Just a shell with tags and chassis number intact. Started collecting some bits but there is a long way to go.
No driveline, no dash etc, etc.
Good bones to start with though
Gotta decide lots. 253 or 308? Original or custom dash?
Should be fun
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Posted 29 January 2018 - 06:57 PM
Posted 29 January 2018 - 07:51 PM
Just started myself, look at a 4 year build to be ready for daughters grade 12 formal.
Posted 30 January 2018 - 06:23 AM
Posted 30 January 2018 - 12:42 PM
Gotta decide lots. 253 or 308?
What about a 390? lol.
I dropped in a 308 and regret not rebuilding my 253, that was a very torquey motor. There were two versions of Torana 253: high compression (HR prefix) which I had and low compression (HS prefix).
It depends on what you want to do with the car, are you into preformance or nostalgia?
Is it an SL/R?
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Edited by StephenSLR, 30 January 2018 - 12:43 PM.
Posted 30 January 2018 - 07:26 PM
Posted 07 February 2018 - 09:18 AM
It is an SL. Numbers say factory 253 with auto. Nothing special but as it has a pretty good body I felt was worth the effort.
Nostalgia is the way to go for me
Definitely worth the effort!
A friend had one of those, I think his was an LH, I recall 4.2 badges on the front fenders whereas I had SL/R badges.
Not sure but I think LX 253 non-SL/R's had SL badges on the front fenders.
If I recall correctly the LH had the motor capacity, 3300, 4.2, etc. on front fenders. The SL badge was on the grille right hand side.
For the LX they put a lion badge in the centre of the grille and model badges S, SL, SL/R got shifted to the front fenders.
Won't do the 390 in this one but I think you might be like me and just enjoy old cars of all types?
Yep, I don't get into the Holden vs. Ford thing; that's for high school kids although I'm not the biggest fan of Aus. Fords, the Bathurst rivalry runs deep, lol.
I have a 65 Mustang, only a 302; the 390 in your ID stood out.
Here's a thread on it:
http://www.gmh-toran...ony-has-landed/
I'm also a member of the Aus. Mustang forums.
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Edited by StephenSLR, 07 February 2018 - 09:20 AM.
Posted 07 February 2018 - 11:30 AM
Posted 07 February 2018 - 11:54 AM
Posted 07 February 2018 - 11:59 AM
Hopefully I can get some great tips here to help with the build.
You've come to the right place, there's a lot of knowledge here.
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Posted 07 February 2018 - 05:20 PM
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Posted 11 February 2018 - 06:22 AM
Stick with originality
LX: SL & Sunbird - Lighter (Teak) timber grain dash
http://www.gmh-toran...c/23525-dashes/
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Posted 11 February 2018 - 04:37 PM
Posted 11 February 2018 - 04:48 PM
Time to look at some cars to confirm it is the right one. I think so as they look like the pictures.
The ones in those pictures is the dark woodgrain be sure the look at the right cars, unfortunately many Toranas aren't original.
What trim and paint codes do you have on your tags?
Just out of curiosity, on the tag, does your model read: LX8VC69?
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Edited by StephenSLR, 11 February 2018 - 05:03 PM.
Posted 11 February 2018 - 05:15 PM
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Posted 26 February 2018 - 08:59 PM
Posted 26 February 2018 - 09:17 PM
Negotiating on a HR coded 253 at the moment . Not matching numbers of course
Holden didn't have a 'matching number' system; not in the way Ford, etc. did where the engine no. was the same as the body number.
The best you can do is get an engine with a number within the range of numbers that were built the same month of the car's build date.
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Posted 27 February 2018 - 12:03 AM
Holden didn't have a 'matching number' system; not in the way Ford, etc. did where the engine no. was the same as the body number.
In Holden terms a "matching number" is the original engine that came with that car from the factory.
To be honest Dale, there isn't much point searching for a similar engine number, there's only one original engine and once it's gone it's gone, and there's no point lying to anyone because someone looking for an original car will check the service records and find out it's the wrong engine.
May as well spend the same money rebuilding a 308 and enjoy the extra neddies.
Posted 27 February 2018 - 06:17 AM
there's only one original engine and once it's gone it's gone, and there's no point lying to anyone because someone looking for an original car will check the service records and find out it's the wrong engine.
This is true and I'm a firm believer of not lying when selling, many realise engines blow up, old cars are modified, etc. You tell the story of how you found it, what you did and that forms part of its history and character.
Nostalgia is the way to go for me
A HR prefix would still acceptable to many, of course try to find one from an LX; it just depends on how nostalgic you want to go.
Corvettes numbers also aren't true matching like Fords and many Corvette restorers in the US search the country to try find an engine that was released in the same month as their car.
Naturally, the more original the more prized a car is to a collector. It's your car so plan out what you want then aim to build to plan; don't worry about what the next owner would want, you can't predict the buying market at the time; should you sell.
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Edited by StephenSLR, 27 February 2018 - 06:21 AM.
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Posted 14 March 2018 - 10:41 AM
Are you going gas or gasless mig?
If you are trying gasless, bite the bullet and go for gas.
You will be impressed by how good you become very quickly
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