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 20 + years of owning a Raider
#1074127
09/04/14 05:50 AM
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I bought my first Raider in 93 or so and promptly swapped in a turbo motor. I put up a link with some random Raider pics I have taken over the years. I included a couple of pics of the two Raider I lost to accidents. Raider #3 is due for some TLC.... Now that I have a new shop, I suppose this is the year to do it. Raider Pics New Shop
87 Turbo Intercooled Raider, roller cam, torsen rear diff, LSD front diff, lockup auto with modified converter, V6 brakes, low transfer case gears...
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Re: 20 + years of owning a Raider
[Re: Kevin C]
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09/04/14 04:41 PM
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Awesome stuff! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />
1999 Montero SAS'd on Kings and stuff
1998 Montero trying to get a V8 Swapped
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Re: 20 + years of owning a Raider
[Re: TOASTY]
#1074129
09/04/14 11:34 PM
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I remember when it was just you and eddie with the turbo trucks on the board.
89 2 dr turbo diesel
89/88 "Backwoods sas"
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Re: 20 + years of owning a Raider
[Re: lordtrunks]
#1074130
09/05/14 03:58 AM
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You bought in 93. and then turboed? Then I was first? With the turbo D50 red pickup with the 85 conquest turbo motor? I always thought you beat me to it, and did it better with the best of the starquest systems. I had the crazy 85.5 alternating injector setup.
I've always been amazed that we could talk other people into trying it, and pulling it off.
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Re: 20 + years of owning a Raider
[Re: fasteddy]
#1074131
09/05/14 05:02 AM
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You bought in 93. and then turboed? Then I was first? With the turbo D50 red pickup with the 85 conquest turbo motor? I always thought you beat me to it, and did it better with the best of the starquest systems. I had the crazy 85.5 alternating injector setup.
I've always been amazed that we could talk other people into trying it, and pulling it off. The turbo swap to the Raider had to be in late 93 early 94 since that was when I moved to the west coast. The turbo Arrow was at around three years before that. The Arrow started to rust pretty badly so I moved the Starion engine from the Arrow to the Raider. There were a couple of others that did similar swaps around that time, the guy from vermont ( he used to post on here and I'm blanking on his name), and the mechanic from the mitsubish race team.
87 Turbo Intercooled Raider, roller cam, torsen rear diff, LSD front diff, lockup auto with modified converter, V6 brakes, low transfer case gears...
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Re: 20 + years of owning a Raider
[Re: Kevin C]
#1074132
09/05/14 03:49 PM
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Couple weeks back i watched a malaysia offroad video from the late 90's and one of the competitors had a turbo'd gen 1 lwb. Mitsu should have offered the injected turbo 2.0 that they offered in japan to the rest of the world instead of the carby 2.6, i wonder how things would have turned out had they done so.
89 2 dr turbo diesel
89/88 "Backwoods sas"
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Re: 20 + years of owning a Raider
[Re: lordtrunks]
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09/07/14 06:19 PM
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...Mitsu should have offered the... Add other favorite options...
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Re: 20 + years of owning a Raider
[Re: rxinhed]
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09/07/14 06:40 PM
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Hmm. Fave engines for a swap...
Easiest is the 2.6t.
Ideal is probably the 2.4dohc turbo.
But there's a lot to be said for the 4.3 gm swap of engine and tranny/tcase, in large part due to the fact that you can buy parts anywhere, anytime, anyhow, and there's a huge aftermarket, too.
I'm not a diesel freak, but I bet there's have been a lot more sold with any of the good diesels from mitsu.
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Re: 20 + years of owning a Raider
[Re: fasteddy]
#1074135
09/07/14 11:19 PM
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Sigh... If only I'd stopped myself after the 1st '87 Raider. But that damn KM-145 kept breaking on me, and, well, I had to get the '87 auto. It's a curse, I tell ya.
John B.
'87 Raider 2.6 Turbo Auto, Under Construction
'95 Montero SR, 35x12.5/15 BFG M/T KM-2's, Rock sliders, Qtr panel chop, gas tank lift, 2" BL, Aisins, 5.29s
'95 Pajero Mini
'98 Montero Winter Ed.
'04 Cadillac XLR
'03 Kawasaki ZRX1200R
'60 Ford Falcon 4Dr
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Re: 20 + years of owning a Raider
[Re: lordtrunks]
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09/09/14 07:36 AM
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Body Damage is Cool
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I remember when it was just you and eddie with the turbo trucks on the board. ![[Linked Image]](http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj5bhyOxxd1qhx9fco1_500.png)
89 Raider - V6, Automatic, rear LSD, A/C Retrofit, Cruise Control Retrofit.
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