My '76 LX Project
#351
Posted 02 May 2017 - 11:34 PM
#352
Posted 03 May 2017 - 01:34 PM
#353
Posted 23 May 2017 - 02:29 AM
Honestly I was a bit worried about going yellow with brown interior but all my door cards arm rests etc were in immaculate condition that I couldn't bring myself to buy new ones. Now that I've got it all in I think it looks unreal and it certainly is something different. Not a colour combo most would go for especially with chrome yellow. But I'm super happy with how it's come up.
Good choice with the interior I think it looks awesome with the chrome yellow.
#354
Posted 23 May 2017 - 07:44 AM
#356
Posted 29 May 2017 - 10:44 AM
#357
Posted 19 September 2017 - 10:25 PM
Hey mate sorry didn't see your reply. Cheers I can't take the credit for the way it is atm but my touches are coming.Wow that looks neat as! What size wheels and tyres does it have? Do you know if it's lowered at all? I've lowered mine 50mm and I'm starting to worry about whether or not my 14's will even fit. Fingers crossed... I guess only one way to find out!
The wheels are 13's with 205/60/13 tires. I'm wanting to go something 14" or 15" to fill the guards a bit more just not sure what. Here is a side pic for you.
It is lowered but not sure how much.
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Edited by bags, 19 September 2017 - 10:26 PM.
#358
Posted 19 September 2017 - 11:18 PM
Only a month late updating with photos
'Original' wiper blades were in a pretty ordinary shape. One was bent upwards almost at right angles. Managed to save it with some patience and a hammer...
Rear seats installed with original seat belts. New custom vinyl parcel shelf installed. I think I have used the wrong clips here though. I feel like these ones are meant to be a larger head. Can anyone confirm? I have used the same clips as I did for the kick panels.
After the front and rear windows went in
How did you get the carpet to mould so nicely against the floor? Patience or professional fitting? I bought moulded carpet and it has creases and bumps.
#359
Posted 20 September 2017 - 09:09 PM
#360
Posted 17 October 2017 - 09:19 AM
How did you get the carpet to mould so nicely against the floor? Patience or professional fitting? I bought moulded carpet and it has creases and bumps.
This. 100% When i first saw that pic I was blown away how the carpet sat.
Was there anything special the trimmer was doing to keep it flat?
#361
Posted 17 October 2017 - 07:27 PM
This. 100% When i first saw that pic I was blown away how the carpet sat.
Was there anything special the trimmer was doing to keep it flat?
I really didn't pick up on anything special but unfortunately I am an untrained eye so he could of been doing all sorts of tricks to keep it flat and I may not of noticed. I am happy to ask him on some tips next time I speak with him.
#362
Posted 04 April 2018 - 12:27 PM
Wow a lot has been going on since October... I finally got the car on the road November last year. I went for one major drive which was around 60km round trip, and you couldn't wipe the smile from my face for days. Until I did an oil change... and a tick developed... or it was already there, this I am not sure on. One thing led to another and we ended up replacing the lifters with a new set. Tick noise still there... Smile quickly turned upside down. So anyone looking to follow whats going on with my engine you can find my thread here http://www.gmh-toran...er-fitment-304/ in the Engine section, but basically long story short is I think I am up for another rebuild so the car will be off the road for another few months or more. If this car was meant to test me than it has certainly succeeded!!
#363
Posted 20 May 2020 - 08:41 PM
#364
Posted 20 May 2020 - 10:43 PM
#365
Posted 21 May 2020 - 06:42 AM
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#366
Posted 21 May 2020 - 08:02 AM
~ Really should of thought it through before I bolted a 3.36 in it. ~
So... going up or down?
#367
Posted 21 May 2020 - 11:16 AM
Show us some photos of it all finished, and out and about.
What's wrong with the 3.36? Great ratio.
#368
Posted 21 May 2020 - 07:43 PM
Attached Files
#369
Posted 21 May 2020 - 09:50 PM
Looking great. A real credit to you
#370
Posted 22 May 2020 - 07:58 AM
It mostly depends on the overall size of your rear tyres of course but 2.78 will be a real PITA to get off the line with an M21 (taller 1st gear ratio).
My BT1 Commodore with an M21, 3.08 diff and 17" wheels is a bastard of a thing in stop/go traffic, it was somewhat bearable with the factory 14" rims but the bigger wheels made a significant difference to it's driveability (although it does sit on 220 a little easier ).
It's hard to tell from the photos but your tyres don't look uber-big so a 3.08 ratio may be okay, but with an M21 I wouldn't recommend a 2.78, I think you'll be wanting to change it again shortly after.
Any chance you'd consider puting the money toward a gearbox with more cogs instead and keeping the 3.36? If you get the right T5 / ext. housing / Shifter combo it should bolt-in without modifying the tunnel and you can always swap back to the M21 for authenticity later.
#371
Posted 22 May 2020 - 08:11 AM
3.08 would be better first option.
Also as Bigfella said more cogs Is definitely nicer toođź‘Ť
#372
Posted 22 May 2020 - 10:03 AM
I currently have 205/60R13's fitted. These are a tad smaller than standard, and yes the result is higher rpm with the current setup. Off the mark isn't such a huge concern for me... Probably famous last words, we will see! Most of my driving is cruising freeway with very little/no round town driving so hopefully this doesn't bother me too much. Yes extra cogs would be nice... All things to continue to improve on now its a driver
Wheels and tyres for the future (when I pull my finger out...) will hopefully be my Dragways I've had sitting around for years since I started the build. They look great on the rear filling the guard nicely with a 205/60R14 but the offset isn't right for the front. They stick out of the guard by around 30mm with very little camber. Plan here is to do a proper wheel alignment and measure up properly but I think my main drama will be the front lip/edge of the guard. I am concerned that what I did in the early days of the build by pressing the inner lip around on the guard has actually 'warped' the guard and pulled the front edge in-board making the problem worse... Not something you want to find out after paint so for now I am kind of 'ignoring' that one... But it might be a case of biting the bullet, re-massaging the guards and paint.
#373
Posted 23 May 2020 - 09:12 AM
If they're genuine old school Dragways, and my memory isn't playing tricks on me, I think I recall that the centres (IE spokes) bolt into the outer rims, so it shouldn't be too difficult to change the offset by simply moving the bolt holes?
Of course you'd have to set it up properly to do that without upsetting the runout, but should still be doable. If moving the outer rim inward then you should cover any marks on the chrome too, might be a little tricky if you were making them wider.
#374
Posted 23 May 2020 - 07:59 PM
#375
Posted 24 May 2020 - 08:28 AM
Yep, I know what you mean. BTW... 1000th post above! Congrats!
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