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GMH Dealer Built LJ V8 Torana's
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Its running a L-34 dizzy,2 coils on this one.
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Posted 19 March 2012 - 07:57 AM
No, he had the car in 1972, it was 2 weeks old when it was converted to a V8, the distributor was built by Bosche in Sydney through a mate in the Air Force who had contacts there. The car was converted by Davo's Dyno in Canberra.
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Posted 19 March 2012 - 02:42 PM
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Posted 29 July 2012 - 11:10 AM
Talking about Kevin Denis as Special Cars , A another Freind of mine has a HG 350 Bathust Monaro that stared it life as a GMH Test Car and the is was sold though Kevin Denis Motors
This one?
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Posted 29 July 2012 - 12:27 PM
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Posted 29 July 2012 - 09:59 PM
Al, the significance here is the number plates. Racer says his mate has a 350 HG Bathurst Monaro that started life as a GMH test car.
Clearly, the pic I posted is of a HG (at Lang Lang I believe) but those number plates were off a HT as documented here:
http://www.gmh-toran...ates-for-my-lj/
Maybe Racer's mate has THAT car?
Clearly, the pic I posted is of a HG (at Lang Lang I believe) but those number plates were off a HT as documented here:
http://www.gmh-toran...ates-for-my-lj/
Maybe Racer's mate has THAT car?
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Posted 29 July 2012 - 10:25 PM
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Posted 31 July 2012 - 08:07 PM
Wow XU2308
You are overturning a lot of rocks and shrubbery to find out that info and the search goes on but still no result to say there was even 1 XU2 LJ ever built good to see your trying any how Keep up the good work.
The dealer built cars don't bear a V8 VIN
Nora do the SMP cars
They only seem like they are AFTER sales mods that were fitted to LJs or XU1s
possibly just bear shells orded at one stage as well to not be on the warranty list.
You are overturning a lot of rocks and shrubbery to find out that info and the search goes on but still no result to say there was even 1 XU2 LJ ever built good to see your trying any how Keep up the good work.
The dealer built cars don't bear a V8 VIN
Nora do the SMP cars
They only seem like they are AFTER sales mods that were fitted to LJs or XU1s
possibly just bear shells orded at one stage as well to not be on the warranty list.
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XU2
The prototypes could well be possibly 72
But if you realy put your mind to thinking about it The only production XU2s where going to be the 150 specials they are late 73
As Dave benett was approached by GMH mid 73 to perform the head work witch is verified by him himself
So this would lead to be be-leaved as 73 XU2 prototypes of 1973
The records of any production car built is not a warranty record it is a security record that is used to say that a car is built in Australia and is certified to be registered under that apposed VIN for that car.
Imported cars can not be registered under there current VIN they come to Australia and are RE VINED for Australia info then is logded to the RTA as security recorded then the car will get REGO
As for the engine Prifix for a XU2 obversely they would of had a JT prifix first letter production code second letter high comp or the SL torana possably JS low comp or JR high comp
You seem to be a little Blind Sighted from the bright light of 1972
Mabe its just a micro sleep your having
The prototypes could well be possibly 72
But if you realy put your mind to thinking about it The only production XU2s where going to be the 150 specials they are late 73
As Dave benett was approached by GMH mid 73 to perform the head work witch is verified by him himself
So this would lead to be be-leaved as 73 XU2 prototypes of 1973
The records of any production car built is not a warranty record it is a security record that is used to say that a car is built in Australia and is certified to be registered under that apposed VIN for that car.
Imported cars can not be registered under there current VIN they come to Australia and are RE VINED for Australia info then is logded to the RTA as security recorded then the car will get REGO
As for the engine Prifix for a XU2 obversely they would of had a JT prifix first letter production code second letter high comp or the SL torana possably JS low comp or JR high comp
You seem to be a little Blind Sighted from the bright light of 1972
Mabe its just a micro sleep your having
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XU2
The prototypes could well be possibly 72
But if you realy put your mind to thinking about it The only production XU2s where going to be the 150 specials they are late 73
As Dave benett was approached by GMH mid 73 to perform the head work witch is verified by him himself
So this would lead to be be-leaved as 73 XU2 prototypes of 1973
The records of any production car built is not a warranty record it is a security record that is used to say that a car is built in Australia and is certified to be registered under that apposed VIN for that car.
Imported cars can not be registered under there current VIN they come to Australia and are RE VINED for Australia info then is logded to the RTA as security recorded then the car will get REGO
As for the engine Prifix for a XU2 obversely they would of had a JT prifix first letter production code second letter high comp or the SL torana possably JS low comp or JR high comp
You seem to be a little Blind Sighted from the bright light of 1972
Mabe its just a micro sleep your having
Oh dear, make it stop.....
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Geeeze Al, your a patient man
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 11:19 PM
So if they had a 6 Cyl or V8 or V12 or Washing Machine Motor there is no info on the Tags at all to tell you that,
Funny bugger too
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Posted 06 August 2012 - 12:21 AM
XU2
The prototypes could well be possibly 72
But if you realy put your mind to thinking about it The only production XU2s where going to be the 150 specials they are late 73
As Dave benett was approached by GMH mid 73 to perform the head work witch is verified by him himself
So this would lead to be be-leaved as 73 XU2 prototypes of 1973
The records of any production car built is not a warranty record it is a security record that is used to say that a car is built in Australia and is certified to be registered under that apposed VIN for that car.
Imported cars can not be registered under there current VIN they come to Australia and are RE VINED for Australia info then is logded to the RTA as security recorded then the car will get REGO
As for the engine Prifix for a XU2 obversely they would of had a JT prifix first letter production code second letter high comp or the SL torana possably JS low comp or JR high comp
You seem to be a little Blind Sighted from the bright light of 1972
Mabe its just a micro sleep your having
???????
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date cast for 74 L34 heads was early 74 just prior to cars builtRicho
you are a Classic.
Dave might of been doing the L34 Heads in 1973 ?????????? wouldent one think, as the L34 came out in 1974, and they would of been in Development in 1973.
But Dave might of worked on the LJ V8 Heads for the XU-1 V8 Program, and when the 1972 Supercar Scare hit, and i mean 1972, The V8 LJ Program stopped.
So Dave just would of moved on to do Heads for LH instead of LJ V8.
You do add Colour to the Forum Richo (Willow Colour)
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date cast for 74 L34 heads was early 74 just prior to cars built
The point is that no matter what happened when regarding the L34 and its development, the Supercar 'scare' happened in 1972, which is when the XU1 V8 was being developed. 'Someone' keeps suggesting that it was in 1973, which it wasn't.
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Posted 08 August 2012 - 12:53 PM
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Posted 08 August 2012 - 02:00 PM
XU2
The prototypes could well be possibly 72
But if you realy put your mind to thinking about it The only production XU2s where going to be the 150 specials they are late 73
As Dave benett was approached by GMH mid 73 to perform the head work witch is verified by him himself
So this would lead to be be-leaved as 73 XU2 prototypes of 1973
The records of any production car built is not a warranty record it is a security record that is used to say that a car is built in Australia and is certified to be registered under that apposed VIN for that car.
Imported cars can not be registered under there current VIN they come to Australia and are RE VINED for Australia info then is logded to the RTA as security recorded then the car will get REGO
As for the engine Prifix for a XU2 obversely they would of had a JT prifix first letter production code second letter high comp or the SL torana possably JS low comp or JR high comp
You seem to be a little Blind Sighted from the bright light of 1972
Mabe its just a micro sleep your having
Geeze Willow!!! Whatever it is your smoking you really should quit it cause it's killing your brain cells at a great rate of knots!
Edited by S pack, 08 August 2012 - 02:00 PM.
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Posted 08 August 2012 - 02:05 PM
Geeze Willow!!! Whatever it is your smoking you really should quit it cause it's killing your brain cells at a great rate of knots!
2 brains one is lost and the other is looking for it!!
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2 brains one is lost and the other is looking for it!!
LMFAO!
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 01:45 PM
So this would lead to be be-leaved as 73 XU2 prototypes of 1973
Mabe its just a micro sleep your having
Hey Willow,
Soooooo, now you reckon there were going to be 73 XU1 V8 prototypes made in 1973. Previously you have stated 150 V8 XU1's.
Now I'm confused, I always thought there were only 3 LJ prototypes made. Seventy three sounds more like a production run than a bunch of prototypes.
If XU2308's had a micro sleep then I reckon your comatose.
Cheers
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 03:09 PM
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