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my new ss hatch project

Started by _lx5008_ , May 13 2006 07:02 PM

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#26 _Leakey_

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Posted 29 May 2006 - 04:19 PM

Toddy, is that the light blue one?

- not that I'm looking or anything.....

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#27 _lx5008_

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Posted 21 September 2006 - 11:24 AM

well after torana fest and seeing the lack of hatch backs, im going to pull finger out and do the resto on the hatch back in time for toranafest 2007.

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#28 _sstorana_

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Posted 22 September 2006 - 06:47 PM

You know there will be at least another one there next year

cheers
Mick

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#29 lxsstorana

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Posted 24 September 2006 - 07:14 PM

The more hatches the happier we are. Look forward to seeing it next year.
Mick.

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#30 _torana_

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Posted 24 September 2006 - 07:37 PM

ill definately have mine going by then as well.

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#31 _lx5008_

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 08:21 PM

hi all, well i made a start on the hatchback today. its in better condition than i thought. but still when we get down into to where the rust is i know there is always more than you think. ive got doors coming and still the only rust is rear bever, c panels and around hatch rubber. just a few pics so far, next is engine bay.
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#32 _Chaotic_

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 08:29 PM

Looks very nice, but at the same time placid would make a great sleeper base.

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#33 lxsstorana

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 04:37 PM

Great photo's Graham. It brings back memories when I restored my hatch.

It looks good now and will only get better,

Cheers Mick.

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#34 Heath

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 05:04 PM

wow that's a lot more work than I woulda done in one day. Is she getting a wild six (and put the original one in the garage

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#35 RIM-010

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 05:11 PM

Of course it is Heath! You're a SLACKER!

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#36 Heath

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 05:27 PM

Agreed.

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#37 _lx5008_

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Posted 18 March 2007 - 07:49 PM

well she is ready for the panel beaters, found some rust under the dash but easy fixed. took a heap of photos of the a/c systen so i will know how it goes back together lol. note a/c writen on the rear of the rocker cover.

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#38 _Leakey_

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Posted 19 March 2007 - 07:07 AM

Nice work Graham.

The rust was none too bad near the air box?

Rest looks great.

- Leakey

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#39 _Aquarius - LC_

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Posted 19 March 2007 - 11:27 AM

COOL!!

Look forward to next update Graham!

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#40 _lx5008_

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Posted 25 October 2007 - 08:08 PM

hi all, well after six months the work had started. she got blasted last week. and you can see just how rust free she is. the only rust was in the c pillars, small amount in the bever and in the heater box. i think it was due to leaves etc sitting in there. anyway as you can see he is cutting out the rust. he removed the top panel to get to the lower section. we are using a doner uc torana we cut up for this section. the left hand 1/4 panel was full of filler where she was damaged at some stage but no rust. more pics to come in a few weeks.
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#41 LX2DR

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Posted 25 October 2007 - 08:41 PM

Mate, that has got to be the best way to fix rust in the plenum chamber, but!

How hard is it to remove it?

You'll have to put pics of the repair as it goes, can't wait to see another Hatch finished and on the road again.

Paul

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#42 _hatcheddan_

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Posted 25 October 2007 - 08:47 PM

looks like you got some work ahead of you, remindes me of mine, good luck with it all. Glad to see your doing it all properly :clap:

I can gladly say my hatch is now 100% rust free, just painted all the jams on the weekend and if the weather is as good as last weekend we'll finish the paint this weekend

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#43 _Leakey_

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Posted 25 October 2007 - 08:50 PM

That unpicking job is awesome!

I dont think I have ever seen in there completely.

Looking good mate.

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#44 Toranavista

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Posted 25 October 2007 - 08:56 PM

I must have missed this thread originally :rolleyes:

Some great work there! Very vigilant work. Will pay off at the end. I am having a similar experince at the moment. It just never ends. Carnt wait to see it painted mate.

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#45 _lx5008_

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Posted 25 October 2007 - 10:04 PM

That unpicking job is awesome!

I dont think I have ever seen in there completely.

Looking good mate.

and just think most toranas would have rust there, cause they cant paint in there. mine will never rust there again :spoton:

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#46 rodomo

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Posted 25 October 2007 - 10:35 PM

Those pics certainly answer all the wet carpet questions :blink:

Nice work

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#47 bullitA9X

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Posted 27 October 2007 - 09:00 AM

graham great work mate unpicking is the best way to fix the rust in that section i will put some more pics up of my sons ss i have just upicked the lh rail,inner guard,and rad support :spoton:

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#48 _timbotorrie_

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Posted 27 October 2007 - 10:57 AM

wow the hatch looks really good mate, i have an absinth yellow SS aswell that im about to start a resto on. good luck on the repairs! will keep an eye on the thread :spoton:

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Posted 27 October 2007 - 12:38 PM

Good to see the progress Graham. Makes me want to rip into my papaya hatch! Keep the updates flowing :spoton:

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#50 _lx5008_

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Posted 13 November 2007 - 07:56 PM

hi all, will have a few more pics by the weekend. just thought i would give the guys doing the job a plug. first of all, tom from extreme blasting. he has people coming from all over the state to get him to blast there cars and parts. he is very good at what he does and he loves the old school cars.then there is dale from dale murphy panel beating he is a restoration specialist doing one car at a time and he is very good at what he does also.these guys work next to each other and i thought i would share these guys with you all just in case you needa perfect blast job and/or a paint job and anything. talking to tom this after noon he was saying he is blasting a vk bluey tomorrow.he uses different materials and he can blast all the flat panels with no problem.

cheers

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