turbo76lx Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 Cut out the torana tunnel and started fitting skyline tunnel. No turning back now. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6985340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke gtr Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 jaw droppingly good. really looking forward to the progress. and the handling/power transfer when done. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6985601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohsen Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 Cant wait to see this thing chop gtrs around a track bahaha Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6985782 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo76lx Posted August 25, 2013 Author Share Posted August 25, 2013 Started fitting the tunnel, brought some cleko's last summit order so I thought I would give them a go. They made it a lot easier to trial fit the tunnel since I had it in and out about twenty times. After I had the tunnel neatly lapping over the floor I started cutting 50mm at a time then tacking and hammer and dolly. 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6987291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuel Kasko Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Posting to keep track of this Awesome build Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6994711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 I spy a Kemppi Nice choice! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6995264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo76lx Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 Tig welded the tunnel, bit of a slow process, weld 50mm then hammer and dolly then weld again. Now need to fit the rear section of the tunnel. Yes it's a kemmpi. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6995938 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoota_77 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Sick wheels on the trolley Glen! That thing would fly! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6996042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzn Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 There may be a career in this transformation gig once your done. Let me be the first to get in line to order same conversion please :-) I have owned multiple LH/LX Torana's and also multiple R33 Skylines - they are both(by a country mile) my favourite vehicles. So if you feel you you would like do repeat the process once this one is complete - I'm here........admiring your talent and frankly great taste in cars :-) Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6996586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo76lx Posted August 31, 2013 Author Share Posted August 31, 2013 Dean, I've had a couple of people contact me about doing the conversion for them but i'm to busy doing my own projects. Bit more chopping. Before fitting the rear section I made a 100mm dimple and then cut a 90mm hole in the centre. Setting in place. This is the reason for the hole. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6996962 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo76lx Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 All the tunnel is now welded in, also re-shaped the cross brace under the back seat that I cut out to fit over the new tunnel, this will be welded in after the engineer does his next inspection. Also started the drivers side seat mounts. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6999246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydr030 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 epic!!!! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6999461 Share on other sites More sharing options...
colourclassic Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Awesome progress, can you explain the need for that 100mm hole though? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6999515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo76lx Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 The hole was so I could reach through and hammer and dolly the welds. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6999614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-rice Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Quite an amazing thread if only you had started a while ago so i could read to the end. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-6999706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohsen Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Please become a paid member so you can win best car of 2013.. you deserve it. 2 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-7001288 Share on other sites More sharing options...
colourclassic Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 The hole was so I could reach through and hammer and dolly the welds. Thought that was a joke haha, couldn't get a helper i guess. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-7003730 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trustr32 Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 Thought that was a joke haha, couldn't get a helper i guess. God knows why! If I lived within 100km of this build I'd jump at the chance to be a helper. Although I doubt whether I'd be worthy enough to be in the same shed as this masterpiece. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-7004287 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R32GOJIRA Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Holly shit balls!!! So much want, so little time and money and skill and everything else needed to do this. 1 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-7004546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo76lx Posted September 5, 2013 Author Share Posted September 5, 2013 (edited) Had the engineer look at it today, he was happy with what I have done so I finished welding in the seat mounts and the cross brace under the back seat. Also sat the steering column, seat and centre console in to see how they looked. Edited September 5, 2013 by turbo76lx Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/426700-torana-lx-gtr-hatch-lots-of-pictures/page/5/#findComment-7005933 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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