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Widebodys In Aus
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 3:18 pm
by Kramer1983
Does any1 know how many widebodies are currently in Aus, either US or Jap or NZ imports? n where they r located? :)
Cheers
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 3:25 pm
by Black JA
not many here in australia...and bloody hard and expensive to get from overseas.... :roll:
mmmmm...widebodies... ahhhh....... :drool:
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:41 pm
by NXTIME
I'd say there would be about a dozen with only handful on the road.
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:13 pm
by decoy
lxs' converision in syd, starion4me's sr20 in syd, steves old US one from newcastle i think, woody's jap(?) import on gold coast, a blue one ive seen for sale on the gold coast for 15k, all i can think of atm.
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:46 pm
by mrb1
Glenjo said there is one that lives near his place in Victoria.
A guy in Queensland advertised 2 for sale. One was the ex-Ralliart rally car and the other was a road car. decoy I think that's the blue one you mean. He moved here from the UK and shipped them over as personal imports. Both are 2.0 litre. I believe he is starion.gsrvr that posted the "race parts for sale". I spoke with him on the phone about a year (maybe two years) ago when I saw the advert.
That makes 7 maybe? Are there any in WA? As I understand it the Jap imports thing first started in WA because the laws were different (easier) over there for importing cars. I wonder if any were imported? Any WA members care to comment??
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:55 pm
by decoy
yes thats right! he was selling that ex-Ralliart rally car too, a white one. wrecked it i beleive. don't know if that counts as a widebody if its all in peices now :P wonder where they guards went!?!
Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 7:51 pm
by scum
WA here, we aint got stuff all. if imports got here first it was only to go to the local autotrans rail depot to get taken someplace else. :x
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:46 am
by MrBishi
I've seen 3 on the Gold Coast.
- Woodies Black jap import
- The Pommie blue one
- A light blue one with tropical QLD plates.
Theres was also one advertised for $10K unfinished with an Evo motor in it (woodie may know more about it)
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 2:14 pm
by decoy
oooh do tell woody!
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:17 pm
by NXTIME
Yes, please tell us more.
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:55 pm
by LxS
'Supposidly' there were around 100,000 starions sold across the USA
good luck finding them all :D
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 4:19 pm
by Chris 83JA
a mate of mine has seen 2 in vic, eastern suburbs
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 4:29 pm
by Alspos
:( Never seen one in the flesh here. :(
Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 4:34 pm
by Black JA
yeah neither have i.....
widebody
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 5:32 pm
by WidebodyWoody
My widebody is a 1988 Jap spec Mitsubishi Widebody Starion 2.6Litre turbo. I will post some new updated pics of it soon after the autosalon up here which it will be in. If any starion owners are in QLD then come to autosalon and see me there. I will have neons galore, custom made seat covers leather, checker plate floors, perfect paint, Hi-flow T4 turbo, Airpod with MAF translator, will let you know how it turns out, tinting, 13psi with atomic boost controler, kick ass boot install, being built in 2 weeks, DVD system with Mini cam, steering wheel, I think that is it, I am running it at Jamboree and will let you know the E.T.
My mechanic also has a JA starion and a white widebody from england. His is a JA with genuine widebody guards on it with a 2Litre engine. It is nice but I prefer my Black one.
By the way, if you want to see old photos of the car when I bought it, go to:
http://www.geocities.com/widebodywoody/pics.htm
This has my old subbox set up and old everything really.
Woody
