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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Dougzter

Location: Kuala Lumpur, MY

Vehicle Info

1989 Daihatsu Charade

Bragging Rights

  • Top Speed120 mph
  • HP143

Major Upgrades

  • engine swap
  • turbo

Modifications

Performance Parts

Car Audio & Video

Interior

Exterior Styling

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Last updated: Nov 12, 2008

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Douglas Tan’s Daihatsu Charade:
“Charlotte”

  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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Dougzter's 1989 Daihatsu Charade Kuala Lumpur, MY Customized with Pioneer Head Unit, Custom Exhaust, K&N Intake, Bridgstone Tires, MOMO Steering Wheel, Pioneer Subwoofers, Blaupunkt Amplifier - 1

Dougzter's 1989 Daihatsu Charade Kuala Lumpur, MY Customized with Pioneer Head Unit, Custom Exhaust, K&N Intake, Bridgstone Tires, MOMO Steering Wheel, Pioneer Subwoofers, Blaupunkt Amplifier - 42

Dougzter's 1989 Daihatsu Charade Kuala Lumpur, MY Customized with Pioneer Head Unit, Custom Exhaust, K&N Intake, Bridgstone Tires, MOMO Steering Wheel, Pioneer Subwoofers, Blaupunkt Amplifier - 2
Here's a journal of sorts, about what my car was, and what it has become. I can proudly say that this journal covers everything that has been done from Day 1 till now....it's everything i ever wanted in a Daihatsu Charade...

 

The stock Daihatsu Charade G100 CB-23 runs on a 993cc , SOHC , 6 valve , 3 cylinder, carburetor engine. Not the most high performance car but to me, it is a great learning platform and has decent performance considering its a sub 1000cc car.

Dougzter's 1989 Daihatsu Charade Kuala Lumpur, MY Customized with Pioneer Head Unit, Custom Exhaust, K&N Intake, Bridgstone Tires, MOMO Steering Wheel, Pioneer Subwoofers, Blaupunkt Amplifier - 17

 

It is not the perfect car to be a street tuner, but i love it nonetheless and have poured my heart and soul into making it what it is today.

Right now, my car is powered by a 1.3 Turbocharged '95 Toyota Starlet 4E powerplant. This is not a new concept as i have quite a number of friends who've chose this as their weapon of choice....

Although this may seem ridiculous to some, i'll say it anyway...
I've nicknamed her Charlotte..(CHARade + starLET).... ok so the starlet part doesnt quite spell the same....but i just like the name...

On the following pages are pics before and after the conversion.

Dougzter's 1989 Daihatsu Charade Kuala Lumpur, MY Customized with Pioneer Head Unit, Custom Exhaust, K&N Intake, Bridgstone Tires, MOMO Steering Wheel, Pioneer Subwoofers, Blaupunkt Amplifier - 16

Dougzter's 1989 Daihatsu Charade Kuala Lumpur, MY Customized with Pioneer Head Unit, Custom Exhaust, K&N Intake, Bridgstone Tires, MOMO Steering Wheel, Pioneer Subwoofers, Blaupunkt Amplifier - 33

Dougzter's 1989 Daihatsu Charade Kuala Lumpur, MY Customized with Pioneer Head Unit, Custom Exhaust, K&N Intake, Bridgstone Tires, MOMO Steering Wheel, Pioneer Subwoofers, Blaupunkt Amplifier - 40

 

There wasnt much difference in terms of cosmetics as i was working toward getting the car running at its optimum....

I cant say that she would have won any autoshows, but definitely more than capable of holding her own on the road....

But still...she was no where near complete....

Until Now....

 

Index:

1 - Intro

2 - ICE

3 - Performance

4 - Aesthetics

5 - Aesthetics

 

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Dougzter

Location: Kuala Lumpur, MY