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LH SL TORANA 173 TO EFI 5L TH700 BW 3.45 LSD

Started by _LH SLR 3300_ , Jun 27 2009 01:50 PM

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#226 _BlownOutlaw_

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Posted 28 December 2009 - 09:41 AM

Matt, well done mate it looks good. Keep up the good work. Ive been driving mine around over Xmas break now and then. Hmm pull it appart soon lol

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#227 _V6 UC_

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Posted 29 December 2009 - 07:18 PM

ive been reading thru your build mate and seeing the outcome is a a real inspiration for me to have a go at painting my car myself, its really opened my eyes to whats involved and the finish of your car is just awsome. Thanks for putting up so many pics and such a detailed biuld, will really help me out when i decide to throw myself in the deep end! again, very well done, Hayden

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#228 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 30 December 2009 - 02:07 PM

Thanks Leigh & Hayden Posted Image

. A quick update on my progress & some pics to go with it. Heater is back in the car & hooked up so the engine now has coolant in it & can be run for longer than a minute or two . Finally replaced the red & silver engine covers with silver & Orchid ones, front & back screens are in along with the hoodling & visors, a big thanks to Gary (moot) for saving me from stuffing up the instalation by fitting it properly. Top job & highly recommend his work Posted Image

. Rear bar & lights are on, haven't done the front bar yet as i haven't got anyone to help me lift in on at the moment. I'm halfway through making a custom boot instal to hide the fuel pumps etc, made the parcel tray & am part way through fitting a stereo system. About to fit up the doors & fit the carpet & replace the leaking rear brake lines so i can take it for a good drive.

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Cheers Matt

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#229 _evil UC hatch_

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Posted 30 December 2009 - 02:29 PM

mate she is looking good, love the engine covers, I never even thought of doing them silver with orchard highlights, I was thinking the other way around. what exactly did you do with the holden symbol it looks like it just has an outline in pink?

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#230 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 30 December 2009 - 02:54 PM

Thanks mate, i thought of painting the covers Orchid with silver highlights but ended up painting them the other way around. The lion emblem & the "5000 injection" are painted in Orchid with clear coat over them. These covers took two afternoons after work to paint but i wanted something a little different that would make the injected motor stand out from the car so i think the effort it took to paint them this way was worth it.

cheers Matt

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#231 _evil UC hatch_

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Posted 30 December 2009 - 03:04 PM

Definatley was well worth it, looks tops :spoton:

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#232 gtrboyy

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Posted 30 December 2009 - 05:50 PM

Engine covers look schmicko mate.

Give me a buzz if you need a hand,I'm not that far away.

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#233 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 30 December 2009 - 06:10 PM

Engine covers look schmicko mate.

Give me a buzz if you need a hand,I'm not that far away.

Thanks for the offer, i might take you up on that loan offer on your B45s, it's looking like the car will be going down to Summernats with chasers on it otherwise, the 18s foul the lower front control arms on full lock & scrub on the rear guards when i go over bumps. I can leave you collateral until i get back from Canberra if that's cool. PM me your phone number. Thanks heaps Matt

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#234 _TUFF75LH355_

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Posted 30 December 2009 - 10:22 PM

coming along very nicely matt looking forward to seeing it down at the nats mate ...

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#235 _nial8r_

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Posted 31 December 2009 - 06:40 AM

Hi Matt, thx for the chat on the phone last night and the info i was chasing Posted Image

just had a better look at the pic's you have posted up and its looking nice as mate the hood lining looks really good too.,.,., are you putting the chrome moulds back on the doors around the glass as it looks like you have left the metal lugs there ??? if you are have you got any decent ones to go back on ?? let me know cause i have all 4 doors with them still on the doors i have here and there in really good nik just send me a txt or PM me about em ( you know the deal mate Posted Image

) and also noticed you have the lower section of the chome mould that goes around the grill, were did ya score that one from i have been looking for that piece for ages.. all in all its coming together really nice mate i bet your at the stage were you just want it finished so you can enjoy it now as its so close to done Posted Image

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#236 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 31 December 2009 - 07:11 AM

No probs Lee, was good catching up with ya Posted Image

. The chrome trims are going back on the doors, as you no doubt know, fitting up these cars is like doing a jigsaw puzzle, you have to follow a certain order when putting them together. That's on todays plan lol. I think i have those trims that clip onto the front apron under the grille, i've seen people here call them the "SLR smile". They have a couple of stone dents in them but they're yours if you want them, i'll dig them out of the shed today to make sure i have the pair. Yeah i'm itching to take it for a drive, watching it all come together kinda reminds me of watching my young fella open his chrissy presents if ya know what i mean. I need to source some guages for the oil & temp before i can drive it any distance, hopefully i'll get some on saturday. Will keep you posted.

Cheers Matt

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#237 fatslr

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Posted 31 December 2009 - 10:40 AM

MATT

Looking sweet mate this thread is starting to remind me of Herne's last year getting the "dream" ready for summernats.

Well done to Moot helping you out with the rooflining i hope you inspired him to build his car and not sell it .

Have fun at the NATS

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#238 _moot_

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Posted 31 December 2009 - 11:12 AM

good to see your progressing! cant wait to see it down the nats :burnout:

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#239 _ass308_

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Posted 31 December 2009 - 01:42 PM

looking really good matt.love the colour.and in only seven months,u must be wrapped.

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#240 _darrenmark1_

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Posted 01 January 2010 - 08:30 PM

Well i must say i think i have seen that colour before, duno if i like it tho, :spoton:

It look very similair to one i have seen before!

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now i know of three it this colour....
anyone else got one?

Nice job by the way, you make it look easy, and it's not. Again Well Done

Daz

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#241 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 01 January 2010 - 11:47 PM

Thanks mate, i don't know about you but i love this colour Posted Image

. Oh yeah, i've had a few suggestions of painting the SLR blackouts like that prime example you posted the pic of but i'm quite happy with mine as it is. Believe it or not i owned a poverty pack 3300 three on the tree LH painted this colour from factory 14 years ago which is where i got the idea to spray this car Orchid. Does that count as number four? That car is probably long gone by now, a young bloke bought it of me & i don't believe he looked after it at all. Yeah you are right, rebuilding this car was far from easy, it was nerve racking at times, but then i've read your build thread so you already know that. Cheers Matt

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#242 _dirtbag_

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Posted 02 January 2010 - 01:11 AM

The car's looking awesome. Great job. Now you just need to ditch the sludgeomatic and fit a "gearbox" : )
Just stirring. Keep up the good work. I really like the stocko look you've done it in. Awesome sleeper.

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#243 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 02 January 2010 - 08:54 AM

Lol, thanks mate. I know someone here on the forum who's in the process of trying to fit a T5 in his LX & from what he tells me it's not as straight forward as one might believe. Still i had lots of fun in my old Toranas with the M20 four slotters so you make a good point. Got sick of replacing them time & again when they'd break laygear shafts & main shafts though. I think the sludge-o-matic will be staying put, but it may get a shift kit & stall Posted Image

Cheers Matt

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#244 _dirtbag_

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Posted 02 January 2010 - 11:20 AM

Hey Matt. Yeah, that's fair enough. I just took a T5 out of my brothers UC hatch and I can see they had to do some tunnel mods. That's alright though, cos now I have to try and fit a T56 in there, so the old tunnel is GONE!!!!! : )

The 4 speed auto is a nice box. As far as being able to cruise and then lay good skids they're hard to beat. Look forward to seeing your car finished. It's one of the neater ones getting done in my opinion.

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#245 _nial8r_

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Posted 02 January 2010 - 02:39 PM

No probs Lee, was good catching up with ya . The chrome trims are going back on the doors, as you no doubt know, fitting up these cars is like doing a jigsaw puzzle, you have to follow a certain order when putting them together. That's on todays plan lol. I think i have those trims that clip onto the front apron under the grille, i've seen people here call them the "SLR smile". They have a couple of stone dents in them but they're yours if you want them, i'll dig them out of the shed today to make sure i have the pair. Yeah i'm itching to take it for a drive, watching it all come together kinda reminds me of watching my young fella open his chrissy presents if ya know what i mean. I need to source some guages for the oil & temp before i can drive it any distance, hopefully i'll get some on saturday. Will keep you posted.

Cheers Matt

Hi Matt, thx for that i will put my hand up for the " SLR Smile " chrome strips as i said i have been looking for them for a long time as well as other bits and pieces while in the process of the build even though i no where near that putting them on the the LX yet it would be good to know that i have them when i need them Posted Image

thx again mate

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#246 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 03 January 2010 - 08:20 AM

No probs Lee, i found one half of the smile yesterday & i'm certain the other half is in the shed somewhere. Well i have another update on my progress & some more pics. Doors are mostly together, i'm missing three of the plastic washers that go between the window winders & the rear interior door handles so only three door trims are on for now. Exterior is nearly complete, i'm thinking of repainting the gold wiper motor silver so the plenum grille & wipers are yet to go on. Nearly finished the custom boot install, need to finish the custom boot floor & beaver tail trim then connect the wires to the amp. Big thanks to Mick & Sean for their help here. Top job Posted Image

.Fitted the CD player & finished of some minor wiring, parcel tray is done & 7x10s fitted, today hopefully i'll get the carpet & seats in & finish the interior. Another big thanks to Shane (gtrboyy) for bringing the B45s around. They look awesome on the car, pitty they foul on the front calipers though. Still haven't sorted that out Shane, but i'll keep at it. The car is going for a wheel alignment tomorrow so i'm cutting it fine to make it to Summernats but i'll give it my best shot. Cheers Matt.
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#247 _TUFF75LH355_

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Posted 03 January 2010 - 11:25 AM

coming along well mate , fingers crossed for ya to make the nats ..Cheers Ben

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#248 _TUFF75LH355_

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Posted 03 January 2010 - 04:38 PM

hi mate is this the plastic washer you are missing ...??

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Edited by TUFF75LH355, 03 January 2010 - 04:39 PM.

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#249 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 04 January 2010 - 12:47 AM

hi mate is this the plastic washer you are missing ...??

Yeah mate, i'm missing three of them.

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#250 gtrboyy

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Posted 04 January 2010 - 10:51 PM

Hi matt,

The car is a credit to you mate.

It actually looks better in person than in the pics,I was surprised how well the simmons suited the car & fitted in with the style of build lol.

For front brakes I reckon commo discs & hq calipers would be a goer..think struggler is doing the same thing for his uc,got to get calipers to finish mine off.Or doing them like your slr would work well also.

Man,would you believe it some mongrel keyed my ute..I only just got the damn thing.