Pajero Junior scrapyard find - It IS rusty! New holes?

[@avit24]

For sure remove the riveted wheel arch cover.. as it will reveal surface rust on the outer panel. To treat this will indeed save you from replacing the outer panel later on..

[@Ian-Steele]

I agree, the plastic trim MUST be removed. Drill out the current rivets and then after treatment it can be pop-riveted on.

[@gimble447]

And get the interior trim out and spray wax oyl or your choice of equivalent inside the wheel arch too

[@brooklandbackyardbrewerype2966]

Lanoguard

[@davidjones332]

Agreed. For the sake of drilling out a few pop-rivets it's worth having a look behind there.

[@jonnycando]

So hubnut to leave it be….out of sight, out of mind

[@pentagrammotorsport]

I can’t tell you just how much I’m enjoying this project. This is absolute what this rare little vehicle needed.

[@HubNut]

Thanks for the mini mini Pajero!

[@pentagrammotorsport]

@@HubNut you are very welcome. I know with a project like this how important little bits of inspiration and encouragement can be.

[@koini11]

I'd like to say that watching hubnut really helps me mentally. It's quite soothing which always helps but more than that. I'm a terrible perfectionist. I get quite panicky when things are not 'just right'. It makes owning an old car quite difficult at times. (which I am determined to keep doing because I enjoy them). I am constantly beating myself up that somehow I'm not looking after it when things inevitably go wrong or need attention. I can come here and see good people plugging away in passion projects and know that enthusiasm and care does not have to mean perfection. So thank you both for your videos. 🙂

[@alansmith1770]

The Pajero doesn't look too bad Ian. You did well picking up this lovely little motor.

[@glennlambert5112]

I was really looking forward to seeing this little gem brought back to life. well done for saving her.

[@tobyelsdon-dean6533]

Saw this and was interested when it first came in to the yard but the rust was absolutely everywhere, used thumb pressure and think I put a good few holes in it not using much pressure. Good luck with it so so so so glad it was saved though! Was adorable to see the flare still in it

[@hectorshouse7348]

There’s good money to be made here…another shrewd purchase👍

[@andyarmstrong1493]

I always found an old wood chisel was great for removing that "egdy" sealant stuff. Miss Hubnut should be wearing safety glasses, that rust dust is bad. Loving this vehicle and the challenges you face.

[@philtowle4683]

I got a bit of rust in my eye when wearing ordinary glasses. Having it pulled out with a hypodermic needle wasn't fun

[@paulbennell3313]

Looking underneath it's not as bad as I was expecting. I mean it's still basically solid but I think you were right about catching it "just in time".

[@nekite1]

I think the Pajero is a worthy addition to the "fleet". My brother had a Delica a few years ago with the 2.4 diesel from the Shogun. It was pretty slow, but had all the bells and whistles and was a very comfortable ride. Managed to fit 14 people and 2 dogs into it once!

[@VDPEFi]

Impressive condition for a jdm vehicle, cool little beast it is

[@abrishatube]

Yes they are

[@steven-vn9ui]

What a delightful wee car, looking forward to seeing how this one turns out.

[@rupertorgan7749]

I love how the Pajero proudly announces down the side that it's got an 1100cc 16v engine. I guess that in the land of 660cc K-cars, 1100cc is king!

[@davidflamee]

This scrapyard rescue project has the potential for some interesting video material. Am enjoying it very much. Stay safe when it comes to getting under the vehicle, hopefully you can have the use of the lift. Hoping that Miss HubNut is feeling better soon and that it won't be too long before she can resume her role in the restoration. She has shown great promise with her welding skills, her eye for detail and, general intuition.

[@HubNut]

Cheers. We didn't use the lift because we knew we'd be making a lot of mess...

[@micheltebraake7915]

Nice project, make sure you remove the plastic protection to make sure there is no rust behind it, otherwise this work will have been for nothing. Also replace the brake hoses as you continue to repair the brakes. Tip: If a piston is stuck and you have the brake caliper loose, step on the brake pedal to loosen the piston.

[@jamesdecross1035]

Loving the attentiveness to this project. It's going to be terrific little truck. Keep going… don't stop… lots of updates, please!

[@graemew7001]

For the age and usage the car will have had it's not seeming to have too much scary rot in it, I'm impressed. It'll probably be the recomissioning parts such as that caliper which will be the awkward with this one. I'd be checking the part numbers incase they were interchangeable through the Mitsubishi range if I got stuck.

[@PaddyWV]

Algorithms are seriously broken when a Bentley Continental advert pops up in the middle of a Hubnut video! 😀

[@The-Rectifier]

I would dare to suggest....this is the perfect car for Mss Hubnut. Ofcourse...with all my respect etc.. but this cute mini Pajero has surely more " road presents ", than Chimny. Just my 2 cents😊

[@isaacplaysbass8568]

I'm REALLY loving your "Mr & Ms HubNut Hands-on" series. Thank you! Are you feeling the urge to find a new unit with electricity, lighting and insulation since working in the luxury of Whiteland Restorations?

[@HubNut]

Thanks. It is a lovely place to work...

[@ajpbradley]

I’m glad you’re saving this little Paj Mini. I’ve always liked them. 😊

[@jamesward5721]

Air-hammer with the chisel sharpened is good for removing underseal. Put a bevel edge on it like a woodchisel. That's what we use at work. Caliper off, put it into a vise, squishy squashy - that'll free it enough to get the piston out. Then clean it up & re-assemble. Done loads, seldom needed new parts.

[@scotty6346]

A pretty solid and rare little Pajero there, I love it and would go balls out eliminating all the rust, That's going to be worth a few ££ in 10 years time due to it's rarity!

[@philtowle4683]

Spares can be a nightmare.

[@davidvickers110]

Jdm life you have to love it😊

[@martinburgess4814]

What a nice motor.Many more hours of work yet to come.Keep picking away.All the best to you all.

[@davefrench3608]

It’s actually quite good, yes you have a lot of rust but it’s not terminal. Much fun to be had

[@allanriches9381]

Doing a great job on it. Surprised most of the rust is only surface rust.

[@user-ts9mk7cg4l]

A nice tidy little tool well worth doing would have been a terrible shame to have scraped her a good find . Hope it all goes well for you mate .👍🇬🇧

[@Garffey]

Interested in this Ian as I had one just the same (Even the colour) as a daily for over two years, mine had chunky 'Insa Turbo' tyres on it and would go almost anywhere!....Only issues (other than servicing stuff) were a radiator and a stainless exhaust replacement in my ownership but it never once let me down 👍👍

[@gazzertrn]

This is probably the best HubNut challenge yet , dont like the car so much but maybe i will begin to warm to it once its done . Cool vid Ian , hope miss HubNut feels O.K. soon , we miss her skills .👍

[@curiouscrandall1]

With floating calipers, I always start with a G-clamp to push the piston in as far as it will go. The gap in the dead-side of the caliper is where the clamp goes, the other end on the back of the cylinder. That way you push the piston straight in. Even with a seized caliper, you usually get enough slack to lift it off.

[@HubNut]

Tried a G clamp. Couldn't budge it at all.

[@davidbrown7538]

I’d suggest sending the calipers to Big Red in Worcestershire to be reconditioned. They did my Fiat Uno calipers that looked like they had been in the ocean.

[@jacksykes4281]

I love your wife and you your both so full of life and ready to go, hope she passes her test!! I love the pajero junior such a rare thease days, shame the rot took hold but few welds and she'll be ready to roll good luck to you both!

[@Grimwriggler]

Nice little car Ian i took an 89 Pajero short base for its I.T.V today. went through No probs with just a drip noted ftom the rear diff great fun off roaders

[@parkinson1963]

From salt belt Canada. That’s a rust free car.

[@Bicyclehub]

This is a great series of videos, just like the early days of TWC. The Pajero could easily have been crushed which would have been terribly sad.

[@maxeluy]

When that thing is ready is going to be a very fun toy!

[@tony-yp6qk]

Stick a towbar on the Mitsubishi and it will be able to tow Bob another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts 👍

[@HubNut]

Towing with a 1.1 automatic doesn't sound fun.

[@tony-yp6qk]

No i suppose not be kind a slow 😀

[@WHATSUPWATSON]

Always thought these were cool. A good tip I seen from another KZbinr when using cheap wire wheels put superglue around the base of the wires where it is attached to the cup, helps to keep them from flying out.

[@julianowens4071]

Nice to see Miss Hubnut g stuck in

[@paulloudbbk]

Really interested in what you do treating and painting those rusty areas. Everyone has different ideas on it.

[@Everything_Evan]

It's gorgeous I want one

[@martinneumann7783]

It's nice to see some progress on the Pajero Junior. I hope that the brake repair (on all four wheels) won't become too complicated and expensive. See you soon --- Martin

[@anthonystevens8683]

Some great progress made in discovery mode. The metal moth looks like it hasn't laid too many eggs which is good, another year and it could well have become infested with the annoying blighters. Sorting brakes and suspension can be very tough on a car that is still running let alone one that has been in deep sleep for quite sometime. I'll keep my fingers crosses that.... I don't recall if she has a name but I'll call her 'Penny' for now gets well enough for an MOT early next year. A lovely little 4x4. Thanks for sharing.

[@no1froggy]

When I get a stuck caliper I give it a little squirt of something under the rubber, leave to soak for 10 mins or so, then when using a 'G' clamp I put an old pad in for the clamp to push against.

[@MrButtonpresser]

Those fender moulds really do need to come off. They are perfect moisture traps. A nice “rustoration” all the same.

[@andysalter4473]

Lovely bit if tinkering. Hope Miss HN feels better soon!

[@arieplomp8906]

Nice progress ! Fortunaly till now it’s mostly surface rust! 🤞 it stays that way! ❤these small 4x4’s , looking forward to the next episode! 👍🏻👍🏻🆙

[@CauliflowerMcPugg]

Looks pretty good so far. Wow, those pads....Hope Miss HubNut is feeling better.

[@tristanpage6805]

Great video again. Very lucky with the rust. Look forward to the progress.

[@Routeman111]

Great that. I have an N reg junior same colour to.

[@scalecrawlnl]

Fun to see the work in progress by team HubNut, and also cool your MOT prep is in an active restoration workshop. Was thinking, for the tyre replacement, I know of one fellow creater on KZbin (Monky London) who works with Zestino tyre brand from Japan. Mainly comp tyres, but perhaps they also offer 4x4 tyres? Since your mini-Pajero is JDM, could be a special size or tread, I thought maybe that is useful information for you. Perhaps a good deal can be worked out! They are based in the Netherlands (for European distribution). Secondly, on the alloy wheel refurb, perhaps you have already a partner in mind (I hope so) if not, maybe the 'EVIL GT' KZbin channel can help you out for metal work, or the wheel refurbishment. Hope this helps you out, looking forward to the process, thank you, do wish Miss HubNut well. Thank you kindly both and your temporary host, Whiteland Restorations.

[@terencewebb1211]

Looks like you might have a bit of metal on that rust mate! Keep up with the good work, ps my favourite video is the fiat panda 4x4 cross road test , so much so I've bought one cheers!😊

[@bondbug73]

Looking better already.

[@MegaJoker1972]

Got some good infomation from this. Going to have to do some big thing on my Disco this summer like a repaint and rust removal.

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Great little Tinkering Video Ian and Carly, fingers crossed you can get a MOT for January.

[@gavcoopey9542]

If you struggle finding rebuild kits for the front callipers try Bigg Red in Worcester…they will likely be able to rebuild/refurbish for you 👍🏻

[@PC-iv5so]

I like it.

[@jaggass]

It's suffering from the traditional Japanese rot but have seen much worse than that. Even though my Corolla is British built the back end has suffered rust wise but no holes. I use Por 15 Zinc Primer and Hammerite stonechip every year. So far so good.

[@paulloudbbk]

Zinc primer is the boy

[@simonhodgetts6530]

This looks like a future ‘peak HubNut’ motor to rival Foxanne and TUK - you purchased wisely!

[@01jvb]

Instead of saying "we're running behind schedule", you could say "it's taking longer than we expected, but we're doing it properly" !😊

[@johnnorth9355]

Splendid. When finished you will not get Ms HubNut out of it !

[@DubSe7en]

10:25 I thought for a second that piston was split but it seems it's a cobweb lol

[@Batesandrw]

Well done, a good find and a good save.

[@stuarthall4777]

I luv tinkering like you Mr H , I think I'm about the same standard. Have swapped engines etc BUT i must admit it took me over an hour to remove the backing from my recently acquired HubNut stickers 😅. Well worth the blue language in the end. Wishing you all a merry Christmas and here's to more enjoyable capers in 2024.

[@dglcomputers1498]

Taking about getting crap in your eyes I find when cutting keys at work you still feel that bits of key are getting closer to your eyes than you want even with safety glasses on. It's one of those things where the "wear eye protection" warning is not to be ignored! And those wire wheel adaptors are handy, our key cutting machine has no built in wire wheel so having a drill and a wire wheel is handy for de-burring keys after you've cut one, it's had a good amount of use this year making many caravan keys (oh and any I've needed, new keys are cheap when it's only the cost of the blank).

[@skimmingstoness]

Not too shabby underneath, decals are a bit old fashioned, a bit like the mullet.

[@jdtseventyfour]

Such a great little project car. so interesting too. As you say I think you've saved it in the nick of time. I would guess some of the brake parts will be shared with other cars so you may be lucky in finding spares etc. It actually looks like its suffered less than chemmy. Maybe Mitsubishi metal likes to rust less or they better rust protected them!!

[@ThreeCoos]

Quality tinkering - keep up the good work!

[@lesliejames2638]

Considering the age of the pedjero,it doesn't look that bad,glad you did take the project on,I thought you would,when you saw it,you can see you wanted it 😂

[@notmanynamesleft]

Mindee is actually in pretty good nick considering she's been sat up a while!

[@neilrose8618]

Excellent vlog hoping Carly is feeling better as of this time sent , looks like usual suspects not used fir a while and crusted up but looking good on rust ,better than my datsun violet 140j fab little car but grrrrrr those rusty cars in 70s and 80s😂

[@percyob1]

Good stuff guys. Mitsy B as name, maybe ??????? ;-)

[@James-ld2jc]

Really like the Minibishi Ian 💙

[@justso1823]

You will be able to cross reference those calipers maybe a lancer or a colt

[@bloodybrit]

"Holey Sills Nutman", I am really looking forward to MOT time and seeing a test drive.

[@MS940]

More real rust you remove the better it is even if you want to use converters. Get some braided wire brushes. They last 5 times longer. Would have done all cleaning and welding before rushing to coatings. Nice that brake caliber seems rebuildable.

[@lesklower7281]

Starting to repair the Mitsubishi Pajero Junior and a lot of surface rust a few holes also what a sweet little 4x4

[@pauldavies6037]

The little Paj looks like it will be a good runner "minor" rust issues

[@REPOMAN24722]

Remove every bit of corrosion and spray with Stone guard, it's like a rubber once dry.

[@terryatkinson3182]

Don't worry about scrubbing off too much rust, the more the better. Parts bill creeping up and you're only starting 😢

[@Bucharestguidedtours]

Looks good so far , best wishes and congats on 10 years. Top stuff.

[@MattBrownbill]

I learned the hard way what happens if you push a stuck piston into a caliper. 'Luckily' it was a ceramic one so I could drill and chisel it out in pieces.

[@Efferpheasants]

The Vauxhall Victor F type series 2 was one of the first production cars to have a factory underseal from new - which probably says much about underseals although obviously formulas must have been different in those days.

[@bentullett6068]

Not that bad really should clean up pretty well.

[@twocvbloke]

Yep, that brake piston is very dangerous and could attack at any time, so you dealt with it... :P

[@Jam3sA]

Ian, I agree that it looks like you've just caught the rust in time before it became a mammoth job. Despite the auto box, I agree that was worth saving. Also, what is it with Japanese cars with brake issues? (The Delica, Chemmy.... )

[@abrishatube]

The auto box is great if u take care of it

[@carlreading9916]

No27 just had some serious dents removed from two alloys from his cheap Jag XK8. Had them done by "Smart Rimz" in Oxfordshire.

[@HTMLEXP]

Those front struts look dangerously corroded. My Suzuki Alto has a similar set up. One day, a strut peeled away from the steering knuckle. I highly recommend you replace them ASAP.

[@mikes747]

That's really not too bad rust wise! Nowhere near Chemmy levels!

[@nickc4518]

Sometimes ignorance is bliss. When you bought the CityRover you had no idea it was rotting beneath you 😂

[@HubNut]

The CityRover was pretty solid! Apart from the rear spring pans. Which aren't available...

[@bmwman1981]

You want to try Milner off road in mattock they sell parts for all imported Japanese 4x4

[@TK42138]

If this car is a keeper then the only way to be sure of the condition underneath is to strip off wheelarch trims and then the rubberised underbody coating - (hot air gun and a scraper works well) yes it's a horrible job but start from a clean slate.

[@Banglish123]

I may not be the most observant observer of observations, but I'm noticing what look like wedding bands. Did I miss an important episode?

[@HubNut]

We got engaged a year ago. Not yet married.

[@shaun30-3-mg9zs]

It's coming a long well , she soon be on the road

[@daniellee9015]

Absaloutly brilliant video ian miss hubnut ❤👍 looking better each time brilliant

[@TMxl-w5t]

For the rust you can't reach, use spray on grease, as used for motorcycle chains, it's runny when sprayed on, then it sets firm, brilliant for metal brake pipes

[@delukxy]

MOT testers don't like grease covered brake pipes.

[@HubNut]

But they can't fail a coated brake pipe, only advise.

[@TMxl-w5t]

@@delukxy Tough 😉😉👍

[@erik_dk842]

​@@HubNutSo they are ok with rusted out steel pipes held together only by a thin layer of plastic? The Danish MOT fail cars with steel pipes with cracked plastic sheathing

[@TheStwat]

POR-15 liberally slathered underneath.

[@bentandre5524]

its a dakar winner, but yours not yet...but i love to see your work on this

[@johnshaw4140]

Mitsubi , cool