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Posted 06 August 2014 - 07:45 PM
The Gong is the winner,
Great work,i kept showing the bits needed,and you picked it straight up.
as you could imagine,its had some paint repairs,been bumped around i would guess. I found it interesting that the boot was gloss black,read oxide shows the in scratches.
Current owner fitted this suspension when he purchased ,other springs in shed,he also had the other horn in a box of bits,looked new,with correct date code,i,d say was removed early to lighten car maybe.
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Posted 06 August 2014 - 09:00 PM
I think this is an ALJ with 16. BLJ started at the start of '73 or was it during 12/72? I don't have enough HQ's recorded to nail the ADR change to a month or mid month timeframe, I just have the CHQ to DHQ change Dec-Jan compliance. Torana and Holden didn't have an ADR revision at '72-'73 model year change though, but in other years it did happen at or close eg HQ-HJ series change, HX-HX series change
11/72 build Torana will be ALJ chassis prefix. The info I have so far indicates BLJ started around mid December 72, however ADR 10B was not recorded on the compliance plates until Jan 73.
Edited by S pack, 06 August 2014 - 09:02 PM.
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Posted 07 August 2014 - 07:07 AM
Same as HQ Dave, would be good to know exactly when. Xmas break started just after mid Dec so maybe they started DHQ/BLJ after the Xmas break or even for cars intended to be completed in 1973?
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Posted 07 August 2014 - 08:22 AM
BLJ prefix 12/72 completed and complianced Toranas with 10A on the compliance plate.
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Posted 08 August 2014 - 08:22 AM
The Gong is the winner,
Great work,i kept showing the bits needed,and you picked it straight up.
hi craig
the big give away was the clear front lenses and the cut out in the guards, when you put these two together on a original car it becomes very close to a change over.
cheers gong
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Posted 08 August 2014 - 10:15 AM
Well Played Craig, was a great day out 
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Posted 08 August 2014 - 08:34 PM
craig,
a bloke walked into my office today and we had a chat, he saw all my torana and bathurst photos on the walls and we got talking, his mate has a white xu1 in a shed up coffs way , got 16k mile on the clock, hasn't been on the road for 20 odd years , dust and crap all over it.
the hunt's on.
G
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Posted 08 August 2014 - 09:35 PM
Gong you are one of the best ID men for the little toranas
Hey Neil,
made a bit of fun out of it for a change.
Hi Grant,
The search is on,make sure you share with us.
Just showing this one again,the extra hole near compliance ,was for bonnet pins.Also roll cage holes in parcel shelf.
Battery tray was modified unfortunately .He said it had triple Webber's ,when previous owner had it.
In the boot was the tail light surrounds, that were on the car when he bought it,he got brand new ones and fitted,the old ones are painted gloss black between lights and a satin black around lens cut outs.
Edited by 73BATHXU1HTBATH350, 08 August 2014 - 09:36 PM.
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 02:38 AM
craig,
a bloke walked into my office today and we had a chat, he saw all my torana and bathurst photos on the walls and we got talking, his mate has a white xu1 in a shed up coffs way , got 16k mile on the clock, hasn't been on the road for 20 odd years , dust and crap all over it.
the hunt's on.
G
ask the bloke does the man whom owns the white xu1 work at and part owns BCF in coffs,,, because if he does i have already chased that lead 5 years ago.
thanks craig one day i hope to be a master 
cheers gong
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 08:11 AM
the more pics you put up the clearer it will become to people how its a late 72 car,,, most of you would be scratching your heads thinking, i cant see the clear lenses, you would be right has Craig as not posted a pic of them,,, but i know they should be there,,, whom can tell me why.
cheers gong
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 08:43 AM
I know I was looked at all photos again looked for reflections , scratched my head and went F__K knows how he came up with that
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 08:48 AM
There is a difference for sure.
Anyways yesterday on my RDO i,m scratching around at home,next the dog is going ballistic ,and i have visitors ,these guys tracked me down through word of mouth.
Once i realise they were genuine good people gave them a look around,they thought they were in paradise and gave me a lot of praise,we entered the shed and the excitement was a laugh.Then this story,his brother bought a 73 XU1 new,then sold for a L34 ,after the problems with box and diff,bought an XU1 again.I found that interesting,as i want a L34.He himself had a Juniper GTR ex highway patrol,and thought our XU was amazing.
This is what they had come for,and will be returning here for many panels they want,for friends also.
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 09:02 AM
I know stuff all about the differences in little Toranas, but I reckon there is a hint in dating it in the shot of the front wiring harness.
That's a pretty clean humpy shell by the looks of it Craig.
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 10:37 AM
I know stuff all about the differences in little Toranas, but I reckon there is a hint in dating it in the shot of the front wiring harness.
That's a pretty clean humpy shell by the looks of it Craig.
Yes it's the indicator wiring harness, 2 wires = 1972 with clear lenses.
Edited by S pack, 09 August 2014 - 10:37 AM.
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 10:39 AM
2 wires going to the front indicators mean that they have the clear lenses. The orange lenses on the 73 cars only had the one wire as the parklight was moved to the headlight
cheers Rodney
Edited by TOERUNNER, 09 August 2014 - 10:40 AM.
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 10:40 AM
I know stuff all about the differences in little Toranas, but I reckon there is a hint in dating it in the shot of the front wiring harness.
That's a pretty clean humpy shell by the looks of it Craig.
Yep, the double plug to the front indicator shows they are clear.
WOW!!!! BAM! BAM! BAM! with the correct answer
Edited by sibhs, 09 August 2014 - 10:41 AM.
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 10:41 AM
too quick 4 me Dave
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 04:35 PM
well done that is spot on,,, so you put that with the no reinforcements in the stone tray the 69-70-71-72 rocket cover and none 73 inner rail bumper supports,,, the cutouts in the guards and the 73 style nuts then you have a car that sits on the edge of change over.
cheers gong
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 04:49 PM
Wot you is on da ball bud !!
Something not here,and that over there.
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Posted 09 August 2014 - 04:58 PM
because it never had the reinforcements on the inner rails for the bumper it want have the ones under front floor pans or the twin skin tunnel, you will also be lucky if it has the welds on top of guards to scuttle panel.
cheers gong
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Posted 17 August 2014 - 07:30 AM
Just got home late last night , after a 24 hour road trip,to pick up this BAD BOY !!!! for my good friend.400 chev 9inch and the list goes on.Was a painful trip home as rain hit after dark,and the HQ had poor visibility.Did not miss a beat.
Bumped into a few sheepsters,
Bit of other stuff old mate had.
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Posted 17 August 2014 - 07:52 AM
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Posted 17 August 2014 - 11:22 AM
They don't make em like that anymore.
Actually they never did but someone has done a great job on that.
As for that old wagon, I reckon if I had one of them I'd hide it away from view too, how embarrassing! 
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Posted 17 August 2014 - 01:34 PM
I'd grab that wagon tomorrow if I could. Ford blokes talk up how much of a rust bucket some Holdens are. They forget how bad XA-XC were, that is because there are none left that aren't locked away out of the rain! That one would be near unique!
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Posted 17 August 2014 - 02:27 PM
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