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Very nice!
PS in the spirit of the auto vs manual debate, noticed that they use a manual:
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30th Jul 2007 3:50 pm
christyler
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
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Well its about time the D3 did the Paris-Dakar. My hat goes off to these guys, fantastic work. I have seen some of the stuff they did before, they do great work.
well done guys CLUB "Ah Shor it'll be grand"
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30th Jul 2007 4:00 pm
dldisco3
Member Since: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Hasselt
Posts: 191
It's not their first either, another great job
But this is indeed a manual and a coil sprung one...
30th Jul 2007 4:04 pm
encomium
Member Since: 30 Jul 2007
Location: London
Posts: 54
can't believe they left the aircon in!!! excellent!!!!
I wonder how much lighter it is with everything removed?
And do you think that roll cage will keep my kids in the back seat Craig
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30th Jul 2007 4:32 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
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You've gotta be confident you can rebuild it when you get to this point...
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30th Jul 2007 4:49 pm
Hijack
Member Since: 19 Jul 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 381
There is similar set of pictures from preparations of one D3 in Poland. They're just starting though ... So, car just emptied now. Interestingly, also looks like manual and springs suspension..
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i suspect that they are taking the air sus off as it has too many faults when ragging it off road, and they woulldn't want to do many rolling re-boots when racing.I'm Powered by........Diesel
I suspect it was a coiler to start with, little point in getting an air sprung one and going to all the hassle of changing the set-up, changing the shocks would be the easy bit, stopping the software from having a hissy fit would be a nightmare!The End
30th Jul 2007 6:23 pm
n1cktdv6
Member Since: 20 Mar 2007
Location: Warrington
Posts: 1161
Nice Grille
Also fancy some larger mudflaps - maybe not red but that size would be better.D4 HSE....Probably, but not quite decided yet.
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30th Jul 2007 6:29 pm
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