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[Indy Orange]

Years ago in the mid 80s my mates and I went out near Pearce Air Base and found a quiet road and took the Toranas ,I had some old T/A Radials on Jellybean mag wheels which we swapped onto the rears,we spent the hot afternoon doing burnouts ,great fun and good memories.I traded the LJ for a Hatchback at Metro Motors Osborne Park .

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[Rainman]

Nice pick Paul, cant do that anymore without the blue and red lights flashing. Would be nice if each state had a place where you could go and do a burnout without the fuzz defecting your car. A disused road for people to open the jets or injectors and enjoy there new found horsepower. Place a few signs saying enter at own risk. Not everyone wants to go to a burnout comp or have to wait till the next comp. Rainman

[RallyRed]

Great  old pic...pics of ""important occasions"" were pretty rare back then,  Glad you got it .

[Indy Orange]

Yeah I remember it wasn't really all that successful Col ,138 s with columb shift.

The LC behind it was also a 138.

[Indy Orange]

After the Hatchback I bought a LJ and I'm pretty sure it had a factory 173 ,I also had a mate with a Commodore with a 173 .

[RallyRed]

Go the big blocks!!!

 

One of few pics of my original LC GTR , back in about 1974

 

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[Rainman]

Don't know how you got that in there Col without a shit load of mods to the engine bay lol ? Looks like you fitted a couple 161 heads ? is an old pick so could be wrong

[RallyRed]

Don't know how you got that in there Col without a shit load of mods to the engine bay lol ? Looks like you fitted a couple 161 heads ? is an old pick so could be wrong

not sure what you mean Ray?...looks ok from here. 

[Indy Orange]

Nice one Col,did you have it long?

Standard with a 161 Ray.

[RallyRed]

yeah Paul, ..bought it when it was 3 y.o, sold it about 3 years later...to buy a 50 c.i. XLE Cortina..oh the shame.....................

[Rainman]

Was just saying for a big block its looks at home in there lol. Thinking it was a 173 with a smaller head

[RallyRed]

ok..I get it now...I'm slow eh?

[Rainman]

Just a bit concerned it took 35 min after my post lol , must have been having some dinner .

[RallyRed]

a real old school pic, posted on behaf of Murray ( Muzzta )

 

 

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[Indy Orange]

Love the old pics.

[Shiney005]

Fast forward to the 1980s....................

 

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