412 replies to this topic

[GML-31]

your not buying the convention centre to store them are you ... lol

[Tiny]

Very VERY nice

[knoath]

Firstly GTS, congrats... always great to see decent pix, but when they are of such awesome machinery it's twice as nice!
My question is this: going by the rear 3/4 shot of the black hatch, you're fitting flares? It looks like the rear guards have been cut 'above' the original flare of the wheel arch....is this right?
Great cars, done right.
Love your work... and do you have progress pics from the time you were doing the chassis rails to the paint stage... would love to see them like everyone else!!
Cheers, Dick

[torry nut]

Isn't it funny!

You wouldn't be caught dead driving a pink torana once and now
everybody wants one !!

L

[HSVGTS]

Thanks for the comments people and sorry knoath for taking so long to get back, I�ve got plenty happening at the moment. Yes the guards have been cut higher around the wheel arch so as to minimise the chances of all size wheels that I might want to fit from rubbing.

I still have the old pic's of the project if you want to look and any particular ones let me know and I will post them up for you. I�ll put some up soon of the 350 HQ GTS, I will pick it up from blasters [beaders] this week and see how many hidden sins it may have.

Thanks again for your interest�������regards

[Tiny]

Awesome Cant wait to see the monaro! Fingers crossed there arent too many bad bits to repair!

Can i ask what it costs to get a car blasted these days??

[dattoman]

I'd like any and all pics you have of the black hatch build emailed if you can please

Also ...... are they ROH CHicanes your fitting to that ?
What sizes and offsets ?
I was thinking that wheel for mine

[HSVGTS]

Tiny, I�ll get back to you with the cost when I pick up the GTS and pay for it, probably next week now as I�m going to T�vlle Wednesday.

Dattoman, Neil if you give me an email address that you don�t mind heaps of photo�s sent give it to me and I�ll send them to you.

Regards�������.

[Tiny]

No worries! Thanks for that.. I'm just curious! nothing terribly important

Cheers!

[HSVGTS]

Picked the GTS up today, a few hidden sins and a little rust to deal with however, overall very good.

Tiny, $1,300 for the job and they need to care about what their doing otherwise they can stuff it completely.

Regards������..

[Racehatch]

Well done, its great to see a restoration being done properly!

[Toranavista]

Hope your not starting another project without finishing off the one your've already started

[HSVGTS]

Thanks for the feedback guy�s, and Oldn64 I�ve still to get to the brakes yet, Neil has given me advice which I will be following soon, hopefully.

Jono, my resto man�s Graham from Bear�s Body Works in Cairns, he does excellent work for a young bloke and just as cheeky, we look after each other although he reckons he hides when he sees me coming.

He�s been more then meticulous with the black hatch and the same with the rest of my cars.

Here�s a photo of Graham�s VK or I think it�s a VK�����.regards

[HSVGTS]

Sam, you got mail !!

The GTS gets a complete new interior from Eastern Auto Upholstery as per the trim code on the body ID plates.

Original materials including the button up back rests as opposed to the late �72 zip up backs.

Not very good photo�s but they look absolutely fantastic, he does excellent work takes forever but worth the wait�������regards

[DanWA]

they look shmick in the pics to me

[knoath]

Eastern Auto Upholstery.... Lock it in Eddy!
That looks like a very high standard, HSVGTS... you must be very happy with it.
Was he more expensive than other places? Looks like it was well worth the wait.
Thanks for posting lotsa pix, always makes it worth following the build.
Good luck with it, keep posting!

[HSVGTS]

Guy�s I�m chasing the rubber/plastic securing clips that fit into the body to hold the vent grill in place between the bottom of the front windscreen and the back of the bonnet for the black hatch. Can anyone help as to the whereabouts I can obtain some and what they�re called?

Info would be appreciated, thanks �����.regards

[dattoman]

I think les now has a sample of this item (courtesy of Chop)
Not sure how its progressing though

[racean69]

Pete,
They are called Grill seals P/N 2823932. They were on the rare spares wish list thread. No idea on progress.

[HSVGTS]

Thanks lads..........regards

[HSVGTS]

Just a few more shots taken today.

You car see the offset was for a standard torana guard with no flares, they�ll just have to make them again with the correct offset�����regards