just watched the red centre nats on 7 mate this morning saw both of your cars on the telly your a super star mate :-)
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So in among a fair bit of retail service work, this happened yesterday.
As found. http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...ps6sjiee8f.jpg After being towed into my shed. Dust and all. http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...pssdycorsi.jpg This is the part I really wanted. But he would only sell as a package. http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...psk1aqdpq0.jpg I am now a member of the Big Block club. |
Body looks good! Are you inserting Part B into Part A?
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Sorry Dave, a bit late onto these updates.
Did you have any contact with the owner of the 250 GTO spyder? I believe it has a 6 ltr Pontiac engine, making a connection between the two, albeit completely different, vehicles sold as GTO. |
Me rikey........
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I plan to get the VF into a driver stage and flip it. If it was a VG I would have kept. I did the deal wanting the 440/727 combo, I have since tracked down the previous owner of engine combo, he advises it was a healthy runner but with a stupid crazy cam, very lumpy but no power. I bought the combo to set aside for the Charger build. And I now have everything to drop it into the Charger, But the Charger body wont be ready for a year or 2 yet, so I am having nasty thoughts of dropping the lot into George (the VH Wagon), I think the diff will complain, unless I go very gentle. A big block stock looking Wagon sounds like fun. |
And will have more street cred than a pink corona
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I dont, but I could probably get it easy enough. |
Nah, no worries. I was just curious as to whether it was the 6 ltr car. It was in Qld last I knew so I wondered why it was in The Alice, but I see that car has NT plates.
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However I'd reckon it'd go down a treat in Oxford Street.....Mardi Gras wouldn't even have to be in progress %/ |
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Cheers Dave |
Everyone likes a car with a pink bits......%/
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There is a Val Charger for sale at Pickles Auctions in SA at the moment. Cheers Dave |
Is there a link?
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Its a good car, with some nice options.
318 with 4 speed manual, A60 stripe pack, Radio upgrade. Sadly starting price is about $4-$5k above market value. |
Been a bit going on lately.
Been doing a lot of Landcruiser brake jobs, when it rains out here the mud is like sandpaper, I have seen a set of pads wear out inside 1000kls. I sold the blue VF Coupe, it is now living in Port Lincoln. I have also bought myself a new car trailer. I wanted something a bit bigger to use behind my truck, I can also use it as a stepping stone for loading the truck for lower cars (Cobra & Mildred). This is the trailer, except I have ordered with Beaver tail. http://www.victrailers.com.au/wp-con..._flat_s_03.jpg I have also ordered the steel and flooring to put a mezzanine above the pallet racking. Hope to make a start on that this weekend (temp permitting). Lastly, a few weeks ago I visited Brisbane and attended a metal shaping course, the course is designed for rookies wanting to learn (me to a T). 2 days in Brisbane and was a fantistic thing to do, I already had all the tools and could play around with them, but was never sure if what I was doing was correct. The instructor has many projects you can do, or you can bring your own stuff to have a crack. I bought a pair of Corona guards with me to make rust replacement sections. Here is the guards, as you can see lower rear is rusted out, also the support inside is rusted. [IMG]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...ps6xn3hjvf.jpg[/IMG] First step is a paper template. [IMG]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...pscqy3hpel.jpg[/IMG] Next that gets transferred to the tin. [IMG]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...pscyxmgmom.jpg[/IMG] With the use of bead roller, hammer and dolly and shrinker stretcher, I had made this. [IMG]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...psjxqan6ue.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...psqsejmzif.jpg[/IMG] I then also made a left side, you can see the blue section, I had to heat to get a tighter bend than cold rolling would allow, so I did a heat shrink. [IMG]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...ps0xsmdkqd.jpg[/IMG] The left side was the worst, so I tackled that first as far as replacing the section. I also found once section removed I needed to slightly increase the curve in wheel lip to get correct profile, again this required a heat shrink. [IMG]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...psksqvkrp7.jpg[/IMG] With the inner brace cut out, it was determined much easier to make in 2 pieces. Here you can see I have made a paper template and transferred that to sheetmetal and cut that out. [IMG]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...pswqbgfehp.jpg[/IMG] Lower section made. http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...pstarzwwwi.jpg Upper section made and all TIG welded together. http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...psfmxcw3jl.jpg I forgot to get more pics along the way, but I then welded the outer section on, and it was time to pack up. Here are the pieces I made all in my motel room. I made a second left (as I will need it anyway) [IMG]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...pskvr32zt5.jpg[/IMG] We also had a bit of time and he showed me how to use a shrinking disc, this dent was a crease about 5-6mm deep, it is now almost at file finish. or 3 coats of spray putty will have it perfect. [IMG]http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...psfmle7of7.jpg[/IMG] |
Metalwork Skills + 5 points :)
good stuff Dave - your resto shop beckons |
thought you would have knocked up ,ya own trailer i made 4 or 5 like that in the last few yrs be a weekend job a man of your skills .. nice work on the guards as well .
cheers dean |
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