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Tuxedo Black LH SLR 5000

Started by hanra , May 13 2011 06:24 PM

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#51 _mick74lh_

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Posted 09 June 2011 - 05:50 PM

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....!

Thats pretty cool. I guess its possible that it could have featured in a magazine at some stage. The red powder coated bits sort of make sense then.

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#52 _Rob 5000_

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Posted 09 June 2011 - 06:38 PM

mate of mine had a tuxedo black 308 SS awesome colour. This will be a very kewl car! What wheels are going on it?

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#53 hanra

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Posted 09 June 2011 - 07:30 PM

Any thing and everything shiny have all been powdercoated maroon...... Exterior/interior door handles, window winders, rear view mirror mount, F/R bumpers, fuel tank, tail shaft, front K frame, G/box crossmember, suspension, brakes, door frame stainless moulds.... The interior was re-trimmed from Chamois to black/marron, velour pillar trims, headlining....

I think its a bit of an 80's tragic....?

Rob 5000, so your mates SS was an LX obviously? This being an LH in Tuxedo seems to be a rare thing?????

No idea about wheels at this stage. Probably the Rebels that are on it for the time being...! No bigger then 15's will be going on it. Wanna keep it period correct.

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#54 _Rob 5000_

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Posted 10 June 2011 - 12:04 AM

yeah i've never seen a tuxedo black LH

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#55 hanra

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Posted 10 June 2011 - 07:38 AM

Id love to know how many were made.....? Dosnt seem to be that common a colour in the LX range either?

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#56 hanra

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Posted 10 June 2011 - 11:18 PM

Nothing major to update, just stripped my heater lever assy, all the grease had gone hard, so cleaned it all up and re-lubed, also fan switch came apart when I unplugged it so was a good chance to clean it out and clean up contacts. I also removed all the contacts from the fuse panel and cleaned them all up. The one thing I hate is electrics not working on old cars. Everything is going to work sweet on this thing.

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#57 _SLR Torrie_

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Posted 11 June 2011 - 05:38 AM

SLR Torrie: this is a factory Tuxedo black car.

Yeah, I know mate. You just misinterpreted me. Was just mentioning I'll be painting mine the same colour. :surrenderwave:

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#58 hanra

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Posted 11 June 2011 - 08:48 AM

Sorry mate, certainly didnt mean to offend.

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#59 _SLR Torrie_

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Posted 11 June 2011 - 10:17 AM

All good bro. Keep up the good work. Loving the car!! :buttrock:

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#60 hanra

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Posted 12 June 2011 - 08:57 PM

Got the rest of the harness out, will unwrap it, clean it up, remove all the connectors from the plugs and remove any signs of corrosion and clean them up also.

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Had to chop the exhaust out as it was all welded in. Perry Mufflers, do they still exist?

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Ill sandblast the suspension and 2 pac it all black.

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#61 hanra

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Posted 21 June 2011 - 09:38 PM

Ive just dropped my seats off at the upholsterers up here. Turns out he is an uncle of a good mate of mine. So fingers crossed all turns out well. He is an old bloke and been in the game a long time.

Next time I see them they wont look like this.....

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#62 hanra

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Posted 25 June 2011 - 01:00 PM

Got the blower motor cracked open. Cleaned up the comm and brushes. Will blast it and give it a coat of jam.

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Also dismantled the indactor switch assy and cleaned up all the contacts and plasctics.

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The wiring harness is coming along, getting all the black over spray off all the wires and removing and cleaning all the connectors from the plugs.

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Also got some good body vent valves. Gave them a coat of jam also!!

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#63 notna

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Posted 25 June 2011 - 05:49 PM

I just picked up a full set of SL/R hubcaps from a guy in Junee. His father bought a tuxedo black SL/R new in 1977, and in 1978 he took off the hubcaps and shedded them, in favor of Hotwires. We spoke on the phone and he told me about his father and the SL/R. It had silver SLR 5000 on both sides. No flares.

Brad, yours is an LH... so not the same car, but doesn't a bit of history like that make you wonder sometimes?

Keep up the good work mate.

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#64 hanra

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Posted 26 June 2011 - 06:00 PM

Hey Anton!

Yeah 77 would be LX. A few Torana nuts that Ive spoken to all scratch there heads when I say LH SL/R and Tuxedo Black in the same sentence.... Id love to know the history of my car!!! Would be awesome!

I see your project is coming along very well to!!!

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#65 _lx5008_

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Posted 26 June 2011 - 06:19 PM

great car, great colour.we have a factory black LX 5000 in our club. not to many around these days.

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#66 _BLACK LH_

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Posted 26 June 2011 - 09:21 PM

nice car loving it too

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#67 kerm74

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Posted 26 June 2011 - 09:38 PM

great looking car - fantastic colour. There is a one owner black lh slr5000 in Melbourne that I have seen - beautiful!

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#68 hanra

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Posted 27 June 2011 - 07:24 AM

great looking car - fantastic colour. There is a one owner black lh slr5000 in Melbourne that I have seen - beautiful!

Wow really??? Any more details on that car? Would be good to get in touch with the owner!

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#69 TRANA8

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Posted 27 June 2011 - 09:07 PM

Here's a link to a tuxedo slr 5000

http://uniquecars.ca...topDefault.aspx

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#70 hanra

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Posted 28 June 2011 - 10:06 AM

That gives a bad error message?

Is it this one your talking about? Judging by the headlights, its an LX.

http://uniquecars.ca...topDefault.aspx

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#71 TRANA8

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Posted 28 June 2011 - 03:30 PM

yes it is thanks hanra.The decals on the guards looks like a LH?

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#72 hanra

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Posted 28 June 2011 - 04:39 PM

Yes your right. Perhaps its been LX'd at some point of its life. I wonder if this is the one owner Melbourne car mentioned earlier?

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#73 _cruiza_

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Posted 28 June 2011 - 06:52 PM

I am more of a fan of modified street cars but I have to say I greatly admire your deadication and efforts to restore the old girl the detail is amazing, this is going to be one very nice car when it is done, just don't sell it me because you would cry when I fit the flares mags and fluffy dice :innocent:

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#74 hanra

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Posted 28 June 2011 - 10:51 PM

Hahahahaha, nah this one aint getting flared!!! For sure, Ive been down the modified route before. Its fun customizing to your own taste. But I honestly think thats to easy. Getting a car back to how it should be after its been f*cked with over 36yrs.... now thats a challenge!!!!

Got the Ignition switch apart and gave it a well deserved clean up inside and out.

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