That looks frickin awesome Pete.

Hi Rod, can you let us know what gets done and the cost? Thanks.

Looking real good Marc. Love the Chynamat.

Nice. Any chance of an engine bay pic?

You could be right Haydn. In any case, i got me some serious work to do.

Crossmember looks foreign. EK auto?


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Definitely not EK, looks more like EH or EJ auto crossmembers. Me thinks my chassis kit will need some modifications to clear this.

You haven't cleaned it up like the rest! 😝

Haha, it's on the to-do list mate. Got some welding ahead of me, thats for sure!

It very well may be. It was a custom job to support the gearbox crossmember for a 5 speed manual conversion. God knows why, unless at some stage in the 70's it got an auto conversion first. I know the 5 speed was installed in 1980.

Update time. I finally got the rotisserie mounts done and the shell mounted. A good mate combined welding lessons for me with the mounts as a project. It may not be pretty, but its solid and spins/wheels very easily. I'm stoked with the results of my first real stress welds.





Now, can anyone spot the difference in this pic

Thanks for the pics Simo. Thats a beautiful colour scheme.  The minilites suit it very well. Got an engine bay pic?

Photobucket is crap mate. I use imgur with no issues.

More details mate. And pics.

Nice to see some progress mate. Even a little.

Thanks Pete!

Hi,

Can someone please tell me the size and type of thread used for the bonnet hinge bolts? I need to buy a couple of longer bolts for my rotisserie mount.

Sold.

Hi Longman
like I said mate I think you came out in front, having your diff already narrowed will save you time and money when you get around to that point.

Can I ask, what is the primer you are using after you have stripped the paint?

Regards
Neil H

Hi Neil. An old skool panelbeater put me onto Dy-Mark rust reformer. $10.95 for a spray can from Bunnings. Excellent coverage. It has rust converter built in so it chemically converts any leftover rust and stops new rust forming. It can be primed over, painted over or left as is. I'm very happy with it. Once stripping is done, I will spray the shell in epoxy primer.

Hi Longman
Not sure what you must of traded mate but I'd say you came out of it pretty well.
Regards
Neil H

Hi Neil, was a fair trade in my opinion. I swapped a HR front with red motor mounts and Torana disk brakes and a 3.36 Banjo LSD drum brake rear.

Finally had a chance to finish the front rotisserie mounts. Gotta do the back now.

The work progresses slowly, but surely.