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Konzo
 Post subject: Starlet Conversion
PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:45 am 
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Hey all,

Found this on toyota forums

http://forums.toymods.org.au/index.php?t=msg&goto=513379&rid=&S=5c7db169a94371828ba93b9e04dee960

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This was posted up ages ago................... terrible example, take a look at 13secmini's, ministar's and now Baracades conversions for how to do it RIGHT :D

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thats one of the reasons why i put it up, cause i thought it was crap compared to the others ive seen on here. but if its already been posted disregard
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Thanks SG. Finished the first engine mount the other two should be done by the weekend. Yippee...

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Did that guy ever say why the engine was at an angle to the front? It looks so odd, although I presume the wheels line up etc.
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He said something about because it was a round nose and had less room than a clubman he had to put the engine in on an angle, it wouldn't fit otherwise :?: :?:
Sounds dodgy to me :?

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exactly the point i was making 8)

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for an explanation on that conversion and more...... all is revealed, the owner/builder is now a member here's the thread............ http://ausmini.tziworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=3832 at the end of page 1.............

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I invited the owner to come and check out the conversions members here have done. :)

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he seems less than impressed with us................. i was only stating my thoughts on the conversion attempt. Oh well, hope he finds some useful info to take away with him 8)

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Hey guys we did give him a bit of a pasting. And to be fair he is putting the Starlet engine in a roundnose. While it may not be the perfect effort and has some major issues to solve maybe we should give him a break purely for attempting it.

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Matt

PS. I have been contacted by a guy through my website name Pierre in Sydney who is about to attempt the same thing in a roundnose. 8)

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