Assholes spit all over my car...

[Zuzu]

Originally Posted by Wraith

Most definitely not - I also am the same, hate leaving any of my 'nicer cars' out of sight...

For this reason I also own a s#*t box run-a-round, an old Corolla, if I know I'm going somewhere really dodgy or have to park somewhere not safe, it's the Corolla's turn to cart me there and back and it makes for the perfect shopping car too, I don't have to worry about careless people causing dings and scratches and can park it anywhere in a typical shopping centre car park and not have to worry at all :smile:

I think most of us are anxious when leaving our "nicer" cars unattended and out of view...

Like you Wraith, I have separate cars for work and shopping and the nicer car for my weekend pleasure..:smile:

[Zuzu]

Originally Posted by Wraith

I used to own a very outstanding and highly modified V8 equipped XU-1 Torana

Wraith I too owned a Bathurst XU-1 Torana with a 308 V8 stroked to 333 back in 1982..

At that time I owned the only legally street registered V8 XU-1 in NSW...What a machine that was..

Oh well...memories..

[Wraith]

Originally Posted by Zuzu

Wraith I too owned a Bathurst XU-1 Torana with a 308 V8 stroked to 333 back in 1982..

At that time I owned the only legally street registered V8 XU-1 in NSW...What a machine that was..

Oh well...memories..

Oh WOW you and I have alot in common...vert lovers, multiple cars for similar duties and now this - awesome :smile:

I owned mine from 1985-1992 also fully engineered and legally registered with the RTA as a V8, it was also substantially modified in terms of external body work :smile: don't know if it was the only one though, back then there were quite alot of cars in Melb. running around with V8's that weren't born with them.

Mine was fitted with a small block 350 Chev. mild tune and street driven for the 1st 4 years, then I went all out and with the help from the boys at Chev off road and marine racing engines, fitted it out with a 700hp Avgas and NOS breathing 350 Chev and turned it into a 1/4 mile blaster, achieving a best time of 9.67 @ over 140mp/h :biggrin:

Ah, those were the days

I'll have to show you some pics sometime :smile:

[chookcooker]

This pisses me off.
Got a call from my dealer, pick my 125i on Friday, and live around the corner from Chapel st.
I had been reading threads on the US forum about this sort of behaviour, and was hoping it was more limited to the states then this pops up. Oh well just have to be carefull I suppose.
"Good" new for you I suppose is that it was only spit and not anything worse
Good new for me is, I pick my car up on friday

[Zuzu]

Originally Posted by Wraith

Oh WOW you and I have alot in common...vert lovers, multiple cars for similar duties and now this - awesome :smile:

I owned mine from 1985-1992 also fully engineered and legally registered with the RTA as a V8, it was also substantially modified in terms of external body work :smile: don't know if it was the only one though, back then there were quite alot of cars in Melb. running around with V8's that weren't born with them.

Mine was fitted with a small block 350 Chev. mild tune and street driven for the 1st 4 years, then I went all out and with the help from the boys at Chev off road and marine racing engines, fitted it out with a 700hp Avgas and NOS breathing 350 Chev and turned it into a 1/4 mile blaster, achieving a best time of 9.67 @ over 140mp/h :biggrin:

Ah, those were the days

I'll have to show you some pics sometime :smile:

Mate you are right...Those where the days..

I built mine form scratch, strictly for road use in youth while I was studying automotive engineering..

Purchased it as a stocky one owner and ripped it apart..

Should of gone for the chevy motor as the 308 had a much wider V to the block and gave us so much problems with access to the plugs and engineering the chasis and sump.
I even engineered a C shaped tool at the time to allow me access to the adjustment on the dizzy...( still have it)..lol..:biggrin:

The funny thing was when i had it inspected and road tested it was running a Holly 850 dubble pumper carby, and i tampered with the carby so that it only ran on the primaries..

In the engineers report to the RTA he stated that the power equaled but didnt exceed the 6 cylinder Bathurst version...lol

Then had to sell 18 months later after my first son was born to buy a block of land to build my first house..

Will have to scan the pix as they werent digital in the good old days...lol

My cousin just sold a white, completely stock, fully original, as all the parts where factory, XU-1 for $59K..
As it wasnt showroom condition..just all original..low clicks..

[Wraith]

Originally Posted by Zuzu

Mate you are right...Those where the days..

I built mine form scratch, strictly for road use in youth while I was studying automotive engineering..

Purchased it as a stocky one owner and ripped it apart..

Should of gone for the chevy motor as the 308 had a much wider V to the block and gave us so much problems with access to the plugs and engineering the chasis and sump.
I even engineered a C shaped tool at the time to allow me access to the adjustment on the dizzy...( still have it)..lol..:biggrin:

The funny thing was when i had it inspected and road tested it was running a Holly 850 dubble pumper carby, and i tampered with the carby so that it only ran on the primaries..

In the engineers report to the RTA he stated that the power equaled but didnt exceed the 6 cylinder Bathurst version...lol

Then had to sell 18 months later after my first son was born to buy a block of land to build my first house..

Will have to scan the pix as they werent digital in the good old days...lol

My cousin just sold a white, completely stock, fully original, as all the parts where factory, XU-1 for $59K..
As it wasnt showroom condition..just all original..low clicks..

Again so many similarities, I purchased mine already fitted with the V8 Chev, but totally stripped it down for the re-build with the new engine and different drive line running gear, it started off with a 4 spd top loader and shortened 9" diff from an XW GT and ended up with a Phil Soderstrom 'manualised' 2 spd powerglide auto and custom Competition Enginnering 9" diff with fully locked centre and ladder bars - no more street use unfortunately in this guise...and yes the smaller width of the small block Chev was definitely an advantage in the LC/LJ's engine bay for ease of fitment

I too end up selling it (in pieces, ie: separate engine/running gear and rolling chassis for a better return) in '92 also to buy my 1st block of land to build my house I now live in :smile:

I too will have to scan pics and make digital copies, no such thing as digi or phone cams back then LOL

I must say I really miss that car...

And isn't it amazing how much these Aussie muscle cars are valued at these days, good on your cousin, if only I could foresee this trend 20-25 years ago, I could've purchased so many Ford GT's and Holden Toranas etc. in mint original condition and made a small fortune now...this is the reason behind the current HSV W427 being a sellout, nearly all of them have been purchased by collectors hoping for a good appreciating investment.

If they end up like the original Ford GT 'hoees' that fetch up to 7-800k :eyebulge: these days, then they're onto a winner :smile:

[MikeVictor]

I told my gf last night we were going to keep her death-trap of a barina to do the shopping/ go to the suburban cineplex's in and she agreed it was a good idea!

[Zuzu]

Wraith that is so true mate in hindesight.

The cars that I have owned in the past/pre BMW's, that if I kept could have been collectors items..:smile:

LJ XU-1 Torana 308
HK 327 Monaro
HQ LS 308 Monaro

That is without the 2 x HR premiers I rebuilt from the ground up..
and another LJ GTR running a stroker and tripple webbers..

Man the wasted $$$$$$$$$$....

My first BMW was in 1985 320i sedan... been BMW's ever since apart from our daily drive cars..

Must say, at the moment have purchased 2 Toyota Yaris's YRX's with all the options last year for daily work cars for my wife and I, and they have been exceptional cars..

[Wraith]

Originally Posted by Zuzu

Wraith that is so true mate in hindesight.

The cars that I have owned in the past/pre BMW's, that if I kept could have been collectors items..:smile:

LJ XU-1 Torana 308
HK 327 Monaro
HQ LS 308 Monaro

That is without the 2 x HR premiers I rebuilt from the ground up..
and another LJ GTR running a stroker and tripple webbers..

Man the wasted $$$$$$$$$$....

My first BMW was in 1985 320i sedan... been BMW's ever since apart from our daily drive cars..

Must say, at the moment have purchased 2 Toyota Yaris's YRX's with all the options last year for daily work cars for my wife and I, and they have been exceptional cars..

Far out zuzu, I think we're derived from the same cloth as they say :smile:

My past vehicles were also many of the Holden hi po classics...

LC GT-R XU-1 Torana (with LJ front conversion) and afore mentioned V8 etc.

LX SL/R 5000 Torana genuine example.

LX L34 Torana Hatchback.

Also had another LC GT-R Torana, beautiful 161 cu in. double barrel carb job in those and they flew...

Had an Ford XA GT 351 again genuine, original HZ Sandman panel van ansd a good ol EH with 3 on the tree as my 1st ride - loved that car...damn how I wish now I'd kept some of those

More crying when I too think of all the $$$$$ I've spent, but in reality, no regrets I loved it and the memories and joy at the time are priceless :smile:

And I'm still at it, (as I'm sure you and most others are) only very tamed down and much more conservative and much less modding these days, forgot to mention earlier, I too made/fabricated so many specialised tools just for work on my cars - I made a custom crane hoist and so many engine stands specifically for use on my V8 XU-1, when I think about it, I can't believe how driven/fanatical I was back then with cars, ah well back to the present :smile:

[Wraith]

Originally Posted by mattyv

I told my gf last night we were going to keep her death-trap of a barina to do the shopping/ go to the suburban cineplex's in and she agreed it was a good idea!

Good idea matty and nothing wrong with the beep beep Barina for this use either :wink:

They're fairly cheap to run and straight 3rd party insurance is cheap for 'older' people and that's all you need on a vehicle like that...

The only prob with multiple cars is the many regos can add up to a hefty yearly fee, but for me I'm not phased by that :smile:

[cozza]

Thread jackers! :wink:

[Alpine*]

Originally Posted by cozza

Thread jackers! :wink:

True but...

Guys, just because, can one of you create a OT post for Classic Cars I have owned? I really want to hear some more and definately want to see some of the photos. I'm a Brock VK GroupA Group3 fan, in none other than Formula Blue, by the by.

[WAY]

SOme of us are too young to have owned a classic.

[Zuzu]

Originally Posted by cozza

Thread jackers! :wink:

Sorry mate..Got carried away Reminiscing about "the good old days"..:wink:
Starting to show our age..:biggrin:

[smarm]

What's a torana?!?

[WAY]

Originally Posted by smarm

What's a torana?!?

[Zuzu]

Originally Posted by smarm

What's a torana?!?

Hahahaaa...I think you would have to be a baby booma to really understand..:biggrin:

http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au...den_torana.htm

[crzy4135i]

Originally Posted by Zuzu

Reminds me of a true tale that happened 20 odd years ago.
Mate of mine owned a hair dressers salon and would stay back on friday nights for the boys to hang around and maybe have a hair cut.

The salon had tinted windows and at night was hard to see in.

One of the chaps there had a Brocky parked out the front of the salon and just looked out the window to notice this scum bag walk pass his car and begin to key it.

You wouldnt believe this scum's surprise when the owner of the car came running out of the salon and gave him the belting of his life for keying his car.

Needless to say when the police arrived the Brocky owner was charged with aggrevated assault.

You cant win these scum buckets...

Eventually they will get there just desserts..

That's why I would only hold the suspect down until the police arrived. If people see you beating him you're the one that goes to jail, unless it's obviously self defense.

[MikeVictor]

Originally Posted by crzy4135i

That's why I would only hold the suspect down until the police arrived. If people see you beating him you're the one that goes to jail, unless it's obviously self defense.

What about "I was defending my poor helpless car because it couldn't stand up for itself?" :thumbup:

[Wraith]

Originally Posted by Zuzu

Sorry mate..Got carried away Reminiscing about "the good old days"..:wink:
Starting to show our age..:biggrin:

+ 1

Yes apologies, but it's the way it goes with most threads, no real harm done :smile:

[Wraith]

Originally Posted by AlpineM3E92

True but...

Guys, just because, can one of you create a OT post for Classic Cars I have owned? I really want to hear some more and definately want to see some of the photos. I'm a Brock VK GroupA Group3 fan, in none other than Formula Blue, by the by.

That's a top idea - "start the thread and they will come" :biggrin:

Lots and lots of Toranas too, for the younger folk