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Tuxedo Black LH SLR 5000

Started by hanra , May 13 2011 06:24 PM

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#26 hanra

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Posted 22 May 2011 - 09:46 AM

Finally getting all the pieces bagged, labeled and organized. Slowly Slowly figuring out what is what....

Except these springs???? What are these for??? I thought maybe front door hinge springs, as they are missing?

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#27 _BLACK LH_

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Posted 22 May 2011 - 10:14 AM

look like brake drum springs, hard to tell depending on size

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#28 _BLACK LH_

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Posted 22 May 2011 - 10:25 AM

look like brake drum springs, hard to tell depending on size

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#29 _mick74lh_

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Posted 22 May 2011 - 10:13 PM

I think you'd be right in that they're for the front door hinges. Here's a blurry pic of them installed.
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Nice paint by the way. It looks amazing!

Looks like all your stuff is pretty well sorted out. Should be a piece of cake putting it together

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#30 _Viper_

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Posted 23 May 2011 - 10:36 PM

I just fitted all new drum brake parts to my mates HZ tonight and they look like the springs at the very bottom... But like Black LH said, depends on size... if there bigger then yea door hinge

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#31 its Paul

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Posted 23 May 2011 - 10:48 PM

Ok I'll have a try, would those springs be for the adjusters under the front seats, I have a photo of them and where there located if wanted, but I will have to post them up tomorrow.

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#32 hanra

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Posted 24 May 2011 - 10:14 AM

Ill get another picture with a ruler in the shot for a better scale pic. There are no springs on the front door hinges currently, so thats what made me think it could be them. Certainly looks like the above picture.

If it is the spring for the hinge... how the bloody hell do you get this on with the door in place??? Or should they have been fitted prior to hanging the door??

Thanks for the comments guys.

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#33 _mick74lh_

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Posted 24 May 2011 - 03:48 PM

These are some pics of the hinge, viewed with the door open from behind and above. If those springs are for the hinges then this is how they'll fit. The length of the spring at rest is about 137mm end to end. I think you can fit them with the door fitted to the car but not sure as the last time I did them was on Brad79UC's when I was re-bushing the hinges and had them off the car.

With the door held fully open you should be able to sit the front part of the spring over the notch in the front edge of the hinge assembly and pull the other end back hard with some multigrips or strong pliers or vice grips or something and slot that end onto the corresponding notch. Good luck. Don't f#%k the paint. Then again they might be for the brake drum.

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#34 hanra

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Posted 24 May 2011 - 10:51 PM

Brilliant work mate. Thats an awesome help!!!! Thank you very much. Here is another pic of the spring.

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#35 _mick74lh_

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Posted 24 May 2011 - 11:27 PM

Glad I could help. Just try not to scratch the beaut shiny paint fitting them.

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#36 hanra

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Posted 27 May 2011 - 10:40 PM

Got some Chamois Pinch weld.

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What are the name of these rims? There only baby 13's....

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#37 rodomo

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Posted 27 May 2011 - 10:49 PM

What are the name of these rims? There only baby 13's....

Challengers.............second best wheel on the planet...........
Hang on.......I'm having a De Ja Vue here? :blink2:

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#38 _blownlcgtr_

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Posted 27 May 2011 - 11:06 PM

rebel wheels?

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#39 hanra

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Posted 28 May 2011 - 07:41 AM

Yeah I don't reckon they look exactly like challengers hey.

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#40 hanra

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Posted 28 May 2011 - 08:00 AM

Rebels or a Cheviot copy of the Rebel me thinks.

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#41 hanra

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Posted 08 June 2011 - 12:11 AM

Some stuff so far:

Refurbin the SL/R instrument housing/dials, awaiting on new instrument panel decals.

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I know.... Illegal... Blah...

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Awaiting on new lens's.

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Ive since stripped all this down, removed all the wiring sockets from the plastic connectors and give them a thorough clean down and covered with anti-corrosive spray ACF-50.

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Boot harness also got pulled apart, same deal all connectors cleaned up and re-wrapped the loom.

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This is the rear harness stripped, connectors cleaned up and then re-wrapped.

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Indicators cleaned up, connectors/terminals cleaned up also

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Light switch/wiper switch overhauled

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Lucas wiper motor getting overhauled

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Found the park contact broken

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Ill get that fixed up tomorrow, save buying another crappy 2nd hand motor.

Tank out, notice its powder coated....

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Rear end out

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Note powder coated tail shaft...

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Has 3.55 stamped on the snout of the diff near the yoke

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Coarse spline

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Front ends been powder coated also....

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As it sits now..

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#42 _SLR Torrie_

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Posted 08 June 2011 - 07:46 PM

Lovely car mate! Mines getting done in Tuxedo black aswell! Look forward to the updates!

John

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#43 _nial8r_

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Posted 08 June 2011 - 07:58 PM

moving along very quick now and it seems you have picked up a few nice bits and pices along the way. keep the pic's coming

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#44 _mick74lh_

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Posted 08 June 2011 - 08:24 PM

So was this somebody's street machine before you bought it? Like an unfinished project? Love those wheels by the way. I reckon you should keep them on there.

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#45 hanra

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Posted 09 June 2011 - 08:05 AM

SLR Torrie: this is a factory Tuxedo black car.

From the info Ive gathered, the guy I bought the car off owned it for 4yrs and had it re-painted approx 2 years ago, he purchased it off a guy that owned it for 22 years and apparently the car was "as is" when he purchased it. So thats 26 years out of 36 accounted for..... So at some stage between being brand spanking and 10 year old, this car was stripped and re-built into some sort of 80's show car...?

I purchased the car as a rolling painted shell. Ive now gotta do the mechanicals, interior and everything else and get it back together....!

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#46 LHSL

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Posted 09 June 2011 - 08:13 AM

I like it Hanra. Keep up the good work. Trying to complete someone else's half completed project would be the most difficult thing to do. I am in the same boat with a F#4d coupe.
Cheers,
Phillip

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#47 hanra

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Posted 09 June 2011 - 09:59 AM

Cheers mate. Yeah its a bit of a jigsaw, Im not new to cars but very new to Holdens. But its a good learning curve. My trusty GM Workshop manaul and Parts Catalouge comes in very handy!