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FS: Hybrid trials machine / offroad toy

I'm toying with the idea of selling my hybrid trails machine known as the "Wild Thing"

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Its, as far as I know a SeriesII chassis converted to coils, Series gearbox and V8 (SU's) Salisbury rear axle and fiddle brakes.

She used to be used in Welsh trials and won several championships over the years, now located in East Surrey.

I'm only toying with the idea at this stage as she needs a bit of work, bushes nothing serious, and I now need a offroad toy that has three seats so I thought I would gauge if there is any interest.

I'm having email problems at the moment so please reply to the group.

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Geoff
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Or alternatively Geoff has a few other chassis up rebuilt vehicles for sale

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;-)

Lee D

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Lee_D

So Geoff was, like

As far as I was told when I bought it -

Chassis off a Daihatsu (shortened to 80") Power steering off a BMW Rover V8 on SUs Series 2 gearbox Salisbury rear axle Dumper tyres on LWB rims Brakes off LWB and/or 101 Home-made fiddles with twin remote servos Fuel tank courtesy Calor Gas Negative overhangs front and rear (IYSWIM - the tyres project beyond the "bodywork" front and back)

From personal experience (I owned it for about a year), it's totally mental and huge amounts of fun, with bags of power, huge amounts of grip and turns on a 5p piece. If it was entered, it was the winning vehicle in most of the CCV trials I have been to. Its only drawback is the rare occasions when it starts to lose traction and those dumpers start to spin, when you find yourself heading towards Australia very quickly. It's the ultimate minimalist trialler, not for the faint-hearted.

No connection with Anoraks or Geoff, etc.

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Richard Brookman

On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 19:46:29 +0000 (UTC), "Richard Brookman"

->Chassis off a Daihatsu (shortened to 80")

->Power steering off a BMW

Now a Range Rover pump.

->Rover V8 on SUs

->Series 2 gearbox

->Salisbury rear axle

->Dumper tyres on LWB rims

->Brakes off LWB and/or 101

109, just replaced them all !

->No connection with Anoraks or Geoff, etc.

Cheers, Richard, I still don't know what to do, just moving it off the trailer on Sunday put a smile on my face, maybe I can find a way of mounting a third seat :-))

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Geoff

So Geoff was, like

Unlikely! The existing two are only there under suffrance. :-)

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Richard Brookman

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