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by MQ080 Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:55 am
been seeing a few around sydney lately, what's the go with them. Grey imports i presume?!?!?
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by Mad Cruiser Wed Sep 03, 2003 2:06 pm
Yeah they're Grey Imports
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by Skip Wed Sep 03, 2003 2:59 pm
Which do you mean, the ones that look almost identical to a Bundera?
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by roscoFJ73 Wed Sep 03, 2003 5:53 pm
Yeah thats right Thats what the older prado that we didnt get looked like but they are longer than a bundera.Might be called a LC 77. I f you do a search for japanese landcruiser sites and you will find heaps of them
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by Skip Wed Sep 03, 2003 10:29 pm
My import is a LJ71G, which in Japan was a SWB Prado. Ive seen a few of the longer wheel base ones getting around perth.
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by MQ080 Wed Sep 03, 2003 11:00 pm
I'm talking about the shape that has just gone, & it had round headlights... would look ok decked out and without the IFS
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by maty Thu Sep 04, 2003 4:38 pm
i know the one you thinking of ran 1996 - 2002 i think 3.4v6 and a 3.0itd - seen two around brisbane one is the trading post a few weeks ago still wanted 30 grand for it - they look cool lifted and 33"
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by 96_Lux Thu Sep 04, 2003 5:01 pm
I could be wrong but im sure they are still IFS ( A Arm ) front end but with coil springs rather than the torsion rod/bar
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by maty Thu Sep 04, 2003 5:14 pm
yeah they are.
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by Skip Thu Sep 04, 2003 10:38 pm
Has anyone got a pic? So your talking about a modern shaped SWB Prado? That would be cool.
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by moose Thu Sep 04, 2003 11:53 pm
96_Lux wrote: I could be wrong but im sure they are still IFS ( A Arm ) front end but with coil springs rather than the torsion rod/bar
there is 1 getting around down here , SAS front !!!!
a mate saw it , looks good !!!
not sure on the handling thou !!!!
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by MQ080 Fri Sep 05, 2003 1:25 pm
bring on the photos
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by grimbo Fri Sep 05, 2003 2:29 pm
here's the latest 3dr Prado. Not the one you saw
or was it this one
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by MQ080 Fri Sep 05, 2003 5:55 pm
like the red but a VX- looked real swish... but i'll still keep the MQ
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by NICK Fri Sep 05, 2003 7:28 pm
the one you have seen may not me SAS as they do come with 4 wheel coil, im pretty sure.
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by bj on roids Sat Sep 06, 2003 7:47 am
NICK wrote: the one you have seen may not me SAS as they do come with 4 wheel coil, im pretty sure.
yeah thats right the front is coil strut, not torsion bar!
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