New member with Leone RX Turbo

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 5:05 pm

Farmsci wrote:I guess i'll run with conversion as the VIN contains CR0BE.

Ok, a new point for the equation!

The 'C' in CROBE means that the model variant is +1 from the BROBE RX, the rest of the characters say that it is a MPFI Turbo Manual EA82. Your car is a post 87 model change turbo Leone, which means it is actually not an Australian delivered car. If it does have an Australian ADR Compliance plate I would be very interested and surprised.

Your car is a factory manual transmission turbo though.

stamp_licker · Post by **stamp_licker** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:39 pm

Nice clean looking sleeper L.
The turbo sedan i'm pulling apart is a CROBF australian comply ,body manufacture 1985 build date 1988.The parts are mix and match the bonnet is early and so are most external things , mouldings are late, rear cvs late,interior gen2[1.5] even got electric windows.I guess with turbo L sedans they just put em together with whatever was laying around.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:50 pm

got a feeling Lturbo's AWD auto 4 speed has a differing VIN (it is factory) and Oz delivered. The first B is described as changing with model year - but both my 85 and early 87 are both BROBEs turbo auto oz delivered.
The blue interior same as Lturbos's. Mine are brown which is good coz it is an IN colour at the moment

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:23 pm

By my reconing you have a late model RX Turbo. Welcome to the board.

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:36 pm

late model 87 model ?

Suby Wan Kenobi · Post by **Suby Wan Kenobi** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 11:18 am

Well they where released in 84 then most came into Oz in 86 and released as wanted through to 87 and then the late model hotwire AFM ones came around they included the auto ones.

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:36 pm

i didnt know that we got hotwire rx turbos, i though the only hotwire cars were the mpfi touring wagon, the vortex and turbo vortex

Farmsci · Post by **Farmsci** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 6:49 pm

well by the sounds of it i'm onto a good thing here! thanks for all your input guys. Actually one thing thats been bugging me about the car that perhaps someone here can answer. I am assuming my car has electric mirrors as there is no manual adjuster that I can find, however there is also no control panel in my car either, are there any perculiarities with these cars' wing mirror adjustments?

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:09 pm

The leccy adjuster is on the dash panel directly to right of the key. You probably have the 'adjust the glass' type though

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:47 am

this boy is young aint he ? Dinosaurs didn't have mirrors adjustable from the inside

'the B and C difference is annual minor modification code changes to C, D annually' might mean each year starts off as a B , but if any changes through that year gets a C or even a D !

the E is for tranny code 4WD 5MT. Mine is - F 4WD AT . I think Lturbo has G for AWD AT

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:58 pm

steptoe wrote:this boy is young aint he ? Dinosaurs didn't have mirrors adjustable from the inside

L's have had leccy mirrors from the start in some trim levels.

Farmsci · Post by **Farmsci** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:15 pm

I was gonna say ive seen plenty of older cars with electric mirrors, guess its just the adjust the glass model though, no worry! Thanks everyone for your input it's been very informative, ill throw up some more piccies after the weekend as i will be installing a bit of stereo gear this weekend and giving it a good wash too!