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ex Lazi8 torana

Started by _ozstreetcar_dave_ , Apr 17 2006 10:18 AM

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#1 _ozstreetcar_dave_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 10:18 AM

Hi,

Just thought I would share some pics of my new project, the ex-Lazi8 torana, I recently bought the chassis off a mate of mine. I have a solid roller cammed 355 Chev that should make in the upper end of the 500Hp range and I am looking to add a pretty decent hit of giggle gas. It will take a while tho as everything is so damn expensive when you go this stupid

Does anyone know how hard it is to run front and rear LX sheet metal?

Here are some pics
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#2 GML-31

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 10:26 AM

that sure looks a big project... where abouts are you???

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#3 _ozstreetcar_dave_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 10:28 AM

I am on the northside of brisbane

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#4 makka

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 11:53 AM

the front shouldnt be too hard, the back is another story, you will need some of these
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#5 _Torana308_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 03:51 PM

Gees thats a serious project but im sure it will be worth it. Im curious were the scum who degraded the car into this condition ever found? I sure hope so and hope they are nowhere near anyones pride and joy ever again

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#6 _draglc_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 04:13 PM

was this the condition that it was found in?

A1

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#7 LS1LX

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 06:20 PM

Whats he going to do with a half of a rear 1/4 panel makka?

Looks like the cars had fire damage.

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#8 _ozstreetcar_dave_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 06:44 PM

I am hoping with the rears that I will be able weld the whole light section in, for the front I have heard that I need to change the radiator support. For me it is probably going to be worth the change to LX due to the value difference at the end of the project.

Not sure if they have done anything with the guys that took it, but it was traced back to someones property. It isn't fire damaged , it is body deadner. I am getting it exactly as found.

It is a serious (and expensive project) I am planning a sheetmetal diff, QA1 coilovers, transbraked glide, wilson manifolds ntrous kit etc etc. All I have at the moment is a shell and an engine.

b.t.w. if anyone wants to buy a tubbed HG holden: http://www.qldstreet...showtopic=14243

Does anyone know of a soda blaster (that does cars) in brisbane.

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#9 _jabba_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 07:01 PM

The UC front isnt that bad at all, nice modern looking thing (its grown on me). The tail lights on the other hand are terrible. A few nice mods poeple have done is either lx tail lights, or early commo tail lights look right at home. Theres a thread on here somewhere with pics of commo lights on a uc.

Somthing to think about anyway

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#10 _MRNOS_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 07:15 PM

There's a blasting company in Magnesium Drive crestmead-southside of brisbane-my mate had his car done there awhile back

Edited by NOSLH, 17 April 2006 - 07:15 PM.

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#11 lakeside

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 08:44 PM

big job, Chopper has a set of NOS rear 1/4's forsale

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#12 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 08:50 PM

I've got a set of N.O.S. LX and UC hatch rear 1/4 panels, but I'm in Melbourne and the car is in Brissy.

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#13 _ozstreetcar_dave_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 08:56 PM

I won't go to the effort of changing quarter panels as the factory ones have been stretched to fit a bigger tire, if that is what needs to be done the UC ones can stay in there

does anyone have a link to the post with the commodore ones, there is no full forum search (that I can see) and I wouldn't know where to start. I am planning on building this thing to make the top60 hall at the summernats so it needs to look good. Anyone know a good bank I can rob?

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#14 _mra9x_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 08:58 PM

is a new guy just opened in beach st at kipparing that does sodium blasting i read on his sign the other day petes paint and panel he calls himself i will get his number next time i'm out that way if you like

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#15 _ozstreetcar_dave_

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Posted 17 April 2006 - 09:29 PM

is a new guy just opened in beach st at kipparing that does sodium blasting i read on his sign the other day petes paint and panel he calls himself i will get his number next time i'm out that way if you like

thanks for that, I am up the northside so I will have drop in and have a chat to him, he might fix up my rear quarters as well

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#16 _ls1torrie_

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Posted 19 April 2006 - 10:19 PM

does anyone have info on putting a gen 111 into an lx. i am contemplating this conversion at the moment

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#17 dattoman

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Posted 19 April 2006 - 10:27 PM

does anyone have a link to the post with the commodore ones, there is no full forum search (that I can see) and I wouldn't know where to start.

Try here

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#18 Heath

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Posted 19 April 2006 - 10:30 PM

I'd be led to believe that the member LS1LX might know something about it

Can't say I've ever seen his vehicle though so I may be way off.

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#19 _jabba_

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Posted 21 April 2006 - 10:41 PM

Stumbled across what i think is commo tail lights on a uc

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/823710
his thread is http://www.gmh-toran...opic=2996&st=15

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#20 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 21 April 2006 - 10:58 PM

I would rather the stock UC tail lights than that. However, when the car is finished it may look better.

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#21 Heath

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Posted 21 April 2006 - 11:18 PM

I'm with Chopper personally. I don't dislike the standard UC tail lights any more than I dislike the seperated LJ tail lights. And if you were to replace them, I would have done it differently, but that's just me. They look like they're off some sort of oldschool Mazda or Mitsubishi to me.

If I were building a showcar I'd go something pretty wild i expect.

You could even just get lights like what they put on the back of some Tonners and trucks etc, just those rounded-squares if you wanted to be different. Just photoshop a few things on there and see what looks good...