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Berro's Rusty UC to A9X HATCH

Started by _berro59_ , Jun 24 2011 11:01 PM

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Posted 16 June 2016 - 05:43 PM

Good to see you are prepared Light year.
 
I thought I would share some of the picks my 13 year old daughter took on a recent cruise.


Beautiful car mate, a real credit to you , and some top photos by your daughter !!

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Posted 16 June 2016 - 09:01 PM

I also have seen this car in the flesh and it is magnificent. And great photos too!


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Posted 17 June 2016 - 04:24 PM

Thanks All.

I love this f%$king car!

 

Good fun to drive and handles so well with the chassis kit. Glad I got it now and would recommend one it stiffens the whole car up.

Could be the UC sub frame too. lol.

 

No Ice wasn't me heading North on the freeway. I have been mainly doing country driving lately.

 

If you want to see the car in the flesh I am going to take it to the Wangara Tyrepower open day tomorrow. 

 

Should be fun.

 

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Posted 22 June 2016 - 04:50 PM

Took the old girl to the Wangara Car Show.

 

Nice turn out with 90 + cars. I was shocked to find out that I won the show!

 

F@rk me....I nearly fell over!

 

Big Arse trophy and $1500 cash. Happy days! 

 

I am using the coin to get wider rear rims for the back. They are currently 17 x 9.5 with 255 40 R17. I want 17 x 11 with 305 40 R17.

 

 

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Posted 22 June 2016 - 06:43 PM

Well done Berro it is a nice looking rig

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Posted 22 June 2016 - 09:56 PM

That's awesome!

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Posted 22 June 2016 - 11:38 PM

Holy shit that is a monster of a trophy and a serious amount of cash. Well deserved, might I add.

 

So you really did feel a considerable difference after installing the chassis kit? Any further comments?


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Posted 23 June 2016 - 01:02 AM

well done mate!

 

Only seen it on the computer screen but it looks frOcking awesome!

 

Been following the build. bloody nice!

 

And your daughter has a fantastic eye !!

 

Congratulations! :spoton:


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Posted 30 June 2016 - 05:39 PM

Yes Heath the Chassis kit was worth every cent.

A good friend of mine also did his UC as well and noticed a massive difference in the cars handling.

Stiffens the car.... and the driver right up!


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Posted 30 June 2016 - 08:20 PM

We're did you get the chassis kit from Berro

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Posted 01 July 2016 - 01:39 PM

Hi Gmh-01x

I had mine custom made up by Mick at Briffa engineering in Perth.

Castlemaine also do them. http://www.rodshop.c...assis-kit.html 

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Posted 01 July 2016 - 08:10 PM

Sweet thanks Berro......Cheers Az

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Posted 05 September 2016 - 04:04 PM

Got some new rims as I wanted more dish.

I really liked the mustang style so have stayed with this look. I had to lift the springs to get clearance at the front on full lock. 

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Posted 05 September 2016 - 04:08 PM

Also shortened the exhaust. I still need to fit the chrome tips.

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Posted 05 September 2016 - 04:56 PM

Hell yeah!
Just keeps getting better Berro :)
Cheers, TB

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Posted 05 September 2016 - 05:02 PM

Well done. Cool prize too.

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Posted 08 September 2016 - 12:20 PM

Mate quick question.

How did you go with the roof popping out of shape once you removed the original piece of the roof.

I am doing this exact repair at the moment, exactly as you have done and the original piece of the roof will not go back in as the bulk of the roof popped up and lost its shape as soon as the piece was removed.

It has proven to be a real nightmare for me regarding the roof itself.


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Posted 08 September 2016 - 06:59 PM

Sounds like it may be a symptom of structural issue Adrian, how much rust is in the rest of the car and how do you have it supported (ie. still on it's wheel or on a rotisserie, etc.)?

 

Sorry I can't remember but is this the car that had the sunroof removed and welded up?


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Posted 09 September 2016 - 01:46 PM

HI mate. The car is on a body trolley which is fairly secure and solid, but yes it is the one with the failed welded up sunroof.

 

Now that you have said that it may be a symptom of the roof being under different stresses from the "warping" (I really don't think it was from heat more from the roof pulling slightly out of shape.) from the sunroof repair.

 

I am thinking I am going to have to do some major replacement/surgery on the roof now and I really need someone who is an expert to look at it and point me in the right direction.

 

I think I am going to have to remove and replace as much of the roof skin as I can. Wish I had it done properly in the first place rather than attempting it myself.


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Posted 09 September 2016 - 02:02 PM

I don't want to hijack Berro's thread, do you have a build thread of your own?

 

Or a link to the original discussion on the sunroof repair if it was in a separate thread?


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Posted 09 September 2016 - 02:23 PM

Never mind I found it... discussion moved here:

 

http://www.gmh-toran...-advice-needed/


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Posted 12 September 2016 - 02:38 PM

Hi Adrianh08,

The trick is to roll the replacement roof panel to to match the roof line first. (4 ways) 

I used a flexible one meter steel ruler as a guide. You can lay this flat on the roof to follow the curve and spot the highs and lows.

Once it is perfect tack it in. The big trick is to take your time welding it in. Too much heat and it will warp! 

If already warped you may need to heat shrink.

Hope this helps.


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Posted 30 January 2017 - 06:34 AM

Did I see a nice feature of this in Feb Street Machine? Looking well! The paint is brilliant!

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Posted 31 January 2017 - 05:10 PM

Yes Jay.

I am so stoked! They only put some of the photos on there so here are some of the rest. 


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Posted 31 January 2017 - 05:17 PM

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