Roly Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Looks like i am about to buy a Yellow 1978 2500S Man O/D tomorrow morning.Unless it is a pig of a car but spoke to the seller for 30 mins on the phone and it sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Good move! Join the yellow triumph club of WA... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted November 3, 2005 Share Posted November 3, 2005 Good luck John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roly Posted November 3, 2005 Author Share Posted November 3, 2005 this will be 2 in 6 months, i can't sustain this buying rate.however if a genuine Mk1 PI turned up in perth , or an Estate; then the Hilux will be turfed out on the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roly Posted November 4, 2005 Author Share Posted November 4, 2005 well, i bought it :Dit has either 147,000kms 247, 347 etc etcdiff is good small oil leakengine is rebuilt no leaksOD works finerear seat is a bit tattyit has factory air con :Di pick it up sunday morning from Midland :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted November 6, 2005 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Please don't think me rude Roly, but we should probably compare numbers!Mine's an Aussie '78 2500 S too.I hope yours proves as good.:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roly Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 yep no prob's, I left the rego at home, will post some numbers tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roly Posted November 7, 2005 Author Share Posted November 7, 2005 and here is the beastit has had some welding sone to the DS sill and both rear arches, the respray is slightly off colour , a good cut on the original paint should make it all match again.the boot lid is a bit bent from being slammed shut, might see if i can find a good straight one.Rebuilt motor, master and slave cylinders, new alternator, rebuilt dizzynot bad for $2995 ~ 1,251.71 GBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Nice car... weirdly enough I drove past it a few weeks ago in Midland (I recognise the Kalamunda plate) and gave it a wave... which was returned.I have a rust free spare bootlid for free if your interested... it's bamboo in colour and very very slightly bent at the back (more the chrome strip than anything).It's off my wife 2500S that I dismantleddrop us an e if interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted November 8, 2005 Share Posted November 8, 2005 It's uncanny Roly ... mine has the very same bend - probably not that unusual?I saw your numbers on another site, and the exciting results are ...your engine is 'older' by 2,356But the VIN is 590 'newer'So, that doesn't really mean much does it?:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roly Posted November 8, 2005 Author Share Posted November 8, 2005 VIN 2MP8304DLOPENG MM45457HEwhat do the letters all mean? DL - saloon ? O overdrive? P diff ratio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 I'll show you mine if you show me yours!Vin 2MP7714DLOPEng MM454457HEHE is the high compression, I think.MM is the 2.5 S 'code'The 2 at the start of the VIN is the Aussie market ... I think I read that somewhere.P could be PAS? (hmm)Mine had no sign of factory fitted A/C like yours and their isn't any differences in the codes. It has what appears to be an original fit electric fan on the front (still works too).Perhaps someone else knows what all those letters mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roly Posted November 9, 2005 Author Share Posted November 9, 2005 mintmy vitesse has engine MM40661HE so it must be from an S too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 At the risk of seeming pedanticMB = Mk1 2000 Engine and commissionMD = Mk1 2.5PI CommissionCR = Mk1 2.5PI EngineME = Mk2 2000 Engine and commission pre faceliftMG = Mk2 2.5PI Engine and commissionMK = Mk2 2500TC Engine and commision Australia 1973ML = 2000TC Engine and Commission 1975onMM = 2500TC Engine and commission 2500S Engine 1975onMN = Facelift 2500PI (Engine?) and commission MP = 2500S commissionDL = saloonSC = estateO = overdriveBW = AutoP = PASHE = high compressionLE = low compressionAnd there are probably a few more weird onesBlimey that was pedantic....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Blank Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 nothing wrong with being pedantic andy, esp when you're right! yep, the MM simply means a 2500 carb engine over here, but we see the occasional MK as well, presumably imports from aus. i've never seen an MN or MP over here, but i haven't seen them all. the engine in the mark I i've just bought is from a late model S and it's an MM. an interesting beast, fitted with what i'm told is a cam with a TR4 profile and an odd freeflow, 6:2:1, but the old fashioned design with the ports 1,2,3 and 4,5,6 grouped together. i'm sure it's not efficient but man, does the thing fly. torque for africa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greeks Posted November 9, 2005 Share Posted November 9, 2005 Andy, you've taken all the mystery of the strange letters and numbers away ... life will never be the same again :-)I have this vision of you typing it all out straight off the top of your head!... however, armed with that knowledge I can at least work out a bit more detail on where my ME engine came from.Philip - sounds like you've got a feisty one there. Have you had it on the track yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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