I have an L34 and a VH SL/E 253 Auto.
The Torana is basic with less things to go wrong but some parts are difficult to find if you want originality, one good thing is that some parts carried through to Commodore production or were common to HQ-Z cars, for a custom car there is not really a problem.
They were only built for 6 years from 74 to 80 in conjunction with the HQ-HZ.
There are less ADR emission rules to comply with so changing cams, compression, carbies etc is less of an obstacle.
There are plenty of aftermarket parts or engine swap options for the red six.
Toranas don't have power steering.
Not many Toranas have factory air conditioning and some have aftermarket air.
The only EFI available is the VK setup.
You could still get a cheap 253 and 5 speed conversion and bolt it in with the benefits associated with the 253 Commodore engine.
You can fit a flare kit for wider tyres.
The Commodore has more features and were produced for 9 years from 79 to 88 as the large Holden so there are more of them built.
The Commodore interior and dash is better than the Torana.
The 253 Auto is easy to drive and sounds cool, I need bigger pipes and extractors on mine to get a better sound out of it ($1200).
The 253 will rev better with extractors and can benefit from VN style heads and EFI.
Parts for the 253 are common to the 308 so also easy to get.
There are a lot more brake and wheel choices available.
Most Commodores have power steering and air conditioning.
Similar things are size and weight, engine and gearbox choices avaliable, both have street cred, both have collector status and are not very common on the street.
James
Edited by JBM, 07 May 2006 - 01:18 PM.
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