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traser
Lil' Dorifto
Posts: 44 Joined: Thu May 28, 2009 9:19 amLocation: England
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by traser Thu May 28, 2009 10:26 am
Hi all, my names Steve from Surrey in England,
Have recently bought a starion to restore, it has had a recent respray, and I am in the process of rebuilding engine.
couple of pics below of my progress so far:
The car when it was advertised
Real Carbon Fibre dash plates, now much tidier with a custom gear gaitor
Dad and mate helping with the lift
Engine on the way out
The damage found
so glad to have found such an established forum!!!
My first tech posT:
http://forums.austarion.com/viewtopic.p ... highlight=
Steve
Astron Boy
I like starions
Posts: 109 Joined: Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:51 pmLocation: Syd, Aus
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by Astron Boy Thu May 28, 2009 10:57 am
:drool: :drool: :drool: Carbon
1995 Mercedes C180 Elegance, AMG Pack.
thrash
Austarion Occupant
Posts: 3028 Joined: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:09 pmLocation: Sydney, Australia
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by thrash Thu May 28, 2009 2:22 pm
wow.. a widey without a lip at the bottom of the front airdam
quest wrote: WANTSOM wrote: Personally, I find sloppy boxes very unsatisfying. I like them tight and taught to the point that if you dont have to push to get it in then its probably too old and time to get a new one :P
don't try explaining that to her tho..... just leave. lol
Vulpes
almost postwhore
Posts: 1281 Joined: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:13 pmLocation: Sydney
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by Vulpes Thu May 28, 2009 2:49 pm
Welcome matey, glad to have you on board. Looks like you well under way.
Tamgesic
I love starions
Posts: 399 Joined: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:27 pmLocation: Whangarei n.z
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by Tamgesic Thu May 28, 2009 4:52 pm
Hmmm be soo soo nice to buy a 'widey' as your very first Starion!!
Umbrella girls rock. That is all
RiceThief
my mangina paid for my staz
Posts: 2129 Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2004 1:23 pmLocation: Brisbane
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by RiceThief Thu May 28, 2009 6:37 pm
Welcome to the forums :beer
redzone
racking my brains
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by redzone Thu May 28, 2009 7:26 pm
thrash wrote: wow.. a widey without a lip at the bottom of the front airdam
yep only 88/89 had the lip. this is a 2 LITRE 87 widey, the pick of the bunch :)
the UK spec 2L was faster than the 2.6...
redzone
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by redzone Thu May 28, 2009 7:28 pm
oh and traser, MAKE SURE u put twin cam pistons in it NOT the stock type as they have design flaws which make them prone to failure in multiple areas :)
quest
I love starions
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by quest Thu May 28, 2009 10:42 pm
interesting engine hoist. Never seen one like that.
traser
Lil' Dorifto
Posts: 44 Joined: Thu May 28, 2009 9:19 amLocation: England
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by traser Thu May 28, 2009 11:56 pm
Hi all, thanks for the comments,
jeff
I've been here before
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by jeff Thu Jun 25, 2009 4:56 pm
interesting door sills.
TOMSUN
Group buy King
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by TOMSUN Thu Jun 25, 2009 5:31 pm
jeff wrote: interesting door sills.
Yeah, they look custom...
1985 JB Starion #157
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