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IrelandMighty Car Mods' 730cc Mira needs rescuing before the dyno
Marty's long-running Daihatsu project gets its tuning session, but only after a coolant leak, a roadside breakdown and some custom machining.
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- 0:47Marty and Julian investigate the coolant leak and an ill-fitting head gasket.
- 3:08The bumper goes back on, a custom rocker cover is fitted, and the exhaust tip gets extended.
- 4:15The test drive stops at the roadside after the engine's trigger mechanism fails.
- 7:45Marty retrieves broken debris, then takes a replacement distributor to Miles for a machined adapter pin.
- 10:54Trigger adjustments and cleaned spark plugs help get the Mira running again.
- 12:15At Haltech, Scott begins the dyno session with idle adjustments and low-load runs.
The Mira is running again, its front bumper is back on, and Marty finally has an exhaust tip that reaches the rear of the car. Then the test drive ends at the roadside.
For Mighty Car Mods, getting this tiny turbocharged Daihatsu onto the dyno turns out to be an adventure in itself. The new episode has drawn roughly 160,000 views in its first twelve hours, following one of the channel's longest-running project cars through another round of repairs.
The trouble starts with coolant escaping between the cylinder head and engine block. Marty and Julian investigate an ill-fitting gasket, remove the head, trim interfering studs and fit a spare gasket. The engine restarts without leaking, giving Marty a chance to finish the bodywork and install a custom-machined rocker cover from Malaysia.
That roadside stop brings a different problem: a broken distributor shaft component has stopped the engine's trigger mechanism working. A friend arrives with what Marty calls "The trailer of shame." Back in the garage, there is broken debris to retrieve before Miles helps machine an adapter pin for a replacement distributor.
The plastic-to-stainless turbo hardware we reported here has now given way to the less glamorous business of making everything work together. Adjusting the trigger settings and cleaning fuel-fouled spark plugs eventually gets the Mira running again, ready for Scott, otherwise known as Tuning Fork, at Haltech.
The tuning session begins with idle adjustments and low-load runs, with graphs and telemetry on screen. Several viewers single out that overlay; others remember the chopped-up Mira arriving on a pallet and connect this slow progress with their own unfinished projects. For those readers, the repairs are not a diversion from the build. They are a familiar part of it.
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- Channel views, last 7 days
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- Video published
- November 6, 2026
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What nickname does Mighty Car Mods use for Scott, the tuner in this episode?
Marty introduces Scott at Haltech as Tuning Fork.