Thought I should share some info regarding this swap since it was a lot more feasible than I expected.
Spent the last few weeks working on it and have done a quick and dirty job.
First off, props to Paulie for sharing his 6G swap. Theres no point repeating everything he's said in his thread so I'll just list the differences with my swap. Consider it the Wish.com version.
Parts
Almost all parts were sourced from the doner 6G74 Magna as well as what was laying around at home.
The only thing I had to purchase was a belt for the relocated altenator.
All up the mirage cost me a grand, magna was $800
Engine Mounts
Left mount was taken from the Magna, cut up and made to fit.
Right mount was taken from the Magna, bolts straight up.
Front and back were the originals, made some brackets to make them work.
Axles
Cut em in half and welded them together. Outer CV is Mirage, Inner is Magna.
This was the easiest way to keep wheel offset the same. Probably would have gone with the same setup as Paulie if I knew what driveshafts he used.
Alternator/Radiator
Wanting to have a full size rad, deleted the AC and put the alternator in its place.
Mirage R/H fan is now on the left and Magna R/H fan is on the right but on the other side of the rad.
Also had to make an outlet to get coolant to the top of the rad as seen in photos.
Misc
Super jankey fuel filter mount since the Magna hose didnt reach.
Battery moved to the boot.
Power steering lines moved to fit, just rebent the old ones.
Removed resonators from Magna intake so bonnet would shut.
Gear stick linkage had to be changed slightly, so you can get all the gears.
Magna loom all though the engine bay, spliced to Mirage loom for rear lights and instrument cluster.
Exhaust is Magna till the muffler, made some mounts to hang it.
Had to hammer the rear dump pipe in so it wouldnt fowl on the steering rack.
Thats about it. Happy to answer any questions.
Going away for the long weekend so I might not reply much.
Also forgive me if I'm a bit slow with Mitsi stuff. Most of my experience is with patrols. Bought a mirage to daily and got the need for speed.
And again, thanks to Paulie. His is a lot nicer than mine.
Spent the last few weeks working on it and have done a quick and dirty job.
First off, props to Paulie for sharing his 6G swap. Theres no point repeating everything he's said in his thread so I'll just list the differences with my swap. Consider it the Wish.com version.
Parts
Almost all parts were sourced from the doner 6G74 Magna as well as what was laying around at home.
The only thing I had to purchase was a belt for the relocated altenator.
All up the mirage cost me a grand, magna was $800
Engine Mounts
Left mount was taken from the Magna, cut up and made to fit.
Right mount was taken from the Magna, bolts straight up.
Front and back were the originals, made some brackets to make them work.
Axles
Cut em in half and welded them together. Outer CV is Mirage, Inner is Magna.
This was the easiest way to keep wheel offset the same. Probably would have gone with the same setup as Paulie if I knew what driveshafts he used.
Alternator/Radiator
Wanting to have a full size rad, deleted the AC and put the alternator in its place.
Mirage R/H fan is now on the left and Magna R/H fan is on the right but on the other side of the rad.
Also had to make an outlet to get coolant to the top of the rad as seen in photos.
Misc
Super jankey fuel filter mount since the Magna hose didnt reach.
Battery moved to the boot.
Power steering lines moved to fit, just rebent the old ones.
Removed resonators from Magna intake so bonnet would shut.
Gear stick linkage had to be changed slightly, so you can get all the gears.
Magna loom all though the engine bay, spliced to Mirage loom for rear lights and instrument cluster.
Exhaust is Magna till the muffler, made some mounts to hang it.
Had to hammer the rear dump pipe in so it wouldnt fowl on the steering rack.
Thats about it. Happy to answer any questions.
Going away for the long weekend so I might not reply much.
Also forgive me if I'm a bit slow with Mitsi stuff. Most of my experience is with patrols. Bought a mirage to daily and got the need for speed.
And again, thanks to Paulie. His is a lot nicer than mine.