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bit difficult to flick to Feilding!!! But I guess you can take many Freedom Air flights from Palmy and take back the one in primer bit by bit... (shell might be a bit tricky though)

I bought the white one virtually as it is as my other half and I run a motorsport tyre business and compete in motorsport ourselves, and having so many cars lends little time to the resto project.

So, therefore I thought - might as well buy one with most of the hard work done when the opportunity arose.

I really wanted to restore the other one how I like, but I can still personalise the white one. The previous owner didn't have all the original parts which I have so I can add to it and make it even better that way. I also have new black carpet which will make a big difference.

The 74 model which is being turned into a club motorsport car (which the red one is at the mo) took a bit hit in the rear at one stage and wasn't repaired 'quite right'. Although it looks good in that pic - the red one is riddled with cancer (speed rust) and past saving I'm afraid....

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Restored one drives pretty average at the moment! It has really old hard crap tyres with 13 x 5.5 inch rims with a wheel alignment done with string with a bit of positive camber thrown in as well! Tyres howl like crazy around slight corners!

Bought some 15 x 6 sigma turbo rims last night which have already been polished - just need to give them a bit of a tidy up, some good tyres, and a bit of a play with the lower control arms to get it handling well.

Engine, although relatively new, sounds a bit pistony so we will probably chuck our 4G35 & running gear out of the red car in it. (yes - 4G35)

At the mo the one being converted for club motorsport use has the 2L motor (it's a GSR). I think plans are to get a 2.6 block (magna here) with a canter head (because it has big ports and small combustion chamber) - that's what I've been told anyway - the boy is doing that one!

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that car is mint...i'm so jealous :twisted: .

i'm going to have to pm you my email address so cou can send me heaps of pics!

awwww... :)

Yours is nice too... I like the simmons very very much :D

I wish our GSR could like like that.... but alas... she's alsays destined to be a bit of a 'roughy'. The damn grille has one end broken off :( !!!

I picked up a set of polished Globe Montego's (Sigma Turbo) rims last night for the White one. Have heaps of 15x7 & 15x8 rims but unless I fit flares they are a no go....

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Beautiful cars dude, got any more interior pics by chance? also you wouldnt happen to know anything about fitting a 4g63 into a colt 16L at all would you?

The '71 is a stunning example, the rocker cover is nicely done also.

Arnt you on cardomain?

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ok.. I've seen the montego's on datto's too. Until I get around getting tyres will put some 14" sigma alloys I have on it. A friend has the pepperpots on his Starion. I just had the plain old steel rims on my celeste with chrome trims. It was a bright orange beasty with kinda fancy pinstriping - very very easy to get the back sliding out on!.

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They retrimmed the centres with velour - looks much better in real life than in pics. I have original all-vinyl seats in another car - but I like the velour I think - much more practical for Qld weather! Originally they were fabric in this car but probably went daggy - another set I have has black & yellow fabric looking pretty second hand!

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