New Torana LJ XU1 Race Car project

Amaroo Park · 29 May 2002, 10:42 (Ref:299320)

Well I took the plunge recently and have decided to get back into racing after a 4 year break. So I went and got (With the help of a good mate) a pretty good yellow LJ Torana. The advantage over racing a HQ will be lack of panel damage. It's got all the stuff need to be the good base of a Group Nc car, Triple CD Strombergs, good body etc. But I keep looking at it and thinking that there is heaps of work to do. Oh well I am a gluten for punishment

Chris Griffin · 29 May 2002, 13:11 (Ref:299472)

Focus the the mind Colin!......Repeat after me "It will become a racer, it will become a racer"!!!

DAVID PATERSON · 30 May 2002, 02:33 (Ref:300011)

Bondy, excellent choice of car and class. What colour is it? Will it be ready for the Nationals at Eastern Creek in September? You'll like the Appendix J Assocaiation, they're a pretty decent bunch down there.

31 May 2002, 04:32 (Ref:301028)

I wouldn't bet my house on escaping panel damage, there are some pretty desparate racers out there!

DAVID PATERSON · 31 May 2002, 07:43 (Ref:301089)

Some, but not many, Historic Touring Cars would be the friendliest and cleanest form of sedan racing in Australia.

Amaroo Park · 31 May 2002, 07:59 (Ref:301100)

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Originally posted by DAVID PATERSON
Bondy, excellent choice of car and class. What colour is it? Will it be ready for the Nationals at Eastern Creek in September? You'll like the Appendix J Assocaiation, they're a pretty decent bunch down there.

It's Yellow I mean real Yellow. I am hoping to have it ready for the AROCA 6hour at eastern Creek in late October

Morris 1100 · 31 May 2002, 11:33 (Ref:301339)

Is it Yellow like this?

Amaroo Park · 31 May 2002, 11:35 (Ref:301341)

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Originally posted by Morris 1100
Is it Yellow like this?

No nothing like that

Morris 1100 · 31 May 2002, 11:51 (Ref:301363)

Can't be that one because it was slow!

Amaroo Park · 31 May 2002, 11:53 (Ref:301368)

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Originally posted by Morris 1100
Can't be that one because it was slow!

I know it is illeagl to use the phone while driving but tell me what about taking pictures??

Morris 1100 · 31 May 2002, 12:13 (Ref:301387)

You should never take photos whilst driving because you may not get a good shot!

Look carefully at the right hand side of the pic and you will see the tail of the plane that I was trying to shoot!

DAVID PATERSON · 1 Jun 2002, 12:14 (Ref:302243)

OK Morrie, i know that 1/4 vent, you're gonna have to show us pictures of the whole car now.

Probably in the road car forum though, lest I be accused of kidnapping threads to prop up my own forum.

Amaroo Park · 1 Jun 2002, 12:18 (Ref:302246)

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Originally posted by DAVID PATERSON
OK Morrie, i know that 1/4 vent, you're gonna have to show us pictures of the whole car now.

Probably in the road car forum though, lest I be accused of kidnapping threads to prop up my own forum.

If he does I'll sue him for copyright seeing as it's my car. Thats one way of getting a heap of money to finsh it off. Oh well it goes and gets it's roll cage in 2 weeks

Morris 1100 · 1 Jun 2002, 12:35 (Ref:302263)

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Originally posted by DAVID PATERSON
OK Morrie, i know that 1/4 vent, you're gonna have to show us pictures of the whole car now.

Probably in the road car forum though, lest I be accused of kidnapping threads to prop up my own forum.

It can stay here because it is going to be a race car (how is the CD player colin?)
This is a good one of the front of the car! Go ahead and sue me Colin, cause if you do I will send the Bathurst strut throwing champ around to see you. (and you thought HI Ho was bad)

Amaroo Park · 1 Jun 2002, 19:38 (Ref:302471)

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Originally posted by Morris 1100
It can stay here because it is going to be a race car (how is the CD player colin?)
This is a good one of the front of the car! Go ahead and sue me Colin, cause if you do I will send the Bathurst strut throwing champ around to see you. (and you thought HI Ho was bad)

Don't knock the cd player.

DAVID PATERSON · 2 Jun 2002, 11:01 (Ref:302722)

You won't get a CD player past the Group N eligibility guys, if it wasn't invented in '72 they won't let you run it.

Actually the eligibility guy for Group N in Sydney runs a very quick XU-1 himself.

Amaroo Park · 2 Jun 2002, 11:46 (Ref:302737)

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Originally posted by DAVID PATERSON
You won't get a CD player past the Group N eligibility guys, if it wasn't invented in '72 they won't let you run it.

Actually the eligibility guy for Group N in Sydney runs a very quick XU-1 himself.

Who is he David?

DAVID PATERSON · 2 Jun 2002, 11:49 (Ref:302738)

Vince Macri, he runs a workshop in sydney caled Macri Mechanical repairs. Nice guy and a good steerer too.

Bomn · 2 Jun 2002, 11:54 (Ref:302742)

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Originally posted by DAVID PATERSON
You won't get a CD player past the Group N eligibility guys, if it wasn't invented in '72 they won't let you run it.

No two pack paint, no unleaded petrol and no reflective rego plates?

DAVID PATERSON · 4 Jun 2002, 11:42 (Ref:304328)

Real race cars use leaded petrol and don't have rego plates. They might let you replace the CD player with an 8 track.

RaceTime · 5 Jun 2002, 04:38 (Ref:304990)

- I can even supply some 8 track tapes if you want

RaceTime · 5 Jun 2002, 04:39 (Ref:304991)

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Originally posted by DAVID PATERSON
Some, but not many, Historic Touring Cars would be the friendliest and cleanest form of sedan racing in Australia.

You obviously weren't at Wakefield Park last weekend then, were you

DAVID PATERSON · 5 Jun 2002, 07:55 (Ref:305040)

No I was at QR, where we had 4 races and there was one tiny bump, that's it!

Do tell, what happened at Wakefield?

RaceTime · 5 Jun 2002, 12:00 (Ref:305196)

Let's just say ther was a reasonable amount of panel rubbing

Crash Test · 5 Jun 2002, 12:06 (Ref:305202)

David- don't forget a certain white Torana which sent a wheel into the coal mine....

Vince Macri- didn't he come up here a year or three back? I remember him driving at OP, and he sure went hard...

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