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My first Torana

Started by _Mr S_ , Sep 09 2009 09:19 PM

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#1 _Mr S_

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Posted 09 September 2009 - 09:19 PM

G'day everyone

thought id better share my resto journey with all you guys so here it is

I picked up a 1 owner 77 LX which i got of a forum member. Its got a 173, 3 speed auto on the colum, bench seat and has never had a radio fitted.

As soon as i got it home it was in pieces and once id pull things apart i found alot of surprises... look theres rust over there....and over there.... and here....o wait theres more haha

The whole plenum chamber was rusted right out but the floor is still perfect for some reason. im guessing the old lady who owed the car actually had buckets set up under the dash to catch the water haha

This then required a whole new plenum chamber which i purchased off "ozbox" and recently had "gtr161s" install it for me. If it wasnt for these guys the car would still be a rusty shell so CHEERS

Next stage is off to the painters

I know how everyone likes LOTS of pics so heres a few (hopefully they work)

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#2 TerrA LX

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Posted 09 September 2009 - 09:49 PM

Lot of work there.
The only way to do it.
Well done. :spoton:

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#3 _UnnamedFeeling_

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Posted 09 September 2009 - 11:35 PM

Nice work mate,

Gunna leave her chamois?

that rear end looks pretty messy all that bog and rust .

It turned out good aye..

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#4 _Mr S_

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Posted 09 September 2009 - 11:44 PM

Gunna leave her chamois?

At the moment im pretty keen to do leave it the same colour but with the blackouts round with window and black bonnet. But then again i change my mind everyweek

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#5 meanmachine72

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Posted 10 September 2009 - 11:02 AM

good pics mate...i seen this car at kevs and was amazed that the floors were so clean
told ya kev was handy with the welder!!! well done kev ya saved another one mate :spoton:

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#6 _billywest_

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Posted 12 September 2009 - 07:32 AM

Gunna leave her chamois?

At the moment im pretty keen to do leave it the same colour but with the blackouts round with window and black bonnet. But then again i change my mind everyweek

hey mr s well done hey what a job you have done are you going to torana fest cheers billywest

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#7 _ass308_

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Posted 12 September 2009 - 07:46 AM

top job

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#8 _Mr S_

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Posted 12 September 2009 - 10:47 AM

hey mr s well done hey what a job you have done are you going to torana fest cheers billywest
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Hi billywest yes i will be a toranafest but not with the car. it still needs some panel work before it goes to the painters and i dont think thats all gonna happen before next w/e. Are you entering a car?

Cheers for all the comments everyone

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#9 _billywest_

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Posted 13 September 2009 - 08:20 AM

[quote name='Mr S' date='12 September 2009 - 11:47 AM' timestamp='1252716437' post='439871']
hey mr s well done hey what a job you have done are you going to torana fest cheers billywest
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Hi billywest yes i will be a toranafest but not with the car. it still needs some panel work before it goes to the painters and i dont think thats all gonna happen before next w/e. Are you entering a car?

Cheers for all the comments everyone
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nah mr S i am still working on it, work in progress 6 months i think and i will be finished also i am going to toranafest aswell i am fixing up a lc 4 door see ya there hey don,t forget to come and say hi cheers billywest

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#10 _torriechick_

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Posted 13 September 2009 - 10:00 AM

Nice LX. Looks good, keep the pics comin! Oh and have fun at ToranaFest! Posted Image

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#11 _Mr S_

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Posted 19 September 2009 - 08:45 PM

G'day

Im still getting the torri ready to go to the painters and come across a problem

Some time in its life the car has had a hit up its backside and was repaired with ALOT of bogg. The bootlid is still straight but it does not line up with the body. The body should be curved to follow the curve in the boot but who ever fixed the body has made it dead straight.

Does anyone know how i could go about making the boot and body line up OR should i just leave it???

Im not to fust about it but everytime my mate comes over he points it out as his is perfect ahaha

CHEERS

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#12 rodomo

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Posted 19 September 2009 - 09:52 PM

A lump of 4" X 2" across the inside and a few nudges with a sledge hammer should do it.
You might have some bog cracks to fix afterwards though.

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#13 _Mr S_

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Posted 19 September 2009 - 10:20 PM

A lump of 4" X 2" across the inside and a few nudges with a sledge hammer should do it.
You might have some bog cracks to fix afterwards though.

Thats worth a try, cheers mate

i was thinking about getting all the old bog out as it has a few cracks in it anyways

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#14 _Mr S_

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Posted 25 September 2009 - 02:21 PM

G'day all

got some new pics of a few things ive done to my pride and joy. Im doing all i can do as i know bugger all about panel beating but it should be on its way soon to get beat'n up and painted.

Thought a touch of black paint will make those hubcaps stand out a bit more and im pretty happy with the outcome
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Stole dads trailor wheels and made them look all spiffy. Putting these on the rear end and keeping the stockies up front
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Fixed up my centre console and found a place for the tacho. Tacho will be moved as soon as i find the dollars for a floor shifter and that means bye bye bench seat and hello buckets
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one of the sub boxes i made. got one on the other side also
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I didnt want to run tiny 4inch speakers so i made a new kick panel and used the next cavity up which can fit 6's and they fit perfect
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and today the dash got a well deserved paint
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#15 TerrA LX

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Posted 25 September 2009 - 02:45 PM

I like your work, coming along nicely.

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#16 _doogs_

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Posted 25 September 2009 - 05:29 PM

Looks like a great starting point mate.
Keep up the good progress and keep the pics coming.

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#17 _Mr S_

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Posted 25 September 2009 - 07:49 PM

Cheers for the feedback guys

I picked up a set of bucket seats today and they are the exact same colour as my orginal interior so im cheering

The only problem with seats are one is missing the rails completely, one of the plastic covers off the side and the plastic wheel to make the seat recline.

If anyone has these parts im very interested in getting them off you

CHEERS

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#18 _gen3torrie_

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Posted 25 September 2009 - 11:34 PM

is that passenger seat for the backseat driver?

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#19 _Mr S_

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Posted 26 September 2009 - 10:44 AM

is that passenger seat for the backseat driver?

hahaha nah mate. I bolted one seat in to replace the plastic bucket i was using for a seat and the other dosent have any rails so its just floating around in the car.

Also forgot to mention that the rail im after is for the drivers side seat so if anyones got one name your price.

and GO PARRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHEERS

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#20 _Mr S_

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Posted 30 September 2009 - 09:08 PM

G'day everyone

i got a few pics you guys might like

yesterday i bought a tin of jet black and started spraying the inside of the boot which turned out pretty good but the $10 compressor was letting me down alot ahaha

But i couldnt leave it all black and boring so i got a mate to come round who is also a forum member (unnamedfeeling) and asked if he could lay down some awesome airbrushing and the answer was YESSSSSSSS. He happily climbed into the boot and was hard at work. Couldnt be happier with the results

and if anyone needs someone to do some airbrush work give him a call cause he's looking for work Posted Image

also have pics of other things he's painted

CHEERS

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#21 _billywest_

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Posted 01 October 2009 - 08:33 PM

G'day everyone

i got a few pics you guys might like

yesterday i bought a tin of jet black and started spraying the inside of the boot which turned out pretty good but the $10 compressor was letting me down alot ahaha

But i couldnt leave it all black and boring so i got a mate to come round who is also a forum member (unnamedfeeling) and asked if he could lay down some awesome airbrushing and the answer was YESSSSSSSS. He happily climbed into the boot and was hard at work. Couldnt be happier with the results

and if anyone needs someone to do some airbrush work give him a call cause he's looking for work
also have pics of other things he's painted

CHEERS