FX Holden Race Car Project

[firebug]

So must get over for inspection and reference...

[Holden202T]

nah its just the flash, normally light brown eyes and pretty clear in the centre!

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[heff0018]

Just had a full review of this thread tonight, doubly awesome. Thanks. I cant input anything on the chassis side as you are fully on top of that and I have learnt plenty. The only thing I can add add body wise is if you want to strip the shell and panels back to bare metal, strip disks on a 9 inch grinder are the go. You will have the thing striiped back before you know it. If anyone needs any further info on this let me know. Believe me from someone who had stripped an entire body shell with An orbital sander in the past this is a revelation.

[vlad01]

i just get all my stuff media blasted. Sooooo much easier! I couldn't endure the pain of even doing one panel with stripper disks after going media blasting lol

[antus]

Good thread, thanks for keeping us updated!

[heff0018]

i just get all my stuff media blasted. Sooooo much easier! I couldn't endure the pain of even doing one panel with stripper disks after going media blasting lol

I haven't done soda blasting, but with 'sand blasting' you end up dealing with the media in hard to get to places for a long time.

[Gareth]

Yeah, i second that

[Holden202T]

Just had a full review of this thread tonight, doubly awesome. Thanks. I cant input anything on the chassis side as you are fully on top of that and I have learnt plenty. The only thing I can add add body wise is if you want to strip the shell and panels back to bare metal, strip disks on a 9 inch grinder are the go. You will have the thing striiped back before you know it. If anyone needs any further info on this let me know. Believe me from someone who had stripped an entire body shell with An orbital sander in the past this is a revelation.

yeah I once stripped a Torana with 4 inch grinder and wire wheels ..... never again hahahah!

The car was been blasted and primed, I find plenty of bits of grit as I go along, its pretty much all gone now! I'm not sure what I want to do with the body yet, hoping that mostly it will just need a light sand, but definitely all the doors will be getting blasted as they haven't been done at all yet.

so last night I got stuck into the 35 degree heat!

I'm happy where everything is sitting, so will be time to make some engine mounts, and also the front radiator support

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Front is sitting nice and low, maybe a bit too low depending how much further it drops once its at full weight, but its got lowered springs in it so I can always get standard height if needs be too.... as for the rear, its looking like with the higher tyres I want it should sit pretty good with the wheel up in the guard a bit

..... off to the shed I toddle.

[heff0018]

are you going to use an engine plate?

Aren't you tempted to chop the roof, ha. That body Is sooo cool.

Cheers

[vlt304]

looking very good man love the rails and rear clip will make it a lot of fun when done.