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[bullitA9X]

Hahaha aaron i know i shouldn't laugh but some people are masters of bog lol as i have found out since building cars most of my life but the most important thing is your doing it the right way now.....

[GMH-01X]

nice looking hatch youve gotten your hands on mate. ill be watching this thread to see the progress. keep up the good work

Thanks Jake

[GMH-01X]

Hahaha aaron i know i shouldn't laugh but some people are masters of bog lol as i have found out since building cars most of my life but the most important thing is your doing it the right way now.....

Hey Daryl
It's a bit of a joke how that's repaired, the bloke who fixed it should do pottery he'd make a killing Ha ha....but yeah the hatch will go to get fixed properly at the end of the month.

Cheers Aaron

[GMH-01X]

Where does the time go - i ordered these plates & put them into storage a year ago thinking i'd have the hatch finished in that time. Dam thing hasn't even left the garage yet so on they go for another year in storage.

 

 

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[GMH-01X]

Hey Guys

I borrowed my mates engine hoist and pulled the 253 & Celica 5speed out so i can paint strip the bay.

 

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[Shiney005]

Looks good apart from under the drivers side bonnet hinge.

[GMH-01X]

Thanks Laurie,

Rust is always to be expected behind the bonnet hinges with holden's crappy design,

but I thought I'd have more on the passenger side than the drivers side......seeing it's the dirtier side of the road.

Oh well it won't be going back how holden designed it.

Cheers Aaron

[GMH-01X]

G'day Guys

 I've chased the wiring from the old Rhino alarm system & disconnected it from the wiring harness on the collum so i could pull the steering out as well as it'll be easier to resolder/heat shrink the wiring join's on the work bench than trying to do it in the car.

I'll be test fitting rerooting the wiring harness for a cleaner look before removing the wiring harness from the engine bay, just the brake lines & cutting the pollution canister bracket from the bay and i'll be ready for a wire wheel & strip.

 

 

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[bullitA9X]

G'day Guys
I've chased the wiring from the old Rhino alarm system & disconnected it from the wiring harness on the collum so i could pull the steering out as well as it'll be easier to resolder/heat shrink the wiring join's on the work bench than trying to do it in the car.
I'll be test fitting rerooting the wiring harness for a cleaner look before removing the wiring harness from the engine bay, just the brake lines & cutting the pollution canister bracket from the bay and i'll be ready for a wire wheel & strip.

hey aaron be careful with those wire wheels fkuc they hurt when a bit flings off and sticks in your skin lol but i did have mine spinning on a air die grinder which your not meant to do hahaha

[GMH-01X]

hey aaron be careful with those wire wheels fkuc they hurt when a bit flings off and sticks in your skin lol but i did have mine spinning on a air die grinder which your not meant to do hahaha

I've had a few fling off and score me in the head but i always have my glasses on though, the worst thing is wiping your face with your t-shirt and scratching your face with a piece of wire.

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[bullitA9X]

I've had a few fling off and score me in the head but i always have my glasses on though, the worst thing is wiping your face with your t-shirt and scratching your face with a piece of wire.

yep or sitting down and BANG sticks straight in ya but cheek or I've had them in my feet fuuuuuukc that hurts lol

[GMH-01X]

Ha ha....yeah had quite a few stick in the foot & the little Frockers don't come out in the wash either they hang around to sting ya anywhere they can...lol

[GMH-01X]

I agree with all the above Bomber and that's exactly what I use them for - a particular job........So I guess you do understand why...lol

A lot of people's problem is they run the wire wheels at full rev and end up having the issues you mentioned above.

I use a wire wheel on a drill at low rev also I can run it in forward or reverse to overcome the blunt edge's and its job is to scuff the paint surface before using paint stripper.

Cheers Aaron

[GMH-01X]

G'day Guys

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