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"IT'S ONLY A SUNBIRD"

Started by _rookie_ , Feb 19 2009 06:23 PM

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#1 _rookie_

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 06:23 PM

Hey,
I,v had my car out abit lately and it attracts alot of attention, the one thing that I have heard abit that really f#@ks me off is when people look at the rego tag and see its rego'd as a sunbird then ya get the ol "oh oh it's just a sunbird", I dont care if it started its life as a 4 or 6 cos its an 8 now and I have cut it up (slr replica) n put a 9 inch in it and disk brakes n blah blah. why does it matter? does anyone else with a sunbird find this? can those who feel a slr rep that started its life a sunbird rather than a torana is not as good shed some light on this for me?

My "Sunbird"

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#2 _threeblindmice_

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 06:28 PM

It looks good to me , But I drive a UC ! How about a few more pictures .

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#3 Redslur

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 06:39 PM

Mighty fine looking Sunbird mate. I'd have it. :mellow:

Don't think it matters at all really, but it would deter some I guess..

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 06:44 PM

Don't stress at all mate! Who gives a FCK if its a sunbird! No doubt its about 5 Million times better than whatever they are driving!!

I would take a heavily modified Sunbird, over a concourse SLR any day of the week! You can really enjoy the trill of the Light car - big engine!

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#5 _TUFF_

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 06:44 PM

If they have to look at tags to get there "opinion" on a car then i would not worry about there comments at all. Still says Torana on the Compliance Plate.

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#6 lxsstorana

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 06:48 PM

Don't worry rookie, most of these people wouldn't know shit from clay. :blink:

They're just armchair critics and jealous of what you have.

You have an Australia Muscle Car, a V8 Holden Torana. :rockon:

Enought said,

Cheers Mick.

Edited by lxsstorana, 19 February 2009 - 06:54 PM.

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#7 _torana_umunga74_

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 06:48 PM

ask em where thier sunbird is then ask em for a race.

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#8 _Herne_

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 06:48 PM

yeah I used to get that, now I rarely mention that mine is a sunbird.
If it wasnt for the rego slip no one and I mean no one would be any the wiser esp if you remove the tags lol

Herne

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#9 _Chriskoss-79uc_

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 06:52 PM

Mate, people who say '' its only a sunbird''... ask those fools whats in their garage. A toyota corolla or a postie bike would be the common response. Only 1 person has to be proud of your care. and thats you.

Enjoy it

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#10 _rookie_

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 07:13 PM

yeah I dont care what it was...... Posted Image

I found a good never been crashed never been jacked up in all the wrong places rust free one owner minta sunbird to start with, I would rather do that than start with a rusty torana, cheers for all the comments guys. :spoton:

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#11 76lxhatch

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 07:17 PM

Seems to be quite a common misunderstanding (even when the car is not originally a Sunbird). I know a guy with a UC who has a typed up explanation to put in the window at shows so that everyone will know that his car is a Torana!

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 07:23 PM

yeah I dont care what it was......
I found a good never been crashed never been jacked up in all the wrong places rust free one owner minta sunbird to start with, I would rather do that than start with a rusty torana, cheers for all the comments guys.

hey mate, looks the goods, i wouldnt give a shit what they thought. i bet they dont own a sweet looking v8 torrie.
just a question for you, what size and type of rims are on this car?? look cool.

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 07:30 PM

Just cover the tags up.

I've had the same issues with my car being 'only' a 253.
It's a v8 Torana, F U.

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#14 _Herne_

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 07:31 PM

If you are restoring a Torry then a Sunbird is a great starting place to find a good clean straight chassis. A lot of Sunbirds were owned by careful driver who weren't interested in burnouts etc.

Bruce started with a Sunbird shell for my car because it was relatively rust free and not twisted or pranged ie it had been looked after.

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Good shells are getting hard to find, looking at Sunbirds is a good start.

Herne

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#15 _rookie_

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 07:38 PM

hey mate, looks the goods, i wouldnt give a shit what they thought. i bet they dont own a sweet looking v8 torrie.
just a question for you, what size and type of rims are on this car?? look cool.

the ones on the before pic or the after? before are roh reflex 17", now are 14" highly polished centerlines. convos to come :spoton:

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 07:44 PM

i found from personal experience sunbirds are the best toranas to hot rod as there bodys were never stressed having carried so little weight around,even better and cheaper than buying a original car then cutting it up,...mate get use to it as every one has a opinion..one of my L34s is heavy modified for my enjoyment then along comes a purist or jealous prick telling me i should not have that diff or gearbox in as not original and so on...can't please everyone but you can please yourself by enjoying what you got..by the way nice torana you have built...

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#17 _Herne_

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 07:54 PM

At least after you have chopped a Sunbird no one is going to tell you you have ruined a good car lol

Herne

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#18 rodomo

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 08:04 PM

If they have to look at tags to get there "opinion" on a car then i would not worry about there comments at all.

Exactly!

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 08:15 PM

Well said Unclefesta!!

As Uncle said, As long as YOU like your car then that's all that matters!

If others like it too then all the better but dont let them get to you! it's YOUR car!

Cheers!

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#20 _TUFF_

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 08:22 PM

i was thinking just the other day... i bought a bronze coloured LX sunbird from a wrecker for $450.. the thing didn't run and it had all the parts i wanted.. its now a cube somewhere... i parted it out and scraped it and really it would of been a good car with minimal work.. oh well... they are the cleaner example of a torana and you still see people with sunbirds at shows proud as punch with them and so they should be!

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#21 _Big T_

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 09:15 PM

Hehehe, the amount of wankers (on youtube) who have tagged my car as a Sunbird just because the ashtray says Sunbird is amazing. As I pointed out them and by their own reckoning, if I put an SLR astray in the UC then suddenly it would be an SLR Torana !?!?!?! Funny thing is though, my UC was never a Sunbird at all and trying to convince "experts" otherwise is a pointless exercise in futility.

Nice car by the way Rookie !! Sure as hell looks like a Torana to me. :spoton:

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 09:49 PM

"oh oh it's just a sunbird"

Ah yes, the so called experts and we all know what an expert is don't we :<_<:

"Ex" is an unknown quantity and "Spert" is a drip under pressure :spoton:

They usually make the "informed" comment in front of their mates

Some classic remarks when I had the LC GTR

"That's not an LC GTR because the LC GTR didn't have the badge on the side" :wtf:

"They're not GTR rims 'cause all GTRs had nibless rims" :dohdoh:

"That's a fancy steering wheel there, what sort of car did it come out of" :fool:

I don't bother to answer them I just turn away and shake my head :rolleyes:

Saves a lot of auguments.

Regards ............... Barry

PS Great lookin' Torana rookie :spoton:

Edited by Pop's-SS, 19 February 2009 - 09:53 PM.

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#23 TerrA LX

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 10:06 PM

WHATS WORSE IS WHEN YOU HAVE A TORANA AND WANKERS CALL IT A SUNBIRD.
(I feel better now)

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 10:09 PM

Herne is right, if it was an SLR5000 then these people would complain you modified an original car. It's a tidy looking car, don't let it get to you.

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#25 Rockoz

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Posted 19 February 2009 - 10:27 PM

Remember in my younger days a mate had a 308 4 speed Torana. Was fun driving around cause he put 1900 badges on it. Had pretty skinny steel rims, and the 1/4 inch exhaust that the 4 cyls had. Dump pipe at the diff.
Changed badges to Sunbird later on.
Was always good fun on Gt Western Highway race track
Had a Harry Potter Anglia with a Lotus twin cam as well but thats another story.