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Posted 18 February 2020 - 10:53 PM

Looking good Mick. FWIW One thing I forgot was to put in the bump stops that go on the underside of the UCA before I had it reassembled. Now having trouble getting one in. Cheers Ron

Thanks for the tip Ron
I’ll make sure to get some as I only got 1 good bump stop across the 4 UCA that I have.

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Posted 19 February 2020 - 02:44 PM

The car’s progressing well Mick - stick with it!

Looking good too by the way :)

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Posted 19 February 2020 - 06:38 PM

Thanks Brett
Keen to get it going so I can test out the 9inch I got off ya.


Picked up front brake calipers today.
Keen to get the front end back in but want to run braided transmission lines first.
Got the week off next week coz Friday 28th is my birthday.
I have always said to the missus I want to drive it out of the shed on my birthday.
This may happen. Won’t be properly wired or have a full exhaust but driving it outa the shed is possible by then.

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Posted 19 February 2020 - 11:12 PM

Trans cooler was mounted on the passenger side but have now mounted it on the driver side.
Main reason TH400 hoses come from the drivers side of the transmission.
Shorter hoses and getting them over to the passenger was too difficult (for me) ;)



Also VR commodore v8 lower hose trimmed on both ends gives plenty of room to the oil filter.

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Posted 20 February 2020 - 08:44 AM

Nicely done tracking down the hose Mick.


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Posted 24 February 2020 - 11:47 PM

Picked up reco’d steering rack today.
Lick of paint on the backing plates and maybe the arms and this can all come together.
Arms been painted some time ago but covered in overspray from sitting around.

Have taken this week off hopefully Jamaican this torana a runner.
My birthday Friday and I’m aiming to drive it out of my shed on that day.

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Posted 26 February 2020 - 09:09 AM

Backing plates painted, control arms painted.
So I thought I was all good to assemble the front brakes.
Seems machining the 6mm of the HQ rotors isn’t quite enough.
Can’t get both bolts in to mount the caliper.
So I gotta go for a drive to work to use the lathe again.

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Posted 26 February 2020 - 07:11 PM

Does anyone know if these clips are available?
For the heater box halves.
Have dropped in a new heater core and refoamed the flaps :P
Just one clip broke pulling it apart.


Worked under the torana most of today.
Cleaned up and treated surface rust under chassis where the subframe bolts on.
Half way through installing braided trans line with silicone heat sleeve.

Don’t wanna assemble subframe as I think it will be easier to refit if it’s lighter.
Hopefully get the front end back in tomorrow.

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Posted 26 February 2020 - 07:55 PM

Are they the same as LJ heater box clips?

https://www.rarespar...ater-body-lc-lj

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Posted 26 February 2020 - 08:14 PM

Not sure
I did see them when I was looking around but were a different shape.
They look different but may work.
I’ll have to go to rare spares and take a look

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Posted 26 February 2020 - 08:18 PM

You could drill and bolt the heater box together instead of using the clips.

 

I could probably find a spare clip if needed.


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Posted 27 February 2020 - 01:13 AM

This is the first hole I have drilled in the car.
Technically I just made an existing hole bigger.
So trans lines are run and a couple nutserts help hold it all snug.
AN fittings done on the trans.
Just gotta cut to length and do the ends at the cooler tomorrow.

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Posted 27 February 2020 - 09:16 AM

Thats a huge cooler.

I ran a cooler only on a 253 HZ with a traumatic.

The cooler I got would be around quarter the size of that.

I always worried that it would cook the box because it was so small, and the old van was used for work and was chokka full of stuff all the time.

It never showed any signs of giving trouble.

I reckon that would be bigger than the engine oil cooler I will be using on my latest project.

 

Dont think you will have heat troubles.

I forget though, are you doing some form of racing with it?

 

 

Cheers  

 

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Posted 27 February 2020 - 09:45 AM

Does anyone know if these clips are available?
For the heater box halves.
Have dropped in a new heater core and refoamed the flaps :P
Just one clip broke pulling it apart.


They look like the VK headlight clips (they clip on the lens to seal it to the headlight box), maybe rare spares? cheers, john


Edited by VZ1_60, 27 February 2020 - 09:46 AM.

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Posted 27 February 2020 - 03:53 PM

Thats a huge cooler.
I ran a cooler only on a 253 HZ with a traumatic.
The cooler I got would be around quarter the size of that.
I always worried that it would cook the box because it was so small, and the old van was used for work and was chokka full of stuff all the time.
It never showed any signs of giving trouble.
I reckon that would be bigger than the engine oil cooler I will be using on my latest project.

Dont think you will have heat troubles.
I forget though, are you doing some form of racing with it?


Cheers

Rob

Does doing burnouts count as racing ;) ?
Mild 308, turbo 400 with a small stall converter.
I do plan on going hotter with a 355 and bigger stall in the future.
So it’s ready for all I can throw at it.

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Posted 27 February 2020 - 03:55 PM

Nicely done tracking down the hose Mick.

Thanks Shiney
I just went to supercheap and started digging through their radiator hose stock.

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Posted 27 February 2020 - 08:01 PM

Went to rares today.
Got the UCA bump stops thanks for the tip Ron
Bit of a knack to getting them in using the little slot on the hole and spinning em in. That probably makes no sense.

The heater box clips were out of stock but he reckons they are completely different. I still wouldn’t mind seeing one for size.
I do like the nut and bolt idea and some nice fitting rectangular washers will help it all align nicer, the fit is a bit rough on the halves.
There was a lil bit of sealant schmoo when I pulled it apart.
I never re schmoo’d it.
Any ideas? If anyone is reading this.
I’m thinking some of that windscreen sealant.


Was never happy with the Aeroflow dipstick in the engine.
Was touching the headers although I silicon sleeved it, it will still melt and probably catch fire.
I don’t want that, so trying to see if I can get a steel one bent in the right shape to fit properly and seal.
That’s been the last 2hours.
When the dipstick is sorted I can fit the front crossmember.

Machined the HQ rotors again.
Took another 4mm off em to get em to fit.
Took 7mm of em the first time.
I have a theory where I may have gone wrong here.
Seem that people who have done the HQ rotors and calipers on torana stub, state that taking 1/4 or 6mm off the rotor is enough.
My question is that a
1/4in or 6mm cut in a lathe, meaning 1/2 12mm off the diameter of the rotor
Or
1/4 or 6mm off the diameter.
Coz 6mm off the diameter doesn’t work with either of the calipers cast PBR and alloy PBR
I’m thinking it’s the 12mm off the diameter of the rotor
I have taken about 11mm and it’s good now and spin with outlet rubbing inside the caliper.

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Posted 28 February 2020 - 04:28 AM

Yes 12mm off the diameter, or 6mm off the radius of the rotor.

 

I've bent up a standard steel dipstick tube using a basic tubing bender (normally used for brake/fuel lines) to fit VN heads/exhaust without too much hassle. Make sure you keep all the bends in roughly the same plane, obviously the dipstick itself is happy to bend in one direction but not the other.


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Posted 28 February 2020 - 07:00 AM

Hi Mick.  Going well and happy birthday.  Will we see a pic of you in the car today? 

Like 76lxhatch I also used a steel dipstick tube and bent it up.  Not ideal but it works and I can get the dipstick in and out, albeit with a bit of persuasion.  I just want to put a bit of silicone around the bottom of the tube just for peace of mind.

 

Regarding the comments about the size of the trans cooler the other positive thing I was told was the bigger the cooler the more oil you have to circulate and keep the trans at optimum temp. Cheers Ron


Edited by Cook, 28 February 2020 - 07:04 AM.

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Posted 28 February 2020 - 08:51 AM

+1 ^  :)


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Posted 28 February 2020 - 08:59 AM

I personally dont rate doing burnouts as racing.

I could do them in my mums Sigma, so they dont do a whole lot for me.

Plus, where I live, the P platers in VN Comms, and AU Fords, who get an instant extra 100HP with a light sprinkle doing burnouts allaround the place, peeves me somewhat.

 

Cheers

 

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Posted 28 February 2020 - 04:00 PM

I personally dont rate doing burnouts as racing.
I could do them in my mums Sigma, so they dont do a whole lot for me.
Plus, where I live, the P platers in VN Comms, and AU Fords, who get an instant extra 100HP with a light sprinkle doing burnouts allaround the place, peeves me somewhat.

Cheers

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Closed circuit of course.
I’m building a LX torana, with a mild 308, turbo 400 and a 9inch. Kinda built it to skid.
Ye I don’t think anywhere is immune to having P platers hooning around in their shitboxes.
I was one and you may have been when you were younger.

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Posted 28 February 2020 - 04:19 PM

Hi Mick.  Going well and happy birthday.  Will we see a pic of you in the car today? 
Like 76lxhatch I also used a steel dipstick tube and bent it up.  Not ideal but it works and I can get the dipstick in and out, albeit with a bit of persuasion.  I just want to put a bit of silicone around the bottom of the tube just for peace of mind.
 
Regarding the comments about the size of the trans cooler the other positive thing I was told was the bigger the cooler the more oil you have to circulate and keep the trans at optimum temp. Cheers Ron

Thanks mate.
Probably not, but I’m still stoked with progress this week.

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Posted 29 February 2020 - 02:25 AM

So I got brakes yay 😃
It’s on the ground for the first time in what seems like 12months pretty stoked with progress this week.

Chase a thermostat and some more brake fluid tomorrow.
Hope fully give it another fire up tomorrow and I may make driving out of the shed a possibility this weekend

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Posted 29 February 2020 - 08:36 AM

Hi Mick,

 

Like your car and build, well done on the progress. Rewarding stuff now.

 

Regarding the schmoo on the halves of the heater box, I don't actually have one in mine but used window weather strip or self adhesive neoprene to seal similar stuff in the past, think I even have some where I put a cover on the inside of the plenum. It's cheap and not messy if you ever take it apart again.

 

Cheers, Tom


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