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Started by _tyre fryer_ , Aug 29 2008 02:27 PM

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Posted 29 August 2008 - 08:17 PM

Nice front! :spoton:
Now all you need is a 2 door shell! :tease:

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Posted 29 August 2008 - 08:24 PM

I know where there's a couple of 2 door shells :ph34r:

EDIT: When you get it, first job is to give it a cut and polish. That will bring the colour out nicely, and get rid of that surface rust on the roof and boot.

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Posted 29 August 2008 - 08:30 PM

Well done mate! she looks in good nick! let me know if u need a had with anything or what not! what do u have to do to it to get it all on the road? u putting the wheels off the UC on it?

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Posted 29 August 2008 - 09:41 PM

very nice great buy tyrefryer

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Posted 30 August 2008 - 01:03 AM

thank you all for the awsome response. And all the awesome offers.
I will have a bunch of spares up for sale real soon as I need to pay the old man back for what he lent me to buy it. so if you're in the market for any lc gear then keep your eyes on this threead.
yes I reckon it was an awesome pickup....
no bog in any of it. sadly I have to wait like 10 days before it comes to my house :cry:
but when it gets here the front end will get a rebuild, new rotors and stuff, suspension wise i'm thinking this is the go; http://cgi.ebay.com....1QQcmdZViewItem
what's everyone's thoughts? good price?

then yeah a new master cylinder (condition of the old one permitting).
Tim, I do plan on a real good cut and polish and I'm buying a high grade buffer for dad for father's day (totally for his use of course....) but I reckon I'll wait till there's no ther jobs to do, or I'm waiting for parts to come as i can do that anytime, mind you if i wait till its regoed then it'll never get it cos i'll wanna drive drive drive.

ummm then rebuild the 5 speed and slap the 202 on an engine stand to clean and paint and slide in the cam.
then putting it all in. ( still searching for an engine stand mind you, a lend for a case of beers?)

THEN it's all on the road.

cheers.
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Posted 30 August 2008 - 02:04 AM

That's what we're here for mate :D

That suspension kit looks alright, I might look into that for myself...

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Posted 30 August 2008 - 02:47 AM

I don't drink beer but you can borrow my engine stand, it fits on the hydraulic hoist but I need it this week to fit a V8 into my HQ,
PM or ring and we work out pickup

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Posted 30 August 2008 - 03:01 AM

Ken, you are well and truly a champ.
oh, and tim you're alright too :tease: . These forums are great, full of such fantastic people.

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Posted 30 August 2008 - 07:03 PM

mate just check that the tie rod ends in that kit have the nipple on the side and not on the top! as is they are on the top it may be hard to grease them! well i had this problem with the UC so ended up buying different ones..

Cheers and good luck!

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Posted 11 September 2008 - 10:45 PM

It comes home tomorrow!!!!!
expect pictures tomorrow night.....
I've always wanted to run a project and plans thread....

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Posted 11 September 2008 - 11:45 PM

That boss kit is sitting here in my room waiting for you mate. No rush though. Looking forward to pics :D

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Posted 14 September 2008 - 08:13 PM

Mate, she looks good. That interior will come up sweet with a clean, and the paint is only a couple of litres of elbow grease away from being bloody nice.

Let me know if you want some help with it and I'll see what I can do :D

You should send VIN to someone on the know so they can see what the original engine was... Those 2850 badges have got me baffled!

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Posted 15 September 2008 - 10:45 AM

For those who don't know, Tim came over for a bit yersterday. Even though dad insisted that 'that surface rust will ned to be sanded off' Tim begged to differ, after about 30 seconds of rubbing with a cutting compound and it was gone with sparkling paint underneath.
Like Tim said, its gonna take a few hours and a ton of elbow grease but hey, its a lot better than a respray :D.
the weirdest thigh though, was the 2850 badges and the 173 that came with it, bit odd Tim and I thought seeing as it is an LC.
can anyone fill us in on this? who should I give my VIN number to so they can tell me what the original engine was?
anyway, once i get rid of the pile of schoolwork i have, I will get some pics up. I promise.
oh and i'll have some goodies up for sale real soon.

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Posted 15 September 2008 - 11:59 AM

gtrtorana should be able to sort the VIN out for you...

I want your bumpers ;)

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Posted 15 September 2008 - 07:06 PM

Later lc's had 173's...... what month/year is it?

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Posted 15 September 2008 - 07:31 PM

7/71... I thought that only the late LC GTR's had the 173's though. I'm probably wrong :P

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Posted 15 September 2008 - 10:46 PM

7/71... I thought that only the late LC GTR's had the 173's though. I'm probably wrong :P

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The S and SL's also got 173's my 10/71 came original with a 173 so safe to say that its an LC with the original motor

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Posted 15 September 2008 - 10:56 PM

Well there you go. Problem solvered Matt! That 173 that came with it was probably the original donk... Too late now I spose :P

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Posted 15 September 2008 - 11:35 PM

haha, well it was not in the least salvagable anyway.....
someone thought it'd be smart to leave it on an engine stand, headless OUTSIDE in the RAIN for a year.
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Posted 17 September 2008 - 07:18 PM

FINALLY I have some pictures of the car... been a bit busy working on it.
here's what it looks like now.
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I have a bit of a dillema, keep the stockies with the nice trims n hubcaps (and GTR wheels on the back, which i also have) and whitewalls. Dad wants me to.
but I want to run the magnums off my UC, tuck just under the gaurds and look tough.
someone help me decide, if anyone is interested in the trims caps or wheels, let us know. come with original steel belt radials...

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and a bit of work to be done, full suspension rebuild (anyone got some decent shocks or spare sets of new bushes hanging around?) I have all the disc brake front end bits, except the hubs (have stub axles, calipers and rotors). Anyone got some of them, okay, okay will write a wish-list at the end.
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rust on the surface, but luckily Tim showed me how easily it can be rubbed off, will take a few holiday hours, but have plenty of volunteers for a helping hand.
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(but this probably won't, luckily i have some spare doors)
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oh, and here's some interior pics, and some other random ones.
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(I am planning to clean and vinyl spray all these seats, oh and are the seatbelts worth much??? I'm planning on putting my inertia reel style ones out of my UC in, but I do like these.)

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Posted 17 September 2008 - 07:19 PM

Last of all, I have a spare complete black lc interior and lj sl door trims to sell. Make some offers, will wait a week then put them on ebay.
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and I also have this awesome floor shift auto console, shifter and trimatic for sale (almost wish i could go auto). I am happy to seperate them.
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Posted 17 September 2008 - 07:29 PM

Why are you going to spray the seats? They look awesome as is! Just need to give them a clean and they'll come up sweet :D

You could probably repair the rusted door without too much trouble... Then you would only have to spray the bottom corner of the door instead of the whole panel.

Can't wait to see this beast back on the road :spoton:

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Posted 17 September 2008 - 07:58 PM

the seats are a bit dull i though, we'll see how the scrub goes.
that's what i thought about the door, will chat to dad.
then i'll have a set of doors with tinted windows for sale also.

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Posted 17 September 2008 - 08:20 PM

check positioning of uc front seatbelts for the bottom mount, I tried to put lx inertia one in 4dr lc and they interfered with the front seats
moving right back
unfortunately the lc belts look like antique gold if they were sandalwood I would have them
also looks like it was drum brake car if so you will need a few bits to go disk
but looks excellent

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Posted 17 September 2008 - 08:21 PM

Nice LC man i recon its hawt ashame about the Uc but hey least you got an upgrade :)
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