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Started by turbo76lx , Aug 27 2012 09:11 PM
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#226 Heath

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Posted 23 August 2013 - 08:28 PM

Wowee!


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Posted 24 August 2013 - 05:28 PM

Hey just a thought..... Since you've gone to all this trouble with the conversion.... why don't you weld the tunnel of the torrie back into the skyline, while your at it you may as well drop the torana engine in, the trans & throw the torrie diff back in the skyline, throw some fuel in it & drag me.... That way you'll make me & so many older cars look lightening quick compared to it instead of the other way around for a change.

Just throwing it it out there, if you want it keep it, if not.... throw it right back.

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Posted 25 August 2013 - 08:49 PM

Started fitting the tunnel, brought some cleko's last summit order so I thought I would give them a go.

 

They made it a lot easier to trial fit the tunnel since I had it in and out about twenty times. After I had the tunnel neatly lapping

 

over the floor I started cutting 50mm at a time then tacking and hammer and dolly.

 

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Posted 25 August 2013 - 11:31 PM

Awesome. Can't wait to see it fully welded up!


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Posted 30 August 2013 - 06:52 PM

Tig welded the tunnel, bit of a slow process, weld 50mm then hammer and dolly then weld again. Now need to fit the rear section of the tunnel.

 

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Posted 30 August 2013 - 09:07 PM

wow! looks factory. love watching your updates

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Posted 30 August 2013 - 10:46 PM

Magnificent

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Posted 31 August 2013 - 08:29 PM

Bit more chopping.

 

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Before fitting the rear section I made a 100mm dimple and then cut a 90mm hole in the centre.

 

Setting in place.

 

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This is the reason for the hole.

 

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Posted 31 August 2013 - 08:37 PM

Dunno if it would be that comfortable sitting in the back with a fist up ya arse.....

I take it your doing this all without any help from mates?

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Posted 31 August 2013 - 08:54 PM

Doing it all on my own.


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Posted 31 August 2013 - 11:06 PM

That's really impressive, how on earth did you manage to hold the camera as well...? :P

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Posted 01 September 2013 - 08:56 AM

That's really impressive, how on earth did you manage to hold the camera as well...? :P


Haven't you heard, glen has hands on his feet!






That is a very interesting question! How did you take the pic lol

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Posted 01 September 2013 - 09:06 AM

Very long arms. :P

 

 

 

Just set the camera up and used the timer.


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Posted 01 September 2013 - 01:08 PM

I hate this thread...it makes feel so inadequate.

Great work Glen.

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Posted 01 September 2013 - 05:23 PM

By far and away the most interesting project on the forum. Just superb work and the reverse engineering basis on the design is fascinating.


Edited by LXSS350, 01 September 2013 - 05:25 PM.

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Posted 01 September 2013 - 05:50 PM

Totally agree mate, this is unreal. Can't wait to see where it heads and how it is put together. Very cool concept and build.

By far and away the most interesting project on the forum. Just superb work and the reverse engineering basis on the design is fascinating.


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Posted 02 September 2013 - 07:42 PM

All the tunnel is now welded in, also re-shaped the cross brace under the back seat that I cut out to fit over the new tunnel,

 

this will be welded in after the engineer does his next inspection. Also started the drivers side seat mounts.

 

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Posted 02 September 2013 - 07:49 PM

Looking real good :)

 

Very similar to how I am doing my Brumby - except I used the whole floor pan from a WRX rather than just the tunnel. I cut the floor out of the Brumby and left a 25mm lip all around the edge and put the WRX floor up inside the cabin and dropped it onto the left over lip. That way all my seat, transmission and suspension mounting points are factory WRX.


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Posted 02 September 2013 - 08:23 PM

Every time I look at this I go WOW!!!!!!!

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Posted 05 September 2013 - 01:46 PM

Hi Glen this is looking awesome, I can keep an eye on your progress from here! It looks so factory that when you finish it people are going to say "oh, that looks like it fitted in there easily", not knowing how much work and time it has taken! Next time I'm up that way I'll call in and have a look with Damien. Thanks for the advice yesterday, I'm going to start seriously looking for a torana when my car sells. I still watch videos (yes videos!) time to time of my old LC with the rb30 turbo in it at winton and calder, I do miss it sometimes, I wonder what happened to it?


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Posted 05 September 2013 - 08:14 PM

Had the engineer look at it today, he was happy with what I have done so I finished welding in the seat mounts and the cross

 

brace under the back seat. Also sat the steering column, seat and centre console in to see how they looked.

 

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Posted 05 September 2013 - 10:53 PM

Wow that looks awesome, just like a factory one.

 

Can't wait to see it finished.

 

Are you going to keep the torana dash or haven't you thought that far ahead yet.

 


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Posted 05 September 2013 - 11:00 PM

Wow Glen.

Is the hardest part of the fab behind you now?

Console sits really nice. I showed a few mates at work what yr up to. They were stunned.

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Posted 05 September 2013 - 11:30 PM

I got first dibs when you finished the build and get bored and wanna sell this

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Posted 06 September 2013 - 07:44 AM

Thanks guys. As for the dash I will be using a stand dash with the heater box and vents coming out in the standard position.

 

I'll use the rear part of the centre console but modify/make the front section to be similar to the front section of a torana

 

hatch console.


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