cheers, may look into it then, thanx
Berro's Rusty UC to A9X HATCH
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Posted 29 October 2012 - 08:51 PM
any updates berro? i need inspiration
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Posted 01 November 2012 - 10:18 PM
Hi Crew,
Only small updates.
Bought some ceramic baked chrome bonnet hinges $200 bucks!
Get this.....went to get some parts for a fire fighting pump and the guy behind the counter had just bought a Torana hatch. The hatch just happened to be the same hatch that my other interior parts came from!
He gave me the door trims that match the rest of my interior.
So after three years and three separate people\cars the original street machine interior is back together! (you have to read this thread to understand) the world is a small place!
My mate is a superstar car painter. I have had to redo the roof and the bonnet at they were good
but not great he is very fussy. The bonnet needed furry bog (fibre glass reinforced) along the front as it was showing tiny cracks! Had to unpick parts of the front LX graft as is was 4mm out and the bonnet panel gaps were too close.
it now looks spot on!
So as an update a lot of my body work is being redone to a higher standard,,,,,,,so much for a quick rebuild.
more picks soon.
Only small updates.
Bought some ceramic baked chrome bonnet hinges $200 bucks!
Get this.....went to get some parts for a fire fighting pump and the guy behind the counter had just bought a Torana hatch. The hatch just happened to be the same hatch that my other interior parts came from!
He gave me the door trims that match the rest of my interior.
So after three years and three separate people\cars the original street machine interior is back together! (you have to read this thread to understand) the world is a small place!
My mate is a superstar car painter. I have had to redo the roof and the bonnet at they were good
but not great he is very fussy. The bonnet needed furry bog (fibre glass reinforced) along the front as it was showing tiny cracks! Had to unpick parts of the front LX graft as is was 4mm out and the bonnet panel gaps were too close.
it now looks spot on!
So as an update a lot of my body work is being redone to a higher standard,,,,,,,so much for a quick rebuild.
more picks soon.
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Posted 03 November 2012 - 10:11 AM
The front passenger side where the inner guard meets the rad support was out 4 mm.
The Torries have assembly alignment holes. One was just out and I thought I could get away with it. I was wrong.
I now know do it once, do it right.
It was amazing that once that was fixed all the other panels around the car fitted so much better.
It was like the whole car snapped into line. I was so cool.
Also if you look at the picture above of the roof you will see a terminator and route 66 picture in the back ground. My mate teaches airbrushing. Next year I am hopefully doing a 16 week course on this (1 night per week). Water, wood, flames, metal, effects...should be cool.
He has done some mad work.
The Torries have assembly alignment holes. One was just out and I thought I could get away with it. I was wrong.
I now know do it once, do it right.
It was amazing that once that was fixed all the other panels around the car fitted so much better.
It was like the whole car snapped into line. I was so cool.
Also if you look at the picture above of the roof you will see a terminator and route 66 picture in the back ground. My mate teaches airbrushing. Next year I am hopefully doing a 16 week course on this (1 night per week). Water, wood, flames, metal, effects...should be cool.
He has done some mad work.
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Posted 04 November 2012 - 10:18 AM
ghost flames like that on a big scoop would look pretty neat imo
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Posted 04 November 2012 - 10:30 AM
i wouldn't mind learning this....and making a few surfboards...etcThe front passenger side where the inner guard meets the rad support was out 4 mm.
The Torries have assembly alignment holes. One was just out and I thought I could get away with it. I was wrong.
I now know do it once, do it right.
It was amazing that once that was fixed all the other panels around the car fitted so much better.
It was like the whole car snapped into line. I was so cool.
Also if you look at the picture above of the roof you will see a terminator and route 66 picture in the back ground. My mate teaches airbrushing. Next year I am hopefully doing a 16 week course on this (1 night per week). Water, wood, flames, metal, effects...should be cool.
He has done some mad work.
any chance you could pm me some more info
mainly price and course start dates/equipment needed
thanks
al
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Posted 04 November 2012 - 10:56 AM
Will do Quagmire.
Yes ghost flames on the scoop would look cool.
Yes ghost flames on the scoop would look cool.
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Posted 09 November 2012 - 09:38 PM
Berro,
posted this on my thread aswell. Had another look at the exposed areas on my car, no rust and the lanolin cleans off easily.
posted this on my thread aswell. Had another look at the exposed areas on my car, no rust and the lanolin cleans off easily.
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Posted 09 November 2012 - 10:30 PM
You can buy that in 4lt containers, use a squirty bottle to put it on, way cheaper 
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smells like sheep though, and not so easy to clean off properly....
Cheers.
.smells like sheep though, and not so easy to clean off properly....
Cheers.
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Posted 10 November 2012 - 06:13 AM
smells like sheep though....
Isn't that on the plus side????
Edited by kudu, 10 November 2012 - 06:13 AM.
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Posted 10 November 2012 - 10:44 AM
those ht monaro seats are worth every cent,
extremely hard to get as they are the reclining version.. i have monaro ht seat but mine only flip forward no recline....
extremely hard to get as they are the reclining version.. i have monaro ht seat but mine only flip forward no recline....
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Posted 13 November 2012 - 09:53 PM
Cheers Burty,
I am looking forward to this weekend as I will be doing some more work on the Torry.
I know this is a Torry website but quick update on the Monaro. I need Dirtbag Super Rust Repair powers on this one!
Started stripping it out.
Check this out!
I am looking forward to this weekend as I will be doing some more work on the Torry.
I know this is a Torry website but quick update on the Monaro. I need Dirtbag Super Rust Repair powers on this one!
Started stripping it out.
Check this out!
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Posted 14 November 2012 - 12:12 AM
hey berroI got these flares made from a guy in Perth that claimed to have the molds made from a genuine a9x hatch years ago. Fiber glass not plastic.
He then adapted the molds to have 1-2 mm extra fat so that they can be sanded back to fit panels perfectly. They fit perfectly! I will need to hack out the wheel arches though. That's the great thing about have a UC-LX clone no guilt when cutting her up.
those moulds came of my car
glad they fit!
cheers
davemc
your hatch is looking great by the way
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Posted 20 November 2012 - 09:56 AM
Because of the front end rad support re alignment the car had to be re gapped and hanging panels adjusted. I then re blocked the excess filler.(this is just 1 side!) I was amazed at how much was removed. The car should go faster.
Also re fitted the bonnet. Looks good.
Also re fitted the bonnet. Looks good.
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Posted 20 November 2012 - 10:29 AM
Nice work Berro, its getting there.
You'll be cruising in this thing in no time.
You'll be cruising in this thing in no time.
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Posted 20 November 2012 - 06:01 PM
Cheers Potta.
Hopping to have it in paint by early next year.
Hopping to have it in paint by early next year.
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Posted 12 December 2012 - 10:27 PM
hey berro, just about to do the bonnet hinge mount rust repairs on my doner guards, much like yours i think, just wondering how you know where to put the replacement backing plate if its been removed, do i just try to keep the holes on the inner part if thats possible, any help would be appreciated, hows ur hatch goin?
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Posted 19 December 2012 - 03:23 PM
Hi Greg,
I marked mine out before removing them.
I also mesured the distance from the fire wall and vertical intersection and noted where theline meet for the hole position.
I marked mine out before removing them.
I also mesured the distance from the fire wall and vertical intersection and noted where theline meet for the hole position.
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Posted 19 December 2012 - 07:19 PM
hey berro, just about to do the bonnet hinge mount rust repairs on my doner guards, much like yours i think, just wondering how you know where to put the replacement backing plate if its been removed, do i just try to keep the holes on the inner part if thats possible, any help would be appreciated, hows ur hatch goin?
hi mate i have some photos of when i took mine off same as berro i measured and took photos if you pm me an email i can send the photos to you
there now that clear but better than nothing i suppose.
sorry to hijack your thread mate.
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Posted 20 December 2012 - 05:49 PM
Nice work mate.
One thing I dunno if it's been brought up yet couldn't see it but those front seats will create a headache for the engineer and or the pits. Well mine did anyways I have scheels with the head rest removed and the ones you have a Gemini ones. So they are roughly the same size but because the toranas came with "headrests" (I tried argue this) the back rest from where you bum hits the seat to the top of the back rest has to be I think 600mm.
Food for thought
Ayden
One thing I dunno if it's been brought up yet couldn't see it but those front seats will create a headache for the engineer and or the pits. Well mine did anyways I have scheels with the head rest removed and the ones you have a Gemini ones. So they are roughly the same size but because the toranas came with "headrests" (I tried argue this) the back rest from where you bum hits the seat to the top of the back rest has to be I think 600mm.
Food for thought
Ayden
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