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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 6:02 pm
by Thommo
Nice timing Stinky
My body man Len, was around late last week.
He has managed to free up some time to enable us to get back into it.
Lens a bloke who finds it hard to say to say no to helping mates,
even to the detriment of his own projects.
He has finished some other projects that needed to be done,
and we will be into it this week.
We will light the torch thursday night
Some stuff has been done since the last update,
New wheels, rebuilt auto steering column,
rebuilt shortened diff & collecting of small parts.
Jeez mate, you would have had to dig deep to find this thread
Hows your new aquisition
Cheers
Jeff
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:33 pm
by stinky
THOMMO wrote:Nice timing Stinky
I could feel it in my nuggets
THOMMO wrote:Hows your new aquisition
Not sure, gotta get it home first, sills, floors, motor, shiny red rims and interior and I'm away "rat-style"
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 2:57 pm
by Thommo
Trial fitted the new narrowed diff today.
EH housing cut bown to suit LJ Torana axles.
Comes in at 1'1/2" shorter each side.
Before (stock width)
After. I should be able to lower the van right down over the wheels now
With 2" lowering blocks fitted
Evan those deep dish 8" fit within the gaurd now, just.
But only without the blocks.
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:04 pm
by Thommo
The Donor van gave up its panel sides the other night.
We should be starting to weld them in this week.
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:55 pm
by (AUST)Mod
Great work!!
What width tyres are you running with the torana diff? I cant see myself getting anything wider than 205s in with my torana diff. The donor looks like a sweet colour
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:05 pm
by Thommo
Hi (AUST)mod
The deepdish 8" rims wear 225/65/14
The 6" chromies have F70/14 Mickey Thompson Indy Profile's
Both rims have 3"1/4' backspace.
Cheers
Jeff
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:25 pm
by (AUST)Mod
Hmm, that means I need to give my inner guards a bash then
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:50 pm
by mrs ratbox
gee i wish that donor van wasn't so far away
i can see a roadster ute there
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:38 pm
by Thommo
Started on filling the side windows tonight.
Tacked with mig first
Then oxy welding them in
Slowly, but surely
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:42 pm
by (AUST)Mod
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:41 pm
by Harko
Very seriousely looking like it coul;d be built by the end of summer
Not sure if you knew or not but you should contact your local council about power , I hear some suburbs of adelaide have it now
and it saves buring those candles , or is that one burning at both ends !
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 9:52 pm
by Mephious
Harko wrote:Very seriousely looking like it coul;d be built by the end of summer
Not sure if you knew or not but you should contact your local council about power , I hear some suburbs of adelaide have it now
and it saves buring those candles , or is that one burning at both ends !
Hahahaha
Keep up the good work Thommo its looking great !!
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 7:26 pm
by Craig
Looks good Thommo
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 9:10 pm
by mrs ratbox
Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:21 pm
by Thommo
Harko wrote:Not sure if you knew or not but you should contact your local council about power ,
I hear some suburbs of adelaide have it now
Oh Harko, please stop it with the jokes,
I've just got out of hospital, from having my sides stiched up
Progress report;
Still welding the side windows in,
Len also repaired the gap in the rain gutter where some was missing.
The panel between the gutter and the van window was also replaced, as the
metal was so thin in that spot along the old chop join.
When the welding is finished, (other side has to be done yet)
I will measure just how many meters/feet of hammer welding
has been done to repair the old chop & fill the windows.
I have also picked up the torch (should have learnt something by now
)
and started filling all the badge holes in the guards & bonnet.
Slowley but surely, it will get done
Cheers
Jeff