Just Wondering if any one knows if the UC Torana ever made it to the race track back in the 70's or 80's. I mean there must have been atleast 1 team that wanted to race it rather than a commodore or LX.
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Posted 20 March 2006 - 11:28 AM
why would they want to race a 6 against an 8 though???? so very unlikely
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 02:35 PM
They did it with the LC and LJ's didnt they... I'd be interested to know if any UC's hit the track too...
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 07:01 PM
LJ XU-1: 1090 KG
202 UC: 1150 KG
60 KG isn't much different. Plus the LJ didn't have RTS.
202 UC: 1150 KG
60 KG isn't much different. Plus the LJ didn't have RTS.
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 07:04 PM
but hey the facts speak for themselves.. didnt see a uc winning bathurst.
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 07:15 PM
If GMH didn't delete the 308 from the Torana range, it could well have been a different story. Not that I care, my UC will spend more time at Heathcote and Calder than Bathurst.
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 08:26 PM
Hmm openning up a can 'o worms with that comment!!
Here's some worm food...
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Posted 22 March 2006 - 09:44 PM
Exactly.. if theyd gone ahead with the 308 LJ, nothing would compare, not even a 308 in a UC...If GMH didn't delete the 308 from the Torana range, it could well have been a different story.
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 10:01 AM
Yeah...and that Viva 454 would have gotten Armstrong into space
way quicker that the Sauturn V!!
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way quicker that the Sauturn V!!
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 04:01 PM
I have a picture of some of a UC in one of my old Hardie Ferodo magazines its an add for tyres or wheels but the car is in race trim.. i will see what i can find.
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Posted 23 March 2006 - 05:05 PM
I would almost guarantee that is a LX with a UC front on it, as you could never race the UC unless they had made the homologation requirement of 500...
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Posted 24 March 2006 - 11:51 AM
The lighting is all wrong.
Looks like a photoshop job to me
Looks like a photoshop job to me
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Posted 24 March 2006 - 12:05 PM
er...guys it was a 1 minute photshop job, I meant it as a joke to follow on from Chop's line about dropping the 308.
I'm pretty quick with a mouse! and have a loooot of pics in my computer
to play with.
Sorry for the confusion.
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I'm pretty quick with a mouse! and have a loooot of pics in my computer
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Sorry for the confusion.
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Posted 09 April 2006 - 12:21 AM
Wasn't there a dealer in NSW turbo-ing UC 202's when they were released? If they had of made homologation it would of been interesting. Probably quicker up the mountain (lighter) and not far off the pace down the straight I would reckon. Not to mention pulling up quicker (again due to weight). But we'll never know. I remember reading a motor mag with an article about this.
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Posted 09 April 2006 - 07:37 PM
You are talking about Suttons Motors in Sydney building what the called an SL/T.
Bog stock 202 with a Strata 2a turbo strapped on the side.
Similar performance to an A9X or a 72 XU1, but not very reliable.
The article is reprinted in the Spotlight on Torana book, its from Modern Motor October 1978.
Reminds me of how George Fury cranked up the boost in the turbo Bluebird to win Bathurst pole then slowly slipped back through the field during the race.
Modern day turbo technology would give better reliability.
James
Bog stock 202 with a Strata 2a turbo strapped on the side.
Similar performance to an A9X or a 72 XU1, but not very reliable.
The article is reprinted in the Spotlight on Torana book, its from Modern Motor October 1978.
Reminds me of how George Fury cranked up the boost in the turbo Bluebird to win Bathurst pole then slowly slipped back through the field during the race.
Modern day turbo technology would give better reliability.
James
Edited by JBM, 09 April 2006 - 07:38 PM.
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Posted 13 April 2006 - 09:01 AM
i don't remember those being that quick from the article i read, not compared to the slurs anyway,
i think the whole aftermarket turbocharging back then had a lot to be desired..
i think the whole aftermarket turbocharging back then had a lot to be desired..
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Posted 13 April 2006 - 11:03 AM
Reminds me of a certain Dick Johnson in a Turbo Sierra cranking the turbo right up during the race only to end up in a full on smoke trail!!!!Reminds me of how George Fury cranked up the boost in the turbo Bluebird to win Bathurst pole then slowly slipped back through the field during the race.
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Posted 13 April 2006 - 08:54 PM
Those Sierras were a bit delicate, more than a couple of minutes in the pits with the motor running and game over after a few more laps.
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Posted 02 May 2006 - 07:37 PM
There was a company in SA putting a turbo on the UC 202 and claimed it was quicker than an A9X in street trim. It probably was, but an A9X in race trim, I doubt it. Besides, how much boost can you put into a 202 with no intercooler before it breaks. Remember this was in 1980. Technology has advanced alot since then. I have an article in a magazine, but I can't find it.
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Posted 05 May 2006 - 09:28 PM
Aerodynamics would be the major factor as to which would be quicker around a race track - (if running the same engine). The lc/j having a smaller frontal area would be my guess as to having an advantage there, but the reverse could be true if they didnt get it half decent in the wind tunnel.
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Posted 23 May 2006 - 01:02 PM
they sure didnt help them to make a better looking car then!
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