Looks the goods mate!
Good effort on the rust repair, you wont regret doing it right the first time.
Considering I reckon you and unnamedfeeling will be getting alot of cruising time in together, I think I need to make up some stickers for unnamedfeeling's flat black torry and your girl (if it gets painted chamois again anyway) "Salt" for yours and "pepper" for his, seems appropriate!
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Looks the goods mate!
Good effort on the rust repair, you wont regret doing it right the first time.
Considering I reckon you and unnamedfeeling will be getting alot of cruising time in together, I think I need to make up some stickers for unnamedfeeling's flat black torry and your girl (if it gets painted chamois again anyway) "Salt" for yours and "pepper" for his, seems appropriate!
HAHAHA that would have been a good idea and yes we would have done it BUT another colour was chosen. I payed the painter a visit today to see how it was going and mainly to get some pics for everyone here on the forum. I decided to go "pepper grey" with the colour which is the same colour as the 67 Shelby GT500 used in Gone in 60 seconds.
She isnt finished yet but hoping to pick her up this monday
The pics were taken with a phone. ill get better ones once she's finished
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Posted 09 December 2009 - 08:15 AM
Whos doing the work for you?
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Whos doing the work for you?
Its being done at Simply Smashing which is at Gossy just off Manns road. Im very happy on how the colour turned out, cant wait till its finished.
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G'day everyone
Its been a while since ive updated this due to lazyness but heres whats happened since
The panel work and paint job finally got finished. It went straight to Gosford windsreen service from the painters where they put the original rear windscreen in and a brand new front one in. I highly reccomend them for anyone in the area as Bruce did a really nice and neat job. There at 31 Dwyer St North Gosford NSW 2250
Got the car home that day and started putting her back together. Thought i could do it overnight but ended up taking about a week.
Went for a blueslip and passed first go. Mechanic said i did a great job with it which is always nice to hear.
Got a 2 1/4inch exhaust put on and a set of extractors which i allready had. Asked for a straight through muffler but they put one with an offset on it. Unless it goes through the muffler on an angle im not sure. Wasnt to happy with the job they did but it sounds good so ill leave it on.
Rebuilt a 350 Holley i had sitting around and bolted that up (no comment on that) haha
Decided not to put a centre console in because i like the clean look of it. Wasnt to sure where to put the stereo but ended up making something so it now sits in the glove box which i didnt use anyways.
Will get someone else to wire it up because the car never had a radio so theres no wires at all and im not sure how to set the fuse up.
Only going to be running 2 6x9's and was thinking about putting them under the back seat. Looks like theres enough room and sound quality wise they will def be muffled a bit. I havent purchased them yet but getting atleast 400watters so you will hear them for sure.
Took it out for a drive the other night and got a spark from under the dash and lost all my dash lights and interior light. Not sure how that happened and yet to look into it due to lazyness haha
CHEERS guys
Its been a while since ive updated this due to lazyness but heres whats happened since
The panel work and paint job finally got finished. It went straight to Gosford windsreen service from the painters where they put the original rear windscreen in and a brand new front one in. I highly reccomend them for anyone in the area as Bruce did a really nice and neat job. There at 31 Dwyer St North Gosford NSW 2250
Got the car home that day and started putting her back together. Thought i could do it overnight but ended up taking about a week.
Went for a blueslip and passed first go. Mechanic said i did a great job with it which is always nice to hear.
Got a 2 1/4inch exhaust put on and a set of extractors which i allready had. Asked for a straight through muffler but they put one with an offset on it. Unless it goes through the muffler on an angle im not sure. Wasnt to happy with the job they did but it sounds good so ill leave it on.
Rebuilt a 350 Holley i had sitting around and bolted that up (no comment on that) haha
Decided not to put a centre console in because i like the clean look of it. Wasnt to sure where to put the stereo but ended up making something so it now sits in the glove box which i didnt use anyways.
Will get someone else to wire it up because the car never had a radio so theres no wires at all and im not sure how to set the fuse up.
Only going to be running 2 6x9's and was thinking about putting them under the back seat. Looks like theres enough room and sound quality wise they will def be muffled a bit. I havent purchased them yet but getting atleast 400watters so you will hear them for sure.
Took it out for a drive the other night and got a spark from under the dash and lost all my dash lights and interior light. Not sure how that happened and yet to look into it due to lazyness haha
CHEERS guys
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Posted 12 April 2010 - 11:17 AM
I think you'll find that the muffler is of a straight through design, internally it will most likely have a preforated pipe which curves from the inlet to outlet. But you wont know without a part number or looking inside it.
Car has come up a treat, a very big well done to you!!
Car has come up a treat, a very big well done to you!!
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Posted 12 April 2010 - 05:23 PM
Looks great. Happy with the way it drives etc?
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Posted 12 April 2010 - 11:52 PM
Looks great. Happy with the way it drives etc?
Thanks for the nice replies. Yes Heath im very happy with it but theres always room for improvement haha Bigger wheels and shorter springs will be next on the list. O and to change the slightly oval shaped stock steering wheel
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Posted 13 April 2010 - 09:30 AM
about time you put up some new pictures!
Stereo wiring is easy peasy.
Drop round one arvo (unlike me calling at your joint to look at your cable, I can do stuff at my house because Ive got my tools! haha)
Ive still got all the wire+terminals out at home, I just finished the stereo in the Ute.
The only thing you might need to go buy is a couple lengths of single strand wire to use for the constant and ign. wire.
Give me a yell.
Stereo wiring is easy peasy.
Drop round one arvo (unlike me calling at your joint to look at your cable, I can do stuff at my house because Ive got my tools! haha)
Ive still got all the wire+terminals out at home, I just finished the stereo in the Ute.
The only thing you might need to go buy is a couple lengths of single strand wire to use for the constant and ign. wire.
Give me a yell.
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Hi everyone, Its been 2 years since i have posted anything on this site. So just adding a heap of pics of whats happend. ENJOY 
(sorry if the pics dont work. cant remember how to put them on)
(sorry if the pics dont work. cant remember how to put them on)
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thanks google street view for the last pic haha
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Nice... Love the bit of airbrushing in the boot. What's the specs on the new motor?
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Thanks mate,
Its a 308, standard stroke, bored 30thou, ported heads, custom cam, roller rockers, redline single plane manifold. no carby as of yet and i have no idea what hp it will be putting out
Its a 308, standard stroke, bored 30thou, ported heads, custom cam, roller rockers, redline single plane manifold. no carby as of yet and i have no idea what hp it will be putting out
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Posted 16 August 2012 - 02:31 PM
And I assume that the auto is in the wheelbarrow so you can tip it onto a scrap pile and get a manual? 
Love the Venetian, too
Love the Venetian, too
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Posted 16 August 2012 - 02:51 PM
rrrrrrrrr dont say that hahaha ive been tossing up which way to go for ages. I got a M21 with everything else to convert it to manual ready to go but decided to go auto. its going to be fully manualised if that makes it any better haha
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Posted 16 August 2012 - 04:33 PM
Good old Ethan and his airbrushed flames hahaha.
Should have seen the bonnet on his HQ Tim, featured two well breasted ladies and lots of flames.
Needs about an inch less ground clearance
Should have seen the bonnet on his HQ Tim, featured two well breasted ladies and lots of flames.
Needs about an inch less ground clearance
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Posted 17 August 2012 - 08:24 AM
Yours douchebag! haha, although his ute could have been lower too.
Whens the 308 going in?
Whens the 308 going in?
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I havent seen his ute for ages (or him) It sounds AWESOME though. Great job on the exhuast mate
It will get lower dont you worry. I wanna see how the front sits with the 8 in it and 6cyl springs and the rear cant get any lower at the moment due to trye size
New motor is going in start of next year. Will hopefully have everything to do the conversion by then. Plus got a few weddings this year so cant have the car in pieces.
It will get lower dont you worry. I wanna see how the front sits with the 8 in it and 6cyl springs and the rear cant get any lower at the moment due to trye size
New motor is going in start of next year. Will hopefully have everything to do the conversion by then. Plus got a few weddings this year so cant have the car in pieces.
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Posted 17 August 2012 - 11:37 AM
Ute is long gone, sold it earlier in the year, bought a cheapo integra for a daily so he is s rice boy now. haha.
But it did sound pretty good!
Iwhat offset are the rear wheels at the moment?
But it did sound pretty good!
Iwhat offset are the rear wheels at the moment?
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o really!!! hope he made a profit considering all the time he spent on it
If mine sounds like that did id be happy
I have no idea on the offset. There 7" wide with 235/60/14
best close up pic i have
If mine sounds like that did id be happy
I have no idea on the offset. There 7" wide with 235/60/14
best close up pic i have
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