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Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:25 pm Post subject: other projects (off topic) warning heaps of photo's |
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I know there not morries, but this is what i've been playing with lately.
I spotted this lux on a footpath in a back rural st at katoomba, i stopped & knocked on the door, no answer, so i left a note in the box, if your interested in selling etc etc.
A young bloke rang the next day & said he would let it go for $300, but it had a siezed 2.4 diesel & no steering shaft.
I went a couple of days latter & towed it home. plenty of rust, but pretty straight.
I rang a mates young bloke thats into lux's & asked him to keep a look out for a motor, he said he was just doing a 2.8 turbo for his ute & when it was finished in a few weeks time i could have his 2.4 for 150bucks
meanwhile i pulled the old engine, tones of degreasing to do, & stripped the interior, rubber floor mates etc, & cleaned all the mud & sand out, it had rust holes in both front floors & some right at the back, i cut out the crap & welded in some new steel.
After swaping the injector pumps, & fitting new sump &, rockercover gaskets, timing belt, spigot bearing etc to the new engine it went in & started up no worries.
But then the trouble started i found another much better one at ebaneasa, it was in a shed at a small horse stud, it still had plates but i took notice as it was covered in dust & pigion poo.
I left my No. with the missus & didnt think i would here from them, so work continued on the old yellow girl.
About a month later i got a call from the husband, hows 500 sound i picked it as soon as possible it still had some rust, & a small hit in the pass guard & door, it had lifted aftermarket suspension (ironman) CD player yoohoo & electric brakes, it had run out of rego when the old caretaker left, & had been used around the farm untill a rear wheel cylinder let go, it started strait away (2litre petrol) & i drove it on the trailer.
more later
Trev
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Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:37 am Post subject: |
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good thing you got plenty of space, I wanna drive the corsair home in december from roxby, and the missus just about had a fit, I was gonna give it a coat of paint and give it to her dad, not unless I get rid of another car she reckons
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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I always like white as it is very forgiving
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Ive had good results with a heat gun but you need to be patient and not put too much heat on the panel,just warm it up so that you can peel up a corner then keep the heat on it from a distance as you gently peel it off,if your unlucky you may still lose a little paint.
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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heat gun is the go - or your missus' hair dryer
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Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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jimmy-d wrote: | Ive had good results with a heat gun but you need to be patient and not put too much heat on the panel,just warm it up so that you can peel up a corner then keep the heat on it from a distance as you gently peel it off,if your unlucky you may still lose a little paint. |
Thanks, paint is getting redone anyway, just rang a mate to borrow one, i guess it will work getting off cheap crap window tint????
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tortron Got the hang of this ...
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Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:25 am Post subject: |
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what you want is a caramel wheel to take the stickers off - works a dream
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blacky I can steer now
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blacky I can steer now
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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tortron wrote: | what you want is a caramel wheel to take the stickers off - works a dream |
Sorry mate missed your reply, whats a caramel wheel ??????
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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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it is a wheel that fits into a drill. made of a soft abrasive, they are designed to strip off stickers, pinstripes and adhesive without damaging the underlying paint
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