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[Potta]

fan bloody tastic Marty , sounds great, looks amazing , and that clap , must just be a westerner thing, bit of a shame that martys paint and panel shop has closed down :(

Nah that's just a Marty thing

I'm not sure I've ever been that happy lol

[smeer]

So awesome mate, I can tell you are proud and you should be! Great car, great thread. I know I have learned from you, Thanks

[sibhs]

The seal clap says it all. The car looks great on the road and sounds it too. Excellent.

Cheers Guys, I might have to Register that 'Seal Clap'

 

 

Good one Marty , look forward to the next club run , warren

Hi Warren, still got to get it over the pits so maybe sometime in January she'll be ready.

 

 

Bloody awesome to see it on the road mate  make sure you fix that left brake light now.... 

Shit Jase, you've got good eyes, I was adjusting rear bumper and noticed light plug had popped out. 

 

 

Congratulations Marty

 

The Best Time is finally here.   

Thanks Dave

 

 

Great stuff mate, stoked for ya.

Rego tomorrow?

Haha, as everyone knows, there is still a fair bit to do before rego.

[sibhs]

Thanks Dane'o, looking forward to jumping in and going for an early morning cruise when ever I get the urge.

Congratulations Marty, reality is finally here for you.

 

All I can say is ENJOY and live the dream.

 

cheers Dane

 

 

Cool man. To nice to drive!

Hoping it gets driven, not hidden.

 

 

Allright.  Just replied to everyone and I exceeded my reply to quote quota.  so I lost em!

 

Sorry if I missed you, thanks everyone.

 

Stupid program, that needs modifying.

[sibhs]

So awesome mate, I can tell you are proud and you should be! Great car, great thread. I know I have learned from you, Thanks

Thanks Smeer, I'm glad someone has learnt from me cause I learnt so much from everyone here.

The quality of builds on this forum is unreal.  I would hate to think what my standards would have been like without this forum.

 

'GMH Torana' should take a bow!

 

 It has really turned around the restoration process to top quality.

I think back to the 90's when I first restored a Torana, using fibreglass to fill rust holes and having no idea about what was original for the car.

 

Thank you GMH Torana

 

Marty

[SA EH]

Cool as a cucumber mate! Just in time for some summertime cruising, so go out & bloody well enjoy it.

Awesome stuff.

Jonesy

[gad05]

Well done Marty great to see you're LJ on the road.
Would like to thank you for sharing all the little tips and tricks along the way.
We have all learnt heaps on this big journey.

Now quick put you're car back in the shed and polish those sprintmasters lol.


Cheers Graham.

[Dodgey]

Congratulations Marty. I have looked forward to reading the updates & following the progress of your build. The result you have achieved is superb. It is a very fine car - Enjoy it.

 

Steve

[lxsstorana]

Great work Marty, well done.

 

Just make sure you fix the left hand rear brake light before rego.  

 

Otherwise, I reckon it's perfect.      

[sibhs]

Thanks again to all.
Just remember this is just another stage in the build thread. It's not all beer and skittles yet.

To do list.
Exhaust- Thursday.
Wheel alignment Friday week.
Brakes - when pigs fly

So it still could be a bit of time till rego and enjoyment.

Marty
Exhaust bits arrived today.

[Ice]

Whats the triangle bracket for Marty

[sibhs]

Front of muffler. Two holes for u clamp, one with bolt goes to rubber mounted hanger.

[Ice]

Ok

[sibhs]

Exhaust is in, got there early to miss traffic.




Wheel alignment tomorrow, hence the old tyres on front.
Marty

[308 Sunbird]

Fantastic job Marty,congrats.

[jd lj]

It looks as good from below as it does on top. Great work Marty.

What's the story with the spacers on the gearbox crossmember?

[sibhs]

It looks as good from below as it does on top. Great work Marty.


What's the story with the spacers on the gearbox crossmember?

Spacers are factory for a 72 crossmember.
I'm after a 73 if you want to swap. :-)

[jd lj]

Spacers are factory for a 72 crossmember. I'm after a 73 if you want to swap. :-)

Thanks for the offer, but no thanks.

[LJ RB30]

Hey Martin i just had a look under my parts car!

 

 

We can come to some arrangement if you want!

 

Pm sent

Spacers are factory for a 72 crossmember.
I'm after a 73 if you want to swap. :-)

[sibhs]

Hi Grant (agent34)
I had that awesome feeling today. Window down, elbow on the window and cruising down the freeway.
This was after the wheel alignment, what a difference that made.
Brakes pull-up quick now too.
That carport booth was a bit small but it did it's job. You just got to make do with what you have sometimes. I'll always look back and wonder what I was thinking in taking on such a project.


This is after wheel alignment and good rims back on.


Got Dave the electrics guru forum member coming over tomorrow and we'll try and get this taco working. Then pits here we come.

Marty

[Ice]

Looks outstanding Marty hope all goes well for rego
cheers Gene
when ya picking me up for a cruise since mine aint going to far anytime soon