses so they'd get wider offset wheels
The only reason stock offset wheels weren't great for hard-core tarmac rally back then is because Mitsubishi kept offset small so it complied with ADR so it could be road registered
During this time teams sold parts they didn't use or misplaced it meaning they couldn't revert it when selling
Those factory wheels are bloody beautiful!
Feels weird I never thought I’d enjoy seeing a Magna being restored
I've never looked twice at them my whole life, but it's been fun. Definitely have a new found respect for them now 👌
They go well, very underrated being mostly FWD.
🤣🤣🤣 same here, but loving it. Cool looking car.👍👍
This is turning out phenomenal. Really loving seeing cars that people may not think to restore or keep nice being given some love, these are future classic cars at the end of the day.
Sure are. I'm hoping to keep my Magna and transfer it to club registration one day. But of course it needs a bit of work inside and out.
Man it's always such a treat seeing these Magna videos. Car's coming along nicely. The cherry on top was the GT3 soundtrack. Man that hit the spot
I’ve been in the motor body repair industry since I was 15. You are a very intense , hard working soul. Well done, I wish I could custom paint your beast, imagine the publicity for my new shop if only I was not living in Mexico!👍🙏😊
Wheels are amazing, car is starting to look great. Good to see some attention going to these forgotten classics!
Man, Sean, at a glance, I legit thought you had restored the original wheels, not just cleaned them. They look so good!! Great work!! It is 100% the right choice putting the original wheels back on. Seeing every little bit of progress is great. I hope the rego side of things goes/has gone well for you and cannot wait to see what you do next on the Magna! Keep up the excellent work mate!!
Thanks mate. They're far from perfect, but cleaned up very well!
Awesome video! They're getting better each time. I love the music at the start haha. I got a Magna executive TF a few months ago and these videos have helped me follow along to make the same changes to my car! :)
I think the original wheels look great. I’m loving this restoration, keep up the good work.
I owned a new Magna VRX back in the day. Great car. Very under rated.
This transformation is unbelievable. Great work mate. Keep it up. You're an inspiration.
Ive always loved the stock ralliart rims, they stand out
I love to see how much love and care you put into your cars.
My family had two Magna's growing up. They were solid cars!
Great stance on those original wheels, nothing better that the original look on that classic
I had a 2004 cherry red ralliart diamante here in New Zealand.. Tiptronic. I was the 2nd owner. Magnificent car, drove beautifully. Sold it a couple of years ago and the new owner loves it. A certain classic. Had these wheels on. The previous owner put in a custom made stainless exhaust system
Nice work, mate. The Magna is coming up mint! 👍
The original wheels look so so much better. Would never have even dreamed of replacing them with the black things in the first place.
RE003 tyres are excellent. Got 245/40 R19 on my BF falcon and I'm very happy with them; quiet, grippy and comfortable. Good choice
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It's looking better all the time. The original wheels look so much better and you can just imagine it with a fresh paint job. Very racy 👍 😊
Aw yeah, always happy to see a new video pop up.
Great to see the progress, Sean. For the interior handle trims my theory is that yanking hard on the door handles is enough to break them. I'm due for a trip to the wrecker's to get some more in pov-pack grey.
I'm enjoying your Magna restore series mate. Keep it up.
After watching the last episode I ended up buying a swag of Bowden's stuff and helped that supercheap had a 20% off members discount. I'm loving the Orange Agent.
Wheels look great! I put the 6g75 into my old magna (was only a 3.0L 6g72 though) and the difference was phenomenal, however you do lose some of that originality as the Ralliart motors are unique to the rest of the Magnas. Depends how strict you are on keeping it original/authentic.
When you do the timing belt, make sure you get the full kit with tensioners and water pump, Dayco sell it as a complete kit, can't go wrong.
So true you would be insane to just change the belt and not the water pump.
@@perpetualgrin5804 you'll be glad to hear I have replacements for all of the above 😁
Ive replaced a timing belt on an 03 magna pain in the ass belt goes throught the engine mount and the cam has to balanced on the rocker otherwise the cam timing is out its so annoying to do without the right tools
Love watching the transformation, you inspire me to have a go at doing mods etc on my car myself, keep up.the great work
Nice job when I use lock nuts I used to put it on the nut closest to the tyre valve that way I knew where it is even in a dark rainy night etc
Enjoying the resto immensely. So glad you are keeping it pretty much stock. I feel if restoring a classic, always best to keep it as close to as possible how it left the factory. Love the wheels, I have silver factory wheels on my Mustang and the Silver makes the car pop. Black wheels just get lost, don’t draw the eye to the car in my opinion.
Looking at those wheels they look like the same pattern as the Mustang. Next time you see one, take a look, see if you agree. As for the timing belt I say no driving, but hey your car. But the car will only be original with that engine, so 3.8 as a last resort!
As I said on previous comments, I’m a Mighty Magna Fan, a much unrecognised Aussie Built Car, would be great that a future owner will appreciate that little bit of Aussie Auto History and keep it well loved so future generations can see what Aussie car builders once were able to design and build.
Can’t wait for the( expensive) paint job.
Stock wheels look so much better imho. Black cars with black wheels make me feel queasy 😉.
Interior looks good, now the outside getting some love and attention. Nice.
Other thoughts - If you want to keep the OEM look and gain some width/offset, Evo 7 wheels are the same design with that extra width and poke. RE: timing belt, there's a tensioning tool you can get off ebay you'll need for the adjustment pulley. very handy to have. regarding parts, nothing wrong with a dayco kit, but buy the cam/crank seals genuine Mitsubishi. It's just worth the piece of mind for a few extra dollars. Distributor O ring is likely leaking as they all do, so when I do timing belts I usually just do a whole top end refresh. Dizzy O ring, cam block off plate O ring on the front head, aswell as your rocker cover gaskets plugs/leads etc. Can be daunting but as long as you have the workshop manual handy you'll be sweet, you obviously know your way around cars so you'll be fine
Had a TL AWD Maggie for years. You're beginning to make me wish I'd kept it 😁 About 7 yrs ago it cost me about $800 for the timing belt etc from memory.
Before that I had a 2002 Mitsi Jap import vr4, twin turbo etc. Quote for timing belt service was $2500! Eek!
A 6G75 would be amazing in this! Love your work and I'm a huge fan of your content 👌
Those factory wheels are beautiful. The car looks so much better with them on.
If one is on a tight budget detergent and warm water is a good substitute for spray cleaning.
I was going to buy a Magna , viewed one advertised as manuel. Drove across town only to find its auto. Settled on mint 380, very happy with decision 😀.
I owned a 2004 cherry red ralliart. I sold it and got a mint 2007 380 vrx. Lovely car but a wallowing old Hector compared with the ralliart.
@@joedennehy386 After renting the 380 in 2006, it was my dream car, still get a kick out of it. A happy customer 😊.
Your efforts are very rewarding
Timing belts are extremely simple on Magna’s, jack the front up, drivers side wheel off , and normal spanners. possibly a rattle gun to remove the harmonic balancer .
The great thing about the Bowdens product is its available in 5 litre bulk packs which you can decant into the original spray bottles
I was out riding on the bike and saw one of these boot it at the lights, silver in decent shape with an exhaust. It actually sounded very good, nice crackle and pop on the over run!
Mine had the same crackle and pop on over run when the revs are up there 😁
It's looking great. Love the Bowdens Orange agent. Have been using it for a few years. In the past I thought one of the other products were great untill I started using Bowdens. Love what your doing.
I've got EVO 10 Enkeis on my 380.
Looks mint.
wheels and tyres look great! are those tyres directional? 003's and Koni's are probably a killer combo
That Gran Turismo 3 music at the end was just *chef's kiss*.
The car is getting better and better with each episode.
Mitsubishi worked with Ed Ordynski to develop the brakes on the VRX and Ralliart Magnas. The Ralliarts especially are meant to have a particularly good pedal feel.
Vrx magnas have the same brakes as an executive
Love how the silver rims break up all the black. Good choice.
Originals were selected by Mitsu AU to provide performance and street cred. Enkeis appear on the Lancer EVO of that era. Only numptys replaced them.
Looks good with the original wheels. Can vouch for the Bowdens Mr black, awesome stuff.
The stock wheels look so good
I converted a pejero (6G74) to the 3.8 (6G75) a while back. At the time it was $500 for that engine, definitely worth it a solid upgrade. Required a few but to be fabbed up and adjusted but worth it.
love the ralliaart wheels they definitely fit the car also those pieces of plastic you were talking about that break easily i can agree that they do but i disagree as to why. each magna / verada i have had has at least 1 if not more broken one cracked by me just opening the door one day and even just pressing on one i swear you could break one if u sneezed too closely to it haha. love the content on this unsung hero! cant wait to see it finished :D
I recall the timing belt was due at every 100,000 if I remember correctly. Was done at the Mitsubishi dealer. Would the local dealership be able to do this still? Might be worth getting it done fast and quickly, fork out the money for that (i don't think it was a huge amount) but at least it would be out the way and peace of mind.
Around $600 at an independent mechanic
Looks great to what you have done to turn the look of this car around.
The tail lights need to be replaced - aftermarket ones are no good.
I would definitely replace the timing belt and tensioner and water pump Sean for piece of mind it's going to ensure this engine keeps running well for many years to come i would also use Gates for the timing belt kit
For now you could spray paint that part of the exhaust silver/grey for the RWC. Those Wheels look a lot better.👍
Good tip about the PPSR check. Just two bucks online, takes about a minute. Just do it.
Sean with the doorhandle if it isn't popping in correctly, keep in mind there's a clip at the rear so instead of placing it in straight push it back on an angle then straighten and it should fit like a glove
Yeah I noticed that and tried to hook it in. I'll have to have a look at it again, all the other ones went in fine.
@@MotoringBoxTV yeah I had the exact same issue when putting my doorcards back together you sometimes just gotta fiddle around with it until it fits 😂
Loving the GT3 outro aha, GT4 is still one of my favourite of all times. Wish they'd remaster it and release for modern platforms
Nice update Sean
Good luck with the roadworthy
Nick Australia
The worst thing you can do with a black car is have black rims. So definitely made the right choice using the original rims. They're close to a set of hussla rims I'm getting for my BA
I like what you do with your cars. It so awesome. Keep up the good content. =)
Great work 👍 though if the belt needs changing, I'd suggest to follow the repair manual and take your time, so you're not rushed... If you were to go down the 380 engine route, are those engines driven by a timing belt or chain?
Belt.
@@perpetualgrin5804 Thanks
This was like 15yrs ago so i might be misremembering or your door handles might be slightly out.
but if i remember with my old VRX when i changed to chrome verada surrounds if you pull the door handle open fully when slipping them in as well as moving the door handle open and closed while seating them will get them sitting better
also old parts so agree with not too much force because they do break and crack very easily
Great stuff Sean, love me a Magna. I think you're too hard on yourself about being "dodgy" - in fact, I think you're about the least dodgy home mechanic/restorer I know (myself included). Cheers!
Sean, great work so far but a little nice touch would be some red vinyl inserts for the Mitsubishi logo on the centercaps 💡👍💯
Great Video the car is looking better every day.And good luck with your pink slip.
Looking nice! The old steel drink cans worked best for emergency exhaust repairs, ask me how I know.
You know can sort of tell the age of that for sale listing by the number plate. The V number plates were around in 2015 so sometime during or after that.
Bowdening my sable gtvi with their 6 pack. Instant like to your videos.
i repeatedly wore through those bridgestones through heavy use in just a few months
for when they run out of tread, michelin pilot sport 4 will last much longer and was cheaper for me in the long run. they also perform better
also you should go to the exhaust shop when you're able to regardless, even if the inspection isn't stringent enough to check it
it looks like its pre-cat so you probably want to remove the time spent breathing that in
cant help but notice the sprintex supercharger has fallen off at some stage 😁😁😁but in all seriousness it really is missing hahahaha
have been watching on intently i love the old magna's please dont swap the motor out for the 6g75 the 6g74 Rally art motors are specific to the Rally art magna and will take away from the build if you swap it out give it to someone that knows how to tune them properly and you will get more power and tourque out of this motor then you will from a stock 6g75 also not sure if they still make them but sprintex developed a supercharger for the Rally art as a dealer special in WA so possibly another option for power if your really keen also pedders developed a suspension setup for the Rally art which is a vast improvement over oem so if those Koni's are shot they maybe worth a look i have the same on my es sedan and there freaking increadible
loving the content cheers mate
Enjoy the work your doing. The engine itself isn’t that bad to work on but there are definitely some quirky things I’ve never seen before like the different spark plugs from front to back of engine, can’t remember exactly but there are different. Good luck with the road worthy but I think the exhaust might need to be fixed first Sean. 👍
They use the same plugs Greg, but due to expense some people only use the long-life iridium plugs at the rear. (due to the difficulty of getting to them.)
@@j.m.6542 well that makes sense. I’ve had 2 Mitsubishis and both were the same when I replaced plugs. Did my head in a bit as I didn’t understand why anyone would do that. You live and learn thanks for that. Another mystery solved.👍
I don't know about Australia, especially your specific state - but in NZ, they can only fail you on an inspection for exhaust if it is leaking or noisy. Now, that doesn't mean you won't get inspectors that see your tin can and think they can fail you on it regardless what the rules say (I had a guy try to fail me for a small bit of surface rust on the top of the boot lid once, despite it being both non-structural & smaller than the allowable area - fortunately his Boss agreed with me - and another guy tried to fail me on a non-existent wheel bearing noise - I ended up having to get a qualified mechanic to sign off that there was nothing wrong with the wheel bearing on that one - also had a guy fail me on worn brake pads once - accepted his word only to find the pads were less than half worn once I got the wheels off - complained about it as it cost me $70 in brake pads I didn't need, and an hour of my time replacing them - but never heard anything back - bad thing would be for a non-mechanical person being failed would have had to pay a few hundred bucks to a mechanic for unnecessary work)
Best thing to do is know the rules before you go and be willing to argue if you believe you are being hard done by.
Definitely like the OEM wheels BTW!
Yeah I’ve had similar. Recently took a car for rwc and the guy failed me on the way the light swiitch works (it comes factory like that) and he said the windscreen washers were blocked (they were literally brand new, installed the day before). He was a contractor working for the garage - the owner of the garage didn’t charge me a cent and told me to go elsewhere as he agreed the inspector was a moron
But sometimes you are stuck for options and just getting it done is quicker.
@@wobblysauce I've usually had a second car so had the luxury of being able to bicker & still drive legally 🙂
OEM wheels are miles better than the Speedy ones. I would have thought that you might have made a start in painting the rotors & calipers while you were replacing the wheels. I'm sure that can be a future episode.
I'd get another exhaust system. I'm sure there's a sports one out there. I replaced the original exhaust in My VY S Series I ute with a Redback sporty system for $600 fitted including new tips & it made a huge difference in performance.
As for the timing belt - My mum had a TJ 3.5 from about 100K kms - 212K kms and timing belt was never an issue (I don’t believe it had been done before we got the car). They seem to be durable
Hey Sean great vid mate. I know you’ve mentioned it before but do you think you’ll be getting some Magna T-shirt’s made up? I’m definitely keen
Sean is the Bowden's vinyl care as good as 303? I have just found 303 to be awesome but want to support Aussie made. Cheers 👍🏼
love those wheels
They timing belt is easy, I did mine twice before I was qualified. Access is gained by removing the front left wheel and inner guard. The hard part is replacing the oil seals, especially getting the harmonic balancer off.
Front left... passenger side? Yeah right bro!
@@moshesheckel7369 the old reach around.
Sean the timing belts on that engine are supposed to be done every 100k so not sure what mileage is
But belt should be fine
Wheels look great 👍👍
I have a 2007 Triton with a 4G64 in it, I just did it's first timing belt at 170 000 k. I love living dangerously.
Comments like these give me hope 😂
Well done, I did mine on my 380 at 104k but 15 years old, belt looked great, tensioner was worn.
Consider the 3.0L 6G72 Mivec they put in the Japanese version. 209kw verse the 170kw or so they had in the 3.8L. I've seen a few pop up in Australia every now and then. They have lots of them over in NZ.
I think a lick of silver calliper paint would go a long way! Would match the wheels and interior nicely!
your doing a great job. Your constant work ethic is great. But l like the black wherls😯
They're not bad. If you resprayed them they'd look even better.
Hi Sean, love the videos, nostalgic for me, used to own one, #277. Any plans on finding the notorious kerb friendly front splitter? 😂
Thanks mate! Not keen on the front splitter, but if one popped up cheap (which I doubt would ever happen) I'd probably get it.
How do the shocks feel? Im pretty sure the konis can be serviced
Btw, if you get a really good exhaust on this car they sound excellent!
The ‘Gran Turismo’ tune at the end!
Car looks great, not sure but some Mitsubishi rims need shank wheels nuts?
Yes these were shanks
Can't wait to see it resprayed, you just don't see the Rallart Magnas on the road anymore
Great warning there Sean. If there is finance on the car, and you buy it without checking the PPSR, and the bank, or similar, comes to repossess the car for non payment, you lose your car, and whatever you paid for it. Making sure it has a clear title is the best $2 you can spend buying a used car privately (dealers have to sell with clear title).
Yeah exactly. The finance guy was friendly to deal with but might have been less so if I was the new owner. Because it wasn't my name on the loan he couldn't tell me how much was owing or anything. Luckily it mustn't have been much!
But now and forgot about it, could have been chasing the owner that sold it before you.
Known some people that were still paying off the car 20years later.
@@wobblysauce yeah it was the owner before the guy I bought it off.
Hey Sean. My opinion & my opinion only. Try to keep it original mate. Get the timing belt sorted before you go for the big spin in it. As you've said, these cars are getting harder to come by. I'm getting my xc fairmont gxl back on the road at the moment after it sitting for many years. But i wont take it out for its long maiden voyage until im happy that it wont let me down. My motto. If in doubt sort it out. Take care mate.
Great Choice!
I saw a red ralliart magna earlier this week on Monday
Cans of Mother on the exhaust add around 10hp and improve fuel economy. I'm really enjoying this series, and find it interesting that I'm getting pumped about a bloody Magna.
That GT3 outro though ♥♥♥
They probably would flag the exhaust as there isn't ment to be any rust holes in the entire system. As for the wheel nuts I toque all wheels to 130 nuton metres, I never toque the lock nut as it can cause issues later on down the track and I'm talking from experience on the lock nuts
Love the Shorno music.
I'd do the timing belt, water pump and any tensioners etc.. before hand, saves any heartache and is a bit of peace of mind I'd nothing else!!
From that ad. That could've been around 2014-5 because 000-VAA plates were not issued until then (correct me if I am wrong).
This Victorian has never been been able to 'date' QLD plates... 🙃
@@steved3702 I mean I'm from NSW myself. Even a quick look on the wiki confuses me.