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Kush's Hatch

Started by _Kush_ , Mar 31 2011 07:21 PM

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#76 _Kush_

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Posted 14 May 2011 - 05:23 AM

mick74lh, I don't think I'll do anything much to the front spoiler unless I can think up something cool, but I kinda like the fibreglass spoiler as it is. I have lots of other little external body mods to do though (just to personalize it a bit)

Berro, yeah mate, dash and taillights too!

Dirtbag, I'm gonna have to do it the hard way, I guess......
Like what we were talking about the other day with blanking out the UC hole then cutting new holes for "proper" lights.........

Unless a very helpful forum member has some taillight buckets that they would sell me??

Thanks, Quagmire. Yeah I might PM him and see what he can do.

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#77 lxsstorana

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Posted 14 May 2011 - 02:22 PM

Good to see another hatchback being restored. :spoton:

Cheers Mick.

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#78 _berro59_

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Posted 14 May 2011 - 04:40 PM

Hey Kush. If you can get the parts follow dirtbags advice by cutting the whole rear rather than just sections. My donor car was fu*k@d. Doing the lights in 2 sections made getting them square very difficult. I also found that the UC tail lights are recessed by 3ml and not straight like the LX. I had to take it easy with the mig so the heat didnt warp the shape. By the way dirt bag your build was a great motivator. But I could keep up with the pace you were setting. Your a welding machine!

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#79 _berro59_

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Posted 14 May 2011 - 04:44 PM

Yeah Kush. I wouldnt sell mine either! I like you Ive done it all myself. Ive been at mine for 2 years now. Are you goining to do the taillights and dash graft too? Thats a real welding marathon.

Your back wheels arnt wide enough.

Yeah I dont think I will get them over the pits.

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#80 _Kush_

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Posted 14 May 2011 - 05:13 PM

Fat wheels are old fashioned! This is where it's at........

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It looks hot and I think it will become a trend from now on!

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#81 _Kush_

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Posted 14 May 2011 - 05:17 PM

Berro, thanks for the tip. I'll see how I go, but I don't like my chances of finding a complete unit. I'll most likely have to use whatever I have on hand.

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#82 _wblje_

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Posted 14 May 2011 - 06:30 PM

very nice work kush. nice seeing work like this going on. it makes me want to get stuck back into my rana. very inspiring.

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#83 _AD_75_

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Posted 14 May 2011 - 06:41 PM

Great work kush I love what you have done to the engine bay! I wish i had done the UC conversion like you and dirt bag. I did it the long way! Well done mate. Yep another UC-A9x Clone! When these cars are out there any idea what they will be worth in good condition? Keep up the good work.

Awesome work berro! i gotta admit i prefer the way you have gone about the conversion and grafted on the whole front end, dirtbags method turned out great but yours will certainly look more authentic.

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#84 _nial8r_

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Posted 14 May 2011 - 07:12 PM

1st time i have seen your build thread Kushand im impressed mate, for a 1st timer your doing a really great job and tackling the big jobs of the build 1st :DOH:

my hat goes off to ya :buttrock:

well done and keep the pic's coming

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#85 fenz

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Posted 15 May 2011 - 10:10 AM

Go the flares with stock steelys...... everyone will think thats way cool haha

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#86 Shtstr

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Posted 17 May 2011 - 09:23 AM

Mate it looks realy good.
you have done it proud for a uc it will turn heads

Go the flares with stock steelys...... everyone will think thats way cool haha

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#87 _dirtbag_

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Posted 17 May 2011 - 06:14 PM

Great work kush I love what you have done to the engine bay! I wish i had done the UC conversion like you and dirt bag. I did it the long way! Well done mate. Yep another UC-A9x Clone! When these cars are out there any idea what they will be worth in good condition? Keep up the good work.

Awesome work berro! i gotta admit i prefer the way you have gone about the conversion and grafted on the whole front end, dirtbags method turned out great but yours will certainly look more authentic.

I totally agree, but the plus side to the way I did it was I got to keep the nice smooth UC engine bay sides. Apart from that Berro's way is much better : )

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#88 _berro59_

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Posted 21 May 2011 - 09:44 PM

Great work kush I love what you have done to the engine bay! I wish i had done the UC conversion like you and dirt bag. I did it the long way! Well done mate. Yep another UC-A9x Clone! When these cars are out there any idea what they will be worth in good condition? Keep up the good work.

Awesome work berro! i gotta admit i prefer the way you have gone about the conversion and grafted on the whole front end, dirtbags method turned out great but yours will certainly look more authentic.

I totally agree, but the plus side to the way I did it was I got to keep the nice smooth UC engine bay sides. Apart from that Berro's way is much better : )

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm smooth.....engine bay....sounds like a plan.....time to get the grinder out like kush.

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#89 _uctorry_

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Posted 22 May 2011 - 09:37 AM

awesome job u are doing there

for a back yarder u could make a living out of it

one of the cleanest engine bay I have seen
keep up the good work

will be a fine example of the mighty torrie

oh yer keep cutting up the ucs guys

make mine rarer in the long run

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#90 _Kush_

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Posted 30 May 2011 - 08:09 PM

Here's some stuff I did today.
It's not much because half of the day was spent trying to line up friggin panels. Why is it that no bloody panel ever just bolts into the correct position???

Oh well, here's some pics........

First up, I had to make this nosecone attach to the UC guards

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So I made a cardboard template up of the inner nosecone flange thing and ended up with 2 of these.

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I then bolted them to the nosecone and put up on the car.
Then I welded the new metal to the guards.

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This is the same type of method that Dirtbag used. It works well

And here it is cleaned up

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Well I have 2 more RDO's left so tomorrow I'll get the other side done and find something else to cut up

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#91 _Liam_

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Posted 30 May 2011 - 09:36 PM

Nice work Kush! Once the other side is done, you will be pretty well rolling through the easy stuff.

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#92 _Kush_

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Posted 30 May 2011 - 09:58 PM

Nah mate, I was thinking the same thing...... Until I thought about all the other things that need some choppin'.
Long way to go yet :Headbang2:

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#93 _Liam_

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Posted 30 May 2011 - 10:04 PM

Meh tailights would have to be shit loads easier than the nose chop?

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#94 hawk

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Posted 30 May 2011 - 10:07 PM

good work what did you do to get the top of the guard to match the nosecone?

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#95 _Kush_

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Posted 30 May 2011 - 10:10 PM

LX Torrie freak, Not the ones I've decided to do.....

I want to do away with the plastic surrounds and make them metal surrounds so they mould into the car. (but still be LX taillights)

See? I told ya!

Hawk, I'll get some photos when I do the other side tomorrow.

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#96 _Liam_

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Posted 30 May 2011 - 10:19 PM

frOck ya Kush have to be difficult haha.

Don't worry Guru, I'm sure you'll make it look frOckin easy like the rest of the build so far. :buttrock:

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#97 _mick74lh_

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Posted 30 May 2011 - 11:25 PM

Looks awesome. Keep it up. Your plan for the taillights sounds interesting

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#98 notna

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Posted 31 May 2011 - 12:15 PM

Very nice fabrication work. Love it.

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#99 Neils LX

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Posted 31 May 2011 - 02:03 PM

Top job, looking good.

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#100 _Kush_

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Posted 31 May 2011 - 07:28 PM

Ok guys, this is the other side.....

Here's a cut that I made to lift the outer edge of the guard up to meet the nosecone edge.

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Then I did the rest of it (same as what I did yesterday)

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And here's a few pics of how it is now

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It fits up good and is pretty solid but I'll need to weld a few bolt lugs to the fronts guards so they hug up more firmly at the bottom.

But as far as that goes..........

NOSE CHOP DONE!!!!

Yay!