Mate this progress is frOcken awesome!!!
Kush's Hatch
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Posted 01 April 2011 - 06:35 PM
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Posted 01 April 2011 - 07:05 PM
Holy crap! That's awesome! 
If you are ever up in Townsville, feel free to drop by and do the same to mine.
If you are ever up in Townsville, feel free to drop by and do the same to mine.
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Posted 01 April 2011 - 07:11 PM
Thanks guys.
Lamo, I only recently left Townsville (mid December). 12 years was long enough
Lamo, I only recently left Townsville (mid December). 12 years was long enough
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Posted 01 April 2011 - 07:17 PM
Very nice mate.
Seeing all of you smooth out these engine bays makes me wish i was keeping my LH.
Cheers.
Seeing all of you smooth out these engine bays makes me wish i was keeping my LH.
Cheers.
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Posted 01 April 2011 - 07:53 PM
For a self confessed "no panell skills" bloke your off to a flyer
Keep up the good work
exactly what i was thinking! nice work
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Posted 01 April 2011 - 08:07 PM
Awesome work Kush! Are you going to fill the crossmember access holes? Looking really good so far mister!!!
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Posted 01 April 2011 - 08:14 PM
Tim, I want to fill those holes really badly!
But out here in The Isa, rego guys are a bit behind the times. As I was explaining to the blue plate man, he was looking at me like I was a raving lunatic. They just don't understand..... I'll see how I go further down the track.
If all else fails, I'll get one of the lads at work to spin some plugs up on the lathe
But out here in The Isa, rego guys are a bit behind the times. As I was explaining to the blue plate man, he was looking at me like I was a raving lunatic. They just don't understand..... I'll see how I go further down the track.
If all else fails, I'll get one of the lads at work to spin some plugs up on the lathe
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Posted 01 April 2011 - 08:18 PM
I hear ya! When I did my brothers car I reskinned the whole chassis with 1.2mm zinc. That's why my mod plate guy didn't mind me cutting the holes in the side. It doesn't matter though if the holes stay there, it looks awesome as it is. You're doing a great job!
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Posted 01 April 2011 - 08:34 PM
Thanks mate, that means a lot. Most of my inspiration came from your bros car.
I'll be PMing the hell out of you in the future
I'll be PMing the hell out of you in the future
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Posted 04 April 2011 - 08:33 PM
Damn you UC owners with the smooth side walls on the engine bay :-)
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Posted 04 April 2011 - 09:32 PM
Toranamat69, I know....... I get a sly smirk every time I look at it!
LX Torry Freak, thanks mate.
I'm currently working on this bit
I didn't like how that bit with the hole in it (the one in the centre of the photo) came out to meet the ledge thing...... So I fixed it.
I also fixed that stooooopid looking lump on the far right because it annoyed me immensely.
I'll put up the pics tomorrow or Wednesday
LX Torry Freak, thanks mate.
I'm currently working on this bit
I didn't like how that bit with the hole in it (the one in the centre of the photo) came out to meet the ledge thing...... So I fixed it.
I also fixed that stooooopid looking lump on the far right because it annoyed me immensely.
I'll put up the pics tomorrow or Wednesday
Edited by Kush, 04 April 2011 - 09:35 PM.
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Posted 06 April 2011 - 08:18 AM
Hi there! It's me again!
Continuing on from my last post, this is where I'm up to.....
And now for the lumpectomy......
So now it sort of matches the passenger side a bit better
I really don't know if it will be visible with the engine in, but I just didn't like looking at it the way it was.
I've still got to do a bit of fine tuning on it, but I'll have an hour or so after work today, so ill do the touch ups then.
Continuing on from my last post, this is where I'm up to.....
And now for the lumpectomy......
So now it sort of matches the passenger side a bit better
I really don't know if it will be visible with the engine in, but I just didn't like looking at it the way it was.
I've still got to do a bit of fine tuning on it, but I'll have an hour or so after work today, so ill do the touch ups then.
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Posted 06 April 2011 - 12:58 PM
Wow Kush! Awesome stuff mate!
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Posted 07 April 2011 - 03:22 PM
absolutely love your workmanship mate! its definately giving me some bad ideas 
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Posted 10 April 2011 - 08:04 PM
Well, I managed to get a couple of little things done this weekend on the mighty hatch.
I've now started doing the drivers side.....
The work done in the above pics was a bit arsey. I didn't think I could get the steel to shape the right way, but it all worked out and I got a kick out of it. Plus, it looks strange
Next up is this hole where the steering column and clutch pokes out.
This does not suit a smoothed out engine bay..... so I had to do something about it.
I made a cardboard template up
Then cut out the hole for the steering column from the original piece, and put it over the template. (I flipped it around so the lip on the hole faced inwards instead of outwards into the bay because it looks neater)
Then I marked around where I needed to on the template and cut it out. I transferred it to the sheetmetal and welded it up.
Cleaned it up an welded it in
Now to grind the welds flush and put a few coats of spray putty, sand it back and put a bit of etch on it to see how it looks.
Tomorrow if I have time maybe
I've now started doing the drivers side.....
The work done in the above pics was a bit arsey. I didn't think I could get the steel to shape the right way, but it all worked out and I got a kick out of it. Plus, it looks strange
Next up is this hole where the steering column and clutch pokes out.
This does not suit a smoothed out engine bay..... so I had to do something about it.
I made a cardboard template up
Then cut out the hole for the steering column from the original piece, and put it over the template. (I flipped it around so the lip on the hole faced inwards instead of outwards into the bay because it looks neater)
Then I marked around where I needed to on the template and cut it out. I transferred it to the sheetmetal and welded it up.
Cleaned it up an welded it in
Now to grind the welds flush and put a few coats of spray putty, sand it back and put a bit of etch on it to see how it looks.
Tomorrow if I have time maybe
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Posted 10 April 2011 - 10:58 PM
Nice progress. Thats a cool way of smoothing out the dimples on the back bits of the wheelarches.
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Posted 11 April 2011 - 05:54 PM
Why would you put spray putty on before etch???
Looks good anyway.
Cheers.
Looks good anyway.
Cheers.
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Posted 11 April 2011 - 06:21 PM
Yeah Bomber, I'm often a little bit drunk.
I meant to say all that in reverse, silly me
I didn't get to do it today because I got sent to a shutdown and I'll be doing it for a few days. It sux because I wanted to get it done.
I meant to say all that in reverse, silly me
I didn't get to do it today because I got sent to a shutdown and I'll be doing it for a few days. It sux because I wanted to get it done.
Edited by Kush, 11 April 2011 - 06:24 PM.
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Posted 11 April 2011 - 06:38 PM
Hehehe, glad that was a typo not actually how your doing it.
Yay shuttie, $$$$
Cheers.
Yay shuttie, $$$$
Cheers.
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Posted 11 April 2011 - 06:42 PM
Looking good Kush. I love watching other people work : )
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Posted 27 April 2011 - 07:09 PM
Hello Torana friends,
Well I finally got a bit of time over the Easter break (which I also had my birthday and not ONE of you lousy bastards send me a new diff or a shiny new steering wheel !!!)
Just as I was about to finish up where I left off from my last post, with a grinder in hand and sporting steely gaze............. The grinder lept from my grasp and slashed right through my front chassis rail!
Here's the chunk of Torana that my grinder had distaste for.......
It really pissed me off because the kink that you can see in it, was actually going to be a feature of my engine bay!
So anyway, this is what I did. I've been DYING to try out my new sheetmetal folder!
Then I chopped it to size and welded it in
Then made the top bit up
Aaaaaand........ zapped it up!
After a tickle with my spiteful grinder
I still need to run a weld along the wheel arch bit but i think it came up ok
Well I finally got a bit of time over the Easter break (which I also had my birthday and not ONE of you lousy bastards send me a new diff or a shiny new steering wheel !!!)
Just as I was about to finish up where I left off from my last post, with a grinder in hand and sporting steely gaze............. The grinder lept from my grasp and slashed right through my front chassis rail!
Here's the chunk of Torana that my grinder had distaste for.......
It really pissed me off because the kink that you can see in it, was actually going to be a feature of my engine bay!
So anyway, this is what I did. I've been DYING to try out my new sheetmetal folder!
Then I chopped it to size and welded it in
Then made the top bit up
Aaaaaand........ zapped it up!
After a tickle with my spiteful grinder
I still need to run a weld along the wheel arch bit but i think it came up ok
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Posted 28 April 2011 - 12:00 AM
Loving your work Kush! cant wait to see how you tackle the evil UC to LX front end conversion
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