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#26 yel327

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Posted 27 October 2015 - 10:18 AM

Stupid big rims (like 20") or lowering them too much so that the tyres enter the guards (especially RTS cars that actually handle) - to me they both look stupid. Not only Torana though.



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Posted 27 October 2015 - 10:22 AM

lowering them too much so that the tyres enter the guards

 

Yeah; I'm not a fan of the wheel spat look on cars without wheel spats.

 

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Posted 27 October 2015 - 10:29 AM

Similar thread here: http://www.gmh-toran...-that-you-hate/  :)



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Posted 27 October 2015 - 10:34 AM

front spoilers on LC-Lj and  the Air dam on lower Valance panel instead on the stone tray

 

They drive me nuts  :furious:



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Posted 27 October 2015 - 11:06 AM

One with the lot wtf.

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Posted 27 October 2015 - 11:53 AM

SS Rear Spoiler on sedan (and usually without flares!)

Just wrong........

 

Fake Checker-plate floor mats



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Posted 27 October 2015 - 12:02 PM

Oh Crap - just looked at Crabba67's pic

 

Add + Colour Coded Grilles (as if the rest wasn't bad enough)

Add + Delete Front Bumper all together



#33 StephenSLR

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Posted 27 October 2015 - 12:20 PM

SS Rear Spoiler on sedan (and usually without flares!)

 

I didn't think anyone did that any more; I believe that was a follow through from later H model Monaros; they'd also put the Monaro style spoiler on the front, which just looked a bit too boxy.

 

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Posted 27 October 2015 - 01:36 PM

Pretty sure you should never do this......................... 

 

 

 

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Posted 27 October 2015 - 02:03 PM

And this Ian,1975 Amaroo

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Posted 27 October 2015 - 03:24 PM

Sell it  :furious:

 

BUT that is good if you are a buyer

 

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Posted 27 October 2015 - 04:40 PM

This isn't a good thing to do. A bloke did a U turn in front of me to see the surf! It was about 15 years ago.

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Posted 27 October 2015 - 05:49 PM

Ls or rb conversions

+1

 

Actually, add 308 conversions replacing 202s to that as well (popcorn waiting lol)


Edited by LC-GTR-1969, 27 October 2015 - 05:54 PM.


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Posted 27 October 2015 - 06:21 PM

Full length front grills with cut bumper bar,  YUK

 

Ian

 

I was thinking of my worst hate...but you got it first!!....looks absolutely awful.  But then again....it is their car



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Posted 27 October 2015 - 08:38 PM

4WD stance! Nothing looks better than a Torrie hugging the ground.

Brett you need that driving the roads out here, not as high as a 4x4 though, known as the agricultural look.

 

Can't believe everyone has missed the old F#$d power bulge (XC bonnet)


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Posted 27 October 2015 - 08:52 PM

I hate reading about some bloke, who searches and finds a rust free body, to then cut out the floor to make it into (yet another) drag car. Surely there is one already converted for sale somewhere?

Edited by Sven, 27 October 2015 - 08:53 PM.


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Posted 27 October 2015 - 09:56 PM

Skap: Mine is BRG and I like it like that. Just need to learn how to paint properly...

 

StephenSLR: My UC hatch is de-badged and because of the custom grille and dual headlights most people don't even know what it is!

 

I like that too.



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Posted 27 October 2015 - 10:35 PM

I hate reading about some bloke, who searches and finds a rust free body, to then cut out the floor to make it into (yet another) drag car. Surely there is one already converted for sale somewhere?

 

:iagree:

 

They're not making any more, please don't ruin the nice ones.

 

And it appears lots of people don't like a lot of things about my car lol.

 

Anyone know where I can get a sunroof with a Trans Am Eagle on it?



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Posted 27 October 2015 - 11:43 PM

Put ford fairlane tail lights in a LX 4 door

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Posted 28 October 2015 - 12:09 AM

Put ford fairlane tail lights in a LX 4 door

 

Put UC taillights on anything including a UC lol.



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Posted 28 October 2015 - 07:15 AM

StephenSLR: My UC hatch is de-badged and because of the custom grille and dual headlights most people don't even know what it is!

 

Is that the one with the later H series grille?  At least the headlights aren't stacked vertically; which was a bit of a trend with customisers.

 

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Posted 28 October 2015 - 09:40 AM

Listen to people who tell you what you should or shouldn't do...

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Posted 28 October 2015 - 11:10 AM

^^^  lol ...........  so true .   :driving:



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Posted 28 October 2015 - 11:15 AM

Chucking Chev badges on anything other than a Chev.

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Posted 28 October 2015 - 11:16 AM

Let someone else drive it.

 

When I first got mine; had it less than a week; I went out for a drive with friends, I was just learning to drive manual and a V8 at that; a friend was pestering relentlessly for a drive; other friends egged me to let him have a go; I finally gave in; the roads were slightly wet; I should've told him to get out when he slammed on the brakes and went straight through a stop sign; not long after he takes a corner, fishtails a few times, does a 180 and slams my car into the rear corner of a parked car. Turns out it was a friend's brother's car; my friend pays for the repair of the parked car and leaves me in the lurch with a damaged driver's side door and front fender. Needless to say that's where our friendship ended.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 28 October 2015 - 11:17 AM.





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