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1974 LH TORANA RESTORATION

Started by _LH SLR 3300_ , Dec 04 2010 05:58 PM

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#151 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 16 October 2011 - 06:05 PM

Still searching for a factory horn relay, hope someone can help.
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#152 _nial8r_

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Posted 16 October 2011 - 06:06 PM

looking good Matt to me it has that "old school " look and i like it :clappin:

, can see you have done you signiture tail pipe set up too

are you running Commodore pattern on this LH aswell ?? i dont mean to be picky but is the hole in the bonnet a little larger on the drivers side ??
Also did you manage to get a factory horn relay ??

Edited by nial8r, 16 October 2011 - 06:10 PM.

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#153 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 16 October 2011 - 06:09 PM

Hi Lee, this car has HQ stud pattern, had to run the Commie stockies as the brakes i'm running require minimum 15" rims. Haven't found a relay yet, still looking. How's your project coming along?

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#154 _nial8r_

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Posted 16 October 2011 - 06:15 PM

is you number still the same ?? i will take a pic of the one i think your after that i found after a shed clean up. i put it aside as last time a looked for it i couldnt find it. i havent had a tinker with mine for a little while now cause i think i stuffed up when i smoothed the battery and canister trays. wrong gage metal :banghead:

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#155 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 16 October 2011 - 06:23 PM

No probs mate, i thought with the amount of people who follow your path with custom smoothed engine bays there would be an abundence of these relays floating around. My number is still the same to. With the skills you've shown, i have no doubt you'll be able to rectify the battery/VIN tray issues with your car.

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#156 _nial8r_

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Posted 16 October 2011 - 06:33 PM

i just took a pic of it and its sending now to your mobile im almost certain this is the one your looking for

if it is the right one txt your address again and ill get it i the post tomorrow for ya. lol you would think there would be heaps floating around but i think most just rip everything out and chuck it not thinking what they might need ( yep im guilty )

i used 0.9 on the trays where i think i should have used 1.6 oh well really just another days work cutting them out and welding in new ones, really only a minor set back

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#157 _2ELCS_

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Posted 17 October 2011 - 08:28 PM

Sh*tbox has brakes now, very very big thankyou to Wayne (2ELCS) for your help today, went above & beyond & couldn't have done it without you.

No worries Matt, happy to be able to help .

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#158 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 17 October 2011 - 09:18 PM

After all the hassles on sunday, it looks like i'll need to re-do the brakes, wrong master cylinder means the brakes are locked on (shallow bore master cylinder, long pushrod). Oh yeah, fuel pump is cactus too, leaking fuel/oil out of the relief hole on the pump body. Starting to think this car isn't mean't to race this saturday. Pity though, it does sound good

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#159 _2ELCS_

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Posted 17 October 2011 - 09:40 PM

Change the master cylinder and re bleed,give us a yell and i will give you a hand.

did you get the other tailshaft ???

Wayne

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#160 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 17 October 2011 - 09:59 PM

Thanks mate, ordering another master tomorrow, hopefully i'll get it by friday. I was all set to get the tailshaft today until i couldn't resist the temptation to fire up the engine when i got home from work. That's when i found some problems which kind of threw a spanner in the works to coin a phrase. Will keep you in the loop.

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#161 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 31 December 2011 - 06:57 PM

Late October 2011.
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First week December 2011, replacement bootlid repaired & primed.
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Rusted rear door repaired & primed.
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Two front doors & other rear door repaired.
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Bonnet repaired.
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Front guards & front apron panel repaired.
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Wndscreen apertures.
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The only rust, that someone had pop riveted a plate over, repaired properly.
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Roof turret, that someone had walked over, repaired.
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Rear quarter panels repaired.
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December 31 2011, whole car repaired, primed & ready to be blocked, edged out & repainted.
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#162 _heapa_

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Posted 31 December 2011 - 09:40 PM

hey Matt looks good mate. was nice to meet you today. good luck with getting the paint on

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#163 _nzstato_

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 07:08 AM

Very very very nice metal finish on that, impressive to watch and looking forward to seeing some colour. Do we have an ETA on when your painter is happy to spray?

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#164 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 07:31 AM

Thanks mate, your car came up a treat too. Very impressive :bowdown:

To be honest there is some filler in this car but a bare minimum, i barely used one tin to do the whole car & alot of that went on the floor

I metal finish to the stage where one skim of filler is enough to get the panel straight & ripple free, occasionally a second skim with fine filler to sort out any pin holes etc. No pics of the filler work though because i usually apply the primers straight away to seal the repairs

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#165 _BCR42Y_

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Posted 01 January 2012 - 07:19 PM

Matt,

As always its great to see updates on your project threads, your quality of work is outstanding!

Can't wait to see the painted photos.

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#166 _torana_49_

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 01:11 AM

Just read the whole thread and i have to say what a great build, makes me want to get stuck into my torana and hurry up and finish it! My LH has been on going for nearly 5 years now.
Cant wait to see pictures of it painted!

cheers

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#167 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 06:45 AM

Thanks for the positive comments

Halil, i think you will like the colour it's being painted. Anyhow, it's all edged out, getting blocked today & hopefully in the paint oven tomorrow.
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#168 fatslr

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 09:32 AM

_{Hey Matt Happy new year}

_{Here comes the cream this build is awsome .I can't believe how enjoyable it is to watch your build .}

_Garth

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#169 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 09:40 AM

Hi Garth, Happy New Year to you

. Glad you like the car, this has proved a real challenge for me, bare metal repaint & colour change in just on a month. Phew i'm buggered!! She's no top 10 show car but she'll be a neat street car & i'm honing my priming/painting skills for finishing my SL/R off this year. Cheers Matt

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#170 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 10:19 AM

im partial to the oranges my next lx replica will be valencia gold.very good matt hope to see it at tfest next year.maybe pass me on the freeway again ill know who is a mile away.as for no top 10 car would you really want one you have a top nic streeter that can get used everyday and still turn heaps of heads.
good stuff cant wait for the next run of pics.
were you able to make use of the ashtray?

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#171 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 10:33 AM

Hi Rob, this car might be going to the fest, more than likely you'll see it at the next drag day though. I wasn't too sure about my colour choice but seeing it on the car i like it now. This colour, for those who haven't picked it, is saffron. It only came out on 1974 LHs HQs etc & what i liked most about it is it is rather uncommon & has a very fine metallic in it that sparkles in the sun light. Will get back to you re the ashtray, this car being a scab pack has the black dash so i'll leave it with it's TORANA ashtray for now. Hope to catch up soon.

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#172 GML-31

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 10:46 AM

nice colour safron, I have a SLR L32 in the shed awaiting resto in that colour

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#173 _Yella SLuR_

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 10:46 AM

Mmm, it appears a Yella guard was harmed in building this car.

Car is looking ace.

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#174 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 10:53 AM

what wheels are we using?the stars or gts,front/rear spoilers?
and saffron would be in keeping with the orchid i suppose.good choices some not so common colours.even the silver is not seen much had you have left it.
you should have done it in chamios lol.

Edited by rob350hatch, 02 January 2012 - 10:56 AM.

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#175 _LH SLR 3300_

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Posted 02 January 2012 - 12:24 PM

LOL, Chamois was the factory colour on my Orchid car, the mrs stopped it being re-painted that colour. I want to run the GTS rims but i need to get 15x6s made for the front so they clear the guards, so for now it'll be running the Weld Pro Stars. No spoilers for this car, she's being built on a tight budget that didn't allow for any spoilers or flares. Even the wheels are loan me's until i can afford to get the GTS ones made.