Hi Marty
here is a pic of the silver one when we first brought it home
Posted 13 August 2014 - 11:12 PM
Hi Marty
here is a pic of the silver one when we first brought it home
Posted 25 August 2014 - 10:50 PM
As a first year apprentice sparky it takes a long time to save some spare $$$ however just got some bits from Rare Spares
A bit of motivation to crank up the grinder and welder hope the parts fit
Posted 25 August 2014 - 11:01 PM
Great Collection James,
Even a Bumper
Posted 25 August 2014 - 11:18 PM
Hi Dave yes I got a front and rear in case the originals don't come up to good
Posted 25 August 2014 - 11:22 PM
never knew there was a difference between the years of Bumpers
yours say's 72 to 74 LC/LJ
Posted 25 August 2014 - 11:29 PM
Posted 25 August 2014 - 11:34 PM
Posted 26 August 2014 - 12:00 AM
Can anyone tell me or show me a pic of where I have to brace before I take of the front Guards.
I made a dolly to make it easier to push around, a bit rough but it will do.
Got a test colour to see what Purr Pull looks like, should look pretty good I hope
Posted 26 August 2014 - 12:03 AM
hi james,some nice christmas presents you got there,i was very interested in getting the tory,in fact i scrounged up the cash
and gave the owner a call and she was sold :)glad to see it go to a good home and getting the attention it deserves,
you and your dad will share some great times together.
cheers Maz
Posted 26 August 2014 - 12:08 AM
Thanks Maz,
Toranas are so much better than all the plastics that my mates drive and I reckon its going to be something to remember doing when I get as old as the old man lol
Posted 26 August 2014 - 12:12 AM
Posted 26 August 2014 - 12:14 AM
Thanks Gene, I did not know and didn't want to make a big mistake as I want to try and get the guards off to surprise dad
Posted 26 August 2014 - 12:17 AM
Posted 26 August 2014 - 12:18 AM
Hi Gene,
No I was going to just replace them with some repro GTR Guards
Posted 26 August 2014 - 06:38 AM
ok mate i can help you here if you want,,, the only question are if you want to keep the old guards and or are you replacing the inner guards as well??? if you are not replacing the inners then this job can be done to perfect.
first cut panel away from the car at this red line,,, why doing this be careful not to cut the inner splash guard holder and also leave the little lip that spot welds to the door pillar [blue arrow] then grind them spot welds pulling on the metal with a pair of vice grips,,, this will let go and leave you with a clean surface [no spot weld drill holes to plug up].
now you have done this i would clean and fix the inner sill,, sit the outer sill in place with clamps, then refit the door getting you gaps right with the new sill then tac weld into place.
then you can cut the guard away from the rest of the panels with out drilling holes in them, leave the lips on all joining panels and once again grind away leaving clean surface.
now you should be left with something like this,,
with bonnet still in place and door and sill fitted your gaps should be spot on now you can fit the guard with all lines and gaps spot on.
repeat this to the other side if you need any help just send me a pm,,, in the mean time i will be watching.
ps prep is the key to a great finish.
cheers gong
Edited by LONA-CK, 26 August 2014 - 06:40 AM.
Posted 26 August 2014 - 08:56 AM
Hi John,
Thanks heaps for the reply it was a great help esp with the pics and tips I now have a better plan on how to do it.
I will put the bonnet back on and adjust the gaps.
Posted 26 August 2014 - 11:04 AM
Posted 26 August 2014 - 11:14 AM
Posted 28 August 2014 - 05:05 PM
Ok I guess this might have had something to do with the rust
Lets just cut some speaker holes through the kick panels in the car and let the water come in ?
Posted 28 August 2014 - 06:55 PM
Ok I guess this might have had something to do with the rust
Lets just cut some speaker holes through the kick panels in the car and let the water come in ?
Its a common problem... Ive came across a few.. I also weld up the inner kicker panel cover screw hole.. and use vecro to hold it there.. and the antenna hole as well...
Posted 28 August 2014 - 07:47 PM
Hi Mike,
Good idea about the other holes
Posted 31 August 2014 - 09:37 PM
Ok thought I would give the passenger side kick panel speaker hole repair a go
I was able to track down a donor panel from a rusty Lc 4 door so after cutting it out I taped it over the hole and cut
it out with the grinder.
Quite happy with the first attempt as I am a novice welder with Dad looking on when he can.
I will finish grinding down the welds and fix any misses tomorrow after work.
Next thing will be the lower inner sill front as it has rusted away does anyone have a pic of the LHS Front inner ?
Also if anyone sees any mistakes please yell out before I get to far
Thanks
James
Posted 01 September 2014 - 08:16 AM
here you go... Im doing the same to the 5/70 im rebuilding, thats the next job... Ill post when done.. folow that thread as its pretty much what you are doing.. gurads, radiator support etc..
Mike
http://www.gmh-toran...or-sill-panels/
http://www.gmh-toran...ebuild-by-mike/
some pics of a car I did ages ago for my mate.. Its the RH side, but youll get the idea.
Edited by mikecatts, 01 September 2014 - 08:22 AM.
Posted 01 September 2014 - 08:39 AM
Thanks for the help Mike I will follow the threads you mentioned.
John Gong sent me some great pics of your work as well. This site is bloody awesome you get great help from people you don't even know
I can't see my mates getting that sort of help when they need it working on their WRX's etc top effort guys and thanks again
Mike do you sell the inner sill panels that you make ? and if so how much
James
Posted 01 September 2014 - 09:17 AM
James...
Make sure that you brace/tack/weld on some bracing in your door frame before you do ANY work on the sill/floor area,,To keep in position or it WILL move.. look through my build threads.. Their are some pics there some where..
Mike
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