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New Torana LJ XU1 Race Car project
Well I took the plunge recently and have decided to get back into racing after a 4 year break. So I went and got (With the help of a good mate) a pretty good yellow LJ Torana. The advantage over racing a HQ will be lack of panel damage. It's got all the stuff need to be the good base of a Group Nc car, Triple CD Strombergs, good body etc. But I keep looking at it and thinking that there is heaps of work to do. Oh well I am a gluten for punishment
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Focus the the mind Colin!......Repeat after me "It will become a racer, it will become a racer"!!!
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Bondy, excellent choice of car and class. What colour is it? Will it be ready for the Nationals at Eastern Creek in September? You'll like the Appendix J Assocaiation, they're a pretty decent bunch down there.
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I wouldn't bet my house on escaping panel damage, there are some pretty desparate racers out there!
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Some, but not many, Historic Touring Cars would be the friendliest and cleanest form of sedan racing in Australia.
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Is it Yellow like this?
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Can't be that one because it was slow!
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You should never take photos whilst driving because you may not get a good shot!
Look carefully at the right hand side of the pic and you will see the tail of the plane that I was trying to shoot! |
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OK Morrie, i know that 1/4 vent, you're gonna have to show us pictures of the whole car now.
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This is a good one of the front of the car! Go ahead and sue me Colin, cause if you do I will send the Bathurst strut throwing champ around to see you. (and you thought HI Ho was bad) |
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You won't get a CD player past the Group N eligibility guys, if it wasn't invented in '72 they won't let you run it.
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Vince Macri, he runs a workshop in sydney caled Macri Mechanical repairs. Nice guy and a good steerer too.
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Real race cars use leaded petrol and don't have rego plates. They might let you replace the CD player with an 8 track.
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No I was at QR, where we had 4 races and there was one tiny bump, that's it!
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Let's just say ther was a reasonable amount of panel rubbing
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David- don't forget a certain white Torana which sent a wheel into the coal mine....
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