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[tsn007]

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My new project 6/74 LH SLR5000

to be restored to its former glory

 

 

 

 

interior 63X

[StephenSLR]

Nice.  Body looks very straight.

It may have had a front end crash; that front apron is LX. The LH front apron has the TORANA letters spread across the centre.

 

The bumper bars will need the rubber strip too.

 

Will be good to see this restored to its former glory, best of luck

 

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[hanra]

So when your done it should look a little like this? Going to run stock rims/trims? Or mags?

 

http://www.canberrat...en/Dsc06356.jpg

[yel327]

Pretty cool car, a metallic LH SLR5000 with HQ vinyl/cloth trim. One of the not so common combinations. Will look great completed with the Aquamarine metallic with Doeskin/Black trim with cloth inserts.

[StephenSLR]

dunno about that trim colour though !

 

That's a photoshop effort; would look something like this:

 

 

 

So when your done it should look a little like this?

 

 

With square headlights.

 

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[hanra]

Rectangular!

[Statler]

Good stuff Tony.

[LHSL]

Put flares on it Tony everyone else does lol.
Nice colour combo you have plenty of work to do there. Who is doing the panel beating/respray work for you?

Edited by LHSL, 14 June 2016 - 11:13 AM.

[StephenSLR]

Put flares on it Tony everyone else does lol.

 

^ That has to be the best reason not to.

 

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[Redslur]

That Aquamarine 5000 above it my old car :-)

[Ice]

Is there a reason you havnt taken the lights and grill ,bumpers etc etc etc out Tony

[tsn007]

thanks for the comments guys

 

it will be restored as per original 

 

I do not have a HT block yet but on the look out 

 

definitely no flares ?

 

finding the rights parts will fun lol...

[StephenSLR]

it will be restored as per original 

 

definitely no flares ?

 

Definitely not. Only the L34 had flares till they reappeared on the A9X which had wider rear flares.

 

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[yel327]

thanks for the comments guys

 

it will be restored as per original 

 

I do not have a HT block yet but on the look out 

 

definitely no flares ?

 

finding the rights parts will fun lol...

 

I wouldn't bother, money is better spent elsewhere. Any 304/308 block will do if you don't have your original.
 

[StephenSLR]

I wouldn't bother, money is better spent elsewhere. Any 304/308 block will do if you don't have your original.

 

That's what I was thinking. When you finally find one and spend more than it's worth, you'll probably find it's been overbored too much to restore, has a crack in it, etc.

 

Of course keep an eye out, leave it till last or in the meantime put in another block to keep you happy.

 

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Edited by StephenSLR, 14 June 2016 - 06:39 PM.

[yel327]

^^Good advice, leave it till later and if one turns up without having to donate a testicle for it go for it, but don't knock back a cheap QT, 11QT, ZT, 11ZT, VT etc. I've seen good QT's sell for $200 for a whole motor in pieces. 

[Redslur]

Or a NT block of course :-)

[yel327]

People have wizened up to those though, they don't go for a song anymore. 

[tsn007]

Is there a reason you havnt taken the lights and grill ,bumpers etc etc etc out Tony

car got stripped to a shell on Monday 

 

There is just a little bit of rust to fix, a small section on the rear p/s corner of the windscreen,d/s rear bottom quarter and some surface rust in the boot floor and some in the car

[Ice]

car got stripped to a shell on Monday 
 
There is just a little bit of rust to fix, a small section on the rear p/s corner of the windscreen,d/s rear bottom quarter and some surface rust in the boot floor and some in the car

Fair enough Tony

[yel327]

car got stripped to a shell on Monday 

 

There is just a little bit of rust to fix, a small section on the rear p/s corner of the windscreen,d/s rear bottom quarter and some surface rust in the boot floor and some in the car

 

What about under the battery, or behind the bonnet hinges?
 

[rodomo]

Good luck Tony!

[tsn007]

thanks guys

 

in the process of stripping the car and cleaning it now

did find some more little spots of rust in the rear beaver.

 

Trying to locate as many original parts as i can will be the hard and expensive part