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LX under construction

Started by _nial8r_ , May 10 2009 12:18 PM

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#1 _nial8r_

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Posted 10 May 2009 - 12:18 PM

hey all i thought it was about time i put up a couple of pic's of the LX that took me a million yrs to find, and well now its here and under construction

just arrived on the truck from VIC Posted Image

off the truck in one peice
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the young bloke taking it for a test drive around the back yard
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couldnt help my self, had to sit the mags under one side to see what i thought of em as i only paid 150 clams for the 4 of em with rubber
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here you can see the massive off-set from the back to front
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second day home and the old 173 was getting ripped out
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i will post more pic's up soon as i have the car stripped right down now ready to start on the rust repairs, mini tubs, also gotta fill in the old fuel filler hole behind the number plate and R/R radiator support as normal the whole bottom is..... well not there lmao like i sid i got a long way to go but it will get done sooner rather than later

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#2 _torana_umunga74_

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Posted 10 May 2009 - 12:40 PM

sweet not wastin time then lol. wats the plan?

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#3 _mowie_

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Posted 10 May 2009 - 02:29 PM

In the 5th pic those mags really suit the car.
Looks like a really good base.

Tom

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#4 _nial8r_

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Posted 10 May 2009 - 04:13 PM

thx hey, the plan is a LS1 now, i was looking at the LS7 Crete motor but for 13k just for the block was a bit outta my price range :cry:

but 552hp stock does sound good, the body isnt really that bad hey after looking at about 20 LX's this was the cleanest one i could find so yeah it is a pretty clean base to start with, i think i will be able to sort all the rust repairs out in 2 solid days as i am scrapping 3 of the 4 door only cause they are to far gone or i just dont wanna spend a whole day on one door, fllor pan is clean as, not a single spot of rust in it same as the boot pan. 2 gaurds are clean and both 1/4's are at about 95% clean but hey we all know that Torana's came stock with rust in the rear 1/4's lmfao, anyways will post more pics soon opps and im stil not real sure on them rollers yet same as the colour im gonna paint it ??? the wife says for me to paint it black like my old one, maybe she thinks she will find something that she lost in my old one about 14 yrs ago :spoton:

but i have news for her and its alllllllllllllllllll bbbbaaaaaaaaaddddddddd !!!!!

Cheers Lee

Edited by nial8r, 10 May 2009 - 04:21 PM.

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#5 _nial8r_

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Posted 13 May 2009 - 12:13 PM

well today i had a busy day planned, but it backfired on me... i ran outta gas for the mig so it all came to a crashing holt, but there is always something else to do anyways, here are some pic's of this mornings progress :huh:

got rid of the badges and cleaned up around the holes with the trusty wire wheel on the drill
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cleaned up inside if the holes with the milling bit, dont want and rusty shit left in the hole now
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ends up looking like this, ready for welding..
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started to fill in the 40 million holes that the old owner had made, most of them were screw holes for relays and crap :blink:

started on the other side of the engine bay and that when i ran outt'a gas.. not happy, but as you can see i havent even finished stripping the engine bay yet so still got something to do hey..
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with no more gas i decided to clean up one of the rear bar supports and paint it, not happy with it so it will be getting redone again, i think today was just not meant to be..

before-
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and after-
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will have the rest of the day off i think :spoton:

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#6 MRLXSS

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Posted 13 May 2009 - 12:16 PM

Going well mate! Nice work!

What size are those wheels? And are they Torana Stud Pattern?

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#7 _nial8r_

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Posted 13 May 2009 - 01:17 PM

thx MRLXSS like i said today just wasnt meant to be !!! the chrome whells are on my VXSS but the ones in the pics of the Torana with the mags sittin on it there the ones i picked up for 150 clams with rubber 235/45/17's, nope not Torana stud pattern gonna change it all over to commodore, plenty of hr fun for me huh, it been yrs since i done a full resto and it show cause its takin a bit of time for it all to come back into my head, and a word of advive to all those out there with all there own tools dont lend em out to just who ever, i think i wil start takin deposits for loaned tools as half of my panel and paint gear is " GOOOOOOOOONE " and shit like that isnt cheap to replace as you would all know !!!! anyway i forgot to post these pics of the lower radiator support also, not looking forward to this one....

pasenger side of support eh!
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and driver side of the support eh! eh! :huh:

once all the repairs are done and it strppied down to nothing its off to the blasters,

Cheers Lee

Edited by nial8r, 13 May 2009 - 01:19 PM.

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#8 DanWA

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Posted 13 May 2009 - 01:36 PM

That is some good progress!

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#9 _mello92_

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Posted 13 May 2009 - 03:41 PM

Good quick process mate, you dont stuff around.
Will keep an eye on how this one goes.
Cheers

Edited by mello92, 13 May 2009 - 03:42 PM.

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#10 _nial8r_

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Posted 13 May 2009 - 04:32 PM

thx hey all, i got stopped dead today when i ran out of gas but like i said it must have gonna been one of those days, but........... TOMORROW IS A BRAND NEW DAY !!!! once i start someting i like to keep at it i just hope the wife dont look up at the house roof and remember that i havent finshed painting it as i dropped my gun and busted it opps just when the Torana arrived he he :spoton:

Cheers Lee

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#11 _studricho_

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Posted 20 May 2009 - 07:48 AM

It's good to see that you have finally got your beast to work on Lee. Like I said before, just give me a buzz and I'll come around and help you when I can.

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#12 _nial8r_

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Posted 20 May 2009 - 11:33 AM

thx paul, will have to get ya around sometime for a look see :spoton:

now for some more pic's and maybe some help on something if possible ???
here goes...... i found the bit when i took the left gaurd off but there wasnt one on the right side but by the looks of things it goes here???? any ideas ???

this bit
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and i think it goes here on the pillar were the 2 gaurd bolts go through from inside the kick panel but whats it for ??
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and i thought i would chuck this pic in, its all the dirt from just under the 2 gaurds and the nose cone

and yes that is a blue ciggy lighter for size reference, all up there was 5 dust pans full no shit !!
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Lee

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#13 Rockoz

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Posted 20 May 2009 - 11:48 AM

That piece is for aligning the guards. Dont throw it away, you may find it handy.

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#14 _nial8r_

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Posted 20 May 2009 - 12:04 PM

That piece is for aligning the guards. Dont throw it away, you may find it handy.

thx for the quick reply Rockoz :spoton:

i didnt chuck it for just incase reasons :<_<:

it went into the box of bits to keep thx again hey

Lee

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#15 _nial8r_

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Posted 14 June 2009 - 06:51 PM

Hey kids hooked in this week end and got a bit done, its been a while since i posted any pic's of my Torana and the work i have been doin which isnt much so here go's

here are the holes where the A/C hoses went,
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and now one big hole,
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the donor door for some metal, yes the door was stuffed :tease:

new piece cleaned up
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stuck it behind the firewall to mark it out for the cut,
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tacked a washer on it so i can hole it in the perfect spot and NO burnt finger either
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see easy to hold, :clap:

stitched in place,
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only a little tac on the washed so it just snaps off easy and no damage,
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see easy huh
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welded and cleaned up no more holes
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hit with a couple of coats of Etch and wall'a
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heres the other side where the loom, accelerator cable and clutch rod holes where,
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and a bit of a front view of the firewall done and all etched
opps forgot this one of the firewall seem that i trimmed, it had the biggest overlap i have ever seen,,
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drivers side pillar behind the gaurd, started as a pin hole of rust but after i chased the rust on the inside this is what i ended up with,,, :huh:

new piece in :spoton:

the lower section of the support
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cut the sucker out ready o make up a new one
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the missing piece
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drew up a new piece,
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cut it out
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and all bent into shape
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and here it stitched in but not happy with it at all so im getting a whole donor support from Matt and the little lower section from paul who has feb'ed up many of these thx heaps to you both :spoton:

more pic's to come :spoton:

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#16 _nial8r_

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Posted 14 June 2009 - 07:00 PM

And here are the rest of the pic's of this weekends effort
marked out the inner gaurds feadt to be cut and smoothed out left and right side,
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both sides cut out,
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shaping the new pieces, what fun that was
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holes drilled so it could be plug welded to the rail like the rest of the inner,
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left one in
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right one in
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now i just have to hit em with the dolly and file and then start on the support and the battery tray and other side and then i have been given my orders to finish the roof on the house, i have gurni'ed it and re-caped it all just gotta paint in about 2 days work then back into the Torana :spoton:

if anyones see's anything that might need some more attention please let me know, but be sure to let me down gently

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#17 _ass308_

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Posted 14 June 2009 - 08:07 PM

u have done a lot of hard work there.looks good

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#18 _nial8r_

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Posted 14 June 2009 - 08:14 PM

Thx ass308 the inners were the hard part, dont think i will be doing that job again in a hurry :<_<:

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#19 _noslx_

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Posted 14 June 2009 - 08:48 PM

great job there mate

i,m likeing the way your goin :spoton:

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#20 its Paul

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Posted 14 June 2009 - 09:02 PM

Hi Lee,
I like the way you've made and welded in thoes patches, its starting to look very smooth, looks like its turning out to be a nice torry.

Cheers Paul.

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#21 _homer_

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Posted 14 June 2009 - 09:23 PM

Very nice. I'm going to have to keep watching this build I think.

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#22 _nial8r_

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 08:04 AM

thx fella's im geting there slowly as i havent done any serious panel work for a few yrs now but it coming back to me, i just gotta stop thinking 3 steps ahead all the time as its slowing me down and the fact that i dont only have my 2 skid lids and more, we just got to kids that came into our care from doc's so now there are 4 so fitting in kid time car time dog time and "wife time" house time im starting to get a little snowed under but i am making the most of it all.... and made a deal with the wife last night, and now i will be finishing the engine bay before i finish the house roof :spoton:

but dont ask me what it cost me !!!! :tease: