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  1. Andrewo

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    Not to my knowledge. I go there often and I have never seen it there.
     
    Andrewo, Feb 17, 2013
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  2. vectorfiles

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    The car was at the 25th Anniversary Reunion that I organized in Monterey:

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aW7py9YAho]25th Anniversary VECTOR Reunion - 5x Vector W8 - YouTube[/ame]

    I know the complete history of this car, how much the current owner paid for it and what repairs were performed.
     
    vectorfiles, Feb 17, 2013
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  3. Supercar Ace

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    Nice shot!

    I met the owner last time he brought the car to Supercar Sunday. He was an interesting fellow, he doesn't really frequent car events so would not count on this car showing up.
     
    Supercar Ace, Feb 18, 2013
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  4. AxerJk

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    Ahh well, just have to take in whatever good happens!

    Chris
     
    AxerJk, Feb 18, 2013
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  5. jlonmark

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    Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the M12 aka the W8's replacement have a Diablo V12 engine? I don't think they ever got the V8 TT right with the sync of the turbos
     
    jlonmark, Feb 18, 2013
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  6. AxerJk

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    That is correct, it used a 5.7 liter V12 from the Diablo.

    Chris
     
    AxerJk, Feb 18, 2013
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  7. trmather

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    It was basically just a Diablo full stop wasn't it?

    Different body and interior but chassis, engine, etc was all Diablo sourced?
     
    trmather, Feb 18, 2013
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  8. vectorfiles

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    No, it has been claimed many times. But is not true.
     
    vectorfiles, Feb 18, 2013
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  9. nthfinity

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    Just curious, do you have the info that shows it is not a modified Diablo chassis? I've seen more questions than answers regarding this.
     
    nthfinity, Feb 19, 2013
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  10. vectorfiles

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    I have posted photos of the M12 chassis.
    The engine and transmision in the M12 are mounted reversely and so on and so forth.
     
    vectorfiles, Feb 19, 2013
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  11. nthfinity

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    Right, and attached to a getrag 5 speed. It is tough to find good chassis comparison images is what I'm getting at. Some elements show it is not purely a Diablo chassis, but not necessarily bespoke.
     
    nthfinity, Feb 19, 2013
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  12. CK7684

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    I don't think they are the same chassis. Too many things are different for them to be considered the same. I
     
    CK7684, Feb 20, 2013
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  13. vectorfiles

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    Should we not be able to find photos of a Diablo chassis in this forum in the Lambo section or in other forums (Lambotalk etc?)
    I bet that some user would have photos available within minutes.
     
    vectorfiles, Feb 20, 2013
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  14. jollygood

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    Attaching a drawing of the Diablo chassis:
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  15. vectorfiles

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    Are you sure this is a genuine Diablo chassis and not a kit car?


    I posted pictures of the M12 chassis here:
    http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/141927510-post13.html

    M12 chassis:
    http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/7735/vfctry.jpg
    http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/9634/mchassisvf.jpg
    http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9619/mchassis2vf.jpg

    Compare this to the original Diablo chassis:
    lamborghini diablo chassis image search results
     
    vectorfiles, Feb 22, 2013
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  16. jollygood

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    Drawing was taken from the eurospares website, so yes I believe it's OEM Lamborghini.
    Your Diablo link with chassis pictures seem to be of kit cars IMO.
     
    jollygood, Feb 22, 2013
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    The sync of the turbos was not the problem. It was the 3 speed Automatic Transmissions the W8 used with the high end gearing.
     
    VF1Skullangel, Mar 6, 2013
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  19. vectorfiles

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  20. VF1Skullangel

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    Someone actually bought an M12? :D

    I know of an M12 chassis being sold with a Lamborghini Replica body right now up in Corona. He only want's 5k for the project.
     
    VF1Skullangel, Mar 9, 2013
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    Why not? Still awesome looking cars with Diablo power.
     
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  22. jollygood

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    The M12 had a ZF 5 speed by RBT in Cali. Not a Getrag as stated above.
     
    jollygood, Mar 10, 2013
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  23. JeremyJon

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    speaking of M12, never have learned much more about this car specifically, what modifications it had, etc



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  24. JeremyJon

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  25. vectorfiles

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    Yes, it has been on ebay a couple of times.
     
    vectorfiles, Mar 13, 2013
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