Sleeper – ever owned one?

[StealthAu]

Originally Posted by 3VSleeper

You would have to be more specific about the engine for anyone to answer your question about the cortina as you've indicated all 6cyl engines ever to occupy the space between the suspension towers of a factory falcon from the 144 to the current twin cam barra.

If it were the barra six then yeah that would count.

Ask a stupid question get a stupid answer.

[gz1]

TC Cortina, stock from the outside except wide 12slotter wheels and slightly lower.
Under the hood was a clevo 351, roller rockers, triple springs, warm cam ( Think it may have been a 35-75 or 30-70 can't recall excactly), mallory dual point dizzy, holley 780 (that was a little too big), FMX box with shift kit, 9 inch diff.

Could spin if floored at anything under 80 k's/hr and very deadly in the wet.

If I ever win lotto I'll build another one of those.

[GREGXR8]

years ago (around 1980) was at dandenong on a sat night in a mates xa gt. he got blown off the road by a 120y. found out later it had a boss302 windsor in it. upset my mate in the gt when it left him in sitting there

[dave351cid]

brother build up a fully regoed `69 transit van with a tuff 351 clevo and fmx box. from the outside it looked like a stocko camper with the curtains, etc but went considerably better then the original 4 cylinder slug motor.

helped another mate fit a 351 clevo into a nissan 720 4x4 twin cab ute.

[Frenzy]

Originally Posted by LowEL2XR8

I would consider this to be an ultimate sleeper. The Grizwald family truckster.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A203ShFM854

That thing was crazy lol

[GREGXR8]

there was a dark blue kombi with white roof and dragways got around boronia when i was about 16 (around 1980 again) had a cleveland in it. had radiator on front and from memory it had an extention on engine cover door for the pulleys.

[Work Horse]

I had a lot of fun with my work horse, but only at the track!!

[alter_EGOXR]

havent got a story of my own... but check this out....The ultimate sleeper

[XR_Strider_GuY]

I had a 1994 EF Gli station wagon (one of the first built and only 264 EF wagon manuals were made). With 157kw driven through a 5 speed manual it really had a hidden jewel. Was last dynoed with 136rwkw admittingly with a cat back exhaust and some minor intake work) she was up there with most XR6's and some XR8 autos of similar vintage. Even compared to my AU XR6 HP it seemed torquer down low and had a clunk free driveline.

Performance, while its nothing to talk about in todays world, but she has dusted the odd 5.0L commodore and a vivid memory of a Jag S type sport screaming behind me. Exterior wise, I did add a colour coded rear sun deflector and Tickford EF XR8 wheels shod with Yoko A539 tyres. The car was lowered 1-1.5inches with an 18mm rear sway bar. It served life until 283k where it went to the pearly gates. Geez I miss this car...

[Phyber]

Originally Posted by hemank

havent got a story of my own... but check this out....The ultimate sleeper

Awesome, that put a smile on my dial!! :

[fos408]

the ultimate one must be that early cortina with the stockies widened on the back ,pee shooter exhaust and venitians in the back with the 460 under the hood that was getting around a few years back. I remember a 1600 datsun 20years ago, 2 lt turbo that ran 12s god did that thing go in 2nd gear.

[Mark s]

Originally Posted by fos408

the ultimate one must be that early cortina with the stockies widened on the back ,pee shooter exhaust and venitians in the back with the 460 under the hood that was getting around a few years back.

Yes I remember seeing that car in street machine back in the 80's and to me it still remains the ultimate sleeper.

Also around Penrith in the 80's was a guy who fitted a 289 Windsor into a VW Beatle. I think he gave the 289 the flick and moved up to a 351 Windsor. It used to be painted matt black, then it went to a light blue colour. Last time I saw it, a few months ago it was red.

[XR6_661]

[JutroXR8]

Originally Posted by ADSG6ET

I drive one every day. G6ET!

I also drive one everyday. I remember the 1st few months I had one and the sprised look on the VZ HSV owners when they got blown away. Or this one Porche driver who thought that just because he has a late model (post 2006) Porche it will be quicker than a G6ET. :evil_laug

[cant]

Back in the dark days on the red side, had the family wagon (look), the noise comming out the back was the give away everytime !

[JD86]

had a turbo eb

looked family spec, just lowered

ran an r33 skyline with fully sick wogs in it, beat them by a couple car lengths, next set of lights they were like 'is that turbo bro?', 'nice car man', i said yeh it is and beat them off the line again

few stories like that with vl turbos as well

got to love a sleeper

[jmack]

many years ago come up beside a woman driving nice but stock looking black lt celica i had my pretty modified vh sle that was noisy and couldnt hear hers well light went green and she blew me away ,caught up with her and she had a 350 chev in it,black exhaust and pretty quite for an 8,learnt pretty early on no matter how quick or good you think yours is there is always 1 better

[mowog]

I had Moke that was sleeper back in the 80's. The bogans in Ipswich had no idea what to think when the little bugga took off.

It was only an 1100 engine but it had a 12G295 head these were an open chamber big port (for a Mini) head, it had bigger valves and was ported even more. It had a special cam grind and distributer remapped to match. Twin 1" 1/4 SU carbs that I flow modified to specs David Vizard set in his books. LCB extractors and single lukey muffler.

It was built to be a hill climb car but I ended up registering it. It was little animal that need AVGAS to run on. At the time getting AVGAS wasn't a problem for me.

I do miss the little fella.

[BROCKYB8]

Ive only ever had one sleeper. had a rs2000 Mk1 escort with a turbo cosworthh 2 lt
it had 14 x 8 alrround and had trouble with traction at all times. had sopme fun in it for a few years but sold it .

[big_landau]

Originally Posted by v8capri8

a bloke i went to tech with had a centura, factory brown with factory rims but a off its head 265 with triples under the bonnet it used to fly. i remember being in the passenger seat a few times and seeing the bottom lip of the other cars occupants hit the dash . He even had a dummy stock pee shooter exhaust tip with the real exhaust dumping just after the diff

yeah i know a bloke with a stock looking centura,worked hemi 6 and has pulled a high 13 at willowbank.that car has stunned a lot of people including the occasional new chev commodore owner

[blueoval]

Those Centura's were the devil in disguise IMO. There were a couple of examples here in SA some years back that were running the 265 with mild work and making v8's look like chumps.

*Hmm blueoval thinks to himself if its worth putting his stock rims back on for a more stealth approach*

[TZENU]

Mate owned a Mitsubishi RVR.. The looks on people's faces when they were beaten by a people mover was priceless..

[Fev]

they are more like a Evo wagon lol

[Mr Hardware]

yeah i never realised the RVR's were monsters. i always thought they were just horrible looking import bitsareshtty's

[noosacuda]

My 1966 Chrysler 300 with a 440 Magnum and six pack is a possible sleeper. Love the smell of burnt Rice.

[jphanna]

Originally Posted by noosacuda

My 1966 Chrysler 300 with a 440 Magnum and six pack is a possible sleeper. Love the smell of burnt Rice.

is that the car in the avatar? if so how could a beast like that ever be considered a sleeper....

[noosacuda]

really cool sleeper.......

[Torquen]

Both stolen from antilag members, bith great examples of top notch sleepers...
80's Turbo Corolla:

Engine:
Sr20det Blacktop (non VCT)
Rebuilt T25 Bush-bearing turbo
Custom FMIC
Custom CIA
Custom Radiator, over flow bottle
600cc Fuel Injectors
Surge-Tank
2x600hp Fuel Pumps
2.5inch mandrel TBE

Management:
Apexi Power FC
Greddy Profec II BC

Transmission and Driveline:
S13 5 Speed Gearbox with Nismo short shift kit (Custom Trans Tunnel to mount gearbox.
Exedy Brass Button Clutch
Rebuilt VS SS (3.9) Diff
Custom Tailshaft
Wilwood paddle kit

Suspension, Braking and Wheels
Custom strut brace
Toyota Cressida MX60 Struts
Front KYB Coilovers
Rear Leaf Springs
Mazda Rx7 s6 Brakes all around with DBA 4000 Rotors
Commodore 5 Stud pattern all around for easy fitment of rims, currenty running pursuities with semi slick rears

Interior:
Retrimmed interior with RX7 s6 seats
Autometer ultra light 5" Km/h tacho and RPM gauge
Liquid Filled ultra light Autometer Gauges: Boost, Oil pressure, water temp and fuel.
MOMO steering wheel

Performance:
179kw ATW
Best 1/4 mile: 11.95, (with slicks)
60 Footer of 1.7 (with slicks)

Future mods and cosmetics
GT2871R Turbo with top mount manifold
Tomei Poncams
RAS
Engine will be going out soon for car to be resprayed








[/QUOTE]


VH Turbo Ecotec:

Model: 1982 VH Commodore Wagon

Was running just the Ecotec Conversion. Best time of 15.1 at Kwinana and made 168.8hp with just 2.5" exhaust, HM Headers, cai and memcal.





New Mods:
Supercharged V6 Bottom End
Stage 3 Intense-Racing Turbo Cam
Mild Ported and Polished heads
Reversed Plenum
65lbs Injectors
Custom Turbo Manifolds
T04z Turbo
3" Exhaust
Tial Gate
Tial BOV
Built 46l0e from S&G Gearbox Exchange
3800 High Stall
9" Diff with 3.5 gears 31 Spline Axles TrueTrac
Front Pedders Coilovers
Rear Pedders Springs
Rear Koni Adjustables
044 External Fuel Pump
2l Surge Tank



Car is currently at Sanders Racing getting exhaust, dump pipe and wastegate piping done.








Dump Pipe Location in Guard



Turbo, Wastegate, Manifolds

Brakes

[platinumXR]

Originally Posted by XR6_661

[Mr Hardware]

Originally Posted by Torquen

Both stolen from antilag members, bith great examples of top notch sleepers...
80's Turbo Corolla http://www.antilag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28407
VH Turbo Ecotec http://www.antilag.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26028

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