Beauty, remember the pics!
This is my favourite thread. Awesome work guys.
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Posted 02 November 2007 - 01:02 PM
You Tart !
You told me mine was your favourite thread.
Kicked to the kerb already
Welby
You told me mine was your favourite thread.
Kicked to the kerb already
Welby
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Posted 02 November 2007 - 02:21 PM
Oh...err, she means nothin to me! You gotta believe me!
Is your thread still going Doc?
Favourite 'on-going' thread.. [wipes sweat away]
The beast is still fav. orange hatch. [does quick mental scan...]
Is your thread still going Doc?
Favourite 'on-going' thread.. [wipes sweat away]
The beast is still fav. orange hatch. [does quick mental scan...]
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Posted 02 November 2007 - 08:01 PM
Beauty, remember the pics!
Yeah, been too busy ATM. I thought pics of a Tremec & brake parts wouldn't be that exciting!
Thanks for the encouragement.
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Posted 03 November 2007 - 04:35 PM
Here ya go, Leakey! Not pulling the TKO out of the box yet, makes it easy to move!
Rear disc.
Rear disc.
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Posted 04 November 2007 - 12:06 AM
Sweet as! I can only dream of such parts..
Gitten a bit closer to actually having a car too! ha.
I think between LX5008s rebuild and yours, we have all
seen more of the 'inside' of a torrie than ever before.
Makes it easier to understand where/why rust forms.
Cheers, leakey
Gitten a bit closer to actually having a car too! ha.
I think between LX5008s rebuild and yours, we have all
seen more of the 'inside' of a torrie than ever before.
Makes it easier to understand where/why rust forms.
Cheers, leakey
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Posted 04 November 2007 - 03:26 AM
Great Thread!!! Makes me wonder what rust is lurking under my Hatch's skin.
I'd hate to think how much the rust repair has set you back. I had a mate that works from home in his shead and only charges $40.00 an hour do some rust repair on my old XY. All he replaced was both torque box sections and the front part of both sills and it cost me $1,300.00, mind you he does great work, well worth it.
I'm looking forward to seeing her all dressed in yellow, keep up the good work.
I'd hate to think how much the rust repair has set you back. I had a mate that works from home in his shead and only charges $40.00 an hour do some rust repair on my old XY. All he replaced was both torque box sections and the front part of both sills and it cost me $1,300.00, mind you he does great work, well worth it.
I'm looking forward to seeing her all dressed in yellow, keep up the good work.
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Posted 04 November 2007 - 09:18 AM
We are up to $12k on body work!! 
Must be mad. But we're only here once, so may as well do what you want while you have the chance.
Must be mad. But we're only here once, so may as well do what you want while you have the chance.
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Posted 04 November 2007 - 10:02 AM
Here here!! Sounds like it'll be a goer when finished, and the yellow combo will look trumps!
Body work isnt cheap eh!! I had a bit done to my blue UC when it was painted two years ago, they quoted site unseen and really i think i got off easy for $4k. Darren looks like he knows his sh!t, its good to see you've got someone on your side through this whole shebang!
I've been down the same road as yourself, when i purchased my 383 chev i had to send back nearly half the gear as it was incorrect. I'm the stupid one for ordering a great motor with bloody vortec heads though...
Excellent work mate!!
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Body work isnt cheap eh!! I had a bit done to my blue UC when it was painted two years ago, they quoted site unseen and really i think i got off easy for $4k. Darren looks like he knows his sh!t, its good to see you've got someone on your side through this whole shebang!
I've been down the same road as yourself, when i purchased my 383 chev i had to send back nearly half the gear as it was incorrect. I'm the stupid one for ordering a great motor with bloody vortec heads though...
Excellent work mate!!
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Posted 04 November 2007 - 05:54 PM
hey,
Good to see another hatch done properly.
Thats good, My hatch is going to be devil yellow as well.
Totally agree with doing it right the first time, once all that rust work has been done it will never need touching again.
Your panel beater is doing a great job to, well worth the money.
Cheers
Good to see another hatch done properly.
Thats good, My hatch is going to be devil yellow as well.
Totally agree with doing it right the first time, once all that rust work has been done it will never need touching again.
Your panel beater is doing a great job to, well worth the money.
Cheers
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Posted 08 March 2008 - 10:28 AM
Well, it been 4 months & finally we are on the move again. A full spoiler & flare kit arrived this morning 
We ended up with a kit from Spoilersnflares in Perth. They look OK to me.
Got the engine back from Bob Campbells a couple of weeks ago. It made 370 hp @ 5,700 & 520 nm's of torque @ 3,100 rpm. The dyno guys didn't record any data below those revs so it may some more down low. Sure is gonna be grunty! The horrible blue rocker covers will go for std polished VN style.
Have also got some cermaic coated extractors to go on.
We are still waiting for the dash & most the interior, but we should have a body back in 4 weeks or so.
We ended up with a kit from Spoilersnflares in Perth. They look OK to me.Got the engine back from Bob Campbells a couple of weeks ago. It made 370 hp @ 5,700 & 520 nm's of torque @ 3,100 rpm. The dyno guys didn't record any data below those revs so it may some more down low. Sure is gonna be grunty! The horrible blue rocker covers will go for std polished VN style.
Have also got some cermaic coated extractors to go on.
We are still waiting for the dash & most the interior, but we should have a body back in 4 weeks or so.
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damn cant wait to see this car finished hey gonna be sick. where exactly do u live down south as my dad lives down in borden if u know where that is?
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Posted 08 March 2008 - 03:02 PM
Mmmm nice to see an update on this beast. Motor will look the goods with polished covers, Holley and pipes.
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Posted 08 March 2008 - 04:57 PM
my dad lives down in borden if u know where that is?
Yep, I have met your old man I think. He owns the General store there, right? I'm 40k's NE.
Heath, the progress has certantly slowed down from when we 1st started - hopefully will get the ball rolling again now. However the missus is talking about a another house........
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 09:39 PM
ahhaha yeah thats the one. have u seen his car out? damn hes lazy i havent seen his hatch on the road for about a year now. Once mine and ur hatch is done should get all 3 hatches and uncles A9X to go for a cruise down through albany??
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Those extractors look awesome! I hope mine turn out like that!
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Posted 10 March 2008 - 08:58 AM
Once mine and ur hatch is done should get all 3 hatches and uncles A9X to go for a cruise down through albany??
Sounds good to me. I reckon that's a nice easy cruise.
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Posted 14 April 2008 - 08:50 PM
Gday Lx308,
looks like your doing a fantastic job on your hatch. Im just starting my own resto on a SLR5000, although a 4 door, I will be going thru a pretty similar process to you. Looking at your photos is scaring me somewhat.
Wondering if you can help me with a few questions...
I read that at one point you were at 12k spent on the body, also that when you started you could see very little rust. This concerns me as to how much rust is still hidden on my car. Looking at your photos Im wondering how much indication you had of the amount of rust in your sills? Im planning to bead blast the body before going into the shop, hopefully to save time and money. Did you ever consider this process? Looks like your repairer may have spent some time stripping the car and Im hoping to avoid this cost. What percentage of his time do you believe he spent on the stripping process?
Thanks for your help , good luck and keep up the posts.
Very informative.
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looks like your doing a fantastic job on your hatch. Im just starting my own resto on a SLR5000, although a 4 door, I will be going thru a pretty similar process to you. Looking at your photos is scaring me somewhat.
Wondering if you can help me with a few questions...
I read that at one point you were at 12k spent on the body, also that when you started you could see very little rust. This concerns me as to how much rust is still hidden on my car. Looking at your photos Im wondering how much indication you had of the amount of rust in your sills? Im planning to bead blast the body before going into the shop, hopefully to save time and money. Did you ever consider this process? Looks like your repairer may have spent some time stripping the car and Im hoping to avoid this cost. What percentage of his time do you believe he spent on the stripping process?
Thanks for your help , good luck and keep up the posts.
Very informative.
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Posted 15 April 2008 - 01:37 PM
just out of curiosit, if you wouldnt mind sharing, how much was the box worth and what do they reckon it could take power wise?
Cheers mate,
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Cheers mate,
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Posted 15 April 2008 - 08:15 PM
Dr Fegg, we stripped the car down to a rolling shell with the glass left in it only. I would think probably around $2k was the stripping time value. There was very little rust visible. Probably the only real bit we could see would've been the rear of the L/H sill & where the hatch pillar was cracked. I had heaps of comments on it's "realitively rust free body"
Orange LJ, I can't remember what the power specs were but I told Mal Wood I needed to handle 400 hp & 400 ftlbs of torque & this is what Mal reccomended. Welby has a fair bit more than this in his targa hatch & he has a TKO 600.
Have a look here, you might find some more info. http://www.malwoodauto.com.au/
We have stalled a bit waiting for parts but we are on the move again & we should see some colour soon.
Cheers.
Click on transmissions then TKO kits. Almost double the price shown for full kits.
Orange LJ, I can't remember what the power specs were but I told Mal Wood I needed to handle 400 hp & 400 ftlbs of torque & this is what Mal reccomended. Welby has a fair bit more than this in his targa hatch & he has a TKO 600.
Have a look here, you might find some more info. http://www.malwoodauto.com.au/
We have stalled a bit waiting for parts but we are on the move again & we should see some colour soon.
Cheers.
Click on transmissions then TKO kits. Almost double the price shown for full kits.
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Keep going big guy.
Progressing along.
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Progressing along.
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Posted 16 April 2008 - 10:10 AM
Hey Welby,
I ended up with a Wilson rear spoiler! I rang him up, sent a cheque & he sends 1 over.
You must've upset him.
I ended up with a Wilson rear spoiler! I rang him up, sent a cheque & he sends 1 over.
You must've upset him.
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Posted 16 April 2008 - 09:06 PM
Woo Hoo! We have some colour at last!!
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