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#51 _2runa_

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Posted 15 January 2008 - 08:37 PM

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Thanks milco for the prompting, I kept on thinking " i cant go on.... i cant go on.... "then when the question was asked was i on holidays i took several
looks at what need to be done. started on Sat. finished Sun.
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only took 12hrs to get from the previous pics to these ones. I just have to clean up some of the proud welds :D

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Posted 15 January 2008 - 08:56 PM

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this is where im upto now no rust :spoton: just paint shadows
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Posted 15 January 2008 - 09:11 PM

Coming along nicely mate, good stuff!!

#54 _2runa_

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Posted 15 January 2008 - 09:20 PM

Its great to have saved another Torana from its potential scrap heap due to the areas of rust. Would I do another one ? ..... yes

#55 _2runa_

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Posted 19 January 2008 - 09:17 AM

I would like to start removing the old paint, should i use paint stripper or sand blast as soda blast is not available???

#56 _2runa_

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Posted 20 January 2008 - 10:14 PM

This is a great product it is a single pack epoxy you can leave it in the spray gun for weeks if you place some tape over the air hole in the top of the gun. It dries very quick and can be used under 2pac
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Posted 20 January 2008 - 10:25 PM

I've started to strip the rear end in prep.. for paint removel :spoton:
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Posted 20 January 2008 - 10:33 PM

I have removed this panel from a doner and intend to fit it soon.
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#59 _@milco@_

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Posted 20 January 2008 - 10:55 PM

whats wrong with the one in the car?

#60 _2runa_

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Posted 20 January 2008 - 11:07 PM

Hi milco
You can't see it but there's areas that have been plated before and fixed with pop rivets and some of the grill has been damaged and poorly repaired. this is the only way to fix it properly. :D

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Posted 21 January 2008 - 11:27 PM

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I was a bit worried about what i might find when i removed
grill but everything was spot on.

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Posted 21 January 2008 - 11:32 PM

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I just sat the grill on to see how it fits.

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Posted 21 January 2008 - 11:38 PM

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This is what i found behind the heater box a 9/16 Proto spanner.

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 08:08 AM

i have drop a few spanners down there on some of my cars!

#65 _2runa_

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 08:39 AM

It's a pity it wasn't snap-on

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 09:59 AM

2runa that work your doing is a credit to you mate its fxxxing brilliant keep the pics coming what colour is it going to be????

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 10:24 AM

The tag says glacier white. there is layers of red over red however when i removed the chrome strip around the roof it is white underneth.
Luv the red but i think i will go back to white to keep it the same as the tags.
what do you think??

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 10:35 AM

The tag says glacier white. there is layers of red over red however when i removed the chrome strip around the roof it is white underneth.
Luv the red but i think i will go back to white to keep it the same as the tags.
what do you think??

yeah mate keep it the tag colour i reckon if your going full on original but its up to you glacier white is a very nice colour keep up the great work :spoton:

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 03:52 PM

Yer glacier white a great color however it dosn't have that " wow look at that"
factor even if it's a nice example. but it's going to be white i i i think :D

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 03:57 PM

Disagree..A white Torana always did/does it for me.. :clap:
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Posted 23 January 2008 - 04:06 PM

Mmmm glacier white great choice but i am biased. :D

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 04:12 PM

At least it will hide my poor workmanship :spoton:

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 04:25 PM

At least it will hide my poor workmanship :spoton:

says the man that cuts out rust and replaces panels most of us can only dream of :D

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 08:27 PM

might be a good idea to paint white before that bit goes back on (the bit infront of the front windscreen)

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Posted 24 January 2008 - 12:22 AM

I sat it on there just as a mock up, when i take the heater box and the windscreen wiper linkage out i will lightly blast the area under the grill and paint it red :rolleyes: just kidding white ok. Your right it would be a mistake not to paint it now.

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