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Project NRV051 EH wagon

Started by _NRV051_ , Jan 09 2008 06:38 PM

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#1 _NRV051_

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 06:38 PM

Ok I know its not a torrie but everyone else is doing it. Here are some progress pics of my soon to be EFI V6. four wheel disc slo touring wagon :ZZZ:

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Comments welcome. :spoton:

Starting point

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Some rust repairs

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#2 _NRV051_

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 06:53 PM

new floor pans, passenger side still to be done.
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Same bare metal nude action

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etched

Ugly

nude

nice

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#3 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 06:54 PM

Great stuff mate!!!

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#4 _NRV051_

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 06:59 PM

fixing some holes

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flate plate on bottom of HR cross member for strength and to give a flat surface for rack and pinion brackets to mate up with.

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Random body shots

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#5 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 07:04 PM

Thought of a color yet?

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#6 _NRV051_

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 07:11 PM

Yeah something similar to this but with a white roof. I want it to be one of those cars that you look at because it looks good, not because of some hero colour like bright pink or orange etc.

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Honda CRVs have a similar colour as do some of the new BMWs

I want it to be a classic colour and still look good in ten years from now. unlike say tiger gold or hot house green which everyone loved for 6 months, now they hate it. If you get my drift.

I love this wagon it is my inspiration.

Gav

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#7 toryman76

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 07:23 PM

the eh is looking good! ill be following the build closely. id love to do a eh wagon... maybe one day!

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#8 _NRV051_

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 07:29 PM

good coments will keep me motivated so hopefully this post will progress steadily, and not dissapoint you torryman76.

Gav

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#9 _TJ253_

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 07:33 PM

Great work u have come along way and done a Good job buy the looks of it keep us updated love it!

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#10 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 08:21 PM

Noice. My brother is crazy bout EH's.

Very tidy work.

Wish the Torrie plenum was that large. Looks like you can actually get in and clean the EH plenum. Obviously a design fault they rectified in future models.

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#11 _studricho_

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 09:15 PM

I'll have to show my mate this thread as he is doing up an EH wagon. He also bought an EH ute.

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#12 smeer

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 09:30 PM

EH Wagons are a personal favorite. I hope to build one in the future. Good luck

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#13 Heath

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 09:41 PM

What are those holes filled with? :fool:

Very nice looking restoration. Inspiring :rolleyes:

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#14 _@milco@_

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 09:49 PM

what etch primer are you using and what did you bare metal it with?

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#15 rodomo

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Posted 09 January 2008 - 10:46 PM

what etch primer are you using and what did you bare metal it with?

I would like to know too.
Looks like stripper and angle grinder?

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#16 _NRV051_

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Posted 10 January 2008 - 05:49 AM

Stripping has been done by wire wheel on a 4'' angle grinder then finished of with my die grinder with sanding wheels, no chemical methods involved.

Milco = etch primer is Spies Hecker super etch 45 or something like that.

Heath = small pin holes inside of door have been filled by building up tack welds.

Thanks for the comments guys it will keep me motivated to bring you more, so keep them coming.

Gav

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#17 _sik208_

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Posted 10 January 2008 - 05:57 AM

nice work that is going to look a treat when it is finished keep up the good work :spoton:

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#18 Heath

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Posted 10 January 2008 - 12:28 PM

Cheers, just looked weird.

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#19 _Sammy_

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Posted 10 January 2008 - 01:27 PM

man thats some nice work there ... im a fan of the oldies

hopefully this picture will give you a bit more inspiration...

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on the left is my partners EH Sedan with VN V6 and 5 speed in it and the right is my FB Ute with VR V6 and 4 speed auto.

judging by that pic of the crossmember and the comments you made your going to use a commodore rear mounted rack ?

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#20 _L31SS_

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Posted 10 January 2008 - 01:40 PM

Great work, that EH is going to look awesome - I love the colour ideas you have. Keep the progress photos coming through.

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#21 _NRV051_

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Posted 10 January 2008 - 02:00 PM

Yeah Sammy I am using a rear mounted commodore rack. Thanks for the pictures also. In your partners EH what have you used for engine mounts. I have been told if I use Pat Gardiners mounts I dont have to reposition the HR mounting points. Apparently it is a bolt on option. It looks like you are using a front mount Torana Rack, am I correct in saying this.

Gav

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#22 _NRV051_

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Posted 14 January 2008 - 11:42 AM

new shiney front end bits arrived

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#23 _Herne_

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Posted 14 January 2008 - 12:11 PM

Nice project, I have always considered the EH to be one of the generals finest.
Oh and the Torry he made aint too bad either lol

Herne

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#24 _Sammy_

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Posted 14 January 2008 - 12:56 PM

your right the EH is using a Torana front mounted rack and the FB is using commodore one from Pat Gardners.

i don't really know what the engine mounts are, but the welding on them is dodgy as ... thats how i got them from ebay ....
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but yes they do allow fitment without having to move the mounts ... the torana rack setup is very close to it though ... dad actually made this conversion when he owned the FB ute, he reckons its the same as the hadfield kits but hes positioned it on mounts where he wanted it to make the bump steer virtually non-existant.

the v6 in the fb is a fair bit further back than the one in the EH as it already had the mounts cut off it so i basically made custom mounts to suit my needs and then measured the engine all up and then welded them in where you see in the below picture. (obviously these arn't finished

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one thing to note is the eh mounts use holden v8 rubber mounts and the fb mounts use a holden 6 mount which is probably not as strong as the v8 mount.

oh and im not sure how you'll go but i needed to get one of these for the oil filter as it hits the chassis rail.
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