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Fixing my brothers UC hatch
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 10:45 AM
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 02:52 PM
Do something about that crossmember will ya!!
Looks smoooth as mate.
Yeah, the cross member will get tidied up once I've made a couple of small changes for the power steering rack to fit.
As for the photo shop comments - how rude. As if I would ever do that : )
grrrrrrr.....IT'S NOT YELLOW....hahha. It's barbados green. I used to own it a few years ago. I know it's a bit sad putting a car on there I don't have any more, but I didn't think a hilux would be fitting here :
hehehe! Yellow! .....cough
Hahahahaha Kush. Love it
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 03:02 PM
Its one of those colour chache colours, halaquin?
Its one of those colour change colours, halaquin?
Its one of those colour change colours, halaquin?
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 03:14 PM
You do know there is only one colour that you can adjust the saturation to Bright Green and also magenta! It's all to do with the colour wheel... So you have actually showed us the colour accidentally! LOL
Should i tell the people?
Should i tell the people?
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 03:28 PM
But you can go from one colour to the next still Matt, like if he went from the original colour to magenta, then slective colour replace to another colour etc.
But I think you are right though
But I think you are right though
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 03:34 PM
Would it happen to be one of our favorite colours?
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 03:50 PM
I personally think it is one of the greatest colours that can be laid down onto a torana...
Copy and paste one of the images shown into Photoshop, and play with the Saturation... Play with it until it looks 'normal' - Concrete colour, masking tape colour etc etc...
Oh, and then desaturate it and match it with the black and white images shown... lol
Copy and paste one of the images shown into Photoshop, and play with the Saturation... Play with it until it looks 'normal' - Concrete colour, masking tape colour etc etc...
Oh, and then desaturate it and match it with the black and white images shown... lol
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 04:10 PM
I actually got the pink shade from the green photo, so it must be green : )
I'll post some pics of the colour tonight. I just felt like being a jerk and not showing it
I'll post some pics of the colour tonight. I just felt like being a jerk and not showing it
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 04:14 PM
I actually got the pink shade from the green photo, so it must be green : )
I was only bullshitting bout the colour wheel stuff too! HAHA!
But playing the the photo, my guess is that its Orange!
Red/Orange made the concrete, masking tape and other stuff look 'normal', Desaturated red is darker than the grey in the BW pics... So Orange it is!! LOL
Good Colour choice!
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 05:03 PM
Well, I guess I've put it off long enough. The colour is light black : )
OK, today the hinges got put back together after being coated. I machined up new door hinge bushes from nylon and they went together really well.
The doors and hatch then got rehung onto the car.
Every bolt going back onto the car will be stainless.
The paint is clear over base lamborghini orange. It's a solid colour, as pearls and metallics are too common, and fad colours like ford focus orange with gold pearl will date the car too much, where the solid colour on a 70's car is timeless.
I'm not trying to offend anyone with metallic or pearl paint, it's just not what this car is about. As for me, I like black : )
So there you go. Now you've seen the real colour. Or have you???
OK, today the hinges got put back together after being coated. I machined up new door hinge bushes from nylon and they went together really well.
The doors and hatch then got rehung onto the car.
Every bolt going back onto the car will be stainless.
The paint is clear over base lamborghini orange. It's a solid colour, as pearls and metallics are too common, and fad colours like ford focus orange with gold pearl will date the car too much, where the solid colour on a 70's car is timeless.
I'm not trying to offend anyone with metallic or pearl paint, it's just not what this car is about. As for me, I like black : )
So there you go. Now you've seen the real colour. Or have you???
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 05:29 PM
What the hell? Why does it keep changing colour? Or maybe I'm just reading this out of context. Whatever colour that is it looks smooth as a baby's arse, Dirtbag. Nice work. Look forward to seeing some more photos.
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 05:48 PM
My missus picked orange from the B&W. I chose red... Oh well. Lambo colour, huh? Nice. Mines Ferrari red so maybe they'll both go really fast! I prefer base colours on torries too.
I prefer base colours on torries too.
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 05:53 PM
i went red too! damn! frikkin oranges hatches!
still gonna look a shitload better than matts
still gonna look a shitload better than matts
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 05:55 PM
hatch is comin along nicely dirtbag.how long do you think it will be till the whole car has colour on it?
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 09:13 PM
My missus picked orange from the B&W. I chose red... Oh well. Lambo colour, huh? Nice. Mines Ferrari red so maybe they'll both go really fast!
I have to say, me being someone who isn't really a fan of red, I do see the attraction to ferrari red. Good choice Kush. Any pics?
As for getting the rest of it painted, we're hoping to get the rest of it done by the end of next week. That includes all the other little bits that need to be colour coded. Fingers crossed : )
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 09:33 PM
ORANGE!!! FAAARRK YEAH!!! Best Torana colour!
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 09:55 PM
ORANGE!!! FAAARRK YEAH!!! Best Torana colour!
OH YEAH BABY !!
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 10:13 PM
love this project but i cant stand the bloody suspence. this car will be the most well known
torana resto's of all time the way it's going i reckon, and i'm one of its many addicted fan's
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thanx alot dirtbag
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torana resto's of all time the way it's going i reckon, and i'm one of its many addicted fan's
. thanx alot dirtbag
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 11:16 PM
Yep I love an orange Torana also...
I was very close to having my LX SS painted that Ford XR5 electric orange...an awesome standout colour!
.....mine is in the paint shop as we speak...primered a week or so ago...too late to change my mind now, as I've brought the paint.... plain old white and black.... (it's a 1888).
I guess I should get off my arse and start a thread, as this build and a couple of others on here got me motivated again.
Thanks for sharing, and continued success...
I was very close to having my LX SS painted that Ford XR5 electric orange...an awesome standout colour!
.....mine is in the paint shop as we speak...primered a week or so ago...too late to change my mind now, as I've brought the paint.... plain old white and black.... (it's a 1888).
I guess I should get off my arse and start a thread, as this build and a couple of others on here got me motivated again.
Thanks for sharing, and continued success...
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Posted 10 June 2010 - 11:24 PM
Oh, its orange....Well i guess it wont start at the most in appropriate of times now....Or at least thats my experience of Orange Hatchbacks....
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 09:09 AM
Yeah, but the orange ones get into Street Machine!
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 09:23 AM
My missus picked orange from the B&W. I chose red... Oh well. Lambo colour, huh? Nice. Mines Ferrari red so maybe they'll both go really fast!
I have to say, me being someone who isn't really a fan of red, I do see the attraction to ferrari red. Good choice Kush. Any pics?
sorry mate, no pics because I sent the car away to my parents house for a while. I had some severe storage issues which I have sorted out. Now I just gotta figure out how to get it back. They live 6 hrs drive away :( shouldn't be too long though. I was never really a fan of red either. I wanted a silver hatch. But I came across a panel beater who wanted to buy a house so he sold it to me with no motor or box. The bodywork is beautiful and I was surprised by the colour because all the ferraris I've seen in photos seem to be a bit of a boring red. But in the flesh, it seems to have a striking glow about it. So the colour has grown on me and I will keep it.
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Posted 11 June 2010 - 09:40 AM
Yeah, but the orange ones get into Street Machine!
So Matt, does this mean I can get this thing a full feature in Street Machine when it's finished? It'll actually be a "street" machine though, so that'll be unusual
Kush, I know how you feel with storage issues : (
Your car sounds excellent. Make sure you post pics when you get it back. There's be lots of folks here who'd like to see it, me included : )
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