Old Cars & Obsolete Parts - Upgrading the Magna Ralliart's Brakes Using Custom Made Bits!

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Just a reminder that all product links are in the video description, but here's a summary: *Front rotors:* RDA RDA7625D *Front pads:* EBC Ultimax2 - DP0954 *Rear rotors:* RDA RDA7624D *Rear pads:* RDA GP MAX - MIT-RDB1231-105 TLDR: You need to use Magna AWD Pads and Rotors, with the rear rotors needing a spacer.

[@ChrisArmstrong-ir3fg]

I think painting her would finish off the magic work that you’ve done so far … the icing on the cake, cheers mouse

[@artilleryboy1]

@4:28 Mass effect Club Music!!! Up the Magna/Verada!!

[@johncostin8294]

I'd like to see the car painted

[@محمدالخروصي-ط3ب]

Thank you, he found everything in the description. 🙏😊

[@lappin6482]

great work sean 👏

[@georgehatzi6625]

Well done great work.

[@irisgrim6313]

You are a bloody legend for having this available for those who need them.

[@davidvincent2838]

I reckon paint it Sean if its witin the budget. Its a classic that deserves to be brought back to former glory I reckon.

[@jamesbeasley1753]

Mate I love the old school need for speed music! Haven’t heard it in about 18 years and recognised it straight away

[@murraylaw834]

Try putting Penetrol on the peeling and faded areas of the paint. It’s made by Flood and you get it at Bunnings. It’s an oil that’s meant for rust protection and sealing timber but it works very well as a wipe on clear coat

[@todd_harrison4500]

Not all heroes ware capes!!💪😅 Well done mate!👌

[@2007seno]

Defo for a respray no doubt shiny new black with almost new enkei wheels. It. Would. Pop. That and fix the drivers seat bolster and you’re done 👍 very underrated Aussie modem classic

[@deanjohnson712]

Please paint it🙏love your work but that is doing my head in😁

[@Tayeedz1]

Sean coming in hot with the music selection and timing

[@neilasd3043]

Good job old boy..

[@amromano03]

Love your content, keep it up! :) Just letting you know that the Front RDA Slotted and Dimpled Brake Disc Rotors you accidentally fitted them opposite left and right. The Rear Slotted and Dimpled Brake Disc Rotors were fitted in the correct orientation. The inside of the box show a picture of the correct orientation. I work for an RDA Accredited Supplier and I use these Brake Disc Rotors every day.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Cheers, yeah I realised that later - will be swapping them around soon.

[@cliffynjovelyn893]

That was a genius move with the rear brakes! Would love to see it painted, maybe a collab with a paint shop in Ipswich or Brissy?

[@skymit5519]

I vote yes for some paint!

[@tehocamien323]

Great video

[@radius4914]

Awesome 😃😃

[@leosheppard8517]

Heya mate… looking nice and tidy. It’s perfect time for bearings…. Hehe

[@garagelifestyle]

Good on ya Seano.

[@jasonwishart6800]

Can also space the calliper inwards using washers but like your solution as it increases track. Does make the studs a bit shorter though which may be an issue with some wheels.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Nah, the way they mount up... any spacer will be spacing it outwards.

[@wiked3801]

Technically its 3.7mm and a spacer to sit BEHIND the hub would have been so much neater and cleaner and kept the face of the rotor against the hub and ensured proper centre bore loading of the wheel.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

All the figures I could find suggested 57mm vs 60.2mm - so far it works so who knows really.

[@RackieD]

Those discs on the rear are so cute!!! They're TINY!!!

[@MotoringBoxTV]

284mm from memory! I think the ones on the AU were 287mm.

[@ChristopherHallett]

Lol the FRONT discs on a Datsun 180B wagon are 232mm solid discs. The pads are smaller than a business card.

[@tractorguy1994]

Love the car! Great video quality also. Would be good to see it resprayed in that original colour.

[@UCkFvZiCmKQ34UOsW8pJ4TDg]

Get her painted, mate. These cars are an awesome bit of automotive history. I wish I could get one myself.

[@MitchZero9]

Nice. Yeah got to paint it.

[@hughh106]

The quality gets better every video Shaun!! Quick Q, what rags do you use?

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I bought a 10-pack of Scott Shop Towels last time I was at Costco. They're just garage equivalents of paper towel you'd use in the kitchen. Pretty useful for little jobs like this.

[@hughh106]

@@MotoringBoxTV Thanks! Will give them a look

[@michaelliberatore7228]

May want to check the direction on the front rotors. Should be the other direction like you did with the rear 🤙

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Shit, you're right!

[@roderzzz]

Damn where were you 15 years ago! Love the content, doing the old Aussie Magna Owners proud.

[@timbodedidleo]

If you don't paint it , consider some choice decals & perhaps powder coating the wheels. Aiming for a racey look perhaps.

[@TheRealMrCods]

Glad you got it sorted 👍

[@heathmurphy3735]

That straight face double pad lol

[@user-ye1se9qm8m]

I was waiting for you to hit your head on the open locker thing haha

[@tdsmvdx2418]

Hey Sean i think they could also double as wheel spacers on falcons as i am pretty sure the PCD is the same

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Yes definitely. They're only 3mm though.

[@ILIKE400HP]

I use a infrared thermometer gun to check my brakes for problems Had a sticking rear calliper on my BA once that I didn't notice until l could smell it burning fixed it but every now and then l like to check the brake temps with a infrared thermometer gun after a drive.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Good idea. I usually just put my hand on the wheel face and feel for any temperature difference side to side.

[@pauljohns1016]

Good video

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

Vast majority of these have rusted out, this one looks clean, I reckon its worth your money getting it resprayed, definitely will get the money back and more when you sell it.

[@CORZA-s5y]

Definitely get it repainted 👌

[@HuqBhai2246]

Nitrous install 😊

[@toptorque9344]

the music you have sounds like early need for speed sound track

[@peterassel562]

I'd be pretty sure the front rotor you show being fitted is for RH side. Normally the slots radiate outward as they pass through the caliper. Your one is opposite to that convention.

[@pcorf]

10:00 the ABS is working well too. I'm not a TJ Ralliart owner but I do have a TJ Sports and the ABS has saved me a couple of times, it does work well. Your choice if you want to repaint it, the sable black pearl had a deep green hue to it and it looked great in the day when these cars were new 20+ years ago.

[@davidbarnsley8486]

Sean I have a 94 ef falcon and I am having trouble with parts for that now especially inside bits And there were thousands built so I understand were you are coming from But yes a Magna and then rallyart on top of that , yes that’s next level difficult 👍👍

[@ABL973]

Paint it! Be good to see the prep and result.

[@GForceVRX]

Absolutely amazing work Sean! Thank you for this invaluable for us that own these Ralliart’s. We all appreciate it immensely!

[@auscarlover7485]

Wow hopped on the phone and this popped up straight away, love the content

[@PaddyBoy644]

Maybe try a home paint job or raptor line it? Great work mate

[@j06sh_w]

Always a pleasure watching your videos Sean, thanks

[@MrVarvarVoom]

Well dome on your troubleshooting and ingenuity Sean

[@qshank2752]

As a valiant owner redo the paint if you can afford it. You never see these things anymore or the old vals which were never treated well. If not you have already done a great job. I'm not a magna fan but your content is amazing.

[@LifeSized101]

My back inner tyres are wearing down in a crinkle cut looking way. More puzzles and me Sable is going matt.

[@johnc3522]

Why not put a 3mm spacer on the calliper where it mounts to the knuckle/hub assembly? That’s something we do to fit territory rear brakes to AU falcons.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

On a Magna it bolts up to the opposite side, so it would space it outwards (the wrong way)

[@johnc3522]

3mm spacer is a good solution then. Could you have used the ones you can buy at repco etc that normally are used between the hub and the wheel? Maybe they’re too big in diameter to fit on the inside of the brake disc? Does that spacer affect the handbrake operation at all?

[@MotoringBoxTV]

@@johnc3522 can't speak for ones Repco sell, but I searched high and low for a spacer online and none were suitable. Handbrake is fine as the rotor is still sitting in the spot it needs to be.

[@nicholasbishop3300]

Well done Sean Nick Australia

[@EvolveAuto]

Did you put the front rotors on backwards? The slots are going different to the rears? I always understood the install direction was correct on the rears. Meaning, slot would start against the hat and work towards the outside in the direction of travel.

[@LockyH]

Great video mate, loved the comedy and the editing 👍🏻

[@craigkeogh9570]

Use a bungee cord to secure the calliper, when you take it off the rotor to ensure it dosent fall off. Its easy to hook up under the car as well

[@Ace747x]

380 brakes wont work on the rear, but the benefit of using the awd magna setup(as factory ralliart does) means you have waaay more pad and rotor options as they are also used on the evo 5,EC5A/W legnum and galant and cj lancer ralliart(as well as other cars mitsubishi pulled these out of the parts bin for). the official stats from MMAL state the front as a 26% increase for the front and 35% on the rear in braking efficiency.(also sean, i have a factory bulletin from mmal with official stats regarding the changes to the ralliart) Unfortunately, these factory rotors have been unobtanium for years. DBA do have a part number, but they are unable to be ordered from them and we believe mitsubishi may have put a block on DBA selling them. All you need now is a set of braided brake lines(HEL ones for a legnum/galant will work) to top it all off. Also to anyone mentioning that its dangerous running this spacer, all mitsubishi did is to make the hat of the rotor 3.7mm larger. Effectively it has that spacer homologated and built in from factory.

[@wiked3801]

And there it is.... 3.7 mm difference between the hat size.

[@MrRouguet]

Very nice content. I'm a viewer from the Netherlands who currently owns an American version Mitsubishi diamante VRX from 2002, coincidentally black. I can get some parts for it here in Europe when searching by part numbers, but some parts are truly unique to the diamante/magna platform, like the rear discs indeed, had those shipped from the USA! I am however looking for a vrx bodykit from Australia as that market had a one off kit! A ralliart bodykit is out the question as they are so rare... Again awesome content.

[@ebv8]

Not sure if it would have worked in your case but for us AU owners who have put territory rear brakes on we spaced the rear calipers 3mm using washers. It sets the caliper back to suit the disc.

[@murry001]

CARN THE MAGNA!!!!!!!!!! sell all your other cars and spend the money of the Ralliart :)

[@goosegarage78]

Those konis look like they could use a birthday.

[@MattBlack6]

Hey Scotty I rang the bell. Well I already rang that bell quite a while ago.

[@ryziehester675]

Definitely painted will look unreal

[@jaredpursey3791]

Mitsubishi just makes shit fun😂 I've got a pajero and it's mint, but makes u question what they were thinking.

[@JDMPARTSCHI_PizzaGuy]

spread some anti-seize on that spacer next time, so it doesnt mate to your hub and be a PITA to remove in the future when doing your brakes :)

[@turret-tu7bl]

Paint it!

[@ChristopherHallett]

A quick note for the future - always ring around any "makerspaces" near to you - some of them have waterjet cutting tables, you could get a set of custom spacers made like that for little more than the cost of a big enough sheet of alloy to fit 4 on it. Also a donation to the makerspace to help keep it going.

[@danielbass09]

So no bleeding the brakes? Or release the bleeder valve when pushing the calliper back in?

[@danielbass09]

Also any chance you would do a rear bushings replacement on your falcon? Have an FG I’m considering replacing all the rear bushes…

[@stephanburgess654]

Doing well and I will pass the info onto the ralliart guys I know

[@xboxice2005]

This just need a lick of paint :)

[@TheKnobCalledTone.]

I saw a minty fresh red Magna Ralliart at the local servo the other day. Driven by an old dude. Made me smile seeing it. I wonder if he's had it since new?

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Probably would have been! Only cars that have been garaged and looked after since new would be in a condition like that. Unless he's had it resprayed I guess.

[@alexander1485]

the music sounds like its from Need for speed 2: high stakes lol

[@RypienGT]

Nice to have some good stopping power again I bet.

[@alastairwatson3201]

FFS, it’s gotta be painted!

[@NERGYStudios]

That car looks just magnificent with those wheels! You should reeeeeeely get some mad photos with a good backdrop mate!

[@vlockley]

Good work with that spacer. I want to see it painted!

[@Burn377]

I understand the pain, I'm playing with k11 Micras with snails bolted on currently. I went through something similar and I'm having a horrendous time trying to track down a new master cylinder. Would it have been possible to space the calipers instead of moving the position of the rotor or was the back spacing an issue?

[@MotoringBoxTV]

The way the caliper mounts, and spacer would be spacing it outwards (the wrong way).

[@tj1097]

You should repaint it, the original colour though

[@Doogie9plus22]

Please paint it!!!

[@RS-ve8nq]

Could also use those spacers on the other side to change wheel offset. Some times BBK clearance only requires 3mm to get perfect.

[@ThePowerbloke]

Good job mate.

[@ms_enj]

I know it’s not a cheap option, Sean, but I’m hoping she gets a lick of paint, too. This car is just screaming to be a rolling testament to the phrase “restored to it’s former glory.”

[@garrymcgaw4745]

🤣Ya gotta paint it bro...lol.

[@tonycanning8518]

I recently did my 93 Magna, Rotors and pads were easy to get. Is the Rally art really unique, different to other Magna's of the same age ?.

[@tonycanning8518]

It deserves a respray.

[@Kairupractor]

NAH, blud DID NOT play Calista in this video, so dope

[@turn6garage640]

Great video, I would paint it, there are plenty of Magnas with paint peel but few with perfect paint. The world of older cars can be strange at times, anything European, Korean and American you usually can get thanks to multiple OEs still making parts and the various websites selling them in their respective continents. Japanese and Australian cars can be ok to source parts but the rare and unusual ones seem to be the hardest and require engineering solutions (like your spacer) to make what is available fit. Normally it’s the little parts that are the hardest to source such as hoses and connectors.

[@austiwollongongwolf]

You can’t wait to get back to Falcons! Wash your mouth out!😂😂 Paint it of course. Great solution on the brakes. We know you love the car, admit it, Falcons yesterdays news!😂 Thanks another great video.

[@MrButtonpresser]

Good job. If you can't buy the spares, get 'em made! Try buying a new brake booster for an FG Falcon. Hens teeth.

[@ebzery]

so on my au xr8 brake upgrade to gt bf rear brakes i used 3mm ht washers on the caliper mounts to space the pads across about $1.60 for 4 i think that would work the same except your wheels or now spaced further out. nice clean job well done.

[@jezzatenn31]

Fix the paint

[@rcrc-bt4bw]

Magna tekken tag ending

[@the_real_superstickman]

I can say that my dented, scratched, stone-chipped car (I put a few on there myself while the thing was off the road being used primarily for storage) is a nice thing to have as a daily driver, especially when my 4 year old is a bit overzealous opening my wife's car door into mine. Not having to worry about the exterior condition is a nice thing. However, having an 'enthusiast' car that looks scrappy tends to be looked on less than favourably. Dilemmas

[@MotoringBoxTV]

I do like that aspect of it - you can enjoy the car and take it everywhere without stressing out. But yeah, could look a lot better.

[@assassinsboy96]

is that the Mass Effect 2 Omega Danclefloor soundtrack?

[@cconcannon5145]

You weren't tempted to paint the callipers while you had them off?

[@Mango_McPoo]

I think the ralliart community should buy you out of those spacers at a higher price so the proceeds can go towards a respray.

[@froggy0162]

Bear in mind your wheel studs are effectively 3mm shorter now. Worth checking the nut has full engagement of the thread.

[@MotoringBoxTV]

Yup, it seems fine.