Yeah Lee opening her up like a sardine can did give easy access to fix that lot of rust issue
lol Patch don't think he'll be in a huge rush to line up another one to do... EH should be next in line being as it got bumped by the hatch
Cheers James he's certainly improved her from what she was... There was a bit of a joke made that he's replaced that much on her that he has all but produced a replacement shell... she shouldn't have any rust issues again for a very long time now
All going to plan should have some pics on the weekend of the next step....
Project reHATCHed
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Posted 08 November 2010 - 08:55 PM
shed looks rather empty 
cause she has headed of for a bit of final panel work and paint 
cause she has headed of for a bit of final panel work and paint
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Posted 10 May 2011 - 11:38 PM
hasn't been a whole lot to report as is always the way been sitting at body works for longer than hoped... he got sick and then she's got bumped down the line a couple of times... however he has been nice and thorough with lining things up and smoothing things out so happier to wait and let him continue that than get a rush job...
most current pic doesn't look noticeably different to above but if you look really closely bonnet now lines up with top of guards instead of sticking up badly like it was ^^, nose cone has had it's ding removed and bit more tweaking went on there getting guards nicely lined up, rear hatch fits again (phew - a lot of repairing went on round there couldn't help but wonder if it was going to want to fit still lol)
been more done since then but I've not been in for a look for a bit
we did hit a snag along the way the really good doors we brought that had already been reskun and were going to save some work well...
drivers side beautiful...
passenger side...
not so beautiful... once it was actually on turned out had been folded short when they reskun it... so ended up repairing the rust in the one that came on her after all - new skins are tad exy so cheaper & easier to sacrifice a 4 door door to scrounge some repair sections out of (came off one that a woman had taken to with 
an axe! 
I'm betting she had something pissed her right off) It was done and taken back in before I could grab pics but problem fixed
most current pic doesn't look noticeably different to above but if you look really closely bonnet now lines up with top of guards instead of sticking up badly like it was ^^, nose cone has had it's ding removed and bit more tweaking went on there getting guards nicely lined up, rear hatch fits again (phew - a lot of repairing went on round there couldn't help but wonder if it was going to want to fit still lol)
been more done since then but I've not been in for a look for a bit
we did hit a snag along the way the really good doors we brought that had already been reskun and were going to save some work well...
drivers side beautiful...
passenger side...
not so beautiful... once it was actually on turned out had been folded short when they reskun it... so ended up repairing the rust in the one that came on her after all - new skins are tad exy so cheaper & easier to sacrifice a 4 door door to scrounge some repair sections out of (came off one that a woman had taken to with an axe! I'm betting she had something pissed her right off) It was done and taken back in before I could grab pics but problem fixed
Edited by Rana Girl, 10 May 2011 - 11:39 PM.
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View GaragePosted 11 May 2011 - 06:52 AM
What a shame about the passenger side door gap being a bit excessive, both sides are very even for an old Torana! Looks good
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Posted 11 May 2011 - 09:34 AM
What a great job it's nice to see people look past the rust and see the end result in there mind .this has been a great project keep the good work up ,it's going to look hot when finished.cheers sting
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Posted 11 May 2011 - 11:30 AM
Thanks guys.. Sting I think he wondered at times what he was thinking letting me get it. Sure payed to keep that end image in head but just look at one section at a time and not the big picture lol
They have both been being pretty picky about trying to line things up as much as possible and I'm really happy with how they are getting it because as we all know these old girls don't like to just sit nicely into place at the best of time throw in a lot of the spots the rust had to be repaired in could of easily put things out of whack more but the guy that her entrusted to him for this next stage knows how much work went into the rust repair and how fussy he was being with it and he is being even more fussy with his work (Ford to the bone guy and all)
Drivers side one just sat in so nicely I walked in and saw it went nice then he took me round the other side
Pic of the passenger side door makes it look better than it was though I could run my finger full length of the gap and not brush metal at all and you can't make it out there but top edge was also folded too tight so it sat lower than the guard... bloody shame really all the frame of it is solid as... no idea what we are going to do with it too good to go to waste or to cut up but not much good to anyone as it is
They have both been being pretty picky about trying to line things up as much as possible and I'm really happy with how they are getting it because as we all know these old girls don't like to just sit nicely into place at the best of time throw in a lot of the spots the rust had to be repaired in could of easily put things out of whack more but the guy that her entrusted to him for this next stage knows how much work went into the rust repair and how fussy he was being with it and he is being even more fussy with his work (Ford to the bone guy and all)
Drivers side one just sat in so nicely I walked in and saw it went nice then he took me round the other side
Pic of the passenger side door makes it look better than it was though I could run my finger full length of the gap and not brush metal at all and you can't make it out there but top edge was also folded too tight so it sat lower than the guard... bloody shame really all the frame of it is solid as... no idea what we are going to do with it too good to go to waste or to cut up but not much good to anyone as it is
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Posted 13 May 2011 - 08:54 PM
Progress 
she grew a growth of her this morning...
cause what goes up must come down...
don't know if this look for wheels will take off...
and the passenger side door now the gap issue has been rectified...
only smoothing left to be done now is a couple of spots that were rust repaired = a little inside passenger side door and some around the rear hatch
Hopefully won't be a whole heap longer before I get to see some colour on her
and all the bits were picked up this week to rebuild the front end ready to get her back on some real wheels 
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Posted 13 May 2011 - 09:12 PM
Wow. Nice transformation. You must feel better about the door gaps now too.
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Posted 13 May 2011 - 09:33 PM
thanks Mick yeah so glad the door gap is fixed was no good like it was looked crapola... held things up for a bit while worked out how to sort it and found a donor door and he was less than enthused to have to do another repair when he thought he was done with welding on her I had to apply a little motivational get on with it so we can get on with it talk lol
I had to apply a little motivational get on with it so we can get on with it talk lol
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Posted 11 September 2011 - 04:23 PM
G'day I was wondering if I could catch up with you? I'm in Westbury and have the same dramas that you have had with your torrie. Be good to talk to someone about how to go about .
Cheers
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