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A9x rear floor pan

Started by Shtstr , Sep 25 2015 06:52 AM

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#26 _The Baron_

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 10:35 AM

That photo above pointed out by S pack shows a particularly rough bit of work.

Anyway, to my knowledge the production A9X shell recieved a "Patch" whilst removed off the production line before being slipped back in as batches. The factory race shells were also pulled to oneside, some slipped back in for trim etc. Others just painted white and put aside as spare shells for Allan Grice (LOL).

And importantly a patch was available to teams to bring their existing L34 race cars up to A9X specification. It was the teams that installed them and I would imagine little care would have been given as they just needed to be functional. But were all the "patches" use in race cars?

Anyway I wonder why it is mascarading as a budgie...................something needing to be hidden in plain view as suggested by yel327?

There certainly is an interesting history to this car.

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#27 TerrA LX

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 11:47 AM

Yeah, I know.

I know a guy that earnt a grand backyard living by specialising in cutting and shutting Camiras.

LOL me too, full side cuts from side swipes and all.
Jeez they were a popular car at one stage.

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 04:35 PM

The back looks like an A9X, even the exhaust hangers are correct and the patch panel is spot welded in, with the rounded corners at the front. Need Red to take a look!

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#29 Shtstr

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 09:22 PM

Thats what has me buggered aswell. Rear floor and exhaust hanger sway bar mount also looks correct. Someone needs to go look at the car. Regardless of what id tags are on the car.

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#30 Shtstr

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 09:25 PM

This is the tag on the car. But we all know how easy it is for someone to change them

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#31 AbsynthHatch

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 10:22 PM

What is the build date on the adr plate and where does it fall in regards to A9X production?

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#32 Shtstr

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Posted 26 September 2015 - 10:48 PM

12 month 77 car. He thinks it could be a left over shell gmh just wacked together to get rid of if.
I think the Secert to the car is in the etched number b8s.

Sunbird was a8z

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#33 S pack

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 12:27 AM

I don't know all that much about A9X's however did some research and it appears that this particular fuel vapour separator may be exclusive to the A9X?

Happy to be corrected if I'm wrong.

Note I haven't looked into the type of separator used on UC Torana and Sunbird.

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 01:51 AM

This is the tag on the car. But we all know how easy it is for someone to change them

the last recorded number for the A9X run according toeric blairs book

was a hatch j598524 12/77

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#35 Shtstr

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 08:07 AM

Could holden have had a left over shell and put it out as a sunbird. Also the engine code L18 isn't that for a star fire engine. When was the star fire engine first fitted. It may have been a prototype for the upcoming uc?

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#36 S pack

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 08:52 AM

Correct Dave, L18 is the Starfire 1.9 litre engine. The first UC Sunbird hatchbacks and sedans were fitted with the Opel 1900 engine. The Starfire engine wasn't released until September 1978.

Edited by S pack, 27 September 2015 - 08:58 AM.

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#37 yel327

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 09:09 AM

Special drag car being an auto and 3.90:1 rear axle? New way to showcase the big block Holden engine?

Can you get the chassis number off the shell - i'll get it checked to see if it matches the PSN.

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 09:17 AM

Could holden have had a left over shell and put it out as a sunbird. Also the engine code L18 isn't that for a star fire engine. When was the star fire engine first fitted. It may have been a prototype for the upcoming uc?

Sounds more like the car may have been a test mule for the Starfire engine rather than a prototype for the UC Sunbird.

By December 1977 the tooling for the UC floorpan would have been well and truly completed so I doubt the car would have been a test bed for the Salisbury diff.

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 09:21 AM

Will try and get the chassis number today

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 11:15 AM

does it have the starfire still in it ? mounts for a two piece tailshaft ? what k frame is in it ?

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#41 Shtstr

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 11:54 AM

He said it now has a 308 in it. Dropped straight in on original x member.

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 12:44 PM

starfire's have the same k frame as 6 & 8cyls. As above^^, 2 piece tailshaft mounts?

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 12:47 PM

Chassis number and date of build

Original x member

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 12:56 PM

For the benefit of future search engine queries (which can't read photos):

CLX060720M

12/77

8H77NHJ600709X

LX8UH77

600709M

1927-67V

L18 M40 GU8

It would appear all the numbers align and that's an auto compliance plate too.

Edited by Bigfella237, 27 September 2015 - 12:57 PM.

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#45 Shtstr

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 02:07 PM

Original x member

He was curious about the extra brace welded to the x member too

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 02:15 PM

My guess would be some peanut engineer said the original xmember wasnt strong enough for the v8.

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Posted 27 September 2015 - 02:19 PM

Wierdo car alright! I have a 12/77 LX C77 just before this one (just over 1000's LX chassis numbers earlier) and it was still 12/77. They were still pumping out LX's at this stage as there are only 192 HZ PSN's (or maybe even some UC's) between the car of this thread and the one I have.