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LX rebuild

Started by _SmartE_ , Feb 02 2012 10:46 PM

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#151 _Red One_

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Posted 16 August 2014 - 07:39 PM

That's fully sick mate.

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#152 _SmartE_

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Posted 09 October 2014 - 09:13 PM

The car is now is 99.5% finished, just a few things to tidy up before engineering and rego.

Went for quick squirt today but had to take it easy due to the paint on the front discs still to be worn off.

It is evil in every aspect, very happy with look, the sound and the power.

Things left to do:

buff the paint and adjust all the gaps on the panels.
finish of the kick plates and fit the facia for the shifter.
water squirters
Changes to rego and finish the engineer's report

here is a little rev up.

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#153 _LS2 Hatch_

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Posted 09 October 2014 - 09:31 PM

TOUGH!!!
Sounds Tough
Looks Tough
IS TOUGH!!!

When are you coming this way for a cruise? I would love to cruise with this car. I just love it!!!

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#154 _SmartE_

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Posted 09 October 2014 - 09:41 PM

I might head over east with it in 2016 for a toranafest, toranama or summernats see how I go.

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#155 _LS2 Hatch_

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Posted 09 October 2014 - 09:47 PM

Sweet! I'm in!!

I'm heading to Summernats this/next year. Looking forward to it

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#156 _SmartE_

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Posted 08 November 2014 - 09:28 PM

Not much to update, going to to painters to adjust the final panel gaps and cut the paint back.

Engineer has picked up a few things to re-register it.

Roll cage need to be removable nowadays so now it will be modified to " look" removable.
It can only registered as a two seater even with the removable taxi bar. Not enough head clearance in the back. Not fussed about that.
Will need to put the old nine inch back in as the current one is to short to throw stockies on.

In the mean time, I purchased a little home for the hatch in the shed.

And as usual when I buy anything either it arrives damaged or blows up in the week or so, this time it was damaged.

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#157 N/A-PWR

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Posted 08 November 2014 - 09:39 PM

Nice Home SmartE,

Great advertising too.

2016 is a way off though. :furious:

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#158 _greg2240_

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Posted 08 November 2014 - 09:58 PM

love this car mate, great build, where did you get the storage room/tent? cheers Greg

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#159 _SmartE_

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Posted 08 November 2014 - 10:08 PM

Thanks Greg,,

I ordered it off these guys.

http://www.carcoon.com.au

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#160 GMHAz

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Posted 09 November 2014 - 03:05 PM

Now that's one Bad ass hatch, well done mate

Az

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#161 _LX77SL_

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Posted 09 November 2014 - 07:24 PM

Holy crap I'm in love!!!

Well done mate it's awesome

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#162 _lx hatch_

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Posted 10 November 2014 - 11:01 PM

Great job . I'm in WA as well any chance you can tell me who you used to engineer your car I have a hatch that needs a 350 chev , turbo 400 and 9 inch and hooper stoppers brakes engineered before I can register it.
I would really appreciate any info on this thanks mate

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#163 _SmartE_

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Posted 11 November 2014 - 02:34 PM

Great job . I'm in WA as well any chance you can tell me who you used to engineer your car I have a hatch that needs a 350 chev , turbo 400 and 9 inch and hooper stoppers brakes engineered before I can register it.
I would really appreciate any info on this thanks mate

Hey Tez,

He name is Sam Rossi, but he doesn't do private cars only workshops.

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#164 Ice

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Posted 11 November 2014 - 03:47 PM

Bloody awesome looking car Smart E

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#165 _jimjet61_

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Posted 12 November 2014 - 11:02 PM

Very nice. Gonna see it at the L34 drive?

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#166 _SmartE_

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Posted 13 November 2014 - 01:03 PM

Very nice. Gonna see it at the L34 drive?

Not engineered yet and I flew out of Perth this morning for work.

Not far away, working towards taking it to motivation if all goes well.

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#167 fatslr

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Posted 13 November 2014 - 09:14 PM

Love the way this car has come together
Hopefully you make it to Motorvation not sure if you are planning on putting it in elite or action elite?
Col "FATSLR" and myself have entered in pit paddock you are more than welcome to join us under group display of FATGTS as are all members
Tomorrow is last day to get entry for $135 even though website is saying Nov10 the pre entry guide states Nov 14 which they are honouring if you ring them

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#168 _SmartE_

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Posted 14 November 2014 - 10:36 AM

Thanks for the invite Garth, the car will be part of S&E autos display but i'll defiantly drop past and say g'day.

The owner of S&E's is organising the entry of the car so I'll have to confirm what i'm entered in and get back to you.

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#169 _SmartE_

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Posted 18 January 2015 - 10:17 PM

As posted in the Western Australian section under motorvation http://www.gmh-toran...-2015/?p=879424 the hatch was entered into the

action elite pavilion. I ended up with a top 10 trophy that I wasn't expecting with some nice cars on display.

The first drive I couldn't of been happier, the power and sound of the motor at full noise was everything I hoped it would be.

After a few laps a little wheel vibration started and it started to jump out of gear half way through a burnout, the only teething issue. Talking to a few of other competitors it may be just a shifter issue.

It goes back to to the shop on Monday to start the engineering process so it can be re-registerd. Shorten diff will come out and the original put back in to suit the standard tyres, rear seats removed (licensed as two seater)

Roll cages now need to removable in places, so a few fake brackets mounted in the correct spots will cover that.

And that should finish it, :3gears:

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#170 _SmartE_

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Posted 18 January 2015 - 10:25 PM

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first drive whoo hoo!!!

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#171 Oysterhead

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Posted 18 January 2015 - 10:30 PM

That's one smokin hot hatch you got smarte.well done.you perth boys are are churning out some works of art.

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#172 Bigfella237

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Posted 19 January 2015 - 03:06 AM

G'day SmartE, just read the whole thread, love yer work!

I can't wait to see the car over this side of the world when/if you get to the Nats or the Fest.

Just a silly question if I may, do you know how they measured the rear seat head height and what that minimum measurement is?

And was this height too small because of the roll cage or because of the seat bases?

Engineer has picked up a few things to re-register it.
Roll cage need to be removable nowadays so now it will be modified to " look" removable.

It can only registered as a two seater even with the removable taxi bar. Not enough head clearance in the back. Not fussed about that.

Will need to put the old nine inch back in as the current one is to short to throw stockies on.