The car didn't have original running gear. It has a 9' diff with 3.55 gears. The motor is a 202 with 179 stage 3 head, roller rockers and 175 triple strombergs etc and it has a Supra 5 speed. Not really sure what l have got with motor but wasn't really my focus when buying the car. I will give motor and box a tidy up with paint and new components and put it in and see how things go.
I have no experience with Torana's at all. Whilst l am a car enthusiast, my other car is a HK GTS Monaro, I have no experience at all when it comes to putting this car back together. I have always been into cars and found that l really enjoyed the project management side of restoring the Monaro. However to date that has been more about just getting bits and pieces of the Monaro like bumpers, interior restored. Therefore now that l have a rolling shell in my garage and boxes upon boxes of bits and pieces this all feels a bit daunting and not sure where to start.
For the moment l have decided the first thing l want to do is get the wheels and brakes worked out. I am really keen to fit 17 inch wheels to the car. At this stage these will either be Showwheels or Longbeach Customs. I want the stance to be perfect. I love the look of the rear guard sitting over the top of the wheel so it sits just above the rim. However l am not going to cut the car and now realize there is not a lot of room under these little cars. After searching around l have been in contact with McDonald Bros in Melbourne and the car is going there in the new year. They are going to look at shortening the diff and maybe moving it a little to maximize the space in the wheel arch. I will also be putting aftermarket disk brakes all around. Not sure whether these will be Hoppers Stopper, UPC Components or McDonald Bros. Will depend on price and also which ones have the best geometry to work with wheel and stance l want. McDonald bros were really helpful and will work directly with wheel/brake provider to ensure it all comes together. If l can't achieve stance with 17's then maybe will have to come back to 16's.
Once I have that completed l need to put back together. That's where I am a bit lost at present. Obviously l would love to try and do it myself and it would be more cost effective but l don't have the ability. So l think l will need to find a panel shop to do this. I will also need to find someone with LC/LJ experience as l have bits and pieces that l can't even work out what they are or where they go on the car??? Have a full bucket of nuts, bolts, grommets, springs etc with no idea where they go!!!!
Anyway that is part of the 'experience'. To date l have received great help from people on this forum which l greatly appreciate. The one thing other than the color combination that really attracted me to the car was that paint and panel had been done. So l have a good base to start with.
Anyway will keep you posted of my progress. Hope l don't wear out my welcome with questions on the forum. My goal is to have completed by about June 2011.
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