hey i have a ss factory tuxedo ss l31 it has a few rare items on it i think i have just been looking at slr ss instrument clusters and noticed that these are differant in lx series ie a9x clusters have the park brake light in them at the bottom as i found a a9x last year i went out to the shed as the car is in pieces and checked my guages and found yes it does have the park brake i checked all my other cars slr, slr 5000,s and ss ,s i have and none have this bar one my tuxedo car ss l31 no is this rare as this car is a funny one it has lots of rare bits on it ie , car has had a rollcage bolted in it at some stage ,holes in floor , it has a super t10 fitted by dealer so previous owner states ??? handbrake on the tunnel as a9x option and it has the a9x intrument cluster with handbrake light as a9x option.
Could this car have been a ex race car ? spare shell? or just a factory optoined up special??? any clues or opinions?
RARE SS L31
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 02:23 PM
Well, it doesnt have the UC rear floor pan does it? Or a 10 Bolt Salsbury?
It could have just been optioned up... or the previous owner did the mods himself....
It could have just been optioned up... or the previous owner did the mods himself....
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 02:48 PM
In relation to the handbrake light in the dash, I believe all late model LX SS and SL/Rs had these lights. Because the A9X was late in the LX range it too had the light. Does anyone know the month that the handbrake light started appearing in the dash?
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 03:17 PM
Hi Guys
AFAIK all Toranas & Sunbirds with a CLX or DLX chassis prefix get the separate handbrake light. It was introduced at the same time as the large cast iron brake master cylinder, in early 1977.
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AFAIK all Toranas & Sunbirds with a CLX or DLX chassis prefix get the separate handbrake light. It was introduced at the same time as the large cast iron brake master cylinder, in early 1977.
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 03:25 PM
So that explains. It also has the large cast ironbrake setup. But by the tags this is a 76 car?
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 07:02 PM
Nothing saying someone hasn't fitted it at some stage. These cars are 30 years old, people fit anyting to fill a space at times, if it's a 76 car, that dash is not original. The cluster will have a date stampted into it anway.
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 08:25 PM
i have both clusters out i can ,t see any date codes where are they
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 09:32 PM
Might be my mates old black SS L31. He crashed it bought an A9X and put the A9X bits into it.
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Posted 22 January 2008 - 09:49 PM
It's notmally a blue ink stamp on the light blue casing, but anyway, if it has the park brake light in the speedo, it's not to suit a 76 car, from memory it was introduced around May 77.i have both clusters out i can ,t see any date codes where are they
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Posted 23 January 2008 - 03:42 PM
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This car on muscle cars is a June 76 car, has an ALX chassis number yet it has the handbrake light in the dash, above the petrol/temperature gauge. Does that mean this dash is not original?
This car on muscle cars is a June 76 car, has an ALX chassis number yet it has the handbrake light in the dash, above the petrol/temperature gauge. Does that mean this dash is not original?
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Posted 23 January 2008 - 03:55 PM
You have good eye sight, I can't see the hand brake light in those pictures.
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Posted 23 January 2008 - 07:15 PM
Dash looks original to me, if you notice the park brake is set and it's the light in the cluster to the right thats on. It serves as brake warning and park brake light in early cars. There is no light in the speedo I can see. Looks like a nice car actually, 60B trim looks to be golfball inserts too...
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 11:20 AM
For 8VD69 in Mint Julep and 60B trim code im locked in on Chevron.
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 11:48 AM
As for the green SLR, origional in every way, what is the dwell switch for next to the demister. Love that 70's stereo.
Edited by ALX76, 24 January 2008 - 11:48 AM.
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 12:14 PM
Hi ALX76As for the green SLR, origional in every way, what is the dwell switch for next to the demister. Love that 70's stereo.
The wiper dwell switch & a/cond unit are both aftermarket & probably dealer-fitted, but that stereo is an 80s or 90s unit. Stereo units for the 70s were shaft-mounted with 2 knobs protruding. This shaft type disappeared in the mid-80s.
'Original in every way' is a BIG statement to make even though this one is a very nice car. The pedants at a concours event could probably show you a better one, with an original GM Air Chief radio & factory A/Cond that looked just like it did the day it left the factory.
Don't get me wrong, I like period accessories, but when they're fitted, the car is no longer 'original in every way'.
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 01:31 PM
Thanx Dr T.
I was having a dig at the stereo.
I did not know they fitted wiper dwell switches back that far, it looks like a Commodore one to me.
If they were ever dealer fitted was there a specified location?
I agree with the "origional in every way" comment, it is a large comment to live upto.
I was having a dig at the stereo.
I did not know they fitted wiper dwell switches back that far, it looks like a Commodore one to me.
If they were ever dealer fitted was there a specified location?
I agree with the "origional in every way" comment, it is a large comment to live upto.
Edited by ALX76, 24 January 2008 - 01:33 PM.
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I think that you will find that it isn't a Wiper dwell, it's actually an original fader control that were used when people option for the rear speaker package.
Wiper dwells were used in the UC's
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I think that you will find that it isn't a Wiper dwell, it's actually an original fader control that were used when people option for the rear speaker package.
Wiper dwells were used in the UC's
cheers
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 03:30 PM
back to the very beginning - does that say tunnel mounted handbrake as per........? Thought they all had floor/dash combo till UC ?
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 10:16 PM
Someone got some wires crossed, parkbrake was the same LH-LX, UC had hand brake except in bench seats which was the same as LH-LX. A9X did not have a hand brake.
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Posted 25 January 2008 - 10:25 AM
Hi Mick.ALX76
I think that you will find that it isn't a Wiper dwell, it's actually an original fader control that were used when people option for the rear speaker package.
Wiper dwells were used in the UC's
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The knob looks too big to be a factory speaker fader control, that's why I thought it was an aftermarket wiper dwell switch, these were common in the 70s & 80s.
Also, wasn't the factory speaker fader mounted next to the radio in the lower half of the dash facia, I'm sure I've fitted 1 or 2 of these.
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Posted 25 January 2008 - 11:08 AM
A couple more UDO's (Unidentified Dash Objects) 
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