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What to do with a smashed torana shell?

Started by Neils LX , Jul 01 2011 02:15 PM

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#1 Neils LX

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:15 PM

Hi
My mate Tim bought a smashed up LX Torana for parts and after striping out the shell i helped him chop it up and he gave me the rear cut so i could make a BBQ out of it. Im undecided after making a proper frame for it and some beer holders to paint it up like a SL/R 5000 with boot wing and decals or leave it the way it is as the former car it was.
Heres some in the build so far pics
As tim bought it

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Gutted out awaiting the chop
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Tim chopping it up
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I trimmed it up but it will nead more later on
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what was left of the old BBQ
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my mate jezmo and i after sitting BBQ in boot
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Somewhere someone forgot to take photos of using it so after a few beers dragged out some traffic lights
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Ready for the next BBQ however will still have to make a frame up for it and fit the bootlid
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Anyone else got one out the back?

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#2 _cruiza_

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 02:44 PM

need to fit some UC tail lights Posted Image

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#3 _330OLX_

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 05:39 PM

Here's mine.
It's the same idea, just the other end of the car

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#4 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 06:37 PM

that car didnt look too bad ?????????couldnt you have wasted a waste and found a uc.lol
sorry i meant a uc holden
8 inch hotwires they will buy a few tbones and beers.

Edited by rob350hatch, 01 July 2011 - 06:39 PM.

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#5 rodomo

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 10:03 PM

Lets see? One had a good rear? The other had a good front? And yoose both cut them up? :nopity:

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#6 Mort

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Posted 01 July 2011 - 10:24 PM

Hey Neil, do you still have the front cut and what is the plenum chamber like on the passenger side, mine has rusted out where the air vent box is and would like a replacement panel if i could find one.

This is mine
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And this is the piece i need
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#7 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 08:17 AM

Lets see? One had a good rear? The other had a good front? And yoose both cut them up?

ah the land of plenty. how much can a koala bear. :cry:

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#8 Neils LX

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 08:39 AM

Hey Neil, do you still have the front cut and what is the plenum chamber like on the passenger side, mine has rusted out where the air vent box is and would like a replacement panel if i could find one.

This is mine

And this is the piece i need

cheers
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Yeah still got it i will have to check it out, im going to cut the dash out and see how it fits in a UC hatch

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#9 Neils LX

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 08:51 AM

that car didnt look too bad ?????????couldnt you have wasted a waste and found a uc.lol
sorry i meant a uc holden
8 inch hotwires they will buy a few tbones and beers.

Yeah iv even got an old UC budgie that could have done the job but then id have to look at those shithouse tailights while drinking beer.
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#10 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 02:16 PM

I have a #@$^%& LC here im thinking about doing the same with....

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#11 _Kush_

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 03:03 PM

Hey Neil!
Can I have your BBQ? I really would like to get my hands on an LX bum section........ Or maybe you can just cut the taillight bits out for me? You could just blank up the holes with something, nobody will know

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#12 _330OLX_

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 04:50 PM

Lets see? One had a good rear? The other had a good front? And yoose both cut them up?

In my defence, all my bits were salvaged from mainly damaged and rusty panels that came from a heap of different swap meets.
I also have another bumper with shite chrome that I'll put on there once it's painted - then that chrome one goes back to being a spare for my car.

The bits are out there guys - you just have to find them and then use your imagination.

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#13 Neils LX

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 04:52 PM

Hey Neil!
Can I have your BBQ? I really would like to get my hands on an LX bum section........ Or maybe you can just cut the taillight bits out for me? You could just blank up the holes with something, nobody will know

Sure no worries LOL
I can get my hands on a UC hatch with bugger all rust so i might chop this one up next to make up a LX hatch
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#14 Neils LX

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 04:57 PM

Lets see? One had a good rear? The other had a good front? And yoose both cut them up?

In my defence, all my bits were salvaged from mainly damaged and rusty panels that came from a heap of different swap meets.
I also have another bumper with shite chrome that I'll put on there once it's painted - then that chrome one goes back to being a spare for my car.

The bits are out there guys - you just have to find them and then use your imagination.

It ok man rodomo just after a gee up.

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#15 _Kush_

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 05:14 PM

Hey Neil!
Can I have your BBQ? I really would like to get my hands on an LX bum section........ Or maybe you can just cut the taillight bits out for me? You could just blank up the holes with something, nobody will know

Sure no worries LOL
I can get my hands on a UC hatch with bugger all rust so i might chop this one up next to make up a LX hatch

No, no, no! Don't do that.
Send that sedan to me, I'd like a 4 door for the missus...... It still won't fix my UC taillight woes though....... Mmmmm, BBQ (hint)

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#16 Neils LX

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 05:23 PM

The old 74 LH next to it would be a better project car, at least its got a 308 in it. Plenty of em out there u just gotta be in the right place at the right time

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 05:53 PM

Yeah, take no notice of me, they're only taxis anyway. :tomaatit:

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#18 _threeblindmice_

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Posted 02 July 2011 - 06:46 PM

need to fit some UC tail lights

They are good for a BBQ , no good as a donor car for a UC , as all the parts are inferior in design !

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#19 _bradman_

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Posted 04 July 2011 - 07:51 PM

Neil wanna sell me the floor out of the boot of one of those lx's?

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Posted 04 July 2011 - 08:03 PM

A while ago a saw a photo of an LX front end on here, built into a BBQ painted in Marlboro HDT colours.
I thought it looked fantastic.
I can't seem to find it. Can anyone help?

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#21 mitchg

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Posted 04 July 2011 - 08:48 PM

The eventual plan of mine is to put a BBQ in the boot. Will be the ultimate summernats cruiser then!

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Yours looks awesome! Nothing better then standing around a BBQ talking shit, beer in hand and adding a torana into it just tops it off!

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#22 rodomo

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Posted 04 July 2011 - 09:22 PM

A while ago a saw a photo of an LX front end on here, built into a BBQ painted in Marlboro HDT colours.
I thought it looked fantastic.
I can't seem to find it. Can anyone help?

Might be one of these threads but links don't work?

http://www.gmh-torana.com.au/forums/topic/26210-a9x-bbq/
http://www.gmh-torana.com.au/forums/topic/18016-ultimate-petrolhead-bbq/

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#23 _rob350hatch_

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Posted 04 July 2011 - 10:07 PM

The eventual plan of mine is to put a BBQ in the boot. Will be the ultimate summernats cruiser then!

Yours looks awesome! Nothing better then standing around a BBQ talking shit, beer in hand and adding a torana into it just tops it off!

you could extend that bit on the a frame and put a spa on there. :party: