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#926 Heath

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Posted 02 January 2009 - 01:12 PM

I've got a few jobs on the go at the moment and I don't get paid to do the Torana so it has been neglected. In a few days I should be able to do a small update

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Posted 03 January 2009 - 10:02 AM

I've got a few jobs on the go at the moment and I don't get paid to do the Torana so it has been neglected. In a few days I should be able to do a small update



We all know that feeling dude! Just keep ya chin up & you will get around to it! I was planning on having time to work on either my Torry or my Pano this holidays season, but a few things got in the way, namely 2 fords. My g/f blew her TX5 Turbo up, so her bro, dad & i rebuilt the running gear, and i've had to do some small shitty things on my EB.

I do have a few small bits on the way for the pano & torry, so maybe when they arrive i'll be motorvated to work on them again. :tease:


Cheers & happy new year everyone!

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Posted 03 January 2009 - 04:02 PM

hehe this is the only thread you post in isn't it?

I just changed the engine mounts today because the old ones were a big shagged I think. Replacements were free so I'm happy. They look alright to me

The ~1hr job ended up being about three and a half hours because someone in the past had done a shithouse job of using incorrect washers on one of the smaller nuts, so the nut kinda pulled itself into a concave area where I had bugger all access to it. Because I already put my extractors in, I couldn't get to the back of the bolt (well, not enough to move it lol) so I had to use the grinder. What a pain in the arse, but it's done now. Sure everyone found that a rivetting read

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Posted 03 January 2009 - 06:46 PM

Stuck my seat,mate! That was awesome!

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Posted 03 January 2009 - 08:41 PM

tell me more!! sounds like a situation i haven't had......yet... now i've said it it's bound to happen :rolleyes:

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Posted 04 January 2009 - 10:44 AM

hehe this is the only thread you post in isn't it?

I just changed the engine mounts today because the old ones were a big shagged I think. Replacements were free so I'm happy. They look alright to me

The ~1hr job ended up being about three and a half hours.......


Hey Heath,

Yeah, other than cruzin the forum a little from time to time, this is about the only thread i've been posting in. There hasn't been enough progress on my torry to post to my thread, yet. It's coming, just need to get a few other little things done.....

Engine mounts for a torry are pretty cheap new arn't they? I know mine are shagged, another item i need to hoard before the project can be completed.

A 1hr job never ( i find ) ends up being a 1hr job. It always blows out to at least 2x, sometimes more. Eg, trailing arm bushes for the EB, should have been a 1.5Hr job. I got the wrong parts delivered, labeled as correct parts. :banghead: So i've blown about 2.5hrs on the job, and only recently got the correct bushes to fit. A waste of $120 bucks, trade price bushes, and a waste of a lot of time. :furious: Going to fit them today. Then maybe i can do some of these :burnout: without too much axle tramp. :clap:

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 09:26 PM

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Bare metally goodness

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Primery goodness

lol kinda shit repairs just so I had some paint on there, those photos were taken a few days ago I've done a bit more
Today the car got an exhaust that ends just before the diff, which is a big step up from open pipes hehe. Warmed it up for the first time since I changed the manifold gasket and did some adjustments. Seems to be running beautifullly. Took it for a little spin and I'm really happy with it atm

I've picked up a new windscreen which I will be fitting shortly if all goes to plan. I changed my wheels over to a skinny set that will give me no problems for RWC. I've still got a lot of little things to do but progress is progress

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 09:34 PM

Lookin good mate, exciting stuff.

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 09:35 PM

Noice! :D

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 09:38 PM

Bit more paint and shel be sweet hey
lookin great Heath
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Posted 18 January 2009 - 09:51 PM

hey mate i drove past the other day and saw your car parked there with primered front guards and was like WTF MATE!! " he had crashed it already!?!?!?! " pulled up and no one was home, so i left. keep at it mate will be finished in no time....

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 09:53 PM

" pulled up and no one was home, so i left.


I leave even if he is home.

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 09:58 PM

lol Milco. Feel free to break into my other beast (the 80s starship enterprise hehe) and grab your present from the boot :P

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 10:07 PM

yeah sweet, i got to get them as i have started on my one tonner rebuild......

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 10:12 PM

Sick mate, gotta get me some photos. :)

Anyway give us a yell before you come around. I'll send that list of shit off to ya shortly too

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 10:15 PM

cool, cool.

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Posted 18 January 2009 - 10:17 PM

grab your present from the boot :P


How come he gets presents BITCH! :furious:

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Posted 19 January 2009 - 07:10 AM

^^ YEAH!! ^^ What he said!

Looking good Heath! Surely with all this good weather this week you could finish Bodywork and Paint!!

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Posted 19 January 2009 - 10:54 AM

Looking sweet man! Keep at it, so close now!

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Posted 19 January 2009 - 12:29 PM

Hey Heath, going along nicely. I now understand your frustration with lack of tools and time etc etc. :P

All the fun of owning a car. I should pop in and have a squiz at your progress. And you should pop in and come have a look at my Torana :P

Thanks for your advice yesterday. Helped me shitloads and I got the job done an hour after the call.

Am I the only one that loves to see paint layed down after prepping shit for so long?

Anyways, Keep it up mate!

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Posted 20 January 2009 - 08:34 PM

Had a day off today so had some time for a tinker.

This is just the exhaust that I installed on Sunday. It's a modified system from another vehicle (fitted it better to floorpan, with flanges and rigid pipe joins instead of the old slip joints). Thanks for the help with this one rodomo
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Just cut out an exhaust gasket flange out of some (braided?) gasket paper. I don't know what you call it but it has the peforated metal sheet half way through. And bought some new bolts because I don't want to be awkwardly working with 30 year old threads on the underside of my car
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I have a taller battery in my car out of a 4WD (massive cranking amps) but the standard Torana clamp would not reach the top hehe. Put this together and it solved the problem beautifully
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Windscreen in place:
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Windscreen fitted:
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General photos lol
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Did some other little things as well. The list seems to be expanding faster than I'm eliminating components of it though haha. I'm remembering shit that I said I would do and realising that other things should really be done.

Not gonna be free for a few more days but there should be updates not too far away

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Posted 25 January 2009 - 07:01 PM

would i be alone in thinking,if that was resprayed that green,with the bonnet black out as it is.wheels powder coated black,and running thoose white wall tyers,that would be a awsome look ?.that last photo looks real good in my opinion.
lol at the exhaust welding but :)

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Posted 25 January 2009 - 07:19 PM

Looking real good Heath. Once your done ya goda polish it up, tyre black n stuff then take her out for a photo shoot, I look forward to that :spoton:

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Posted 25 January 2009 - 09:31 PM

its really looking good now heath :spoton:

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Posted 25 January 2009 - 10:13 PM

Gotta love a bolted together exhaust, it makes life soooo much easier if you ever have to remove it.
Car looks great. Is there going to be any blackouts at the rear ?
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