reali thats wild!! i have a soft spot for toranas!!! i was going to put a 5ltr in it but being 17 i couldnt get insurance but i could but a hot 4.2L V8 in it and that was fine! lol i cant work out insurance companys!!!!
It was bought as a $1500 white auto 173 6cyl rough torana... i drove around lik that for a few years until my bank balance recovered. It was then pulled off the road for around six months where it had all the rust taken out and had a bob tail spoiler put on it, front spoiler and reverse bonnet scoop. It was sprayed yellow with a black bonnet. The interior was taken out and the standered seats, door trims etc where retrimmed in yellow vinal with black soft cover inserts. I replaced the carpet and hood lining. Also installed was a auto meter monster tacho and a couple gauges.
We then took out the 6cyc engine, the auto gear box and the diff. I bought a 253 V8 which we hotted up with extracors, big carby, big 2 1/2 inch twin exhaust system (sounds hot!!!) with big chrome exhaust extensions etc etc plus alot of chrome bits and pieces. while the engine was out we also tided up the engine bay and sprayed that yellow also. We put in a 4 speed manual and low ratio diff. Also added was a MOMO yellow gear knob, MOMO pedals and a isotta yellow steering wheel.
All in all i love it, i think it looks great and it stands out.
The reason i no longer used it was i bought the corvette then bought the skyline to use as my every day car, so its been sitting in the shed covered up for about 2 years now. But i have decided to spray the corvette and do a new interior on it so it will be off the road on monday for a few months . so the torana is making a come back for about 6months.