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So today we got the spare parts car dropped off at our place that came with my RX. It's an '85 built Leone GL.

"Leonie"
In all her filthy broken glory!



This windscreen I'm stealing to put into my RX for roadworthy since it isn't cracked.


Fancypants sun-roof


Lovely surprise in the glovebox


The haul of things from the boot


Engine



Apparently it was running, but it's been sitting stagnant for 3 years now so we'll see how we go.

The plan is to get her running again, then just frankenstein it and use as a bush basher on our block.
Probably remove the rear brakes and turn the wheels around. Grind out all the wheel arches, cut a big bonnet scoop in it, take out all the interior, weld up a gal pipe roll cage and roar about it her

Keen as a shaved chilli bean!

Don't know how I missed this post of yours!

Looks like that Subi has seen better days.

What a wreck.

Keen to see that mad max job on it though. x)

Just chop the whole roof off/remove the doors?

Also.

>Dem wheels

The rear shocks and coils may be of use/interest for Vortex owners

Nice 80 series

steptoe wrote:The rear shocks and coils may be of use/interest for Vortex owners

Know anyone?

60766244 wrote:Don't know how I missed this post of yours!

Looks like that Subi has seen better days.

What a wreck.

Keen to see that mad max job on it though. x)

Just chop the whole roof off/remove the doors?

Wheels are just caps, all 4 are there though

Keen to DO the mad max job

RSR 555 wrote:Nice 80 series

That's the broken one so much heart surgery, did not help.

That really is a dirty Leone! Looks just like Baz - but in better condition!

Cheers

Bennie

Pure filth, all I've done is clean the windscreen so far

Stole the A/C buttons from the RHS of the instrument panel for Roxy today too since they're in much better condition.

Having this car for parts has been so unbelievably handy. It was also great for reference when putting the dash back in.

It's dying slowly since I've nicked a fair amount of non-vital but necessary bits for my own car. Don't know how much I'll be able to modify it when I'm done with my car, but in any case it will be frankenstiened anyway

*waits patiently for the monster madmax leone sedan to emerge"

Parts bombs are the best. One of the best ones I've had so far was a $90 leone. It's been a real parts bitch

Cheers

Bennie

El_Freddo wrote:Parts bombs are the best. One of the best ones I've had so far was a $90 leone. It's been a real parts bitch

Cheers

Bennie

Yeah this cost 100 to tow and thats it came with the RX, couldn't be happier

Righto, after a lot of troubleshooting and a bit of swearing, I can't get it going, and I can't figure out the issue.

So, I'm tearing her to pieces :'(

I've taken off the boot and hood and door cards and liners and console and half the dash and all the seats and the windscreen wipers and covers and the carpet from the boot and most of the wiring from the boot back.

So basically I'm pulling it into every piece I can and selling whatever anyone wants and then just letting the wreckers come for the body.

BUT. since tearing up the carpet and most of the trim, I've found that there is actually very little rust in the body. It is really only in the pillars, sunroof cavity and some flaky surface patches in the engine bay. So the plan may be to turn it into a mad max ute at some point anyway

Once everything's gone I'll start grinding and such. Can't really hurt anyway since it's being sold for scrap eventually anyway.

Sorry for the essay, pics will come tomorrow

Cheers,
Tom.

Looks like it's a good clean away from being a respectable machine... Sure you're going to part it up?

Go the mad max ute - but do an awesome job on it so we can copy it

Cheers

Bennie

mr_sp33 wrote:Looks like it's a good clean away from being a respectable machine... Sure you're going to part it up?

This guy is a psychic.

Went down today to keep stripping her and old mate Subaru mechanic who was helping me with Roxy was there.

We decided to go down and have another go at it.

Vwa-Friggen-La!

Got her running, literally sounds perfect. Can't hear anything wrong with it at all, better than Emma :'(
It appears the issue was the wiring from ignition to starter motor. Bit of fuel in the throat of the carby and just flicked ignition to on and got some contact on something in the engine bay with some wire (don't ask me, he's the mechanic haha) and she fired right up.

I've continued to strip her though.

El_Freddo wrote:Go the mad max ute - but do an awesome job on it so we can copy it

Cheers

Bennie

This is the plan

I don't know how I'll be trying to get engineering sorted :/ so maybe it will just be a paddock basher after all

Feeling this I think.

Not the prettiest but practical enough. Might need an old brumby shell for the rear window section.



Decent shopping skills on that picture too

last celtic warrior wrote:This is a reasonably accurate representation of the end result of grafting a Brumby rear section into an MY wagon, using areas of the wagon and Brumby panels patchworked to make the final structure.

About an hour's work in Corel photopaint 12 and Paint Shop Pro 4.1 (can't beat this version)...

Or this

Too bad she's only a FWD

Bugger it, I'm stripping her for parts.

It isn't worth the money to restore it and sell it on.
It isn't worth my time to restore it and have it as a daily, since I already have the RX and the Brumby at my disposal, plus there's no way I'm affording the rego on 2 cars every year by myself.
I've decided it's in too good a condition to wreck and have as a bush basher, would be an absolute shame to violate her like that.

Therefore, I'll be stripping it for parts.

So anyone who needs ANYTHING from a 1985 Leone GL in fantastic mechanical condition, give us a PM.

EA82, carby, FWD, 5 speed manual g'box, sunroof etc.

More pictures available if anyone wants.

Cheers,
Tom.

Bugger, goodluck with it all.