Looks like your making good progress there on your resto..nice to see a worthy car get a new lease on life
My GTR Torana
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 12:52 AM
Nice work there 2runa..im doing similar repairs to my gtr at the moment,i dont spose you have any more donor sheetmetal(like the scuttle panel you just removed)?
Looks like your making good progress there on your resto..nice to see a worthy car get a new lease on life
Looks like your making good progress there on your resto..nice to see a worthy car get a new lease on life
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Posted 24 January 2008 - 01:41 AM
No the scuttle panel is made up of rust repair sections . took me age's to form them by hand, mainly on the outer r/h l/h corners usual places.
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Posted 29 January 2008 - 06:41 PM
any updates.??.. this is a great one to watch...
cheers
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Posted 29 January 2008 - 09:00 PM
Hi dpz
just returned from a 5 day long weekend
This is one of the last items i worked on before i left. The l/h side of the scuttle panel. I've nearly finished it, no rust 
just returned from a 5 day long weekend
This is one of the last items i worked on before i left. The l/h side of the scuttle panel. I've nearly finished it, no rust
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Posted 03 February 2008 - 12:15 AM
I completed the R/h side scuttle panel today a bigger job than i thought. At least there is no rust now
. All I have to do is feather in the welds to finish it .
Edited by 2runa, 03 February 2008 - 12:24 AM.
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Posted 03 February 2008 - 12:23 AM
just when you think you have finished there's more rust under the heater
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Posted 03 February 2008 - 10:42 AM
2runa, I have just read thru the whole post and
all I can say is what a fantastic job (and very inspirational)
that you are doing.
Thanks for sharing!!
all I can say is what a fantastic job (and very inspirational)
that you are doing.
Thanks for sharing!!
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Posted 04 February 2008 - 07:03 PM
Thanks PurpleLc
I was hoping to have it blasted this week, then I can really get into it. however i need to strip everything of it first, big job . will see how i go
I was hoping to have it blasted this week, then I can really get into it. however i need to strip everything of it first, big job . will see how i go
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Posted 09 February 2008 - 02:56 PM
I tried this panel with paint striper, it took 4hrs to get this far
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Posted 09 February 2008 - 10:14 PM
I sandblasted under the scuttle panel then coated it with epoxy undercoat ( no more rust
) I will paint it glacier white before i fix the scuttle panel
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Posted 10 February 2008 - 12:03 AM
Just another pic of the r/h rear after i paint it with epoxy undercoat
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Posted 26 February 2008 - 09:57 PM
update?
jesus i wish you wher ein vic so i could get you to do some work on my GTR!!!!
jesus i wish you wher ein vic so i could get you to do some work on my GTR!!!!
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Posted 04 March 2008 - 07:00 AM
..................................................................................update?
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Posted 06 March 2008 - 02:51 PM
I've been away for a few weeks .
The rear r/h corner requires a fair bit of work , someone placed about an inch of bog over it from the centre line down the rear bumper .
I have a complete R/H rear quarter panel for a two door & four door and don't no whether to do a cut and join or remove the complete panel, Its a hard choice....
. The rear r/h corner requires a fair bit of work , someone placed about an inch of bog over it
from the centre line down the rear bumper . I have a complete R/H rear quarter panel for a two door & four door and don't no whether to do a cut and join or remove the complete panel, Its a hard choice....
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Posted 07 March 2008 - 09:14 AM
jesus that is a hard choice..............no matter which way you go it's a full on job.....
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Posted 07 March 2008 - 12:42 PM
Not a hard choice at all imo!
You've done all those hard yards so far to have the car right you don't want joins where they're not supposed to be that you can see in the boot- it will forever look like a patched, botched job
A few old sayings come to mind....
'In for a penny, in for a pound'
'Do it right, do it once'
And the one my grandfather used to always tell me...
'You're not building bloody watches' ... but in this case it's Toranas which is more important
If you can't repair it, replace the whole panel
Cheers,
jpxu1
You've done all those hard yards so far to have the car right
you don't want joins where they're not supposed to be that you can see in the boot- it will forever look like a patched, botched job A few old sayings come to mind....
'In for a penny, in for a pound'
'Do it right, do it once'
And the one my grandfather used to always tell me...
'You're not building bloody watches' ... but in this case it's Toranas which is more important
If you can't repair it, replace the whole panel
Cheers,
jpxu1
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 09:58 PM
Well i guess everyone including me will know whats under the paint work now, and no matter how good the finished paint looks it will always bug me if i dont give it my best shot.
I had a panelbeater look at it and recons I could butt join the panel if i cut a line 45
Deg. from the wheel arch to the boot .
However I think I should replace the whole panel what do you think???
I had a panelbeater look at it and recons I could butt join the panel if i cut a line 45
Deg. from the wheel arch to the boot .
However I think I should replace the whole panel
what do you think???
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 10:28 PM
This is the rear panel that i have available which has since been dollied and ready to fit .
And the Poser..... well 
she"s a great helper... sometimes.
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 10:57 PM
Outstanding repair work there 2runa, keep it up!
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Posted 10 March 2008 - 07:02 PM
All of the pins that hold the chrome strip on have been ground off the rear panel,
can you get these from any where? And any suggestions on how to fix them to the panel?
can you get these from any where? And any suggestions on how to fix them to the panel?
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Posted 10 March 2008 - 07:12 PM
Rare spares sells a kit with pop rivets which will accept the plastic clips just measure off your old one and becarefull !! I had to do the same to my painted door to fit the stainless !
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Posted 10 March 2008 - 07:15 PM
The mould retaining pins can be bought and they are a rivet style arrangement that you pop rivet onto the panel. I normally by mine through my Rubber supplier so Rares or Old Auto Rubber style shops would carry them too.
How bad is the damaged area?? Can it be repaired? If not I would put the whole quarter panel on the car, would be less work and a neater job than trying to do a half cut and join operation.
Personally I would have a go at repairing the damage first, it may need a lot of reworking but it might be worth the effort in the long term.
How bad is the damaged area?? Can it be repaired? If not I would put the whole quarter panel on the car, would be less work and a neater job than trying to do a half cut and join operation.
Personally I would have a go at repairing the damage first, it may need a lot of reworking but it might be worth the effort in the long term.
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Posted 10 March 2008 - 07:57 PM
Thanks Dave and Pete
I thought I would have to make them and mig them on.
Pete the roof gutter is also u/s along-side the rear pillar and the verticle r/h side of rear window is also in need of repair. I think it would be easyer to replace the hole panel as the previous repair at lower section of the rear panel is badly stretched
and rusted through.
I thought I would have to make them and mig them on.
Pete the roof gutter is also u/s along-side the rear pillar and the verticle r/h side of rear window is also in need of repair. I think it would be easyer to replace the hole panel as the previous repair at lower section of the rear panel is badly stretched
and rusted through.
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Posted 10 March 2008 - 08:23 PM
Fair enough 2runa,
My preference would be to R&R the whole quarter, much easier to get everything lined up properly too and less seam welding is always good.
My preference would be to R&R the whole quarter, much easier to get everything lined up properly too and less seam welding is always good.
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Posted 16 March 2008 - 12:09 AM
You know what, I picked up the angle grinder six times and put it back down again
I've never had second thoughts like this before, however I did it.
This is really the best way to do it.
I've never had second thoughts like this before, however I did it.
This is really the best way to do it.
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