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Lookong for Rally 4wd Starion

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:53 pm
by RS
My friend , rally racer looking for Rally 4wd Starion. Sheeping isn't proplem for him. Interested condition , price , place.
Thanks!

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:17 pm
by chunkhead
Well, there's two in the world! There's the one in the Mitsubishi museum in Japan and the ex CEO of Ralliart has one. If you can convince either one of them to sell, your in business!



What I'm saying is, forget it, you can't have one! :D

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:58 pm
by WANTSOM
Is "sheeping" isnt an issue I would suggest New Zealand first. :D

*ducks for cover*

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:23 pm
by jrod82
WANTSOM wrote:Is "sheeping" isnt an issue I would suggest New Zealand first. :D

*ducks for cover*
:glare:

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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:52 pm
by KiwiStaz
its funny how they forget they have more sheep than us......
and that this rest of the world thinks the joke is about them

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:39 pm
by MrBishi
KiwiStaz wrote:its funny how they forget they have more sheep than us......
Simple difference - we don't root them.

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:45 pm
by Glen GSR III
KiwiStaz wrote:its funny how they forget they have more sheep than us......
and that this rest of the world thinks the joke is about them
i heard this comeback from another kiwi friend once.......funny that the rest of the world doesn't know that :wink:

kidding guys, hurts to say but i'd live in NZ over aust any day. Def be coming back for a trip this year or the next :)

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:56 pm
by WANTSOM
rofl :beer

Me too. Would love to live, or the very least spend a good long while, in New Zealand.

btw - please dont mention Rugby LOL

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:06 pm
by NXTIME
I know of a 4WD rally Starion for sale...

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:55 pm
by Glen GSR III
seriously!!? :o

any details charlie? price tag?

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:40 pm
by JDSTAZ45
....hasn't 'starion gsvr' got one imported from England....here's a link to the topic
http://forums.austarion.com/viewtopic.p ... hlight=4wd

I think it would be worth well over $50K as a rough guess :o

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:28 pm
by chunkhead
Bollox he has one! From wikipedia on the 4WD subject...

The Starion was equally successful offroad, and found victory in Group A World Rally Championships and Asia Pacific Rally Championships, during 1987 and 1988. An all wheel drive version of the Starion was also produced for Group B specifications (one of the few Japanese automobile manufacturers to enter this class), but after an encouraging start as a prototype was not homologated before the FIA banned Group B cars for safety reasons. The Starion was converted to all wheel drive by adding a strengthened transfer case from a Pajero behind the transmission. This configuration allowed the engine to be situated well back in the chassis, for improved front/rear weight distribution compared to the Audi Quattro, whose configuration required the engine to be far forward in the car. Although the wheelbase did not change, the use of regular headlights rather than the production model's pop-up headlights allowed the nose to be six inches shorter, as well as saving several pounds in weight. Further weight was saved by the use of carbon fiber for the driveshafts, sumpguard, and lower arms of the suspension, and fiberglass for the hood (bonnet), tailgate, door skins, fenders, bumpers and spoilers, resulting in a final weight of less than 1,000 kg, lighter than the Audi Quattro. The car was developed with a turbocharged and intercooled version of Mitsubishi's 2.0L fuel injected engine, but the final goal was to use a turbocharged and intercooled 350 hp (261 kW) version of the Sirius Dash engine that Mitsubishi announced at the 1983 Tokyo Motor Show, which switched electronically at 2500 RPM from one inlet valve per cylinder to two. The car was campaigned for Mitsubishi by Team Ralliart in Essex, Great Britain, under rally veteran Andrew Cowan and engineer Alan Wilkinson, who had developed the Audi Quattro for Audi Sport UK.

Isn't interesting how if you hold the shift key whilst typing the word you get $WD? :beer

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:31 pm
by flav
I can build you one. If you have the budget.

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:35 pm
by SIR GSR
Can you build me one Flav? You have the budget, and the parts :D

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:05 pm
by iXNAY
ive always wanted to know can u import the 4wd starwagon setup into a starion some how?