I bought this car 3-4 years back,,advertised on carsales for one day b4 i saw it ,as a slr5000/a9x optioned torana long story short it turned out to be a genuine A9X OWNED BY COLIN CRUMP FROM NEWCASTLE AREA , pinched in 1984 and never seen again until i traced it origin and thats where it stops without the help from the previous owner .
The car has been changed quite a bit over the years and now has a 308 running edelbrock performer not sure of specs but a healthy hyd cam 10-1 comp elect dizzy crane rollers inch spacer and a out of the box 750hp holley heads are red heads with a light cleanup L34 valves etc has turbo 700 2800 stall and 3.5 gears my EX ran a 13.4 @ 108 mph ,never raced a car before etc ,i ran a 13.2 @109 mph . We raced it as we bought didnt change plugs ,tyres or drop the pipes etc . My partner who is victorian born and the daughter of a very famous EX AFL Star who cant even put air in the tyres or drive a manual (lucky this is auto for the time being ) is determined to race it and beat the Ex,s 13.41 on her first go at racing and her first go at driving another car other than a volvo s40 2000 model auto .
As this wil be the cars last time out before i start pulling it apart for restoration she will only get one night to beat it .
Im thinking ....
-new plugs
-drop the pipes
-timing
- and possibly slicks as i have a pair sitting there ....any other suggestions without going to epic