Guys,

I have made an introduction post in the main forum, but this is where I plant to spend most of my time on this forum.

I have ’93 Eagle Summit AWD (same as Mitsu Expo LRV) with a 5sp, which I plan to modify: improve the brakes, the suspension and install 300-400hp 4g63t engine.

So far, I have addressed the suspension: EVO9 struts/springs in the front and cut stock springs/EVO shocks in the rear. To add some much needed support, I am planning on adding strut tower bars. I know that 2G DSM bar fits in the rear, but does anyone know if the Lancer bar fits in the front?

I am also doing some interior enhancements:

- I am getting rid of those annoying mechanical seat bents (this effects 92-94 US models, in 95 they went to the manual belts/air bag combination).

- Shortened the gear shifter (stock shifter is way too long!) and stiffened-up the shifter base.

- Converted to the 1G DSM, leather covered steering wheel.

- Plus, being an older car, it needs numerous little tweaks and fixes (flaky ignition switch, bad lock cylinders, non working power locks and missing weather stripping).

I was to going to raid the local junk yards, which have plenty of these van, but instead, I got an opportunity to pick-up a parts car (’95 Summit AWD). So I have been lucky enough to have a spare car at my disposal, which is a HUGE benefit when working on a car!!!

Anyway, I am planning on keeping as many spare parts from this car as reasonable (engine/tranny/ rear end), and one of my friends, who also owns one of these vans, will come by to take a bunch of parts, but the rest will go to the junk yard.

So if anyone needs anything in the next couple of weeks let me know and I will part with it for not much money. Naturally, I prefer to deal with locals, but I will ship things (at your expense) as long they can be packaged-up and fit with-in UPS Ground limits.

Welcome to the club. I'm sure with your experience and plans you will add a great deal of knowledge to our forum. This particular section is not as busy as others but there are many owners who vist and read but do not post much.

Look forward to your threads.

Jim

Thanks Jim,

I do realize that this isn't the most active section, but that is somewhat understandable due to a non-performance nature of these cars. Lets face it, aside from turbo RVRs and a handful of 4g63t converted Summits/LRVs, they are slow mini-minivans :).

But I hope to change that perception. My local DSM club (New England DSM), now has 3 members with AWD Summits, and all three of us are looking to do 4G63T swaps :). I think that between the three of us, we should have a pretty good support network, making this task even easier!

That's good to hear. Your right about the perfomance of the vehicles in this section is on par with a minivan. My mother-inloaws 95 RVR can hardly keep up with a minivan let alone pass one. The turbos are another story.

I look forward to your comments on the swaps and will offer what info I can. Although my other Mitsi is a 97 Pajero (Montero) I also own a Toyota MR2 which I track race. Never did any serious engine mods with the Mitsi's yet.

Jim