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#126 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:53 AM

spotted this old ej wagooon,and a few days latter its in my back yard,don,t think there would be to many pink with white roof wagooons about anymore,

also spotted a fc sedan being restored.

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#127 Neils LX

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Posted 25 April 2011 - 07:51 PM

Gee mate you could find anything. If you ever find a lonly HQ,HJ monaro coupe project in you travels let me know.

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#128 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 09:02 AM

no worries neil,you never know whats around the corner.

i had to bring home this old torana,its a 4 banger 4 speed,i better check its numbers, it shows signs of being a bathurst car.
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#129 blown308

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 11:20 AM

no worries neil,you never know whats around the corner.

i had to bring home this old torana,its a 4 banger 4 speed,i better check its numbers, it shows signs of being a bathurst car.

looks like another good project car for somebody....

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#130 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 06:04 PM

i,ll add more pics soon,photobucket is pissing me off,enjoy bud.
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#131 wot179

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 07:15 PM

That wagon would look sweet buffed hard and dumped on its belly.

It could make a real cool cruiser for very little more than elbow grease,at least visually.

Does it run drive and stop?Does it have any trim?

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#132 fenz

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 08:07 PM

Nice find....the wagon would be a sweet cruiser

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#133 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 08:19 PM

yeah i like the old girl,

wot,as for driving don,t think so,
old mate" reckons" the engine is not standard,ported head bla bla bla,i thought to myself bullshit,its got a racing chrome rocker cover,with rust.

anyway she still turns over,its been sitting for well over 10years,trim is rooted,but hoodlining is pritty good,floor pans have scattered holes,under rear seat no rust,nil in rear,some rust in bottoms of guards,dash is sitting on front seat,other dash bits are laying about,looks like some peices pinched,then old mate got some bits back from swap meets,front subframe very good.needs a dedicated resto,huge job,but would be a pearler.

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#134 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 08:32 PM

had a visitor over easter,sorry bout the pics, on phone at night,to much glare off lights.
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#135 _sunburst73-xu1_

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 08:33 PM

As you know Craig,,,shes a Holden,just throw some fresh fuel and a battery in it and turn the key.She'll start. :spoton:

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#136 wot179

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Posted 26 April 2011 - 08:38 PM

I wouldnt touch the body.

New brakes,hotty red and a stick,carpet,woolen car rugs over the seats(not mexican blankets)

Chop the front springs,flip a leaf in the back and go cruisin.

Maybe glue some bourbon cans over the rust holesin the floor...

You could get heaps of fun out of it like that and consider a big resto down the track.

If you say it fast you could have it done in a week.....

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#137 fenz

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Posted 27 April 2011 - 10:07 AM

Wots going on with the manifold on that LJ???Looks like its been carved just a tad.

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#138 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 27 April 2011 - 06:21 PM

Wots going on with the manifold on that LJ???Looks like its been carved just a tad.

twin carby,its just in development for runner lenghts then he is going to make a sheet alloy manifold,the engine runs sweet and launches real nice,the owner has modified the tranz to manual shift,and is very sharp shifting,all round its a VERY good street car,and economical to boot. :burnout:

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#139 fenz

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Posted 27 April 2011 - 06:58 PM

Thats the go..something a bit different to the standard holden/chev set up.If you can screw a reasonable amount of power out of it and still have good fuel milage its a win win.The way fuel prices are likely to go in the future i think that we will see a whole lot more new technology in old school holdens.

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#140 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 27 April 2011 - 08:19 PM

your right fenz,

here,s some more pics of the old girl,quality interior.
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#141 _lx5008_

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Posted 27 April 2011 - 08:29 PM

mate that ej would be a very rare colour combo. keep up the good work.

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#142 fenz

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Posted 28 April 2011 - 09:58 AM

Somebody will love it again one day.

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#143 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 12:53 PM

this was on a tilt tray going to the scrap yard years ago,thanks.
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#144 fenz

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 02:02 PM

Holly sh!t...im glad you rescued it before it made the crusher.Must have been thousands of these old girls that got crushed when scrap metal prices went through the roof years ago.....sob...sob

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#145 Potta

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 04:36 PM

This is quickly becoming one of my favourite threads.

Some awesome finds/rescues.

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#146 _TorYoda_

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 07:10 PM

Wots going on with the manifold on that LJ???Looks like its been carved just a tad.

It was a quick experiment that only took me 4 hours to make. It turned out ok so now i know it's worthwhile making the effort to build a custom job that looks better. The car has 3.36 gears in the diff and returned 28mpg (10L/100km's) average over the 1300km trip. It ran 13.3 at its very first outing and runs in the mid 12's now the tuning is sorted. The engine is still completely stock internally and runs as smooth as a sewing machine. It also still has a stock convertor. Best V8 conversion I have ever driven in an LC/LJ because it still steers nicely and corners willingly without needing Popeye forearms. I have some vid to post on Utube soon of it running at the drags. :buttrock:

Here are some shots of the first manifold and current carby setup. This works well and makes heaps of torque but I was looking for a sronger top end.

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#147 fenz

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Posted 01 May 2011 - 09:36 AM

Nice work.....there is a guy down my way with one in a 2wd hilux ute.The LJ would even go round corners without the weight of a cast iron V8 up front.

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#148 Neils LX

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Posted 01 May 2011 - 09:51 AM

this was on a tilt tray going to the scrap yard years ago,thanks.

You have done it again

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#149 _Ozzie Picker_

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Posted 02 May 2011 - 08:29 PM

glad people are enjoying this thread,so i,ll keep it going.

on the weekend a very good old mate of mine visited,he was a forman at HOLDEN when monaro,s and torana,s were being made,he had heaps of good stories bout the old days,he talked about the cars going down the lines being built,i brought up about managers at the plant in those days,mainly to do with another thread,how a manager claims to know about what was being done on the floor,he laughed,those guy,s never got dirty shoes,the only time you ever saw one of them was when you had done something exeptional,and you got called to the office that was way over yonder.He talked about Harry Firth,and one of his favorite cars a torana ,i think lc with a super charged 6 moved back into firewall.

anyways he was very excited to see my warrick yellow monaro painted,he has watched the rebuild over the years and enjoyed himself as i did,here are some pics of his ej unrestored car.
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