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Commodore looks tough. That's the punt in Tailem Bend!
Bit of testing on Jervois Rd........

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Zebra stripes?  Polka dots ?   Camoflauge ?  Red white and blue with a big Yanky flag over it ? 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Those are just off the top of my head of course..

Love the out there thoughts Jeff.
Zebra stripes....... They use that for street crossings, this Torana ain't gonna be walked over. LOL
I might leve the polka dots for the horse racing jockeys. Although you have the support of my daughter!!!
Camouflage was done on a Fraud Foulcan in the 80's on a Group C race car, is a well known car, don't want to copy.
If I did run with a Yanky flag would you want me to put a Chev bowtie badge on the grille?? There are plenty of Commodores over here already with an identity crisis!!

Any other ideas?

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http://www.amazon.co...halkboard paint
 
You could keep notes on it this way during the races.

Perfect.... The car can be one big mobile chalk board.

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Caught up with OzyOzyOzy this morning, he bought over the hats and I am really happy with the fit now.

Ozy's mate at High Speed put the MSF hub on his table that measures things and I was surprised to know the results.

For 120.7PCD the lowest was 120.56 and the largest was 121.02 according to him.

 

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Are you referring to the Sheetmetal where the old brake booster sits?

I was talking about the rear of the wheel wells where the edge of the tyre catches on the firewall edge at full lock but maybe its just my eye sight, perhaps neither side has been touched

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I was talking about the rear of the wheel wells where the edge of the tyre catches on the firewall edge at full lock but maybe its just my eye sight, perhaps neither side has been touched

I take it the arrows point to the spot you are asking about? You have a keen eye.

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It is a an optical illusion, both are untouched.......yet. The plan is to cut that lip out and seam weld it. I will do the when I cut the guards.

Your not the first person to say something to me about doing this. It wasn't something I wouldn't have known to do.

Cheers for letting me know anyway.

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You do that seam as well Col?? Got any better photos??

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Haha yeah not so keen eyes after all, for some reason it looked like you'd done a neat job of trimming it on the passenger side and done nothing with the driver side...

I agree with LXSS350, definitely try to bring it back a little further than just cutting the seam off.

For smaller rolling diameters you can just push it back a little:


Or for bigger diameters and lots of caster go the whole hog and cut some out:

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The plan is to cut that seam back and weld it up. I'm only running a 225 tyre as per IP rules so clearance shouldn't be to bad. 

 

I mounted the rotor on the hat and shinned the gaps on the caliper and rotor to mount it.

Really tight, I will need to massage the caliper a little!!

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Got1UR1 came over the other day Col and he tried to call you while at my place. Would love to catch up with you sometime. Just a thought.

 

Yeah I know, tyre size is small.......... you don't need to remind me LOL.

Wow a 225.

That's a big 25mm over a standard A9X tyre. They certainly don't want you getting too much grip. LOL

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Got a few hours on the car today. Got the front spoiler done, I am happy with the fit. I was a bit worried about it from what I have seen others have to do. I got the flares and spoilers from Wilsons who has since sold his molds to Ernicks Fiberglass.

 

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Boot lid spoiler on. The rear of it is a bit how ya going as it is not straight, it pulls in at the mount points. Not to worried, looks great on top.

 

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The carrier arrived at Race Products. Strange Alloy bit of kit, looks very nice.

The brackets for the 3rd arm have been laser cut and folded for fitment and welding to the diff.

All looks good for them to make some good progress next week.

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How good are race cars

Torana race cars do look tough, but I have wondered sometimes if I would have gone to extent I have with the parts I am using if I was building a road car.