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Started by _LS1 Taxi_ , Feb 26 2013 05:15 PM

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#1 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 26 February 2013 - 05:15 PM

Hi,

Here is my LX 4 door.

Car was sitting in my shed for 6 months after I bought it whilst I was saving up some money for the build and getting my plans and a few other things sorted out.

It has a little bit of rust and a few dings but overall it's a great shell.

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LX SL

202, trimatic, 3.08 banjo

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Plan is to have it stripped back, rust cut out and fixed up, new paint, retrimmed custom interior, new engine, auto and diff and upgraded brakes.

Thanks.

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#2 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 26 February 2013 - 08:56 PM

So, I needed to strip everything off it to see what I had and get it ready for panel & paint.

Pretty sorry looking 202, but it ran really good actually

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Disconnected everything then dropped the lot out in one go...

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Easy to move about as a rolling front end

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Then chucked the 202/tri in the corner ready to power someone elses Holden :mellow:

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thanks

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#3 _Lamo_

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Posted 26 February 2013 - 09:00 PM

Ummm That looked like it was a nice bumper before you lifted the car with it. :/

So what are the plans for this beast?

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#4 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 26 February 2013 - 09:09 PM

A dodgy previous repair on the battery tray...

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Not too bad underneath

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And pretty snotty under the brake master cylinder & prop valve

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#5 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 26 February 2013 - 09:12 PM

Ummm That looked like it was a nice bumper before you lifted the car with it. :/

So what are the plans for this beast?

Hi Lamo,

Nah, the front bar was shagged mate. Lots of dings and was badly out of shape sadly. They are expensive these days!!

Hoping for to be a really clean cruiser with good power & nice comfortable interior.

Thanks.

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#6 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 26 February 2013 - 10:34 PM

So, found a few surprises when I pop the front and rear screens out :(

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The front was the worst on the drivers side but the rear was a bit shitty all around....mainly just pin holes.

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The car has had a tow bar fitted as some stage and this has resulted in some holes in the boot and a bit of rust to boot...not too bad but unexpected.

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The inside isn't too bad considering the water which would have been coming in the front.

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Thanks.

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#7 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 26 February 2013 - 10:51 PM

Here is another shot of the drivers floor pan, just surface rust luckily.

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This is in the boot, pretty crappy boot floor on both sides.

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When I got the rear bar off I found another secret. It's had a hit in the back. Bit snotty around the tail light buckets and it had the SL chrome trims which have to go.

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The whole beaver is pretty crappy really. Will need replacing.

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So that was the body striped of everything and made a roller. So it's off to the panel beaters to undo the nasties of the past and make it awesome!

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Update soon.

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#8 _Red One_

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Posted 27 February 2013 - 12:01 AM

Good on you incognito, I can't wait till I have my shed and can strip my Torri like you have. Maybe not do the bumper thing though. Mine isn't too bad.
So,,, the plans you were talking about????
Brad

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#9 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 27 February 2013 - 03:20 PM

Hi Brad,

Plans are:-

- Smoothing of door locks, delete chrome trims, tidied engine bay, fresh paint in grey

- tinted windows

- Unsure on wheels (help!)

- Custom black vinyl w/ cloth inserts on the interior, nice stereo, sports wheel, new gauges

- VY 5.7ltr LS1 with 4 speed auto

- 9" diff 3.5 LSD

- HQ brakes front & rear. VN V8 booster and master cylinder

- all new rubbers, new suspension, nice ride height

Thanks.

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#10 torana_nick

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Posted 27 February 2013 - 08:11 PM

Moving quickly mate, sounds like its gonna wait a nice car to have in the garage!
Can't wait to see more pics!

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#11 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 01 March 2013 - 09:02 AM

OK, so while the car is away I've been preparing the new bits...

Here is the powdercoated black bare front end - the original one is in the car so it can remain a roller.

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See the upper control arm holes are in the lower position....anyone know what this front end is out of?

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Gave the diff a clean up, quick sand, prime and few coats of black.

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Thanks.

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#12 Neils LX

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Posted 01 March 2013 - 11:01 AM

Are HQ brakes going to be enough to pull it up?

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#13 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 01 March 2013 - 01:08 PM

Hi Neil,

I reckon. The car won't weigh any more than it would if it had a 308/tri/banjo and the HQ brakes are a huge upgrade on torana so should be fine.

Thanks.

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#14 _AD_75_

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Posted 01 March 2013 - 06:24 PM

OK, so while the car is away I've been preparing the new bits...

Here is the powdercoated black bare front end - the original one is in the car so it can remain a roller.

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See the upper control arm holes are in the lower position....anyone know what this front end is out of?

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Give this thread a read : http://www.gmh-toran...-lx-rts-uc-rts/

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#15 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 02 March 2013 - 10:48 AM

Thanks AD.

From that it says I have an LX RTS front end...which is good as it's an LX RTS car too

Thanks.

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#16 Neils LX

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Posted 02 March 2013 - 09:07 PM

Hi Neil,

I reckon. The car won't weigh any more than it would if it had a 308/tri/banjo and the HQ brakes are a huge upgrade on torana so should be fine.

Thanks.

Fair enough, anythings better than crap from factory.

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#17 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 04 March 2013 - 03:03 PM

Hi,

So while the cars away, a few other things have been going on.

Picked up the LS1, auto and loom/pcm and dragged them home.

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Then, spent some time giving it a wipe over and a pressure wash and stripped it of all the extra's I don't need like pwr steering pump, a/c compressor, engine mounts, exhaust manifolds....

They aren't a great looking engine sadly (except from the back with out the trans fitted - they look great from behind. haha ). Will need to be creative when it comes time to dress it up.

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Thanks.

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#18 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 06 March 2013 - 08:53 PM

Hi.

Few bits and pieces have been arriving.

- Moroso 20140 sump & remote filter (doesn't come with plumbing for the remote filter though. Weird?)

- Tuff mounts

- Caste Auto headers

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Did a bit of trial fitting and seems (as advertised and advised by a few people) that the CAE pipes won't fit with the factory commodore starter. Looks like a CAE starter is on the way.

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Also been looking into fuel systems and engine looms. I think I'll source all this gear from the states...

Thanks.

Edited by incognito, 06 March 2013 - 08:55 PM.

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#19 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 09 March 2013 - 01:28 PM

Been looking at wheels and need a bit of help.

For the front, does anyone know if a 17 x 7 with 4.5" backspace with a 215/45/R17 will fit without having to trim anything on the front guards or in the wheel wells?

For the rears, I've been told that a 17 x 8 with 4.75" backspace with 235/45/R17 will fit no worries...anyone gone bigger or know if this is true?

Thanks.

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#20 ls2lxhatch

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Posted 09 March 2013 - 11:08 PM

I think you will find the CAE starter will not fit with the Tuff mounts. The CAE mounts raise the engine about 7 mm higher than the Tuff mounts. This extra height is required so the CAE starter clears the k-frame.

See if you can get the CAE starter on the basis that if it does not fit you can return it.

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#21 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 16 March 2013 - 01:53 PM

Hi ls2lxhatch,

The CAE starter is fully adjustable and when it the pointing down direction, it clears everything with the tuff mounts.....it even clears the Castle extractors!

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I've been plugging away getting to engine small bits and pieces sorted. Since I'm not running the A/C or power steer obviously the commodore accessories belt won't work.

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I figured out the easiest way to run the belt and so needed to replace the smooth idler near the alternator with a ribbed one...

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Measured up the new belt length needed and ordered one from the USA...came fast too

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Fitted it up and voila...another job ticked off the list.

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Thanks.

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#22 ls2lxhatch

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Posted 16 March 2013 - 05:02 PM

Hi ls2lxhatch,

The CAE starter is fully adjustable and when it the pointing down direction, it clears everything with the tuff mounts.....it even clears the Castle extractors!

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That is good news.

The clearance between the starter and the k-frame is affected by the angle of the motor to the k-frame. You will know exactly how much clearance you have when the motor and gearbox are bolted up to the car.

The CAE starter I had in 2007 hit the k-frame with the CRS HQ-WB engine mounts which I believe are the same height as the Tuff mounts. The CAE starter I had was not adjustable although it would only require drilling more holes in the adapter plate. The CAE starter I had in 2007 does look a little different to yours.

This picture shows my CAE starter with CAE mounts. The bolt on the starter body hit the k-frame with the CRS mounts.

The CAE starter you have has a slightly different body and the offending bolt has moved. It looks like the front of your starter motor has provision for the bolt in the old position. The wiring is also different.

Edited by ls2lxhatch, 16 March 2013 - 05:05 PM.

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#23 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 17 March 2013 - 09:57 AM

Thanks, looks like the starter is definitely different. There will be no issues with the k-frame and starter with it on any angle. The headers are a different story. The drivers side is fine and clears the starter, k-frame, steering fine but the passenger side (which doesn't have a starter or steering to worry about) hits on the k-frame badly so I will be doing some mods.

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#24 _LS1 Taxi_

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Posted 17 March 2013 - 08:15 PM

Thought I'd post up a few of the bits that I've been collecting...

Shiney bonnet hinges, latch and bolts

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MSD fuel pump and filter/pressure regulator and EFI fittings

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New PSI conversions hotrod loom from the the states...just a few wires to tie into the car and it should fire right up...in theory

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o2 sensors

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VN V8 booster and 1" master cylinder. Will need to mod the pushrod to suit which I read about on a thread on here.

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Accelerator cable

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Betta auto rubbers full kit

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New x/member

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Also, a hamburger with the lot front end kit and a few other bits and pieces.

I put some time into mucking around with the LH extractor today and have figured out what mods are needed. The jig must be totally wrong as there is no way this could ever fit. It has me stumped as to why though as there is so much room closer to the block which is where I am going to relocate the collectors. No pics yet as I forgot the camera and its dark outside now. Hoping to get this sorted before the body gets home.

Thanks.