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#376 _Hamster_

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Posted 06 June 2013 - 01:39 PM

Yea well she is gone now so that......3 to die from cancer in our street within 2 years or so......Im thinking our street is kinda cursed.

ok so FINALY i got off my ass and painted the box.

2......Bricks we will call them, made it easier. I was gonna make something up so i could spin it around but i figured i would prob be using it once and it would be a waste of time.

As i was busy the guard dog was watching out for me. Went apeshit when the postman went up the hell.

bleck

So it started sprinkle rain. I was gonna throw this tire out the other week but good thing i didn't. Sits in there nicely.

Must be there lunch break.

I used blue tape because obviously nsw won.

Edited by Hamo, 06 June 2013 - 01:40 PM.

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#377 S pack

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Posted 06 June 2013 - 09:21 PM

Hamo I used blue tape because obviously nsw won.

Should have painted the box blue in that case.\

Then when we win the 2nd game you can paint it Red Oxide (Maroon) like it should be.

Edited by S pack, 06 June 2013 - 09:22 PM.

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#378 _Hamster_

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Posted 07 June 2013 - 05:55 PM

Good luck winning game 2

Anywho.

Picked up the door i was talking about a few weeks back. I had 2 right hand front ones......Suprisingly only 1 had rust in it. The back 2 are a bit dented and mangled up for w/e reason but other than that all the doors are in good condition.

Ill get pics of the one i bought home possibly tomorrow and ill put a 2nd coat on the gearbox. Cold as hell today so i figured i would wait for it to warm up a bit.

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#379 N/A-PWR

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Posted 07 June 2013 - 06:09 PM

Your Are Keeping Warm by the Running Around HAMO,
Yep game 2 is done, which you now can concentrate on bigger and better things. Dave I

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#380 _Hamster_

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Posted 09 June 2013 - 03:29 PM

Looks shiny now, i have a bit of paint left over so i might wack a quick 3rd coat on for good measure.

Ok so the door, has 2 bits of rust on it that i can see, a bit of surface rust inside the door, i think i can get to that through the square/rectangular hole.

And a dented sorta an area that looks a bit dodgy. And gotta remove the chrome strip.

2nd plastic bit thing what you me calls it up is the rust spot

Bottom/front end of the door.

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#381 _wblje_

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Posted 20 July 2013 - 09:15 PM

Great job mate. Alway keen to see ya progress. God lets see it painted......................

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#382 _Hamster_

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Posted 25 July 2013 - 04:25 PM

Yea ill prob fall over with joy when that happens wb lol

http://www.ebay.com....26f8dea5&_uhb=1

awesoem

Edited by Queensland I love you, 25 July 2013 - 04:25 PM.

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#383 _Hamster_

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Posted 26 July 2013 - 03:40 PM

So i finaly re trimed and painted my desk, didnt do to bad seen as i have no idea how to paint and i know nothing about woodwork.

So next few days i might have crack at my spare door.

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#384 _Hamster_

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Posted 01 August 2013 - 01:04 PM

So, Bad start.

The tressels are to low to the ground and i hit my head on the roof. Life is tough being tall.

Car dor

Ok so the dot circle things are dents, that big ass circle is.....rust but its smooth and i dunno if i should remove it so....advice? Tar

Thats whats inside the big circles.

car dor

macgyver?

rusty

dusty

Inside the door, this bit is where the massive whole is so i can get to it easy

Heaven?

Marked were the hole is (assuming im gonna have to redrill it)

cutting area

Its to big (never thought i would say that online)

Other area, plan is to wear down the cutting wheel to make it tiny enough to fit, there is an overlaped area too that i gotta miss.

Heavens doors?

Spot weld in a pain in the butt spot.

done, grind it up and tidy it later.

Prob didnt need to replace this bit but im practicing so why not?

Grinder still didnt fit, so i tried the jigsaw, that also didnt work, with the angle the blade was to short. SO being weird i drilled a whole heap of tiny holes down the sides and then bent it out with the plyers lol.

Then i couldn't get the grinder in to clean it up, so i tried the drill and one of those stone things....that didn't work very well. Then this thing between my ears called a brain actualy worked and i used a file.

I have no steel so i just drew up 2 of the holes. im 2mm and 1mm out of square......rip it up and start again? lol

And thats one of the dents, couldn't get the other one to show up.

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#385 _Hamster_

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Posted 04 August 2013 - 04:08 PM

Ok so not working tomorrow so i should get some more of the door done if i get up early and motivated (unlikley but we will try)

Last week a friend went to the panel beaters in moss vale and said can i get this restored (willys jeep). Sure bring it in early september.................................................................................................Ours is like starting next year and ive been on the waiting list how long?
So as far as im concerned they can get #@$^%&.

Went to the old holden day today and found a buisness card for muscle car restorations sitting on the bonnet of a torana.

https://www.facebook...126194837441373

http://www.ebay.com....a-/261218602905

If anyone knows anything about them it would be much appreciated.

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#386 _Hamster_

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Posted 05 August 2013 - 02:31 PM

do do do do

Not bad metal

marked it out

tiny bit out but no big deal

Obviously had the welder a wee bit hot.

Went over the rest of the door and its pretty much all over the place ;/ As you can see i smashed the shit out of the replacment bit and it broke......So i gotta reweld that when i get it all straight again.

So i got a longer bit of a straight edge. This is infront of my repair

On top of repair

Just behind repair

Other end of the door ;/

So got angry, found a dent puller randonly on the shelf to use for the dents and gave up for the day :banghead:

Edited by Queensland I love you, 05 August 2013 - 02:33 PM.

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#387 _Hamster_

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 07:11 PM

Righto, got a quote from the muscle car restorations for 14k.
Same as the local one but i think the muscle car resto one is a bit more showy.

have to decide what im gonna do.

Or if i chicken out, sell it and buy a daily. Which i don't really wanna do because if i do i may not get the chance to do it again.

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 07:15 PM

Righto, got a quote from the muscle car restorations for 14k.
Same as the local one but i think the muscle car resto one is a bit more showy.

have to decide what im gonna do.
Or if i chicken out, sell it and buy a daily. Which i don't really wanna do because if i do i may not get the chance to do it again.

14k, go and buy a 2 door that is painted and runs.

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#389 _05-BROCKY-05_

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 07:16 PM

What are they doing for 14k?

Stick with a four door, these two door fellas are only worried about resale value. You've done pretty good this far it will be worth it in the end if you stick with it.

Edited by 05-BROCKY-05, 16 August 2013 - 07:20 PM.

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Posted 16 August 2013 - 07:26 PM

I think your doing a top job. I wouldn't pay more than $5k for the paint job unless you have way too much money. Do it your self and save. We are never going to get that sort of many back when selling. I'm saying this before I panel and paint mine, I may be getting paint quotes aswell? Hope not. Marty ps maybe your straight edge is bent:-).

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#391 _Hamster_

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Posted 17 August 2013 - 01:04 PM

14k is, fix all rust and paint.

I ain't lowering myself to a 2 door kiwi :stirpot:

But yea, i have 13k now.

If i sell reco engine and gearbox thats about 4k

then the shell and all the bits maybe 4k i dunno.

Still haven't decided but i think 14k is a bit steep cause im gonna need a daily eventualy anyways.

Might be able to cut the rust out and take it to the local panel beaters and they might be able to make replacements for me im not really sure.

But if i sell everything i can more or less buy a new car at a guess.

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#392 _Skapinad_

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Posted 17 August 2013 - 02:19 PM

Hamster..... For that money i wouldnt bother with it.... But wash your mouth out for suggesting to sell it and buy a new car... What a hyundai getz? Lol.

If you got rid of everything and had $20k, you could buy a decent running torana with half of it, and $10k will get ya a good daily....

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Posted 17 August 2013 - 02:22 PM

This... http://www.ebay.com....2&_skc=25&rt=nc

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#394 kiwi-lilj

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Posted 17 August 2013 - 06:11 PM

14k is, fix all rust and paint.
I ain't lowering myself to a 2 door kiwi .

Spend 14k on a 4 door and the money will vanish forever, 14k on a 2 door and you will retain some or all of that money. Trust me I have been down this road.

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Posted 17 August 2013 - 08:17 PM

sure you could buy someone else's car, or you could build what you have and it will be your car. building cars isn't cheap, but if its the car you love well who care's... its only money :clappin:

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Posted 19 August 2013 - 09:52 AM

Spend 14k on a 4 door and the money will vanish forever, 14k on a 2 door and you will retain some or all of that money. Trust me I have been down this road.

I'd wager this is not the case in todays market (talking modified cars here, not original)

a 4 door that suits someones taste is worth every bit a 2 door of the same in most of today's circumstances.

Look at how many 4 door builds are on the go at the moment, most people appear to have gotten past the number of doors.

If its a well recommended painter, 14k is really not too bad when you think that prep and paint with a well known quality painter will run you somewhere aroung 7k all day long.

Add to that panel work, materials, and how time consuming rust work is, and you have a big bill pretty quickly.

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#397 _Hamster_

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Posted 19 August 2013 - 12:58 PM

I knew it was gonna be 10k or more but.....Planning on moving out soon getting a new job and moving on with life. I don't really wanna spend 14k which will use all my money up and have to save up again for a daily and to pay rent and what not.

Even though i haven't decided yet.

Rough guesstimate on the price i would get for everything?

Ill sell the engine to the price of the reco and possibly throw the reco'd box in with it for free so it may sell quick.

Car was 3-4k, Plus its sandblastered now, plus all the new front guards, plus all the new bushes and suspension. I dunno if im gonna get all that back or not?

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#398 _Quagmire_

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Posted 19 August 2013 - 02:05 PM

weld it up do the rust/body work put me up for a week or so at xmas and give me 2k plus materials and i'll fly over and paint it for you

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#399 _05-BROCKY-05_

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Posted 19 August 2013 - 06:24 PM

Believe me when I say I've been at the same fork in the road as you. The reality for me was that these cars are getting rarer and are rusting away so I should get one and build my dream car while I have the youth and chance, this may not apply to you, but were you fixing this to sell or to keep and drive, if the latter I think the answer is stick with it. The feeling of resurrecting something from beginning to end is something I cannot wait to feel. The last bolts tightened, testing headlights and tailights, turning that key, and receiving that first set of rego papers.

The fact is if you sell this off now ( it's not in that bad condition really) you may not get another chance, at least not for the money it will cost now. Maybe just try store it for a while till you can spare the cash.

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Posted 19 August 2013 - 06:49 PM

I'd wager this is not the case in todays market (talking modified cars here, not original)
a 4 door that suits someones taste is worth every bit a 2 door of the same in most of today's circumstances.
Look at how many 4 door builds are on the go at the moment, most people appear to have gotten past the number of doors.
If its a well recommended painter, 14k is really not too bad when you think that prep and paint with a well known quality painter will run you somewhere aroung 7k all day long.
Add to that panel work, materials, and how time consuming rust work is, and you have a big bill pretty quickly.

Sorry Chris, but that is absolute rubbish....

If i purchased a 2 door and a 4 door and the proceeded to spend $40k restoring and modifying (no numbers cars just s 's etc.). I bet my left one a 2 door would bring a fair bit more....

E.g. Lets assume we buy a rust free version in need of restoration. Assuming very or no rust due to someone elses work.

A nice 4 door complete car with all bits in various states of crap will cost around $5k.

An equally nice 2 door complete car with all bits in various states of crap will cost around $10k.

We then proceed to spend $40k on both to an equally nice rather good standard.

Lets be honest, this is a reasonable budget for a nice car, painted, retrimmed and decent driveline.

The 4 door will be lucky to pull $20k if put on the market.

The 2 door will be lucky to pull $40k if put on the market.

A 2 door will cost twice as much to start and be worth twice as much at the end....

Sugarcoat it all you like, but i stand by these assumptions...

The only reason there are so many four door lc/lj projects on the go is the builder cannot afford or have your thoughts in regard to end values.

In the end, i assume noone builds a car for resale, but it has to be in the corner of everyone's mind... Stop kidding yourself.

Cheers.

Edited by Skapinad, 19 August 2013 - 06:50 PM.