Ok, Well it may not look it but this is a big step up from the Bravo, I didnt go for looks with this car i went for power,comfut and its got all that, Its a 1.8i 16v with elc windows,cup holders lol air con etc etc and very nice to drive and comfutable.

Lets start with the specs of my old car and this car :

The Bravo:
Engine Size 1370 cc
Cylinders 4
0-60 mph 13.4 s
Power Output 80 bhp
Valves 12
Torque 112 Nm - 82 lb-ft
Top Speed 106 mph
35MPG

The Carisma:
Engine Size 1834 cc
Cylinders 4
0-60 mph 9.9 s
Power Output 114 bhp
Valves 16
Torque 162 Nm 119 lb-ft
Top Speed 125 mph
37MPG

Its about the same on petrol aswell lol and i get all that extra power

Plans:

Nuffin yet cause i need a job first but when i do get a job i wanna:

OUTSIDE:
Slam her
Nice set of rims
Nice evo spoiler
Back box
Mesh front grill and bumper
Get some square number plates and offset them lol
Tints

INSIDE:
Sports wheel
Dvd head unit
White dials with blue lights
Nice boot install (its fooking big lol)
Some side recliners or a hole leather re-trim
a few fancy lights lol

ENGINE:
Air filter
Few crome bits and fancy pipes
Facny lights

Will be other things as i go along lol

This wont be done anytime soon as im going to keep this car for a long time and take my time doing it up cause i like it

The bravo was half done when i got it so this car should be fun doing up cause i can do everything i "want" to do on her

It may look like a family car but it dont half go

Ok now for abit of info on the car:

I paid £400 for her with MOT till Oct and TAX till june, Runs smooth and the body is pritty clean, 103,000 on the clock, and its only an extra £150 a year on the insure aswell

Ok im boring myself now, So here are a few pics, Enjoy but dont laugh

First off, Bye bye Fiat Bravo 1.4s 12v





Now the pics of the Mitsubishi Carisma 1.8i 16v GLX:




















What they can look like:

Very good, big step up from the Bravo.

i'm sure it will look sweet with the mods you got planned.

First off, with any money you got left over get some wheels.

Money that was left over has been put aside for feb bills lol, That way everyones a winner

I get to keep a car on the road and my mom gets off my back lmao

ha ha, a man with a plan. i like it.

Thats the look you want

this looks alrite for practicality yet decent... not totally to my likin but just some simple mods

only thing i'd say is wheels to small for size of car.

But like you say for practicality small wheels cheap tyres.

tbh i think it's the size of the wheels that were makin it look a bit odd to me lol, price diff between 16's and 17's aint really too big a difference these days anyway lol

Tell me about it, the wheels are that small they sit right in the arch so it looks like its got a wide arch kit on it lmao

It will go down the same road as the bravo, Not ott nice a suttle

The thing is i hate the Bravos standard but i loved mine, I think every car looks poo standard but once its had a few mods they look 100x better

Like them pics of what my car could look like, They look nuffin like my car lol cause they look nice.....

Time will tell..........

Davey_Martin, I love that one you have posted

Only probs im having its finding parts, Dont seem to be that maybe about on ebay etc etc, Not looking to buy yet but need to know where im going to get my bits from when i get a job

makes it all the more fun and unique with it being difficult to find parts.

Dont forget the idea of using parts off other cars and modifying them to fit

has the potential to be a very nice car with the mods you plan to do.

Yep like getting a galant spoiler or even a lancer spoiler to fit ????

Yeah cheers Joe, Ill keep that in mind

First mod i did was take the towbar off haha

Next mod will be CW stickers next thu

I wounder what evo bits will fit without major modifying, Also Mondeo parts as it looks abit like a Mondeo lol

your best bet might be to try scrappies for mondeos and the like.

That way, you can try before you buy and they will appreciate you taking the bits off the car even if you dont want it lol

Few bits i plan on getting off ebay sometime soon (ish) lol

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230216175954&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=013

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300192141316&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=020

Also some blue side lights, Only lil cheap mods i can do at the mo lol

thats all i have been buying.

it's the little things that count.

Just want a cheap air filter or sumat aswell to make it sound abit better lol

A StuyMac Special will work wonders and give you that extra grunt you want

Enquire at the next meet

Haha, Ok i will do, Iv tried a screw driver to the air box with a "few" holes lol but it aint done nuffin still sounds crap

a drill! a drill is what you need!

nice big holes on the sides facing away from the heat

the more the merrier

pm stuy to take his air filter modify'er with him.

he is da man

Ah might be why, Silly me put little holes on the top of the box,So when the bonnet closes it just covers the holes anyways

lol

dear god, whens next. take the windscreen out to help lower the co (drag) of the car.

No, Get the grinder out on the springs for that "free" but affective mod

That wouldnt work anyway, it would cause more drag...

did you know if you take the engine out it saves major weight.

and you know a light car is a fast car

M4atty we know, taking the mick out of sean for putting litttle holes in the top of this airbox.

Ill just take the airbox off altogether then shall i ?

an easy but not 100% free is take the air box off and put a pair of tights or stockings over the open pipe. then you have one hell of a noise.

only thing is the air isn't given a direct route intot he engine and the filter isn't as fine.

I took my air filter off my Clio Weber completely... boy did that add some grunt!

No need for a sock filter; I was getting rid of the car lol.

The induction noise was insane!

Would a sock be better as i wouldnt want to get a lader in the tights and shit get into my engine lol...

Could have a pipe leading from the bottom of the bumper to the sock

ok so thursday meet is,

1. sean
1. Carisma
1. Sock
1. tool kit (to remove airbox)
some petrol
1. test run.


job's a goodun

Well ill bring:

1x sean
1x Carisma
£10 petrol

You need to make sure you have a cold air feed running right to the intake on the engine, otherwise the air is warm by the time it gets there.

solid cold air feed = drain pipe ?????

yeah get a nice big plastic pipe and run it to the air filter just done it to mine just hid the end of the pipe behind the grill

a pimping family car lol! just seen the engine bay, look at all that space! you can even see the floor! we all have to start somewhere, get the big rims on asap!

Yeah rims are first, The space aint half as bad as the sapce i had in the bravo engine bay haha.

Its a step up in power from the bravo so im happy lol

Eh Stu, My mate was drooling over your mini on tue night up the rock lol he loves it

anythink is a step up from a bravo lol

Not strictly true, there are Corsa's and the like out there

Haha, Ture

every one should get a mini lol

if you like fixin them all the fookin time lol

too small for me hehe.

maybe one day i will have a decent car .thats what am hopein anyway lol

Well iv Ordered my Blue dial lights, Pics will be up as soon as they come

Seans latest mod:

Lmao pomp, That aint my car

Unfortunatly my cordless drill threw its hand in a while ago

I still have the large drill bits though - ideal for the bodge, if someone wants to bring a cordless drill to the next meet...

Failing that, I can do it outside the house with a power drill...

You need decent sized holes to make the deep growl - hoses made by a screwdriver just aint enough

Will a 24v cordless hammer drill do the job ?

I new that

If it will drill holes....

On charge it goes then

Sean have you searched under Mitsubishi Galant on ebay ???

No, Cause i dont know what will fit and i dont think i would be able to mod anything to fit as im a noob when it comes to that sort of stuff

i would say thats what bodyshops are for, but with you now working suppose it's all midnight bodges in the rock car park.

Indeed mate, I really need a job its starting to get me down now

+ i wanns spend money on my car cause it looks poo standard lol

I know the feeling mate, my focus is still standard and it was doing my head in just being another driver in another black focus, so bought the cali.

some spare cash might chav the focus with lexus lights and some stick on halford bits

LOL

If your thinking that get the black lexus rear lexus lights so much nicer the black ones.

(not sure if these are the ones but its an exmple)

An Sean lol just enjoy the power of it for the moment. Mines poo

mine is an 04 focus pomp.

so older lights.


sean like pomp says enjoy what you got for now.
i've got the cash to do stuff to mine without even using it, but i'd swap the money to just drive it.

Spose thats one way of looking at it haha

thats the only way to look at it.

i might spend all this money on mine and it might still fail the retest which means another month off the road.

Ok, Took some more pics today while pissing around lol.....

Looking good matey, but isnt that a doggers car park

no wonder he keeps getting pulled

LMAO, SHHHHHHHHHHHH, Only at night time its the doggers, Find me down there between 9-10

Nobody noticed whats going on in the background of pics 1 and 2

lol

Well my blue dial lights have just come, So im going to put them in now and ill post pics up sometime tonight

Before:

After:



What you think people ????

much better, like a vw

Haha cheers mate

They have come out a lot better than mine.

well done

Cheers mate, I got 4 big bulbs and 1 little bulb in the end, 1x speedo, 1x rev counter, 1x temp, 1x fuel, 1x little screen.

looks a lot better

Thanks Joe, Only doing little thing like that to this car tho, Just to make me happy while i drive it about lol