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[turbo76lx]

Kush, that's about how i felt but i thought i would just vent here and let other know of my dealings with them.

[rodomo]

Debatable?

That's bullshit man.
It would make you want to strangle him, then revive him so you can strangle him again.
Then revive him again and pour acid or bleach via funnel into his mouth until he suffers such severe pain until he passes away.......

[Punchy]

I quite like the undercarriage and interior paint you have used. You mentioned it was KBC brand i believe...can you expand a little more on the brand and type of paint that is?

IE
manufacturer details
type pf paint? 2 pac or Enamal /acrylic??

I myself am at that point of interior painting and undercarriage detailing, and I am alot like you, great on the tools but the whole painting thing is like trying to learn to speak Russian for the first time.

Yes folks, theirs another hatch being secretly built !! But i aint painting it orange...I'm rather taken with that new holden commodore metalic green you seen on the new VE hsv sedans and utes

more on mine later...10 years in the build so far........

[turbo76lx]

The paint is KBS rust seal. http://www.kbs-coati...er_c_7-1-0.html I used their aquaklean and rust blast but next time i would just use a good degreaser and rust converter.

I think it's a urethane paint, it come up with a good finish even if you just use a paint brush to put it on. Don't buy it in anything bigger than 1 liter tins because it doesn't last long once you open the tin.

Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:38 AM.

[turbo76lx]

Got a few more things done, axles in, new braided brake lines and the brakes bled, VN headers modified and the rest for the exhaust done in stainless steel.

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Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:39 AM.

[Punchy]

Firstly i'd like to thankyou for taking time to post all this pictures and so forth up on your build.
Personally i see your build as a real down to earth, do it at "home/ work/workshop" build that anyone here can do. I also say that not taking away any cudo's to anyone else that has built cars themselves at home or the like, just this one in particular has

• Gotten me off my arse
• Inspired this 40 yr old to getting on with my own car
• has shown me some real world do it yourself repairs that i can do myself, that i thought i'd have to farm out - cause I'm a bit lazy at times
• and finally might hopefully allow myself and my kids to cruise around again in a classic piece of aussie muscle again

Ive bought some of that KBS Rust prep system myself and applied it to the floor inside...i put it over a sanded and undercoated floor, and with next to no effort or care it came up looking exactly the way i wanted it and its protected to boot with only 1 coat and only 200 mls of paint used...


Keep up the good work..i follow your thread with keen interest

must get around to getting my own build thread up

[turbo76lx]

Scott i'm glad i've inspired you, it's hard to find that motivation sometimes.

Got the tail shaft on saturday, Matt from hardy spicer was going to the easter nats so brought it up for me. Went with a 3.5" shaft with 1350 uni joints just incase i go for a power up grade in the future. Original i was going with a 3' shaft but now with the 3.5" shaft the tail shaft loop is a bit close so i'll have to make another one.

Exhaust is in, being stainless i think it's going to be a bit loud and i might have to jam a couple more hot dogs in there if it's anything like my panel van. Tested the heater core and found it had a hole in so used the core from the V8 hatch (next project), so that's in as will as the fan. Also engine wiring loom is sitting in place and started working out how to wire up the relays and mount the computer.

At the same time i'm rewiring the original dash loom for the HX indicator/wiper stalk and also wire in intermittent wiper control, high/low beam headlight relays, electronic speedo, radio, centre locking and an alarm.

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Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:40 AM.

[turbo76lx]

Got a few more things done, finished re-wiring the dash loom and the motor is also wired. With a bit of luck i might get it to start this weekend.

Some of the fun of wiring.

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Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:41 AM.

[tefa]

Gee what a birds nest!! must have taken a while to sort out.
Engine bay looks neat mate, not a wire in sight!

[kudu]

What a great way to fill in an evening reading this thread from the start. And to think the missus wanted me to come to bed! I made the right choice!

[355LX]

Wow mate, only just read this thread for the first time, well done!! Another car on here being built to a seriously professional standard. The bar has certainly been raised over the years for home-grown ingenuity.

Cant wait to see more!!!

Dave

[turbo76lx]

Thanks guys for the comments. Josh i used the 3" roloc sanding discs to remove the ribs, look back on page 4.

Just rub some candle wax or soap on the face of the sanding disc, this will help it to not clog up.

[MRLXSS]

NICE!!!! Looks bloody fantastic!

[turbo76lx]

Got it to start today, had a bit of a problem getting the oil pump to prime but got it sorted in the end.

[turbo76lx]

j.e.d. i used a vn v8 booster and 1" master cylinder because the booster is similar to the late lx and uc twin diaphragm, also i'm running vn rear brakes.

Plus it only cost me $10 at a swapmeet. I'm not sure about the later commodore ones. The vn one is bolted to a bracket which then has 2 studs that

goes through the fire wall. Hope this helps.

[turbo76lx]

Got a few more things done. The motor was running rough, i had replaced most of the sensors.

After a few hours chasing the problem i found the new map sensor was the cause, so i fitter a second hand 20 year old map sensor and all fixed.

The car is now all wired. Repainted the dash and steering column in buckskin.

Made another clutch pedal, the first i made using a uc clutch pedal, if you lifted the pedal the cable would fall off.

The second one i used a lx 6 cylinder pedal which was a pedal stop so the pedal can't be lifted.

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The left one is the modified uc, right is the modified lx 6 cylinder.

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Edited by turbo76lx, 22 October 2017 - 11:44 AM.

[kingsly]

Looks awesome. Love the dash. This is gonna be such a sweet car.

Agreed. That respray on the dash looks the goods. Keep up the awesome work!