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UC TORANA HATCH

Started by _UNVSM8_ , Dec 06 2007 10:42 AM

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#126 Neils LX

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Posted 20 April 2008 - 10:09 PM

Hi
Bottom brown wire is tacho wire, top im not sure but looks like coolent sencer ill get back to you.
Chears Neil

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#127 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 20 April 2008 - 10:16 PM

ohh yeah! thats easy! yeah we thought it was the coolant one too i guess they wired it in the wrong spot! but thats easy fix! Neil are you happy with yours now its all complete? what sort of fuel consumption are you getting out of it?

cheers Ben

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#128 _Chriskoss-79uc_

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Posted 20 April 2008 - 10:31 PM

damn it looks tough with those simmons, but those line decals make it look like a toyota sprinter or something that has stickers on it as an 'option' from factory to make people think that their car is faster than the stock ones, lol eg mitsubishi lancer ' sport' haha. Keep away from them plllleeassee..

I want my car to look like yours one day, and dream of looking like what you want yours to look like ahha.

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#129 Neils LX

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Posted 21 April 2008 - 08:53 AM

Hi Ben

Im realy happy with mine nows its up and going, fuel consumption i have not taken a huge amount of notice to yet as the right foot has given it a workout but it seems ok. Im realy happy with the performance over the old 253. If your running twin pipes dont forget cats as that was one thing mine had to run and before i fitted a crossover pipe the poor old girl crackled like a b and s ute.
Chears Neil

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#130 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 21 April 2008 - 11:14 AM

haha yeah im sure mine will be much the same when it first gets put in! yeah definitely having cats as its probably going to have to go through regency and i believe they are a requirement.

Cheers for your on going help Neil!

Chris now after looking at it i agree with you lol

Ben

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#131 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 06 May 2008 - 09:02 PM

Well guys its finally happening

out came the six!
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and the body work began
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thought i'd take off this panel and was happy to see no rust what so ever

after a lot of sanding and high fill primer its all ready for some colour!
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took the aircon completely out and its amazing how much room there is without it! and once again found no rust hiding under there.
sometime this week i'll start putting some colour on!

Dad's been working on the fuel system and we got a fuel line off a wrecker torana and are using it for the return line all will be mounted underneath next to the tank! we were originally going to mount it all inside but have been told this is not 100% legal?? besides i'd have to take out my sub and amp

Ben

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#132 _studricho_

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Posted 06 May 2008 - 10:16 PM

Looking great. What colour are you doing the engine bay?

Did i tell you that my car was the same colour as your when i first bought it? Anyway, with the return line i did the same thing and i found that i had a spare nipple on the sender unit. I think it was for the pollution gear.

I had another sender unit and it didn't have that extra nipple on it, must be pre pollution.

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#133 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 06 May 2008 - 10:28 PM

The engine bay is going to be the same colour as the rest of the car! looks alot better that way! well i think anyway

yeah haven't had a close look at that but im sure if mine doesnt have it i'll soon sort something out.

studricho what did u do with ur dash? have you recovered it? painted it? or what cos im stuck what to do with mine as it has a fat crack down the middle..

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#134 _studricho_

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Posted 07 May 2008 - 03:18 AM

I still haven't touch my dash. I remember i found a non cracked dash at the wreckers and i used Armour all to stop it from cracking. It took 10 years, but it did.

I found one mob that $440 to restore the dash, dude i could be a whole UC for that.

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#135 _RB26DETT_

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Posted 07 May 2008 - 05:32 PM

what did you do with the air con???

good to see its under way

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#136 _greenmachine215_

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Posted 07 May 2008 - 07:11 PM

Just reading a few pages back, your after AU Fans, Give HIGHGATE Airconditioning on South road a call, they are under 200bux brand new.

I payed $140 in the box, thats trade price

Now hurry up and get the friggin engine in :blink:

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#137 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 07 May 2008 - 08:10 PM

what did you do with the air con???

good to see its under way

Mate the aircon is safely tucked away in my shed

are you interested in it? im not really sure what its worth but i wouldnt just give it away thats for sure...

Just reading a few pages back, your after AU Fans, Give HIGHGATE Airconditioning on South road a call, they are under 200bux brand new.

I payed $140 in the box, thats trade price

Now hurry up and get the friggin engine in blink2.gif

yeah got one for under 200 if i remember correctly brand new...

studricho mate found one at the wreckers and he told me he wanted 150 for it lol :blink:

i said i'd 'think' about it...

spent the whole arvo putting down colour today pics will come soon and man im happy with it!! looks mint :spoton:

Ben

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#138 _studricho_

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Posted 07 May 2008 - 09:32 PM

Yeah wreckers can be a rip off, but some are top blokes. I went to a pick and pay less and all i needed was the hose from under the dash to the under the guard to drain water. I melted mine by accident during some rust repairs.

I also grabbed some nuts for the rack and pinion shaft and some else small. My mate was saying, just stick it your pocket, don't tell them.

I went to the front counter and showed him expecting $5-$15 and he said i can have it for free.

On the air con note. I also have factory air con on my car. I still have the original bracket for the red 6, compressor and some other bits and pieces.

I should sell them as i will be using the RB25 compressor with the uc air con.

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#139 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 07 May 2008 - 10:34 PM

yeah must say i have had some good deals from some however cos im only 18 i think they sometimes take that for granted! thinking i dont know a thing about how much it would be worth :angry:

lol

is your air con like my one or is it a underdash unit thats placed under the passenger side?? cos if i ever want to get aircon thats what i might go for instead..

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#140 _studricho_

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Posted 09 May 2008 - 09:21 PM

Mine sits under the passenger side of the dash. I have a normal heater fan shroud in the engine bay, not one that it looks like it's a tumor growing from it.

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#141 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 09 May 2008 - 11:27 PM

Mine sits under the passenger side of the dash. I have a normal heater fan shroud in the engine bay, not one that it looks like it's a tumor growing from it.

hahaha that would be what i have! and that would be one of the reasons why i got rid of it!

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well heres the engine bay all painted up looks fair sweet! hopefully 8 gets to go in tomorrow depends how dad feels lol

got the surge tank and the hose connections so thats ready to mount!
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thats about it

Ben

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#142 Neils LX

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Posted 10 May 2008 - 09:09 AM

Hi Ben
Make sure when you fit the moter you have the dissy and cap on or you wont get them in after without taking the heater out. Also you will have to have the heater box in as well. Looking good you will have to show some more pics of your surge tank (when fitted) as i have not fitted one yet.
Chears Neil

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#143 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 12 May 2008 - 09:24 AM

yeah assumed about the heater box as i couldnt even get one out easily from a car with a six lol
yeah should be sorted next weekend and i'll put up some pictures!

i'll be mounting all the fuel system under the car i assume this is legal? will be getting a fake drop tank made up to cover everything up!

Ben

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#144 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:13 PM

well guys yesterday was a very good day! last week dad went in and swapped the engine numbers over and the lady said we would either get a letter from regency saying we need to take it in or a new rego sticker... WELL IM EXCITED TO SAY I GOT THE STICKER TODAY!

means no regency! woo!

its moving along nicely now! we removed the petrol tank found no rust under there!

there was a big blob of solder about a bit bigger than a 50c coin! in the tank which explains the noise coming from the tank when the sub is going! so got that out!

bought some new globs for my lights the are 100 55 blue light so should be alot better than the original ones

also have done all the rewiring of the horn and alarm so that its now all hidden in behind the grill area and so its not cluttering the engine bay.

had begun painting under the car with body detener and got some in my hair so stopped doing that lol will leave it to dad! had to cut half me hair out sticky stuff!

engine should be in this weekend and exhaust fitted next week finger crossed

Ben

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#145 RIM-010

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:29 PM

Sweeeeet. You can pay me for these indicators with a cruise around Glenelg etc in it one weekend

A weekend not too far away, by the sounds of it

Tim

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#146 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 07:44 PM

sounds like a plan timmy!

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Posted 17 May 2008 - 02:39 PM

Good news is that my wheels are here and they fit and look bloody awesome. Bad news is that my cousin sold the UC, so I can't give you those indicators...

Tim

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#148 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 18 May 2008 - 07:05 PM

Tim that news is so bad i wont be able to give u a ride now cos i wont be able to indicate haha

updates of this weekends work to come!

Ben

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#149 _UNVSM8_

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Posted 18 May 2008 - 10:30 PM

well over the weekend the engine went in! all went well and we had no major hassles which is great!

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the only major thing we had to do was alter the trans tunnel for the shifter and the spedo cable!

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finally its in woo!

oh one other thing the stupid loom is about half a meter too long! so some how i have to either shorten it or tuck it away somewhere :( other than that full steam a head!

Ben