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Yet another Hatch rebuild

Started by its Paul , Jan 10 2009 05:18 PM

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#201 burty

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Posted 09 November 2012 - 09:32 PM

Very impressive build! Top job. Makes my UC to LX conversion look like a slight alteration!

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Posted 09 November 2012 - 10:46 PM

Cool as ride.
What else has dirtbag done aside from increasing the space?

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Posted 10 November 2012 - 05:44 PM

Hi Burty, doing what your doing is by no means a slight alteration, :) as I started with an LX and ended up with an LX, mission accomplished :spoton:

Thanks Emu, I appreciate the kind words, sorry mate I dont understand what you mean by increasing the space. do you mean the bigger workshop?

Here's some photos of a few things that Tim has done.

This is the snake that shead its skin (see the previous photos) the other day.

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Removing the diff from his diff transport vehicle.

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Tim welded and tidied up some areas that would have been ok but wanted them to be better.

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Then the fun for him realy started, cause his secret passion is painting. :stirpot:

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And sanding, he loves sanding :D

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For it to end up like this :clap:

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With a smudge, should buff out. :)

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Well thats the diff painted, Thanks Tim, I appreciate the effort.

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Posted 10 November 2012 - 06:27 PM

Well, I went to Tim's again this morning, to put the diff in and turn the hatch into a roller again. :D

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We then put the wheels on and sat it on the ground.

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We gave it a tub, the first wash its had since I have owned it :spoton:

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We rolled it out for a bit of a photo shoot.

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Pushed it back inside, and popped it on the hoist and put the rear swaybar on.

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And that is where she sits now, ready for a few more little jobs to be completed.

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And this is the Fat Fella and his Car. :nudie:
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Cheers Paul.

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Posted 10 November 2012 - 07:36 PM

Thats frOcking awesome paul hope you bring that to the fest next year

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Posted 10 November 2012 - 07:45 PM

With a smudge, should buff out. :)

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Well thats the diff painted, Thanks Tim, I appreciate the effort.


Is he pulling a frOcking duckface??

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Posted 10 November 2012 - 07:51 PM

Not sure, but he has ET Fr0cking fingers, look at the bastards, there 4 foot long, no wonder he can do shit fast... lol

Thanks Gene, yeah I will, and also the HB, just need to work out the logistics first. :)

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Posted 10 November 2012 - 07:51 PM

Thats how he manages to spend all day in the shed and still be married.

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Posted 10 November 2012 - 09:23 PM

looks awesome Paul

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Posted 11 November 2012 - 05:32 AM

wow! paul your hatch looks awesome!

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Posted 11 November 2012 - 10:01 AM

Hey Paul your hatch making me hallucinate :fighting: i would love to drive side by side with you down the highway i reckon we would spina few people out .

Looking awsome mate getting damm clos now those wheels look mint .

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Posted 11 November 2012 - 11:23 AM

Thanks Stinga & Ben, been a roller coaster of love & hate, but I definitely love the car again :D

Hey Paul your hatch making me hallucinate :fighting: i would love to drive side by side with you down the highway i reckon we would spina few people out .


Hell yeah, Toranafest next year Garth, :D you, Ando, ASS308 and me that would spin a few people out. lol

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Posted 11 November 2012 - 02:23 PM

looks great paul
did you get the smudge off the diff housing?
enjoy driving it!!
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Posted 12 November 2012 - 03:59 PM

Thanks Dave, I wish the "smudge" could stay there, would be a funny talking point :)

Yeah I hope to be enjoying driving it soon, still a few little things to finish off but not long now.

Cheers Paul.

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 05:16 AM

Thanks Stinga & Ben, been a roller coaster of love & hate, but I definitely love the car again :D



Hell yeah, Toranafest next year Garth, :D you, Ando, ASS308 and me that would spin a few people out. lol

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Nice job on this car. It looks very clean.





What a collection of pics ..... No doubt a white hatch is very sexy.

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 06:37 AM

got it home yet mate or does Tim still have it? was the HK still there when you went up...

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 06:51 AM

Hi Kev, nah mate, not home yet, still up there, yeah the HK is still there, you can see it in this photo, will all have to catch up again at the diner again once she is going :)

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 10:57 AM

Looking good Paul :spoton:

Yours, Andos and Peters hatches are gonna look awesome sitting side by side at Lakeside next time the club gets out there :-)

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 10:07 PM

Thanks Tony, would be good to have the choice of the hatch or HB to drive and not just the HB. :) A Black & white Hatchfest at Lakeside, hell yeah, that would be good. :D

Tim started on the power steering that I picked up from Lenny (axistr) what a top bit of gear this is. :spoton:

Old rack (Reco, never used) and power rack.

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Tim said it was a little fiddly room wise around the steering coupling.

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New rack in place, he just needs to mount the power steer pump and measure for new lines, sweet

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Posted 13 November 2012 - 11:00 PM

Thanks Dave, I wish the "smudge" could stay there, would be a funny talking point :)

Yeah I hope to be enjoying driving it soon, still a few little things to finish off but not long now.

Cheers Paul.

i feel your pain paul
i put the original plates on mine after nearly 18 years , 2 weeks ago
but shit weather here in perth and the fact i've had to work some weekend overtime
have meant no cruising time!!!!
oh man am i hanging out for the chance to get it out
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Posted 14 November 2012 - 06:00 AM

Getting close... good stuff

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 08:36 AM

Getting close... good stuff


Thanks. Do you remember a few years back, I used your photo on that carsdomain web site, saying that I want it to look like your photo? well 4 years later it dose. lol

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Posted 14 November 2012 - 10:40 AM

Didn't realise that was you, small world! Good on you for achieving the vision too

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Posted 15 November 2012 - 09:02 PM

Very, very, very nice Paul. Love white hatches and love the attention to detail. Great stuff!

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Posted 16 November 2012 - 09:30 AM

Thanks Marcus, yeah she's starting to look the goods, certainly a huge difference from when I first bought it :)

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