Congrats, Sean! That was a well-earned victory lap around Ipswich.

Congrats Sean in getting the chariot back on the road!!! F@ck those haters, you're a great and hard working bloke trying your best in putting out fantastic KZfaq content!!👌

Fantastic to see this hot looking Magna on the road! They were actually decently quick back in the day. 0-100km 6.7sec 400m 14.7 Well done for featuring such an underrated Aussie classic!

Good work Sean. I believe that there is a setting where you can mute the haters. They can comment all they like, but no one sees it.

10:12 the Sports wagon was put into production with the same body kit. But it was fitted with the standard 16 inch alloy wheels of the sedan, auto transmission, standard interior, not lowered. I actually saw one today when I was driving my Sports sedan (sedan is without the body kit, more common VRX with body kit). Yes I agree the exhaust resonance is ABSOLUTLEY insane! I'd love to own your Ralliart, but I live in Tasmania, a long way away.

Congratulations Sean! Great to see her on the road. I bought my Ralliart new and the RRP was $48,990 plus the sunroof which was about $2k. So it was a $50k+ car in 2002! Definitely overpriced, but I have no regrets. I still own mine and love driving it on weekends. If you could make a Ralliart shirt like your homegrown Heroes one, maybe with all four original colours on it, I'd buy one!

Love the Ralliart Magna ❤️ - Brings back the memory of the first car I purchased which was TJ Solara blue and silver Magna. It was an awesome vehicle 🇦🇺

Would love to see all the little things fixed up on this car, so glad to see it on the road. All the things with how you say it drive remind me again of the FTO I have. Mitsubishi really made some fantastic cars during that era, shame to see it all gone now.

Loved the build Sean, been sitting quietly and enjoying the build from the 1st episode of this. Always had a sweet spot for the TJ after my mate bought one and was chopping 5ltrs for days. Looking forward to the complete outcome! Fuck the haters! 👌🏻✊🏻

Usually don’t comment, just dropping this to say thanks for the hours of great videos, have been watching since the first AU video came out, love your work!

😊Well done Sean, you need to be able to visualise the end result when you start a project like this. You have inspired me to get another project car so I’m going to a large car show this weekend and I’ll be looking! Keep saving Aussie history and I’ve really enjoyed the shorter videos.

I have three manual ralliarts and watching your journey with this one has helped me solve a lot of issues with my three, keep up the great work

Congratulations on getting the ralliart on the road.And happy birthday Sean.

Great video mate, I used to own a 2003 Mitsubishi Magna tj sports, was basically the vrx minus the body kit, did have a rear spoiler, fast car for what it was, I had the 5 speed automatic tiptronic, I took it to willowbank test n tune and it ran 15.0sec down the quarter mile, which in my opinion was good for a stock standard 163kw v6

The ending with the tail lights had me in stitches. Funnily enough I also backed my sisters Magna into a bollard years ago when I was learning how to drive!

You need to have your local exhaust guy work up a set of tuned-length extractors for this thing, really make it howl! Those 6G engines CAN sound tough as nuts. I wonder if Kelford do a set of mild cams for them? I know the Ralliart engines had slightly better factory cams in them, but going another step further could only be a big win.

No better feeling Sean than when the project gets on the road. Happy Birthday as well mate. Seems we are both Feb birthdays.

Well Done Sean! South Australians should be proud that Tonsley's finest is still going strong!

That's awesome man, really good to see the the car on the road. I think you are absolutely right about the pleasures of driving a manual car that doesn't do warp speed. I too drive a turbo Barra powered Ford and love it, but every now and then I jump into my wife's manual RX8. Low hp, not that quick, but handles well and is just fun to drive. Enjoy the car mate, fix those niggling things over time. Paint will top the car off, but I'd imagine that would be big bucks ....

G'day Sean! Fantastic work getting the Magna roadworthy. It looks so clean inside! I'm so bloody keen to see the exterior all painted and back to its former glory. With the window adjusted and the drone sorted out, you've got yourself an A1 condition piece of Australian motoring history. Old mate at the RWC centre was on the ball. Never sell this thing if you can avoid it. Also, you're doing an amazing job with your channel and its content. You've got to remember, what you're putting out is free to the public and people don't quite appreciate how much time and effort goes into each KZfaq video uploaded by smaller creators like yourself. So you'll get haters and people who reckon their way is the only way to go. I know it can be hard at times, but you've just gotta ignore them. They're hating on the channel, not you, so remember that. While your perception of the channel may be that it's an extension of yourself, other people aren't viewing it like that, and they're not hating on you as a person. And if they are, well they don't deserve anyone's time, much less yours. Top notch stuff as always mate, very keen to see more come of it. Hope you're doing well :)

If you're disappointed about the sportswagon wait till you discover the concept photos of the ralliart magna before they dialled it back :'(

Well done Sean, good to see it passed. A few days ago, I treated the Throttle Body & MAF sensor to a proper clean. As most know, our fuel in this country is rated 71st worst quality in the world. Yes folks, this is fact. All fuels are identical, it is only the octane rating that differs. Our cars need to be tuned to take advantage of octane so use what the manufacturer specifies as anything more is a waste. Sean, make sure you rotate the RE003's every few thousand kms. They are a soft compound to start with, so they will wear a little quicker, but with front wheel drive, they tend to push a little sideways, regardless of driving technique. I also suggest anybody using a low profile or performance tyre inflates them to 38psi when COLD. Tyres gain 4 psi after they have warmed up, making 42psi which seems to be the ideal psi. I have based this on my last 20 years of buying tyres for various model XR8 sedans and my wifes preference of Subaru Impreza's (sadly n/a engines). Bridgestone, Hankook, Continentals, Pirelli and my go to tyre, Falken Azenis 510, a japanese made tyre from the Sumitomo Co who also make Dunlop. The Subaru has RE003's which are awesome, but I found the weight of the XR8 played a roll in their shorter lifespan. Have you considered a closed door respray? I have seen some excellent results on 20+ year old cars from reputable operators, around $3-4000. Considering the rarity of these Ralliart's, there is no reason these will not be a genuine collectable. Recent times have shown many non turbo or AWD cars are highly desireable and now the used market has calmed a little, the next 5 years will be interesting for those who own older cars. All the best, regards Cameron.

Good to see it on the road. I've loved seeing what you've done to this car, screw the haters. Re the "fix" for the Altezzas, as soon as I saw that come up I said to myself, "Hammer time!" but thats equally as good a solution lol.

I had a manual TH sports as my 2nd car and loved it. I remember picking it because it was Aussie built and as far as I could tell felt like a far superior build to anything else. Now your videos are making me want to re live those days by finding another one! I think a really clean TJ VRX in manual would be very hard to pass up

Great to see your Magna Ralliart droning away...keep up the great work.

Great to see the Mitsubishi Ralliart finally on the road, it looks fantastic. Happy Birthday Sean.

Thanks for the entertaining journey with this car. I bought a TH Magna Sports that was 2 years old and it's still in the family (my son now has it). It was a much more enjoyable car to drive than the VR Bt1 pack Commodore it replaced (a pig of a blunt object despite the suspension fixes I made) .

Can't wait to see it painted. 🤩 You've done amazingly well with this magna.

Great to see it back on the road Sean, will look mint when you respray it, I'd also love to see you chuck a set of Evo wheels under it

I always look forward to the next video. You're a hidden gem on KZfaq and you deserve every bit of praise the real fans send through! I still remember the first time I stumbled upon your channel and I was stunned at the quality of the videos compared to the view count. You really go above and beyond and I love it 👏👏👏

You've done well Sean. I've enjoyed the build , who gives the proverbial about the haters ..

The TJ was probably the peak of the Magnas. The front end just had a subtle hint of aggression, then they totally stuffed it with the TL/TW. It continued to get worse with the 380. I really think Mitsubishi Aust missed the bus with the 380. Apart from its blandness, it was a sedan only. Everyone knows MMA could do a good wagon, even with 4wd, just when everyone was going towards SUV/soft roaders. If they had done a slightly raised 4wd wagon version if the 380, it could have sold well. If they went further with a diesel V6 4wd/AWD version, and given it the Luxo treatment, it would have been a serious competitor for the likes of VW Passat 4-motion/Audi Quattro wagons for about 20 to 30k less. Ford’s Territory was petrol only and Holden had the horrendous Adventra with a fuel guzzling V8. Had MMA made that car, its main competitors would be the VW/Audi at quite a price premium, actually MMA could have created a whole new market segment, all for itself.

I used to have one of these and after watching your vids I definitely regret letting it go. Nice work mate she's a beauty!

I've grown fond of this car. Great to see your hard work has paid off

Good to hear that you say “colleagues” not “co-workers”! 🇦🇺

I've got a magna atm which was also my first car and I've fallen in love with them. Watching this series to see this ralliart be able to stretch its legs on the road once again gives me hope of one day being able to have my own. You're an inspiration Sean, well done 👏

The Magna has turned out really nice, your attention to detail has paid off. As for any negative comments, any comment is a comment the Algorithm does not know the difference between positive or negative comment . So that is good for the KZfaq Algorithm. So even a negative comment is a positive for your channel, pushing you up the list. I have been a mechanic for 37 years still going, i think your channel is really good keep up the great work.

1:43 The music selected by a KZfaq channel is finally 100% appropriate for the moment! Fantastic editing as well......

Absolutely loved watching this series! My love for 5sp manual Magna came from riding in one when I was 13 (28 now) and haven’t been able to shake wanting once since! Enjoy it!

Great vids mate! From a long time viewer (from Tasmania) but first time commenter! Great to see another aussie survivor on the road. Props to you Sean keep up the great work!

Have had a couple of "come out of nowhere" moments this past 24 months, happens to the best of us. Keep up the good work.

"and you know something else that's really cool about this car.... It's not very fast!" Now that's a "Glass Half Full" attitude if I've ever seen one! Haha Awesome work mate, I love seeing its progress in every video, even if there's not much progress I enjoy seeing your enjoyment of it! :)

Okay I wasn't expecting the ending xD Happy birthday Sean! Love the Magna content! Can't wait to see what's next. Greetings from Spain :)

Delighted for you mate. Go hard and dam the haters. I owned a cherry red one as a daily driver. Sold it to an enthusiast. Its in good hands. Kia kaha from New Zealand. They were 65k in New Zealand

Going great Sean…you’ve put a lot of time, sweat & your own pocket into getting this little rocket going to the blue light disco. Good for you matey. This is undoubtedly one of my favourite channels on KZfaq. The American stuff is good, & YT is flooded with it..but a lot from there is same same. This little Aussie battler is climbing the ladder! Won’t be long & I reckon you’ll be close to 100k by this Christmas. Your channel stands out with its honesty, integrity, good humour & again out of your own wallet. So enjoy your victory lap, even if it is 8 seconds to 100..who cares! Don’t let the sandcastle kickers get you down mate, they’ve never built one to start with, so keep on keeping on. If you do hit 100k by Christmas this year, I call shotgun for a lap. Enjoy

Well done Sean and Happy Birthday. So good to see you get her on the road. And the guy was right, these things a diamonds. Once the exterior is redone it's going to be a great car again. These things still fetch a good price in SA when in good condition as there are a lot of Magna owners. Yellow, Red, and Blue are the main colours seen. This one being Black would be a winner. That's if I don't win the dam lotto first. Love That Car.

Bit excited you mentioned the sportswagon, I've just bought one myself and I love it. Your videos have been mad helpful so far. Keep up the good work Sean!

Well done mate, I use to not like Magna's until one of my mates got a 2002 VRX. Now I have had 2003 KJ Verada for about 3 years now. she's a beaut. keep up the good work.

Traded in my AWD Magna in 2015, seems like yesterday. And I miss it.

Fantastic, Sean 👍🏼…. Absolutely beautiful job, mate.

Congrats on getting the car on the road and happy birthday! Really would be an uplifting surprise and one that you’ve earned. Nothing like rowing through the gears getting a less powerful machine going fast, so much more fun. Nice little bit at the end there, no more wondering what happened to the ordinary taillights 😂

Loved the journey - thanks for taking us along for the ride 👍

Good to see the beast back on the road 😂😂👍👍 I had a red back sports system on my Magna no droning exhaust and it sounded fantastic

Awesome work Sean - i'm staggered how quickly you've turned this thing around all circumstances considered. It's looking better than ever. Can't wait to see what comes next.

1:12 missed opportunity to say Diamante in the rough

Well done Sean. Great to see the Magna out on the road and that you're enjoying it. You're a class act. I reckon most haters are jealous or insecure because they either can't do what you do. It's far too easy to be a keyboard warrior instead of acknowledging great work or giving help or tips. I'm pretty impressed with the progress given the amount of time you've had to work on it. And who'd have though there'd be such a great example of japanese technology at this stage given the neglected state it was in from those first images when you purchased it. Looking forward to more of your great tips as the Ralliart continues its transformation.

Ey congrats Sean! I’m currently restoring my parents old Commodore wagon I grew up with that we sold back in 2013 to someone who really didn’t look after it. I’ve been slowly bringing it back to the condition it was in when we had it and this series is awesome to watch while I’m doing similar things! Can’t wait to see this thing get painted as mine needs the same ahah

Nice work Sean, I've really enjoyed watching you work on this car and I can almost feel how it drives. Many moons ago I had a 1996 V6 Manual TE Magna and it sounded great with a mandrel bent 2.5 inch rear muffler. I loved it but your Ralliart Magna is way better. You are a Bloody Champion. Thank you...👍👍

Top notch mate, gotta be proud of that. I run RE003 on my clubby and agree great tyre for the value. I've had the rear view mirror with the screen and camera set up but the 3 different brands I've tried all failed, tbh they were in the cheaper range of them so maybe I got what i paid for.. lol

Great work Sean, love your ralliart, sounds great and the Sports wagon you posted a pic of does exist a friend of mine owned it a while back and it was in showroom condition but had sold it awhile ago I believe it is still in Queensland but wasn't looked after very well. Keep putting up your videos as I watch them all cheers.

Great job, Sean. Makes me want to buy another TJ. That start up sound is just like my old TJ. Great car as is yours. Well done.

Nice work Sean, great to see you meet a kindred spirit in the Tester, awesome to have her back on the road . . . Enjoy and here's to seeing more of her on the channel !!

Nice outro! 😄 Big congratulations on the achievement and I hope you enjoy it. All the best. 🎉✨

Great job Sean on fixing up the Ralliart. It’s a unique car and I haven’t seen one on the road for many years. Makes a nice change from Falcons and Commodores.

Loving all your videos, Keep up the good work mate

Congrats on getting it on the road, that's always a good feeling. Don't let the haters get you down Sean, it takes guts to put yourself out there. ;) And happy birthday!

Keep up the good work, lad. Loving the content

That harlequin Sports Wagon still exists. After the motor show it was sold to a Mitsubishi dealer and is now in private hands

Fantastic work Sean. Great to see the reward for all the effort you put in. Keep up the amazing videos.

Another great video mate. Keep up the great work that you do 👍

Shaun you presented the Ralliart restoration so well, even though I’m not a Magna fan, I was riveted through this little journey. Your doing a great job 👍

Congratulations mate. I'm proud of you putting all the hard work into it.

Happy Birthday Sean, enjoy you earned it.

Hi Sean. Great work with the Magna. I owned a TH 3.5V6 Advance for 10 years (fabulous car). I also worked at a Mitsubishi Dealership selling TJ's and TL's and also the AWD's. During the launch of the AWD at Mount Cotton, we were taken for rides in a Ralliart by some very talented V8 Supercar drivers - awesome. Anyhow, when I was at Mitsubishi, I copied the Factory Workshop Manual CD for the TH, TJ, Ralliart, TL and AWD. The file is 150MB so I cannot send it to you via email/Messenger so if you want to send me your address, I am happy to send you a copy. Happy to help another Magna fan - very underrated car. Cheers

Great job and happy birthday mate!

I'm lucky 500 for the likes! So fun watching your efforts how a little love goes a long way!

absolute legend. happy birthday man. awesome stuff. best channel on yt

Great news she is on the road! Good to see we got a Magna convert! As the man said, you never see them. Plenty of Fords and Holdens out there, but as time progresses that Magna will bring a lot of interest where ever it goes. I’m saying it’s a keeper. If I had the room, I’d have one!

Great to see it on the road👍very satisfying to see after all the hard work you've put in.

AWESOME VIDS SEAN!!!! KEEP IT UP MAN! The magnas looking awesome

Awesome 😎 and happy belated birthday 🎁🎂. Keep up the good content 💪

Enjoying this series, makes me nostalgic for my old 3.5L LE Magna. They're a really fantastic car!

Its not this channel, but I started my KZfaq channel because of you, reviewing my car in detail because no one does amazing quality on "regular" cars like you do so I did too.

Congratulations. That's totally awesome.

Loved the ending 🤣🤣🤣

Loved that cheeky little edit "Cars Under 10k" nice work all round dude

Great job on the Magna Ralliart.Mate beauty is in the eye of the beholder those who do not like should not be watching these videos.The Magna Ralliart may appreciate in value specially with the work that you have put into it.I had a TJ Executive She was a great car.I always liked the VRX in this model as they also looked and went well.Keep up the good work Cheers.

Great work mate, great to see its on the road..Top video👍👍

Happy Bday! Good job on getting the car road legal!

Only recently came across your channel, really enjoying the content, love the era of cars you have had, and also the quality and detail of the production, keep up the great work

Well done Sean. It must feel very satisfying.

Happy birthday too Sean🎂 Sorry am 3 day's late🥺 I think it sounds really good Sean, you just need to have 2 minutes of revving it right to it's redline on a track day. The first video you had up of this car, it sounded incredible - budget Lexus LFA 🌟

Congrats on getting the Ralliart passed for rego and taking us for a drive. How does the steering feel ? Only asking because I once bought a 2001 Magna sedan 90,000kms on the clock ( stock standard automatic in white ) and the steering was so light and hardly any road feel. Daily driver is a BA Falcon these days, alas it's lpg and petrol. Great channel Sean, keep at it !

Amazing review Sean, thanks for sharing your Ralliart Magna. Can't wait till you fix the paint work. Sean the Mitsubishi Magna wagon Sport was released as an amazing car. It's not even limited edition, it was part of the production line up. It's the TJ Sports wagon. The Ralliart Magna was amazing in terms of it's throttle response, it's power to weight despite the engine being an extremely simple NA V6, it's standard features, it's build quality, it's Aerodynamics, the handling, the sound & it's fuel economy. It can't beat a XR6 Turbo in a straight line as that's got forced induction, but if you were to line up a Supercharged version of the Ralliart Magna against a XR6 Turbo. Think you'll find that the Ralliart Magna would be quicker as they gave the car about 250kw & would be 200kg lighter than a XR6 Turbo. But your car would beat the XR6 Turbo in the corners.

Top job Sean. Happy Birthday too. I reckon this car would be best on a twisty road where probably not much would keep up with it. Look forward to watching the ongoing improvements until it is the best one in Australia. When finished let’s see if someone can come up with a better one.

Congratulations Sean! You saved a real unicorn.

Well done Sean. The drone @ 2000-2500 rpmis is across the range of 3.5L Magnas once the factory exhaust is altered. You need to work with an exhaust guy that knows his stuff and preferably Magnas.

Happy Birthday Sean! Love the channel mate ignore the haters you are doing a great job!

Well done Sean, you should be proud of it.

Amazing work Sean! Nearly scored myself a twin a few days back, high Ks but inside and out was in showroom condition and it was completely stock. Still kicking myself I missed it Edit: Happy birthday for Tuesday too!!