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_UFO304_
Posted 29 September 2013 - 10:52 PM
Got the screen rust all welded up, and abit of nikki here and there to fill it in.
Just the passenger side.
Ive also started to grind out the gutters on both sides.
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_UFO304_
Posted 29 September 2013 - 10:55 PM
I also had abit of a play with the boot today.
The boot lid never sat flat on the drivers side, it turned out I had a bent hinge so I got one from another car.
I also went looking for some badge holes but didnt find one!
so now the question is........
No badges, single torana badge, or T O R A N A boot lettering ????????????????
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_UFO304_
Posted 01 October 2013 - 05:37 PM
Jobs completed:
hidden HQ Bonnet cable fitted,
Boot hinges fitted, those boot hinge spring rods were a real bugger to get in.
Lucky i didnt lose an eye!
Bent hinge going in the scrap bin.
pic.
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_Edan_
Posted 04 October 2013 - 01:05 PM
It's looking a treat, keen to see the end result....
-Edan
_UFO304_
Posted 04 October 2013 - 04:44 PM
It's looking a treat, keen to see the end result....
-Edan
Cheers mate!!!!!! more pics to come, no work for a few weeks though.
_UFO304_
Posted 09 October 2013 - 07:24 PM
I bought a repro rear bumper from Muscle car parts at Moorebank and its pretty good.
Got the brackets powder coated, all assembled ready to go on after the paint Job.
Qa1 coil overs came in the post today too!
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Forum Fixture
Posted 11 October 2013 - 08:19 AM
close to getting painted? keeping the slr scoop or going something different?
_UFO304_
Posted 11 October 2013 - 12:11 PM
close to getting painted? keeping the slr scoop or going something different?
I hope to have it painted before christmas so I can put it all back together then. Going to keep the A9X style scoop- it is a torana after all. I'm going to nutsert the bonnet with m4 inserts so it will be easy to take off the scoop and still be tidy if i leave the scoop off.
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Posted 20 October 2013 - 09:43 PM
Good Work Ken
_UFO304_
Posted 20 October 2013 - 09:46 PM
Back into it,
Got abit done this weekend.
Finished off the left pillar and gutter repairs including the inside of the pillar where it has been rusted through.
Good Work Ken
Cheers TORYPOWER!!!!
Forum Fixture
Posted 21 October 2013 - 08:54 AM
Nice work !
Pretty sure I have seen this car at WSID in the past.
_UFO304_
Posted 21 October 2013 - 09:50 AM
Nice work !
Pretty sure I have seen this car at WSID in the past.
Forum Fixture
Posted 22 October 2013 - 10:15 AM
Cheers mate!!!
yeah ive ran it a few times in the last year, p.b.is 12.8
whats yours run???
Thought so, its a good looking car.
My last time out was at the APSA Shootout, went 9.50.
_UFO304_
Posted 24 October 2013 - 09:09 PM
Got some UC Upper control arms (from a forum member).
Spent the night stripping them, they're now ready to rebuild...............part of my plan to empty my front end over the bin........
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_UFO304_
Posted 04 November 2013 - 09:18 AM
Ive got another set of LH Lower control arms, so I can swap the whole front suspension out.
After stripping all of the bushes and ball joints I dropped into my old workshop and hot-tanked and sand blasted all of the components.
I've also painted them
Saturday morning I pressed in all new Nolathane bushes.
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_DJH308_
Posted 04 November 2013 - 05:09 PM
great work mate, will be nice to see when its done! sorry this is kind of off topic but do you mind if i ask how the T5 gearbox is holding up? have you had anything done to beef it up?
Forum Fixture
Posted 04 November 2013 - 06:18 PM
Can I also ask which headers you have used and which engine mounts? I have HQ mounts and a T5 as well, and want to know which headers you have used and how much stuffing around they needed.
Great work on the rust repairs, looks factory.
_UFO304_
Posted 04 November 2013 - 08:31 PM
Can I also ask which headers you have used and which engine mounts? I have HQ mounts and a T5 as well, and want to know which headers you have used and how much stuffing around they needed.
Great work on the rust repairs, looks factory.
great work mate, will be nice to see when its done! sorry this is kind of off topic but do you mind if i ask how the T5 gearbox is holding up? have you had anything done to beef it up?
Cheers guys, abit of encouragement is always appreciated!
I haven't had any dramas with the T5. I used to do silly things with this car (ive had it since I was on my P's) ive done 3rd gear rev dumps at 6000rpm and its still holding together LOL. saying that ive broken axles twice, and exploded the rear uni.
Its a Stock T5, just has a Cosmo ripshifter.
I used Pacemaker extractors. I cant remember what part no, but the description was to suit VL commodore with VN heads, block hugger, and the primary pipes are 1 3/4" instead of the normal 15/8 as ive got a decent cam and abit of headwork.
I got an exhaust shop to cut off the final collector and he redid the bottom section with a 3" collector and it clears the sway bar (rear mounted) nicely.
I hope this helps guys!!!!!!
_UFO304_
Posted 04 November 2013 - 08:41 PM
Sill time!
Both my sills were painted very thick in Chip coat (the orange peel stuff).
time to sand it all back and see whats really hidden under there.
Did I mention I still have my interior in the car.............
_DJH308_
Posted 04 November 2013 - 09:24 PM
very helpful thanks mate 
alot of people bag the T5's but by the sounds of it yours has stood up to a bit of punishment to say the least! may i ask what diff your using?
_UFO304_
Posted 05 November 2013 - 10:03 AM
very helpful thanks mate
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