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My LC GTR "Shrek"

Started by _Broads_ , Dec 05 2005 10:01 PM

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#1 _Broads_

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 10:01 PM

Hi,

Just thought I'd throw up some pics of my recently completed LC GTR. Shrek took me 8 long years and is nearly to a point where I'll be happy with it for a while. Those of you who have been around the forums for a while may remember it when it was bare metal with not a nut or bolt on it! It runs what is essentially a fairly close to XU1 spec Blue 202, Celica 5 speed and Banjo 3.55:1 diff. Other than that it's had a full respray, custom retrim and Pedders suspension with a tidied up but still practical undercarige. Hmmm... Sounds easy when you say it like that! :wacko:

There's still things to do, it's not running the best and it's missing a couple of chrome moulds on the outside. I also want to do plenty more tidying up in the engine bay and fix up some bits and pieces in the interior, but I'll get there! Since these pics were taken on the weekend I've added custom green number plates which really lift the car. Other than that it's as is in the pics, filthy engine bay and all! Anyway, here's the pics-

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Cheers,
Andrew

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#2 _draglc_

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 10:03 PM

its a beautiful car mate, id love to see it in the flesh one day.

congrats, the hard works really paid off.

A1

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#3 Bart

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 10:29 PM

maaaaaaate that is nice.
i remember the pics of it on the hoist.

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#4 _slr6000_

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Posted 05 December 2005 - 10:37 PM

Yeah top job Andrew, and to think you nearly sold it half way through the build

Good to see you stuck with it and got it done.
I cant wait to see it in Jan.
Cheers Drew

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#5 _DeNMaSteR_

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Posted 06 December 2005 - 01:33 AM

Hey Andy, Car looks mint! wish i still had a torrie as well

Good work, Great to see it finished!

Cheers

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#6 kudu

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Posted 06 December 2005 - 06:19 AM

Very nice looking car.

Is that the factory colour?

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#7 _SLR_

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Posted 06 December 2005 - 07:02 AM

Congrats on a top job that�s one nice Torana. I love the colour and the interior is very tidy, well done.

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#8 _355lxss_

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Posted 06 December 2005 - 08:25 AM

yeah i remember the build up of this car in the old forum.
Very nice looking car, top job! Love that colour too, credit to ya mate.

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#9 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 06 December 2005 - 01:27 PM

Very nice mate! I reckon you have done an awesome job.

Last time you posted i remember you having some problems with guards scrubbing on the front i think. How did you fix that?

Steve

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#10 _Broads_

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Posted 07 December 2005 - 07:35 PM

Thanks for the kind words everyone, much appreciated.

Drew- Unless something completely unforseen happens it'll be there! As it happens the show is on the weekend of my birthday which is great, it'll be a top weekend! I can only assume work will want me to take some snaps and write a bit of a yarn while I'm there, I'll call yourself or Andrew (hmmm confusing when all 3 of us have the same name!

) closer to the show and have a chat about that.

Kudu- The colour isn't an original Holden colour, I picked it out of a sample book at the panel shop after much deliberation!

Steve- I had the gaurds rolled with one of those fandangle gaurd rolling jiggers. I was pretty nervous about the paint to begin with but was sick of driving it with stockies on the front, was getting "Hey nice car, what's the go with the wheels" all the time! My car was only the second one the bloke had done and I was really impressed with the job he did.

Cheers,
Andrew

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#11 _JBird_

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Posted 08 December 2005 - 07:27 PM

jealous.

8 years is a long time, but looking at the pics, seems to me like it was worth it. so damn tidy. cheers for the eye candy

james

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#12 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 09 December 2005 - 11:46 PM

yeah i remember the bare shell picks. gawd makes me feel old lol. i always loved this car, it's amazing how watchign other peoples projects come together is almost as exciting as doing your own.

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#13 shanegtr

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Posted 10 December 2005 - 01:48 AM

I gotta give you credit for waiting 8 years to do the job. I reckon I would have got excited and rushed the job after 4:)

Top job but, looks unreal, I love it. Just make me want to get into mine

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#14 enderwigginau

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Posted 13 December 2005 - 12:26 PM

SHREK-TACULAR

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#15 _05-BROCKY-05_

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Posted 15 December 2005 - 07:18 PM

I was thinking fo your car today mate, good to see some recent pics. Absolutely Georgious.

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#16 ToRunYa

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Posted 16 December 2005 - 10:58 AM

8 years is a long time, done a great job..
i would have crack the shits and got a sledgie after 20 minutes :rolleyes:

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#17 _Broads_

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Posted 03 January 2006 - 06:09 PM

Just spent a fair bit of time on the car over the holidays mucking around with the carbs trying to get the thing to run a bit better and I'm actually starting to win for once! Still have a big list of jobs to do on it and give it a really good detail, but I'm now 90% sure it'll be at Kandos which I'm really excited about. It still seems to have a fuel supply problem up top, but I'm thinking that this may be more due to the stock fuel pump just not being up to the job.

Also have the moulds on the outside to fit, some interior tidy ups and some hell sqeaky brakes to try and rectify, but for once in it's life I'm quietly confident it should be at a show, look pretty tidy and maybe even run alright! How good's that?! :tease:

Andrew

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#18 Tiny

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Posted 03 January 2006 - 08:12 PM

Great stuff mate! At least its coming together!

Will be great to see it

Cheers!

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#19 _Broads_

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Posted 09 June 2006 - 10:22 AM

Here's some new pics taken at Kandos in January ("new" is a relative term! :rolleyes:

). At the moment the car is out of rego, just saving some cash to get it back on the road.

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Cheers,
Andrew

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#20 makka

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Posted 09 June 2006 - 11:51 AM

looking good mate!
just a quick question, who did your carpet?

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#21 _Broads_

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Posted 09 June 2006 - 11:56 AM

Mate the trimmer actually sourced it so I'd say that it's just Knox or one of the other molded carpet mobs. Me and a mate installed it. Badly. :rolleyes:

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#22 _Sammy_

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Posted 09 June 2006 - 02:19 PM

Mint Andrew, nice work mate! i must admit i look back on the memories of when you were first starting it and it doesn't seem like that long ago!

well done!

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#23 Bart

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Posted 10 June 2006 - 12:42 AM

Thats hot mate, you got a real nice machine there.
Love the carpet. :spoton:

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#24 355LX

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Posted 10 June 2006 - 01:19 AM

Mate, beautiful car, and awesome burnout!! Looks like the effort and endless patience paid off, well done!!! Best part is, looks like you really enjoying it too, nice one!! :spoton:

Dave