VR-4 Front Subframe Assembly

[@InitialDIYmods]

That whiteboard sketch needs way more screen time. You always go to a level of detail beyond what we think we need... But we definitely need 😂 Well done sir

[@Jafromobile]

Just pause it at 0:30 ;) I put it early to make it easy to find...

[@UggaDuggaProductions]

​@@Jafromobile man... I need to learn to make drawings

[@forgoteness2]

You are the only car KZbinr I can relate to. Quality, driver car restoration, oem or better not just a 15min advertisement for 1500hp drag cars. Excellent work.

[@PHUSII]

Half of the time I ain't even watching the screen, just listening to your narration. It soothes my soul. Keep up the great work!

[@InitialDIYmods]

I rewatch all the previous videos every few years for both revisiting specific content, but also for soothing background vocals to keep my ADHD at bay 🤣

[@torstenpearson1996]

Jafro got a nice ASMR voice for sure

[@Bram0vitz]

started watching your videos 10 years ago when I got my license and will watch them over the next 10 years

[@Jafromobile]

I hope somewhere along the way I managed to help save you money, or make a toolbox decision that made your whole life easier. I know my early driving years were a financial struggle, and I've tried to make videos of the stuff I wanted to know back when the internet wasn't invented yet. I guess what I'm saying is "I'm here for you, man!"

[@CSMtv1320]

I’m not watching anymore of your GVR4 content, it’s giving me ideas I can not afford at the moment. Loving it as usual, and that whiteboard drawing A+

[@Jafromobile]

lol! If you could send me your Galant's paint job, I'll come up there and help you with it. It's already in the correct shape of the car I need to glue it to. I'll keep busting out multi-system diagrams with torque specs and part numbers until you agree.

[@CSMtv1320]

Hahahaha, come on over. Would love to see you steal my paint job 😂

[@willshen6597]

Great progress and awesome enthusiasm! If an easily available seal is the only thing you damaged getting all that back together, that's a big win.

[@Jafromobile]

I did have the calipers on the wrong sides, but I caught it!

[@yankumarrah]

Just wanted to say jafro is a big reason I decided to take on my engine build when I faced an engine block window mod on my 1.8t. Thanks for sharing the detailed content!

[@eVerProductions1]

That illustration you made on the board was so good I legit thought I was staring at a schematic til I looked at the list and the little fish icons

[@Jafromobile]

Wait until you see my next one... it's TERRIBLE! lol

[@DetectiveCoating]

Abe is the best! Such a treat to be around with his knowledge and willingness to help anyone

[@S4Meow]

That 7 degree reamer comes in handy when you are a drifter making DIY relocations to tie rod points on the hub. I’ve got several buddies with them because of that.

[@Jafromobile]

...and that's precisely why Abe has it. He moved the LCA mounting points on that 1g to add caster. It's got a tie rod bump steer correction kit, too. Abe does mods that 1 out of 1000 people would ever think about or attempt. I hope I can reel him in to many more future videos.

[@BioExtract]

Somebody should be paying you to draw diagrams like at @0:30 you are very skilled. Another great video. Love to see your progress!

[@jtamxgsx]

I left my front knuckles hanging out a couple of days when I was replacing my clutch in my 60/2000 and now they make a load noise when you drive because rain water got in the bearings.... extremely upsetting. But at least your video will help me through the process, as many of your over videos have... So huge thank you to you, sir!

[@Jafromobile]

This right here... the internet and parts supply has changed a lot... this is why I did this. You are very welcome my fellow automotive philanthropist and curator!

[@90lxfox3]

i have never seen any one as tedious or meticulous about doing everything perfect and your builds are amazing truly hats off to you jafro

[@Jafromobile]

BadObsessionMotorsport has me beat!

[@camillosteuss]

@@Jafromobile I wouldn`t say so... They dudes there are great, but i don`t see how they are doing it better... They just have a different approach and different projects, but both you and them are creative in solutions to problems unique to your builds, technical and careful where needed, willing to fabricate anything or make any parts required, attentive to proper management and handling of parts and so on... Plus, they are two guys, not one, so they can do more work and dedicated work in two areas, where you have to struggle twice as much and more to do the same as a solo artist... and yeah, i call this art, damn right! All the best!

[@Stratos1988]

RRC Restoration is quite good at this too. Right now he's doing VRF400 but if I'm not mistaken he did some restoration on GC Impreza. EDIT: and M539 Restorations is really high up there in terms of detail.

[@QSnoki]

Hey Jafro, it looks like you swapped the brake callipers from left to right judging by the bleedig nipple pointing downwards. Love to watch your work. The level of attention to detail is insane, huge amount of respect! Keep it up, loved the turtle and the dog!

[@TheUberdude14]

sharp eye

[@kiefersnell790]

Glad I'm not the only one who noticed. Here's to the carrier brackets not being side-specific.

[@jochem1986]

These are the single most satisfactory videos to watch on KZbin. Fantastic content, makes me wish that my project car was there yet!

[@markhodgkinson4992]

Don't know if you saw yet but you put the right caliper on the left spindle and vice-versa.. this restoration is awsome, this vr4 is reely getting what it deserves

[@Jafromobile]

I'm grateful for my outstanding audience's comments. Seriously, thank you. I saw it in the edits and Matt and I had a good chuckle while I fixed it before the upload, but I left it wrong in the video because my viewers learn from these comments. I promise the people who read the comments will learn more than the 5-10 seconds of screen time I give a thing as it goes by at light speed. If you read the description, you'll see you passed the test! tl;dr: I trolled for comments. Matt said "maybe they won't notice", I said, "nah, they're gonna notice!" lol

[@johnharrisjr.351]

Thankyou Jafro. I sold my '98.5 GSX after the kids arrived. But you've helped me vicariously deal with that regret for years.

[@Jafromobile]

Oh the feels... you're really gonna be feelin' 'em soon... But you're a good man for keeping your priorities straight!

[@TomsTurboGarage]

Just exquisite work Jafro, thank you for the excellent video documenting your journey!

[@Jafromobile]

I think an over-restoration is both due and appropriate for 1229. It's a much greater challenge today to keep it stock and original. Nearly impossible if it's not already all there before you start. But if it's 30 years old, original and all still there... then I don't know why you wouldn't powder coat it to preserve it? lol! See? I told you it's really difficult! Thank you for the compliment because I do cringe a little while modifying stock antique parts.

[@Murgledoo]

Gentleman with the reaming tool seems like a super nice guy.

[@Jafromobile]

When Abe was born, the value of Gold dropped so substantially it caused the ousting of Federal Reserve Chair Arthur F. Burns. Totally ended his career. I'm literally here on KZbin today because of this guy. When I got stuck on my DSM stuff in 2001, it was one of his friends that he built a DSM with who kept putting me back on track. I don't know if I'd have lasted this long in the DSM scene without both of their help. Half of this story is true.

[@scottkennedy3039]

New Jafro Video on Sunday!!! Made my day

[@TallGarage]

Ive been watching you for years and ive enjoyed every video you do, but i still have no idea what you are doing, over the span of so many years im lost on what project is what, great video.

[@Jafromobile]

It's not unusual. With 5 project cars, 5 have the same engines. 4 have the same suspensions. 3 have the same transmissions. There's so much alike among these 4 different chassis that it's normal if they seem to blend together while I breathe life back into them. So you're still doing it right! Thanks for all the support!

[@RobertWierzbowski]

That powdercoating looks so good. Love watching this work.

[@jeremiahjohnson3018]

I loved the turtle and dog interruptions.

[@johnbrewer4619]

Glad to see another great video. If you ever need light machining done I'm ready to help!

[@ShrineKeeper]

the 7 degree reamer is now a must have tool in my arsenal... and a ball joint separator. i never liked for beating the ever living piss out of steering arms to remove ball joints.

[@ForgedShaft]

Couldn't agree more

[@DenHvideHund]

You sir are very skilled. I have never seen a whiteboard sketch this cool and informative.

[@Jafromobile]

Thank you! All I want to do is save my viewers and fellow gear heads time and effort. I think it's the best way for me to condense my research to do that. I'm going to keep doing it!

[@Ludicrous_Speedway]

Thanks to you Jafro, I probably know more about Galants than I do some of my own cars.

[@Jspecrutz]

Jafro! I literally just made a video installing the sway bar bushings! I can defiantly say it is an annoying job! took me forever!!

[@Jafromobile]

I guess I got my end links on backwards? I swear I thought I followed the drawing... the end links on the outside? I put my strut bolts backwards on the passenger side, too. If you put the pointed guide bolt forward, you will pick up every single plastic bag you ever encounter on the roadway. Don't ask me why I know because I'll tell you. Sometimes those plastic bags can work as an ever-tightening saw to cut through the CV boot. Check your LCA 12 x 135's bud... you'll thank me later.

[@matteades1413]

You are quite the artist with the whiteboard!

[@LoganJohnsonWA]

Jafromobile I’m sure you know better but to me it looks like the caliper bleeders are facing down and the hose connections are pointed the wrong way. Either way they look nice and shiny

[@Jafromobile]

You passed the test. I put the test in the description! Thanks bud!

[@LoganJohnsonWA]

@@Jafromobile😅definitely didn’t ready the description. Will check next time.

[@SushiPac]

Looks so good!!! Everything is so clean hahahaha. Love the build!!! Thank you for always uploading the videos on the restoration on the vehicle

[@LgpGTR]

Leeeets gooo for half a hour of happiness 🎉

[@raceace]

That whiteboard art makes the Gutenberg Bible look shabby.

[@simonkent1291]

Love watching your videos and always get excited when a new one comes out. One question though, did you mean to fit the front calipers on upside down, was it to stop dirt getting in them.?

[@Jafromobile]

It was meant to generate comments! lol! Don't be surprised if you see me put a seal in backwards later down the road, too. That'll be your cue!

[@massless2024]

Hi I admire your work!!, I will torque the strut nuts with the tire on the ground under the car load.You should leave them just about snug, if not just a little loose. If you tighten them before you put it on the ground, when you do get the car on the ground, there will be tension on the parts, which means it will wear quicker

[@Jafromobile]

7:16 Absolutely correct. For factory bushings. The poly bushings don't bind when the bolts are tight. They still move freely. I did include this detail in the voiceover because it is important for factory rubber bushings. The new LCA's came with that, and I removed them for poly.

[@depthsounderdave]

The turtle "pleasure" cutscene was perfect, I'll never use my harbor freight press the same way again 😂

[@Jafromobile]

That noise... It's like the press is always happy to see us!?

[@depthsounderdave]

😝@@Jafromobile

[@BoostedCajun]

Yesssss!! Can’t wait to see more progress!!

[@Strykenine]

Heck yeah, new Jafro!

[@Pong-Lenis]

I'm currently rebuilding the suspension in my 89 supra. sand blasted and powdercoated subframes etc. it's interesting to see how similar everything was with your car. Although my energy poly bushings looked like they'd been on the shelf for 20 years, matte and stiff, no grease supplied :(

[@Jafromobile]

For imports you've either got a dual link or a McPherson setup. This being McPherson means the mounting points and geometry should all be about the same, you just don't have axles to deal with like I do. You've probably got a Koyo rack, too, because it's in Toyota-everything. It's great equipment! All the great Japanese legends use the same manufacturers. You pop the hood of a GT-R and there's Mitsubishi logos all over the intake and emissions controls. I'm really glad they all have so much in common because it opens up long-term options for organ donors.

[@KaMil-gw2qr]

LONG LIVE JAFRO!

[@juancampos9496]

Thanks for all the videos Jafro! So I wanted to privately message you but don't see an option on KZbin. I owned 1929 for about 2 years. It was a real fun car with a nice HX35 turbo setup. I did all the custom work myself. I'm very sad to see it in its current condition. I sold it to a young fella around 2010 and I'm assuming he destroyed it. I bought those black/machined rims and winter tires in 2009. Man that was a fun fast car.

[@Jafromobile]

I knew at some point I'd find their former owners. You saw I spoke of it with the utmost respect. When you see your old dome light find its new home right over Jafro's enormous, engorged head... we will always have that connection. We have already pressed all the same buttons. I also have its pristine dashboard, and haven't made up my mind which car it will go into yet. Probably #148 because John saw the value of it as a parts car and bought it. I wish I could go get it, and I may try... It's 919 miles away from me. There's very little salvageable on the body unless it's plastic, and I'm sure the subframe and suspension are in the same kind of condition, too. I tried to jack it up from the body. The jack went up but the body and the tires stayed right where they were. It went "crunch crunch crunch", so I stopped. I would blame the climate more than the guy you sold it to. The reason it looks like the buzzards got it is because all of the good salvageable parts had already been removed, and I have more than half of them. It clearly was winter-driven as if that was its purpose. If you never did, then yeah, blame the guy you sold it to. But none of the old Japanese stuff fares well on salted roads. Salt+time is often much worse than abuse. Rust is a killer. Edit: PS:... the engine and transmission were long gone.

[@tunanocrustgarage]

I LOVE Energy Suspension bushings, I HATE installing them. Worst set I ever installed was the complete Nissan S14 suspension and front and rear subframe bushings. By far one of the most difficult jobs I have ever done, on the ground with jack stands. 100% requires complete disassembly of every component. Though I could do it in 1 weekend...nope. Took 2 weekends.

[@Jafromobile]

Even with a lift this took me a year! LOL! It's a lot more than just the bushings, though.

[@MH-pe8wj]

13:50 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle ♻️ man 👍

[@Weldinator]

That rust hole in the wheel well tho... I hope you address that. I look forward to seeing a video on that.

[@euroberto85]

29:35 are the bleeders on DSM brake calipers supposed to be on the bottom?

[@euroberto85]

Never mind, just read the description 😅

[@dustinwestphal4333]

Great video very informative but my attention was being drawn to the calipers being mounted upside down. Flip them around they will be easier to bleed!

[@arttheseven5526]

Are'nt the caliper bleeder screw be on the top side?

[@Jafromobile]

Physics are broken in my garage. Here water rises, and air sinks to the bottom. You just open the bleeder on the bottom and all the air all pours out. It's such a blessing! Nah, j/k... check the description. ;)

[@Skungalunga]

Jafro is quite the artist.

[@Jafromobile]

"performance artist". lol. Perhaps I should save and sell these white boards?... Hmmmmm.....

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

*Thank you* for the video, Sir.🙏

[@iugrad07]

Looks good man im going pull mine again and repaint or coat n

[@Stealth4g63]

@jafromobile do you have a good video or source for cam choices? I understand stand the basics, but I know you understand it better and probably have a source. Thanks!

[@ChristmasCrustacean1]

that 7 degree reamer I would never use it... ever and yet I still went and looked at them on ebay.

[@Jafromobile]

LOL!

[@topnotchtsi]

Alright, I'll say it. I lol'd at the tortoise 🤣

[@mrsockyman]

Could you have used bolts and washers to cap the ball joint taper holes to stop the coating getting on that surface?

[@Jafromobile]

Yes. Lots of ways to mask it with enough time, but it's easier just to ream it out after it's coated. Low spots (which would created pockets) would allow water and/or salt to seed rust, but if you used a sharp thing that cut only the high spots and contact surface away, it leaves the coating on the low spots, now there's rust protection on them. The entire hole isn't tapered, so the coating will still remain beyond the contact surfaces of the parts. It's splitting hairs, but either way takes time and it's the only real plus of using the ream beyond making a used hole perfect again.

[@attpureownpk]

Use silicone paste do not use grease on rubber. silicone paste is also superior on urethane bushings. love the videos.

[@Jafromobile]

I totally agree! I used "grease" as a verb instead of a noun specifically for that reason.

[@andyoverall1951]

Nice! You painted the calipers red? Are they going to stay red? You don't look like the red caliper type........

[@Jafromobile]

They're powder coated to match the factory valve cover color. It was the thing people did to these cars at their peak of popularity, so I mimic'd that to poke their brains. I personally think it clashes, but it was right for a Galant. It will look 100x better when the car's paint is all the same color.

[@nismofreak33]

Jafro! I was crying as you fit the calipers on the wrong side. Bleed nipple goes up! Unless Mitsubishis are weird for some reason....

[@Jafromobile]

It's okay. I was trolling for comments. My last video got 1/3 as many even though they were all glowing, kind, and flattering comments. Check the description. ;)

[@seymoarsalvage]

Nissan clutch slave cylinder, bleed valve on bottom. Issa pain to bleed..

[@nismofreak33]

@@Jafromobilehaha got me good!

[@Jafromobile]

@@nismofreak33 It's shocking that this is all it took to snag the algorithms again. This video's doing better than anything I've uploaded all year because of everyone looking out for me. What a great audience! I told everyone this channel runs on gratitude.

[@patrickmoodabe9728]

Best. KZbinr. Ever. Forever. 👏👏👏👏

[@Jafromobile]

Thank you bro! I wouldn't be where I am without you!

[@chopz0107]

is it me or did you install the calipers upside down or oppesite side

[@Jafromobile]

Read the description.

[@Jafromobile]

I caught it, and rather than re-shoot scenes to fix the video I decided to troll for comments! ;) The astute ones among us have identified themselves!

[@daves8407]

I was going to wait and see if you caught this but I see you have. Glad you did, and as always fantastic work

[@Jafromobile]

@@daves8407 Only on my channel does air pour out of the bottom of the calipers. :D

[@winiary_taniegruzy]

Congratulations on putting your calipers on upside down

[@Jafromobile]

Thanks 👍 It was fixed before the video was uploaded. It's in the description.

[@jaapatedijkstra]

Love..

[@m2autoworks]

calipers on the wrong sides. going to be hard to bleed with the bleeder facing down

[@-FOXX]

Rear Steering Delete. With them bigboy arms too... le' drool

[@Jafromobile]

Keen observation! You're gonna love the next episode!

[@AdmissionGaming]

Jafro, any chance you would like to recondition my mitsubishi 3000g vr-4?

[@AlejoMX5]

Wow. Just. Wow.

[@davidsawyer1599]

Ahhhhh question. 4056A014 Front Stabilizer Link. Quantity of 2. There appears to a rendering of a snack? Maybe a reference to a card game? An activity were a bait or net used? Another educational and interesting presentation. Thanks.

[@JS-qp5wj]

When did you get a new garage?

[@Jafromobile]

About a year and a half ago. You have a lot of catching up to do if you just noticed... we've got 7 bays, TIG, MIG, Tire machines, dyno, lifts, and tons of progress on 3 different cars. Even a new project car you might not know about? It's really helped a lot.

[@camillosteuss]

I like blasting my internal threads with long nozzle can of industrial grease for forklift chains... It`s made to serve a thing that sits outside, gets rained on, gets covered in dust, chunks of crap and possibly salt if it`s winter... Just have 2 cans, one with a long nozzle for internals and the spray cap for the male threads... It`s disgustingly sticky, even dish detergent doesn`t wash it off the hands in one go, so it`s what i advise for any chassis fasteners... Also, if you have a scratched area or a surface that you need to protect from rust, but painting it is just a waste of effort for whatever reason - this thing will do you good too... Just spray the area with it and voila, rust protected... Reapply every 6 months if it`s on a surface that has full exposure to aggressive elements or whatever that could wash or wear the grease down, but other than that, most places you can blast once every few years and it will just keep building up slowly... I find it almost to be a counterpart to the cavity wax... One is for cavities, the other one is for fasteners and exposed areas... Also, generally speaking, turning of the reamers backwards is considered a no-no among many machinists... I don`t know whether it`s a tall tale and a myth like backstroking the files which appears to have been debunked by fireball tools, but reamers i have not seen spun backwards like ever, at least not without someone starting a yelling party in a hurry over how it ruins the edge, which is said even for cylindrical reamers, which do not cut on the straight or spiral flutes, they cut solely on the small tapered section of the flutes at the lowest part of the reamer... The flutes are there to channel junk, to stabilize and guide the damn thing straight through the piece... Tapered reamers actually do cut on the flutes, so i think that you could dull those out by backspinning them or working them back and forth as if a threading tap... Not an admonishment, but just a thing to think about or question the next time you handle a reamer... Also, taper reamers seem to benefit even more from lubricants(not cutting coolants) and cutting oils than the cyl. reamers do, so always use it...

[@josephyantz745]

Where’s the episode where you tackle the brakes?

[@Jafromobile]

I believe I delivered them to Detective Coating in "Galant VR-4 Subframe Restoration Part 2" and picked them up in part 3. There is an old, short, demonetized video of me doing my GSX's brakes' rebuild. Ironically it's demonetized by the record label of a DJ who made his entire song out of other artist's work.

[@iugrad07]

I had a issue with them too ugh

[@Jafromobile]

I already know you mean the sway bar bushings because nothing else was a struggle. Just a process.

[@iugrad07]

@@Jafromobile i gave up for now and used other ones besides poly ugg

[@jeffreykreidler5223]

Good God,d0 you got it goin on. wow

[@Mango_McPoo]

Brake bleeders at the bottom??? doesn't look right

[@tangles01]

Wait you used nickel antisieze and don't look like the T-1000

[@Jafromobile]

I know! The secret to success is keeping the bottle clean.

[@tangles01]

@@Jafromobile I think it's fucking voodoo, BURN THE WITCH

[@spineblaZe]

17:42 nice

[@azazeldeath]

Love when people say dont reuse x part because x reason. Im an ex mechanic, we recondition and reuse ALOT of parts. Why? Because people are cheap and seem to think every mechanic is out to get them. Or trying to sell you parts, atleast in every shop ive worked at. We never made a cent on parts. As long as rotors as in spec, no bad wear etc they are fine to keep using

[@hond4srule]

Me waiting to see you realize the calipers are on the wrong sides 🙊😶‍🌫️

[@Jafromobile]

Already caught it. It's in the description.

[@hond4srule]

@Jafromobile Dang, my bad. I watched through the whole thing like, I just know he's gonna catch it.

[@Jafromobile]

@@hond4srule Yeah, literally the next time I went to the shop after it was assembled, Matt and I had a good chuckle. He was like "maybe they won't notice"... and I was all like "nah, they're definitely going to notice but I'm not fixing it." lol

[@digigl21]

when gsx video

[@AbendscheinLGN]

Those bushings are binding so bad. You Shouldn't need to compress bushings around the parts of motion like that. A swaybar should freely(relatively) rotate in place once the bushings are torqued down. :|

[@Jafromobile]

But they do rotate in place. This is just how hard they are to install with a bracket that must hook into the frame, rotate 90° and be bolted down on only one side. When you attempt to rotate the sway bar installing them they either 1) make a bent part of the sway bar try to share the same space the subframe occupies, or 2) not compress the edge that rolls against the frame, pushing the hooked side out. Once you get the brackets to rotate into place, they're fine. There is no binding with them installed, they just don't cooperate with the install. There are other commenters here talking about these, and I know I won't have any of this trouble on the rear where the bracket just uses 2 bolts on either side of the bar.

[@tyberzann9713]

Jafro, you put on the calipers wrong. Left is right…

[@Jafromobile]

In only 12 hours, my video has beaten the number of comments of my last video. Check the description! I'll have to do this more often... lol!

[@tyberzann9713]

Then happy swapping around :D ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ @@Jafromobile

[@nophobia123]

I think you put the wrong caliper on the wrong side

[@Jafromobile]

You have been exposed as one of the smart ones. Check the description, lol!

[@nophobia123]

@@Jafromobile love your videos Jafro you are truly an inspiration. Figured you’d catch the mistake but still had to make sure.

[@74_Green]

Beta Fish ;)

[@kennypool]

You really should have a hobby.

[@Jafromobile]

lol!

[@kennypool]

@@Jafromobile love ya brother

[@Katchi_]

I hate energy suspension. Their insistence on using ridiculously high durometer urethane for everything is stupid. NOBODY sees a benefit from it.

[@Jafromobile]

They're not being installed because I chose them. There's a thing about options... when you run out. The benefit in my case is being able to put a bushing back in the hole. It's definitely more maintenance over the long haul.

[@djsi38t]

Try to come across as extremely knowledgeable and make simple fundamental mistakes....Hey...we are only human..My driving instructor years ago had a VR4....I said...WTH is that....He told me...I thought,hey thats cool..

[@andyoverall1951]

Nice! You painted the calipers red? Are they going to stay red? You don't look like the red caliper type........

[@Jafromobile]

I know I replied to this one?! Where did it go?!?! lol. They're powder coated to match the factory valve cover color. I had the valve cover restored by Detective Coating, too. Everyone was doing this to their calipers in the 90's no matter what color their car was, and I matched the valve cover to poke everyone that was alive back then in the brain. I think it clashes, too... but it's period-correct. It will look much better once the body panels are all the same and correct color of green. A color I may tweak slightly?

[@andyoverall1951]

That is true, I remember the trend. It gave me a good laugh. It makes sense now you say that and it will add to the retro effect quite nicely.