01 Touchscreen
satnav in 1991! Only
problem is that it’s all
in Japanese.02 The paint could do
with a tidy-up.03 Ed Guido prefers
the Soarer Griffin
logo over the Lexus
badging.GARAGE GURUS
OUR SHED, OUR CARS, OUR STORIES
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be tackled when we have a bit more time
to play with. In the meantime I reckon I’ll
throw a spare kit in the boot.
The latest big job was ditching the
air suspension for a conventional set of
hydraulic coilovers out of another Soarer.
There was a slow intermittent leak in the
front end, which meant if the car had been
left sitting for a few days the nose would
be resting on the tyres. Not good as you
couldn’t move the thing until it pumped
up again. It always did, but I knew one day
it might not and then a f leet of cars and
motorcycles would be trapped behind the
damn thing.
So for the princely sum of $200 I got a
conventional set out of a car that was being
wrecked up near the Murray River. Cheap?
Yes and no. They were absolutely fine, but
getting them in required a hoist and at least
a couple of people. Another job for Mick
(I’m involved three blokes and the spilling
of a small amount of blood...) and of course
the cost of the installation was more than
the parts – such is life.
The end result was worth the trouble, as
the car rides and handles pretty much the
wayit didbefore(whicuisokay)andI’mno
longer waking up wondering if this is the
day the suspension pump decides to go to
lunch.
Next mission, aside from the timing belt,
is to have a look at the paint. It’s pretty
ropey at the moment and I wouldn’t mind
spending a week or so on cheering it up.
One day...“I’M NO LONGER WAKING UP AND WONDERING IF
THIS IS THE DAY THE PUMP GOES TO LUNCH”
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