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UC TORANA HATCH

Started by _UNVSM8_ , Dec 06 2007 10:42 AM

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#326 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 23 August 2008 - 08:06 PM

Dave seems like you know your stuff! i'll be interested to see your thread unfold! let me know if u need to know anything else as me and dad would have hit the some of the same obstacles you will!
on the hissing side of things i have been hard at work today and have fitted a modified airbox up under the guard i may have lost some power but to tell you the truth its 1000000000000 times better with out the endless hissing and i can actually here the exhaust haha unfortunately i cant drive it very far as it stalls but when i can i'll see if i can feel the difference..
now just to fix the other problems! willl be taking the gearbox out to inspect the spigot bush and hopefully solve the screaming down there this week or next weekend...
And finally give her a wash! its depressingly dirty! lol

Cheers all!
Ben

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#327 _hatcher_

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Posted 24 August 2008 - 12:36 AM

Cheers and good luck!
I have been involved with several engine conversions including Torana's, and I work with a mechanic who specialises in that sort of thing, so I have seen the obsticles already!

I have now started my own thread in this section of the forum.

Dave.

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#328 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 30 August 2008 - 07:40 PM

hey guys!

well out came the gear box yesterday! and today we spent alot of time getting it all sorted as well as a few other things..
found that the flywheels has a few hairline cracks in it which probably isnt good looking to get it machined on monday!
the spigot bush seemed well lubed however it may not have been pushed in far enough duno.. but got a new one anyway so we will see how thats goes.
got to work at my heater box! haha we spent like 30mins just trying to get it out! luckily i slotted the rear holes anyhow heres what ive done
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marked where i wanted to hack
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decided to make it more of a curve heres it cut out
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chopped up a piece which fits nicely and melted all the edges with a soldering iron making sure it mixed with both sides!
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then did some tacks on the back for extra strength
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filed the edges and ended up with this
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here you can see the difference
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used some spray putty to fill any imperfections
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and its now ready for paint
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took the pics as thought some might be interested! it is turning out really well should look great with paint i guess

Cheers

Ben

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#329 RIM-010

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Posted 30 August 2008 - 07:45 PM

That's the stuff mate

There's $400 saved that you don't have to spend on a modified heater box :spoton:

Tim

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#330 Heath

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Posted 31 August 2008 - 01:21 PM

That is a neat repair. Well done

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#331 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 31 August 2008 - 01:21 PM

dam straight tim!

well its done! heres what she looked like before:
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and now

very happy with the way it turned out!

Ben

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#332 _hatcher_

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Posted 31 August 2008 - 01:25 PM

Good job, well done

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#333 rodomo

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Posted 31 August 2008 - 01:25 PM

Where did the donor plastic come from? :huh:

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#334 _hatcher_

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Posted 31 August 2008 - 01:28 PM

Where did the donor plastic come from?

Looks like back window louver

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#335 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 31 August 2008 - 01:28 PM

Thanks Guys

Where did the donor plastic come from?

my rear window louver which came with the car

it was cracked so thought why not! and it was the same thickness too!

Ben

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#336 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 31 August 2008 - 01:29 PM

Looks like back window louver

hahaha did the louver in the back ground give it away

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#337 _hatcher_

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Posted 31 August 2008 - 01:31 PM

hahaha did the louver in the back ground give it away

Ummmmm...................

Yep!
But it did make me look smart for a minute or two :rockon:

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#338 rodomo

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Posted 31 August 2008 - 01:31 PM

Necessity is the mother of invention.
Again :clap:

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#339 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 31 August 2008 - 01:35 PM

Necessity is the mother of invention.
Again

thanks mate

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#340 RIM-010

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Posted 31 August 2008 - 03:10 PM

Mate, that looks neat. Top marks, looks a lot better than before!

Tim

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#341 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 01 September 2008 - 05:44 PM

Mate, that looks neat. Top marks, looks a lot better than before!

Tim

thanks mate! will make the engine bay a whole lot neater too as the leads can go around the back of the motor on that side now!

Ben

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#342 _greenmachine215_

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Posted 03 September 2008 - 09:14 AM

Very tidy job of the fan box mate, I done a very similar job on mine for the injector rails to clear, A mate was gonna fab me one up from alloy sheet but i decided to stay with the original look just sprayed it 2K gloss black.

IMO $400 For a modified box is ridiculous, for the sake of an hours work.

Keep up the good work dude :spoton:

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#343 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 03 September 2008 - 09:46 AM

Thanks Greenmachine!

heres how everything sits now its all back in and shiny again

Note in the first pic the pipe to my new hidden air box..

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I just have to mount the fuel regulator and its all done...

Dad pulled apart the gearbox to find that the clip which holds the speedo gear was crushed up in the bottom of the box so that was the problem there... we have put a new one in and got it all working..

regarding the spigot bush noise it was lubed how ever were not 100% sure if it was enough or perhaps it wasn't in properly.. we have put a new one in so hopefully all will be sweet now fingers crossed..

Ben

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#344 _dickiep_

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Posted 18 September 2008 - 09:54 PM

hey unvsm8, i seen this car at glenelg last saturday. next to the church. looks nice love the commodore engine badges on the side. dont know if you seen me the in yellow lc

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#345 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 18 September 2008 - 11:14 PM

hey unvsm8, i seen this car at glenelg last saturday. next to the church. looks nice love the commodore engine badges on the side. dont know if you seen me the in yellow lc

hey mate thanks! yeah i did see you love ur car sounds nice! i saw u creeping around behind the church just after i got out of the car

ben

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#346 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 22 September 2008 - 05:04 PM

hey guys small update i bought and installed some new carpet on the weekend probably took a total of 5 hrs to remove the old and put in the new heres how it looks now!
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im fairly happy with the new colour too matches up nicely although in the picture it makes the dash look heaps lighter than it is

i also bought carpet for the hatch area wheel arches and backs of the seats looks very neat now. just have to make up some new kick panels and it is done!