It does have a Toyota Supra 5 spd gearbox and a Jag lsd but still uses the de dion setup, albeit with adjustable top links and outboard discs. The article was written in 2004 not long after the car was built so who knows what the current spec is.
KiwiRover,
saw the car in 2008 and chatted to Malcolm Clarke at his workshop on the North Shore, specifically about the Toyota 5speed conversion, but I was given a rundown of the Orange beast and allowed a good look over it
I would also guess 3.5L is somewhat "tongue in cheek" as NZ regs. about raising displacement require certification he likely can't be bothered with....
I have the same article, and I would say the spec. was unchanged then as his car had already gone through decades of development and Mal prepares a lot of the "Targa" entries and said: "too busy working on other peoples cars to work on my own" when I asked him if he had plans to change anything on it
Before anyone tries the P6 drift at home; underneath Mals car doesn't bear much similarity to any other P6 I've seen, adjustable rosejoints everywhere on the suspension and the fuel plumbing was a work of art in itself; a very clean and quite brutal looking P6!
Mal used to be a P6 specialist, and even knew the P6B I'd bought from it having been previously in an Auckland car collection
and was able to tell me a little of its history as he had serviced the car at some stage
"but people don't spend money on them anymore" he commented, so he had diversified
Mal is very friendly and approachable for any P6 owner needing advice on modifications, he's likely forgotten more than most people would know. If you need him to do any work tho', book well in advance
GW