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[TempesT]

You have skills!

Ill give you the keys to my shed and feel free to head over and work on my hatch its only a short trip to mansfield lol.

Fantastic Idea on the rear tub, I will now refer to this mod as 'turbo76'ing the rear'. What is the length of your diff and what rim/ backspace combo are you going to run?

jim

[turbo76lx]

Jim, soon as i finish my 3 toranas i'll head over and do yours, hmmm maybe not.

The diff is standard width, i'll probably make up a custom set of wheels to get the right off set.

[Statler]

*suscribed*

[notna]

I love a "parts car" that turns into a masterpiece!

Great job so far. Quality work and a great read. Keep it up!

[turbo76lx]

Haven't been to motivated on doing the body work so made up the exhaust over the diff, decided to go a 3" single. Made it from some old 3" stainless tube.

Also started planing the surge tank and fuel lines and hopefully there will be no need the modify the fuel tank.

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Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:13 AM.

[turbo76lx]

Got a few more jobs done, gave the fuel tank a coat of paint. Also made up the surge tank, made it from 100x50 aluminium RHS, used a holley red for the lift pump and a standard

VN EFI pump and filter all mounted to the surge tank. The whole unit is rubber mounted to the floor on the opposite side to the muffler. The return line from the surge tank to

the fuel tank will be 'teed' into the line that goes from the filler neck to the tank. This means no modifying the fuel tank.

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Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:14 AM.

[turbo76lx]

Hi Barry, i could make some more tanks but the problem is i don't have enough time for myself. After i get this torana done i've got the v8 hatch to do and i've already

started planing the next one after that too. I need to stop looking for projects.

[turbo76lx]

Yes it is time for an update. Picked up another parts car, always handy to have.

It's also going to be used to set up another project, something alot of people have talked about but
no one has done yet ( future project after the next V8 hatch).

Stripped most of the paint from the engine bay but keep loosing motivation on doing the body work so rewired most
of the VN engine loom to tidy everything up and also all the fuses and relays will now be mounted in the car on the passengers side under the dash.

Last saturday picked up a tremec TR-3550 5 speed for $500 but it was totally pulled down, so i've put it back together after welding up a small crack it had it the case, hopefully it will be ok.

Then on sunday picked up a supra R154 5 speed at the Shepparton swapmeet for $400, so now i'm on the hunt for a turbo patten to toploader bellhousing or a turbo patten to R154 bellhousing, which ever bellhousing i get first i will be using.

Now with a 5 speed box i will be getting the 3.55 ratio 9" centre i have rebuilt and get some new 31 spline axles made.

Also hid the wire on the heater fan in the engine bay.

Big thanks Shane for helping me carry the R154 gearbox back to my car. (hurry up and get your torana on the road)

Link to hiding the heater fan wiring http://www.gmh-toran...showtopic=48391

Full house.


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All back together, hopefully ok.
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R154 (with SR20 bellhousing)
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Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:18 AM.

[turbo76lx]

Still haven't been motivated to do anything on the body, tempted to just pay someone to do it.

So tidied up the rocker and engine covers, not a full polish just a satin finish (easier to clean) and removed the ribs.

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Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:19 AM.

[Ruts]

Great work mate, it's a credit to you.

Ruts

[turbo76lx]

dirtbag- i could always put it on a truck and send it up to you. Hmmm yes 2 door conversion is something i have thought of but it's too hard to get a set of coupe doors and "b" pillars.

Ruts- thanks but it's just a bit of spit and polish.

[turbo76lx]

Update time, rust repairs on the body are done and most of the big dints tapped and the entire outside of the shell stripped of paint ready to be etched.

Also made up a tail shaft loop from some 100mm nb pipe and 50x6 flat bar.

Cut 2 peices of pipe 50mm wide and sat them over each other at the size i wanted the loop thn marked where they intersect.

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Cut where the mark are.

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Hammered the start of each pipe flat to make it more of an oval. Then weld.

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Then added the flat bar off each side and used the off cuts from the pipe for a bit more bracing.

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Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:21 AM.

[turbo76lx]

The tail shaft loop bolts up under the rear seat mounts which means removing the nut from the seat mount and hammering flat the side of the mount.

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Painted and yes i have made 2, one for this car and one for the next hatch.

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Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:23 AM.

[Stinga]

nice work on the tail shaft loop, i would have probably never thought to make one as they arent overly expensive to buy, but they arent as good quality as yours. i will definately have a go at making my own after seeing this. your getting quiet the collection of toranas. good stuff!

[DanWA]

can you 2 for me as well? pleaseeeee

nice work though mate!

[turbo76lx]

Mick i used a 3M clean and strip disc and sand paper to take the powder coating off. Then used 120G 3" roloc sanding discs then 3" roloc scotch brite discs to give it the satin finish.

After that a quick rub with steel wool and water. I'm not coating them with anything, if they need a clean it's just a quick hit with some steel wool.

Roloc discs.

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Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:24 AM.

[turbo76lx]

Got the body in etch finally, the only problem was since the body has been in bare metal for so long i had reapplied the rust converter a few times.

So i had to take the body back to bare again.

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Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:25 AM.