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Josh's Ute

Started by _gen3torrie_ , Jun 29 2010 10:00 PM

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#526 dattoman

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 03:06 PM

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#527 _Quagmire_

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Posted 21 January 2012 - 04:09 PM

tried that datto....he failed :(

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#528 _SLEDGE_

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 01:08 PM

Progress?

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#529 _gen3torrie_

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 10:34 PM

yes there is as we speak, got it running again after a full re-wire and a few sensors changed, it ran then span the belt, and it appears i did not put sufficient goop on my timing cover so i gotta do it again :( it moved under its own power too, but now the clutch pedal seems to have gone really soft again i think it might be airlocked.

anyway heres the video

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#530 dattoman

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 11:20 PM

I love a good comedy

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#531 wot179

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 12:09 AM

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#532 _gen3torrie_

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 01:00 AM

Whatever... Its teething problems

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#533 dattoman

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 01:03 AM

I didn't watch the vid... it wouldn't load

Did you mean pulling teeth problems ?

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#534 _gen3torrie_

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 01:06 AM

whatever datto! it has teething problems belt was stretched from being taken on and off all the time the timing cover leaked... because i didnt seal it properly, so i need to fix that.

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#535 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 05:43 AM

Did you use a Commodore top radiator hose? It looks like is has a kink in it at the bend like mine did. I replaced it with a HQ-HZ V8 bottom hose that i removed the spring from inside & cut down to suit. No more kink.

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#536 Potta

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 05:04 PM

This must be doing your head in Joshy.

Keep going, you're nearly there.

I agree with that radiator hose too. You may be able to shorten it to get a bit better flow.

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#537 _Liam_

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 05:31 PM

Almost there mate! Keep going.

Re the vid, is it normal for it to idle at 4000 RPM?

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#538 _gen3torrie_

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 05:46 PM

it was idling at just over 1000rpm i got my hand stuck at one point right near the start haha the accel cable isnt connected at the moment too long

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#539 lxsstorana

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 06:30 PM

Congrat's Josh on getting the ute running, sounds great.

You're done heaps more on your ute than many forum members have done on their torana's.

Keep going mate.

Cheers Mick.

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#540 _Liam_

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 07:12 PM

it was idling at just over 1000rpm i got my hand stuck at one point right near the start haha the accel cable isnt connected at the moment too long

Just frOcking with ya mate. Top effort.

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#541 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 07:12 PM

Yeah keep at it, your build thread has had more views & posts than all three of my Torana builds put together. I guess the vast majority are more interested in your project than they let on.

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#542 _gen3torrie_

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 07:29 PM

hahahaha it'll be a sad moment when this is sold... this is being sold to fund the paint job and the driveline in the beast. sadly i have not much progress on my torana. its gone from my house to one of my family members houses as he is spraying it.

i found a GTS dash and will purchase it

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#543 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 07:44 PM

Cool. You've already shown that you're motivated & even if you learn the hard way with some things, you keep plugging away which says alot too. Good luck with it all.

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#544 _Quagmire_

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 11:41 PM

hahahaha it'll be a sad moment when this is sold... this is being sold to fund the paint job and the driveline in the beast. sadly i have not much progress on my torana. its gone from my house to one of my family members houses as he is spraying it.

i found a GTS dash and will purchase it

gees josh why you want one of those over priced pos?
every man and his dog has a gts dash...the stato dash is just fine and desirable....hell i got a hz/wb stato dash with clock you can have cheap....

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#545 Ice

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 11:50 PM

Gee quag nearly averybody i know wants a stato dash in there car NOT
you cant give stato dashes away

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#546 _Quagmire_

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Posted 07 February 2012 - 12:01 AM

how????
every ute i see for sale has either a stato or gts dash....and the wb's have the round gauges so you can't tell them from a gts unless you look hard...

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#547 Ice

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Posted 07 February 2012 - 12:09 AM

There is no want for stato dashes quag not to many people i know are on the lookout for them only gts dashes and you know that
and if your seeing a lot of cars with stato dashes thats coz there cheap and you cant denied that.

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#548 _gen3torrie_

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Posted 07 February 2012 - 11:01 AM

Hahahah I got y stato dash for free lol I got the gts for $450

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#549 _gen3torrie_

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Posted 07 February 2012 - 05:30 PM

i got the whole dash crash pad glove box lower piece loom fascia everything for $450 thats not a stupid price. and yeah i have a good paying job so why not

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#550 _Quagmire_

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Posted 07 February 2012 - 08:31 PM

you're selling the car yet still paying crazy prices like that for parts? ....

i agree joshua
so you have to ask....is it going to add 1k value to the car? will it really make the car a lot easier to sell?
dash pads can be had for under a hundy...i got mine for 70...with my hz stato dash...
sooo is it really worth the cash you just outlayed?

gees ffs your selling it josh...you've stated it a thousand times
finish it...put the for sale sign up and be done with it
don't spend any more than you have too...you'll just end up throwing it away...
mind you this advice will probably just go straight through to empty space....

Edited by Quagmire, 07 February 2012 - 08:32 PM.