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[ReplicarSLR]

Going to be interesting to weigh this thing when it's all done.

Im interested too, hope Heath has saved all the swarf to weigh what he actually took out of it.

Top build though very very impressive

[Heath]

Haha Brett, thankfully only a few bolts hold that scoop on mate. I very much look forward to the experience of driving around with exposed stacks!

My hatch is the Royale with Cheese of Shitbirds. UC SL/E Sunbird with metallic paint, factory Antisun glass, intermittent wipers, rear window demist, carpet on the bottom of the doortrims etc. Would have been a pretty nice place to be (for an Aussie car) back in 1978.

I'm up to about 110kg of weight saving in my spreadsheet so far, over a more typical similar Torana build (with no weight saving efforts). That will be the lion's share (and there's virtually nothing in the sheetmetal holes BTW)

 

A V8 Torana with a big wheels, decent sized brakes, big fuel tank, some chassis reinforcement, and enough grunt and driveline durability to bake the tyres in several gears all day long is still not a featherweight car. But hopefully mine will be at least 5-10% lighter than its contemporaries, with 0 functional compromises as a roadcar. That's all I was ever going for and I'm on track to get some good results from that I reckon.

Edited by Heath, 20 May 2020 - 11:24 AM.

[Rockoz]

I saw what you were doing with your induction so made my own purchase from EFI Hardware of a set for my LS powered project, which I wont name for fear of ridicule and being made fun of. LOL.

 

Cheers 

 

Rob

[Heath]

Very glad to hear. They sure make some bloody nice gear. Four barrels are so boring.

Finally started laying some colour down over the weekend. Feels great.

 

Mostly finished in 500 dry. One coat of wet on wet primer to fill any little scratches.

 

BBQ-202 lives again:

 

Or does it?

[RIM-010]

I see you learnt from last time, and have painted the front first this time...

[Mitchyboy]

Is it meant to be 3 different colours?
I think I have missed something

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[rodomo]

Colour match is shit

[76lxhatch]

I think I have missed something

A bit of photoshopping to keep us guessing

[adrianh08]

This is why good painters get paid such big money. 

See what happens to the consistency of the paint colour and quality across different parts of the car just based on the smallest difference in air pressure or gun settings?

Looks like some people just have to learn the hard way...........

[mitchg]

Paint the back

[rodomo]

Too many front spoiler bits as well...………………(that boy was never any good at maths)

[SHEEL]

Based on the Trim choice I'm guessing either Papaya orange or Manderin red is the chosen colour

[Heath]

[SHEEL]

Finish looks fantastic Heath well done! how much fun is spraying! pity the prep part isn't as fun...

[rodomo]

Oh...…..I get it...……..hi tech smoke and mirrors tricks

[MRLXSS]

Looking awesome mate! Pity its not that orange colour - that's a cracking hue!

[Covert]

Im assuming its a light colour

[jeffblanco]

Hi Heath,

is that papaya?

 

Regards Mando.

[bullitA9X]

Very nice mate but I must say I’m very surprised to see a hole in your bonnet

[Ricky Bobby]

Hi Heath, you are way below the radar. I know you have been busy, any hints...

[Redslur]

Colour looks like Valencia to me.

[Heath]

Hi Heath, you are way below the radar. I know you have been busy, any hints...

 
haha, I've been busy, but I've got a habit of posting half complete jobs on the car, and trying to avoid that.
 
You can be sure that astronomical quantities of time are still being invested.
 

 
Josh and I, a young spray painter in Shepparton I got involved to help with the bodywork and spray the car:

 

 

 

Edited by Heath, 01 July 2020 - 03:07 PM.

[Heath]

Edited by Heath, 01 July 2020 - 03:18 PM.

[ReplicarSLR]

Nice colour choice but I was hoping/expecting for a tribute to BBQ-202 colour hehe. Keep up the excellent work, loving this build