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[tonys2r]

NEED HELP ON LJ GTR OR XU1 NOT SURE... ID CHECK ON VIN NUMBER 8D11PCH288865J

[frash da bucket]

A GTR,cheers.

[Bazza]

Hi

The "P" in the VIN suggests JP (XU-1) engine, but the disk says GTR built 20/8/73 - no engine number recorded.


Bazza

[tonys2r]

Hi

The "P" in the VIN suggests JP (XU-1) engine, but the disk says GTR built 20/8/73 - no engine number recorded.


Bazza

CAR HAS NO ENGINE, THATS WHY I'M NOT SURE.
HAS XU1 TANK. FUEL LINES LOOK RIGHT.

[Bazza]

Hi

Has is got a double set of holes for the upper control arm mounting?

Bazza

[tonys2r]

i will be selling car asap as another xu1 that i have been after for a long time has been offered to me. will be on ebay shortly cheers

[bullitA9X]

strange vin tag appears to be xu1 but betsbac code on disc is not

[tonys2r]

nzgtrxu1 how do you get the paint colour from the VIN? Do you have a secret list or have seen the car?

body no 288865b
trim 1856-50x
paint 56815347
BLJ 50383B
BUILD DATE 8/73
TELL WHAT YOU COME UP WITH AS I'M GETTING MIXED VIEWS ON THIS CAR.
AFTER INSPECTION CAR IS XU1 HAS ALL RIGHT SIGNS ON BODY

[Bazza]

Hi

The problem as I see it is, that if a buyer sought a verification letter from GMH (and most do) the GMH response would be "GTR" as per the BETSBAC result. Remember, only the H288865 part of the VIN is used for the "look-up".

Bazza

[FLY_AGAIN_XU-1]

According to the vin disk NO LJ XU-1,s rolled off the Brisbane production lines on August the 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 (only GTR,s) Id be having a real hard close look at the vin tag ! And also keep in mind that from 10/72 all Brisbane built XU-1,s had XU-1 stamped into the large model, body, paint etc tag.

Cheers, B.

[frash da bucket]

Hi nzgtrxu1,I am just woundring how did you get the colour of the vin tag so early,when tonys2r didnt even list the paint number at the begining of this thread,cheers.

[meanmachine72]

strange vin tag appears to be xu1 but betsbac code on disc is not

I would be checking diff and gearbox as this would give
an idea if car is xu-1..human error??? tag stamped wrong??
(like john gongs GTR)
76203C..GTR
77403E...xu-1
if human error..well one number maybe but three??? or
GTR with XU-1 options..the reason i say this is on page 163
of the antoniou book there is a service letter
SUBJECT: engine modifcations and idle settings
MODELS: TORANA LJ 82900 WITH XU-1
Iam yet to see a tag that says 82900
any ideas or a printing error???

[FLY_AGAIN_XU-1]

Fly, I don't think you are right about the tags being stamped XU1 from 10/72. I bought a new [Brisbane] XU1 in November 1972 and it didn't have XU1 stamped on the big tag and to my knowledge the tags were not stamped until early 73.
Regards The Nut.

Gidday Nut
Just because you bought it in November does,nt mean it was a November built car ! Can you remember what build (month) 1972 car it was ? Fat Tony owns a 10/72 built car and maybe able to shed some light on things ! I was lead to believe that when the vin tags changed in 10/72 was when the Brisbane plant started stamping XU-1 into its larger Model, Body, Paint etc tag ! ( I could be wrong ).
If this car does turn out to be a genuine XU-1, then that makes one more 1973 Bathurst LJ GTR XU-1 to add to the list !!!!!!! Was,nt some wanker pumping out fake 1973 Bathurst LJ GTR XU-1,s in NSW not so long ago ????

B.