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Started by _UC Kid_ , Jan 27 2015 10:26 AM
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Posted 28 January 2015 - 03:58 PM

http://www.gumtree.c...atic/1060986621


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Posted 28 January 2015 - 04:10 PM

If a 253 or any V8 is not P plater friendly in NSW you guys are jibbed, sucks big time. I seriously doubt a blue 202 will even smell the fumes of a 253. Going back few years I use to have a VC SLE 202 and this thing was gutless as my stocko 77 253 SLR did circles around it. The black fuel injected motor was a bit of a weapon in its day, in fact my mechanic is putting one in his FB ute as he swears that it was quicker of mark than a comparable model 308.


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Posted 28 January 2015 - 04:24 PM

i know :(, its only beacsue its not original motor and the 308 is over 20% in power to the original motors in the uc hatchbacks :(


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Posted 28 January 2015 - 04:37 PM

That red 202 with trimatic for $1000 looks the goods but at $1000 I think he has a lot of crickets around his house. I would offer $500 max. Last week a complete worked running 253 and trimatic out of a torana with almost everything to complete a conversion into a torana including a v8 alternator bracket and alternator was advertised for $750 on Gummie, not sure what it sold for but comparing the 202 at $1000 and a complete conversion 253 at $750... well you do the math.


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Posted 28 January 2015 - 05:34 PM

Yeah but v8's are shit. 


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Posted 28 January 2015 - 05:38 PM

^ good in boats but :)  :stirpot: :)


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Posted 28 January 2015 - 05:39 PM

Yeah but v8's are shit. 


Only coz you cant handle the power

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Posted 28 January 2015 - 06:36 PM

Had one in my old boat, swapped it for a six banger powered boat...The new one is way faster...


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Posted 28 January 2015 - 07:03 PM

It's ok UC Kid,takes a bit of gettin used to this place, don't mind the sort of way things go off topic a bit, just the way it is.

Plenty of helpful stuff around here despite the humor :)

 

We all know the only way to cut up crocs on the river is with one of these :)

 

 

 


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Posted 28 January 2015 - 07:23 PM

I nearly brought one of them a few years ago, 14k they had on it...Cheap fun IMO. 


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Posted 28 January 2015 - 07:27 PM

$1000 is too much money.

Picked this up to put in my mates EK a couple of weeks ago and thought it was too much...

http://www.ebay.com....cvip=true&rt=nc

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Posted 31 January 2015 - 07:51 PM

oh that 186 looked nice! and i found this one in sydney with 4 speed, what you guys think? http://www.ebay.com....sd=121461934557


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Posted 31 January 2015 - 07:54 PM

people say the blue 202 goes better than the red though/??


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Posted 31 January 2015 - 08:18 PM

sorry guys wrong one, thats vic, heres the correct one :)  http://www.gumtree.c...nual/1046862112


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Posted 31 January 2015 - 09:05 PM

is this a good deal???????????????


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Posted 31 January 2015 - 09:19 PM

If it's all good???????????????????????...................yes......................................if it's not?............................then no.

 

Suit reco doesn't sound good though?


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Posted 31 January 2015 - 10:28 PM

Haha thanks, yeah I know :( hopefully there's not too much tht has to be done

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Posted 31 January 2015 - 11:45 PM

Hi Jordan,
Talking from a parents perspective, I would suggest to my kids,
Keep the torana as is and maintain rego in your name.
start a relationship with an insurance company, even if it's through a car club or historic scheme.
Be content with not driving the uc but by being passenger.
get hold of a small manual late model cheap car, a festiva, maza 2 , civic,
Learn to drive that properly and be patient.
Yu hae years of driving.
Probably not what you want to hear.

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Posted 01 February 2015 - 08:54 AM

^ frOck that.

 

If you spend the time and money building your first car, you will be a lot more inclined to look after it than you will if you buy a $1000 FWD shitbox.

 

Forget about the 5L, put a stockish 173/202 and 4 speed in the Hatch and spend a bit of time working on the other areas of the car; brakes, suspension, bodywork etc etc. Walk before you run.

 

I can say this, because 8 years ago I was in a very similar boat!


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Posted 01 February 2015 - 09:46 AM

It's ok UC Kid,takes a bit of gettin used to this place, don't mind the sort of way things go off topic a bit, just the way it is.

Plenty of helpful stuff around here despite the humor :)

 

Give it a few weeks and you will weed out the idiots on this forum who post useless crap as they don't have social life and aim to get 1 million posts so ignore these wastes of space and hopefully they will give up one day, other than a few regular village idiots most of the blokes here are ok.


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Posted 01 February 2015 - 09:57 AM

thanks rim-010, yeah i agree with you!, ive been doing stuff on this car for a year now and when i get it on road im going to look after it, i have a guy i know that got a cheap car like the guy said and he has already nearly crashed twice and lost his licence for 3 months... says he dosnt care about his car.. im looking for a red 202, m20 gearbox to put in


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