Back on The Road - Daihatsu Cuore Avanzato TR-XX R4 Project Episode 18
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- With the MOT passed, it's time to see what my Daihatsu Cuore Avanzato TR-XX R4 project car is actually like to drive. Here's some of my first impressions.
Thanks to Lewis from Car And Mechanical for assistance with filming this video.
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The FAQs:
"So this is a Mira, right?"
Yes, sort of. It is basically identical to the L500 (specifically, the L512S) Daihatsu Mira TR-XX Avanzato R4.
"Don't Mighty Car Mods have one of these?"
Again, sort of. They're a very close relative of the Daihatsu MCM's Marty is a big fan of. The car in their Kei To The City film (and Marty's later conversion project) share much of this car's DNA.
"Didn't Regular Car Reviews drive one of these?"
Yes! On the RCR UK trip, they drove an almost identical UK-spec Cuore Avanzato. I actually met the owner at the RCR UK meetup. It's actually my Suzuki Cappuccino that they mention in the video about the meet.
"What does Cuore Avanzato even mean, anyway?"
It's Italian, actually. "Cuore" means "Heart", and "Avanzato" means "Advanced".
"I drove one of these in Gran Turismo, and it said it was front wheel drive, not all wheel drive?"
They did 2WD/FWD versions of the turbo Miras in Japan, too, the "4" in the name is what denotes the AWD/4WD/4x4 version.
"Is it a kei car?"
Yes, it meets the kei car regulations, though whether it "counts", being a UK car, is an interesting question.
"Is it JDM?"
No, it's a UK model, there are some subtle differences/modifications for the UK market, though nothing earth shattering.
"Did they really only make 80 of them?"
Of the UK road car version, yes, give or take a couple, plus there were about 20 rally-prepared ones. The Japanese equivalent is far more common.
"Is it a 3 cylinder engine?"
No, it's a 4 cylinder, the Daihatsu JB-JL 16v engine, though it meets the same 660cc capacity limit for kei cars that the three cylinders used elsewhere do.
"Is it turbocharged?"
Yes, with a small top-mount intercooler.
"How does the AWD work?"
There is a selectable drive to the rear coming off the gearbox, with a viscous coupling between the rear differential and the propshaft to allow for the difference in wheel speeds when cornering.
"How much does it weigh?"
768kg, per the UK original specification sheet.
"Where can I get one?"
To be perfectly honest, it's a lot easier to find a JDM one as an import than a UK car, but if you keep an eye on Ebay and forums, one might come up.
"Is it for sale?"
I'm afraid not, no.
Title music:
"RetroFuture Clean"
Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Just watched you whole build! Don’t own one, but love your attention to detail on the mechanical bits and bobs! Good job
Thanks!
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Watched the whole build, great job mate. i dont even know why the average views were around 2000, you shouldve gotten much more attention, these are solid videos, professionally executed and fixed, greatly edited. nevertheless. i'm expecting more great content since i've just subbed :)
Hey, thanks! As long as people like it, that's the main thing. I've not been that active recently, but I'm hoping to crack on with a few more things in 2018.
Don't even worry, ChrisFix (famous TH-cam car mechanic) uploads a project update once a month, you uploaded 18 episodes over the span of 5 months! 18/5 is around 4 videos.
You uploaded x4 times more content than him, both of you share great info about how to fix the cars you're working on. Anyways Dave I believe your channel will blow up soon, don't forget us when you're famous ;)
A week ago we bought Daihatsu cuore 2006 model. Its my first car in life.
I'm watching this 6 years after the even and have thoroughly enjoyed the journey. I nearly purchased one in 1998 I really wish I had. There's one on ebay that is very tempting but has subframe rust causing an MOT failure but I love a challenge. Brilliant little car
send this build diary to Mighty Car Mods
Just found this series today. Loved it!
I just finished watching the whole series of this build and it's been very enjoyable. The quality of your video work, editing and narration is superb. Many thanks and keep them coming!
I just watched the entire series and it was quite amazing. Real british problem solving brilliance. I look forward to this and other video's you produce, thanks for the quality content.
Greetings from Malaysia, i watched all your videos and its surprisingly informative, in my country we have Perodua Kancil which using l201 engine and also my daily driver, keep this daihatsu thing going dude (sorry for my bad english) Haha.
Thanks! Yes, a lot of people recommend sourcing Daihatsu parts from Malaysia, Indonesia, or the Philippines, because they're popular there. The stopped selling the cars here a few years ago, so it's a bit more difficult to get things.
Give us more please! Loved watching all the vids on this! Used to have an Alto. K cars are underrated.
I love DIY videos on small cars like this. All your videos were well put together, quite explanatory and with decent use of English. Thank you, I really enjoyed all of them.
34Kuro Thanks, glad you liked them!
I just finished the whole build and it was really entertaining to watch. You do a better job at editing and delivering than some people who have hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Your workmanship is excellent, and you don't let discontinued parts get in your way. I have yet to see anyone else use a 3D printer to make car parts. I look forward to what ever else you have in store.
Hey, thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
You did a spectacular job with the car! Loved watching the build!
I just watched the entire series while I'm supposed to be chasing some serious work-related deadlines. It's like a guilty pleasure. A daytime soapy for garage-mechs. :D Brilliantly done mate!
I've wathched every video to this point. What a cool little car and some awesome videos. Thanks for posting. 🙂
Great video Dave,
My name Jason, from Malaysia.. currently I'm owning a Perodua Kancil converter to L512 (aka JBJL),
It's really a fun car as it's my first ride unitl today..
The best part is,, after converting the halfcut JBJL auto transmission,, the whole ride become more fun & alive.
And I hope in future, we can exchange more idea about kei-car modification.
And hope u may create more videos about your ride .. cheers bro .. 👍
What a great restore/rescue! It looks like a lot of fun to drive! I thought everything you did to the car was very tasteful and not too flashy.
Just binge watch from ep1 to 18 loved the all. Thanks for the entertainment.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed them!
Great project series mate, it's fantastic to see a rare car such as this given a second lease of life after being neglected by it's previous owner.
Thanks, glad people are enjoying it!
Amazing build and videos! I thank TH-cam for recommending me this. Finished the whole playlist in a day, and I am glad I did, but need more of this happy little car. Also, you deserve way more subscribers/views. Marty would be proud.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
... absolutely great job..mighty Dave... amazing...
Brilliant mate, great video 👍🏻
Thanks!
"while masking how quickly you're aren't actually going"... BWAHAHAHA!!!
Sounds like it might be due for a set of new shocks? Might tighten up the suspension nicely. Maybe buying/making polyurethane bushings for some bonus points?
It doesn't feel too wallowy to me, and despite the age, it's only done 35k, so the suspension seems to be in reasonable condition. Freshening things up probably wouldn't hurt, but I don't believe it's actively necessary quite yet, so it's one of these things where I might have a poke at it in the future.
If I needed to replace any bushes, my preference would normally be for rubber ones, as it's not going to be used hard, and my intent was to keep the car pretty much standard, or at least only make minor/reversible modifications.
WOW!! Loved all your videos and hot off to you for all the effort you did in making them,Well done.
Thanks!
Regardless of its power output, it's a healthy-sounding little motor. I think it's a cool car and you did a great job getting it back on the road.
Thanks!
Loved this. Watched them all. Want one now. Makes my Ignis sport seem huge.
Grear series, cant wait for you to put out more videos. Thank you
Awesome project and awesome videos!
Really enjoyed watching
Really enjoyed watching these videos. Nice job!
i have a daihatsu mira classic i need to get on the road. been following your progress. its awesome
Thanks!
It's on the road yay! it was fun to watch these series.
Thanks!
Just watch the full build spot-on great work it’s given me the inspiration to start me on project thanks 👍
Watching this makes me really miss England. I was stationed at RAF Lakenheath for 3 years and the most fun I had was zipping along the twisty backroads on the weekends. You don't get that here in the states.
Yeah, though narrow country roads get a bit tight in large modern stuff sometimes!
good to see it up and running 👍🏻💙
Thanks!
Love this series, thank you for making it! How's the car doing?
Bravo on getting this little car back on the road! Most people would have given it up and taken it to the crusher.
Congrats, nice work and it looks like a fun car, well done!
You deserve waaay more subs
Thanks! Though I seem to have been getting a fair amount of subs over the last week or so, which is nice.
Great series. Thanks for sharing. It inspires me to do something similar!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
One of the most my favourite Kei car. Please next time make a Cappuccino episodes!!!
Might not be immediately, but yes, I'll be making some videos on the Cappuccino in the future.
Great, can't wait!
Watch all the vid's about the Cuore, very nice job, wish I had your car repairing skills :)!
Hey Dave
Absolutely love the Daihatsu content it's so rare to see this hand on no nonsense approach towards working on cars with passion .
Keep up the good content ( FYI The Daihatsu I think is pronounced C-----ORE not QURRA )
Cheers 😋
Thanks! Yes, I know I'm butchering the pronunciation somewhat, I just can't seem to help it! I'm sure it makes any Italians who hear it properly wince, it seems that it should be more "kwor-eh" according to translation sites etc.
You would think Daihatsu would names the car something more simple haha . By the way do you work in the motor trade as you seem fairly knowledgeable .
Cars are just a hobby for me - I am an engineer, but that's something of a red herring with this kind of stuff, as someone being an engineer doesn't necessarily mean they know anything about cars!
Good to see it on the road. How is the turbo? Hope the oil feed is ok. I’d be tempted to rig a boost gauge just to keep an eye on the boost.
The displacement and rev range remind me of a motorcycle engine.
im actually pretty sure suzuki ones were based off bike engines and were very similar. the turbo was added because it made it a fair bit more driveable. the short stroke but large bore kinda cuts the torque down. pretty sure the cappuccino had an identical bike engine. even higher rev limit on those, think the red area starts on the clocks at around 10.5k-11k rpm. so the limiter is probably 12k! 0.0
honda's are the same. the B and K series were designed with the same principles, short stroke, big bore.... good if you like lots of revs.
I like watching you rebuild this car, liked and subscribed
Thanks!
Hows it holding on Dave , great ride
Great video
It looks so cool! :)
Nice work great series
Thanks!
Fantastic car I won’t one 🤩
Wandering over from SA:AI. Nice job. Now take care of that rust on the radiator support! :)
Cheers! Yeah, it's on the list, as is a more general rustproofing session around the car, but I need the weather to warm up for it to be practical. I haven't been taking the car out on the salted roads, though, so a little bit of a wait won't hurt it.
Awesome, my dude! I love watching old neglected cars get some love that they needed. I'm sure this will go great along with your Suzuki Cappuccino! :)
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Can't wait to see some mods getting done! Are we going to see something overkill like coilovers? hehehe
I'm probably going to keep it pretty much standard, I think, as the UK market ones are much rarer, I'd rather not do anything not easily reversible.
Yeah, I need to do some bits on the Cappuccino, too, I've been neglecting it of late.
Very interesting video, I'm just watching the series now. Do you still have this car?
Yep, still got it, though been a while since I did much with it.
@@InitialDave I'm just watching your oil change video with horror in my eyes! Are you planning on keeping it?
Normally it is driving as a FWD car.
Is it possible to make it into a full time 4WD car?
Fairly sure I have seen the intersection 3:50 on heartbeat. :)
there ment to be 70-30 split on the 4wd mate! i cant wait to get my 96 mira zato r4 on the road too!
Sounds like a plan! On the AWD split, is that noted down somewhere? I saw on Mighty Car Mods that when Marty put his on the dyno that's what it came out at, but I noticed that his earlier car has a slightly different gearbox setup, so wasn't sure if it'd be the same on an L512S.
I don't think they had ABS, I remember why I regrettably sold mine now, after doing a 360 on the ice! :D
It's a cute car
Good Work.
Thanks!
Love all these progress but as other mentioned, Rust protection should be done asap~
GOOD JOB!!!
뚝섬등대 Thanks!
Do you still have the car? Love the series you did
@@weymouthladuk yep, still got it tucked away
Brilliant glad to see it on the road do you have an FB or messaging site and was wondering can I find K cars like that in the UK and would it be cheaper for my insurance cause I'm 18
Well, if you're interested in Kei cars in the UK, Kei Cars In The Park is likely the best place to start asking. They have a forum and a good number of knowledgeable people for the various brands. Stuff crops up for sale there too.
I will say that, at 18, I'm afraid your insurance is going to be pretty eyewatering on most things. My advice would just get quotes from the comparison sites on absolutely everything you can think of, and see if anything crops up as being particularly cheap compared to others.
How you doing Dave finally got my avanzato running, went for a induction kit as air filter was impossible to source, any chance you know the size of the transaxle seals on them?
Hey, congratulations, good stuff! Afraid I'm not sure at all on the seal sizes, though. Hopefully may be something relatively standard or common to the more basic versions.
InitialDave thanks man, not sure whether if taken out I will either see a size on them as most seals have a size in mm, or will be able to measure the size myself what do you think as once they’re out they can’t be put back.
How tall are you and how would you say the room is in the car? I'm really quite tall so I'd be worried about room in a little car like that
I'm 6'2"-6'3", it's not too bad in height terms, but big legs can be awkward, I find the smaller steering wheel helps there, gives a bit more room around your thighs. Pedals are a bit tight with large feet, but ok if you wear trainers rather than boots.
It sounds like a small car , noisy like my Ford fiesta from 1977 😎but i love how small cars handle on the road !
It's even smaller than that, about a foot shorter than a Mk1 Fiesta.
InitialDave then it must be really fun to drive when it's that small 😎
Yep! It's great fun!
Love these Kei cars...imagine a K engine from a YRV😆😆
5,000RPM at 60? Jeeeesus. A Toyota I used to have sat at just under 2,000RPM at 68. That was in 6th gear though :P
Any fuel economy numbers ?
Hi mate currently searching for a fuel pump for same model just wondering if there’s a similar model I can get one from any ideas would be appreciated
Not really sure, I'm afraid, you could remove it and see if there's a part number? Or ask on the Kei Cars In The Park forum?
I suspect it probably is common with some other models, or at the very least the actual pump part is, even if it's fitted in a different assembly.
No problem mate found one on eBay but thanks for quick reply again
Love the car I got mrk4 fiesta and that's fun put new exhaust a week ago but it drones like mad does it need time to carbon up inside
It could to, though I have to say I've not noticed it make a HUGE difference myself over time when I've had new one fitted.
Those are very nice-handling cars, though, which engine have you got?
InitialDave if got fiesta 1.25 zetec engine running direnza performance catback exhaust
Ah, cool, I had one of those, they're great little engines. Pity they never really put a decent amount of power in that generation of Fiesta, really, even the Puma 1.7 would have been nice.
I have a 2002 Suzuki wagon r and it has the same feeling when driven although it has more power and an automatic but I know what you’re saying
lol for gods sake replace that exhaust now! It does looks like a lot of fun, I defiantly prefer awd now after finally getting one.
Is that tiny wheel actually comfortable? It looks so small!
spankmeister it's probably a little smaller than I'd strictly prefer, but I'm a big guy, and it helps with the room available in a small cockpit. About an inch larger in diameter would be a good compromise.
Im about to get this car...
We want more projects. Come on
I guess they gave it that gearing to compensate for the hp. It's too bad I think. Would be more versatile with higher gears.
It's more because of the rev range, it doesn't really have cruising gearing up top, but it doesn't need it, as it'll pull the revs to do the motorway speeds. As far as compromises go, given the restriction of a 5-speed 'box, it makes sense.
You don't want to be lugging it around at 2k rpm anyway - think in bike terms for revs.
Great Rescue
Thanks, really appreciate it!
Hi Dave I am now selling my daihatsu tr-xx avanzato but it has some work that needs doing like some rust sorting out and a new exhaust. Looming for offers if you know anyone thanks. The car is in bristol and will need to be picked up on a truck
what is your 0-60 time?
Book figure is 8.5 seconds.
OH NO! he said "going forward".
Was that red car a supra
The car I'm following at about the 1m10s mark? Yeah, mk4 Supra.
Funbox 👌
I own a simple daihatsu coure same shape fun car to own
REV MONSTER
Is the turbo ok?
It certainly seems to be, though I've not actually checked how much boost it's making.
even though you probably wont sell it for along time or at all but Please give me a shout if you do i would be very interested
Yeah, sorry, I don't really have any intention of selling it!
Next Twin Turbo 30lbs of boost on a 64 HP Daihatsu lol
Meh, I may as well just get it over with, and subscribe.
You do really good content but it might be worth investing in a better microphone
Fair point, though it might well just be my poor use of it, it's a Trust 20378.
peel of the sticker for mph and keep it original km
Would just be annoying, as speeds are in mph here, plus you'd need to recalibrate it back to kph somehow.
+InitialDave no one other than you is going to see speeds in that speedometer but that sticker in instrument cluster is looking not good i would say and it is already peeling anyhow..... But the matter of fact is i am a MCM fan and somehow i ended upon your channel and i loved the content here so please keep the good work up
Can you just go out and have some random person make new license plates for your car as long as they are the same numbers and letters? Here plates are made in prisons and issued by the state.
InitialDaihatsu
god your roads are so narrow
Change the oil again .
Watch the next video...
give me please 👉👈