Laterest purchase, gone Jap!

[kerry-w]

After the head and water pump going on the clio I decided id had enough of it and it was time to look for its next replacement!

Found this come up local and havent seen any around the area so safe to say, I was interested.

1998 Mitsubishi Colt (Imported over in 2000) Facelift model

2 previous owners, 100,000 miles, elec windows sunroof etc, 12months MOT & Tax

Done so far:

LED Sidelights
Aero wiper blades
Sprayed steels gloss black with green lip
Full belt change
Mirage spoiler (Not yet fitted)

Plans:

New headlights (Bit of condensation in current ones an yellowing)
Black side repeaters
Replacement front badge
De-badge rear
Set of team dynamics pro race 1.2's (After winter)
Colour code wing mirrors + rear fog
Install fog lights in front
Mirage sideskirts
Lower on some coilovers
New backbox (Poking out a bit)
Smooth over the aerial

Pics so far:

Spraying the steels progress

Cleaned, sanded + masked

Gloss blacked

Green lip

Complete!

Then finally on the car (Needs a good clean, been too much rain )

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Jesus Christ.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Awesome little cars really. My ex had a cyborg mivec. Went well for what was A 1.6

 

[VeinAST]

Jesus Christ.

LOL. Something to be desired indeed. Will wait for the progress

 

[tom172cup]

FLOL thats epic

 

[Mr Burns]

I really wanted to post a positive comment, I really did.

 

[Pep]

Jesus Christ.

Retweet.

 

[Lawro]

Jesus Christ.

LOL!

 

[RDH]

Oh.

 

[leeds_182]

This serious?

 

[Gaz.]

Well that's certainly different.

 

[coleman]

Jesus Christ.

First words i thought while looking at the pics.

 

[kerry-w]

Awesome little cars really. My ex had a cyborg mivec. Went well for what was A 1.6

Its not bad for a 1.3 to be fair.

Forgot to say, only paid £300 so cant complain. Not a speck of rust on it either

This is the kind of look im going for:

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

You should have either left the wheel trims on or not bothered painting them green & black.


I genuinley wish you happy motoring with this one.

 

[Dunn]

Jesus Christ.

This

 

[kerry-w]

You should have either left the wheel trims on or not bothered painting them green & black.


I genuinley wish you happy motoring with this one.

Can always just put the trims back on, got a set of these to put on after the winter anyway and will get the coilovers done at the same time

 

[Mr Burns]

As Danny says, I'm sure it could look nice!

 

[Knuckles]

please stick an evo front end on this

 

[jam.]

One day Kerry-w will buy a decent car. This will also be the day the world ends.

 

[jkyb]

It's got potential if you do!

 

[kerry-w]

Evo front end does look pretty sweet, been told its not too hard to drop an evo lump into these too!

Ordering the wind deflectors and side repeaters end of this week. Need to give it a good polish and wax sometime because the dirt is disgusting on there.

Been trying to find a decent exhaust but its an odd set up so not had much luck.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

If you were mad enough to do it, you'd be aswell to just buy an Evo.

 

[Knuckles]

and spunk £8k plus per year to run it


... thats what the evo calculator told me itd cost for me to run it lol

 

[Merk]

So you post a pic of what you have in mind...


Then spray the wheels black with a green lip and make it look a total heap?

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

FLOL!!!!!

 

[kerry-w]

If you were mad enough to do it, you'd be aswell to just buy an Evo.

Yeah would rather just get an evo to be honest.

Picture doesnt do justice of the wheels, put some tyre shine on there now and it looks ok, need some black covers for the wheel nuts as they look out of place at the mo.

 

[Merk]

Yeah you're right wheels probably need to be seen in real life to be appreciated man.

 

[kerry-w]

Can always put the trims back on anyway and had the paint lying around so didn't cost me anything., their only like that for the winter, pointless to waste money on fresh tyres at the minute when it came with all new ones, including the spare

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

You had the paint lying around?

You had that colour of paint, lying around?

Where was it lying? Halfords?

 

[kerry-w]

You had the paint lying around?

You had that colour of paint, lying around?

Where was it lying? Halfords?

My mum had a scenic years back, its renault goodwood green (As far as I remember)

 

[Vish]

I preferred it with the wheel trims on if I'm honest. The pic of the other green one looks half decent so looking like that wouldn't be bad.

 

[Gray]

I really tried to think of something positive to post, sorry....

 

[Dave..]

This thread looked destined to die, until that evo front end conversion popped up. Do that and nothing else.


...wait, do that and get rid of those wheels. It looks eastern european FFS.

 

[kerry-w]

I preferred it with the wheel trims on if I'm honest. The pic of the other green one looks half decent so looking like that wouldn't be bad.

Yeah im in two minds about it, will have a good look at it when ive got the spoiler on and cleaned it up properly.

Dont know about getting square style plates either or some pressed ones.

 

[welshname]

Got to be the weirdest choice ever. BUTTTTT has major potential. I want a cyborg. Really badly.

I don't understand how they made the front end of them look so good but the back end look horrific.

 

[kerry-w]

Got to be the weirdest choice ever. BUTTTTT has major potential. I want a cyborg. Really badly.

I don't understand how they made the front end of them look so good but the back end look horrific.

Yeah the cyborgs are really rare, import only I think?

Does just look like they gave up at the back to be honest, just looks like its melted.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Yeh import only, and rare as rocking horse s**t. Took about 4 months to sell it as no one knew what they were, or what they're worth.

 

[Gaz85]

Put the hubcaps back on! Looks terrible with them off

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

I was going to come in to congratulate you on buying some kind of Hero Wagon.

Shame really.

Enjoy your golden years anyway. Much love to the Grandkids !

:evil:

 

[Edd]

I'd put the trims back on and run it standard until you can afford something better. Looks like a good buy for £300.