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Started by FLY_AGAIN_XU-1 , Sep 13 2006 03:38 PM

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#1 FLY_AGAIN_XU-1

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Posted 13 September 2006 - 03:38 PM

IM TRYING TO TRACK DOWN THE FIRST 13 YEARS HISTORY OF MY 8/72 STRIKE ME PINK LJ GTR XU-1. 8TH VERIFIED OF 15 KNOWN STRIKE ME PINKS.

1- COMPLETION DATE FRIDAY THE 4-8-1972 ( BROCKY,S 28C CAR AND BONDY,S 24C CAR WERE FINISHED ON THURSDAY THE 3-8-1972.

2- BUILT AROUND 6 WEEKS AFTER THE GREAT MUSCLE CAR SCARE OF 72.

3- ENGINE NUMBER JP193308

4- CAR HAS DUAL EXHAUST BRACKETARY

5- CAR HAS A MODIFIED TUNNEL

SOLD 15-1-1973 ( WA REGO XBX-414 )

DEALER 158 ( ? )

THE CAR HAS CERTAINLY HAD A V8 IN IT AT SOME STAGE BUT WHEN IM UNSURE UNTIL I CAN FIND MORE OF THE CARS HISTORY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CAN YOU HELP ?????????????????????????????

XU-2 OR COINCIDENCE ?

hhhhmmmmmmm I DO WONDER

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Posted 13 September 2006 - 04:52 PM

That's great and while we all appreciate you are excited, can you stop shouting?? :spoton:

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Posted 13 September 2006 - 05:07 PM

All CAPS is regarded as shouting

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Posted 13 September 2006 - 06:38 PM

Got any pics of the Strike me pink ????

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Posted 13 September 2006 - 11:33 PM

SORRY FOR SHOUTING

I JUST THOUGHT IT LOOKED MORE NEATER AND ORGANIZED !

Im pretty much old school and havent learnt pictures yet !

will try very soon though. :clap:

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Posted 13 September 2006 - 11:44 PM

At least you know how to spell...and turn a computer on. My parents can not do the former but not for love or money / use a keyboard. Don't get me started on mice - moving a cursor around a screen defies all convention. :spoton:

Maybe Rory could shed some light on your mysterious "XU-2". But hey if it turns out it wasn't no big deal - You still own 1 of the rarest colours of the rarest Torana. It could very well be just a typical V8 conversion done to most Torana's back in the 70's - 80's.

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Posted 14 September 2006 - 12:12 AM

There was a post on here about a holden dealership had fitted up a few cars back in the 70's with v8's for those willing to pay for it,could be possible as there were turbo lh-lx's fitted up at dealerships.

Most likely a previous owner converted it to v8 as there are quite a few gtr's & xu1's that have had v8s put in,some restored back & some were not.

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Posted 14 September 2006 - 12:46 AM

CarDomains and Photobuckets !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the ?????????????????
This may take a little longer than i thought !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted 14 September 2006 - 12:56 AM

Yes, Im tending to lean towards that way myself Shane ! Nice to dream though ! hhhhmmmmmmm that head would look nice on the pink thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted 14 September 2006 - 12:58 AM

click here 'how to post pics'

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Posted 14 September 2006 - 07:41 AM

A pet hate of mine, but its XU-1 V8 that you are refering to not the LH XU-2 ptototype.

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Posted 14 September 2006 - 11:05 AM

a pic of a new xu1 v8. shame you cant see the rego number. its not a colour pic but it looks like a lite colour.
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Posted 14 September 2006 - 12:03 PM

^its only got a small booster? I thought it would have had a big one?

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Posted 14 September 2006 - 12:16 PM

you said it was 1st rego in WA. i worked with a bloke that did his time at bill lee and he told me about 2 brothers that bought new xu1's and took them straight to bills to get 308's in them. the bloke i knew ended up with one of the xu1 sixs in a willies jeep he did up. might be one of them?

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Posted 14 September 2006 - 01:15 PM

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Posted 14 September 2006 - 01:45 PM

Thanks for the picture lx5008 but i believe that this is a photo of the 1973 tangerine SA car that had a dealer fitted 308 and also had SS on the guards. Wombat, that bit of info you have supplied me believe it or not is the closest i have come so far in finding this cars first 13 years history. Can you help more ?

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Posted 14 September 2006 - 04:22 PM

Photo,s came out a little big, i think !

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Posted 15 September 2006 - 10:58 PM

hey fly,i will see if i can track him down when i get home next week,see what i can get out of him,guess he would remember if it was pink or not.

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Posted 25 September 2006 - 11:07 PM

The tunnel looks a little"home made" to be a GMH modification.
And as for the exhaust hangers... might be a genuine "mistake"?
My 6/72 strike me pink has 3 brackets for the handbrake cables.... All factory spotwelded to the factory floorpan....
So mistakes do happen!

Cheers Greg..

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Posted 27 September 2006 - 11:34 PM

Any news yet Wombat ?????????????????? :banghead:

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Posted 26 October 2006 - 08:06 PM

My best mate..Andy Monks..Lived in Adelaide in the 70s and there was a dealer there that fitted out at least 8 XU1s with 308s. Sure he said 2 were SMP Xu1s..anyway..It was a dealer thing..very popular in SA..Ian McDonald..no relation bought one in Lone ORanger....Dual exhausts with the OEM hangers..Looked factory..I reckon you got one baby!..Lucky you! The boys used them at AIR at the drags.
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Posted 27 October 2006 - 03:58 PM

Mate, I suggest you give the President of the NSW GTR & XU-1 club a call. I have found him to be very helpful, he's the font of all knowledge XU-1. You can get his number from their website.

Have to say it's one of my pet peeves too, The V8 XU-1 was to be the XU-1 V8, not the XU-2. That option code was reserved for the LH SL/R 5000, but they chose to go with the latter.

Incidently, the Sandman Wagon was given the option code of XU-3, and many other cars had XU-(insert number). It was only the XU-1 that was named after its option code and then later the A9X. The VK Group A SS Commodore was given the option number of A9L!!!!!!!

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 06:06 PM

Actually XU-2 was used by a Bedford truck..The pics of the SLR5000 with XU2 stickers was done by Zmood and the styling guys for presentation to Bagshaw and senior execs.
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Posted 27 October 2006 - 07:39 PM

Actually XU-2 �had been assigned to the Bedford truck division�, but was reassigned to the LH see page 84 of the LH Torana Service Manual for location of the transfer.

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Posted 27 October 2006 - 08:20 PM

Splitting hairs boys..
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