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Street & Strip hatchback

Started by _SYCH08_ , Sep 16 2012 01:01 PM

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#51 _SYCH08_

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 06:25 PM

Ok started on rear guards had to stretch them 150mm and raised about 50mm this is what ended up with.

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#52 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 06:29 PM

Thats MUCH nicer.

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#53 Stinga

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Posted 21 October 2012 - 07:29 PM

nice job on the guards, it does look heaps better. the lowered sills are cool too

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#54 _SYCH08_

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Posted 02 November 2012 - 05:57 PM

Got a little friendly with Mr Dewalt and did a little more chopping.
have decided to ditch the front end and chassis in favour of a Heidts one out of america in doing this it gives me lighter cross member, tube A arms, coilover shocks,
wilwood 4 pot callipers, sway bar the down side is power steering but i may change that yet

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#55 _sjp67m_

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Posted 02 November 2012 - 11:11 PM

More info on that front end if you don't mind ?
Price? Also is it a completely different track width ect ?

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#56 _SYCH08_

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Posted 03 November 2012 - 09:17 AM

HI its a heidts front end they come complete with every thing
superide 2
cross member
power steering rack
A arms
coil overs
callipers / pads
disks
sway bar
all the bearings nuts, bolts, split pins.
I got the narrow A arms 5/8 of a inch narrower
The width is 1380 mm wheel to wheel
I payed $5500.00 NZ dollar includes freight, g.s.t
it took 6 weeks to get here to the day it was ordered through www.kruzinkustoms.com here in NZ .
you can try www.heidts.com

cheers Aaron

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#57 Lima31

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Posted 03 November 2012 - 11:16 AM

Nice

Makes me want to move to NZ

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#58 _SYCH08_

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Posted 06 November 2012 - 02:47 PM

Got me a new toy MIG/tig/arc to play with

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#59 _FERGnz_

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Posted 06 November 2012 - 03:03 PM

new mig from where? how much?

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#60 _SYCH08_

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Posted 15 November 2012 - 06:39 PM

Well this was next took a few measurements and found out the rear end wasn't that square so out it came not much left now.
time to start again .

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#61 _SYCH08_

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Posted 15 November 2012 - 06:46 PM

T bucket anyone???

ferg the welder was from BOC and $1500.

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#62 its Paul

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Posted 15 November 2012 - 06:55 PM

Awesome stuff Aaron, you seem to be cracking on with the build. Viewing with great interest.

Cheers Paul.

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#63 _Emu_

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Posted 15 November 2012 - 10:35 PM

Yep, cool thread.

Can you imagine an aussie RTA inspector or copper if they laid their eyes on this weapon on an aussie highway....w@nkers heads would explode. lol

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#64 TerrA LX

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Posted 16 November 2012 - 10:28 AM

I'm liking the chassis work.

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#65 _FERGnz_

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Posted 16 November 2012 - 02:21 PM

tui drinker a. where in the country are you

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#66 _SYCH08_

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Posted 19 November 2012 - 02:59 PM

This is the book as we have to build our cars to in NZ it covers everything from chassis to windscreen washers so we do have comply with rules.
you have to buy the novel from New Zealand hot rod association $250.00 for non members or $150.00 for members.
Because my car has had 60% cut out it is a scratch built car witch means it gets registered as 77 Torana replica.

cheers Aaron

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#67 _SYCH08_

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Posted 09 December 2012 - 06:36 PM

well the weather over here getting better so fishing for me not so much car time but have taken chassis into town and put on a computerised chassis aligner at a collision repair shop cost me $100. to say it all good he did nothing to it so i'm pretty happy with my efforts so far went to see certifier while it was on trailer he was happy too now got a glue the two together and have rolling again in time for Christmas .

Here's some poor buggers boat :mellow:

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#68 _SYCH08_

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Posted 16 December 2012 - 07:52 AM

well after long last she's a roller mission accomplished for the year. I think i've finished chopping shit out time to start putting back together.
next will be roll cage, engine mounts gear box mounts sort out the power steering hopefully back to manual steer.
anybody got a spear rack laying round I sold my one so now have to find another one.
so thats me for the year off to the beach.
catch up next year :driving:

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#69 _uctorry_

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Posted 16 December 2012 - 08:39 AM

i want one of those books lols like how it says hobbie lols a bloody expensive one
keep up the good work
have a good xmas

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#70 _FERGnz_

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 05:38 AM

i have a manual steering rack somewhere. wont be pretty. if your interested. im up in aucklanmd

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#71 GML-31

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Posted 17 December 2012 - 06:43 AM

love reading this thread.. keep up the good work

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#72 _SYCH08_

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Posted 18 December 2012 - 03:53 PM

well had some body's turn up Sunday for beer and a look at the car after a few hours they left next day a steering rack is here now my next issue is the LX one is too wide at 620mm I'm now wounding how wide is a LC/LJ rack i need one around 590mm dose a lc/lj rack mount the same as lx/lh as you can tell I'm not a torana nut but i know there's lot's on here any info would be good.

thanks for the offer ferg but not what I'm after now.
has anybody got photos of a lx lj rack side by side ?

cheers

Edited by SYCH08, 18 December 2012 - 03:58 PM.

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#73 _SYCH08_

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Posted 21 January 2013 - 06:18 PM

roll cage time did this Christmas eve and Christmas day it was stink weather at the beach quite a enjoyable Christmas day really got most of cage done just the X in the doors to do but i will wait till tin work is done before that had to put X in the chassis for the cert too next is the steering rack to sort out then mount steering column and engine mounts.
cheers

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#74 76lxhatch

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Posted 22 January 2013 - 06:38 AM

You've been looking for a suitable width manual rack to replace the power steer one (most of us would love to have the power steer!) but don't seem to be having much luck as yet. If the rack that came with it still fits nicely around everything, why not convert that to manual? It should be as simple as welding/fixing the valve in the pinion housing in place, then if you ever wanted to change back you could probably replace that part. Could be cheaper than replacing it and means you have everything as designed to suit the front end geometry, or would the ratio be too tight?

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#75 _SYCH08_

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Posted 22 January 2013 - 05:43 PM

yes i know what you are saying about keeping the power and it would be cheaper too but its just something else in the bay. I have looked at converting it but its in the LVVTA book not aloud to weld steering compoants have been talking to steering guy today who has been talking to certifier we may be away around it should know by end of this week. keeping this rack would save a bit of time and hassle. but a least it new and dose'nt need a rebuild