Ownership Verified: My 1990 Mitsubishi Sapporo

Why don't you replace the spoiler screws with brass or copper ones? We did it at home for to roof after all the "rust-proof" screws rusted away and after a similar amount of time the brass ones are still in perfect condition.
 
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They don't come off all that easy, they seem to be embedded.
 
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A spoiler, yesterday.
 
The front left had a leak, so I thought I'd swap the spare under and have the tyre fixed.

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Wait, what? The Sapporo's bolt pattern is 4x114,3 and the spare that was in the boot was something closer to 4x100; if it's from a '84 Seat Ibiza like I think it is, it's 4x98. Nice work. Good job I didn't get stranded earlier.

Had the leaky tyre looked over, and the leak was apparently caused by a dodgy wheel weight that let air out from between the tyre and the rim. Didn't cost a lot to put right.

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In the end, I went to the trouble of changing on tidier nuts on every wheel; these were the ones that came with the Galant EA97 wheels.
 
Yeah, I need the complete jack/tools/spare set anyway.

Edit: wooo 5000 posts
 
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Ordered a spacesaver spare tyre from the salvage vehicle centre. 125/70R15, it's from a Galant V6 STW. 25 euro, I think it's bearable.
 
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Now, that's more like it.
 
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Cleaned up the spare (and the spare wheel well) and screwed it in.

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Also, the spoiler is on. It turned out pretty good; not perfect, but even up close it doesn't look like it's been ghetto as hell and then fixed and painted.

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The front lip is also fixed. Will probably re-do it later, but it's alright for now.
 
I haven't cleaned it further from last page, as I'd like to have it properly steamwashed at this point to reach spots I can't reach.
 
from the pics, it looks pretty good job on both parts
 
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Blurriness courtesy of Samsung.
 
Hell yeah, now the A/C blows cold air like never before. Thanks to DaBoom for the coolguy tip.

Edit: for future note, the refridgerant was R413a.

I also called about a replacement header heatshield, and an original Mitsubishi one is 67 euro from the "diamond counter". Even if it's only a piece of metal, I could pay that for a spotless, straight one.
 
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Since I had pretty much managed to wear the front tires completely (3mm left on the rear ones, so not much left there either), I bought a set of Tigars for 300 eur. 195/65R15, so the profile is a bit higher than on the Nokians. Let's see 1) how comfortable they are 2) how they are handling-wise 3) how the speedometer error is affected. Will be driving around southern Sweden for a week, so all of the above questions can probably be answered.
 
Hi frends. Greetings from Bulgaria :p This sapporo is absolutely amazing! Perfect condition! I have one like this,but is 1984 ... MMC Galant ? HT. Quite similar.Sorry for spam,but i really like cars like this.I hope one day my car look like this sapporo.Sorry for my eng;

I Bought it with blocked engine ,ready for junkyard... 4 years repairs ,time and money,my girlfriend hate me ,but i like the result:lol:

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There is more than one on the road :O

And these rear seats look like you sit in them and instantly fall asleep because of comfyness - I like these supersoft seats :D
 
Also, thread hijacking.... make your own thread for your sapporo. And post better pics of the engine bay please. :)
 
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