1981 Mi tsubishi Scorpion

 

Bought it second hand in June 2008

314kks on the clock but the engine

has been swapped by a previous

owner for a later model and higher

compression version of the same

thing.

 

 

    Engine:                                                     

1987 Astron II                                   

2.6L (2 555cc/156cui n) Crossflow Hemi 

M2 Cylinder Head                               

Stock internals for both block and head 

Standard cam                                   

Twin 40DCOE side draft Webers            

       on Redline manifold                    

Extractors to 2.25" straight through       

 exhaust                                   

Red paint to add an instant 9kw boost  

 

Clutch/Drivetrain:

Cable clutch

5spd Jap box (4 + overdrive)

3.308 ratio rear end

All standard..

 

 

So who wants more pics?

 

 

 

More recent additions:

 

Wheels:

Stockies:

14x5.5" lightweight alloys

195/70 Yokohama S760's

(Trying to sell these.. please take them :P)

Newies:

17x8" front, 17x9" rear - Stich rims

235/40 on all 4 (need spacers for clearance,

hence only back wheels on atm, and only 235's)

 

Sound:

Kenwood KDC-mp238 200w Mp3 head unit

2 x 200w Sony 6x9's 3-way up front

2 x 1000w Kingwood 6x9's 8-way in the back

Kingwoods might be overkill, but they were cheap and sound good

Might have pics up of them soon.

 

 

FUTURE PLANS:

 

 

Body:

70's style Dodge Challenger widebody rear end - fibreglassed

Torana A9X front spoiler, bonnet scoop and ducktail rear spoiler

Paint gloss black with gloss white roof (partway through)

aka like this:

 

 

Engine:

Block rebuild mainly for strength purposes..

Forged Pistons of some variety

Maybe new forged rods.. dunno yet

M7 astron II head, simply because its the highest flowing stock head + further porting/reconditioning if necessary etc

Eaton M90 (or similar) twinscrew supercharger, single 45DCOE weber on the intake side and plumbed directly into the head from the other side

Eventually... NOS injection

 

Driveline:

Starion hydraulic clutch setup with heavy duty plates, or cable with an excedy button clutch

Supra W58 box (or if I find something else with good ratios and STRONG)

Low ratio diff - LSD/Locker/welded.. whichever it ends with, probably temporary welding until I find a proper one

Widest stickiest slicks that will fit

 

 

Now obviously some of these things (eg nos, welded diff, slicks) cant be used on the street, but will be used as temporary things on a drag strip before reverting to a more streetable setup afterward.

If I ever do finish this project, then I'll make sure to get it properly engineered with mod plates and all to make it re-registerable and roadworthy etc.. aka totally legit