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[Heath]

lol what do you wanna know? I've done a fair few things.

Got a 230 bumper for it, it's a bit bent but at least it's off the right car. Interior now has a rebuilt metric speedo and a rare as hell factory tacho, LED lighting all through the dash and interior. Also scored a factory electric aerial & switch, auto-seek radio and some other things like that. Air con unit has been pissed off with a full under-dash parcel shelf to replace it with a headunit under that. , and it has a decent stereo with bluetooth, two USB's in, adjustable illumination to match the dash at night etc, remote, nice kick from some amped 6.5" woofers, all installed subtlely. Interior was stripped, had some damaged trim fixed up and everything was laid back in with new insulation. Car's been lowered on all four corners, whole diff assembly has been replaced, rebuilt carbie, electronic ignition, fixed up clutch system, probably heaps that I've forgot, but anyway the motor really needs a rebuild and I still haven't got it on gas - I need a second car so I can take it off the road for a while.





But most importantly, found some rare as hell five stud SSR Starsharks, but they were just 14x6.5 +14mm and they had been welded together

After minimal hesitation... snip snip



Drilling extra holes


Little model I did of how they should look in the end. I'm fairly excited. Probably 15 times as expensive as any other set of wheels I've owned. But they should be about the ultimate thing you can get for my car - legitimate 70s SSRs, stepped up to 15", staggered offset and width, heat treated, spun 4mm 6061, polished outers blah blah

[wot179]

Im really starting to like a lot of early Jap wagons.

They had some pretty trick stuff as standard as well as cool options.

I good mate just aquired a 1970 Crown wagon with an injected 2J in it.

It drives sweet and is a legal 8 seater with a sidways opening dickie seat in the rear.

Its looking good Heath,keep at it.

[TempesT]

heath this thing is kewl... nice ride

[mitchg]

Never thought I'd say it, but thats awesome.

Good stuff!

[lxsstorana]

Great work Heath.

Really enjoyed that video and music too.

[MRLXSS]

What you are doing with the wheels is great! Great talent there mate!



P.S.... The car is still butt ugly! HAHA!

[Heath]

Yeah I can't say the idea of a slow, awkward looking wagon really appealed to me much when I was fourteen and bought my first Torana but personal taste really does develop in ways you don't expect it to. I still love Toranas heaps obviously, they're just on a bit of a hold until I get some factory space I think. In a way it's such an old man's car but everyone still thinks it's cool as, which I love. It is a mint daily because I don't care if people open their doors into it etc but I still get as many comments as I did in the green machine.

Totally jealous of the MS5x 8 seater Crown. There's one for sale on gumtree atm with fresh paint for $1500 (don't know if it's actually a Custom Deluxe with the transverse dickie or not), tempted to buy it but I know I shouldn't take on too many things without space for them.

The five stud StarSharks are probably the only set outside of Japan that I've heard about or seen.

Edited by Heath, 26 April 2012 - 04:39 PM.

[mr5000]

love how you cant get the wheels in ur size so your pretty much making your own but please dont put shitty little skinny tyres and have rim bulging out every time i see this i wanna grab a lump of 4 x 2 and smack the owner over the head the tyre fitter must just piss them selfs laughing every time they get some one comign to fit 165s on 8 inch rims

[Heath]

haha yeah I drove a 40 series for about six months, six cylinder, four speed with the synchro overdrive, 20 degrees of steering play and all that. Slow as but so enjoyable.

Of course the tyres are gonna be s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-d lol.

[dattoman]

Nothing wrong with a grey jap crap wagon for a daily... I've been driving mine for years

[Heath]

Bought these from Japan. The brackets were rusted to pieces so I made my own ones up out of alloy (to avoid that rust problem reoccuring) and then cut the slots in the guards and put them in. I haven't wired up the electrics, I may or may not later on.


A bit of drilling, holesawing & die grinding resulted in this:



Stoked

And a little completed write-up on the wheels. My masterpiece haha...

Media blasted centres


Stepped up (custom) 15" Whitehorse Industries barrels.

Started doing lots of drilling



Then etch prime, top coat, polish and clear for the centres





Bolted them up:



Lick of silicone to seal them up:

And some donuts stretched on:






Wheel specs are as follows...
Original alloy centred Speed Star Racing Starsharks, Stud pattern 5x114.3mm (4.25")
Barrels machined off and flanges drilled to 16-holes on flange PCD
New heat treated 4140 barrels, 4mm thick, polished outers, bored to suit centre spigots. Done at Whitehorse Industries in Melbourne
New M8 12•9 (high tensile) dome head bolts with nylocs

Fronts are 15x7.75" +7.5mm wrapped in Bridgestone EP100 185/60/R15
Rears are 15x8.5" +5mm wrapped in Bridgestone EP100 195/65/R15

Also picked up this baby:

F54 L28 with twin SUs, extractors, heavy duty clutch, another alternator etc.

[wot179]

Im not keen on that particular style with the wheel and tyre combo,but the work you have done is fantastic!

Love the mirrors.

Great stuff.

Wagons Unite!

Edited by wot179, 24 July 2012 - 08:44 PM.

[Mort]

Not really into these cars but what you have done makes it look cool.

[mr5000]

needs wider tyres

[barny_lx]

Very good work Heath. Looks really nice!!

[MRLXSS]

You've done great work on the wheels mate! They have come up a treat! Although you skimped out on the Tyres! Gotta put some bigger rubber on them!!! Tight Arse!

[Heath]

[Heath]

lol what do you think this is? Dodgy brothers? Please don't judge the car by its rough duco, but by the quality of the single pegger I did cruising with you the other week.

Those brackets were just made with normal twist drills, holesaws and carbide burrs. Piece of piss