ProZac Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Man, thats one weird car... Has to be one of the first widebody starions ever made i rekon. So cool . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlancer Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 So, was that 4ws retro-fitted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 it was a rescued factory prototype Eliot, it shouldn't have even left Japan to begin with as Mitsubishi crush them usually. The chassis number probably wont be recognised by Mitsubishi's parts system. It was an oddity as it had four stud hubs (originally) while all other narrowbody cars were 5 stud. The rear end is basically the same as in a Galant VR-4 (unsure of the ratio in the 4WS Starion though), right down the diff, crossmembers, arms, half-shafts etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaN Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Used to own a starion at one point, loved it, pretty good car really, handles well enough factory, nice styling, kinda have a soft spot for them myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0R10N Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 That is jawsome. Factory prototype even. have any of your contacts been able to dig up more info about it Phil? Would be interesting to know moar background details. btw - I'm sure narrowbody JDM Stazzas were all 4-stud with the exception of the GSR-V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmasterlex Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 it was a rescued factory prototype Eliot, it shouldn't have even left Japan to begin with as Mitsubishi crush them usually. The chassis number probably wont be recognised by Mitsubishi's parts system nofuckingshit? that's awesome. can't be many that make it out from being crushed one would think... How does it handle with the 4ws? No other starion came with that amirite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranter Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 The best way to describe its handling was the way the old guy I bought it off described it, its like someone drags the back around with a trolley jack. It is good fun throwing it into corners and seeing how it reacts. As for no others i'm not sure, the story went there were a few shipped to NZ back when you had to remove engines and pretend they were going to the wreckers, a car shark on a buying mission (in Japan) saw them on a transporter headed to the crusher and bought them. The previous owner was a friend of said car shark and had instructed him to buy him something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Thats cool. I know a couple of Opel/Vauxhalls from the 80's that made it into the country in a similar manner. They were the test models for Australia that are given to dealers and media to test reaction and then get crushed to avoid under cutting sales of the proper new models. They were shipped to NZ instead of being squashed in Roo land. This is super awesome that its actually a factory prototype though. Should tell Mitsi Japan you have it, they would either be stoked and pay you heaps for it, or send over the gestapo to squash it. Either way its a win, win situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranter Posted October 7, 2010 Share Posted October 7, 2010 Yeah not sure if I should let them know, they might be suprised a hacked up prototype was daily driven for 19 years and 114,000kms although probably proud it lasted longer than most Starions. I did ask Mitsi NZ to look into it for me, they said that couldn't find any mention of them or anyone thats knows anything about them. (I know they wouldn't have checked shit though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakesae101 Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 what are the wheels on it they look rather similar to my volk/ rays 3 peice superfine wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranter Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 No idea mate, although one has the rays centre cap. I found them under a tree when doing the garden before moving out of an old house, they were on a facelift s14 we imported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakesae101 Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 there hard to find the center caps for i need some for mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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