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<blockquote data-quote="hoodedreeper" data-source="post: 797333" data-attributes="member: 3993"><p>The Colt Ralliart is a facelift of the CZT which came with tinted tail lights. I found some at a reasonable price and they look much better.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920328734_280e428711_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51852713614_06742afaeb_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>[VIDEO][MEDIA=youtube]eUPKYv46JvU[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Next up I bought some cheap eBay 'mods'. The first were some eyelids/eye brows/light brows how ever you wish to call them. I wanted to try and cheap and cheerful 'mods', with a low cost if I decided I didn't like any of them it wouldn't hurt the bank too much. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51852721544_2b1cc8bca7_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51853052655_915fabe331_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920094153_6eefc00ed9_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The other 2 (not very exciting) can be seen in the Youtube video</p><p></p><p>[VIDEO][MEDIA=youtube]RrYlxZTPkVc[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>The next upgrades were a K&N 57i Induction Kit and a Forge RS recirc valve. It's a 50/50 chance whether the car goes into limp mode because of the air filter. Luckily mine has been fine, but it is advised to get the MAF recalibrated with a remap.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51919029767_ea83799145_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920325789_bd007f23c9_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I cable tied and taped the air feed hose to the original cold air feed. Ideally this needs addressing later on </p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920614135_e4def02af7_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>[VIDEO][MEDIA=youtube]xRiWQNV-9FE[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>The rear bumper was removed ready to underseal. I was pleasantly surprised to see it was all body colour and not full of corrosion. The bumper re-inforcement bar was very rough, so I took it back to bare metal with a wire brush and gave it a couple of coats of black hammerite.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920326249_e08fc57a88_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>While the bumper was off I tinted the bumper reflectors</p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920614550_aaea671c87_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The biggest update was the fitting of my new dual friction 'Stage 1' clutch supplied by CG Motorsport.</p><p></p><p>Having never changed a clutch I seeked help from my friend Mikey who has helped me in the past with a couple of bits. Having access to a ramp certainly made thnigs easier. The only tricky part was removing the gearbox with the subframe still attached. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920613475_2e192327f6_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51919993171_857fa784c4_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I replaced the rear crankshaft seal, output and input shaft seals with genuine seals. Mitsubishi couldn't get the inputshaft seal quick enough, luckily my local Mercedes dealer got it within a week. Thats one bonus of these cars sharing the engine and gearbox with the Smart Brabus Forfour</p><p></p><p><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920613455_88035d24bc_c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>[VIDEO][MEDIA=youtube]773V8Op_N0E[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>These suffer from bad input shafts on the gearbox, mine was a tiny bit noisy before but with the new clutch the noise has been amplified and its quite loud once its hot. I first noticed this while out on a drive putting some miles on it. Replacement second hand gearboxes range from £250-£450 but it's always going to be a gamble with condition. I have a friend who works at a local transmission company and he can help with the repair if I supply just the box. That may be abit tricky with Mikey's work, if not I'll have to man up and do it on the drive way (won't be looking forward to that one)</p><p></p><p>While the car was on the ramp doing the clutch I also checked the rear wheel bearings as one has become noisy. Found the culprit on the driver's side so that will need replacing very soon, luckily they are a bolt on hub unit so wouldn't take much time at all.</p><p></p><p>The car is booked in at Dynodaze on the 6th April for it's 3 port boost solenoid fitting and remap. So hopefully it's good news for the next update</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hoodedreeper, post: 797333, member: 3993"] The Colt Ralliart is a facelift of the CZT which came with tinted tail lights. I found some at a reasonable price and they look much better. [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920328734_280e428711_c.jpg[/img] [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51852713614_06742afaeb_c.jpg[/img] [VIDEO][MEDIA=youtube]eUPKYv46JvU[/MEDIA] Next up I bought some cheap eBay 'mods'. The first were some eyelids/eye brows/light brows how ever you wish to call them. I wanted to try and cheap and cheerful 'mods', with a low cost if I decided I didn't like any of them it wouldn't hurt the bank too much. [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51852721544_2b1cc8bca7_c.jpg[/img] [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51853052655_915fabe331_c.jpg[/img] [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920094153_6eefc00ed9_c.jpg[/img] The other 2 (not very exciting) can be seen in the Youtube video [VIDEO][MEDIA=youtube]RrYlxZTPkVc[/MEDIA] The next upgrades were a K&N 57i Induction Kit and a Forge RS recirc valve. It's a 50/50 chance whether the car goes into limp mode because of the air filter. Luckily mine has been fine, but it is advised to get the MAF recalibrated with a remap. [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51919029767_ea83799145_c.jpg[/img] [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920325789_bd007f23c9_c.jpg[/img] I cable tied and taped the air feed hose to the original cold air feed. Ideally this needs addressing later on [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920614135_e4def02af7_c.jpg[/img] [VIDEO][MEDIA=youtube]xRiWQNV-9FE[/MEDIA] The rear bumper was removed ready to underseal. I was pleasantly surprised to see it was all body colour and not full of corrosion. The bumper re-inforcement bar was very rough, so I took it back to bare metal with a wire brush and gave it a couple of coats of black hammerite. [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920326249_e08fc57a88_c.jpg[/img] While the bumper was off I tinted the bumper reflectors [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920614550_aaea671c87_c.jpg[/img] The biggest update was the fitting of my new dual friction 'Stage 1' clutch supplied by CG Motorsport. Having never changed a clutch I seeked help from my friend Mikey who has helped me in the past with a couple of bits. Having access to a ramp certainly made thnigs easier. The only tricky part was removing the gearbox with the subframe still attached. [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920613475_2e192327f6_c.jpg[/img] [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51919993171_857fa784c4_c.jpg[/img] I replaced the rear crankshaft seal, output and input shaft seals with genuine seals. Mitsubishi couldn't get the inputshaft seal quick enough, luckily my local Mercedes dealer got it within a week. Thats one bonus of these cars sharing the engine and gearbox with the Smart Brabus Forfour [img]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51920613455_88035d24bc_c.jpg[/img] [VIDEO][MEDIA=youtube]773V8Op_N0E[/MEDIA] These suffer from bad input shafts on the gearbox, mine was a tiny bit noisy before but with the new clutch the noise has been amplified and its quite loud once its hot. I first noticed this while out on a drive putting some miles on it. Replacement second hand gearboxes range from £250-£450 but it's always going to be a gamble with condition. I have a friend who works at a local transmission company and he can help with the repair if I supply just the box. That may be abit tricky with Mikey's work, if not I'll have to man up and do it on the drive way (won't be looking forward to that one) While the car was on the ramp doing the clutch I also checked the rear wheel bearings as one has become noisy. Found the culprit on the driver's side so that will need replacing very soon, luckily they are a bolt on hub unit so wouldn't take much time at all. The car is booked in at Dynodaze on the 6th April for it's 3 port boost solenoid fitting and remap. So hopefully it's good news for the next update [/QUOTE]
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