mike's LJ 4 door...
#1 _postal_dood_
Posted 18 December 2005 - 07:24 PM
i have just purchased an LJ 4 door rana,,, i havnt got any pics to post yet as i dont have a digital camera, but they are on there way,. my plans for the car, i have not yet decided but i have started stripping it anyway, lol... so far i have removed all of the interior and most of the exterior, i have only just started giving the rust the boot,..
i am planning(if i keep the car) to completly rebuild it, putting a 202 in(currently has a 179), and doing, well, whatever my finances will allow. i took pictures of the car as soon as i got it home, ill try and keep the site up to date with all the stoof i do, untill i reach the engine,,, lol, cant give everything away. lol.
and if i come across problems i can not resolve on my own, i might throw them out into the big wide GMH torana world,., lol. any help would be greatly apreciated.
thnx... michael.
#2 _postal_dood_
Posted 18 December 2005 - 07:26 PM
thnx... michael
#3 _05-BROCKY-05_
Posted 18 December 2005 - 09:29 PM
Um my bumpers have rust in them, but i cant remember if they are chrome inside or just outside, from memory they were not shiny on the underside so maybe they are film. If the bumpers are in good knick though, just get them rechromed.
#4 _postal_dood_
Posted 18 December 2005 - 10:52 PM
#5 _postal_dood_
Posted 30 December 2005 - 07:43 PM
on the bottom of the window the metal that lacates the rubber is totaly wrecked, its almost not salvageable, but im gona give it a go. unsure if i should cut the steel out and make a different 1, its not lookin very good, lol,..
pics to come soon.
#6 _postal_dood_
Posted 02 January 2006 - 02:37 PM
so here they are...
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Edited by postal_dood, 02 January 2006 - 02:40 PM.
#7
Posted 02 January 2006 - 04:33 PM
#8 _postal_dood_
Posted 02 January 2006 - 05:07 PM
theres a huge patch of bog in the rear right,,, removed now,, big ass dent, thats soon to be fixed, and its due for a 4 speed soon,,,
i dont do things small.. if im gona do it its gona be done right!!! just time money and a lot of hard racka...
cheers michael!
Edited by postal_dood, 02 January 2006 - 05:14 PM.
#9 _postal_dood_
Posted 04 January 2006 - 12:02 PM
right then. ive been talking to a few people and weighing up my options for tha engine... some people have told me to stick with the straight 6,,, some have said go for V6... or the V8... and others say go jap...
now my question is this. im after an engine that will respond "really" fast./ no bgucking about. save some time at the lights lol, which of the previous would be a better choice??? oh and i have to be able to register it.
(im not really keen on tha jap option)
cheers michael.
Edited by postal_dood, 04 January 2006 - 12:03 PM.
#10
Posted 04 January 2006 - 12:29 PM
Good luck with whichever way you go and keep us posted as the build progresses.
#11 _postal_dood_
Posted 04 January 2006 - 01:00 PM
#12
Posted 04 January 2006 - 04:55 PM
#13 _postal_dood_
Posted 04 January 2006 - 10:01 PM
cheers michael.
#14
Posted 05 January 2006 - 02:55 AM
Phil
#15
Posted 05 January 2006 - 07:30 PM
#16 _postal_dood_
Posted 05 January 2006 - 07:32 PM
#17
Posted 05 January 2006 - 09:10 PM
#18 _postal_dood_
Posted 05 January 2006 - 09:12 PM
#19 _postal_dood_
Posted 07 January 2006 - 07:23 PM
if i buy a vk efi engine does it need a special fuel tank>. eg the original 1???
#20 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 07 January 2006 - 09:19 PM
#21 _postal_dood_
Posted 07 January 2006 - 09:25 PM
#22 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 07 January 2006 - 09:33 PM
#23 _postal_dood_
Posted 07 January 2006 - 09:36 PM
THANKS lc boi!
Edited by postal_dood, 07 January 2006 - 09:37 PM.
#24 _postal_dood_
Posted 17 January 2006 - 09:45 PM
i dont care if u dont wanna see my progress... slow it may be, but just though i might as well...
the engine all u guys have been helping with... lol, 202 3.3L efi... blue engine,
had some work done to... 30thou ova sized pistons,
big cons,
big crank
big cam
not sure if the valves are larger then normal, but there large so its all good
ports are large...
but theres still work to be done... !!!
oh, pulled the biggest dent out of the rear right gaurd... backed the car up and took off!!! lol,, pics stil to come...
#25
Posted 19 January 2006 - 03:16 PM
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