Phase 3 - 1998 Mitsubishi Montero walkthrough

[@philk8807]

We have an 02 Limited with 176k. It's our only car. When I talked about getting another car and the Montero would be my car, my wife said it was her car. So i am going to be looking for a 2nd Montero. I love the 1998. I am going to be looking for one of those!

[@itsaboutfam]

I hope you find a nice Gen 2.5. They are hard to find especially good ones that haven't been neglected but good ones are out there. You just have to be resilient and patient finding one.

[@philk8807]

There's an 04 for sale in my town with only 47k miles. Killing me I don't have the money for it! They asking $12k. @@itsaboutfam

[@DuanDao]

Bro this is one fine example of a montero

[@itsaboutfam]

@@DuanDao Thank you 🤜🤛

[@briankauhane2779]

I have a 99 same colors, winter package. I appreciate the headlight upgrade. Looking forward to the new idea for them. I will eventually change mine out, I want to keep the glass.

[@itsaboutfam]

The projector retrofit is worth the upgrade....better light and you won't blind others. You can do it on the original OEM headlights. When I do my next set I will most likely make a video of the process, but that will be in a few months.

[@MadFluffysterXaines]

YESSSSSSSSS I finally get to unlock the secrets of your lighting >:3 Thank you so much for this video, your monty has been an inspiration for mine since day 1! You're the best 😄

[@itsaboutfam]

Thank you...I appreciate it. Others have inspired my build and it's pretty cool that mine has inspired yours. Thank you for commenting 😎

[@ella785]

I love how refined these gasoline engines are. The diesel variants are very truck like.

[@itsaboutfam]

They are nice and smooth and quiet, BUT they sure don't make the torque the diesels do.

[@pichkeang]

I LOVE THAT CAR SO MUCH

[@itsaboutfam]

Thank you😎👍

[@elvie174able]

Love your Montero and we just bought a 2002 a few weeks ago and love it We moved here to the Philippines last year and over here they are called Pajero's and most have a turbo diesel. Also if you want the flared sheet metal version they offered the Fieldmaster version. We did get this version in the 2002 model year but it is just a 4x2 and has the 4m40 inner cooled turbo diesel engine. I do plan to get another one of these Pajero with 4x4 and hopefully the Fieldmaster version as I really love the body's on these 2nd gens. I had a 1969 Camaro when I was in the US and sold it when I retired here to Philippines last, maybe that explains why I like the lines on these Montero's/Pajero's.

[@itsaboutfam]

I fell in love with Pajeros when I went to the Philippines way back in 1999. I wanted one but it took another 16-17 years to finally own one. Maraming Salamat for the comment!!

[@elvie174able]

@@itsaboutfam Yeah my wife is from here in Bohol where we reside now and we picked up our Pajero from over in Cebu and took a cargo ferry across and brought here to Bohol. I like the Pajero JR too, the 3 door SWB and even like the boxy 1st gens too and I seen one in Cebu last week, 2.5 turbo diesel but no inner cooler so I held off on getting it but I sure like these SWB Pajero's too.

[@itsaboutfam]

@@elvie174able The SWBs are nice .. unfortunately the U.S only got the Gen 1s available SWBs. We saved a 1989 Gen 1 LWB last year to restore. We also have a 2002 Gen 3 Limited that needs to be fixed also. I got too many projects 😅

[@BrokeWrench]

I recently found a guy that swapped a v8 from a tahoe into a montero sport. Found you while looking for other interesting montero stuff

[@itsaboutfam]

Thanks man. Mine doesn't have a nice V8 swap...but I still love the damn thing.

[@rudrranshs6620]

​@@itsaboutfamI bet this is way more reliable than a v8 anyways!

[@itsaboutfam]

@@rudrranshs6620 The good ol original 6g74 installed from the factory back in 1998 is still running smooth and just hit 250k a couple months ago. I do want to swap to a 3.8 6g75 maybe in a couple years.

[@rudrranshs6620]

@@itsaboutfam 250k is nothing for these machines, anyways eagerly waiting for the 6g75 swap vid! I myself own a 2.8 4m40 lwb here in India, and I must say it's a reliable Torquey beast!

[@nyzz1351]

Beautiful work ❤️

[@itsaboutfam]

Thank you...I appreciate that 👍

[@elijahdondada]

Excellent mods!

[@itsaboutfam]

Thanks man. I got some major stuff planned.

[@isaiasoverlander]

Excelent video 👏🏻

[@itsaboutfam]

Thank you for commenting and glad you enjoyed the video! 😎

[@xmeo30]

nice rig talaga sir! im decided to install a jaos bullbar, looks great, im going to sell my ralliart over rider and replace it with jaos

[@itsaboutfam]

Salamat man....I appreciate it. 🤘😎

[@PrzemyslawWielki]

Great project! Could you please share with me exactly, the website or company who did the retrofit lamps for you? More info please.

[@itsaboutfam]

I did the retrofit myself. I am planning on doing another set of projectors later this year and do a video of how I do it.

[@briankauhane2779]

Love all the work and it looks perfect. Would you have a link or description of the JAOS bull bar?

[@itsaboutfam]

I don't have a link unfortunately....mine was from a friend of mine in the Philippines and it was used. I don't think Jaos makes them anymore. You would have to maybe find a used one like me or maybe a place still has them in stock.

[@greivinom]

excelent video!

[@itsaboutfam]

Thank you. 🤜🤛

[@allkindsoftechnicalstuffre9943]

Nice one bro i have same unit USDM Montero badge i happy with it.

[@itsaboutfam]

That's awesome! They are great SUVs!

[@huynhnguyen-official]

Love this car❤. Where can I get the spoiler bro?

[@itsaboutfam]

My uncle got me that spoiler when he went to Japan in 2016. A few fellow Montero owners here in the U.S were able to find an identical spoiler on eBay, but not sure if they are still available.

[@franklynnortelus349]

Great job well done I have winter package. How can I get part from philippine or OEM parts for it.

[@itsaboutfam]

Well...it's a bit of work and coordination with a friend and sometimes family that visit there to get parts. The bigger parts are harder because of the expensive shipping costs so sometimes my friend or family will transport it with their baggage. I do have a side business page on Instagram called Nostalgic JDM and post parts for sale that I have been able to get through friends and family and sometimes myself with a couple contacts I have through the years when I was finding parts for my Galants.

[@adisamma]

Hello, thank you for sharing your journey, this is super useful. I've also just got a 1997 montero that Im getting fixed. Fuel consumption is abnormally high. Would you have an idea of where this could potentially come from? By abnormally high I mean less than 300km on a full tank.

[@itsaboutfam]

Thank you..I appreciate your comment. As far as your MPGs....that's not great at all. Is the Montero throwing and CEL codes?

[@itsaboutfam]

When was the last time you did a full time up? Have tried to clean the injectors?

[@MotoDUDEabides]

I’m in lakeland Florida and looking to pick up a montero. What part of fl are you in?

[@itsaboutfam]

I live in the South Orlando area

[@BattleshipSailorBB63]

I'm purchasing a '98 Winter Package later today after test driving it this weekend. I had no idea there was this sort of sub-culture fandom around them, I just sort of stumbled into it, while looking to downsize from my previous full-size pickup. You keep mentioning "other Members", are you referring to a Fourm somewhere? I'd like to glean as much knowledge as I can and would love a place to talk with other owners.

[@BattleshipSailorBB63]

A lot of these upgrades shown are already done to this truck...3" lift with Old Man Emu springs, on 33" BFG AT, manual hubs, etc. Shockingly little rust, having been Midwest driven its' whole life, after a complete fluid change I'll slather the underside with Fluid Film before re-mounting the ADD skidplates that come with it. There was a bit of suspension wobble on bumps during my short test drive, my wild guess is worn shocks and/or torsion bars not set up the same on each side. A small number of niggling problems, but the things that NEED to work do. Pretty stoked to pick it up later today.

[@itsaboutfam]

@@BattleshipSailorBB63 First congratulations on the Montero...even better a Gen 2.5 with the Blister fenders. Yeah ..the Montero community is pretty solid and a great group of owners. Majority of awesome and are willing to help, there are a few bad ones, but that's any type of group. I meant to say "Owners" but yes there is a FB group called Mitsubishi Montero Owners USA which is mainly U.S owners. ADD had a forum but it shut down to lack of activity. No one goes to forums anymore....I prefer it but it's not a thing anymore these days. You can also check out Expedition Portal. Their forum is kinda active and they cater to anyone. There is a sub section for Mitsubishi owners in the forum. I have a build thread there but I haven't updated it in awhile.

[@BattleshipSailorBB63]

@@itsaboutfam Bah! I haven't logged into FB for many years, you're gonna make me finally do it, aren't you? :p You mentioned full dashboard LED upgrade, is that a full kit I can purchase somewhere, or pieced together? You've done what looks to me like a lot of smart upgrades, hope you don't take offense to me copying a good deal of it heh. Ladder, roof rack, and headlights are my planned starting points from what the truck doesn't already have.

[@itsaboutfam]

@@BattleshipSailorBB63 It's up to you, the FB has a lot of good info and owners that can provide information. It would be cool if there was a forum...but currently there isn't. I don't mind if you take ideas off mine...I am humbled to inspire your build. There are a few owners prior to me that helped inspire my direction of my build. The LED dash upgrade you have to put together. Here is the bulb list. forum.expeditionportal.com/threads/mitsubishi-montero-dash-console-and-interior-led-bulb-replacement-gen-2-5.119160/ My best initial advice is make sure all the maintenance is done in your Montero. These are great tough reliable machines..but like anything only if maintained properly. Most important is the timing belt and water pump, revised crank bolt, etc etc.

[@tannguyenduc1753]

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[@sebaseba1982]

How you feel the 33/12.50 on the low gears?...and normal 2wd are you lost a lot power?is true that with 33 you go to loose 1 gear?

[@itsaboutfam]

Monteros/Pajeros/Shoguns had different gearing in different markets so I am not sure what gear ratios you have on yours. Mine have 4.27 gears and I am in lower elevation and Florida is pretty flat so running 33's isn't much of an issue for me. If you're in higher elevation and again based on what gears you have...running bigger tires can affect performance. I haven't had an issue so far but there have been fellow owners that live in higher elevations and have to deal with mountain inclines and declines that struggle with 33s. I am not sure what you mean "lose 1 gear" but I never had that issue. Running bigger tires will affect performance for ANY vehicle. Now with off-road 4wd rigs that have heavier tires it's more noticeable.

[@sebaseba1982]

@@itsaboutfam thanks!

[@KenHer3500]

I was told that you had to extend something from the rear axle when lifting a Montero. What do you have to extend?

[@itsaboutfam]

It's suggested to upgrade your rear panhard bar when you lift it. ADD sells an adjustable panhard bar which I am running.

[@KenHer3500]

@@itsaboutfam was their a rear brake line pipe you have to extend too?

[@itsaboutfam]

@@KenHer3500 if your lift id more than 2 inches it's suggested to get the longer brake line to the rear differential

[@awanghasanuddin8965]

Sir..the ultra gauge can be install to Montero gen 2 2,8 engine diesel ??. because I want to put mine..

[@itsaboutfam]

I don't see why not as long as you have an OBD2 diagnostic port it will work.

[@Artem3236]

Where can I get that grill?! 😭and the oh shit handle bracket?

[@itsaboutfam]

The Pajero Evo grille was a gift from my wife a couple years ago. The bracket for my radio on the "Oh shit" handle is just screwed onto the OEM handle. I may find a different location to mount it before it kinda makes the functionality of the handle useless. Thank you for watching 🤜🤛

[@jojodelima1953]

I would do the same things and details

[@itsaboutfam]

Thank you for the comment....much appreciated 😎

[@KenHer3500]

What is the RS trim compared to the LS and SR?

[@itsaboutfam]

Honestly I forgot there was an RS trim on the Gen 2 Monteros. I could be wrong but I am basing this from Gen 1s I have seen, RS models are basic equipped like no power windows or seats.

[@franklynnortelus349]

48:07

[@DSERUR24]

swap to a 3.8 minvec

[@itsaboutfam]

I am leaning on the 6G75 swap. The MIVEC version is a bit tricky. I would have to really figure things out and have it solid as far as wiring and all. This rig is going out and about and simplicity is your friend if things fail. A 3.8 swap either non MIVEC or MIVEC is definitely on the table.

[@DSERUR24]

@@itsaboutfam yes would be super a vid on the proces if you do it , i have a gen 3 ,2003 that the motor was spinig freely and no crank so got that down to the block and curently fixing, so i bught the 98 sr , its my daly bow but got a lot of little things the guy so who sold it to me put rtv on evrithing and even silicon the sunroof lol going to fix and paynt eventually. So i am looking at your vids and doing the same things you have .. thanks

[@itsaboutfam]

@@DSERUR24 Wow...sounds like we are in the same boat getting our projects running. A motor swap isn't on my short list of stuff to do on my 98 since the 6G74 currently is still running strong other than bad VSS's. I wish I documented more stuff I did on my 98 but doing KZbin videos wasn't my thing for awhile. So a lot of the stuff I did previously wasn't documented video wise and even most of our adventures. I just got motivated and creative last year and dedicated to making more content mainly to help fellow owners of the vehicles I have and something my children can look back to see in the future and maybe inspire some people on the way.