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[70LCGTR]

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[70LCGTR]

Some Repairs...

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[70LCGTR]

more repairs...

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inner rear repair

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more pics...

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Painted Diff and NOS Fuel Cap... Never been used...

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Painted Steering Rack and Painted frontend assembled

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[70LCGTR]

Hi Everyone,

 

Sorry I haven't been in for a while.

 

Still going on the LC. Sills are all done. Fender panels are done. Rear quarters are done.

Almost have the valance on the front all fittered.

From the firewall to the beaver underneith is all painted in 2K Chassis Black. Car is now off the rotisarie for the first time in 2 and half years.

On a caster frame thanks to Laffo.

Rush of blood on Saturday and did the front window repair and plugges some hole up in the engine bay were someone had decided to pop rivert some flat gal sheet in... Nice !!

 

Chatch up sooner next time.lol

 

Cheers,

 

Dan

[S pack]

Hi Dan, just found your build thread. Great job, keep up the good work.

Med Blue and sandalwood mmmmmmmmmmm nice!

 

BTW, just curious as to why you have the steering tie rod ends installed the wrong way around. Normally they are fitted up from under the steering arm.

[S pack]

Hi Dan, not trying to be picky but for safety sake do yourself a favor and get rid of those ball joints and tie rod ends with the Nylock nuts.

They're not worth the risk of a nut coming loose and falling off. Best to only use joints with the castellated nuts and split pins.

[70LCGTR]

Hi Dave,

 

Thanks for that. I will change the tie rod ends up the other way. No where near fitting the front end at the moment. Also I'll get some other top and bottom ball joints with the split pins and replace them.

 

Gong, The other top wish bones I had you said where 73 ones. These ones are ones off a 69 LC. Dodn't t hink there would be a difference with 69 - 70 ones. Is the hump on the 70 ones smaller than the 73 ones ? Also whats the difference with the diff housings. the painged one is the one I was going to use. The unpained one a spare.

 

I will post some more pics up shortly.

 

Thanks again guys.

 

Cheers,

 

Dan

[70LCGTR]

Underneith all painted in 2Pak Chassis black.

 

Off the rotisory and on the coaster frame finally.

 

One of the peices I made for the valance to fill the hole.

 

Front window holes filled up.

 

Excessive holes around the heater box from blaning plates.

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[grumpy xu1]

Hi Dan, um excessive holes filled ??????? kinda look's to me like you welded every hole to mount the heater mate. Oh well good practice for you on the drill now to Better get you heater out young fellow & remark the holes after you flatten welds, bit of a shame because your job looked good. We all have those moments mate, gary.

[70LCGTR]

Gong, Thanks for the info. I do understand your dribble lol :-)

 

Gary, Some one had blanked off the heater holes with some tin plate. I looksed at a TA torana that I have and took some pictures of the heater. Filles all other non standard holes. A couple of the orginal holes have torn so I built them up and will need to drill those ones out yes.

 

I am currently on crutches at the moment with a slightly torn cartlidge in my knee. Have to stay off it for approx 2 weeks lol

Haven't been in the shed for over 2 weeks as it is.

Welding the valance on is that last thing I have done. Hope to be back into it sooner rather than later.

 

Cheers,

 

Dan

[70LCGTR]

Hi Everyone,

Been a while I know.
Heater holes in the engine bay need to be drilled out. Sourcing a heater box and other parts from a lc 4 door doner car at the minute.

Valance and all the other panels have been done. I sanded back the whole car body and rust treated with Wurth rust convertor. All of the other panels are done too.
My panel beater / painter repaired the original beaver panel and replaced the front guards as he wasn't happy with the shape and lines of them. All body lines and door gaps sorted out.

Car has now been painted and has had blackouts done also stripes.

Interior all seats, hood lining, carpet and parcel shelf from winner products to go in.

Hood lining and front / rear windows going in tomorrow.

Engine is finally getting some machining done.

Finally making some headway.

Cheers,

Daniel

[Ice]

Pics

[70LCGTR]

Hi Everyone,

 

It's been far too long since I was last in here. young Family life, and Work unfortunately has kept me busy.

 

I still have the car and it's looking bloody great now that it's all in colour, stripes / black outs done and back on it's own wheels again.

 

Engine has all been built and had the cam ran in. Just need to run the rest in on the Dyno in the car.

Gearbox and Tailshaft all installed. Mechanical clutch and accelerator linkages to the triple Delortoes all connected also.

Radiator installed all heater plumbing connected. Thermo fan installed and wired.

 

Interior, underlay and all carpet installed, parcel shelf rear door cards and back seat all in.

 

Tail lights, side indicators, front indicators and head lights all installed.

 

Just need to sort out the dash wiring to the gauges. Install the console, front seats, seat belts and front door cards and we should be pretty close.

Put a battery in and power it all up and find out what works and what doesn't.

 

I have posted a few pics on the GMH-Torana Facebook page as it's easier to do it there than have to resize pics etc in here.

 

Might need to chase up a spare printed circuit that goes around the speedo and tacho. Can't for the life of me find where I put mine, in one of those special places lol

 

Cheers,

 

Daniel

[S pack]

Might need to chase up a spare printed circuit that goes around the speedo and tacho. Can't for the life of me find where I put mine, in one of those special places lol

 

Cheers,

 

Daniel

Daniel, you can't find it because there is no such animal on any GTR instrument panel.

[red6]

You can just cut a standard one with a pen knife, that's what I did in mine when adding a gtr tacho. Pretty sure they are standard fitment to Lc Gtr's rather than Lj Gtr's which have dedicated gloves/holders.

[S pack]

You can just cut a standard one with a pen knife, that's what I did in mine when adding a gtr tacho. Pretty sure they are standard fitment to Lc Gtr's rather than Lj Gtr's which have dedicated gloves/holders.

The printed circuits are only used on the HB & LC (not including the HK Holden in this discussion) warning light instrument panels.

 

The LC combined/sports/GTR instrument panels do not use a printed circuit.

The HB Brabham/combined/sports instrument panes do not use a printed circuit either.

Edited by S pack, 14 October 2015 - 05:20 PM.

[70LCGTR]

There has to be something as the main loom that clips in between the speedo and tacho has approx 12 wires can't all contact to the metal housing of the speedo.
Anyway i have redone the loom with 2 smaller 6 pin connectors.
Fitted switches and dash in tonight and powered up. Now to find out what works and doesnt. Think there will be alot of dirty earchs to clean up as everything has been painted.

Cheers,

Daniel

[S pack]

There has to be something as the main loom that clips in between the speedo and tacho has approx 12 wires


Cheers,

Daniel

That is the instrument panel connector on a std warning light wiring harness.

[70LCGTR]

Hi Everyone,

I haven't been in here for a while.
Car is all finished and has been on the road for over 12 months now.
Still cant believe I can hope i and drive it. It's a fantastic feeling.
I'll try ans post some pics in here shortly.

Cheers,

Daniel