Hawks Torana dream lives on
#101
Posted 14 January 2021 - 05:23 AM
#102
Posted 14 January 2021 - 05:57 AM
Drill the ends of the cracks & weld them.
#103
Posted 14 January 2021 - 08:13 AM
What thickness sheet metal do I buy for the patch?
#104
Posted 14 January 2021 - 09:21 AM
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#105
Posted 14 January 2021 - 09:37 AM
Has massively improved the quality of my repairs.
#106
Posted 14 January 2021 - 02:50 PM
Yep same crack I had in my VB many moons ago.
Mate panel beater said it was very common.
He double skinned the area to get strength.
Cheers
Rob
#107
Posted 14 January 2021 - 08:09 PM
Got my front end back from the blasters along with a few other bits and started painting it all.
Painting the front suspension in KBS gloss black. Just brushing it on and being outdoors, I'm getting a few bugs in it. Might have to buy the KBS kit that sprays inside cavities to get inside the K frame.
Can I leave the timing cover like this? or does it need to be painted?
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#108
Posted 14 January 2021 - 09:03 PM
I reckon the timing cover would look nicer with a coat of paint. Maybe some KBS in silver? The motor coater stuff is good for heat and bonds really well and I think it comes in silver or grey whichever you prefer. The inside would probably be ok to leave it but the rough surface might promote further errosion.
#109
Posted 16 January 2021 - 07:53 AM
I'll paint the timing cover with some engine enamel then. I plan to use proper coolant in it so that should help minimise further erosion.
#110
Posted 16 January 2021 - 06:16 PM
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the cracks will need a lot more trimming to remove the damaged metal.
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Knocking it straight.
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Obviously it still needs a lot of work but is coming along now.
Painting also continued. All done with rattle cans as thats all I have on hand. Mixture of different paints depending on the part. Probably got some of it wrong.
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Posted 17 January 2021 - 04:17 PM
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#112
Posted 17 January 2021 - 05:54 PM
#113
Posted 19 January 2021 - 09:24 PM
the outrigger bushes for the Kframe as shown below, does the flange go on the rail side or the inside of the KFrame?
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#114
Posted 20 January 2021 - 06:53 AM
#115
Posted 20 January 2021 - 09:07 PM
Its starting to come together now but will have to come back out for the rail repairs.
Was going to leave the outrigger area alone other than the crack but unsure now I see it all lined up. should I leave it as is or try to straighten it a bit?
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#116
Posted 21 January 2021 - 05:39 PM
Hopefully picking up a welder soon, a unimig 120 viper. Will that be good enough for what I'm doing?
Will be ready to rebuild the rack soon. got all the parts except for the inner bushes. nowhere seems to have a clue what they are. Does anyone have a part number or know who supplies them?
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#117
Posted 22 January 2021 - 08:06 PM
New front end looks great BTW! Nice fresh everything. Doing this first up will make the car feel much nicer on the road.
#118
Posted 24 January 2021 - 11:35 AM
I would have gone the next sized up MIG.
Well I actually did.
I had a 2?? mig, and I just bought a 285 as well.
I decided to buy another one because it was becoming a bugger changing between mild steel and aluminium.
The other day I changed back and forth at least 4 times.
Now I dont have to bother.
It cost me a touch over 800.
It gives me MIG TIG and stick capabilities in the one machine.
I now have a MIG/Stick, an AC/DC TIG/Stick a MIG/DC only TIG/Stick and a Plasma Cutter.
All of them UNIMIG.
Cheers
Rob
Chee
#119
Posted 30 January 2021 - 07:51 PM
Been a slow week on the car as I've had a lot on. hopefully do a bit more tomorrow.
Anyway, reassembled the bonnet catch and fitted to get the relocated washer and overflow bottles in the right spot. Turn the Horn around for clearance and it frees the bay up a lot. Never noticed any air flow issues with this mod on my old UC
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#120
Posted 30 January 2021 - 08:22 PM
have you tried 0.6 gasless wire ? https://www.ebay.com...CABEgJ9GvD_BwE gas is so much better but it maybe worth a look at since your on a budget .
Edited by UCSLE, 30 January 2021 - 08:23 PM.
#121
Posted 01 February 2021 - 07:49 PM
been scrubbing and wire wheeling the motor. Really temped to do a full rebuild on it.
Pulled the sump off for a look. Are these standard pistons?
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#122
Posted 02 February 2021 - 11:44 AM
0.6mm wire for panels.
I would likely go up to 0.8 or 0.9 for the rails as they are heavier gauge steel.
I get lots better welds with 0.8 on thicker steel than the welds I get using 0.6 on thinner stuff.
For me I think it might be because Im not moving fast enough.
If you are tight for funds, the more expensive rental of bottles might work for you.
Get a BOC account. They were doing deals on one free refill at one stage.
Cheers
Rob
#123
Posted 02 February 2021 - 04:54 PM
#124
Posted 03 February 2021 - 06:12 PM
Not great but filled in a lot of where I needed too. the rest will be done when the plate is welded back in. Hopefully I'll buy some weld through primer tomorrow after work.
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#125
Posted 04 February 2021 - 04:41 PM
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