Yeh mate shit goes everywhere.
Mines been off the road for 5 months now so it is taking a while.
Azza's 304 LX
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, Feb 18 2007 03:06 PM
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Posted 25 July 2007 - 09:40 AM
hey azza just a quick question about your king springs, are they lows or super lows? do you know how well they sit? im thinking of going superlows but im worried they may be too low for the front?
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Posted 25 July 2007 - 12:05 PM
Hi
Hmmm so whats left on the donar VH, i see lots of it in the doors good job
Chears Neil
Hmmm so whats left on the donar VH, i see lots of it in the doors good job
Chears Neil
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Posted 25 July 2007 - 06:38 PM
Lookin good Azza!! How long now you rekon?
Toryman76, i think you'll find that kings dont do a superlow for torries! I enquired not so long ago and got disappointed...
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Toryman76, i think you'll find that kings dont do a superlow for torries! I enquired not so long ago and got disappointed...
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Posted 25 July 2007 - 07:31 PM
thanks for that keith. i havent enquired about them or anything yet, just a mate of my brothers can get them cheap thats all.
Cheers
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Posted 25 July 2007 - 08:16 PM
G'day azza coming along nicely.
I have custom king springs, they were reset for a 2 1/2" drop all round. It's very very low, my cat's are sitting a mere 60mm off the ground. Looks mighty tough though!
I have custom king springs, they were reset for a 2 1/2" drop all round. It's very very low, my cat's are sitting a mere 60mm off the ground. Looks mighty tough though!
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Posted 25 July 2007 - 08:28 PM
Toryman, I have king spring lows. As keith said they don't make a super-low. Mine aren't in yet though, so dont know what they will look like.
Neil. There wasn't much left on teh VH at all. I took most of the roof, and the rear quarters lol. It's at the scrap metal yard now tho.
Keith it will hopefully be done by the end of the year. Paint should be done by the end of August at the latest. Just in time for my bday lol..
Im also looking at a blower kit as well for the 355
Neil. There wasn't much left on teh VH at all. I took most of the roof, and the rear quarters lol. It's at the scrap metal yard now tho.
Keith it will hopefully be done by the end of the year. Paint should be done by the end of August at the latest. Just in time for my bday lol..
Im also looking at a blower kit as well for the 355
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Posted 31 July 2007 - 11:07 PM
Finished off the 3rd door tonight. 1 to go!
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Posted 31 July 2007 - 11:12 PM
It was surprisingly easy to get the lip on that part right. Vice grips, pliers and a hammer did the trick lol. Just put a small cut with the grinder in the back of the metal to help the bend. Turned out killa.
thats all welded up now too but I didnt get a pic.
thats all welded up now too but I didnt get a pic.
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Posted 01 August 2007 - 09:12 AM
i was gonna ask how you did that. it looks pretty good! i like the way you do things azza!!! lol! vice grips! best tool ever invented i reckon
i like the way you do things azza!!! lol! vice grips! best tool ever invented i reckon
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Posted 01 August 2007 - 09:15 AM
whats the penetration like on the welds you are doing? i found when i was mucking around on the weekend, that the gasless wire can be very sensitive to how far out the wire is sticking from the tip of the gun... or is this the case for all mig welding? i found that about 10mm was a pretty good length, but thats with a stop starting technique...
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Posted 01 August 2007 - 09:28 PM
Yeh the pictures dont do it much justice though. Yeh around 10-15mm is what I use.
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Posted 08 August 2007 - 10:08 PM
Real quick update.
I started grind ing down all my welds yesterday and have 2 of the doors all finished up. 2 to go. Then just gotta weld a little bit under the dash and then rub rub rub paint paint paint
Shouldnt be long now.
Gonna start getting my engine bits done soon too. Gotta decide if I'm gonna stroke it or not. More than likely will. Kits are pretty cheap and it's easy HP.
I started grind ing down all my welds yesterday and have 2 of the doors all finished up. 2 to go. Then just gotta weld a little bit under the dash and then rub rub rub paint paint paint
Shouldnt be long now.
Gonna start getting my engine bits done soon too. Gotta decide if I'm gonna stroke it or not. More than likely will. Kits are pretty cheap and it's easy HP.
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Posted 09 August 2007 - 02:18 PM
whats the plan of attack for grinding the welds back azza? will you be using a bit of bog to smooth it off?
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Posted 09 October 2007 - 07:47 PM
Any updates azza? keen to see how the build is coming along.
Rhys.
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Posted 24 October 2007 - 07:59 PM
Gday guys got a bit of an update for ya.
Finished rebuilding the front end. I got it all powder coated. All Noltec bushes, king springs, KYB shocks, HQ dba slotted rotors. Came up sick.
Also today I just picked up my new diff. It's a VN V8 LSD Borg warner.
The car still isnt painted yet. I have been really slack on body work lately. Also have been getting some quotes on stroker kits for the 5L.. Should have that sorted in a couple of weeks. Then gotta get some engine work done..
Still aiming to have the car finished by the end of the year..
Cheers
Finished rebuilding the front end. I got it all powder coated. All Noltec bushes, king springs, KYB shocks, HQ dba slotted rotors. Came up sick.
Also today I just picked up my new diff. It's a VN V8 LSD Borg warner.
The car still isnt painted yet. I have been really slack on body work lately. Also have been getting some quotes on stroker kits for the 5L.. Should have that sorted in a couple of weeks. Then gotta get some engine work done..
Still aiming to have the car finished by the end of the year..
Cheers
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Posted 24 October 2007 - 10:49 PM
hey good drills mate,
the front end is looking tops. Body work is a slow process but its all coming together there.
What sort of power are you looking from the 304-355 set up? Carb or efi?
Cheers
James.
the front end is looking tops. Body work is a slow process but its all coming together there.
What sort of power are you looking from the 304-355 set up? Carb or efi?
Cheers
James.
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 05:34 PM
It will be EFI mate. Im looking for around 200kw at the rear wheels from it. Doesnt really bother me what power I make. As long as it's somewhere around there.
It will just really be a cruiser, and if we ever get a track back and running in SA I wanna take it out and race occasionally.
Cheers
It will just really be a cruiser, and if we ever get a track back and running in SA I wanna take it out and race occasionally.
Cheers
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 06:32 PM
adam i keep telling you about that airport i have at my disposal, give me a call when you are ready and ill run against you, i think youll beat me but not by much i reckon
cheers adam
cheers adam
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 07:19 PM
KYB Shocks! NICE!!
I got a brand new set of these with my SS, Let me know how they go! Mine will be going in soon!
I got a brand new set of these with my SS, Let me know how they go! Mine will be going in soon!
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Posted 25 October 2007 - 11:26 PM
cool. You'll probably get yours in before me though lol..
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Posted 28 October 2007 - 11:30 AM
Azza its comin along nice by the looks of things, u dont mind telling us how much the powder coating cost you and who done it?
keep us posted
keep us posted
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Posted 28 October 2007 - 11:38 AM
Hey Azza, Beaut looking work mate.
Just one little tip that i've picked up, when you smooth the welds down and bog over them, put a thin skim of fibre tough body filler on first. Also called gorilla hair, probably a few others. Just ask the paint place jobber for fibre tough he should be able to help you.
The reason being, this stuff is water proof to a fair extent, whereas bog soaks up water.
That way if a bit of water gets inside your doors, through the rust proofing, it cant penetrate the welds and soak into the bog, your sealing it up.
Cheers.
Just one little tip that i've picked up, when you smooth the welds down and bog over them, put a thin skim of fibre tough body filler on first. Also called gorilla hair, probably a few others. Just ask the paint place jobber for fibre tough he should be able to help you.
The reason being, this stuff is water proof to a fair extent, whereas bog soaks up water.
That way if a bit of water gets inside your doors, through the rust proofing, it cant penetrate the welds and soak into the bog, your sealing it up.
Cheers.
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Posted 28 October 2007 - 05:45 PM
hey bomber thats some good advice there, i am doing similar stuff to my body as azza at the moment so i will be sure to do that. one question i do have though, is using high fill similar to using body filler? what im getting at is if when the weld is ground back and not much is needed to smooth it off could you use high fill instead? or is that just stupid? i plan to paint my own car so trying to piece together all the information now.
thanks heaps
thanks heaps
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