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Stav's LC 'GTR' Project

Started by _73LJWhiteSL_ , Jul 02 2007 05:39 PM

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#1 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 02 July 2007 - 05:39 PM

Gday all,

As most of you have worked out already i recently purchased a LC 2 door. I am planning to convert it into a race car, something cheap and fun, so I don't have to keep risking the SL everytime i go on the track. Also so i can go a bit faster.

Plans are roll cage, racing seats and harnesses, 253/308, M21, banjo. Most stuff will be kept fairly stock to keep costs down.

Sorry about the quality of the pics but here goes.

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Now my problem is this. As you can see the back of the rear guards and the passenger sill need replacing. Does anyone in Vic have a car that i could cut those bits out of?

thanks for looking

Steve

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Posted 02 July 2007 - 06:18 PM

Hmmmmm...... now I wonder where that came from? :<_<:

Have a look at Heaths thread, his lower quarter was cut from a sacrificial door skin. :spoton:

The pic is not the finished product though.

http://www.gmh-toran...80

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#3 Heath

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Posted 02 July 2007 - 07:02 PM

Where were you when we were putting that thing on the trailer, Steve? lol lazy!

You'll have your work cut out for you. Especially on the beast next to it :tease:

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Posted 05 July 2007 - 12:28 AM

Update?
Comon, you've had a week nearly :tease:

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#5 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 05 July 2007 - 12:44 AM

You know some of us have to work. :tease:

Hopping to cut loose with the wirewheel tomorrow or Friday. I think i am going to have to get it in the garage, so i can work on it better. :fool:

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#6 Heath

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Posted 05 July 2007 - 08:33 AM

I agree, the garage would be a good idea considering the condition it's in...

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#7 _Keithy's_UC_

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 06:17 AM

I see something quite fun beginning to form! I love ground-up builds!!

Keep us updated!

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#8 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 01:33 PM

Update, the coupe is in the garage, :tease:

and the SL is now out in the weather :cry:

I have a planned to spend most of saturday with the wirewheel in the grinder, and some some cans of undercoat. :spoton:

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 02:12 PM

Will it be ready for Winton on Sunday? :stirpot:

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#10 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 02:51 PM

The LC?

Not unless i am gonna cut holes in the floor and Fred Flinstone it there. :tease:

Steve

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#11 _73lj202_

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 02:56 PM

I noticed it already has been lightened

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#12 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 02:59 PM

Yeah, there was about 5" of leaves covering the floor of the car... :spit:

It was like treasure hunting. :tease:

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Posted 06 July 2007 - 04:21 PM

^ He's not lying

You know some of us have to work.

Pffft I was working too. I just wasn't getting paid for it :tease:

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#14 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 11 November 2007 - 12:16 PM

Well not much of an update but here we go.

I decided in the middle of the year to leave the paint untill the weather warmed up, as i had heard some horror stories of cars painted in the middle of winter.

The coupe has been hiding in the garage basicaly for the last 6 months, just staying out of the weather.

Well yesterday i rolled it out, and pushed it down the back yard to begin the work of rubbing the car down. Plan is to rub it back and undercoat it myself, then trailer it to a mates work for the top coat.

On the mechanical front I have sourced a 253 which should be arriving in a few weeks, also I have an M21 i need to pickup, the course spline CIG locker 3.55 banjo is already in the garage awaiting fitment, along with the V8 clutch, belhousing and flywheel.

Heres some better pics showing the car. I have offloaded the volvo rims so it has the SLs orginal wheels on the passenger side.

I've also managed to get a truckload of bits off a forum member who recently striped a car which means i have a pair of front seats, steering column, rear drums now, glass front and rear screens etc. thanks again Garry. :spoton:

Steve

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#15 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 11 November 2007 - 12:57 PM

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 03:24 PM

Ok Roof has been rust treated, cleaned etch primed and primed. I just hope i did it all right... :fool:

I had trouble with the spray gun as you can see. I think i had the tube the wrong way in the can, so when the paint go low it was sucking air instead of paint. Also the paint cans didn't have a ratio on it, so i used 4:1 on the etch primer and 5:1 on the undercoat. no idea if its right or not. But then if i have to i can always rub it back and do it again... :huh:

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 03:34 PM

Looking good Steve. Was wondering where you were up to with this beast. Keep the progress coming!!

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 05:42 PM

What is the ballpark time frame Stav?

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#19 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 10:44 PM

The Ideal plan, weather and fund permitting would be sprayed by the end of the month (top coat) and assembled in time for Winton Fun day on the 16th of December.

Realistic is probably more resprayed by the end of the year, assembled in time for the Winton Fun Day around Australia Day.

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 11:31 PM

Good luck! :spoton:

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#21 _ultrabluea9x_

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Posted 16 November 2007 - 11:42 PM

ah let the fun begin ,good luck with it :spoton:

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Posted 07 December 2007 - 09:05 AM

Did you get it sprayed by the end of the month as you'd hoped ?

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#23 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 07 December 2007 - 12:37 PM

Nope.

I am moving in with a mate next month, finally moving out of home. The Coupe will be moved down to my mates farm, where it will be stored undercover.

Realisticaly now, it should get the 253 and m21 before i move it down there but thats about it.

I will continue to prepare the body for paint, but it may not be raceworthy before the end of next year.

Steve

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#24 _1QUICK LJ_

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Posted 07 December 2007 - 12:49 PM

lookin good its starting to come along now.

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#25 _73LJWhiteSL_

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Posted 29 December 2007 - 01:19 PM

To cut a long story short, I brought what was supposed to be a 186S to trade for a 253. Well i get it home and find its just a 186P, so obviously the trade didn't take place.

BUT...

I already have all the bits to get it running with the 186 so in it goes. Today we stuck it in. Had a bit of trouble getting the HK/G/T sump to fit in the LC tho, so we had to 'massage' it to fit it. So I am on the look out for a LC/J 6 cylinder sump. :rolleyes: