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#1 tsn007

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Posted 13 June 2016 - 09:08 PM

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My new project 6/74 LH SLR5000

to be restored to its former glory

 

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interior 63X



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Posted 14 June 2016 - 08:13 AM

Nice.  Body looks very straight.

It may have had a front end crash; that front apron is LX. The LH front apron has the TORANA letters spread across the centre.

 

The bumper bars will need the rubber strip too.

 

Will be good to see this restored to its former glory, best of luck

 

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Posted 14 June 2016 - 08:21 AM

good stuff Tony :)

 

dunno about that trim colour though !  be interesting to see when complete.



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Posted 14 June 2016 - 08:41 AM

So when your done it should look a little like this? Going to run stock rims/trims? Or mags?

 

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Posted 14 June 2016 - 08:46 AM

Pretty cool car, a metallic LH SLR5000 with HQ vinyl/cloth trim. One of the not so common combinations. Will look great completed with the Aquamarine metallic with Doeskin/Black trim with cloth inserts.



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Posted 14 June 2016 - 08:48 AM

dunno about that trim colour though !

 

That's a photoshop effort; would look something like this:

 

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So when your done it should look a little like this?

 

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With square headlights. ;)

 

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Posted 14 June 2016 - 09:06 AM

Rectangular!



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Posted 14 June 2016 - 09:17 AM

Good stuff Tony. :clap:



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Posted 14 June 2016 - 11:12 AM

Put flares on it Tony everyone else does lol.
Nice colour combo you have plenty of work to do there. Who is doing the panel beating/respray work for you?

Edited by LHSL, 14 June 2016 - 11:13 AM.


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Posted 14 June 2016 - 11:16 AM

Put flares on it Tony everyone else does lol.

 

^ That has to be the best reason not to.

 

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Posted 14 June 2016 - 12:08 PM

That Aquamarine 5000 above it my old car :-)



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Posted 14 June 2016 - 04:03 PM

Is there a reason you havnt taken the lights and grill ,bumpers etc etc etc out Tony

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Posted 14 June 2016 - 06:01 PM

thanks for the comments guys

 

it will be restored as per original 

 

I do not have a HT block yet but on the look out 

 

definitely no flares ?

 

finding the rights parts will fun lol...



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Posted 14 June 2016 - 06:09 PM

it will be restored as per original 

 

definitely no flares ?

 

Definitely not. Only the L34 had flares till they reappeared on the A9X which had wider rear flares.

 

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Posted 14 June 2016 - 06:24 PM

thanks for the comments guys

 

it will be restored as per original 

 

I do not have a HT block yet but on the look out 

 

definitely no flares ?

 

finding the rights parts will fun lol...

 

I wouldn't bother, money is better spent elsewhere. Any 304/308 block will do if you don't have your original.
 



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Posted 14 June 2016 - 06:39 PM

I wouldn't bother, money is better spent elsewhere. Any 304/308 block will do if you don't have your original.

 

That's what I was thinking. When you finally find one and spend more than it's worth, you'll probably find it's been overbored too much to restore, has a crack in it, etc.

 

Of course keep an eye out, leave it till last or in the meantime put in another block to keep you happy.

 

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Posted 14 June 2016 - 07:36 PM

^^Good advice, leave it till later and if one turns up without having to donate a testicle for it go for it, but don't knock back a cheap QT, 11QT, ZT, 11ZT, VT etc. I've seen good QT's sell for $200 for a whole motor in pieces. 



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Posted 14 June 2016 - 08:25 PM

Or a NT block of course :-)



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Posted 14 June 2016 - 08:39 PM

People have wizened up to those though, they don't go for a song anymore. 



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Posted 14 June 2016 - 10:00 PM

Is there a reason you havnt taken the lights and grill ,bumpers etc etc etc out Tony

car got stripped to a shell on Monday 

 

There is just a little bit of rust to fix, a small section on the rear p/s corner of the windscreen,d/s rear bottom quarter and some surface rust in the boot floor and some in the car



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Posted 15 June 2016 - 12:10 AM

car got stripped to a shell on Monday 
 
There is just a little bit of rust to fix, a small section on the rear p/s corner of the windscreen,d/s rear bottom quarter and some surface rust in the boot floor and some in the car

Fair enough Tony

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Posted 15 June 2016 - 07:14 AM

car got stripped to a shell on Monday 

 

There is just a little bit of rust to fix, a small section on the rear p/s corner of the windscreen,d/s rear bottom quarter and some surface rust in the boot floor and some in the car

 

What about under the battery, or behind the bonnet hinges?
 



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Posted 15 June 2016 - 09:39 PM

Good luck Tony!



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Posted 21 June 2016 - 10:01 PM

Congratulations on the purchase Tony.



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Posted 21 June 2016 - 11:00 PM

thanks guys

 

in the process of stripping the car and cleaning it now

did find some more little spots of rust in the rear beaver.

 

Trying to locate as many original parts as i can will be the hard and expensive part






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