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Viridian Performance is dedicated to providing our customers with some of the world's best custom ECU tuning and performance accessories. We can help you with tunes and exhausts for VW, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, 4X4s and Toyota to name a few.

02/12/2021

Parts back from powder coating and paint for the Evo wagon.
Once all bock together it is now looking really fresh and would probably be one of the cleanest standard examples around at the moment.
New black silicon hoses to replace the original deteriorating rubber ones. Engine bay detailed, new poly lower engine mount installed, exhaust manifold & shield painted flame proof, intercooler painted, external bonnet vent painted gloss black, bonnet louvre paint stripped back to bare aluminium and painted satin black, chrome indicator bulbs installed in headlights (last pic comparison) & tint applied to orange “USA spec” parker section for a cleaner look.

24/11/2021

Front end clean up for the Evo wagon. Engine bay detailed and many parts removed for powder coating and paint..

19/09/2021

Change of wheel colour on the Evo 9 Wagon. The Work Emotion CR Kai rims were poorly painted in flat white and were chipped and faded with multiple touch ups turning yellow.
With the white removed they are back to the original gloss metallic gunmetal grey finish and looking much cleaner.

18/09/2021

Mitsubishi Evo 9 Wagon in for a freshen up. These are such a cool car! Updates coming soon.

13/10/2020

At this point the Manx was “finished”. It was off to the owner to enjoy and give it a proper shakedown to see what could possibly be enhanced for real world driving.
We were pretty happy with the end product but it’s a car so will probably never be finished😜..

12/09/2020

Following on from the previous post, this shows what a difference something small can make. We spend a lot of time trying to make things less obvious sometimes so you don’t focus on the minor details. The owner will probably find little touches like this for years to come.
First picture has the original chrome screw on the right and darker (black in this case) dome hex head on the left.
Second picture has the left side completed and the right side original.. notice the difference now? 🧐
OCD or attention to detail??

06/09/2020

Rear of the Manx completed. One of the final parts was mounting the number plates. Another task that seems easy but once again required custom brackets to get them to sit in the correct place and with enough strength so they don’t vibrate or flop around (sorry no pics).
Also major internet points for anyone that can spot the difference in this picture.. it’s minor but once you see it you can’t unsee it! (and probably displays my self diagnosed minor OCD 😜)

03/09/2020

This shows the rear of the Manx almost finished. The exhaust was ceramic coated for heat retention and the obvious visual enhancement.
The rear nudge bar was installed and stability supports to the exhaust fl**ge fitted.
An off the shelf accessory belt shroud was heavily modified. The surround was black chrome plated, the centre was cut out and custom mesh installed and custom brackets were made so they are internal and less visible (only screws visible) than anything else available on the market .

31/08/2020

The Manx exhaust was another cause for debate; the owner wanted a particular style. It went to two separate professional exhaust shops... which meant that we had to do the job properly ourselves! There were fl**ges where there didn’t need to be and the welds were terrible quality. We spent almost two full days fixing their mistakes and getting to TIG over the existing welds to make them presentable. The visible rear header fl**ge was custom made to add strength and support for the rear nudge bar from flexing/vibrating.

20/05/2020

Another functional Manx item we made was some tow hooks. The front two were made from 4mm thick right angle steel and the rear two were 4mm flat steel. The front were bolted through the floor pan while the rears were attached to the suspension bracket. They were painted gloss black like the under carriage which makes them almost invisible if you aren’t looking for them.

08/04/2020

The next item for the Manx was focused on function. Because the seats sit much lower in the tub than most other buggies ingress/egress was slightly harder. Your natural instinct is to pull yourself up/in while holding the windscreen frame or steering wheel. Both of these items were overly braced from behind for this very reason but it’s still only as strong as the fiberglass it’s attached to. We decided to make a structural armrest so you could put all of your weight on it to lift/lower yourself in/out of the seat. We started playing around with ideas and materials and decided it would be a cool idea to channel those that would have modified this type of vehicle back in the day. So we used only materials we had in the workshop.
The main support upright is actually part of a beam from a pallet rack and the armrest top is a piece of galvinised steel gutter that was shaped at both ends to allow for the handbrake. When installed it gives the illusion that it’s floating and shouldn’t be as strong as it is! It was finally installed with high density foam on top and trimmed to match the seats. We were really happy with the result and even when in the driving position your arm naturally rests there for comfort.

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Melbourne, VIC
3044

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http://www.viridianperformance.com/

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