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my uc torana

Started by _torona kid_ , Jun 20 2006 04:50 PM

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#101 _torona kid_

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Posted 05 October 2006 - 07:36 PM

didnt get anything done this week like i hoped, been sick and in bed :(

on the weekend ill finish of the bay and stuff

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#102 _whitewizards_uc_

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Posted 09 October 2006 - 11:00 PM

10/10 from the wizard. i just read the whole forum........and woah! top plans, and i hope you get it done. ur lucky, i've only got a bit under a year to get my torana finished, so i hope it all goes really well for you over the next couple of years. there was a bit of talk about the donk. did you ever consiter working a 6 of its head? tripple carbs, turbo, intercooler, everything balenced blueprinted, no restricion anywhere? could be worth some thaught. and who cares about fuel prices. if you can afford to build it, whats $2 a litre in the scheme of things? these are our babys! gotta feed em! good luck.

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#103 _torona kid_

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Posted 19 October 2006 - 06:51 PM

bit of an update!!!

started taking the battery tray out and bay should be getting smoothed in bout 2 weeks.

Starting making some chassis rail plugs at school and 1 is just about finished, still got a little lip i need to take down and make a slot for the rubber band to go in.

heres a few pics

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#104 _torona kid_

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 07:10 PM

*****UPDATE*****

finished 1 of the chassis rail plugs today. Still need to make another 3 and get them chromed. All up should cost between $5-$15, better than $120 off ebay.

heres the pics----

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#105 RIM-010

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 07:13 PM

They look sweet, well done. How long does it take ya for each one?

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#106 _torona kid_

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 07:20 PM

took me bout 6 hours all together when i first started, but the next one should only take about 3 as i know all the measurements and everything already

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#107 _studricho_

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 07:21 PM

I like the plugs, but why didn't you put some paint over that bare metal on the engine bay before it's started.

I know your young, but it would be a shame to see your hard work turn into rust.
Keep as posted with the project.

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#108 _torona kid_

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Posted 23 October 2006 - 07:36 PM

im in the middle of taking the bay back to bare metal at the moment and just havnt had time to finish that side yet, it will all get done this weekend hopefully

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#109 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 09:37 PM

dont let those buggers get ya down mate. i was 14 when i got my first torana, and when i started the plans were a lot lower than they are now!!! that was four years ago and i never would have dreamed that the car would even reach the speck its at now and im still not done. just dont aim to high in the first build. mine was stock but still very neat when i put her on the road. now im going through it with all the right bits to hopefully see 12's.

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#110 TerrA LX

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Posted 01 January 2007 - 09:43 PM

i noticed your torana has a cross flow radiator in it, is it standard or refitted from another car?

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#111 _whitewizards_uc_

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 08:08 PM

hey, just red ya thread torana kid, and i've been doing a bit of thinking. Heath keeps talking all that crap about how the pig's wont let you drive you'r torry with a v8 untill you'r like 21 or sumfing...but then again....I'm an apprintice mechanic and so when i go to trade school, there's some pretty hot car's going around. one kid drive's AUII fairmont, with a supercharged v8. he's 19. his twin brother put a injected 5L in a LH torana. another drive's an XF with a hot 351 clevo, and i mean smoking skyline's hot. he's 18. now i know we all pretend to be law obiding citizens, but is it worth putting your 5L in, registering it in you'r folks name, and taking a slap on the wrist if you get caught?? just my two bob's worth.

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#112 _jake_

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Posted 02 January 2007 - 09:55 PM

about whitewizards_uc's post, i think they r driving their 'high-performance' cars because they had them before the new laws came in about P-plates + v8 = no no. so they are allowed to drive them. plus a slap on the wrist, i'd think more like defected or impounded or something but im not sure i dont even have my L-plates.

btw u sure do know what you are doing torana kid, im 15 and all i know is i want an ol' celica TA-23 for my first car

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#113 _torona kid_

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Posted 27 January 2007 - 12:43 PM

i noticed your torana has a cross flow radiator in it, is it standard or refitted from another car?

umm not to sure, it came with the car lol

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#114 _torona kid_

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Posted 27 January 2007 - 12:49 PM

When its built its only going to get drivin on weekends most likely coz were i live theres to many theifing scums and ppl that damage cars!!!

I bout a MIG welder the other day and getting a gas bottle on monday and then im going to start smoothing the engine bay completly, then after thats done in bout 3-4 months time im going to start mini tubbing the car, and after all that is done ill get the 355 built for it hopefully by the end of the year.

I started my apprenticeship 2 weeks ago so i now have money flowing pretty nicely

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#115 _1TUFSLR_

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Posted 29 January 2007 - 01:34 PM

good work there torona kid..

glad to see another young kid make the right decision and pick a torana

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i think myself and a few other members dont see the uc torana as a great looking car and all have our opinions.... but at the end of the day ur the boss and no 1 has got anything to say at all...... and anywayz i think we all here would rather see a uc torana rolling the streets then a a fully sik ricer or buzzbox! cnt wait to see wen its finally done good luck champ :spoton:

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#116 _caseyo69_

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Posted 29 January 2007 - 01:38 PM

^^^ Very Well Said 1TUFSLR

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#117 _torona kid_

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Posted 03 March 2007 - 07:45 PM

Picked up a rear 1/4 panel from the wreckers last week, i got the whole tub, outside, inside, 1 shock, bit of the parcel shelf, the whole taillight part all for $100, Im in the middle of cutting out the battery tray so i can smooth that whole area off, then ill weld the new 1/4 panel on, get rid of all the other rust, smooth the bay, do the mini tubs, make my new dash, put the new trans tunnel in for the T56, put the diff in then bolt the wheels on

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#118 Heath

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Posted 03 March 2007 - 11:45 PM

Sounds like you're making some progress. What was wrong with the old quarter? Rusty? Bogged up?

Getting lotsa practise with the MIG I hope.

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#119 _torona kid_

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Posted 04 March 2007 - 12:00 AM

Sounds like you're making some progress. What was wrong with the old quarter? Rusty? Bogged up?

Getting lotsa practise with the MIG I hope.

Yea it had a big hole i could stick my head through because of rust lol, yea i only got the gas bottle out 2 weeks ago so ive been having abit of practice with it

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#120 Heath

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Posted 04 March 2007 - 09:04 AM

Cool stuff, sounds like you're doing a similar job to mine. Get some pics of the problem and how you attack it... I should really update my thread also.