Sard MC8 - road car

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rtech95
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Sard MC8 - road car

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SARD MC8
Only road version every made for sale (now sold )
Mystery of where and who it was sold to.
Tons of Carbon on this car . Considering it was built over 20 years ago when carbon was even more expensive.
I saved all the pictures in slideshow below

http://s448.photobucket.com/user/rtech9 ... C8-R/frunk
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2mad
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Re: Sard MC8 - road car

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What engines in it .. not so good with Japanese :( :(
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Peter Gidden
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1UZ-FE V8 4000cc.

But i can't see any turbos...
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rtech95
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Anyone on mr2oc Facebook page it's hot topic now

If use Google it will translate entire page
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2mad
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Re: Sard MC8 - road car

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Wheels and ride height is questionable ... twin turbos would be nice .. very nice car .. I could work with it :thumleft:
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C35Rob
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More like 25k once it lands over here, which is expensive whatever way you cut it.

It looks like it needs a lot of TLC, and seems a bit agricultural, with an NA 1uz it's not going to be really quick either. Very cool regardless.
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Also extensively discussed on the IMOC facebook page...tempting!
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Nice!! Could of brought that instead of building mine! :)
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The suspension is the really interesting bit, especially at the back. The body work really looks like it was "just" thrown together cos they had to to race the real thing...it would certainly make an interesting restoration/ build project!
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bolton wrote:Nice!! Could of brought that instead of building mine! :)


where would you bring it from?
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Can appreciate the car, but it's a bit of an ugly beast imo. Plus the fitment on that front bumper and front lenses is shocking!
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Rob - East Coast Imports wrote:
bolton wrote:Nice!! Could of brought that instead of building mine! :)


where would you bring it from?


Japan! Pmsl!
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bolton wrote:
Rob - East Coast Imports wrote:
bolton wrote:Nice!! Could of brought that instead of building mine! :)


where would you bring it from?


Japan! Pmsl!


You might have to buy it first mind...
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Peter Gidden
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ashley wrote:
bolton wrote:
Rob - East Coast Imports wrote:

where would you bring it from?


Japan! Pmsl!


You might have to buy it first mind...


So he'd have bought it before he brought it!
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bolton
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Hahahaha quality lads! Bloody english was never my strong point! :)
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Peter Gidden
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bolton wrote:Hahahaha quality lads! Bloody english was never my strong point! :)


GSOH :thumleft:
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It would be interesting to see the actual suspension layout, but its probably the same mcstruts I guess. It does look realy shonky in lots of places.
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Race Idiot wrote:It would be interesting to see the actual suspension layout, but its probably the same mcstruts I guess. It does look realy shonky in lots of places.


look at the link.... double wishbones all round
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Rob - East Coast Imports wrote:

look at the link.... double wishbones all round


Thats pretty neat, it looks like the frunk has been altered quite a bit to fit them in.
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Re: Sard MC8 - road car

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Much wider track than normal MR2 (even the TRD I suspect) so I'd expect it would drive completely differently.

Link now empty, I guess it sold!
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