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Things that people do to their car that you hate.

Started by mitchg , Aug 25 2009 09:29 PM

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#176 _krisso_

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Posted 05 May 2011 - 06:38 PM

Lock em up in there shed and never use em :RIP:

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#177 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 05 May 2011 - 06:45 PM

im with you dirtbag spew spew spew.might get my rear glassed so i can mount my number plate on a 45 angle as well.oh and recessed .fully sick.and get the grinder out and nick my diff underneath so i can bend it up to get that neg camber on the back.awesome chubb material not.also didnt anyone tell them that they can get t/a's to fill out those wheels now lol

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#178 lakeside

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Posted 05 May 2011 - 08:29 PM

Dad had a chev one on the monaro, but has now gone to the CV8-R black one as he is going a orange/black theme with the car.
I didnt think the chev badge looked too bad.

Here is left hook monaro in the US, he likes the lion. It's owned by a Yank off a motorbike forum i use.

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#179 mitchg

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Posted 05 May 2011 - 08:48 PM

But why would he changed the tail lights from the monaro style to VX ones! Front end looks better though.

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#180 _Quagmire_

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Posted 05 May 2011 - 09:29 PM

Dad had a chev one on the monaro, but has now gone to the CV8-R black one as he is going a orange/black theme with the car.
I didnt think the chev badge looked too bad.

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Here is left hook monaro in the US, he likes the lion. It's owned by a Yank off a motorbike forum i use.

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[im g]https://cache.gmh-to...cs/_I9Y0004.jpg[/img]

you sure it wasn't nicked on the wharf?
lots of that happened when they where made
i was working at the factory prepping them when it happened :lol:

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#181 _mick74lh_

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Posted 05 May 2011 - 10:04 PM

Seeing as you're all bagging shit things people have done to cars I couldn't believe it when I saw this. Why would you go to the effort?!!!
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I'm pretty sure thats real and not photoshopped!

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#182 mr5000

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Posted 05 May 2011 - 10:17 PM

your right mick its real ive seen it in person and i agree one of the worst looking modified cars i have set eyes on

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#183 _judgelj_

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Posted 06 May 2011 - 01:33 PM

did they not notice the massive 'f' off gap under the back wheel arch

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#184 Heath

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Posted 06 May 2011 - 01:37 PM

But why would he changed the tail lights from the monaro style to VX ones! Front end looks better though.

Because it's probably like the only car in America with those lights lol

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#185 TempesT

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Posted 06 May 2011 - 02:09 PM

hahahaha yeh ill grab a photo next time i trundle past lol

its like the cross of all the bad hit you could do, southern cross, xb bonnet vents shit paint job

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#186 TempesT

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Posted 07 May 2011 - 04:55 PM

Here we go,

HOW OZZIE is this BLOKE!
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an aussie pride sticker and wait.... TWO southern crosses!

Ohh and xb bonnet vents lol
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#187 _T0rana_

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Posted 10 May 2011 - 06:43 PM

haha i saw that torana in mackay last night dislike the stickers alot

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#188 Mort

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Posted 13 May 2011 - 08:13 AM

Yep TempesT, thats the one, Col's all time favorite :lol:

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#189 _LH8VD69_

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Posted 15 May 2011 - 03:53 AM

Here comes hurt feelings....

Massive tacho with an equally massive shift light? Why so big ? Vision impaired perhaps?

Torries with flares that are not filled right out with the wheels.

Chevrolet badged holdens.

Utes with truck mudflaps and bullhorn sticker on the back.

Toranas with alloy dash and a mass of round gauges put in.

Vr commies with VT clubby spoilers.

Painted bumpers on a black torrie.

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#190 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 15 May 2011 - 04:51 AM

Agree with all of above.

Cheers.

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#191 _Big T_

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Posted 15 May 2011 - 04:17 PM

Well I must say the Chev badged Holdens topic has provided me with an easy 500 word discussion on the effects of globalisation on the automotive industry. So they are good for something i.e. helping me with uni assignments :spoton:

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#192 _mick74lh_

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Posted 16 May 2011 - 09:30 PM

Here we go,

HOW OZZIE is this BLOKE!

an aussie pride sticker and wait.... TWO southern crosses!

Ohh and xb bonnet vents lol

that is hilarious. Really awesome

Hey you know what I reckon looks crap? VT seats in an early model commodore; like VK. Especially when bogans fit VT headrests to the rear seat aswell

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#193 S pack

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Posted 16 May 2011 - 10:32 PM

Here we go,

HOW OZZIE is this BLOKE!

an aussie pride sticker and wait.... TWO southern crosses!

Ohh and xb bonnet vents lol

that is hilarious. Really awesome

Hey you know what I reckon looks crap? VT seats in an early model commodore; like VK. Especially when bogans fit VT headrests to the rear seat aswell

Saw that Torrie parked outside a Motel in Mackay, on more than one occasion.

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#194 _doogs_

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Posted 16 May 2011 - 11:45 PM

Here comes hurt feelings....

Massive tacho with an equally massive shift light? Why so big ? Vision impaired perhaps?

Torries with flares that are not filled right out with the wheels.

Chevrolet badged holdens.

Utes with truck mudflaps and bullhorn sticker on the back.

Toranas with alloy dash and a mass of round gauges put in.

Vr commies with VT clubby spoilers.

Painted bumpers on a black torrie.

Agree with the above, particularly the flares point. It looks stupid with stock width etc under a flare, if you aren't filling the gaurds why flare them?!

Hey you know what I reckon looks crap? VT seats in an early model commodore; like VK. Especially when bogans fit VT headrests to the rear seat aswell

Late model interiors in old cars period, I have seen a few of these in various early Holdens/Toranas. Particularly with the standard crappy plastic auto shifter and surround, yuck!

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#195 _judgelj_

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Posted 17 May 2011 - 03:04 PM

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Gen 3 & Gen 4 V8s are NOT Chevrolet engines, they are manufactured by a division of GM called GM-Powertrain. I know it's nit-picking but that's how it is. Ever since 1990, all GM engines come from this one company, unlike the days of the past, where Chevrolet made their own engines as did Pontiac, Buick & Cadillac etc.

As a matter of fact there more Holdens in the world which use these V8s than there are Chevs. AFAIK the only Chev cars to have Gen 3 or Gen 4 V8s fitted are Corvettes & the various export models sold in the Middle East & South Africa (Luminas & Caprices etc.). All of these export Chevs are really Holdens, built in Australia anyway !!

The Pontaic GTO (2004 onwards) has a Gen 4 V8, as does the current Pontiac G8 & both these are built in Australia (using V8s imported from GM-Powertrain in the States). Do you think for one minute that any Yank thinks that these cars have Chev engines in them ?

The photos of the various small sh#tboxes in the posts above are closer to the truth. In the U.S.A., Canada & most of Europe & Asia, the name Chevrolet is only known as the brand of little economy cars like Barinas etc. Even the Impala in the U.S.A. is only a FWD car & the equivalent of a Toyota Camry or Honda Accord.

In Australia, we know Chevrolet as the builder big old Yank tanks & also of the brilliant SBC & BBC engines, but over the last few decades they have developed into an economy brand. In the U.S.A. ALL Chevrolet passenger cars (except the Corvette) are FWD. The Corvette is virtually marketed as a seperate brand to differentiate it from the normal (lesser) Chevs.

The fact is, that the Holden Commodore (& to a lesser extent, the Ffford Falcon) are amongst the best passenger cars in the world at the present time, especially at the price. Have a look at the 2 Pommy car shows on TV (Top Gear & 5th Gear) to see what the rest of the world thinks about our cars.

Every time I hear a poster refer to a Commodore as a 'dunnydoor' I really get the sh#ts. We should be proud of the Holden brand & its Lion emblem & stop putting Chev Bowtie badges in place of the original Holden badge.

On the other hand if you have an older Holden (Monaro, Torana or Kingswood etc.) with a proper Chev V8 in it, disregard all of the above.

That's my rant for the week, thank you for listening.

Dr Terry

this is super interesting, everyone i seem to tell this to tells me to f off. is there any supporting documentation that i can read?

terrys inbox is full

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#196 _Big T_

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Posted 17 May 2011 - 04:34 PM

^ sure is supporting doco mate. Once my assignment is marked I will post my analysis of this exact topic. In the meantime have a look at www.gmpowertrain.com there is brief history and overview on their website.

Edited by Big T, 17 May 2011 - 04:35 PM.

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#197 _judgelj_

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Posted 17 May 2011 - 06:00 PM

yeah i was looking for something pretty solid in rebutting against 'ls1=chev frock head' arguments and subsequent math problems.

had a look at the website though it didnt offer too much

Edited by judgelj, 17 May 2011 - 06:03 PM.

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#198 _Big T_

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Posted 17 May 2011 - 06:54 PM

You wont find much that says "GM has not produced a Chev engine since xxxx. All the engines produced since xxxx are GM Powertrain". You need to read between the lines and look at the dates that GM consolidated its operations. Wiki is a good source as well but wiki being wiki its hard to back up the data as being gospel.

At the end of the day you will have a hard time trying to convince people anyway. If they have made up their mind they wont listen to reason and you will just end up flogging a dead horse. Having knowledge is one thing, trying to change the world with that knowledge is another thing entirely :-)

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#199 _Quagmire_

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Posted 17 May 2011 - 07:19 PM

You wont find much that says "GM has not produced a Chev engine since xxxx. All the engines produced since xxxx are GM Powertrain". You need to read between the lines and look at the dates that GM consolidated its operations. Wiki is a good source as well but wiki being wiki its hard to back up the data as being gospel.

At the end of the day you will have a hard time trying to convince people anyway. If they have made up their mind they wont listen to reason and you will just end up flogging a dead horse. Having knowledge is one thing, trying to change the world with that knowledge is another thing entirely :-)

your plucking at straws
gm may be the enity of it all but it's still a division of chev....in a sense
who really cares anyway?
it's a v8 and we get to enjoy it
are you also saying any 304 produced after 1988 is not a holden motor?
as they did the same thing back in the day