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Havin' some cheap fun !

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Recently I acquired a JB thinking that it would be just a donor car for a few parts etc. However, it was better than I thought, the motor runs quite well, stops & steers OK, but has heaps of rust that's not worth fixing. I thought I may I well have a bit of fun with it. I entered a local khanacross, & now doing the full autocross season at the local club track. At my age, I'm no longer the fastest anymore, but hasn't stopped me having heaps of fun.
Moral of the story, just how much fun can you have with a $200 car ?

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1982 JA - Ex Enthuzed
1982 JA - For Sale - pending
1983 JA - Ex Auto-cross car - being parted out
1983 JA - Being parted out
1984 JA - Rolling shell - For Sale
1985 JB - Rally car project
1985 JB - Autocross car
1985 JB - Week-end cruiser
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Post by WidebodyWoody »

That car for $200? Bargain.
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Post by thrash »

the front bumper bar and the tail lights are worth more than the car :x
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Post by OLD FART »

It's a steal at 200, totally agree with Thrash and Woody :beer :beer
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:o
That's a good deal indeed!
I've seen worse for more...
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Post by enthuzed »

Guessing it came with the LSD too. An excellent purchase!!
You covered up the plates...so it's registered too? :wink:

Fun factor cannot get much higher...a car that owes you basically nothing, will eventually pay you a profit for purchasing and gets used like it does is nothing short of a gift that keeps giving. :beer

Notice you've updated your signature too...it's more positive & you're also tidying the stable & reducing the fleet to numbers more manageable.

Good on you Pete :)
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Thanks for all the positive comments guys. Frank, you guessed right, it does have a factory LSD as well. :D It was still registered when I purchased it, but has now run out but haven't got around to taking off the plates yet. The tail lights will be going on my JB rally car soon as that one mysteriously came with JA tail-lights.
Will be racing again this Saturday night at a night autocross. Have fitted the set of 4 HID lights off my rally car just for one event. Looking forward to trying them out. Stay tuned.
Dreams have no limits.

1982 JA - Ex Enthuzed
1982 JA - For Sale - pending
1983 JA - Ex Auto-cross car - being parted out
1983 JA - Being parted out
1984 JA - Rolling shell - For Sale
1985 JB - Rally car project
1985 JB - Autocross car
1985 JB - Week-end cruiser
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Post by Komeuppance »

What a steal.

I also saw the sport wheels and was thinking "LSD!!" Makes it even better of a steal... lol.

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Post by GormzZ »

awesome pickup! and yeah just seen his signature with his cars.. now that's livin'!
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Starion Turbo, (Drift Car)
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Did a "night autocross" last Saturday night with this same car & finished 12th out of 23 in choking, blinding & down right dangerous dust. Driving cautiously, I brought it home without a scratch, but had numerous near misses. Did crack the radiator & was losing about a litre of water every kilometre, but it kept going. Will have to put a spanner on it for the very first time now. Lifes good !!! :)
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1982 JA - Ex Enthuzed
1982 JA - For Sale - pending
1983 JA - Ex Auto-cross car - being parted out
1983 JA - Being parted out
1984 JA - Rolling shell - For Sale
1985 JB - Rally car project
1985 JB - Autocross car
1985 JB - Week-end cruiser
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Post by OLD FART »

Good to hear Peter :beer now where can I buy a Staz with an lsd for 200 bucks??
I've had mine since 03 07 92
85 JB 2323cc DOHC 4G63
THE OLDER I GET THE FASTER I WAS
GROWING OLD IS MANDATORY GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL
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Entered in another Autocross today with the same old rough JB. Still would have finished about mid field, but I rolled a tyre off the rim in the first run, & limped home on a flat tyre, losing about 30 seconds. Was impossible to make up lost time & finished well down in the results. Still had heaps of fun tho.
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1982 JA - Ex Enthuzed
1982 JA - For Sale - pending
1983 JA - Ex Auto-cross car - being parted out
1983 JA - Being parted out
1984 JA - Rolling shell - For Sale
1985 JB - Rally car project
1985 JB - Autocross car
1985 JB - Week-end cruiser
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$200 JB

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I want this car :shock: LOL

As everyone else has asked, where did you get this with JB wheels and an LSD.

How bad is the rust you mentioned?

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Post by panda »

Some days you just get lucky I guess.
A guy rang me up & said he had an old Starion that wasn't worth fixing, & did I want it for spare parts. I went & bought it for $200 just for parts, but it still had a little bit of life left in it to have some fun with.
Well the rust, mmmm, its everywhere, both doors, top of the rear quarter panels, air vent in front of the windscreen, firewall & around the tail-lights. Also the botton radiator cross-member was almost non existent, so I welded a piece of steel bar across from one chassis rail to the other just to hold the car together.
I have vowed not to spend any money on this car just to see how long it will last without any maintenance, so it will never be truely competitive, just heaps of fun. :)
Dreams have no limits.

1982 JA - Ex Enthuzed
1982 JA - For Sale - pending
1983 JA - Ex Auto-cross car - being parted out
1983 JA - Being parted out
1984 JA - Rolling shell - For Sale
1985 JB - Rally car project
1985 JB - Autocross car
1985 JB - Week-end cruiser
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