i just read thru the 10 pages and am blown away...looks great! love the rims and the rear quarter photo there looks awesome!
the car sits nice and everything works well in terms of height, stance, etc etc...now you can enjoy driving it.
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Posted 21 March 2010 - 04:30 PM
That's the plan Jordan. The missus wants to do a 2 door HQ or XA Falcon now. I might let her do it...
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Posted 21 March 2010 - 08:02 PM
Yeah not bad
For an orange torry
Good to see it all came together in the end
How much clearnace between flare and rear tyres ?
i.e could they have been offset further out to fill the flares ?
For an orange torry
Good to see it all came together in the end
How much clearnace between flare and rear tyres ?
i.e could they have been offset further out to fill the flares ?
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Posted 21 March 2010 - 08:07 PM
Awesome!
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Posted 21 March 2010 - 09:00 PM
Yea Datto, they could have more offset, but then with a full car they would scrape & that would shit me more than the look.
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what an absolutly top effort, everything prefectly matched, really looks the goods, NOW DRIVE the WHEELS OFF IT
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Posted 24 March 2010 - 02:37 PM
Polished.
What should I do with the rocker covers. Black, orange or full polish? What's the consensus?
What should I do with the rocker covers. Black, orange or full polish? What's the consensus?
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Posted 24 March 2010 - 02:52 PM
Looks a million bucks!
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Posted 24 March 2010 - 02:53 PM
Heath,
What's your thoughts on the rocker covers? Black, orange or polish?
What's your thoughts on the rocker covers? Black, orange or polish?
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Posted 24 March 2010 - 02:54 PM
I vote for black, possibly VHT black wrinkle finish.
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Posted 24 March 2010 - 02:57 PM
Yeah, a matt black (like the CHEV rocker covers) with the Highlights in orange!
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Posted 24 March 2010 - 03:01 PM
Good idea Andy.
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Are the moulding around the upper door been polished or std. If polished have to painted them in clear of some sort or have you kept them polished.
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Posted 24 March 2010 - 03:51 PM
Are the moulding around the upper door been polished or std. If polished have to painted them in clear of some sort or have you kept them polished.
Not sure what you mean. I assume you are meaning the steel trim. If so it's std, scratches & all. Not polished or cleared.
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Yeah, a matt black (like the CHEV rocker covers) with the Highlights in orange!
Agreed and black for the radiator core so you cannt se the alloy when looking at the front
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Posted 24 March 2010 - 04:36 PM
I was told by a radiator manufacturer not to paint the core on an aluminium radiator is it makes it difficult if not impossible to repair.
A black flywire screen will stop the bugs and hide the radiator.
A black flywire screen will stop the bugs and hide the radiator.
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Posted 24 March 2010 - 05:22 PM
Your hatch looks awesome Tony. Very nice indeed. Good work.
As for the rocker covers, I agree with Andy, wrinkle finish matt black, but no orange highlights, the 80s are over people : )
Again though, great work.
As for the rocker covers, I agree with Andy, wrinkle finish matt black, but no orange highlights, the 80s are over people : )
Again though, great work.
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Posted 04 May 2010 - 04:34 PM
Took Andy's advice & painted the rocker covers in wrinkle finish. Suits it well, I reckon.
Just have to put up the smell as the paint cures. I tried baking 1 in the oven, but the smell droves us out of the house!
Instruments are at Howard Instruments getting rewound & calibrated after the voltage regulator shat itself. So, another 3 weeks of not turning a wheel....
Just have to put up the smell as the paint cures. I tried baking 1 in the oven, but the smell droves us out of the house!
Instruments are at Howard Instruments getting rewound & calibrated after the voltage regulator shat itself. So, another 3 weeks of not turning a wheel....
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Posted 04 May 2010 - 04:43 PM
Missed your post earlier on mate haha. The wrinkle finish black looks a treat, really goes well on rocker covers
Can you get an alloy cap for the rocker cover? That one looks a little plasticcy and I think something in polished alloy would be a bit more classy, still looks great though
...you can't drive it without an instrument cluster?
Can you get an alloy cap for the rocker cover? That one looks a little plasticcy and I think something in polished alloy would be a bit more classy, still looks great though
...you can't drive it without an instrument cluster?
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Posted 04 May 2010 - 04:49 PM
It's the std cap. very plasticky.... I'll have to look around & see what options there are for the oil cap as it's a bit sad compared to the rest of it. However, it does it's job very well.
I reckon you could drive it without the dash, but I'm not that keen.
I reckon you could drive it without the dash, but I'm not that keen.
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Tony, I love you car man!
The wrinkle finish on the rocker covers is perfect. Good choice.
As for the cap, just paint it wrinkle finish too.
All it needs now is a 4" tall air filter element : )
The wrinkle finish on the rocker covers is perfect. Good choice.
As for the cap, just paint it wrinkle finish too.
All it needs now is a 4" tall air filter element : )
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Posted 04 May 2010 - 05:43 PM
Thanks Tim. I thought that a VN model had a chrome oil cap, group A maybe? Would still look std but shiny. Might try the wrinkle on it 1st. Don'y know about the 4" aircleaner, might put a 1" spacer under the carb to get the carby up off the manifold a bit, that'll put that small aircleaner into the bonnet hole by itself.
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I'm with dirtbag wrinkle finish the cap and large K and N air filter
oh and love the rest of the car excellent work
oh and love the rest of the car excellent work
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Hi again Tony.
I ran a 1" bakerlite spacer under a modified 750 double pumper on an edelbrock torker manifold with a K&N 4" element and an airbox. It was a great combo, and I could see the air cleaner wobble about inside the scoop while I was driving : ) I know, small things amuse small minds. hahaha.
Sorry about the 3 pics, it's only the last one I wanted to show you, but that's how I scanned them into photobucket a while ago.
It was a good setup, until I replaced it with a tunnel ram and twin 600s. Now that was a good setup : ) Except I had to make the scoop taller to fit it.
I ran a 1" bakerlite spacer under a modified 750 double pumper on an edelbrock torker manifold with a K&N 4" element and an airbox. It was a great combo, and I could see the air cleaner wobble about inside the scoop while I was driving : ) I know, small things amuse small minds. hahaha.
Sorry about the 3 pics, it's only the last one I wanted to show you, but that's how I scanned them into photobucket a while ago.
It was a good setup, until I replaced it with a tunnel ram and twin 600s. Now that was a good setup : ) Except I had to make the scoop taller to fit it.
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Posted 04 May 2010 - 06:18 PM
Looks good Tim. Would the air box keep some of the smells from the engine bay coming into the plenum chamber at low speeds? I wish you hadn't showed me that, I like it. What was the bottom of the airbox made from? Was it just attached to the carby on the air cleaner bolt?
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