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Torana NO MORE! This is the new toy...

Started by _BMXer_ , Jan 08 2007 12:09 PM

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#1 _BMXer_

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 12:09 PM

Hi,

Unfortunately I have sold the torana :cry:

, but i got a new HQ ute with WB caprice front clip and WB rear lights/panels as replacement!

Heres the old Torana

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Its was a pretty mild 308, shift kitted trimatic and banjo, blood orange paint and 14x7 and 14x8 draglites

And heres the replacement...

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The ute has 18x8 and 18x9.5 Billet Specialties rims along with billet steering wheel, rear view mirror, engine rocker covers and air cleaner
Klippan race seats and harnesses,
cross drilled and slotted front brakes
350 Chev balanced and blue printed, Edelbrock oil and fuel pump, carby and performer manifold, bored 20 thou, Perkins race pistons, Crow cam, yella terra roller rockers, ported and polished heads, MSD ignition, hardened seats.
9 inch lsd
turbo 350 shift kit with 3000 stally
B&M street bandit shifter
Marine carpet in tray
Twin 2 1/2 system with X pipe over the diff with perforated mufflers right at the back with twin 3 inch dump pipes either side of the number plate, I did this after i bought it along with the stally

Along with this I also got a set of Brodix alloy heads port polish and flowed with roller rockers, springs. Solid cam and lifters and edelbrock victor jr manifold

Edit: I also got new plates for it. QE 350 as in Quie (HQ). everything to do with HQ or WB were gone, these were one of fee of $420

This is my new money pit and hope you like it!

Edited by BMXer, 08 January 2007 - 12:12 PM.

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#2 LOWS2

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 12:20 PM

That is an absolute Beauty, congrats on the purchase :spoton:

Love the interior too, but a bitch to keep clean id reckon.

Not usually a fan of billet rims but they are seriously sexy on the ute and suit it really well.

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#3 _dave720gtr_

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 01:00 PM

YUM " looks like a hot one foxy hehe " nice trim

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#4 Gump

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 01:05 PM

that looks bloody nice even if it does have a wb front end (not a fan). looks like its got show and go lucky you. hope you enjoy this one aswell

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#5 _MAWLER_

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 04:31 PM

Nothing to complain about there, looks good. A resonable replacement for the torrie if you have to let it go.

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#6 lxsstorana

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 07:41 PM

Congratulations, that's a great lookin ute! :spoton:

A worthy replacement for your torrie.

Mick.

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#7 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 08:43 PM

yeah mate, much as i love toranas i wouldent be annoyed with that upgrade

f*ckin beauty mate.

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#8 _ChevLX_77_

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 08:49 PM

Hey Sam

did you get your MSD issues sorted.

By the way the ute looked awsome crusin the nats on friday. kept meaning to catch up with you.

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#9 Tiny

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 08:53 PM

Bloody Lovely! Good swap i reckon

Go the Mighty HQs!

Nice one! ready made show car there!

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#10 _MRNOS_

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 08:57 PM

Very very nice

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#11 RIM-010

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 08:59 PM

HQ's Kick Ass

Looks good, would look better with a Pre-WB front though (hate those things)

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#12 _1QUICK LJ_

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 11:56 PM

luv it awesome, i cant wait to get my ute on the road. :spoton:

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#13 _1QUICK LJ_

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Posted 08 January 2007 - 11:58 PM

any other plans for it later on?

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#14 Gump

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Posted 09 January 2007 - 12:59 PM

how many cars do you have 1QUICK LJ??

sorry bout thread steal

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#15 _1QUICK LJ_

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Posted 09 January 2007 - 01:13 PM

VT commodore, LJ gtr, LC S 2 door, and hx ute. thats all. and oh yeah hoping to buy a EH sedan soon that will do me then. :spoton:

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#16 _BMXer_

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Posted 09 January 2007 - 01:36 PM

Hey Sam

did you get your MSD issues sorted.

By the way the ute looked awsome crusin the nats on friday. kept meaning to catch up with you.

Hi guys,

Thanks for all your comments, I love the thing!

Yeah got it all sorted EVENTUALLY!! Spent all day sunday with a mate in his shop goin through all wiring in the bay and part under the dash.

I forgot to metion to everyone that I had a small fire in the engine bay when a fuel line washer let go and squirted fuel over the MSD. The previous owner used sump type washer gasket things instead of copper/aluminium. I tossed that shitty setup and got holley connectors and go fuel going straight into the carb instead of the shitty shamfered edge type setup.

If theres one thing I will stress... its to ALWAYS carry a fire extinguisher, it saved me and im glad I had one.

Along with that I lost the key to my daily driver commodore (ended up with no car to drive) and a $238 for talking on my mobile while driving, trying to talk to mates about getting me back on the road.

All in all a pretty eventful summernats... mind you the car is ok and minor so im lucky in that respect, but it kept me from goin to the nats half saturday and all sunday.

any other plans for it later on?

My plans are to use the top end i got with a bigger stronger bottom end, maybe a 370 bottom end from a mate out of a sprint car or build a 383. If not just whack it on the 350.

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#17 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 09 January 2007 - 07:38 PM

Good stuff Sam. Thanks for trusting me to paint the LX, a very steep learning curve, but all good all the same. Like Brocky said, "Chew off more than you can handle, and start chewing like crazy".

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#18 RIM-010

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Posted 09 January 2007 - 07:46 PM

'Bite of more than you can chew, and chew like hell.'

I think you mean.

Fire extinguishers are great. Our boat caught alight the other day (bilge pump jammed, wires heated, shorted, sparks, flames etc etc) and the fire extinguisher helped a fair bit there.

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#19 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 06:18 AM

^ yes I did. Sorry laying bricks, picking up dog, and drinking beer made for a very tired boy last night + the excitement of having TIG leads I have NFI what to do with yet. Same feeling I had about girls when I was 7, didn't know what I liked about them, but something told me it would be good.

Edited by Yella SLuR, 10 January 2007 - 06:21 AM.

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#20 _BMXer_

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 01:09 PM

Cheers Pat,

I havent forgotten about those tyres, but as you know, i didnt get out there on sunday. Will try to do it asap

Sam

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#21 _ianshere_

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Posted 10 January 2007 - 10:33 PM

thats one sweet ride you have there mate very shmick interior. looks like some bucks have been spent in there.

Myself im a huge fan of the HQ's (the torry's arent too far behind i have thought about buying another torry but thats when me utes finished)

yer so dunno much bout your other ride but this one certainly is sweet so congrats nice beast.