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Vortex Lovers...
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:18 pm
by El_Freddo
While checking out a USMB thread I came across this vortex image:
Apparently NOT photoshopped and apparently a conversion that was done in Australia...
I've never seen one though!
Share your pics here - vortex specific
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2011 11:19 pm
by El_Freddo
Just found this pretty:
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:28 am
by H-top
om nom nom
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:28 am
by Gannon
Yeah i've seen them on USMB too, but I hadn't heard of them being done in Aus. I would have thought our ADR laws are too strict. Taking the roof off makes the car quite a bit weaker if its not designed for it.
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:53 am
by steptoe
it has XT6 markings on it, were our imported from Japan sixes XT6 or sumptin' else? My current thinking of the look is it needs the roof to give the whole car the right look. Still, looks good, gives rar seat passengers a bit more head room, guess they can stick their legs up in the air too !
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:05 am
by El_Freddo
Further reading late last night told me that the the top one was a photoshop job, and the bottom one was probably a conversion that was done in the US - there was a flyer in the thread that advertised it, so that bottom one is probably a real thing in the US - hence the steering wheel on the wrong side!
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:55 pm
by RSR 555
Yeah baby !!! that red one looks awesome
Definately not done in Aus.. we never got the XT6 and can't see someone importing it to convert then send back
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:34 pm
by El_Freddo
Found this
sweet Vortex on ebay, relatively cheap too I think!
Needs some work but I reckon it'd come up awesome.
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:39 am
by steptoe
interesting to watch the final moments of this one on NYE about 10 pm !
Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:44 am
by El_Freddo
steptoe wrote:interesting to watch the final moments of this one on NYE about 10 pm !
Well everyone has their own way of seeing in the new year!
Cheers
Bennie
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:28 pm
by H-top
No bids.
If it wasn't locked with headgasket problems I'd buy it
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:49 pm
by TOONGA
I was quite amazed it didn't sell.
ah well.
TOONGA
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:54 pm
by steptoe
and did you get ebay offering you similar items to the one you missed - loaded with overpriced damaged Vortices
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 1:29 am
by T'subaru
Heres a pic I took last summer during a failed attempt at making a video for a board member. Shes not a soft top but I still enjoy her as my daily driver since August of 2010.
I picked her up very reasonably off an add placed on USMB.
http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/sho ... =barn+find
cheers
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 2:48 am
by T'subaru
Tempting
...but I have too many cars and projects atm, and a slight lack of disposable income
...otherwise id be renting a car hauler and facing the wrath of the little lady
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/2771406315.html
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:28 am
by steptoe
You could try telling her it is for Jonno
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 12:29 pm
by T'subaru
that just might work;)