LC 2Door S Project to XU1
#51 _squirralien_
Posted 19 June 2008 - 07:57 PM
#52 _squirralien_
Posted 24 June 2008 - 04:34 PM
Whats the youthly term these days,, lovin it sick, or just sick,
well I will just say it's a great place to be when your not working on your car or having family time.
I have a loose time frame of being ready for the road by about christmas.
#53 _squirralien_
Posted 29 June 2008 - 01:28 PM
The roof has still kept good shape and it isn't as it appears with the reflection from the roof skylight, it makes it seem to have a big curve but it is just an illusion. Theres a bit more grinding to do on the welds but I'd had enough and just called it a day, a few other things un-related didn't go so well this day so I thought I would just finish it up there with the Torana. Big thanks to Limo for the roof cut for the job. It is even the same colour as the rest of the car under the undercoat, thats why im taking it to the blasters, its going for a granit blast, I'll let you know what I think, or cry to you all depending how it goes, fingers crossed.
Edited by squirralien, 29 June 2008 - 01:34 PM.
#54 _Skapinad_
Posted 29 June 2008 - 02:06 PM
#55 _squirralien_
Posted 04 July 2008 - 08:54 PM
#56 _squirralien_
Posted 10 July 2008 - 02:19 AM
Also you will see that I have got some sprintmasters for the car and couldn't wait to get them on there, I will take them off soon and put the old rims back on for the repair process and painting. I also paint stripped the grille and got some headlight surrounds for the car, I will paint the mesh in the grille black and the centre strip the yellow dolly that the car will be.
I will put a few pictures up here and the link to all the pictures I took after the sandblasting.
Here is the link to all my pictures of my torana, they are not in order. It is for the slide show version of the album on photobucket
http://s252.photobuc...mview=slideshow
Edited by squirralien, 10 July 2008 - 02:23 AM.
#57
Posted 10 July 2008 - 01:49 PM
#58 _panthervs_
Posted 10 July 2008 - 08:22 PM
#59 _squirralien_
Posted 11 July 2008 - 10:09 AM
The heavy etch primer is just to protect it from the moisture in the air while its in the shed going through the different stages of repair.
#60 _CraigA_
Posted 11 July 2008 - 11:31 AM
Most old Holden's that I've seen sandblasted come back looking like swiss cheese
That's a huge shifter hole though!!! What gearbox did it have in it??
#61
Posted 11 July 2008 - 11:43 AM
#62 _squirralien_
Posted 11 July 2008 - 10:26 PM
The guy I bought it from actually bought it to do up and then got another torana and finished that one and sold me this one, Im rapped with this one, nothing to hard and not alot of rust, I think the worst was the sunroof hole but thats done and came out pretty good, a little panel beating and grinding of the welds to come yet but its all good, and the flared guards were nasty but they are looking good now also.
#63 _squirralien_
Posted 28 August 2008 - 12:35 AM
#64
Posted 28 August 2008 - 12:52 AM
Good to hear you've found an engine
Tim
#65 _squirralien_
Posted 06 September 2008 - 01:27 PM
Life is so busy with normal every day stuff and also some extra care issues, can anyone explain to me how my daughter in a wheelchair all the time can come home from school with a sprained ankle,, incredible,
Well it won't be long now and I will be able to start adding some more photos.
#66 _NOGEN 3_
Posted 13 September 2008 - 05:12 PM
Hey m8, I know where your coming from with your daughter- My partner of 17years came down with viral encephalitis (brain infection) 6 years ago, when the youngest was 4 weeks old, was looking after her and the kids full time for the last 6 years and am on the same path as you with the 2 door/ GTR build...This is going to be a long project and on a budget, I have obtained an LC 2 door standard model and my aim is to gradually clone an XU1, its a budget XU1, Id buy a real one if I could afford it but for me I will be happy to have one thats eventually just a set of original plates short of the real thing.
I will make it look right and get a motor built to as close to xu1 specs that I can and get it on the road as soon as I can realisticly and add things like the triple carbs and bathurst tank later as they become available to the budget.
Apart from getting some media blasting done I will do all the body work and interior will be done through a friend and mechanical will be done with a friend helping apart from the engineering work to the head and block.
Now the budget is money I get from selling another vehicle so I am doing the most expensive parts of the job with that and see how we go. My time is limited on the project as I also have a disabled daughter that I spend a lot of time with and if you want to read her story it is at www.melissas.net its a must read for parents, well for anyone as the message is don't let doctors tell you that a siezure isn't a seizure or that it's not dangerous,, anyway back to the topic.
I am not sure how this will work but here is a link to my photobucket slideshow, If it doesn't work I will change it.
I would be interested to find some locals with the same interest, im in Adelaide.
Keep up the good work m8...
Edited by NOGEN 3, 13 September 2008 - 05:14 PM.
#67 _squirralien_
Posted 03 October 2008 - 03:10 PM
theres nothing like a Torana for some theraputic pleasure for the mind and soul,,
#68 _P51_
Posted 03 October 2008 - 03:17 PM
#69 _squirralien_
Posted 03 October 2008 - 11:26 PM
#70
Posted 04 October 2008 - 12:15 AM
I can't wait but unfortunately if I don't finish the laundry first I will have trouble going back to it.
We're talking broken limbs here, aren't we?
#71 _tyre fryer_
Posted 04 October 2008 - 02:43 AM
you know, its just like you said, I've come to love the shape of the lc...
keep it up.
#72 _studricho_
Posted 04 October 2008 - 04:10 AM
3 months of Torana time I tell you, 3 months in between doctor's/physio and specialist appointments.
Keep up the great work on the Torana. Very interesting.
#73 _squirralien_
Posted 04 October 2008 - 12:03 PM
The gearbox is sitting on a bench (table) waiting for some cosmetic conditioning, everything is going to be painted plated new or reconditioned, nuts bolts brackets clips bars rods components, everything, nothing is to look old if its at all possible, yes the LC is a real classic with the older style tail lights and the metal grille and a bit of style in the dash, nothing against the LJ but we all naturally have preferences.
yes it does look really sexy in the shed black with its wheels on it, but not a good colour to maintain and impossible to keep scratch free, its not at all good to hear about your back, hope you have some mates that can give you a hand with a few things, try not to allow the torana therapy to become frustrating if there are things you cant do at the moment, turn it in to a BBQ thing or something to get some help but make sure you don't over do it, back problems are terrible sometimes the activity will do it good and sometimes not,,, Take it easy
I will take some pictures of parts I have collected and or had plated so far, even got all the vynal for the seats ready for the new covers to be made
Edited by squirralien, 04 October 2008 - 12:10 PM.
#74 _rorym_
Posted 04 October 2008 - 12:35 PM
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#75 _threeblindmice_
Posted 04 October 2008 - 04:08 PM
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