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Some pics of a couple of recent purchses

Started by _Mondie_ , Apr 07 2006 10:49 PM

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#1 _Mondie_

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Posted 07 April 2006 - 10:49 PM

Within a few days of each other, 830hp and myself purchased ourselves good, clean original A9x's. 830's is the white hatch, mine the Opaline Blue sedan. Both cars are pretty origninal, we both have to hunt down a few bits and peices to get the cars back to 100% original but both cars are in excellent overall nick for their age.

Here's a few rough pics from our 'session' yesterday :D

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Posted 07 April 2006 - 10:56 PM

Lucky Buggers... Jealous Very Jealous :furious:

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Posted 07 April 2006 - 11:43 PM

Awesome! Both cars look great. I want that shed!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted 07 April 2006 - 11:48 PM

thanks mondie , nice pics ....

must agree 2 boys as happy as pig in shit ..

mondie now has a decent muscle car that will handle and brake better than
his other car .

this is torrie number 8 for me , i,m addicted ..:rockon:

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Posted 07 April 2006 - 11:53 PM

mondie now has a decent muscle car that will handle and brake better than his other car .

Hell l can't argue with that, its true. l love how these A9X's handle and steer, they must have been way ahead of their time in 1977.

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 12:13 AM

well i hate to admit this after been one eyed xu1 but the a9x handles and steers better than the xu1 also ...

!!!! hope the LJ boys don,t read this !!!!

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 12:42 AM

830hp buy the look of your shed you got the" TORRY BUG BIG TIME" :D

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 12:43 AM

well i hate to admit this after been one eyed xu1 but the a9x handles and steers better than the xu1 also ...

!!!! hope the LJ boys don,t read this !!!!

I THOUGHT IT WAS A SILENT AGREEMENT! DAMMIT!

lol, hell cant fight with fact =/
but how many would go a wrx over an a9x cause it handles better? thought so =D :tease:

very nice shed and some nice tough machines there. :spoton:

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 01:41 AM

That is one hell of a shed.

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 07:04 AM

good to see you got it home safe mondie.... just love that shed

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 08:25 AM

Wow... :clap:
Tell me Mondie, what size wheel and tyre combo do you have on the sedan? It looks 'right'.
Congrats to you both...

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 08:34 AM

its good to see the toranas having a good home. just love that shed.

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 08:54 AM

Awesome! Both cars look great. I want that shed!!!!!!!!!!


You can have the shed but i want the torrys!!!! :tease:
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Edited by SL/R SS A9X, 08 April 2006 - 08:57 AM.

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 09:15 AM

im gobsmacked! thats an awesome collection of cars, and that shed is bigger than my house!

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 10:16 AM

Wow... :clap:
Tell me Mondie, what size wheel and tyre combo do you have on the sedan? It looks 'right'.
Congrats to you both...

Knoath, the hotwires are 14x8's with 225's on the front and 245's on the rear. l dont like the 245's from certain angles they look "bulbous" 225's would be better. l plan on getting rid of the wheels and chasing down an original set of A9X steelies and later on, maybe something nice along the line of Simmons. Finding the original steelies could take a while though :cry:

As for the shed, ASIO and the Federal Police are believed to be investigating the large structure that has appreared on their satellite images. As you can tell, 830 doesnt do things by halves :spit:

Edited by Mondie, 08 April 2006 - 10:16 AM.

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 10:28 AM

To say I'm envious would be a massive understatement.... !!

Well done, two very impressive additions to what appears an already excellent collection!

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 10:39 AM

I'll just stick with what everyone else has said. Damn nice cars, and damn I want that shed!! :spoton:

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 11:11 AM

Awesome! Doesn't get much better than this visual stimulation :spoton: Call me greedy but can i please have some more pics!. From another addict.

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 11:22 AM

I'd like to see some engine bay pics
You know what I want to look at

Great cars
I even don't mind the sedan (family car)

That blue is interesting...... can I see some out in the sun shots ?
I'm still debating which blue to put on my hatch

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 11:41 AM

I'd like to see some engine bay pics
You know what I want to look at

Great cars
I even don't mind the sedan (family car)

That blue is interesting...... can I see some out in the sun shots ?
I'm still debating which blue to put on my hatch

Will do mate, both cars have the wrong M/C so nothing to see there.

l am yet to detail my car and take some decent pics but have a few in the sun that l will dig out.

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 11:49 AM

That's about the size shed I'm looking at getting, except mine would have a bit more lenght. Width is fine for me.

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 11:59 AM

:o So Jealous! Looks awesome! U gyus should open up a Torana Museum! I would pay to look at them!

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 12:49 PM

That blue is interesting...... can I see some out in the sun shots ?
I'm still debating which blue to put on my hatch

Dattoman,

Here's a few more pics, l dont have any good ones of the car in the sun so these will have to do for now.

830's engine bay
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mine
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My car starting its journey south
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A couple more pics of my car
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Posted 08 April 2006 - 04:38 PM

I dont think anything more needs to be said... but WOW..

Good on both of you guys!

Thanks for sharing the piccies!

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Posted 08 April 2006 - 07:10 PM

Wonder how that blue would look on a hatch ?

I might be able to help with the master cylinders
I have actually left the place I was working where I was preparing 5 "clone" masters
They are still sitting there unfinished and I need to negotiate with the owner of the business what he thinks they are worth
They are correct casting. they even have the correct colour steel plate for the cap.
I hadn't found any fluid bottles the right shade though so thats why they weren't finished
I'll try to negotiate something with him and get back with prices for you guys
Oh and I'll try to get some decent pics too if I can

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