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Posted 05 July 2016 - 12:02 AM

Hey Guys,Ive been part of this forum now for 6 years and i thought id share a couple of my on going pictures of the car which was meant to be a quick tidy up, sell it and then use the funds to restore my LX hatchback ..Weve all been caught out by this,but also im trying to correct all the things wrong with this car whilst improving it at the same time. Its had a full nut and bolt resto ands its still unlicensed maybe because i love doing every thing twice....Theres a way to go yet so enjoys the show.
This is how the project started...

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 12:10 AM

Fast forward a year..this is how it is now.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 12:22 AM

Its currently undergoing a gearbox transplant ,it was a celica 5 speed, buts its going back to a aussie 4 speed for licensing purposes,The work shop that done the inspection stated that an engineer had to sign off on the chassis kit..Beg your pardon I asked..No kits allowed He said..I tried correcting him about the CRS gearbox crossmember.He was adament that the front end was aftermarket,that then started a heated debate,I left saying "i think its time you got out of the game sir" and drove off. More pics to come.

Edited by Caustic, 05 July 2016 - 12:24 AM.


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Posted 05 July 2016 - 02:40 AM

Mmm very nice josh.she has scrubbed up
beautifully..well done

Is she an 69er bud.just going by the side
view mirror in same position as my beast

Cheers Maz

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 07:45 AM

Looks mint.

Lol at the inspection guy, we have a few like that around here to.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 08:24 AM

Lets go back a step, i just down loaded a program on how to shrink my pictures.This is the first day i bought it at the guys house,clearly he was over it.$4500 dollars later and it was mine.. Sept 1971 LC Torana Factory fitted 173 aussie 4 spd.It was a mess but all the hard parts were there.Only got to hear it running,Had a nicely worked 186 which hemoraged oil on start up.Seriously like it had no rear main.Couldnt drive it,the 5 speed had no tailshaft.Ok no worries got it on the car trailer and got it home.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 08:30 AM

Stuck in hospital getting my wisdom teeth out, so there should a couple of updates today.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 09:20 AM

Going back to the original gearbox because of a registration issue... authorities actually give a shit about that over there? Jesus...

 

Keen to see more pics of what you've done!



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Posted 05 July 2016 - 09:33 AM

thanks Team ,hey Maz I must have a late model door on it, I didnt know, as there was a mirror hole in the door already.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 09:55 AM

Once home, I got a punch list together,Of what needed doing, of what I could get a way with to clean it up for sale,I decide to start the clean up process on the body,a couple of rust bubbles were bothering me.Well that soon blew out.The nose cone was rotten, mainly bog and fibreglass,Its was just quicker to replace it than try to repair it.I cut off the old nosecone,tack the new one into postion got my gaps right.Repair came out well.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 10:14 AM

At this point I decided,the LC should get a rear bobtail,as i was going to spray the front end anyway,so what the heck.Sorry no fitment of the spoiler photos.Also done the blackouts and the same time.Everything was sprayed in Protech acrlyic paint,Classic glacier white with gloss black outs.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 10:18 AM

Keep the updates coming. Love seeing uodates like this.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 10:19 AM

At this point, a mate offered me 9k for the car,It was semi clean but still not driveable.He was happy to take it on,honestly i was still not happy with it.Note...at this point I could of made a profit of $3500k.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 10:40 AM

Now this was what, was bothering me,the car at some stage had the drivers side guard off and they never replaced the inner support/panel.I know I wouldnt buy a torana with that missing,sorry thats right i bought this.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 01:08 PM

Just finished surgery, Thank god my wisdom teeth are out,im in a world of pain. So I set about making a template that I could fill the hole with,so using the passenger side for measurements I formed a rough shape.I then transferred that shape onto a solid bit of pine which I could use as a buck to mould the panel around.Once happy with the basic shape,thru repeat fitting and a profile guage I started to shape the wood to get the correct clearences needed for the door,when its fully opened.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 01:20 PM

I set about shaping the the steel around the buck i made,I was happy with profile now,just need to fine tune the steel around it.Once happy with the basic shape I could start welding it.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 02:45 PM

Very nice work there



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Posted 05 July 2016 - 05:52 PM

The tramedo has worn off,I can think again now, I trial fitted the support on and off the car numerous times also fitting the door at the same time, so I knew I had the right opening clearence. After some hammer and dolly work, I used some metal filled bog to smooth out some mild ripples and used some zinc primer then painted kill rust on the back side.Once I was happy with the fit up, It was the welded into postion.I then sprayed a coat of etch, followed by some high fill primer.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 06:13 PM

I was fortunate that the car doesnt have much rust as someone has replace both lower rear quaters,not to my standard,but it means, its not totaly bogged up.I found some more rust hiding under the passenger side scuff panel.Thought i'd repair that while i was in the welding mood..Any way I cut out the the crap,formed acouple of sections.Then I fit and weled it, till I got a nice bare metal finish.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 06:41 PM

I have a heap of engine and gearbox combos laying around,I needed to buy some thing holden,this time something six cyl powered.I narrowed the choices to EH HR or LC as I knew they would sell well.Cash for my LX hatch right.The 186 in the LC just would not stop bleeding oil.Idle it for 5mins,guaranteed to leak a 100mls of oil onto the ground.Sounded nice but rooted.So I removed the motor and decided to paint the engine bay.After a light sand and some prep work,another job down.Nothing worse than trying to sell an old car with a dirty engine bay.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 07:03 PM

Ahh so now i know why you wanted my inners

Lol. I think by the time you seen my post

you'd already made your replacement

She's a small world

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 08:10 PM

Going back to the original gearbox because of a registration issue... authorities actually give a shit about that over there? Jesus...

 

Keen to see more pics of what you've done!

 

Don't think so.

 

Mine went over with Aussie 4 speed, originally Opel.

 

Difference may be that they may notice the extra gear on the 5 speed, and also the LC did come with an Aussie 4 speed so they didn't expect an Opel when they picked on mine?



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Posted 05 July 2016 - 08:22 PM

thats right jzed,also mike c had a spare set kicking around,but i was gratefull for the offer though.

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 08:36 PM

It came out really well josh. 👍

Previous owner must of been on the turps lol

Keep them coming 😃

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Posted 05 July 2016 - 08:37 PM

Hey guys, when I tried to get the LC licensed ,the gentleman stated,I could only use what gearboxs were fitted during the LC production run without engineering input..He also stated all Vss paperwork had to be filled and submitted to transport for the 5spd.The killer was the chassis kit statement he submitted to transport which it doesnt have.This involves,Engineering input,speed test,weighbridge document,swerve test and god know why a exhaust sound test ?,He really stuffed me over.Simple solution was to put the aussie 4 back in it and take it to another inspector.




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