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Komeuppance · Post by **Komeuppance** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:09 pm

Psh... widebodies...

Narrow bodies are where it's at!! GX Starion FTW.

-Robert

Entaran · Post by **Entaran** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:19 pm

I'm not sure any of you will sell me one once you find out what i want to do to it...

I'm not stressed about rear quarter rust. Have access to GOOD panelbeater who works for beer. Own a restaurant so have lots of beer. Works well for me.

(Short list.... My 4g63 DOHC race motor, Castlemaine rod shop + r161 6speed getrag from a supra, autronic, and a paint job in black)

May settle for the UK one if kristian will help me import from there. we'll see what shipping prices are like.

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:46 pm

if you've watched top gear, there was recently the top gear starion up for sale in the UK.. woulda been cool if you got your hands on that one and brought it over.. i'd be your newest best friend :D

Entaran · Post by **Entaran** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:56 pm

I tried that. Seriously, it sold in under 30 minutes. Some museum bought it.

JDSTAZ45 · Post by **JDSTAZ45** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:07 pm

Here's one for sale on Yahoo Japan for a good price. Approx. $10K plus landed. Unfortunately, it's an auto, but it's black and an '88 build!
http://autos.yahoo.co.jp/ucar/search/de ... =226037001
A manual widey recently sold for a lot less than that on Yahoo that was posted on here in buy/sell....
No-one took it up from here :(

My auto widey could be available for $12K..... Black, leather, sunroof, 87Kkm's, complied and regoed. Ready to drive home.
Anywhere in Oz!!!!. Just needs new front shocks and a nice paint job!

Entaran · Post by **Entaran** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:16 pm

JDSTAZ45 wrote: My auto widey could be available for $12K..... Black, leather, sunroof, 87Kkm's, complied and regoed. Ready to drive home.
Anywhere in Oz!!!!. Just needs new front shocks and a nice paint job!

Give me all the bits for a manual conversion (and I mean all the bits) and PM me.

JDSTAZ45 · Post by **JDSTAZ45** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:37 pm

Entaran wrote: Give me all the bits for a manual conversion (and I mean all the bits) and PM me.

Sorry, car is not available on that basis! I do have access to parts, but too busy to organise.....
I wouldn't think parts for a manual conversion would be a hassle! Lots of starion projects show up on ebay for around the
$1K mark!

Entaran · Post by **Entaran** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:09 pm

I'll settle for a complete list of bits, and names/numbers of people I can contact for any custom parts I may need. Unless it all literally just bolts in?

is there a thread on here somewhere about manual conversion? *searches*

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:24 am

bigd wrote:LOL yeah I know - was just curious as to what the perceived value is at the mo. Have been bitten hard by the merc bug over the last few weeks so the starion has been sitting in the garage undercover most of the time!

Yeah that's what my VR-4 was doing for a good 4-5 months.. I just decided feck it why have a car I can't drive so I've been driving it to and from work at least 2-3 times a week, but I never take it to the supermarket or anywhere its left unattended.

MrBishi · Post by **MrBishi** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:45 am

Entaran wrote:
(Short list.... My 4g63 DOHC race motor, Castlemaine rod shop + r161 6speed getrag from a supra, autronic, and a paint job in black)

If you are doing this get an auto. The auto shell has a bigger transmission tunnel which will suit the V-160 supra better.
All you need is a clutch pedal assembly, brake pedal off an aussie car.

Buy Mal's. Less arsing about and you will be able to inspect - it is always a lucky dip buying from O/S.

Can't see why anyone here would be offended by what you are doing! Go for gold son.

redzone · Post by **redzone** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:13 am

yes the auto tunnel is bigger, there are also how to's on the starquestclub site, not many autos here so no conversion pics :)

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:18 am

I assume fitting a clutch master cylinder is straight forward? I know late 80s/90s FWD auto Mitsis have no hole or provision for a clutch master on the firewalls, you have to cut holes yourself as opposed to Toyotas for instance which just have a plate covering the holes which can be unbolted on the autos.

Entaran · Post by **Entaran** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:18 am

MrBishi wrote: Buy Mal's. Less arsing about and you will be able to inspect - it is always a lucky dip buying from O/S.

Who's mal?

And I have family/friends in Southampton so they could inspect for me not hugely stressed there. Aren't the tunnels on auto's only bigger on the 89's? which you can't import anyway?

MrBishi · Post by **MrBishi** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:52 am

Entaran wrote:Who's mal?

JDSTAZ45

Entaran wrote:Aren't the tunnels on auto's only bigger on the 89's? which you can't import anyway?

AFAIK - All starions. Redzone's is an 88 and it is bigger.

Komeuppance · Post by **Komeuppance** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:20 pm

ALL auto starions in the US have wider tunnels... if that means anything to you.

-Robert

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