Mirage Hyper-Miler

Spac · Aug 19, 2021

It runs. Solid but not killer day today.

PS delete was easier than expected. Hardest part was working out what was straight on the rack to line it up with the steering column.

It runs nicely, but hard to start. Not worried yet - the extractors are just sitting up against the head…

Got the front Konis in. Totally forgot that S40 springs are a larger diameter, it’s all good…

Need to buy some camber pins because the struts are modified to make the camber pins work better/easier, so now they only work with camber pins.

Rears are ready to go in. Will do it tomorrow when I fit the 2” exhaust that came from the crashed car.

Ex850R · Aug 19, 2021

Spac
It runs. Solid but not killer day today.
PS delete was easier than expected. Hardest part was working out what was straight on the rack to line it up with the steering column.
It runs nicely, but hard to start. Not worried yet - the extractors are just sitting up against the head…
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/9VDJ2JPZXZPD/de1a92b8-7fdf-4378-90aa-4d0f8936a714.jpeg
Got the front Konis in. Totally forgot that S40 springs are a larger diameter, it’s all good…
Need to buy some camber pins because the struts are modified to make the camber pins work better/easier, so now they only work with camber pins.
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/7WNNXSRVQFV9/847a1017-9cbd-44dd-91a5-1dbe65983ca3.jpeg
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/D82QU8SOYVWS/68f88bcd-ac5a-4859-9a3d-5d9762a51817.jpeg
Rears are ready to go in. Will do it tomorrow when I fit the 2” exhaust that came from the crashed car.
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/LDKA16Y7PAZ2/4767e74c-1acf-4228-afbf-2e1394dddbc2.jpeg

Konis should make a nice taught car iirc.

Philia_Bear · Aug 19, 2021

Time for lawn mower engine?

Spac · Aug 20, 2021

Philia_Bear
Time for lawn mower engine?

No, it will be hairy enough on the Barton as is.

Spac · Aug 20, 2021

Exhaust went on easily.

Filled gearbox with oil & radiator with coolant.

Fitted Konis to the rear.

Straightened the steering so that having the road wheels pointing straight and the steering wheel straight is actually in the centre of the rack’s travel.

I am pretty sure that this car’s steering was way off centre originally.

Cleaned a bunch of human slime off the steering wheel.

It is very close to being ready for rego, I think. Not that I can drive anywhere for the time being…

Spac · Aug 20, 2021

Drives and runs.

Hard starting was a lack of fuel… ? 20litres of fresh fuel and now it starts ans runs beautifully.

I think that it is rego-ready now, but I want to clean up the interior and fit a straight driver’s door first. Maybe a straighter driver’s side front guard, too.

Also need to take the air conditioning belt tensioner from the blue car, because the now-deleted power steering pulley is the tensioner for the shared belt.

Once I have done that, I will see if the AC works.

Happy with the ride height.

The noise from the exhaust is lower/better than I expected, but not sure if it will keep my wife and neighbours happy when I leave home at 5am… I will fix this if/when I need to.

Spac · Aug 21, 2021

Turd polished with reasonable success.

Battery… seems that I screwed up and gave away a Mirage battery with the Daewoo.

So now I have two Mirages and only one battery that physically fits in a battery holder. And I had to spend a while digging around to find it - turns out that it was in one of the Mercs. Such a simple thing, but it took a while…

Philia_Bear · Aug 21, 2021

@Spac

Single stage or clear coat?

Spac · Aug 22, 2021

Philia_Bear
@Spac
Single stage or clear coat?

Single. Part of the reason why I like these in solid colours.

Also swapped the driver’s door this morning.

I think that it is ready for rego now?!

Philia_Bear · Aug 22, 2021

Spac
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/195908#Comment_195908
Single. Part of the reason why I like these in solid colours.
Also swapped the driver’s door this morning.
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/806KZ23IYBFV/1dd1d2b4-82e6-408b-a339-6af666c0725b.jpeg
I think that it is ready for rego now?!

I've got 4 10's in 2 boxes ready to go into the hatch area for you

Spac · Aug 22, 2021

Philia_Bear
https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/195929#Comment_195929
I've got 4 10's in 2 boxes ready to go into the hatch area for you

Not unless you supply the 20” chromies and white vinyl internet to match.

Spac · Aug 22, 2021

Hmmm, maybe…

Actually, not “maybe” at all. Just has to wait until after rego.

The CB Lancer Recaro rails almost bolt into the CE. The only real hassle is the front outer mounting point that doesn’t line up (see bottom right of second photo). Should be easy enough to modify.

Ex850R · Aug 22, 2021

Spac
Hmmm, maybe…
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/9HZ88CF7RFFO/72ae482f-3962-41bf-8a1f-944894254569.jpeg
https://cdn.ozvolvo.org/uploads/AI7RG5V3CGB8/024b47e5-2996-42a2-8e09-1bba9dcd824c.jpeg
Actually, not “maybe” at all. Just has to wait until after rego.
The CB Lancer Recaro rails almost bolt into the CE. The only real hassle is the front outer mounting point that doesn’t line up (see bottom right of second photo). Should be easy enough to modify.

Apart from name and different look the almost look the same??

Spac · Sep 6, 2021

Ask me how much I love powder coat…

These are old rally wheels that came with the Daewoo. The powder coating had chipped, and then long, poor storage had allowed corrosion to form underneath, so I had to go exploring.

Turns out that the corrosion wasn’t bad, but once I started…

Philia_Bear · Sep 6, 2021

Pink?

Dauntless · Sep 7, 2021

Can't have them blasted?

Spac · Sep 7, 2021

Dauntless
Can't have them blasted?

The glass media just bounces off powder coat. Maybe something like garnet would work, but garnet makes a mess of the aluminium.

Best process that I have found so far, is attack with gasket stripper, scrape, wash, dry, bead blast, and repeat.

I got it 90-95% on the first cycle, but am not confident that I will get to 100% on the second.

past_the_moon · Oct 21, 2021

Life is far more valuable than fuel bills and caring for the planet. thats why i choose a heavy old Volvo. Tough as nails and will save your life some day. I have lost two friends in little ding dong cars like this and another lost her right arm in a sh tty little mazda she was driving to save money.

the cost of an accident in these little cars and the suffering you and your friends n family will go thru cos you were in a crash in a little light car saving money / "the planet" and fuel can not be compared.

Ex850R · Oct 21, 2021

past_the_moon
Life is far more valuable than fuel bills and caring for the planet. thats why i choose a heavy old Volvo. Tough as nails and will save your life some day. I have lost two friends in little ding dong cars like this and another lost her right arm in a sh tty little mazda she was driving to save money.
the cost of an accident in these little cars and the suffering you and your friends n family will go thru cos you were in a crash in a little light car saving money / "the planet" and fuel can not be compared.

It is sad you lost people.

You will find the old 240 doesnt come anywhere near a modern like size car in real world crash testing , the new one will deform to save your brain and body , a 240 will crumple and fold (especially rust filled ones ) and you will recieve massive trauma copmparitively. Theres a reason they do c=rash testing and then do not build 240s anymore.

Spac · Oct 21, 2021

I am making a conscious, deliberate choice here, understanding the risk and am prepared to accept the possible consequences.

Riding the road bike is also an option that I am comfortable with - except for the possibility of hitting a roo. Compared to the Suzuki, the Mirage will be considerably safer in that circumstance.

Claiming that anyone needs to make the choice between their own safety and minimising the damage they do to the environment is a false dichotomy: there’s a multitude of newer cars that use less fuel AND are safer than both the Mirage and any RWD Volvo.