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One of my projects

Started by _LJ_MAD_ , Feb 07 2006 06:47 PM

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#1 _LJ_MAD_

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 06:47 PM

Hey all,
First of all what a great site you have going here.Ive been looking for a site like this for a while and it looks like this one is a wealth of info.
My names Dave and I live in Murrumbateman (near canberra).

Alright this is my LJ GTR XU1.
I bought it about 3 years ago and havent touched it as yet.It didnt come with a motor or box and its missing one of the tags,but I got onto the Canberra torana club and they got onto hg350 who confirmed it to be an original.

It will probably make alot of you cry but I got it for the grand total of.......$300
There was a heap of new door seals and window seals in the boot to suit a LH torana which I quickly sold for $200 which means my XU1 owes me all of $100.

Im still undecided about what motor to put in it. Do I put it back to original? even though the numbers will never match or do I put something else in it such as a commodore v6?? Any input will be appreiciated.

Cheers Dave.

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#2 dattoman

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 07:03 PM

If you don't have the original running gear this is what I would do

Late model EFI V6 (not necessarily ecotec)
5 speed box
Decent brakes and wheels (not too big)
Repaint to orig colour so it looks like the genuine article but drives like a new car.
Essentially an old school car with a new heart thats driveable and usable every day

And enjoy it
bguck the purists

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#3 _dave720gtr_

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 07:08 PM

What a steel thats gota be the deal of the century. :rockon:

witch tag is gone

drop a chev in it :spoton:

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#4 _LJ_MAD_

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 07:56 PM

Thanks guys.

Dattoman it will definatly be original inside and out just with a diff engine.I like the idea of the V6.

Dave720gtr Yep deal of the century.The guy I bought it off got it from a farm in young. the farmers kids were using it as a paddock basher.He was gunna race it until I came along.
Its missing the compliance plate on the left hand side.

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#5 _dave720gtr_

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 08:04 PM

HHHuum pity about the plate but u sill got it at a steel so good luck
with it and welcome to the site u will find it verry usefull :spoton:

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#6 _adamlcgtr383blownchev_

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 08:27 PM

Ya Bastard, you are the luckiest guy I know!! Nice score. I am very, very, very envious. But oh well, welcome to the site mate. Hope to see the project starting soon. I wouldn't put anything commodore in the car, put it that way. Why have an Xu-1 and put an engine in it which everyone else has in their daily driver. Put a v8 hemi or a chev in her if you don't want original, or try and chase up the original engine block. Catcha, Adam. :rockon:

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#7 _SLR5000_

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 08:30 PM

Great find mate, look forward to seeing the progress, what an amazing bargain!

I guess it goes to show if you look & are in the right place at the right time you can still find a rare gem :spoton:

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#8 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 08:34 PM

What to do with it? If you are considering using it as an investmant, back to original as much as you can. If not, do as you wish.

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#9 Heath

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 08:44 PM

Unbelievable buy! Holy sh!t lol

This is just my opinion, but I think the XU-1 symbolises a landmark victory for Holden over Ford in Bathurst history, for that reason I would leave it all Holden. Screw the purists, but a Holden V6, 5spd and Borg Warner rear end would do nicely.

I'd definately suggest you choose the original colour or at least an XU-1 colour, and keep several things the same like Stud Pattern etc (that means that if you wanna wear some dress wheels for example, Summernats. But wanna take it to a Classic Car show, you can bolt some Sprintmasters on it). As far as I know, Sprintmasters never came out in HQ/Commodore stud patterns.

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#10 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 08:47 PM

Sprintmasters are Torry pattern only. Even the new ones.

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#11 Heath

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 08:57 PM

Yep, I just didn't wanna sound stupid incase they came out on some foreign car (I know some MGs have similar looking wheels)

Thanks for clearing that up Chopper!

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#12 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 09:05 PM

They will fit on Vauxhalls, but why would you bother?

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#13 _Fairdinkum_

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Posted 07 February 2006 - 09:29 PM

Ok,i better put my 2 cents worth in,congrats on your find,really well done.This is an original XU1,i have no problem with putting non original motors in any torana such as a V6 or a V8 in a lc or lj,but why would you do it to a genuine XU1,i would be looking for a jp block or a 6 that will do the job with some strmbergs in place, and make it look as close to original as possible,thats just my opinion,good luck wichever way you go..........

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#14 _LJ_MAD_

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Posted 08 February 2006 - 05:30 AM

Thanks for you replys people.
I want the car to look original inside and out . I love the XU1s.
I dont want to go crazy with it by putting in a big V8 or anything like that.I dont have to make a desition on an engine at this early stage anyway there is alot of work to do.
Thanks again for your input , Im sure I will have a million more questions for you hehehe.

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#15 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 11 February 2006 - 08:19 AM

Heya Dave,

Welcome to this place, you'll find it great.

If you plan to change it over, just keep all the original bits, so that if somebody does want to take it back in the future all the bits are there. Anything is reversible, just a matter of time and cost.

I bought the door rubbers off ya.

Cheers,

Pat.

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#16 _05-BROCKY-05_

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Posted 11 February 2006 - 09:06 AM

Go a strong 186 with tripples. But if u do go a newer motor choice, like yella said keep all original gear you dont use thats with the car now, it would be a shame if someone brought it in the future and couldnt get parts to make it original.

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#17 _QIKSLR_

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Posted 11 February 2006 - 10:28 AM

I can't stand the way that people are always saying to do things so that in the future if someone else buys it blah blah. While your sitting there planning your project you're there thinking "gee I'd really like to put a V8 in it, but maybe the next owner wont like that, so I better not do it". I can't bare the thought of selling my car, let alone building it for sale. bguck the next owner, its your car, your money, your taste and life.

Edited by QIKSLR, 11 February 2006 - 10:28 AM.