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traser
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Post by traser »

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:

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The car when it was advertised

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Real Carbon Fibre dash plates, now much tidier with a custom gear gaitor
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Dad and mate helping with the lift
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Engine on the way out

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The damage found

so glad to have found such an established forum!!!

My first tech posT:
http://forums.austarion.com/viewtopic.p ... highlight=
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Post by Astron Boy »

:drool: :drool: :drool: Carbon

awesome ride.
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Post by thrash »

wow.. a widey without a lip at the bottom of the front airdam
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Post by Vulpes »

Welcome matey, glad to have you on board. Looks like you well under way.
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Post by Tamgesic »

Hmmm be soo soo nice to buy a 'widey' as your very first Starion!!
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Welcome to the forums :beer
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Post by redzone »

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...
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Post by redzone »

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 :)
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Post by quest »

interesting engine hoist. Never seen one like that.

nice car. Paint reflection looks sharp
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Post by traser »

Hi all, thanks for the comments,


Yeah its the 87 widebody! didnt like the 2.6's at all so waited for a 2.0,

the engine hoist is works on a screw thread in place of the hydraulic cylinder, best 70 quid I ever spent though!!!

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Post by jeff »

interesting door sills.
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Post by TOMSUN »

jeff wrote:interesting door sills.
Yeah, they look custom...
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