Making The Left One Watch [AppleJuice remix]

[audiogamer]

it seems everytime i show someone this video, i watch it again

[jsanchez430]

I play this video every day because I LOVE the remix. So, pardon me for the 1,400 views..

[snowdevl]

Just thought i'd say, as an owner of a C83A factory 4WD Mirage, this really makes me realise how much I take it for granted. Absolutely awesome video man, top notch!

[Jafromobile]

@snowdevl Thank you! I wish I could buy parts from New Zealand (and afford it). What I would do for a factory front crossmember and a front bumper...

I've heard the AWD cars there have a solid rear axle. Is that so?

[snowdevl]

@Jafromobile Haha, parts over here are getting rare now. Not many of these cars around at all. Used to have a small community of them, about 15-20 regulars, but that has died out over the last few years. I only personally know of 3 people with Cyborgs now.

You're right, the AWD Mirages of this era all ran a solid rear axle. Good for straight line racing I guess, but not ideal for cornering really. Technically speaking, your AWD converted cars over there are probably superior to the real deal!

[Jafromobile]

@snowdevl Nothing good seems to last forever. The reason I asked about that axle is because this is a straight-line car, and just imagine... I would have to have done NONE OF THIS if I could have tacked in rear leaf springs! :P

I guess a limited slip 4-bolt rear isn't too bad for a CSM hatchback, but the lazy side of me is why I want a crossmember. I have a MIG welder and a pile of steel, so really there's no excuse. What we don't have, we're forced to make.

[poi9990]

hello! Forgive my question, but what is this?

[Jafromobile]

@poi9990 It was a '91 front-wheel-drive Dodge Colt. Same as the Mitsubishi Mirage. The video is what I'm doing to make the Eclipse AWD rear drivetrain fit so that I can use stock suspension parts to bolt it in. So in the end it will still be a Dodge Colt, but the whole drivetrain will be in a body that's about 1000 lbs lighter. The Superleggera if you will... Shooting for roughly 350 awhp in a 2300 lb. car.

[poi9990]

@Jafromobile Ok, thanks for the explanation! Greetings from Italy!!!!

[im6482]

wow Jafro ur a fabication monster good job pal......love ur all ur vids!

[slimshadie1290]

Awsome in so many ways.

[miogss]

And just think, I was going to email you today to see how the Colt was going. Glad I checked on here first. :-D

[jsanchez430]

You couldn't JUST use wheel spacers, could you?

[Jafromobile]

@jsanchez430 No. I could not. Aside from that being cheating, I needed more than 1" on each side, and the track width of a GSX is already 2" wider than the rear's track width on the Colt. I'm not going 130 mph on spacers, and I don't want tires protruding out the wheel wells.

So there's some logic to the insanity. :P

[jsanchez430]

@Jafromobile Insanity is right :P When's the new vid being posted??

[ianwfirestone]

GROCERIES! Got a laugh out of me. It's great to see that project well off the ground, finally. Dude, can you build me a space ship? How 'bout some apple juice? Sending you a fax. Wutup with the hard drive limitation? You mean the HDD on your camcorder? Can it save to an external? I will shut it now, because you would have already thought of that. Spencer was mesmerized.

[Tat2Dragons]

Skills, you've definitely got them. Great job Sir.

[coltgli]

Great mate, just great!!! Keep up the good work!! 

[michaelovitch]

that's a very good video.

i learn a lot

the technique with the tape to cut exact metal forms is very good !

Thanks !

[jjrock5]

Sick stuff man

[DALE97DSM]

Great job, keep it up.

[Basjuhdeuil]

i wish i had your skills, tools and talent! awesome video i love to see the progress. keep up the great work! greetings from the netherlands

[Cold11Fire]

You got great fabrication skill