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time to smash some lounge action! 2 days till I'm off and naturally KL terminal 2 has no lounge, or bar, or pretty well anything.

tell me about it

needs more low, but yeah looks like a fun car. Why sell it, not going to make you any real money, and you could pop it on club reg and have a weekender.

so it's counting a bench front seat.. yeah right who sits in the front of a limo and the bech at the back as 3...i'm not crouding in that hard. I went with 2 on the rear seat and 1 extra in each of the 6 new stand alone seats. plus a driver in front. could you get more, yes, would you tho..doubt it Correction--- your right I didn't look at the pics close enough and yes there is a 2nd rear facing back seat. so lets add an extra 157kg to this...

it states 3.5L and pre 2000 (the build date) my only finds were the magna engine, (same engine was in the pajero but makes more sense to use the magna one as no transfer case and such to stress about.) cannot think of any drive by wire cars from that era as well so yeah that would be all cable operated, the gear box mech would have to be weird as well unless you built an actuator on top and had it as push button

so lets run some numbers on this... the base weight on a 97 Failane was: 1642 KG standard Engine was 162KW and 361Nm of torque which we get a 9.8s 0-100 Great. now they replaced the 162kw with a 3.5l Mitsubishi motor, which we can gather was the magna one. Magna 3.5 147kw and 300Nm hmm not a good move.. now add in a second rear axle and suspension.. there has to be a good 250kg there for everything (axle, suspension, brakes, wheels) add in an extra 6 front passenger seats (so it appears) circa 40 kg each for those so there 240kg so we have ditched 10% power and 20% torque and we are 30% heavier hmm getting worse. now the big one that stretch, to keep that from bowing and adding 2 extra doors there is some serious metal involved here lets be generous and call it 800kg so we are now at approx 3000kg now a quick google says the GMV of a magna was 1884kg and had a tow weight of 1500kg so 3384kg so would this do 100 and cruise yes. but wait you idiot I hear you screaming..you forgot the passengers.... so call it 1 driver and 8 in the back average au person weighs in at 78.5kg from ABS so lets add in that extra 709.5kg in so we at 3641.5kg... best case using a online calculator: http://www.060calculator.com/ gives us a theoretical best time of 14.8sec 0-100 assuming the engine/transmission does not explode as it is now past it's duty level.. yes I am bored today

I know which is more likely to gush oil out of it....

being british you won't have to go to much effort to give it the rusted patina look?? and you want something more efame than a barra....I'm thinking a tesla Model S P1billion drivetrain swap.

just do a go fund me campaign and promise to make it hipster as

that's a big call for just getting a TR7 on the road....

it's all about channeling your inner Wheeler Deelers mojo...

but if rebuild kit is 22$ plus delivery per carb and you can do it yourself.. http://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/triumph,1979,tr7,2.0l+l4,1280012,fuel/air,carburetor+repair+kit,5964

Just seen too many people loose out when they try and fix up things on cars to sell, My logic is you should only be spending money if you think you will get 1.5$ back or more for each $ spent. that said a non running British car from late 70s/early 80is is prob not going to sell for much. (50$ and a ham sandwich anyone?) I'ld prob more spend a little to get it running, fluids/filters/carb rebuild kit (all stuff you can do at home and not get charged labour for) and then try and sell it on. the more you spend the less you will get in return.

so whats the price in current condition? 1K plus tires plus RWC your looking 1500-1600$ if you aiming for 4K is it worth it? ie could you sell for 2K plus in current condition?

what sort of coin are they going for? is that 1k going to be worth it in long run?

Came in with ADR37/00 so 1/2/86 so all cars after that date, plus any older car that has a motor from that date onwards. so fit a Miami V8 to a XD falcon and legally need cats. The ADRs do not mandate the use of particular technology, although it has been necessary for vehicle manufacturers to fit catalytic converters to light petrol and LPG vehicles in order to meet the emission limits introduced by ADR37/00 in the mid 1980's. https://infrastructure.gov.au/roads/environment/emission/index.aspx Implementation date for that ADR: https://infrastructure.gov.au/roads/environment/files/Emission_Standards_for_Petrol_Cars.pdf

he wishes he was sharp and thought that stuff about the minor was swept under the carpet

it's not as bad as it looks. I often drive up when working in Liverpool just so I have a car with me.

that would a pod not school.

18 years ago would have my car broken into about once a month on average.... co-workers same. joys of working CBD night shift.

Didn't you buy a built bottom end that he just needed to assemble and tune?? how many years is this build at now?

you know exactly what you are describing....

exactly, should be volatile as Fk this week as ppl decide what to do, esp Friday

yeah not cheap. but no better way to show your true 'stralyaness other than stralyan rims on your straylan muscle car. MAAAte, anything else and your not fair dinkum

that was kinda the point, damn internet not showing sarcasum. every car yard up around here will have a VF or FG-X at the front of the yard on king springs and simmons = instant profit. I swear they must buy them in bulk. never looked at real rims for a VF so cannot help sorry.