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#176 _The Baron_

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Posted 14 July 2013 - 08:45 PM

Can you build me the same but with an LS9 (from the ZR1 corvette)? (no offense intended)

 

How much if I supply the car and engine?  :P



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Posted 14 July 2013 - 09:03 PM

 $1,000,000 (insert DR evil laugh here)    :D



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Posted 15 July 2013 - 09:22 AM

Saw a '67 ? El Camino at the swap meet this morning with an LS9 in it actually.....would have been a good parts car for the engine swap into a Torana :D



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Posted 15 July 2013 - 01:12 PM

 $1,000,000 (insert DR evil laugh here)    :D

 

Done! B)



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Posted 21 July 2013 - 07:52 PM

Got some more done, tacked in the rails and fitted crush tubes for the subfame adapter plates.

 

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Made 4 bosses to fit into the original torana subframe mounting holes. These are welded into the top and bottom of the rail to help tie it together and allow for another mounting point.

 

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Started fitting the suspension towers.

 

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 08:47 PM

i love these sunday night updates! i have lost track, was this still the mock up shell, or is this the proper build?



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Posted 21 July 2013 - 09:03 PM

This is the hatch shell i'm setting up now.



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Posted 21 July 2013 - 09:09 PM

Maaate great work, I love your fabrication skills and thinking out of the square, excellent.

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Posted 21 July 2013 - 10:09 PM

This is the hatch shell i'm setting up now.

oh yeah, i probably could have opened my eyes and noticed it was a hatch shell and not a 4 door... damn beer goggles



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Posted 22 July 2013 - 09:10 PM

Not to mention the lack of tinworm.



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Posted 23 July 2013 - 10:29 AM

Nice work I must say.

Ever thought of going Nissan 4.1ltr or 4.5ltr V8 twin turbo? Mated onto the GTR 4WD gearbox??


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Posted 26 July 2013 - 03:13 PM

So do you box the outter side up once you've finished jiggering stuff? What gauge steel is that?



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Posted 26 July 2013 - 06:50 PM

Jabba, the adapter plates are made from 4mm plate, there will be more bracing on the wheel side of the adapter plates when the towers are tacked in.

 

Bart, the problem with using any other motor is the sump and front diff are in one.



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Posted 28 July 2013 - 07:39 PM

Not sure if you've seen this (you may need to be a member but well worth the read!). http://www.toymods.o...n-56k-dead.html

 

Its a ta22 celica with gtr front and rear suspension and a 1uz engine. He did a cut n shut on the front sump :), he brought it down to the toynats in Dubbo this year, it looked like it handled fairly well.



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Posted 28 July 2013 - 07:45 PM

Hopefully he doesnt mind me stealing pics, cbf hosting them myself.

 

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Posted 28 July 2013 - 08:48 PM

Jabba, just had a look at that celica on toymods that is an incredible job he has done.



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Posted 29 July 2013 - 08:56 AM

It sure is, i cant wait to see yours done!



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Posted 29 July 2013 - 12:04 PM

Good point.

There is a VH41 All Wheel Drive version in Japan. Same engine as mine just 4wd gearbox

Keep up the great work

Jabba, the adapter plates are made from 4mm plate, there will be more bracing on the wheel side of the adapter plates when the towers are tacked in.

 

Bart, the problem with using any other motor is the sump and front diff are in one.



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Posted 11 August 2013 - 08:24 PM

Welded most of the towers in. Also fitted up the front and rear suspension and sat the flairs on to see how it looks,

 

I think I need to find some wider front flairs.

 

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Posted 11 August 2013 - 09:57 PM

I think I need to find some wider front flairs.

 

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That looks perfect to me :)



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Posted 12 August 2013 - 07:46 AM

I agree width looks OK unless you're going really low - in that case I'd tweak the flares so they are taller (i.e. the top sits higher and extends the wheel arch upward) rather than making them wider. I have less clearance than that (width-wise) on the front of mine



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Posted 12 August 2013 - 09:25 AM

Plus, by the look of those images you can get more clearance witha bit of camber. The wheels appear to be straight up.



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Posted 12 August 2013 - 10:19 AM

It surprises me a bit how good the nissan wheels look on the car.

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Posted 12 August 2013 - 12:57 PM

I think it needs some wheels with dish! 

and having the skyrice pattern, the world of lightweight aftermarket wheels just got a whole heap bigger



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Posted 12 August 2013 - 01:31 PM

I agree DISH on the rear! Front looks good. Love this project keep up the good work







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