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[wot179]

Yeah, its a beautiful build.

I actually like it.

Just stirring shit.

Ive heard it owes him over 200k.

Its spent time at a couple of top end shops.

[rexy]

No wifi until now. Home at last.
The final day highlight for me was the dyno finals. I missed the earlier runs but arrived in time for the end of the 6 cyl forced induction class.
Don't think its wort the hassle of going turbo?
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Very nice orange charger was the winner of the 6 cyl N/A class with 234.9 hp.

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Very nice Torana with big ass turbo on a 2JZ made 1321.9 hp.

[rexy]

Then it was a run off for the N/A V8s. Won by the daughter of Carolyn Tzortza in her purple tonner with 599.2 hp. A pretty stout effort given that's what the army project digger had made the day before and it's a blown combo. Coincidentally is the same number Mark Hayes made years ago when they let him do an exhibition run in the Val. Big block blown combos were not allowed to run in those days. It took him two runs to crank out 600 at the tyres with a blown 440 on methanol.

Big boy time!

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Then it was time for Jakes yellow Torana. Famous for many years for cranking out obscene hp. Made 2025.5 hp at the tyres, grenadine the turbo impeller on the last run!
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The oil smoke filled dyno hall after the turbo lunched itself.

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One central fragment....

[rexy]

Toranas everywhere, even on the way home.
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[rexy]

Of course they come in all shapes and forms.
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The White one was very rough up close. I find this reassuring. We should all be a little less worried about taking our own imperfect toys out and about.

[Collo]

That "rough" white LJ gets driven all over the place. Points to the owner for using it. He's an alright bloke too, had a chat to him at a burnout comp a few years ago, and it's been to Toranafest as well. Runs a blown chev.

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[rexy]

A couple of trophy winners.
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Unusual spotlight setup on the hatch.
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Many more to come.

[Ice]

Ive seen that blue hatch a couple of years ago at Toranafest its an absolute stunning car

[Redzone]

And my mate Scott made 825hp at the rears from his 2L isuzu sohc gemini! Broke the internet tonight lol

[mitchg]

I can not wait to see Mark Hayes torana out at the track. What a cool car

[Potta]

Ive seen that blue hatch a couple of years ago at Toranafest its an absolute stunning car

Yeah I've seen pics of it before, seems really well thought out in terms of colours and design, and very well done too.

I'd have it in my shed no worries!

[Bigfella237]

Ive heard it owes him over 200k.

Its spent time at a couple of top end shops.

 

That's just wrong I reckon, you shouldn't be able to 'buy' the award.

 

I understand some people don't have certain skills and need to subbie-out some of the work, but that car shouldn't be the so-called "best" just because it had the most money spent on it.

 

Even if money was no object I'd rather spend fifty grand and do it all myself than spend two hundred grand and just trailer it from one shop to the next, but maybe that's just me?

[rexy]

I had heard of the turbo four cylinder result. The announcer said he runs an FJ20? Awesome result at over 6hp per cubic inch.

I knew there had to be a story behind this apparently confused hatch owner so I went and had a chat. The plates are being "looked after" until they can return to his sons car which is in bits. He said it had been more than a decade...
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A pretty serious drag radial effort. Hoping for sixes. The bloke was rather coy about the hours and dollars its soaked up so far.

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[rexy]

As above.
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Edited by rexy, 05 January 2015 - 06:34 AM.

[rexy]

That's just wrong I reckon, you shouldn't be able to 'buy' the award.
 
I understand some people don't have certain skills and need to subbie-out some of the work, but that car shouldn't be the so-called "best" just because it had the most money spent on it.
 
Even if money was no object I'd rather spend fifty grand and do it all myself than spend two hundred grand and just trailer it from one shop to the next, but maybe that's just me?

Plenty of folk there had cars that owed them more than that. Many had cars that owed them nearly nothing. That's what's nice about the event.
For me it's about the car as presented for the event its in. It's journey to get there is a bit moot.

[rexy]

A few from later on Saturday near tuff street after the burnout masters eliminations. Starting to become a bit feral.
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Lots of yellow LC/LJ 2 doors about.

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[rexy]

Engine bay from BTD 98J  image.jpg   182.75K   3 downloads

[rexy]

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Black. Not enough of it.

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[rexy]

This looks like the old Big Rob Torana? Now missing petrol cap...
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[rexy]

Only saw one orchid metallic.  image.jpg   148.48K   6 downloads

[rexy]

468.2 HP was a good effort for the horny sounding red beast.
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Speaking of horny.
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This old favourite kept them happy for a while.

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