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#1 _chevy_253_torana_

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Posted 21 October 2006 - 11:09 PM

well its been a while comming on this memebers projects page hopefully im allowed to post this up despite not being a torana

as some know earlier this year i ran out and bought a monaro coupe shell which is actually originally a hx LE

i also then luckily came across a stato which was too cheap to let go pass which came with a running 308/turbo400 and various nuts and bolts for the munro

recently i finally got onto some doors which are pretty rusty but hey nothings impossible at my joint.. also snapped up some good glass with it

so the bare shell i basically started with is not so bare as now all i need is a few chrome moulds and 2 front window regulators

its going to be a bit of a project and im already cant wait for the school holidays so i can get heavily stuck into this body work (gotta weld in a heap of sections , rust repairs , getting some spots looking smooth) also gonna try and get this lc sprayed up in its devil yellow

at the moment the colour for this monaro is going to be c5 corvette red unless i find a brighter and better red

heres some pics of it so far


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this was the car a few years before .. before the previous owner gutted it and sold it all off seperately
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how it came home
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tomorrow theres a all american do on so after that i should be getting the centerlines delivered for this and also probably finish bolting up the front end and get some better photos

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Posted 22 October 2006 - 12:17 PM

Progressed really quickly in the last few weeks mate, didn't realise it was actually moving along.

I think the LC should be a priority though :D

What comes first on the Monaro? Get it on the road then slowly swap some more stuff with LE gear as you progressively can afford it? Or paint it all up how it is?

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Posted 22 October 2006 - 05:38 PM

Love it. Another car that I would love to get in to!

Keep sending the progrees pics.

Great you had a before shot. Love the LE's

I was tempted to buy some honey combe wheels a few months back that
had been sold in the wrong area on ebay, they went for $120 for 5!!!!!!!!!

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Posted 22 October 2006 - 09:39 PM

today some more stuff came including the wheels for her and a bonnet

ive also found a colour theres a really nice red hj sedan getting around town think its commodore sting red or one of the newer reds.

also put the stato boot on her but not totally sure on which way il go for the boot yet it doesnt worry me

heres some photos of the repairs il be attacking this summer

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at the moment im not interested in turning it back to an LE as they dont do anything for me but however i would like to know what number it was out of the 550

also for the progress so far i owe big time to some mates up the road who have hq coupes fellas if you blokes werent helping me shed still be a bare shell!

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Posted 22 October 2006 - 09:54 PM

Great pics and it looks like your on a mission.

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 12:01 AM

that looks like the nosecone i sold on ebay when i pulled my HZ apart!


nice project mate, love the big coupe's :thumbsup

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 12:04 AM

what wheels is the rod running next to the munro?

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 07:46 AM

Yep go the Stato bootlid! I reckon they look a treat on the coupes.

And do pinstriping :D

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 08:17 AM

Here is a buddy of mine's -

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By the way your's is going, she'll look just as nice!

Cheers, Leakey

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 03:34 PM

It looks like a great start. You certainly appreciate a car more when you start from scratch.

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 06:43 PM

alx76 rod im geussing your talking about the 24 buick next to the munro ? original wheels was oringally a tourer then turned into a ute but now is serving as a parts car for the old mans buick tourer if he ever decides to touch it (likes it how it looks now)

im 50/50 with the boot either way i like both lines hehe so atm im not fussed i reckon the statos boot though for that different look:P

leaky that is MAD!! hopefully mine will turn out that good!!! im geussing a genuine hj gts coupe? if you dont mind me asking what is that colour??

p.s. also for those who dont know the reason why ive gone the hj-hz style front end is because i want the car to be different ive seen quiet a few hq coupes around bendigo / melbourne and its getting rare these days for a hj to pull up especailly with those boots
there is an le getting fixed up at the local kmart tyre joint and my friend knows of a genuine complete LE for sale for 6 grand has a bit of rust in doors but is complete sadly however shes missing the tags and cant really be used for anything....

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 07:29 PM

I'll ask John, but I think it was a Porsche colour.

It drives as nice as it looks too!

Love the Statesman boot lid, that's gonna look brilliant - and different!

Speaking of different, I saw a pic somewhere of a Munro with a WB ute front.
I think that's the right model? actually, here's the pic. Something I like about it.

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 07:41 PM

hahaha that is such an 80's street machine; I love it!

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 08:15 PM

Thats the only WB fronted car I've ever seen that i really liked, i reckon! Check out the white roofed coupe right on the left edge of the pic. Never seen a white roofed Monaro...

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 08:40 PM

^ Yeah they're around, rare as f*ck though!

From memory my mate has a poster of a purple HQ Munro with a vynil roof and all the factory fittings etc (it's an official holden picture from back then) hehe it looks great. Now that's the kind of grandpa mobile I'd want :D

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 09:18 PM

Wouldnt be Purr Pull, would it? That'd look sweet!

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 10:30 PM

I love the coupes ! Some tub work and its sex on wheels

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Posted 24 October 2006 - 10:43 PM

Personally id go a HQ front i think they look the best and stick with the original boot looks heaps better anyway mate will look tops whatever you decide

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 10:46 AM

Nah, HQ fronts have Nothing on HJ/HZ fronts...

Lostit, they don't even need tubs... you can still fit a fairly wide tyre unde the rear.

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 12:42 PM

Nah, HQ fronts have Nothing on HJ/HZ fronts...

Lostit, they don't even need tubs... you can still fit a fairly wide tyre unde the rear.

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on a 2 door munro a single headlight HQ front shits all over a HJ-Z front

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 01:50 PM

HQ all the way on a 2dr for sure, but either way looks a good project on your hands there.

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 04:09 PM

Agree with makka there.

But I do love all the HJ-HZ on the 4-door Monaro GTSs, with the spoiler underneath etc, really sets em off :D

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 08:57 PM

Hmm WB Statesman front end, lots a bling, big chromey wheels...

Surely someone has done this? Anyone got a pic tucked away?

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 09:02 PM

Aargh! I HATE WB front ends! Especially on Non-WB's! I don;t see what the big attraction with them is!

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Posted 25 October 2006 - 09:12 PM

I think this calls for a Photoshop, by someone other than me because I honestly cbf.

Defying the expectations of many that column shifters cannot be performance-based is enough work for my photoshopping skills... at least for a little while :P




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