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Picked this up over the weekend.. a HR31 Passage GT. Don't see many of these around up here in QLD so its something different. It's going to need work as part's of it are rough around the edges, but for the most part its straight, pretty much all in tact, and goes ok for an rb20.

It's chasis number is in the 3000's and it's a late 1985, which I'm guessing makes it one of the first few every produced.

It's pretty much tricked out with most things (although some are now a little rooted) that you'd feel be pressed to find on many modern cars: stereo controls on the dash, old style climate control, elec mirrors, windows, cruise control, headlight squirter thingos, adjustable "soft, medium, hard" electronic suspension (unfortunately stuffed :(), and who knows what else I haven't discovered yet. Will be interesting to give the cruise control a try.. thats if it still works..

Horny interior, but it needs a general tidyup..

and I thought I was only after one project car :) We'll see how this one goes - only going to do things slowly on this one.

Thankfully the engine has been swapped over for a nice silvertop RB20DET and gearbox so there is some potential there for maybe a drifter, or just overall pimp cruiser.

Don't really need 3 cars.. so if anybody is after a nice clean and reliable aussie R31 for a daily let me know :(

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Looks good Pred... I took a Passage for a "test drive" a few years back and while I was stunned at the level of interior trickery for an "old" car, I wasn't overly impressed with the NICS RB20DET...

With a fresh silver top in there, that thing would go like a champion...

Glad to see you've seen the light re sedans too :rofl:

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