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Posted 11 May 2007 - 03:44 PM

Thanks for all the info guys.... this photo shows some of the bits i got with the car.... seatbelts, side mirror, carbie cable ?, dizzy cap, horn....and wouldnt have a clue what that orange thing in the middle is...... I'm not that mechanically minded!! and yes it does have the cd175 cd2 carbs..


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and I guess the diff thing is a bit of a mystery...got verification from holden that the diff is a 3.36 from memory...left the letter at work, definately wasnt a 3.55..so might be off another car, who knows, how accurate are holdens records anyway ?.. and back to the head casting date, does that mean its not the original head? even though it is an Xu1 head.... happy to swap for the right one if anyone has one laying around!.. :rolleyes:

cant wait to cut some doughies at harrys!!

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Posted 11 May 2007 - 04:53 PM

orange bit in the middle looks like an oil pump to me might be wrong though

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Posted 11 May 2007 - 05:13 PM

She looks great Adam! love that colour !

the body work looks fantastic too with nice even bonnet gaps which is rare.

You'll have to pull your finger out and join the Qld XU1 club now and come for a run.

by the way what is the gearbox in her ? that shifter looks short and sweet!

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Posted 11 May 2007 - 05:25 PM

Hi

Sorry to say that the head can't be original (although it is the correct part number). Pipjones was after one with that cast date last year but I don't know if he is still interested. As I understand XU-1s built between late August and Nov 1972 are generally fitted with a head with a cast date of H252 ie. 25th August 1972.

The external mirror is a Torana type. Check the part number of the stem however because if it is not correct the mirror head will hit the door and damage the paint. It should be P/N 2819794.

Your car should be fitted with dual horns (high and low tones) the horn in the box seems to be the one that is missing in the under-bonnet picture that you posted.

The seat-belt buckle (GM Press) is correct for an Adelaide car of the period.

It is difficult to see what the cable is. Could be hood or choke, but the bracket doesn't look original.

Hope this helps

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PS. As mentioned earlier in the thread - clear indicators/parkers and plain black fuel cap.

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Posted 11 May 2007 - 05:43 PM

musta seemed like foreva! is that a normal length of time to get a car ova the ditch? can u give us a rough idea what it costs to ship & clear all redtape?. Whilst most kiwis dont like to see too many torana head offshore, even if its back to its home, some are relieved as chitomauve is the most commonly seen colour ova here. I reckon 13005 is just past being 1 of the 200. The body # is 1 before the car in fiv antonios book!. never seen a tag like that on anything ova here b4.

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Posted 11 May 2007 - 07:05 PM

well apart from loneorangers car in the photo the only cars i have ever seen the all black caps on have being bath models but i must be wrong. and with the indercator thing i always thought it was clear for lc and amber for lj, but once again i am wrong.
but i am a fighter i will keep on cumming on.

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Posted 11 May 2007 - 07:53 PM

What about the booster?. Spotted that just before it left my town in NZ.
Your last VIN # ends 5996.
The Antoniou car VIN # ends 5993
My car VIN # ends 5999.
Don`t get much closer do they?.

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Posted 11 May 2007 - 08:14 PM

what colour is your car pete?

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Posted 11 May 2007 - 08:20 PM

Hi. Rust colour but should be Baroda Silver Mk2.

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Posted 11 May 2007 - 08:29 PM

This thread just makes me cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And its painful to read. Remember a while ago I said a mate of mine who had an XU1 for ages in his shed? I would ask him to sell it to me evrytime i saw him and the answer was always the same..."nope, I am never selling her" and then one day at the pub he informs me that she had gone! I nearly dropped my pint, and when he said he sold her for $12,000 I did drop it! This one should have been in my garage.

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Posted 12 May 2007 - 11:31 AM

thanks again for all the info.... will be joining up the xu1 club as soon as got rego...prbably in about 4-6 weeks... the ship was delayed in leaving.... but in total to get it here was around $9k which includes
shipping/towing $4200
GST when landing in oz $3200
customs fees $1200
steam cleaning of undercarriage $430

probably could get it done faster now I know whats going on....

And kudu, from my understanding it had been for sale for a while.... and nobody could come up with the cash....! btw thanks for getting back to me on some of the questions i asked you months ago...not.... I at least had the decency to answer your questions quickly! bygones.. its home now where it belongs!!!

Anyway off with work for a couple of weeks, will hopefully catch up with a few of you once I get back and get her on the road...... If anyone could let me know how to fit the rear view mirror in the mean time, that would be great. nothing on the stem, but on the inside where it joins the car has, holden, followed by the number 2818020....? either way, needs to be recrhomed, but if its wrong, will have to hunt down another......cheers.

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Posted 12 May 2007 - 11:45 AM

yes good ider before you go drilling any holes put up a some more pics of that mirror it did not look right to me ! :rolleyes:but then againe you never no maby it is

Edited by dave720gtr, 12 May 2007 - 11:49 AM.

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Posted 12 May 2007 - 11:50 AM

And kudu, from my understanding it had been for sale for a while.... and nobody could come up with the cash....! btw thanks for getting back to me on some of the questions i asked you months ago...not.... I at least had the decency to answer your questions quickly! bygones.. its home now where it belongs!!!

Geez thats a bit rough Adam.

First thing - I did answer your questions about the block etc. Your last email (I still have it in my inbox - 4/4/07) you only asked for my mates number and email address. Well I spoke to him and he said he didn't want me to go passing on his details, so I didn't. Your fist email i answered within 10 days. So I didn't think it was to bad since I don't see Nick every week.

Second thing - Yes it was up for sale for a bit, by the guy you brought it off. he brought it off my mate for $12,000 within 3 hours of him deciding to sell it. No one locally wanted to pay the money he was asking because everyone knew what he paid for it and that he was only trying to make a buck.

I have no grudge with you buying it and taking it over the ditch away from its home, I just have a grudge with my mate for not ringing me first when he decided to sell it. So don't take things the wrong way.

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Posted 12 May 2007 - 05:46 PM

cheers for that Adam. Ive had an idea, (maybe itsa dream) to bring my LC over & holiday with, drive it to & enjoy it at a few places, ie Philip isl, Bathurst, Eastern cr, then sell it b4 i came home. but $9k is a lot. was it shipped in a container or just deck cargo?

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Posted 12 May 2007 - 06:32 PM

followed by the number 2818020....? either way, needs to be recrhomed, but if its wrong, will have to hunt down another......cheers.

Hi

Yep - 2818020 is HQ et al. LJ should be 2819794.

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Posted 12 May 2007 - 09:14 PM

orange leans are right for lj, lc are clear.
lion cap for gtr and xu-1, only plain black for bathurst models.


Hi Guys.

Just to confirm what others have said, the amber front blinker lenses were not introduced in the LJ series, until very late 1972 for the upcoming '73 ADRs. It's easy to check if you car should have them or not. If the parking lights are with the blinkers, the lenses should be clear/white, if the parkers are in the headlights, the lenses should be amber.

AFAIK ALL XU-1s from the very early (August 1970) versions have the all black fuel cap from the factory, with no emblem. Dealers often fitted the chrome GTR item (either locking or standard) on request.

I find it difficult to believe LoneOranger's claim of the plain black steering wheel centre cap in a '72 GTR. I was working in a GM-H dealership at the time & clearly remember the first time that I sighted a plain horn cap was in an LH SL/R in March '74. The reason for their introduction was so that they didn't need to make a dozen different badges for the centre cap. They had already made GTS, GTR, SS and Sandman. If it continued they would've had to make SL/R & G-Pak etc as well as the fact that the HQ GTS & SS badges were of a different shape & style (lettering font) to the upcoming HJ GTS or LX SS. It also allowed them to make the wheel available as an genuine accessory on any model. Previously, if you wanted a sports steering wheel on say a Premier, a Kingswood or a Torana SL, it had to come with a GTS (or other incorrect) badge.

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the easyest was to tell is if theres a 6 on the adr tag 6= direction turn signals (orange indicators) came in approx 12/72

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Posted 12 May 2007 - 10:26 PM

gtr-xu1, Brilliant piece of info :spoton:
My car is fitted with amber lenses and I doubted they were right but had no way of knowing for sure. (Heahlights have been stuffed around with and replaced with H4's, so no help there! :rolleyes: )
Production date for my car is 22/11/72 and there is no 6 on the adr plate. Something else for me to swap over, but as I thought that would be the case i have already picked up a set to be ready. :D
skapinad, sorry for side lining your thread a bit. You have a real nice looking car. :clap:
Take the time and make the effort to get all the little things 100% right- it will be well worth the effort. Chateau Mauve is my favourite color- behind Baroda Silver of course!
Cheers,
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Posted 14 May 2007 - 01:07 PM

It is difficult to see what the cable is. Could be hood or choke, but the bracket doesn't look original.

The cable and bracket is the original optional bonnet release cable. It screws into the driver's side kick panel, up high near the fusebox. You should be able to see the holes in the kickpanel for the screws.

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 01:31 PM

Damned double posts :fool:

Sorry.

Edited by Dangerous, 14 May 2007 - 01:33 PM.

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Posted 14 May 2007 - 01:36 PM



It is difficult to see what the cable is. Could be hood or choke, but the bracket doesn't look original.

The cable and bracket is the original optional bonnet release cable. It screws into the driver's side kick panel, up high near the fusebox. You should be able to see the holes in the kickpanel for the screws.

Hi

I agree Dangerous, probably hood, but it is just the fact that the bracket doesn't look like any of the 3 original ones that I have.

Bazza

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Posted 16 May 2007 - 07:26 PM

Can somebody explain how it costs less to get a car from America than from NZ , there are heaps of adds in parts peddler and other mags for a lot cheaper from USA also as i was getting a car over to sth Africa and one back i got quotes all up are a lot cheaper than that , maybe i wasnt getting the toal amount maybe there are some hidden fees ?? TREX

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Posted 16 May 2007 - 07:36 PM

Hey Adam...Nice score! :clap: :spoton: :clap: :spoton: ..As for the rest..you got one...they ain't.

Rexy..check duty as well.
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Posted 16 May 2007 - 07:39 PM

Rexy!

the old Supply and Demand !

There are literally hundreds of cars coming in weekly from the US and there will always be some shipping agent wanting to undercut the bloke in front of him.

As for NZ its not too common for cars to come back this way so they can charge what they like!

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