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[orangeLJ]

Well, torry is due for some love soon.

Karlie has told me I need to have everything perfect for the wedding in may next year.

So looking to order the rest of the jets etc etc for the final tune in the next month or so and will probably look at finally finishing off the dash.

I'm gunna throw some lowered springs in the rear for the big day (will do a trial beforehand) just to get it sitting perfectly.

[orangeLJ]

Oil pressure issue is solved, was really a non issue (mechanical guague showed that)

Misfire/running issue has now been solved (put a points dizzy and coil in, problem has gone, rebuilding electronic dizzy now with new module)

Now I just need to get the rest of my shit together

[orangeLJ]

sooooo.....

 

Engine, box, frontend, brakes, suspension are all out of the car at the moment....

 

 

Wedding is in 3 weeks....

 

 

Why do I do this to myself?

[orangeLJ]

Few happy snaps (havent taken many)
 

 

 

[orangeLJ]

700+hp, 410ci, sub 500kg... lots of fun! haha

[orangeLJ]

It runs.

Still sorting out front brakes at the moment, made new hard lines, found my old calipers but can't find the frOcking bolts or spare rubber lines.

Almost there though. Should be done tonight, then its off for a wheel alignment.

[orangeLJ]

Car was all together and running for the wedding

 

Will find some photos from the day and throw them up.

 

 

in other news, wasn't too sure where to put this....

 

but dad just grabbed another project for the collection yesterday....

 

http://www.ebay.com....cvip=true&rt=nc

[orangeLJ]

 

 

 

 

 

Had 2x LJ XU-1s (glacier white one was the brides transport)

 

LJ GTR (light green) was the bridesmaids

 

Juniper car is my Dads and the orange one is obviously what I drove to and from the wedding in

still waiting on the professional shots, but hopefully should have them soon

[orangeLJ]

especially when you get married right next door to the police station! haha.

[orangeLJ]

Silk fixes that rob

And they are usually tight enough not to flap when I put them on. I tape them into the door gap so that it doesn't get "pulled" when you close the door

[orangeLJ]

Bought some new tyres for the torana,

 

something a little better than the cheapos that I had on it (they are now on the corolla, the main catalyst for the new torry tyres was the corolla needing new tyres)

 

Bought some KU31s to try, decision came down to these or RE001/2s

 

KU31s were $30 a tyre cheaper, so they got the nod.

 

Will have to try them out soon.

 

 

 

Hoping to get my front end and brake setup back under the car in about a months time 

 

Thinking of painting it orange?

 

Any thoughts?

 

I'm never going gloss black for a front end ever again. 

 

Water marks are just too hard to clean off and its impossible to keep clean.

 

Silver seems to look pretty good, but I think orange will tie in better?

[orangeLJ]

Its got a silver front end in it at the moment, actually looks surprisingly good

[orangeLJ]

wow! thanks for the kind words man.

 

I've had the thing for nearly 10 years now, so it definitely hasnt been a quick progression, its never going to be a million dollar elite show car, but somedays I do actually look at it and think that I'm VERY lucky to have what I do and while I can pick it to pieces, comparing it to other peoples toranas, at the end of the day, its still something pretty decent

 

I've got a photo to throw up later that shows the silver front end at the moment.

[orangeLJ]

This is one from the wedding that really shows the front end more than others-

 

[orangeLJ]

If you'd seen what my black front end looks like you wouldn't say that lol.

Water marks are such a pain in the arose, plus chips stand out

[orangeLJ]

sandblast and get it done satin and put a V8 in it while your at it !!!

 

never! haha.