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Mitubitchy 3.5
Adventurer
Hi Viduce,
your Rig always remind me on my loved 3.5
still miss the sound of the V6...
Stephan
your Rig always remind me on my loved 3.5
still miss the sound of the V6...
Stephan
SoCalMonty
Explorer
Stucky by .:FoRuM56:., on Flickr
Just finished 13,500kms around Australia in this $1800 Diesel Pajero. No problem!
SoCalMonty
Explorer
SoCalMonty
Explorer
Got the locker working finally, so I went out to test it. As I was finishing up in the driveway before I left, the nice UPS man left me a box which contained my new radio...so I installed that really quick before I left the house. The icing on the cake was the red LED install in the map, dome, and rear lights. 
SoCalMonty
Explorer
No sway bars...they are both removed!
The rear is adequate, but I know I can get more in the rear with longer shocks and a couple little tweaks...some guy a few pages back did a photo comparison on the same obstacle after installing longer shocks.
The front...well, it's on the bump stop at that point, unfortunately. I have plans to relocate the bump stops (cutting the metal stop mounts down on the frame between 1/2 and 1"). But not for a while. It was just something I looked at one day and realized that's the most I'll be able to get out of it with the IFS. Flex doesn't mean anything, though, if there's no traction...I may go with a front locker before I modify the bump stop mounts on the frame.
I didn't drive it at all without the Ironman kit, really...just a couple miles before I tore it down to replace the frame (I bought it after it was wrecked). The Ironman kit was installed with the frame replacement. It rides well, though. I remember thinking the aftermarket torsion bars were softer after cranking, compared to cranking the stock torsion bars (which I had on my Gen1 LWB). The Gen1 front end felt like a bouncy pogo stick. This one has the same amount of lift, and it even has the shorter torsion bars...but it's a more supple ride. It's definitely sprung to handle more weight though. With an empty truck (I removed the 2nd and 3rd row seats, and there's no cargo in it) it is noticeably firmer.
All in all, I'm pleased with it...I can't see the OME being any better. They're the same parts, probably the same material. If there's any difference at all between them, the spring rates may be slightly different, and that's about it. Not sure what the price difference is, but this kit works well, and I think it was $430 shipped or something (T-bars and springs).
SoCalMonty
Explorer
Got some new shoes today...
Looking forward to breaking them in!
Looking forward to breaking them in!
nwoods
Expedition Leader
Beefy. what size? 33x12.5x15?
SoCalMonty
Explorer
Yep...BFG A/T. I considered the DuraTracs, but they were 15 bucks more per tire and I didn't think I would feel $75 worth of difference. The BFGs are tried and true, fantastic all around tires (and what was on it before).
arcticmontero
New member
2002 Mitsubishi Montero Icelandic Conversion
I'm really sad to be selling my Gen 3. She's been with me since 2002. In 2005 I visited Iceland and saw what was possible. When I got home, I looked at my 02 and started saving up. I wrote to a company in Iceland www.brettakantar.is. The owner didn't speak English, but his employee did and they were very nice. Within a month, they had shipped me the entire kit for a 35" tire fender flare and lift conversion. The best news was that they were coming too. They bought their tickets and told me all they needed was a garage with lift for two days, a spring compressor, and a sledge hammer. It was their first and only US conversion so they were very excited for the build as well.
The owner Gunnar Ingvi showed up to the garage in a button down shirt and clean khakis. The two of them zipped up into disposable coveralls and worked all day, only to unzip and be clean and ready for dinner that night. In the first day, they removed the bumpers, tires, brakes, etc. They took tin snips and cut away the body so that the tires would fit the wells. In order to ensure clearance, they used the sledge hammer to massage the frame within the wells. They said that the Icelandic secret is to keep the center of gravity low and get the biggest possible tire in the well. They laughed at all the jacked up trucks whose wheel well diameters were smaller than their tires. In Iceland the law states that your fender flares must cover your tires, so these conversions are very common there. Very considerate not to use your mud terrain tread as a rock shooter for the cars behind you.
They finished the first day by reattaching the suspension for the new geometry. The 35" kit is the largest tire conversion they offer without moving the rear axle and changing the gear ratios. On the second day, they attached the running boards including support frame and all of the new fender flares. The craftsmanship in these fiberglass flares is amazing. It's impossible to tell where the stock car ends and the custom conversion begins. For example, the striped horizontal panel on the bottom of the front door is the stock montero trim. The same part on the second row door is custom as it's part of the rear flare. They finished the job by installing a speedo conversion box that they calibrated while driving with a GPS.
It's been 8 years since the conversion. I've never had a problem. Gunnar keeps in touch with me every year. I'm going to miss this car.
I'm really sad to be selling my Gen 3. She's been with me since 2002. In 2005 I visited Iceland and saw what was possible. When I got home, I looked at my 02 and started saving up. I wrote to a company in Iceland www.brettakantar.is. The owner didn't speak English, but his employee did and they were very nice. Within a month, they had shipped me the entire kit for a 35" tire fender flare and lift conversion. The best news was that they were coming too. They bought their tickets and told me all they needed was a garage with lift for two days, a spring compressor, and a sledge hammer. It was their first and only US conversion so they were very excited for the build as well.
The owner Gunnar Ingvi showed up to the garage in a button down shirt and clean khakis. The two of them zipped up into disposable coveralls and worked all day, only to unzip and be clean and ready for dinner that night. In the first day, they removed the bumpers, tires, brakes, etc. They took tin snips and cut away the body so that the tires would fit the wells. In order to ensure clearance, they used the sledge hammer to massage the frame within the wells. They said that the Icelandic secret is to keep the center of gravity low and get the biggest possible tire in the well. They laughed at all the jacked up trucks whose wheel well diameters were smaller than their tires. In Iceland the law states that your fender flares must cover your tires, so these conversions are very common there. Very considerate not to use your mud terrain tread as a rock shooter for the cars behind you.
They finished the first day by reattaching the suspension for the new geometry. The 35" kit is the largest tire conversion they offer without moving the rear axle and changing the gear ratios. On the second day, they attached the running boards including support frame and all of the new fender flares. The craftsmanship in these fiberglass flares is amazing. It's impossible to tell where the stock car ends and the custom conversion begins. For example, the striped horizontal panel on the bottom of the front door is the stock montero trim. The same part on the second row door is custom as it's part of the rear flare. They finished the job by installing a speedo conversion box that they calibrated while driving with a GPS.
It's been 8 years since the conversion. I've never had a problem. Gunnar keeps in touch with me every year. I'm going to miss this car.
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cnutco
Adventurer
DAMN that is nice!