What's going on in this photo? 2017 Mirage drivetrain swap.

[MetroMPG]

Spotted on Twitter:

Superturismo ‏@ACSuperturismo 19h19 hours ago Superturismo Retweeted Diego Maino
Así viene la construcción del Mitsubishi Mirage con el que Gabriel Beltrán competirá en 2017.

From: https://twitter.com/ACSuperturismo/s...58781811048456

[R01k]

"Superturismo Retweeted Diego Maino
Así viene la construcción del Mitsubishi Mirage con el que Gabriel Beltrán competirá en 2017."

"Superturismo retweeted Diego Maino
This is how it's going the build of the Mitsubishi Mirage Gabriel Beltran will race with in 2017.

[Eggman]

That radiator is Beat Up. I suppose it could happen, I'd be surprised to see that much damage on a 2017.

[2of9]

Took the effort to brighten up the image. Looks like a good amount of work. I haven't seen how the driver's side engine mount looks like but it almost looks like a custom mount bracket. Definitely some sort of custom intake manifold, possibly even an ITB set up. Mega cool either way!

[MetroMPG]

I don't think that's a stock Mirage radiator -- too wide.

Also: looks like the tops of the strut towers have been replaced. To accomodate different suspension I assume.

[gone.a]

I don't think that's a stock Mirage radiator -- too wide.

Also: looks like the tops of the strut towers have been replaced. To accomodate different suspension I assume.

Not stock, looks like almost 3x the frontal area of stock. A radiator that big is probably designed to handle at least a few hundred horsepower.

[MightyMirageMpg]

Also: looks like the tops of the strut towers have been replaced. To accomodate different suspension I assume.

For surely. The round openings in the factory strut pockets are much smaller

Lots of stress at that point of the car. Ballsy.

[Eggman]

Also: looks like the tops of the strut towers have been replaced. To accomodate different suspension I assume.

Looks like they are two-bolt design, like the original.

Maybe not - hard for me to tell.

[MetroMPG]

Re: strut towers, I was just noticing the welds along what I thought was a cut line.

[Cobrajet]

Looks like it is being converted into an R5-type rally car.