Awesome to see you back in a Torry, Mitch!
Cheers Tim! Im doing my best to polish this turd from a budgie to something respectable lol. A9X floorpan and A9X booster, its basically a race car now! Lol
Posted 12 August 2021 - 06:47 AM
Awesome to see you back in a Torry, Mitch!
Posted 12 August 2021 - 06:27 PM
Posted 12 August 2021 - 06:44 PM
Making great progress Mitch. It was always respectable, it's a UC after all. And whilst I wouldn't call it a racecar it is basically an A9X.
Thanks mate, I'm gonna get that made into a sticker on the back window lol
Edited by mitchg, 12 August 2021 - 06:44 PM.
Posted 12 August 2021 - 06:53 PM
Posted 12 August 2021 - 07:15 PM
Making great progress Mitch. It was always respectable, it's a UC after all. And whilst I wouldn't call it a racecar it is basically an A9X.
You are funny sometimes
An A9X
Posted 12 August 2021 - 07:26 PM
Looking good Mitch i remember my first Toranafest 2011 seeing you’re Blue Torana and Torailer
this one is starting to take shape
Posted 12 August 2021 - 07:30 PM
I know. Put a 308 in it and it's an A9X. Is it not? Yeah sure needs a gearbox and a diff but those are easy to find. Top loader and a 9"?You are funny sometimes
An A9X
Posted 12 August 2021 - 07:44 PM
I know. Put a 308 in it and it's an A9X. Is it not? Yeah sure needs a gearbox and a diff but those are easy to find. Top loader and a 9"?
Not quite but good try
The patch is the only thing A9X and you know it
Posted 12 August 2021 - 07:59 PM
Posted 12 August 2021 - 08:09 PM
You’re right you’re not an A9X expert
Posted 13 August 2021 - 11:54 AM
^ LOL, agreed!
Posted 13 August 2021 - 07:38 PM
Posted 13 August 2021 - 09:06 PM
^LOL, ok! What have I missed? Really. That makes a difference?
Where would you like me to start cmon
Back or front
Posted 13 August 2021 - 09:53 PM
Where would you like me to start cmon
Back or front
Back looks better...
Posted 14 August 2021 - 06:10 PM
Front.Back or front
Posted 16 August 2021 - 09:57 AM
^LOL, ok! What have I missed? Really. That makes a difference?
Without getting too into it, the only things that a UC have that make them "like an A9X" are essentially:
- They both used the upper front control arms with the offset balljoint - to have more +ve castor. (good thing, like LX RTS front end over an LH one... it was a development like many others that improved the car)
- They both used cast iron Salisbury type diff housings that they saved money on by using existing tooling on from a full-sized Holden (10-Bolt in the case of an A9X, 8-Bolt in the case of a UC), and therefore they had a different - but barely improved - rear upper arm geometry to a regular LH/LX Torana. (Cost-cutting, no real qualitative score on this one)
I think you would have to argue that the changes such as an A9X having four wheel disc brakes, including vented disc brakes on the front end, a diff that was finally up to the task of dealing with punishment of a decent V8 motor, an (admittedly 'optional' but let's say assumed for a flagship A9X) durable gearbox for the same purpose, giant flared arches to accomodate wide rubber on all four corners, cowl induction, front air dam with brake ducting... these are more notable to the credibility of an A9X than the two points above.
If you ever see me talking about UC's saying they are like A9X's, I assure you I am being facetious. UC's being like A9X's is platinum quality bogan bullshit that is needlessly perpetuated again and again.
Posted 16 August 2021 - 10:03 AM
Without getting too into it, the only things that a UC have that make them "like an A9X" are essentially:
- They both used the upper front control arms with the offset balljoint - to have more +ve castor. (good thing, like LX RTS front end over an LH one... it was a development like many others that improved the car)
Posted 16 August 2021 - 07:14 PM
Wait, so I have 3 things like an A9X. I need to call my insurance company and add a 0.
Posted 16 August 2021 - 07:30 PM
Yeah but the thing is that they share the same shitty pressed steel control arms (front and rear), shitty pushrod motor, shitty floating (not opposed) piston brakes, and UCs got a disk brake rear end too, etc. etc. See, same same. Haha I am clearly a bogan, more articulate than most, and I know how to use apostrophes correctly too just quietly.Without getting too into it, the only things that a UC have that make them "like an A9X" are essentially:
- They both used the upper front control arms with the offset balljoint - to have more +ve castor. (good thing, like LX RTS front end over an LH one... it was a development like many others that improved the car)
- They both used cast iron Salisbury type diff housings that they saved money on by using existing tooling on from a full-sized Holden (10-Bolt in the case of an A9X, 8-Bolt in the case of a UC), and therefore they had a different - but barely improved - rear upper arm geometry to a regular LH/LX Torana. (Cost-cutting, no real qualitative score on this one)
I think you would have to argue that the changes such as an A9X having four wheel disc brakes, including vented disc brakes on the front end, a diff that was finally up to the task of dealing with punishment of a decent V8 motor, an (admittedly 'optional' but let's say assumed for a flagship A9X) durable gearbox for the same purpose, giant flared arches to accomodate wide rubber on all four corners, cowl induction, front air dam with brake ducting... these are more notable to the credibility of an A9X than the two points above.
If you ever see me talking about UC's saying they are like A9X's, I assure you I am being facetious. UC's being like A9X's is platinum quality bogan bullshit that is needlessly perpetuated again and again.
Posted 16 August 2021 - 07:55 PM
Apples and Oranges Zook
Posted 18 August 2021 - 07:48 AM
Without getting too into it, the only things that a UC have that make them "like an A9X" are essentially:
- They both used the upper front control arms with the offset balljoint - to have more +ve castor. (good thing, like LX RTS front end over an LH one... it was a development like many others that improved the car)
Only some of them Heath. The offset balljoint was introduced during production of the A9X.
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