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[Mowie]

Ok so reviving the old thread. It’s been a very long project, lots of getting interested then losing interest. Now with engine and box done, some new wheels I’m starting to get motivated again.

One of my problems with having a project go so long is I’ve changed direction many times. The one that’s biting me at the moment is I changed from Turbo 350 to turbo 700 but my crossmember is to suit the turbo 350. Pretty sure I can just cut the crossmember spa wise brace and move it aft along the angles. Anyone able to confirm?





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Tom


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[RIM-010]

Nice work mate, welcome back!

If you're going to modify the crossmember you may as well modify it to suit a TKX manual...

[Heath]

lol, agreed. ITB V8's are absolutely the go, particularly with a third pedal.

 

Welcome back, Tom.

 

Wow, that has been a long time. Keen to see more progress!

[Mowie]

Ok time for an update. 
 

The torana is now back from the painters. Not without hiccups and far from perfect, but after having it for so long it’s now time to get it on the road and enjoy it.

 

Chasing some advice on front springs. It’s too low at the front and has a heap of rake. It has the blue lowered V8 springs in the front. I think it might come up a bit with a wheel alignment and fixing the camber but think it’s still going to be too low. If anyone can recommend a set of springs that would be appreciated.

 

also have issues with the centre piece of the rear spoiler, but I won’t go into that now.

 

 

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[rexy]

I gotta say that side view looks very good!

The front looks spot on. 

 

How desperate are you to raise it? Too many local speed bumps?

If anything the rear could go down an inch if the wheels/tyres allowed.

 

Looks aside, if you want to raise it you could start with something like the std low springs that people offer and then slowly trim them until they are spot on.

[Mowie]

Thanks Rexy, I think it might level out a bit more with some fuel in the tank. My driveway is quite sloped so I might wait to see how it handles that and then make a call to change or not. Rear can definitely come down from where it is.

Pic of the interior below but from a while ago. Chamois on Black.

 

Per the engineers requirements I’ve also had to go to retractable lap sash in the rear seats so when I get a chance I’ll post up a picture of how it worked out (can’t take the credit as I copied someone on here)

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[rexy]

Like a 50 year old new car.

 

Does it still have the SBC in it that’s in the pics?

[LXCHEV]

The front does look exceptionally low (the fact that you can only just see sidewall from the side). Ultra low is cool, but flared Torana's do look just as awesome sitting a little bit higher. Depends what your ground clearance is like for things such as exhaust system and front spoiler etc.

 

Are you running original Torana stub axles, or HQ series? (HQ series will result in a small amount of lowering too).

 

Unless you can I.D. the current springs - I'd be tempted to remove them and then take your measurements and compare to what else is available. The King Springs 'A9X' spec front springs generally seem to go well with HQ stub cars.

[Mowie]

Yep still got the SBC in there Rexy.

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