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magnumleigh
magnumleigh
Dublin, Ireland

Joined: 09/08/2009

My Lifestyles:

Opel GT "1970 Opel GT"
1970 Opel GT
Vauxhall 2300 "1974 Vauxhall Magnum"
1974 Vauxhall Magnum
Triumph GT6 "The GT6"
The GT6

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Vauxhall 2300 "1974 Vauxhall Magnum"

 
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Drivetrain:
1600cc Fiat 131 Mirafiori engine and 5 speed from same. Stock rear axle. Custom exhaust (in progress but its the stock Fiat manifold into a Cherry Bomb centre and a stock Magnum rear silencer). Running stock carb for the time being but twin 40 Solexes are awaiting a manifold
Chassis:
Rebuilt standard front calipers and rear drums with EBC Greenstuff pads up front. Goodridge braided hoses through. Avo adjustable shocks and custom 3" and 4" lowered springs.
Wheels & Tires:
Currently on original Rostyles but also have a full set of 13x5.5" Wolfrace slotmags, plus two 14x7" rear Wolfrace slotmags. Also a set of 13" and 14" Compomotive meshes and 13x7 and 13x8 Alleycats to chose from!!
Body:

Resprayed in black (badly!). Hoping to throw a bit of gold 'flake on there too though. Front indicator/sidelight unit deleted and relplaced with Mini round units on a blanking plate. Repro fibreglass front airdam. Boot lock shaved


Interior:
Porsche 944 front seats, 7dial dash from Firenza, at the moment its in a million pieces so i'll update this as it happens

My 1974 Vauxhall Magnum 4 door saloon. Had this car too long now to not be on the road yet (9 years and counting!). It will hit...

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Picture of the magnum the day i bought it and got it home

Picture of the magnum the day i bought it and got it home

Picture of the engine bay when i just bought the car

 
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Comments:
magnumleigh
09-19-2009 2:41 PM
Thanks guys, that's a non Photoshop mockup!!! The Magnum has the same bodystyle as the Viva and Same front sheetmetal/chassis as the Firenza too and I've seen all three versions with V8's in them. I'd love to get a Daimler 250 V8 for mine , they're a 2.5L Hemi V8 and fairly compact but it would be more economical than a big Chevy engine (which I've also seen done)
kastoo
09-19-2009 1:33 PM
Cool. They had something like that in Australia called a Torana. You can get a V8 in there I think.
pikesan
09-18-2009 3:44 PM
Leigh, I love the wheel experiment pictures!! The original ones look almost exactly like some wheels I had on my 74 Mercury Capri. Any relation in the brand? Your garages are looking AWESOME!!
magnumleigh
09-12-2009 9:29 AM
Yeah, click the engine tab above and i have a few pictures there. Its only a 1600cc Fiat twincam but its revs like crazy and starts everytime rain, hail or snow!
hechtspeed
09-10-2009 10:44 PM
Love this vauxy! I'm diggin the wheels you've got. Especially those compomotives! Such a cool classic car! Any engine pics you could share?
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