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I've wanted one of these shortly after I bought my talon from Jim. I was looking for a 4 door summer daily around the $2500 range that got good gas mileage and still looked decent.

I found this

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Car was located 30 mins south of milwaukee. So I paypaled a down payment and set out pick it up with my brother on July 15th.

Car ran good, but the combo of the auto and 1.5 it had to be shifted threw the gears to really go anywhere. I got pulled over twice in one week for no front plate. Lol

http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/z...92C5932E28.jpg

Then two weeks ago I found a full longblock 4g63 in Wisconsin rapids so me and the 36mpg mirage took off to pick it up and made a few different stops at members of widsm.com houses to pick up random things I needed for my 2 G shell. Then on the way home in Eau Claire the little 1.5 had had enough. (still don't know what happened but pulling the motor here in a few days). So now it has officially become a project.

Sitting in Eau Claire waiting for a tow

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Plans are to keep it simple. From what I've read 5 spd is easier but I really wanna keep it an auto.

I have a 99 7 bolt 2.4 short block that I plan to go through and make sure all is good.
I ordered the patch harness to go from the dash harness to 1g 91-94 engine harness.
I want to run a TL turbo.
If you didn't know these cars are LIGHT under 2300lbs.

So over the winter I'm gonna get the motor looked at and do a stock rebuild on the short block and find a fwd auto trans, boost it and have some summer fun.

I'll add more stuff as the project goes but right now it's just doing research so I can do it once and do it right.

The ultimate goal for the car is to awd it and get around 350-375awhp have it weight sub 2500lbs and be a stock appearing beast!

Pics how the car sits right now

http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/z...92CCC35FF4.jpg

http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/z...92D1D9FDD7.jpg

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Car does have an evo3 hood, bumpers, and lights. Currently looking for a front lip and clean deck lid so I can go wingless.

Should be a fun project but is definitely not gonna be done overnight.

Titties. And boobs. Titties and boobs!

You gonna go with th TL 20g then or something bigger? They do a 3071 in a td05 housing also.

it looks sweet lol. good stuff!

I always wanted to make an EVO II clone.

4g mirage sedan cars are also hard to find. I'm really jelous.

You want to make it a stock appearing beast?

Challenge accepted. :KANE:

Good looking car Nick!!

Should be a beast when you're done with it.

The wing actually gives it some character, but looks good, should be a fun project. Did you buy it from Jason Tanin? I was thinking he had that plate and lives over there somewhere.

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Originally Posted by goodhart (Post 412053)

They do a 3071 in a td05 housing also.

Mmm, dat spool!

Nice! I saw this thing for sale a while ago, pretty awesome looking little car. Should be a fun project! I really want a mirage coupe, or a expo to Awd turbo swap. Mirages are damn light in that generation.

Nice! I would love to do one of these once the stealth is done as a daily driver!

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Originally Posted by 1G_DSM (Post 412057)

I always wanted to make an EVO II clone.

It's a 3, and yes the mirageS is not an easy car to find. A few popped up on eBay and national craigslist searches but they were in stock trim for the same price or close to what I paid

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Originally Posted by turbotalon1g (Post 412061)

You want to make it a stock appearing beast?

Challenge accepted. :KANE:

The goal is PG next year.

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Originally Posted by C3L1CA (Post 412064)

Good looking car Nick!!

Should be a beast when you're done with it.

Thanks, I have no intention of selling this one. I wanted an evo but decided to do this build instead

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Originally Posted by Goat Blower (Post 412066)

The wing actually gives it some character, but looks good, should be a fun project. Did you buy it from Jason Tanin? I was thinking he had that plate and lives over there somewhere.

Not sure but he does own a 10sec evo1 and his name on all the boards is Lilevo. For the wing, yeah gives it character and let you know what it is. I just wanna buy a lid so I can switch it up on track days.

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Originally Posted by 1G_DSM (Post 412057)

I always wanted to make an EVO II clone.

its a 3 clone

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Originally Posted by goodhart (Post 412053)

Titties. And boobs. Titties and boobs!

You gonna go with th TL 20g then or something bigger? They do a 3071 in a td05 housing also.

That's the plan! Gotta take baby steps though and get the motor and trans in first. Also need to sell the flat black talon

I'm loving it! Wana' trade front clips? :wink:

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Originally Posted by DSMINMN (Post 412081)

I'm loving it! Wana' trade front clips? :wink:

No! There is one on craigslist though. He wants $950 which is cheap since you'd probably pay half that to have it shipped. Keystone doesnt stock these parts.

No RHD is planned right now just wanna get it turbo'd and awd first.

Yes, I know its an EVO III clone. It's the more common clone. I was just saying that I always wanted an EVO II clone lol, but these 4g mirage Sedans are just so hard to find. Then a nice one is even more difficult to find.

one in Iowa for 3k with less than 50k.

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Originally Posted by CornFed2.4 (Post 412086)

one in Iowa for 3k with less than 50k.

I don't have time to travel :(

So got ambitious since Joel a member on here is unemployed, decided to figure out what happened to the little 1.5

http://i824.photobucket.com/albums/z...AC9E910DE6.jpg

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the CARNAGE!!! lol

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So plan is still to go 2.4 need to finish tearing it down so I can bring it some where to get cleaned up.

When I get mine back together we will have to some pics and test and compare

Nice destruction. Buy 2.4 inspect bearings then rock it!

I bought 7 bolt 2.4, bearings wiggle a little. Not sure whats normal. But I do have a set of 87 mm pistons that I might mate to some h beam rods. Then bore, hone, new bearings BSE kit call it good.

Then get the valves redone on the head and a set of 272s.

Nooo way lol. how did the Rims turn out

Patch harness came. Block should be in the shop by the end of the week just waiting for a few parts to show up.

Nick I know someone who have one of these sitting around not running. I think the body is decent condition. I bet he will let it go for few hundred bucks.

I'm not looking for another one. Just want to get this one going. Thanks though

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Originally Posted by SLOW_V (Post 412917)

Nick I know someone who have one of these sitting around not running. I think the body is decent condition. I bet he will let it go for few hundred bucks.

Is it a mirage. Get me some pics if you could

2.4 is all finished up at gosh. Now just waiting on the head to be finished up.

Motor is a 2.4
Cp pistons
Manley 6 bolt rods w/ 22 wrist pin
Kiggly main girdle
Arp mains
ACL race bearings

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Looking good! Hope your talon is not forgotten..

Me likey! Looks really nice!

Thanks! After a lot of arguing with my self. I'm not gonna have a running car till the mirage is at least a fwd turbo car.

So talons not forgotten just on the back burner.

Nice. One of these days I have to drop my 2.4 off at goshs for the Evo 3 also.

Yeah I have a 7 bolt 2.4 I'm gonna drop off to get rebuilt when I pick up my head. As soon as I get this talon shell sold I can buy that tubular rear subframe for the 3.

So is the shortblock in the pictures mirage going in the mirage or the talon??

'Dat bottom end! lol