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Started by _sunburst73-xu1_ , Oct 20 2010 07:00 PM

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#1 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 07:00 PM

Well its getting very close in my resto to fit the decals to the guards and bobtail looking at the workshop manual it gives you a diagram of the placement of them.The front guard diagram shows you that the decals front gos in line with the edge of the first flute and it says for the height .75 from the bottom of the decal,dose that mean .75 of an inch or 3 quarters of an inch???
cheers Dane

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#2 Bazza

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 07:08 PM

Hi

Errm - isn't that the same thing?

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#3 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 07:15 PM

wish someone could decifer to mm for us,

cooked my brain when i did mine,

now i have to figure this out again when i paint the stripes on my hk monaro,and i,m not looking forward to it.

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#4 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 07:20 PM

Yes Craig I'm a MM man aswell.
Bazza sorry its been a brain frying day at work just want to know that .75 means .75 of an inch.
cheers Dane

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#5 Bazza

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 07:24 PM

Yes Craig I'm a MM man aswell.
Bazza sorry its been a brain frying day at work just want to know that .75 means .75 of an inch.
cheers Dane

Hi

19.050 mm

Cheers

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#6 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 07:26 PM

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#7 brocks72xu1

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Posted 20 October 2010 - 08:31 PM

hi dane you can use 3 quater inch tape gives you a nice straight line to work off

cheers grant

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#8 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 21 October 2010 - 05:05 AM

Good idea,thanks Grant :spoton:

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#9 71xu1

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Posted 21 October 2010 - 01:33 PM

I went through the same dilemma. The diagram of placement by Holden is only correct if you use a genuine decal. The reason being the 3/4 of an inch is taken from the bottom of the backing tape not the XU1 decal therefore the XU1 decal is actually higher than 3/4 of an inch. It only works out correct if the XU1 decal is in the correct position in relation to the backing tape. Hope this made some sort of sense.

Cheers Dave

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#10 _1973bathxu1_

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Posted 21 October 2010 - 07:31 PM

dane hi im not sure in what u are saying, are u saying that the sticker should be higher than .75 when sticker is fitted to car

regards aldo

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#11 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 21 October 2010 - 08:00 PM

Aldo I wish I had a scanner but I don't but the way I see it in the LJ Workshop manual is for the front fender it shows a diagram of 2 arrows facing together one is on the line of the guard and the other is inline with the bottom of the decal,then reads .75.So I'm reading this as the gap between the line on the guard and the bottom of the decal is 3/4 of an inch.
cheers Dane
P.S If anyone can scan the diagram in question would be appreciated.

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#12 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 21 October 2010 - 08:04 PM

I went through the same dilemma. The diagram of placement by Holden is only correct if you use a genuine decal. The reason being the 3/4 of an inch is taken from the bottom of the backing tape not the XU1 decal therefore the XU1 decal is actually higher than 3/4 of an inch. It only works out correct if the XU1 decal is in the correct position in relation to the backing tape. Hope this made some sort of sense.

Cheers Dave

Hi Dave the way I see it is the diagram shows the decal only, so this would mean that the bottom of the decal and the line of the guard is .75.I could be wrong. :dontknow:

cheers dane

Edited by sunburst73-xu1, 21 October 2010 - 08:13 PM.

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#13 Bazza

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Posted 21 October 2010 - 08:26 PM

Hi all

I have 5 NOS XU-1 decals and I have measured the distances from the bottom of the peel off part to the bottom of the actual XU-1 decal. The distances vary from 0 mm to 5 mm. This implies that the .75" is the distance from the line to the bottom of the actual decal.

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Posted 21 October 2010 - 08:47 PM

Hi all

I have 5 NOS XU-1 decals and I have measured the distances from the bottom of the peel off part to the bottom of the actual XU-1 decal. The distances vary from 0 mm to 5 mm. This implies that the .75" is the distance from the line to the bottom of the actual decal.

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Bazza

Hey Dane, I read it the same as Bazza. The measurement is from the guard crease line to the bottom of the actual XU1 decal not the edge of the backing paper.

Cheers
Dave

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#15 _1973bathxu1_

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Posted 21 October 2010 - 09:11 PM

bazza i have at least 40 genuine nos stickers and they are approx 5 to 7 mil ,same as yours, i dont want dane to put the stickers on the wrong height,
the problem is that .75 is absolutly correct if u own an LC or early72 LJ xu1,i measured the sticker on my 9/71 bath xu1 which is totally unrestored and it measures .75
i then measured 2 of my 73 xu1s again both unrestored cars, one a 5/73 the other is a 9/73and it measures approx 7 to 8 mil as for the later 72 xu1 that i cant answer, i can make a ph call if need be,
dane i hope this helps u i can send u photo if want,
regards aldo

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#16 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 22 October 2010 - 05:08 AM

Thanks everyone for the input,Aldo pics would be great of all three decal positions if you rather send the pics via email let me know and I will PM my email address.
Cheers Dane

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#17 _1973bathxu1_

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Posted 22 October 2010 - 06:49 PM

Dane hi as u know im not best at putting up photos up but i will get my young boy jesse to take photos of the xu1 stickers on the guards and the bob tail
on the LC and the LJ xu1 over the week end and i will put them up when he gets home on sunday evening

regards aldo

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#18 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 22 October 2010 - 06:53 PM

hi aldo,
i also will be checking my stickers,will be waiting to see a genuine unrestored cars placement.

thanks heaps.

craig.

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#19 _1973bathxu1_

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Posted 22 October 2010 - 07:18 PM

Craig hi i will also put a measuring tape on the line of the guard so all the interested members can see
regards aldo

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#20 _1973bathxu1_

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Posted 25 October 2010 - 07:13 PM

Hi sorry about not getting the photos up yesterday as the camera leed got lost, so i picked a new memory card today,
these are the 2 unrestored xu1s, the photo of the lone o ranger is the LC bathurst 9/71 and the photo of the sunburst is the LJ 5/73 as u can see
i have put a tape measure so u can see for your self. even the rear bob tail sticker is placed differently from LC to LJ if you cant read the measurements
i will print them up for you,
Regards Aldo
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#21 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 25 October 2010 - 07:21 PM

thanks aldo ,for taking the time to do this for us.

there is quiet a bit of difference between the 2 models,and i will be able to check mine now.

cheers craig.

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#22 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 25 October 2010 - 07:30 PM

Thanks Heeps Aldo looks Like I'm up for another set of decals(Huddo I'm ringing you)can't help myself going a bullet gate again and have put my decals on the front guards to high. :Headbang2:

check my build thread
cheers Dane

Edited by sunburst73-xu1, 25 October 2010 - 07:30 PM.

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#23 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 25 October 2010 - 07:38 PM

Thanks Heeps Aldo looks Like I'm up for another set of decals(Huddo I'm ringing you)can't help myself going a bullet gate again and have put my decals on the front guards to high.
check my build thread
cheers Dane

looks like i,ve done the same,huddo will be having a feild day now.