Looks like santa made a early stop , some nice goodies to play with love the car and the project .
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Posted 07 December 2008 - 10:09 AM
hope mine turns out as good
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Posted 08 December 2008 - 05:44 PM
more things arived today,including my car 
brakes are all finished and pipied up.also had a new 10mm fuel line made and fitted
rears finished,including handbrake and stone guard
fronts finished
forget who i stole this idea from..front tow hook
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the new carbie arrived today.its a holley 750 double pumper.thaks to botledup from A1 performance for the good and fast service
more updates soon
brakes are all finished and pipied up.also had a new 10mm fuel line made and fitted
rears finished,including handbrake and stone guard
fronts finished
forget who i stole this idea from.
.front tow hook.the new carbie arrived today.its a holley 750 double pumper.thaks to botledup from A1 performance for the good and fast service
more updates soon
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Posted 08 December 2008 - 06:31 PM
Didnt put a "TOW HOOK" on my torana cause im confedent it wont need it. hehehe
Cheers Baz
Cheers Baz
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Posted 08 December 2008 - 06:34 PM
Looking Great some really good stuff going into the car cant wait to see final Product
I gotta say bottledup From A1 performance is great to deal with and fast delivery i got some pistons of him a while ago
I gotta say bottledup From A1 performance is great to deal with and fast delivery i got some pistons of him a while ago
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Posted 17 December 2008 - 09:53 AM
few more things done:
turbo 700 gearbox started and now finished.due to time factors i couldnt see the build right through.
this is where we finished saturday.box is now finished but
drove to canberra and back twice to get some chroming done.
ss badge
interior bits
the dash and ashtrays are finished,being restored.stoked with the job
the vent has had a new bit of rubber put in there to stop them spinning around all the time
3 genuine ashtrays.they have been restored though.
lxsstorana,lx304 were after a ash tray each.there ready now if u still want 1
turbo 700 gearbox started and now finished.due to time factors i couldnt see the build right through.
this is where we finished saturday.box is now finished but
drove to canberra and back twice to get some chroming done.
ss badge
interior bits
the dash and ashtrays are finished,being restored.stoked with the job
the vent has had a new bit of rubber put in there to stop them spinning around all the time
3 genuine ashtrays.they have been restored though.
lxsstorana,lx304 were after a ash tray each.there ready now if u still want 1
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Posted 17 December 2008 - 11:16 AM
excellent attention to detail, yet another good build underway.
next time you are in Canberra give us a call and we can meet up for a coffee if you like.
Herne
next time you are in Canberra give us a call and we can meet up for a coffee if you like.
Herne
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Posted 17 December 2008 - 11:32 AM
Great work, the cars coming along nicely. 
Have sent you a PM regarding one of the ashtrays.
Mick.
Have sent you a PM regarding one of the ashtrays.
Mick.
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Posted 17 December 2008 - 11:47 AM
Yummy!!!! Very nice mate!!!!
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Posted 17 December 2008 - 11:52 AM
Good collection of quality parts and work being done on this one 
. Results are looking great.
. Results are looking great.
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Posted 17 December 2008 - 12:00 PM
The chrome looks fantastic! The heater control panel stenciling is very unusual. I have not seen one of these before.
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Posted 17 December 2008 - 02:15 PM
herne a coffe is np if i go back .toranavista,the stencil i have no idea about.the guy that restored,my dash is a sign writer,and a torrie nut.he did the stencil.he did it the same as he did his car.
.toranavista,the stencil i have no idea about.the guy that restored,my dash is a sign writer,and a torrie nut.he did the stencil.he did it the same as he did his car.
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Posted 20 December 2008 - 06:46 PM
i had to buy a few more parts 2day,guide plates,head stud kit,fuel block off and fuel hose for the double pumper.im not real happy with the fuel hose.but it will do for now.
starting to finally see some results on the motor.the motor will have 11:1 compression.the block had previously been decked,and theres nothing left to take off.the pistion crown comes up ever so slightly above deck height.
the block has a stud kit,has been debured and had the oil galleries reworked.it has also been notched for the 355.no photos of the oil galleries sorry.
stud kit
the notching
debured
few assembly shots
we first tried to set the cam up with 2 degrees of advance.it didnt work out so we put it back 2 zero
im not going to make my goal of dyoing before chrissy.will just miss out :(.serious assembly starts monday.heads were finished today.will more more pics monday night.cant wait to see what the heads look like.
we will start on monday by throwing these in
starting to finally see some results on the motor.the motor will have 11:1 compression.the block had previously been decked,and theres nothing left to take off.the pistion crown comes up ever so slightly above deck height.
the block has a stud kit,has been debured and had the oil galleries reworked.it has also been notched for the 355.no photos of the oil galleries sorry.
stud kit
the notching
debured
few assembly shots
we first tried to set the cam up with 2 degrees of advance.it didnt work out so we put it back 2 zero
im not going to make my goal of dyoing before chrissy.will just miss out :(.serious assembly starts monday.heads were finished today.will more more pics monday night.cant wait to see what the heads look like.
we will start on monday by throwing these in
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Posted 23 December 2008 - 07:29 AM
it was a long day yesterday.got a few things done though;
purchased starter motor.striaght from holden.its of a vt,the bosh mini starter.
the heads came in and they look the goods.although i know nothing about porting.i cant remember all the stuff done to them.i know they have bigger valves,special teflon valve stem seals,crane retainers,crane double valve springs.think they are 120 pounds on the seat,and 300 pounds on the nose;
ports were hard to photgraph
inlet
exhaust
back to the motor.
finished dropping in pistions
checked crank end float
sump on welsh plugs in
timeing cover and water pump on
started putting on roller rockers,to work out push rod length
off topic a bit.
the engine builders hq motor.the motor has over 90 passes in the 12 second range.nice and reliable.if i get that ill be happy;
the last 355 stroker he built,in a torrie.500 bhp runs 10 second quaters.the car came around last night while we were building.very tough
more work to be done today.we plan on running in cam tomorrow,and my pwr radiator finally arrived
purchased starter motor.striaght from holden.its of a vt,the bosh mini starter.
the heads came in and they look the goods.although i know nothing about porting.i cant remember all the stuff done to them.i know they have bigger valves,special teflon valve stem seals,crane retainers,crane double valve springs.think they are 120 pounds on the seat,and 300 pounds on the nose;
ports were hard to photgraph
inlet
exhaust
back to the motor.
finished dropping in pistions
checked crank end float
sump on welsh plugs in
timeing cover and water pump on
started putting on roller rockers,to work out push rod length
off topic a bit.
the engine builders hq motor.the motor has over 90 passes in the 12 second range.nice and reliable.if i get that ill be happy
;the last 355 stroker he built,in a torrie.500 bhp runs 10 second quaters.the car came around last night while we were building.very tough
more work to be done today.we plan on running in cam tomorrow,and my pwr radiator finally arrived
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Posted 23 December 2008 - 07:58 AM
Hey lookin good , how much was the genuine starter, im lookin at some on upay for $239.
if they are cheaper at local holden dealership ill go for them,
cheers Baz
if they are cheaper at local holden dealership ill go for them,
cheers Baz
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Posted 24 December 2008 - 03:38 PM
barman i paid $311 for the starter.atm it was to quick and simple to go to holden and get it.
last got some more progress on the motor;
got my manifold and rocker covers back powder coated.the guy that did them is very carefull.the manifold was sand blasted,but no mounting surfaces were touched.
heads on,balancer on,manifold on,painted.it took ages to paint it :(
got my gearbox and stally back today as well.its a slingshot 2600-2700 stall
im loveing this atm.if it works as good as it looks im laughing
with a bit of luck we will run the cam in on boxing day,fingers crossed.
last got some more progress on the motor;
got my manifold and rocker covers back powder coated.the guy that did them is very carefull.the manifold was sand blasted,but no mounting surfaces were touched.
heads on,balancer on,manifold on,painted.it took ages to paint it :(
got my gearbox and stally back today as well.its a slingshot 2600-2700 stall
im loveing this atm.if it works as good as it looks im laughing
with a bit of luck we will run the cam in on boxing day,fingers crossed.
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Posted 29 December 2008 - 10:04 AM
looking real good
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Posted 29 December 2008 - 10:26 AM
Nice thread, love the amount of photo's you are giving
I hope those extractors dont give you any grief with the hi energy sump
Looks like you are working with a decent dudget and thats a plus believe me
Good luck, it's coming along nicely.
Cheers
Herne
I hope those extractors dont give you any grief with the hi energy sump
Looks like you are working with a decent dudget and thats a plus believe me
Good luck, it's coming along nicely.
Cheers
Herne
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 07:39 PM
the engine builder is back from holidays,we got back into it today.i also got my carbie back today rebuilt and modified for my motor.just for reference the factory issued holley carbie,apparently was to quote the guy "outa wack a bit"
this is how we finished;
this engine running stand, is a realy good idea and is made from a engine stand
we are hopeing to fire the engine up tomorrow and run the cam in.check for water or oil leaks.if all is good,drop the oil and off to the dyno by saturday week.
the whole idea of the engine run in stand and getting the carbie redone,is to save me money,on the dyno.im off to the dyno as prepared as u can be.
this is how we finished;
this engine running stand, is a realy good idea and is made from a engine stand
we are hopeing to fire the engine up tomorrow and run the cam in.check for water or oil leaks.if all is good,drop the oil and off to the dyno by saturday week.
the whole idea of the engine run in stand and getting the carbie redone,is to save me money,on the dyno.im off to the dyno as prepared as u can be.
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Posted 02 January 2009 - 10:56 PM
I am not sure it is a good idea to run the engine with just a flexplate, check with your engine builder.
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Posted 03 January 2009 - 07:35 PM
ITS ALIVE ))))))
im to exhausted to tell the days story.
im so happy with the way it sounds,a few water leaks no big deal.better to sort them out now, than on the dyno at $80 an hour.soon we will be ready just to run in and tune..also had some starter motor dramas.i bought a chev starter instead of a 304 starter.:(.it started 1st go once we jump started it .battery we used 1st didnt have enough juice.
make your way through theese if u are interested.
the last one is proberly my fav. i apologise for mt bad filming
))))))im to exhausted to tell the days story.
im so happy with the way it sounds,a few water leaks no big deal.better to sort them out now, than on the dyno at $80 an hour.soon we will be ready just to run in and tune.
.also had some starter motor dramas.i bought a chev starter instead of a 304 starter.:(.it started 1st go once we jump started it .battery we used 1st didnt have enough juice.make your way through theese if u are interested.
the last one is proberly my fav. i apologise for mt bad filming
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Posted 03 January 2009 - 08:38 PM
Mate that thing is awesome great attenion to detail going to be a really nice hatch
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Posted 07 January 2009 - 06:59 PM
Good luck with the dyno. 
Mick.
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