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My Torana Rebuild
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good to see ya changed ya user name 
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Not much really happening at the moment (well, little things), but i'll do a bit of an update tonight. I've bitten the bullet and bought an A9X bonnet scoop, i've given up on squeezing the Chev under the bonnet.
Yeh, username really didn't mean much anymore, so it was time for a change.
Yeh, username really didn't mean much anymore, so it was time for a change.
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Sorry guys, it'll have to be tomorrow night. I left my camera at work.
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OK, update time.
Last weekend i finished the engine bay (ready for the filler work) and epoxy primed it. I put a new piece in the firewall where the heater box used to be as i wasn't happy with what was in there. The steel was a bit thin and it warped when i welded the lower piece in, all sorted now.
Then during this week i started fitting up the drivers side panels to sort out gaps. It didn't gap up too bad, but it needs a bit of work on the door and/or 1/4 panel to get it the way i want it. That can wait until a later date when i have all the panels fitted so i know exactly where i'm at.
Also fitted the L/H guard now that's finished ready to start gapping up the L/H side once the door is epoxy primed.
On the subject of the L/H door, i started stripping the paint off that today.
I have bought an A9X bonnet scoop, and ofcoarse it doesn't fit exactly the way i want it too. It has a bit of a bow in the middle, so i've cut it up and will re glass it all back together. I'm also going to glass some brackets on the inside so there are no bolts visible from the outside (they originally bolted down with self tapping screws, which i'm not all that struck on...)
And, just a pic with my ute. My toys...
That's about it for now.
Last weekend i finished the engine bay (ready for the filler work) and epoxy primed it. I put a new piece in the firewall where the heater box used to be as i wasn't happy with what was in there. The steel was a bit thin and it warped when i welded the lower piece in, all sorted now.
Then during this week i started fitting up the drivers side panels to sort out gaps. It didn't gap up too bad, but it needs a bit of work on the door and/or 1/4 panel to get it the way i want it. That can wait until a later date when i have all the panels fitted so i know exactly where i'm at.
Also fitted the L/H guard now that's finished ready to start gapping up the L/H side once the door is epoxy primed.
On the subject of the L/H door, i started stripping the paint off that today.
I have bought an A9X bonnet scoop, and ofcoarse it doesn't fit exactly the way i want it too. It has a bit of a bow in the middle, so i've cut it up and will re glass it all back together. I'm also going to glass some brackets on the inside so there are no bolts visible from the outside (they originally bolted down with self tapping screws, which i'm not all that struck on...)
And, just a pic with my ute. My toys...
That's about it for now.
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Haha, i think i'd rather just do your wedding than have you steal it
Oh, i'm also going to sell the cast iron Dart heads i have and buy a pair of AFR alloys. With what i have for the rest of the engine, it should make an honest 500HP then. I'd be happy with that
Oh, i'm also going to sell the cast iron Dart heads i have and buy a pair of AFR alloys. With what i have for the rest of the engine, it should make an honest 500HP then. I'd be happy with that
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