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Old 21 June 2017, 03:30 PM   #1
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Aussie muscle - Torana SS

Just wanted to show you guys , America was not the only country with muscle cars ;

Cousin just picked this up recently woo woo!

Just helping him flash his fast data logger using a windows 10 laptop , such a pain in the ass configuring the serial to USB adapter



but in the end was successful :)

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Old 21 June 2017, 03:31 PM   #2
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Wow haven't felt this rush in a while , legit high 9s street car





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Old 21 June 2017, 03:37 PM   #3
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Wow! 9 sec is fast. w/out Nitros that is awesome. No NOS right?
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Old 21 June 2017, 03:48 PM   #4
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No nitrous , naturally aspirated

Some Holden trivia-

Holden added a fuel "drop tank" -less pit stops at Bathurst meant a greater chance at victory ;)



the bolt on flares where also a factory option so Holden could bypass the rubber width problem , the inner wheel arches where cut to accomodate taller wider rubber

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Old 21 June 2017, 03:53 PM   #5
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The biggest engine the factory ever put in these was the Holden 308, that was ditched in favour of a worked small block chev 350 ;)

A ford 9" diff with 31 splined axles was fitted



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Old 21 June 2017, 04:27 PM   #6
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i love that car.
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Old 21 June 2017, 05:07 PM   #7
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Wow...that looks awesome...I only wish I can hear what it sounds like...
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Old 21 June 2017, 05:51 PM   #8
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i had a A9X over 20 years ago... should have kept it .. would be worth a fortune now
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Old 21 June 2017, 06:36 PM   #9
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i had a A9X over 20 years ago... should have kept it .. would be worth a fortune now
Yup , had the smaller Torana xu1 , engineered with a v8 , reason for selling ? Wife ! :|

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Wow...that looks awesome...I only wish I can hear what it sounds like...
at idle the only way I can describe it is cackling pipes , at full throttle just cover your ears lol

Ive got a few vids of it if anyone is interested ;)
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Old 21 June 2017, 06:40 PM   #10
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Yup , had the smaller Torana xu1 , engineered with a v8 , reason for selling ? Wife ! :|



at idle the only way I can describe it is cackling pipes , at full throttle just cover your ears lol

Ive got a few vids of it if anyone is interested ;)
yeah a mate of mine had a XU1 with a 327 in it... full sleeper.... ahhh i remember the days before all the japanese import thing happened when it was all about the biggest carby and cam you could run before your car would lane change at idle lol!
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Old 21 June 2017, 09:20 PM   #11
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Videos would be great, those pushrod engines make the best sound
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Old 21 June 2017, 09:32 PM   #12
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Love it. Bet that is a rush to drive. Hard to beat the sound of a full roller, high compression rat engine.
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Old 21 June 2017, 09:38 PM   #13
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Old 21 June 2017, 10:37 PM   #14
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We are going to take it out tomorrow night , I'll post a small vid :)

Oh and it's only got a 2 speed gearbox - a powerglide
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Old 21 June 2017, 10:44 PM   #15
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If you're in Melbourne there is a pristine purple XU1 on display in the RACV Club (Bourke Street) in the foyer, man it is drop dead gorgeous.
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Old 21 June 2017, 10:58 PM   #16
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Old 21 June 2017, 11:04 PM   #17
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We are in Sydney Steve , but this is a vic car originally

I go to Melb in a fortnight , I should check it out

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Old 27 June 2017, 12:09 AM   #18
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We are in Sydney Steve , but this is a vic car originally

I go to Melb in a fortnight , I should check it out
Yes, if you are in town, its worth checking out. Let me know if you want to have lunch at the club
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Old 27 June 2017, 01:48 AM   #19
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Yes, if you are in town, its worth checking out. Let me know if you want to have lunch at the club
Sounds like a plan I'll pm you , maybe I can add some pics of that Torana in this thread too
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Old 26 June 2017, 12:08 PM   #21
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Ok went out again with the Torana yesterday afternoon , caught up with a few other mates along the way

Check out this immaculate ford falcon XW 351 phase 2 HO , you guys stateside never continued the falcon name like we did





Aussies don't care so much about cars being coupes , some of our most revered cars a sedans , as long as they looked the part and were fast

Oh and here is something a little more familiar For our US friends

70 chevelle SS 454 LS6






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Old 27 June 2017, 02:30 PM   #22
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Ok went out again with the Torana yesterday afternoon , caught up with a few other mates along the way

Check out this immaculate ford falcon XW 351 phase 2 HO , you guys stateside never continued the falcon name like we did

Aussies don't care so much about cars being coupes , some of our most revered cars a sedans , as long as they looked the part and were fast

Oh and here is something a little more familiar For our US friends

70 chevelle SS 454 LS6

Nice! the exact 1970 SS 454 LS6 my Brother had in High School! Loved that car! Does it have the Cowl Induction Hood? Still operational? I think my Brother still has all the parts for one in his garage...
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Love that one!! Reminds me the Chevy Vega! Is very similar!

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Kostas... you have a lot of heads spinning about these fab speedster autos.... awesome thread !
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Super cool Holdens!
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Old 27 June 2017, 02:02 AM   #26
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Wow. That's a sick set of wheels you got there.
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Nice to see these rides Kostas. Not many of that type to been seen up here in Australia's far North territories, although modern supercars aplenty recently - sat next to a McLaren 720S at the lights last week
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That is sweet! Bet it sounds amazing.
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Old 27 June 2017, 04:07 AM   #29
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Holy smokes!

Hey, if it counts for anything, I just bought a Chevrolet SS (USA) which is really a Holden Commodore. Ultimate sleeper in this country...


I don't know what the camera did (or how) but the rear wheel isn't really tucked-in like that.
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Holy smokes!

Hey, if it counts for anything, I just bought a Chevrolet SS (USA) which is really a Holden Commodore. Ultimate sleeper in this country...


I don't know what the camera did (or how) but the rear wheel isn't really tucked-in like that.
Everyone I know that has one chickened out and got it with an automatic.
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