hey guys. has any one got a photo of a A9X torana and some spec's all i know is there rare as, and go hard.

I saw one in unique cars today $99,000. Search google, there will be a few. Basically the walkinshaw of the 70s

Quote: Originally Posted by PHS hey guys. has any one got a photo of a A9X torana and some spec's all i know is there rare as, and go hard. The a9x was the homologation special of the bathurst model at the time. group C racing regulations required the race car to be based on the factory model.... this is like the group A walkinshaw as TWO89 stated. They came out with a basically standard 308..L34 heads, mild cam and backed by a 4spd manual. They can be made to go hard..a brilliant car in all respects and very light compared to most holdens. As a bit of Bathurst history The only things group c racing allowed you to change from factory was the cam, intake (carby) and exhaust...thus having the large valve L34 heads and rods as a factory item. From memory brocky ran dual webbers, obviously the cam was changed and the exhaust was 2.5" into 3" out the muffler..although the exhaust was shortened. They played with the exhaust to see at what length they got the most amount of HP. I know that engine punched out 400hp at, from memory, something like 4800rpm. This was a circuit profile engine though, a set up that works well once wound up and will keep going. not an 'off the line monster'. Im a great fan of the a9x. Always thought the road going versions looked great in the yellow and black. only 3 fully black ones made it out of the factory. In any case as a factory car they didnt go all that hard...fast for the time but not by todays standards. Even that golden 10second qtr mile time that was the golden bracket for so long is now pushing a 9 for street racers. Although with a good cam etc they will go hard..lets face it, its a 308! and if nothing else proves it brocky won bathurst like 8 times with that old carby fed engine!

http://holden.itgo.com/a9x.html Imagine the cost to fill one up Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

thats a good site but ok the A9X is nice but god damb that XU1 is a god damb rocket. a guy i used to work for had one and was restoring it, it was black and purple he bought triple webbers for it from england i think befor the emission law came in so he was saying. these ones go harder god i own a vl turbo when cars like this are out there whats wrong with me. so whats the going rate for these puppies ?

well its basically the torana that was outlawed coz at the time it was considered too fast! pics plz! awesome machine

Quote: Originally Posted by PHS thats a good site but ok the A9X is nice but god damb that XU1 is a god damb rocket. a guy i used to work for had one and was restoring it, it was black and purple he bought triple webbers for it from england i think befor the emission law came in so he was saying. these ones go harder XU1 is a fast car, I know a guy in a hk 2 door that ran a high 12 with a worked 202 in there, and ive known plently of XU1's to run 13's. Great engine...but i think id rather use a 308 and do it easier!...for those building triple carbied 6ers, at bathurst, when brocky won he ran tripple delorto's....not webbers and most would have you think

Quote: Originally Posted by stockVL.. http://holden.itgo.com/a9x.html Imagine the cost to fill one up haha my missus has an L34 replica with a 110L drop tank. as you can tell it doesnt get filled up that often. One of my old work buddies owns a road A9X genuine, the patterson cheney Race A9X, and recently bought himself an ex HDT L34. on cars alone spent close to $200,000. the road version has no radio in it lol. if anyone has been to the all holden days down here the road version is the absynthe yellow hatchback (anx ***) heres a pic of his hatchbacks. the race car is in the background heres the link to the pics http://www.carfreak.com.au/holdenday2003.htm Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by JoshV8inj only 3 fully black ones made it out of the factory. The one i saw in unique cars was one of the original factory black ones. PHS: Two foor LJ torana's can be had for under 2 grand these days for a rough one and 5-8k for a nice example. A Genuine GTR XU1 in mint condition will go for 30k plus, and theyre hiking up! A mate of mine has one with a 186 and used to blow 5 litres away and the little 6 only really had a cam and ported head.

Quote: Originally Posted by PHS god i own a vl turbo when cars like this are out there whats wrong with me. dont worry, i think the same thing... i just cant afford anything else Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by Avenged7X dont worry, i think the same thing... i just cant afford anything else bah, what a load of crap. There's a miriad of 70s muscle for way less than what a VL turbo costs!! I get more attention in my daily than mates who have 20 thousand dollar VLs! You know you want to sell up and buy a 70's holden Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Here you go kids... $49,990 and all the details are here... http://www.australianmusclecarsales.com.au/muscle/81619 Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by TWO89 You know you want to sell up and buy a 70's holden I was gonna sell my calais and buy a hq 2 door....but then the engine got crook and i decided to rebuild that. Ill take a 70's muscle car anyday...Im sticking to my aim for that 69 charger now tho. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

a guy in my court owns a XU1 and it off its head iv been live'n here for 22 year almost and iv seenit twice in my life time but on those two occassion for the 8 second or less i got to see it gonig up the court i was free...................... it's just so mint orange and black sounds so so so tuff and its always shiney. ill have to have achat with him next time i see im out the fornt.

they aint cheap at all! trying to find even a stock clean lc/lh/lx torrie is a massive journey itself let alone one thats affordable! i def want one eventually tho.. even if its just a 4 door stocker

Quote: Originally Posted by TWO89 I saw one in unique cars today $99,000. Its amazing the price of these older cars now though, vk group A's have increased in price by 20grand in the last few years, Walkinshaws 30-45,000 Vn grp a's are getting up round 50,000 for an immaculate example.... The biggest is the Xy GTHO phase 3 comming in at around 200,000 for the last one i saw for sale.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sinister they aint cheap at all! trying to find even a stock clean lc/lh/lx torrie is a massive journey itself let alone one thats affordable! i def want one eventually tho.. even if its just a 4 door stocker I reckon i could find 10 within 20 minutes for under 10 grand. They're out there and remarkably they are cheap as chips still!

A Black Phase III GTHO sold for $350,000 a few weeks back.... Thats the rumour anyway.