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[debkar]

My new project is this LC 2 door that was for sale on forum. It will be shipped from Sydney to North QLD next week. Plans at this stage are 3.3 Blue motor, large cam, triple dellortos M21 ratio 4 speed and LSD. New carpet inside and GTR dash for the extra guages. Lower the suspension and go cruising with the occasional run down the 1/4 mile. Car is very clean and registered so I can drive while I build. Thanks to ido09s

[debkar]

Good pick up mate this is such a nice car.. awesome crusier

Many thanks, It's certainly a very clean original car, had my dad check it out last week, he was impressed on the car and how it drove. Alway good to start with a nice car.

Edited by debkar, 25 January 2009 - 09:51 PM.

[debkar]

LC has arrived in Townsville and some worked completed. New carpet, new gaskets, new hoses, reproduction GTR wheel. general clean and polish and new 205/60/13 on the rear.

Just happy to have a Torana again.

Also waiting in the garage to go on, 12 port large valve head, aussie 4 speed, reproduction GTR LC console, GTR dash.

In transit triple 150cds, decided not to use webbers ,

Still looking for a nice bottom end for the car

Regards Simon




Photos taken outside Eagers

Motor cleaned up for now, waiting on triples, balanced bottom end, soon

Interior still standard, GTR dash and Console in garage to go in when 4 speed fitted

[debkar]

Hi thanks, is a very nice LC,

[debkar]

Hey Dean,

Haven't seen you car as yet, would have remembered that one. Have only seen a white 2 door so far up here.

Do you have some pics you could send me, be keen to see it in the flesh to.

I take the LC out each sunday, still pretty stock, but that will change soon,

Regards Simon

[red6]

beautiful car mate wish i had picked it up when i had the chance. make sure u keep posting pics as it develops im certainly interested

[makka]

nice buy mate!

where did you get the repro wheel and how much?

[debkar]

Hi Red6,

Certainly is clean, one of the cleanest LCs I have seen in about 20 years, were you looking at buying it when it was in Victoria?

I drove it back from the depot to home and couldn't beleive have well it drove,

Regards Simon

[debkar]

Hi Makka,

Grabbed the whele from ebay, 295 with boss and centre. It is quite nice, rim is fatter than original and horn is smaller, but is a good cheap option to original wheel. It's 15 inch in diameter and has 4 inch depth, here's the link to the item

http://cgi.ebay.com....em=170297957769

Regards Simon

[debkar]

Hey Waz355

Thanks for that, always had a soft spot for the LCs, have had LJs as well, but really like the LC

[red6]

Hi Red6,

Certainly is clean, one of the cleanest LCs I have seen in about 20 years, were you looking at buying it when it was in Victoria?

I drove it back from the depot to home and couldn't beleive have well it drove,

Regards Simon

i was shown some low res pics of it over this forum in easter 2005 when i was looking to buy a 2 door Lc from victoria, i ended up with mine as i was more attracted to the rally red/ sandlewood interior combination however yours certainly is in outstanding condition, quite a bit better in the interior than mine was, and would have made the decision much harder, but im happy with where my Lc is at now so who can complain, u should be very proud!

[debkar]

Hi All,

Picked up red 9 port head converted to 12 port, with some port work done and nice small combustion chamber. Has yt valves, not sure if it started life as yt history unknown. Will need a freshen up.

Was going to run triple dellortos, but have decided to run my triple 150s , have some of Brad's repro air cleaners in the post. Will get new linkages as the ones on there are non original type and brackets have been molested.

Need to get the bottom end freshened and balanced, with blue motor internals, healthy hydraulic cam, new pistons etc.

Regards Simon


12 port

Chamber

[lcgtr1970]

well done mate. looks to be a real nice car already, good to see its only gonna get better. keep us all posted as ill be watching this thread intently. gotta love lc 2doors!

[debkar]

Thanks lcgtr1970,

Car will be off to spray painters soon, has a couple of scrapes on body to be repaired and some tiny rust to be repaired on d/s A pillar, a hole in p/s quarter where someone has had an aerail mounted apart from that body is clean.

Next step is manual conversion, have a blank colomn and rat trap coming from a form member and will fit aussie 4 speed when that arrives,

LC 2 doors are my favourite Torry,

Regards Simon

[ido09s]

I should have searched this forum alot earlier for posts from you Simon. I am so glad you like the car and i am even happier that it went to someone who has the passion and enthusiasm to bring it back to its former glory plus some

Am going to keep a keen eye on this thread to see where you end up with the car. I kinda miss it but it would have been such a shame for me to tub it

I would love to see some more pics of where it currently is build wise.

[debkar]

I should have searched this forum alot earlier for posts from you Simon. I am so glad you like the car and i am even happier that it went to someone who has the passion and enthusiasm to bring it back to its former glory plus some

Am going to keep a keen eye on this thread to see where you end up with the car. I kinda miss it but it would have been such a shame for me to tub it

I would love to see some more pics of where it currently is build wise.

Many thanks, just bought a house so have been a little quiet on the Torana recently, hope to get back to it this week,

Regards Simon

[ido09s]

Any more updates Simon?

[debkar]

Hey m8, car looks gr8. Looks like I bought my steering wheel off the same guy straight after you got yours as part of my LC 2 door build up...
Not keen on keeping the roll pins on the back for the indicator cancellors for too long, do they look a bit dodgy to you aswell?

Hi, no I thought hey were a little suspect, just a push fit,

[debkar]

Any more updates Simon?

Hi, just purchased a new house and moved so been a little slow of recent.

Did drop the block off to Brinks Performance in town who are rebuilding the motor, specs are

186 block (same as when you owned it)
3.3 blue crank machined to fit,
Starfire rods
Wade cam 373
Romac balancer
Balanced

9 port red head converted to 12 port, large valves ported,
Either triple CDs or 650 square bore vac secondary

Aussie 4 speed

3.9 LSD banjo,

Should be back on the road in a few weeks,

Regards Simon