The photo is kinda dark though so i dont know if its a good representation of its true color..not a bad shade of red even though im not a big fan of the red ones.
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Posted 04 April 2012 - 10:11 PM
Hey Mort, this car is Salamanca red.
The photo is kinda dark though so i dont know if its a good representation of its true color..not a bad shade of red even though im not a big fan of the red ones.
The photo is kinda dark though so i dont know if its a good representation of its true color..not a bad shade of red even though im not a big fan of the red ones.
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Posted 11 April 2012 - 11:21 PM
You who!!! Gone a bit quiet here??? What's the status???????
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Posted 16 May 2012 - 05:53 PM
So its time to get my life back and the SL/R back on track .
bits have been arriving from all around and things are getting closer .I hope to have the engine on the dyno next week
bits have been arriving from all around and things are getting closer .I hope to have the engine on the dyno next week
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Posted 17 May 2012 - 12:27 AM
Looking great !! I've been waiting for an update for a while m8 
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Posted 24 May 2012 - 08:52 PM
So this week I spent some time down at the engine builder getting my hands dirty . The engine has made great progress and is almost ready for the dyno .
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Posted 24 May 2012 - 09:15 PM
Fantastic build, lots of time,effort and money here.
Can you share some engine specs etc..
thanks
Can you share some engine specs etc..
thanks
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 05:03 AM
Can't wait to get in this beast!!!!!!!
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Posted 27 May 2012 - 06:22 PM
Today I spent some time setting up the shifter ready for the big day when the motor arrives . I hope the motor will make it to the dyno next week , I was suprised how easy it was to set up the shifter . also replaced the T Bar with a 8 Ball 
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Posted 27 May 2012 - 06:54 PM
Loving this build and like the 8 ball (have only seen black balls - no pun intended)
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Posted 29 May 2012 - 07:02 PM
Only seen black ones Mick? Don't all us blokes have blue balls?
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Posted 30 May 2012 - 04:36 PM
So the motor went out to be Dyno today , we have been working hard to get the right setup and expect 530+ fw/hp , who knows exactley what we get back , towmorrow 12 o'clock I will know.
Which brings me to the next question, anyone know a good torque converter builder ?
Which brings me to the next question, anyone know a good torque converter builder ?
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Posted 31 May 2012 - 04:40 PM
The Beast Lives , engine hit the Dyno today , Im yet to get the final result but it looks good 510h/p so far 
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Posted 31 May 2012 - 05:01 PM
That look's like Hercules Competition Engine's dyno, 510bhp, gotta be happy with that.
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Posted 31 May 2012 - 05:10 PM
Congratulations on breaking 500hp.
Like Matt said, your gotta be happy with that.
Like Matt said, your gotta be happy with that.
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Posted 31 May 2012 - 07:40 PM
That look's like Hercules Competition Engine's dyno, 510bhp, gotta be happy with that.
Yep its Hercules , pretty happy with the result , there has been lots of $ spent on the component quality of the motor and not so much the h/p , it actually 508.8 h/p @ 6300 carried it to 6800 and he pull the pin and with 461 of torque . Ned has some tweaking to do I dont expect much more , let’s see what we get , it’s a bit shy of what we predicted , but that on pump so can’t complain . I should have it back on Monday with the result .
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Posted 31 May 2012 - 07:55 PM
Did Ned build the engine? When i was at Hercules a week or so ago i seen what appeared to be an engine very similar to your's bolted to a stand. Could be mistaken though, didn't really pay much attention as i was talking with Ned at the time.
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Posted 31 May 2012 - 08:09 PM
Did Ned build the engine? When i was at Hercules a week or so ago i seen what appeared to be an engine very similar to your's bolted to a stand. Could be mistaken though, didn't really pay much attention as i was talking with Ned at the time.
No he didn't, I did a little my self and the rest by another builder that Ned works with . they are an A1 team . at a guess Id say the engine you saw went in this .
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Posted 31 May 2012 - 08:39 PM
Yep, i remember that car being there, i thought it was Tony's XU-1 at first. Congrats again on your engine build, 500+bhp will be alot of fun to drive in a Torana.
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Posted 18 July 2012 - 04:50 PM
Ok So Im back, its been flat out at work, the build is still progressing but not at the rate it was earlier on . after waiting for some goodies from Summit racing in the States , I have mannaged to mate the box to the motor . I ended up wth a 3000 stall , hope its ok . I should be fitting the motor this weekend and have it booked for the exhaust in 4 weeks . in the mean time I need to fab up a grossmember order the tail shaft , find a radiator and plumb up the fuel lines. other than that shes almost ready to go .
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Posted 20 July 2012 - 03:49 AM
Can't wait to see it at the finished stage ! 
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Posted 20 July 2012 - 09:18 PM
She's all ready to go , tomorrow morning it will go in if all goes well . il need to knock up a cross member once she's in.
Next will be a radiator . can anyone recomend anyone ? I was going to call ADRAD and have a new one made .
Next will be a radiator . can anyone recomend anyone ? I was going to call ADRAD and have a new one made .
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Posted 21 July 2012 - 04:17 PM
So the SL/R has a heart . I had a little help from a mate and a few spectators, but all said it could be done with 2 people but 3 is a good number. I made up a lifting jib and wrapped it with rubber so it doesn't do any damage.
Having a forklift made the job nice and easy with lots of fine control .Still need to fit the cross member, but now I can finish all of the smaller bits like the, shifter, front seats, console, front carper and dash. This will complete the interior.
Still need to fit the cross member, but now I can finish all of the smaller bits like the, shifter, front seats, console, front carpet and dash. This will complete the interior.
Next week I will be ordering a drop tank and tail shaft. Most of the wiring is done and just need to fit the ignition module and coil. Also need to finalize the brake lines and bleeds the system; I bought one of these for that job.
Having a forklift made the job nice and easy with lots of fine control .Still need to fit the cross member, but now I can finish all of the smaller bits like the, shifter, front seats, console, front carper and dash. This will complete the interior.
Still need to fit the cross member, but now I can finish all of the smaller bits like the, shifter, front seats, console, front carpet and dash. This will complete the interior.
Next week I will be ordering a drop tank and tail shaft. Most of the wiring is done and just need to fit the ignition module and coil. Also need to finalize the brake lines and bleeds the system; I bought one of these for that job.
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Posted 21 July 2012 - 04:37 PM
Great work.
I love every bit of detail in this rebuild, can't wait to SEE it finished,
This is going to be one hell of car !
I love every bit of detail in this rebuild, can't wait to SEE it finished,
This is going to be one hell of car !
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Posted 21 July 2012 - 04:44 PM
How easy/hard was it to get the outriggers of the k frame squeezed in between your chassis rails?
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Posted 21 July 2012 - 04:51 PM
I lubed up 2 pieces of 150x50 x 1.2 mm thick gall sheet with grease both sides , and then slid them between the outriggers rubbers and the chassis once they were close to each other , this gave it sort of like a shoe Horne effect. Once the outriggers met up with the sheet and grease they slid right in, no problems
The whole process took about an hour .
The whole process took about an hour .
Edited by My74LH, 21 July 2012 - 05:04 PM.
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