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[lx308]

Well, this followed me home a few weeks ago. Must have a good missus as she agreed we should keep it. She's not usally that kind to strays.



It's not overly rusty from what we can see but I'm sure there's a fair bit we can't see happening somewhere. Interior is original & needs tidying up, has original JP block & the Strommies.

We are thinking about a full blast & rebuild back to as original, without being too over the top with originality.

[meanmachine72]

That is a sexy GTR...

yes it is a sexy GTR -XU1 !!

was that liswars car???

[lx308]

Yea, it was liswars XU1. Mine now

Just noticed this is in the wrong section. Can a mod please move it to the Torana section of projects? Cheers.

Edited by lx308, 01 August 2011 - 02:50 PM.

[Shtstr]

very nice looking car can't wait to see how it all goes.

[lx308]

We are a bit undecided what to tackle first. The paint is a bit mismatched, but I can't see the point in blowing another coat of paint over it to even it up & then when the dreaded white ants appear do it again. If we decide to just tidy up the interior your halfway there to a dismantle by removing the interior to tidy it up.

The motor breathes pretty heavily & I have a mates old man who has built numorous 202's for speedway & he's keen to get his hands that JP block. And while the engines out you may as well tidy up the engine bay & restore the heater box assy, wiper motor & on it goes.

The other half likes things to be done right so we will probably do it all once & do it right. But then I can't drive it when it's in the panel shop.

Whinging bugger, aye? Not a bad problem to have, I suppose, what should we do to our XU1? LOL!

Here's a pic of the garage atm. The shed is getting an extension

[WhaleOilBeefHooked]

Gotta Luv the Number PL8, only wish we had 7 digits here in NSW instead of 6......

[lx308]

So, we got a panel guy teed up, got a painter teed up. Stripped old goldy, got it soda blasted. Showed the panel man & ordered what we will need, blew a coat of etch primer over it.
Rang the panel man this morning to see when he wanted it & he now tells me he's not confident in doing a job on the old girl I will be happy with! WTF!!
Wish he had told me that in the beginning.
The only other fella with any talent here has a 12 month wait.
So now I have a shed full of dismantled XU1 that I can't drive. Grrr.

[A9X]

do you need a beater or just a painter

[lx308]

Beater.
Replace front guards, sills, bottom rear 1/4s, bottom front of doors, top of door skin on one door, spare wheel well, l/h boot floor, r/h A pillar work, a bit of window frame work, front & rear valance.
Not much :-)

You got one up your sleeve Welby?

Edited by lx308, 17 December 2011 - 08:51 PM.

[A9X]

nope, just a good painter.

actually have a beater , won't recomend him though on account of his pace vs hourly rate. Quality work, no doubt, but he is slower than a wet week.
He's doing the monaro and the hours are ticking over like no tomorrow.

Quality work, give him that

[meanmachine72]

strange how these beaters dont have skills to do these car...if its not an insurance job
then there not interested...had the same problem doing my car...

[lx308]

All this fella does is rust repairs. But I guess he's more bog and flog. Not restore.
At least he told me up front & not half way through.

[lx308]

Righto, thought I might update this. A bits happened over the last 2 & a bit years...

The blasting. Won't waste my money on soda blasting for a resto again. Get stuck into with sand or something like that 1st up.



The ugly begins

[lx308]

But wait, there's more!

[lx308]

And more!!

[N/A-PWR]

Wow Tony,

Your Torana has had some wild work done to it, quality work too,

keep up the good work. Dave I

[lx308]

[lx308]

I know Dave, each time I paid a bill the Missus reminded me!

[lx308]

Yep, more...

[lx308]