dog283's A72 Lancer 1400SL.
Project completion goal: 09/27/2009.
Update as of 06/22/08.

This car's nautral habitat is the mountain pass!

About the car:
1979 Mitsubishi Lancer A72D 1400SL. PHDM model (Philippine Domestic Market) purchased new from Diamond Motors Corp. on Sept. 27, 1979.

*Interior (current as of 04/07/08)
- Japanese spec. Lancer GS-R interior with 180 km/h speedometer, factory tachometer and auxiliary Ammeter and oil pressure gauges in the center console.

*original 1979 issue license plate

"Stock" Saturn Engine 4G33 1439cc, Single Solex Down Draught (for now)

*2 rows Peers copper radiator
*All service parts on the engine are with Genuine Mitsu. or OEM Japan replacements
*Over 260,000 km's and has only had a top overhaul once!
*Follow the link to hear the awesome sound 1st Gen Lancer dog283 edit

Mods.
*Weight reduction;
-No aircon
-No sounds system
-No heat insulation
-No noise insulation
-750 Kg aprox. weight

*Close Ratio 5-speed Rally car Gearbox from Japan.

*4.222:1 Short Ratio rear differential gears (Acceleration bias).

*On board fire extinguisher, custom mounting.

*Side exit exhaust system, 2 in. dia. pipe from collector, no muffler, 10 in. resonator. (Removed as of 06/06/2008- Replaced with Full SMT exhaust)

*Solex Locks- Old school security system!!

*Engleman "Escargot" side view mirrors.

*Cibie Baby Oscar Lamps F5 fog beam, w/ orig Cibie stay bars.

*Cibie rear fog lamp, "Turbolight"

*Custom made Switch pannel. "aircon delete"

*Old-school Sony stereo head unit face (panel only) "radio delete"

*Hella Rallye map light

*Hella Halogen H4 conversion kit with Osram Super All Season "All Weather" bulbs.

*Magnesium Minilite Wheels. 13 x 6.5 in. 4.4 Kg each. Wrapped with Michelin XM1 185/60/r13 rubber.

*Stebel Nautilus Airhorn, Custom wiring harness and bracket
Very loud Old-school sound!

*SMT Competition Headers,
Vroom!
4-1 equal length tubular headers with ceramic VHT coating by the famous SMT shop

*3 Row Evercool Radiator with twin electric aux fans and custome wiring harness.

*Very rare Japanese radiator cap. Complete with wrong English "Never open!!"

*Removed Mechanical engine fan for more power!!

*EX Lancer GT rear end assy. Custom fabricated mounting brackets to adopt 1st Gen Lancer rear suspesion. With wide track rear and conversion to 4 wheel disc brakes.

*Recaro N-joy with Mesh headrests, black and grey 2-tone.

*Weber 40 DCOE Carb. Orig. Japan race-spec single side draft manifold.

*Custom Fabricated Strut bar

*Kayaba Ultra SR high performance gas struts for the front and Kayaba Gas-A-Just shocks for the rear

*Full SMT exhaust. Side exit. With custom made free flow resonator.
(Pic to follow)

*Sabelt (original Italy) Racing Harness.

*Custom Fabricated Yapster 9mm Magnetic Core Ignition Cables; Yeah their TRD copies, but who cares! Monster Wires!!!
(pics to follow)

*Pro Illumination Tachometer; Being used as a makeshift Shiftlight!!
(pic to follow)

*Mitsubishi Works Cam #4; Rally Cam!
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More comming soon... (next upgrade: Valve Train)

Past Cibie Foglamps:
Tango F7 fogbeam (Sold)

Elyesse F6 fogbeam, w/ "Cibie Iode" Covers (Sold)

Apperances:
1997 Mitsubishi Motor World Display "70's Classics"
Winner. "Best Original Stock" 1997 Mitsu. Lancer and Galant Classic Concourse.

2006 Mitsuishi Fun Camp, Display

2008 Mitsubishi Sport and Classic Concourse, Display

Featured August 2007 Issue of
Stoplight.MAG

The legendary "Siomai Car" of Alabang
Siomai (Habol)

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