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8/70 RALLY RED LC GTR XU-1 REBUILD

Started by _mikecatts_ , Apr 26 2012 11:10 AM
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Posted 28 September 2013 - 07:07 PM

Hi all..

 

The 10/70 LC XU-1 went home today.. All paid for and the owner is very, very happy with what I have done for him..

 

 

After clearing my bookings (ill continue with others cars next year).. I have decided to continue with this build as I would like some paint on come summer..

 

After doing other cars with nice tight gaps.. Well I have to have the same..

So I added some rods and did the usual to get the magic "paddle pop stick" width.. Making sure there is enough room for the door to open.. No probs.. worked out well..

Ill get to the outer sill to front guard gap later.. I dont like it. too wide.

 

Didnt take too long.. It was a pitty to destroy the nice fill job, butt It had to be done.. I Epoteced it and ready for a skim of filler to finnsh..

 

While I was playing, I fixed up the dash panel I want in my car, I did the usual, sandblast Por 15 inside and epotec on the outside.

 

As you can all see the in the car is stuffed/hacked.

I test fitted all the bits and cut out the old one..

I want to sandblast/ paint the whole firewall while I have good access..

Wont be hard to put back on..

 

Im happy to be working on my car again.. I forget how much pleasure it gave me..

This will take me a week or two to get how I want, then it will some body work done. Put aside and wait for the warm weather..

Ill do my 4/70 gtr while waiting..

 

Its good to be back..

Mike :)

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Posted 03 October 2013 - 07:13 PM

Hi all...

 

Had some time for my car today.. More enjoyable to my own than others..

 

I finally got around to "stripping" the "tar" that was inside the car.. It was everyware... And lots of surface rust underneath.. I used a "multi-tool" with a scraper..worked really well. I gave it a quick once over with a wire wheel..

Im going to sandblast and POR 15 the inside floor.. Ill do that tomm..

 

I also got a chance to use my gadget.. Not to sure what its called.. My old mate gave it to me as he said that I will use it more than him.. He even gave me the tricky slide hammer that grips the riverts..

I can/have used this to replicate the "original" door rivets for the stainless trim.. No "pop Rivets" in my doors/panels.

Works well... Pulled the dents that I couldnt get to..

 

I also started to fill the guard  to metal edge with a skim of fibre glass bog.. Just to be sure.. Its only 1-2mm thick in places.. also doing under the door frame to match the guard profile... Didnt want to use lead as its all done inside.. I didnt want to heat it up..

 

Mike

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Posted 03 October 2013 - 07:28 PM

ezi beat tool?


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Posted 04 October 2013 - 07:43 PM

ezi beat tool?

?????????????????? Please explain?


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Posted 04 October 2013 - 07:47 PM

I think he's saying that's what that tool is called, the one that grabs the rivets so you can pull the dents out?


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Posted 04 October 2013 - 08:06 PM

Hi all...

 

I spent the day sandblasting the inside of the car.. Making sure to get under the plehum chamber and all the corners... Took ALL day, made a mess, but got it done..

I used 4 bags of "coarse" garnet, 4 tips, and a roll of tape.. I masked off all the open ares.. I didnt want sand all through the car.. Ill do them by hand later..

 

Ive ran out of daylight so Ill POR 15/Epotec tomm....

 

The old fart thinks Im mad  doing it as he says it gets covered.. But I wanted to.. Ive done soo much why stop now..

Just the boot area to do the ALL the sandbalsting is done..

 

Tomm The old fart and me are putting together a "hottie" sedan for next weeks burn out comp.. His son keeps giving him a hard time about entering for a laugh, so us old farts are going to have some fun..

 

Off its face 202 on AV gas, tripple webbers or a 650 holley, auto, 9 inch rear, no interior, just a couple of gemini buckets and better put a roll bar in it as we are going to kill this car.. With a BIG grin :) Thats the plan anyway..

 

Ill take some pics.

 

Mike

 

 

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Posted 04 October 2013 - 08:08 PM

I think he's saying that's what that tool is called, the one that grabs the rivets so you can pull the dents out?

I thought that was the "slide hammer".. It has a chuck to grab the riverts.


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Posted 04 October 2013 - 09:20 PM

I've got no idea but that's what I thought he meant  :D


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Posted 04 October 2013 - 09:58 PM

Panel beater mate of mine called the pin welder an ezi beat. Probably a trade name. Had different types of pins etc to weld to panels. Some used the slide hammer type arrangement and others were like the mould lugs and a lever was used


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Posted 05 October 2013 - 04:29 PM

good to see your back mike on your car 


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Posted 07 October 2013 - 05:18 PM

good to see your back mike on your car 

Ta Grant.. Yep. Im enjoyimg my car.. No time restrictions.

 

Hows your car comming along?



Panel beater mate of mine called the pin welder an ezi beat. Probably a trade name. Had different types of pins etc to weld to panels. Some used the slide hammer type arrangement and others were like the mould lugs and a lever was used

I have both the long pins and the short "stud" type.. and the slide hammer and a thingy that looks like a "puller"...


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Posted 07 October 2013 - 05:23 PM

Hi all...

 

I sprayed POR 15 inside then top coated with their "tie coat" as Im not too sure yet what Im going to be spraying inside with.. Probably 2 pack.

So I thought Ide better get the tie coat on just in case..

 

Its a pity to cover the nice and shiney POR 15... But I want it RED inside...

 

Looks way better than that tar crap, and the surface rust is all gone... Good as new if not better.

Next to make sure there to apply plenty of seam sealer...

 

Mike

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Posted 07 October 2013 - 06:44 PM

Red inside mike? like Oxide red or?? good to see more progress on your machine again.


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Posted 27 October 2013 - 07:07 AM

Red inside mike? like Oxide red or?? good to see more progress on your machine again.

No.. Rally Red 2k..Im painting the door jams, under boot/bonnet in 2k.. Ill have some left so I will use inside.


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Posted 27 October 2013 - 07:12 AM

Hi all...

I had a play with the lines yesterday... I wasnt happy with the way My old mate set the lines.. I wanted them better.
I used my lazer level that I use for tiling... I set it up, taped the line then penciled it in.
Im making a mask to get the rear curve right... Ill do both sides the same... Works well....

Ive aslo sem ealed the inside floor pan... Used 3 tubes... Better than new now.

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 07:19 AM

As promised.. "the Orange Burnout Bomb"

It took us 3 days to put together, paint and test.. It was a bare shell...
Used the 650 carby as we couldnt get the webbers right,
Painted it quick in "signal Orange", We didnt really care too much about the body as it will probably get damaged.. Looks good from a distance :).
It spins the wheels no probs, sounds tough....Just some minor electrical to do and its ready to kill... Wipers dont work.
Ill sign write it to look the part.

Mike

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 10:34 AM

Some pics of my other cars stored at my mates place... Only the LC and LJ's are mine.. He likes the LH,LX's.... On the racks are My LC GTR, His SLR 5000, my one owner complete with books LJ sedan and his LX coupe..
His sons LH Sedan SLR moc...

Out the back are some of my other LC,s. A LJ rear cut... The rest are his.... And he has sheds full of parts...

Looks messy, but when you have heaps of land.. Plenty of space.
There are plenty more cars out the back paddock.. I didnt go out there.. There will be snakes...

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Posted 27 October 2013 - 08:57 PM

So that's where all the rest of the Toranas have gone.


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Posted 01 November 2013 - 08:41 AM

So that's where all the rest of the Toranas have gone.

Bewteen us we do have a few.. Enough to keep us busy in our old age.. :)


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Posted 01 November 2013 - 08:56 AM

Hi all...

 

Ive been playing with the body lines... I want them correct.

 

I copied the line off a good straight LJ rear quarter..

I first cleaned off the paint, then used some pin stripe tape to get the line..

Then taped some drawing mylar film on, traced the line, making sure to get right, cut out, taped to the LC and traced the line on..

I used some sign vinyl to tape the line.. All good and a nice even curve.. Way better than eye and hand..

Ill use the mask for the LH side.. That way they WILL be the same both sides..

 

Mike


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Posted 01 November 2013 - 05:33 PM

Hi all...

 

I fainlly have put some colour on the car.. should say in the car..

I sprayed the "black 04149" which is PPG Black 60... where the dash sits as I wanted it neat before I weld the dash panel back in... Plus I was itching to have some colour... Was fun, turned out really well... Its good to see that I still have the knack.. Doesnt matter that it will covered.. I know its done properly now.

 

I also cleaned, plastic primed and painted the heater dash facias the same black.. I have a few and these three are for testing.. Im going to do some masks with the correct font and paint  the lettering on with the correct plastic etching paint.... The stickers suck... They are the wrong font and you can see the sticker..I want better.

Mike

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Posted 01 November 2013 - 07:58 PM

Hi Mike, I understand how you get the lines on the car but how do you adjust a line. I presume by skim of bog pushing line up or down. I'm up to this stage on my build and that's how I'm playing around with them. Cheers. Marty

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Posted 02 November 2013 - 05:29 AM

Hi Mike, I understand how you get the lines on the car but how do you adjust a line. I presume by skim of bog pushing line up or down. I'm up to this stage on my build and that's how I'm playing around with them. Cheers. Marty

Hi Marty... Yep thats right... Take your time and get it right... Im going to stick on some thick sandblast vinyl.. And push the bog up to it.. Then pull off and Ill have the perfect line..Then push some bug up to the under side of the line...

 

Mike


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Posted 14 November 2013 - 08:42 AM

Hi all...

Ive been working on the bonnet and boot lid.. Plus the glove box lid..

 

I paint stripped, rust blasted ( phoshpuric acid) then epotec 408..

Panels are very good.. The bonnet has some small dings.. Ill fix..

Ill paintstrip and paint the underside's using 2k wet on wet.. so no need to clean now...

 

I also painted the metal dash panel that I need to replace and the fan knobs.. Using Dulon Black 60,, There black 04149...

 

I couldnt help myself and test fitted the dash, etc.. Looks goood.. Ill put in later..

 

Im now waiting on the panel guy to cleen up his shed so it can go and get the high fill.. Then back for me to paint..

 

Mike

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Posted 14 November 2013 - 08:20 PM

mikey gee man you are a man of many talents,,, great bloody work mate,,, i will give you a call soon.

 

keep at it mate.

cheers gong


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