Managed to get some NOS headlight surrounds:
and wacked the stockies on for a RWC hopefully next week. If i can ever get a exhaust.
was thinking of getting L34 A9x extractors. Anyone got them & what are the like?
SLR 5000 LH Orchid Metallic Resto.
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Posted 22 March 2009 - 02:28 PM
Well i couldn't figure out what was going on with the brakes so a new booster was in order.
Managed to get some NOS headlight surrounds:
and wacked the stockies on for a RWC hopefully next week. If i can ever get a exhaust.
was thinking of getting L34 A9x extractors. Anyone got them & what are the like?
Managed to get some NOS headlight surrounds:
and wacked the stockies on for a RWC hopefully next week. If i can ever get a exhaust.
was thinking of getting L34 A9x extractors. Anyone got them & what are the like?
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Posted 22 March 2009 - 07:06 PM
Looks very nice mate! Can't wait to see it cruising the streets down here!!!!
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Posted 22 March 2009 - 07:55 PM
You'll only see the back of it Matt!!!
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Went to Knox and you wern't there, see ya next time!
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Went to Knox and you wern't there, see ya next time!
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Posted 23 March 2009 - 10:02 AM
cars looking great Darren, L34 headers cost approx $760 per side so a total of $1520. Then to Jet-hot coat them around $350. i had mine done in flat black, they look great and easy to touch up any damage.
if it were me i would look for a neat mandrell bent set of extracters that fit up nice and high and get them coated, you would save about $800 which would pay for the rest of your exhaust system, plus have less joins to leak. cheers Gary
if it were me i would look for a neat mandrell bent set of extracters that fit up nice and high and get them coated, you would save about $800 which would pay for the rest of your exhaust system, plus have less joins to leak. cheers Gary
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cars looking great Darren, L34 headers cost approx $760 per side so a total of $1520. Then to Jet-hot coat them around $350. i had mine done in flat black, they look great and easy to touch up any damage.
if it were me i would look for a neat mandrell bent set of extracters that fit up nice and high and get them coated, you would save about $800 which would pay for the rest of your exhaust system, plus have less joins to leak. cheers Gary
G day Gary sorry i did not take your advice! Got a set of NOS set of L34 Headers and fitted them bit of a pain but well worth it. They sit up nice and tight under the car. And i must say fit perfectly. you couldn't get a better fit!
If anyone is interested i can grab another set, Pm for a price!
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Posted 01 April 2009 - 07:52 PM
excellent work mate she's turned out to be a very nice car, good on ya's...
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Looking great well done 
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Posted 02 April 2009 - 08:36 AM
Great work mate! Thats fantastic!
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Posted 07 April 2009 - 09:16 PM
Well i finally got my exhaust today. Can you believe they don't make right hand side 2.25 inch tail pipes anymore. Anyway the end of the L34 headers were cut of and flanged to 2.25 inch to a straight through muffler. (It's not that loud...hmmmm) over the diff with some 2.5 inch chrome tips. I liked the black pipes and the boy liked the Chrome. Boy Won!
While it was there i got them to do a Roadworthy on it and was waiting for a list to fix and this is what i got!!
** Wheel alignment.
** Windscreen wiper Knob comes off.
oh and a cable tie on the battery power lead.
WERHOOOOOOO!!!!!
I go them to do it at the same time so they couldn't Knock back the exhaust....
Gona book in for Rego for Thursday....
Fingers crossed its done..
Oh and ordered a new Interior from Eastern..will be ready in 4 weeks.
While it was there i got them to do a Roadworthy on it and was waiting for a list to fix and this is what i got!!
** Wheel alignment.
** Windscreen wiper Knob comes off.
oh and a cable tie on the battery power lead.
WERHOOOOOOO!!!!!
I go them to do it at the same time so they couldn't Knock back the exhaust....
Gona book in for Rego for Thursday....
Fingers crossed its done..
Oh and ordered a new Interior from Eastern..will be ready in 4 weeks.
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Posted 07 April 2009 - 09:28 PM
Im jealous!! Wish mine was running or even had an exhaust for that matter!!
Do you mind me asking what your trim (just door trims?) cost from easterns? Were they quick /slow? Ive got the exact same interior and will need mine doing? Whats their chamois golf ball like?
Ta.
Do you mind me asking what your trim (just door trims?) cost from easterns? Were they quick /slow? Ive got the exact same interior and will need mine doing? Whats their chamois golf ball like?
Ta.
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Posted 07 April 2009 - 09:37 PM
DrFegg thank GOD for that!! It's my birthday today so i had to buy myself something!!
The seat covers are $1700.00
The door trims are $700.00
Carpet i have new. Knox
Headlining is New.
Parcel shelf is new.
Shifter boot is new.
Kick panels are new.
If you pay folding they are faster!
Mine is a Black Interior.
His materials are of the highest standards.
He is also moving factories.
To tell you all the truth i can't believe how much it cost to do a old torrie up.
My son added it up a while ago, when he got to a certain amount i told him to stop counting.
If i could get it new i did.
It is like driving a new car.
Got to get it tuned now. really it has just been put together and started. now i will go looking for performance.
The seat covers are $1700.00
The door trims are $700.00
Carpet i have new. Knox
Headlining is New.
Parcel shelf is new.
Shifter boot is new.
Kick panels are new.
If you pay folding they are faster!
Mine is a Black Interior.
His materials are of the highest standards.
He is also moving factories.
To tell you all the truth i can't believe how much it cost to do a old torrie up.
My son added it up a while ago, when he got to a certain amount i told him to stop counting.
If i could get it new i did.
It is like driving a new car.
Got to get it tuned now. really it has just been put together and started. now i will go looking for performance.
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 12:37 PM
Darren, im tipping those amounts are for each door trim/ cover? Sorry got your interior mixed up with the other SLR thread (purple paint?) , hes got the chamois interior!
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Posted 14 April 2009 - 04:50 PM
Well on the way home from getting a wheel alignment filled it with fuel, got home ....petrol smell! checked it out and the fuel sender was actually cracked around where the fuel line passes through the mounting plate, anyway bit of a search and V-SLR5000-P helped me out with a tank with a sender in it. cleaned it up and wacked it back in. Allright Red says all toranas were painted black on the tank, i kinda like it silver, like my sons LH SLR 3300 which wasn't painted black. What do you think?
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Posted 14 April 2009 - 04:52 PM
I am getting some of these made if anyones interested.
Let me know
Let me know
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Posted 14 April 2009 - 10:51 PM
finally cleaned that god forsacen garage out just for room for my car 
now we'll have the orchid 5000 and the manderin red 3300 next to ecah other it'll look pre' cool post pics soon
thanks Alistair
now we'll have the orchid 5000 and the manderin red 3300 next to ecah other it'll look pre' cool post pics soon
thanks Alistair
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They should look real good once you beat 'em into a circle for that LX lookManaged to get some NOS headlight surrounds:
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 07:10 AM
Darren good to hear yopu are mobile again. Did you swap over the sender units or change tanks? How did you remove the sender unit without special tool 8A1, just tap the locking ring around?
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 07:10 AM
The finish on the fuel tanks on all LH/X's were galvanised, the silver look.
Once the gal wears they go surface rusty, so everyone paints them.
You wont find a shop that will re-gal a fuel tank, if you do let me know
Once the gal wears they go surface rusty, so everyone paints them.
You wont find a shop that will re-gal a fuel tank, if you do let me know
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Darren good to hear yopu are mobile again. Did you swap over the sender units or change tanks? How did you remove the sender unit without special tool 8A1, just tap the locking ring around?
Mate thanks again,
that is my tank, i swapped the sender by gently tapping the ring around a bit at a time on all three tabs, then it just unlocks and you can swap it over,
i got a rare spares seal for it, but suprise suprise, it is to thick, and to hard aswell just put the old one back in and no leaks. Thanks Again
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 03:11 PM
They should look real good once you beat 'em into a circle for that LX look
I couldn't afford one of those round headlight type Torana's.
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The finish on the fuel tanks on all LH/X's were galvanised, the silver look.
Once the gal wears they go surface rusty, so everyone paints them.
You wont find a shop that will re-gal a fuel tank, if you do let me know
I think they are made from Terne coated steel. A mixture of Tin and lead. Which is allready on the sheet steel. that is why you cannot galvanize over them, it won't stick properly. So they are just pickled mild steel which is drawable into a shape which is coated in terne, then welded.
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Posted 09 May 2009 - 09:27 AM
They should look real good once you beat 'em into a circle for that LX look
man i had a go at beating my headlight witch had dents so was useless to any one but it was fun ended up a pancake lol
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Posted 13 May 2009 - 04:36 PM
Well I looked for about a year and finally found some at the right price. Finally got my wheels sorted.
Tinkers has picked them up for me and could not have been more helpful. They are in W.A.
Thanks you again.
Tinkers has picked them up for me and could not have been more helpful. They are in W.A.
Thanks you again.
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