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#26 REDA9X

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Posted 11 September 2015 - 08:55 PM

HDT left one over there, I can't remember all the details but I remember it being talked about



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Posted 12 September 2015 - 06:01 PM

I was told by Mort that the HDT car left behind, became the test bed for Walkinshaw's aero. (No-one ever briefed Brock on that one I bet...) It then became one of the "Herbie Clip" cars. Likely back in Aust' now, but you never know! ;-)



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Posted 19 September 2015 - 03:43 PM

Thanks for the information guys, appreciated.

 

Will keep you updated as things go. Paperwork and history being chased atm, at this stage it does look like an HDT shell upgraded by TWR, have a suspicion ran by surge power as their second generation attempt car as its all 1990/1991 spec. Surge power did run early group a spec cars for spa but this was 88 era and different design of compentry/chassis mods. Currently is conflicting information about this car being previously raced in Australia (has been claimed this chassis is already in australia???) so somewhere someone has an incorrect car.



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Posted 20 September 2015 - 10:22 AM

Hmmm. The plot thickens!



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Posted 21 September 2015 - 12:02 AM

Was it rallycrossed?

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Posted 11 October 2015 - 09:07 PM

Ok I was at Bowden's today and had a good chat about this with a mate who is an absolute encyclopedia of HDT commodores, he also showed me a few things on the 87 Bathurst winner. I showed him this thread and your post on tentenths.com. As a result I have a few questions.

 

1) Main roll bar hoop, where is it in relation to the B pillar?

 

2) Where exactly are the air jacks located?

 

3) Any sign of a HDT COMM _ chassis number stamp?

 

4) Is it a VK with a VL floor catalytic converter hump section welded in? Or a VL shell?

 

I'll send you a PM regarding his best guess so far as to what it is.



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Posted 12 October 2015 - 04:22 PM

Pm ? Come on mate :)

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Posted 13 October 2015 - 11:37 AM

Let's just say it might throw a new light on a car that's already here

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Posted 13 October 2015 - 08:05 PM

Ok I was at Bowden's today and had a good chat about this with a mate who is an absolute encyclopedia of HDT commodores, he also showed me a few things on the 87 Bathurst winner. I showed him this thread and your post on tentenths.com. As a result I have a few questions.

 

1) Main roll bar hoop, where is it in relation to the B pillar?

 

2) Where exactly are the air jacks located?

 

3) Any sign of a HDT COMM _ chassis number stamp?

 

4) Is it a VK with a VL floor catalytic converter hump section welded in? Or a VL shell?

 

I'll send you a PM regarding his best guess so far as to what it is.

Hey mate!

 

Answers as follows:

 

1) Ever so slightly behind the b pillar.

 

2)Airjacks are located just inside the front guard where it faces up to the firewall/A pillar base and rear jacks. Rear jacks are located inboard, right on the centreline of the rear floor pan joint - exactly where the rear seat would be.

 

3)Will further check this detail

 

4)VL chassis.



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Posted 10 June 2019 - 08:26 AM

What ever came of this?

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Posted 10 June 2019 - 10:18 PM

Well here is one that went to Europe and came back................according to the story.

 

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Posted 10 June 2019 - 11:34 PM

Apoarently there were 4 group A Commodores in Serge Power's workshop at one time so there were plenty of them over there. I can't remember what came of this, i think an agreement couldn't be made on the money side by memory

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Posted 11 June 2019 - 09:12 PM

Good old Gricey ready gave them hell over there in the Commodores.

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Posted 12 June 2019 - 09:00 AM

This one was discovered in a shed over there last October. It is believed to be the Grice / Cullen car from Bathurst '85.

 

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