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SLR RESTORATION

Started by _sloffador_ , Aug 08 2013 06:51 PM

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#26 _sloffador_

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Posted 25 August 2013 - 02:36 PM

Car is a bare shell now

weighed it

now ready to clean it up and start the rebuild

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#27 Kirk

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Posted 29 August 2013 - 09:15 PM

Love the aerial and great choice for colour

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#28 _sloffador_

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Posted 30 August 2013 - 09:10 PM

Me and one of my mates were talkin about the ariel on the roof the othr night and he asked me if i was going to keep it
What do other people think

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#29 _Matvex_

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Posted 30 August 2013 - 09:54 PM

Nothing wrong with it, but I'd personally remove it as it would bug me eventually.

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#30 Ice

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Posted 30 August 2013 - 10:13 PM

Just leave it the aerial that is

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#31 _LS2 Hatch_

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Posted 31 August 2013 - 07:13 AM

It's up to you, it's your car.

However that said, FYI, you can now get aerials that don't get mounted outside. They are a small box that you can mount under the dash, or in the love box, or even under the seat. I believe they work ok but not as good as the conventional aerials. Check them out at auto barn or jb to make your own decision.Nthese days I very rarely listen to the radio, mainly iPod or phone.

For what it's worth, I think those aerials suit the period of car.

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#32 _sloffador_

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Posted 31 August 2013 - 09:16 AM

Yeh I think those aeriels suit too

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#33 _sloffador_

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Posted 02 November 2013 - 01:42 PM

Looks like ill go with you dave ive had all my panels dipped the shell gets done this month

keep an eye on the progess

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#34 _sloffador_

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Posted 04 November 2013 - 07:43 PM

Once pulled front apart and had a good look soon realised front had copped a whack

Radiator panel had been patched up with bog and painted over and also twisted

My mate who's from the old school hand beated and rubbed it until it was straight

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Suspected front rails bent so I laser plumbed it all along the rails from front to back

Then marked it all on the floor and measured and found that it is only the last 300mm bent out of shape by about 15mm

Easy fix

For my mate

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The Donk

Edited by sloffador, 04 November 2013 - 07:52 PM.

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#35 _abtorana_

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Posted 04 November 2013 - 08:01 PM

gday

looks to be a really good shell, (although paint hides alot as i found out)

love the choice of going the old skool color,keep the aerial where it is just make sure its sealed real good to keep the water,moisture out.

good luck and wil be keeping an eye out for updates

regards adam

Edited by abtorana, 04 November 2013 - 08:01 PM.

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#36 _sloffador_

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Posted 04 November 2013 - 08:37 PM

Yeh tell me about paint hiding things

Anyway im over that and things are move from here on

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#37 _Red One_

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Posted 05 November 2013 - 06:39 PM

Nice donk too.

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#38 _sloffador_

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Posted 06 November 2013 - 05:46 PM

Currently working on intergrated air cond system while im waiting for other things to happen

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#39 _mick74lh_

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Posted 06 November 2013 - 08:21 PM

Nice project. Thats cool that you weighed it bare also. There was discussion on here while ago where punters were speculating about the weight of a bare Torana shell.

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#40 _sloffador_

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Posted 13 January 2014 - 07:36 PM

Finally got my shell back after being cleaned.

Looks good, time to start the rebuild.

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#41 _Matvex_

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Posted 13 January 2014 - 08:26 PM

Nice! Doesn't get anymore honest then that!

Are you going to get yr panels treated the same way?

What's next on the to do list?

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#42 _sloffador_

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Posted 13 January 2014 - 08:42 PM

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#43 _LHSL308_

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Posted 13 January 2014 - 08:43 PM

Looks great Peter looks like they done a fine job. I look forward to the rest of your updates. Any colours in mind yet?

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#44 _sloffador_

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Posted 13 January 2014 - 08:49 PM

Yeh the dipping process shows up all the hidden secrets

Next step is to hand her over to my mate who's gonna perform miracles with body work and paint

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#45 _sloffador_

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Posted 13 January 2014 - 08:51 PM

Im thinking to return to original absynth yellow

But im open to ideas or suggestions

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#46 _LHSL308_

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Posted 13 January 2014 - 08:55 PM

If its an original slr I would paint it according to the tag as well. I am not envious of the position though as there are so many wicked colours to choose from these days.