ewokracing
Active Member
long story short, a few months ago on gumtree I saw an ad for a car exactly the same as mine - brown, vinyl roof, sheepskin interior, tow bar, same Aussie/NZ spec aircon etc etc. Ad mentioned that a 3500S came with it as a parts car.
I ummed and ahhhed about it too long and it sold.
Forward to two weeks ago, a 3500S pops up in the same small country town. Yes, it's the parts car. When the brown one sold, the buyer never came back for the "S".
400 kay round trip later:
That's the old man having a chat to the last owner.
Body looks sound, apparently it had a hit on the passenger front (guard and door have been replaced), but was repaired long ago, then it was a daily driver for a Rover fan for many years. Then he parked it and it sat ever since. It's been raided for a few bits, but nothing that isn't easy to find on the web, although it has no shocks, so I am after a pair of front Konis.
1st gear is apparently crunchy, if I can find another 4spd (rare as hens teeth in aus) I'll throw one in or if I stumble across an SD1 5spd (also uber rare), that might go in. I've nearly got all the bits for a supra W series gearbox swap so I'll just keep an eye out on gumtree and ebay and see what pops up first. It needs a radiator, water pump, front door cards, probably a lot of tlc on the steering and brakes and the chrome strip across the top of the front windscreen.
This will replace my Mazda wagon that I built up as a track/rally car and made it too nice, so I'll aim for some hillclimbs and just general fun without going overboard.
I ummed and ahhhed about it too long and it sold.
Forward to two weeks ago, a 3500S pops up in the same small country town. Yes, it's the parts car. When the brown one sold, the buyer never came back for the "S".
400 kay round trip later:
That's the old man having a chat to the last owner.
Body looks sound, apparently it had a hit on the passenger front (guard and door have been replaced), but was repaired long ago, then it was a daily driver for a Rover fan for many years. Then he parked it and it sat ever since. It's been raided for a few bits, but nothing that isn't easy to find on the web, although it has no shocks, so I am after a pair of front Konis.
1st gear is apparently crunchy, if I can find another 4spd (rare as hens teeth in aus) I'll throw one in or if I stumble across an SD1 5spd (also uber rare), that might go in. I've nearly got all the bits for a supra W series gearbox swap so I'll just keep an eye out on gumtree and ebay and see what pops up first. It needs a radiator, water pump, front door cards, probably a lot of tlc on the steering and brakes and the chrome strip across the top of the front windscreen.
This will replace my Mazda wagon that I built up as a track/rally car and made it too nice, so I'll aim for some hillclimbs and just general fun without going overboard.
