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Oct 21, 2007 15:11:02 GMT
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Last Edit: Oct 21, 2007 15:13:49 GMT by starion1
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mowzer
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Oct 21, 2007 15:24:12 GMT
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Sweet love it ;D
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Oct 21, 2007 15:28:43 GMT
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Oh hell yes! Welcome to the forum  Any under-bonnet pics? |
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Oct 21, 2007 16:30:26 GMT
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No under the bonnet pics as its a bit messy under there. she doesn't show her age on the outside but under the bonnet it definetly shows its age  However it is totally reliable and powerful and when it comes off the road for the winter is getting the engine bay blasted and resprayed. also i am going to do a t3 turbo conversion on it to boost power to around 300bhp, should be fun ;D DAN |
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Oct 21, 2007 17:46:41 GMT
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Always liked these cars and yours looks fantastic. What in the name of God is that pink thing in the background though?
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Oct 21, 2007 18:39:40 GMT
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOH!... lovely What in the name of God is that pink thing in the background though? That'll be a bit of Vanning-zoku in action. |
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Ether
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Oct 21, 2007 20:06:07 GMT
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YES!! That's so freakin' cool. Widebody's are the herdest things ever Welcome to the jamboree. |
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Speedle
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gorgeous! what an awesome machine! |
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OMG!
Thanks for clearing things up for me....awsome car too!
I saw one the same as this in red at stafford motor mechanics show on the saturday sat on the back of a trailer....walked around it.....turbo, good start......looked underneath, RWD....FTW.....i want one!
Matt
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luckygti
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I need to try harder!
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Lovely looking car you have there. Really like these cars, and RWD FTW!!!!
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madcas
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nailed by the unnoficial post police!
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Oct 22, 2007 10:10:00 GMT
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I want one. (I have a set of rims for one, seen occasionally on my supra)
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-Cas-
Sierra 3 door SR500, Skyline R32 1JZ, MA61 Celica Supra, Yamaha YTZ250N Quad ALL IN BITS!
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Oct 22, 2007 17:45:19 GMT
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Cheers everybody for the good comments.  It took me ages to find one in as good a condition as possible eventually found her for sale in a mitsi dealer in sunderland. She wasn't perfect though, needed a good service,tune and the radiator was knackered as well. However i'm glad i got her as i've yet to see another on my journeys. Its a bit of a shame that they aren't regarded as classics yet and it seems nobody is particularly interested in trying to save them from rotting away (japanese metal ;D), although I'm sure their time wil come eventually. |
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Mark
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Oct 22, 2007 20:45:02 GMT
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Holy curse word - you're like Wickedbads double. Same name, same car, same love for stickers  |
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suffolkpaul
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Retro Free - just a pug 406 with 230k miles on it...
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Oct 22, 2007 21:22:07 GMT
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oooooooooooooooof
but WTF is that pink thing in the background!!!!!!
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Ether
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Oct 22, 2007 21:39:29 GMT
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOH!... lovely What in the name of God is that pink thing in the background though? That'll be a bit of Vanning-zoku in action. |
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Snoozin
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Oct 22, 2007 22:26:02 GMT
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Mmmm, always had a mega-super-uber soft spot for Stazza's. Widebody's especially ftw! The Starion's in general are starting to fetch a decent amount of coinage over here too, finally people are switching on to 80's boxy turboness!!!
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One of my ''cars to own before I die''. I love it.
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Oct 27, 2007 21:07:43 GMT
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I was seriously considering buying one of these a couple of years ago. A brief search on autotrader even found one for sale, the only one, 2 miles away. It was top money and I was skint. However it was also a rusty dog with suspect mechanicals hiding under a crunchy bodyshell.
I still get the odd urge now, I can't remember ever seeing another one in the flesh other than the one I looked at.
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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Yeh there are quite alot of dogs about, my advice is if interested shop carefully and try to find as good an example as possible (same with any car really) Rust is the major kiler of these cars it gets everywhere especially the rear pocketts and behind the bodykit along the sills. underside of sills are vulnerable and the back brakes sometimes can seize. The engines are extremely strong and if serviced regularly are nigh on bullet proof. Servicing parts are available but bodywork and trim is scarce. I really cant recommend one of these enough a seriously rapid rwd bag of fun ;D  |
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