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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby lancerdarryl » Wed Feb 08, 2017 4:37 pm

aspir3 wrote:Looks great Daryl. More pictures please

Picking the body shell on Thursday morning from RediStrip in Blacktown then take it back to Wauchope to the panelbeater.I will put up a couple of photos of it tomorrow
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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby Viking » Thu Feb 09, 2017 1:43 pm

Mooman wrote:Also couldn't help but notice the Gundam behind the trees in the background of the example picture!

That's the Gundam Cafe in Odaiba, Tokyo - the only "full size" Gundam statue in existence. If you want to see if, better get your skates on - they're taking it down from March 5th.

(Yes, it is pretty awesome to see up close.)

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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby lancerdarryl » Thu Feb 09, 2017 7:04 pm

Back from RediStrip all ready for the panel work.Hopefully about six weeks until completion of body work

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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby aspir3 » Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:38 pm

How good is the body. Is it straight and rust free?

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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby lancerdarryl » Thu Feb 09, 2017 8:48 pm

It's fairly straight,when it was less than a year old it was hit on the right rear corner and the right rear guard was replaced.Both rear guards were full of rust and are going to be replaced with a new left hand guard and a used right hand guard from a donor vehicle.The boot floor is a bit wrinkled this will be replaced also.
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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby lancerdarryl » Sun Feb 26, 2017 4:01 pm

Today's project.....needs to be tidied up before painting.Using the donor car for a template
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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby aspir3 » Sun Feb 26, 2017 4:06 pm

Are you just try to get the correct length or do you plan to use that top strut bar?
Are you going to strengthen the body around the top of the strut mounts-

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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby lancerdarryl » Sun Feb 26, 2017 4:18 pm

The adjustment in the centre is there to pull a little tension on the strut towers.They don't require any strengthening,I've never had any cracking or seams pulling apart in previous rally cars.
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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby lancerdarryl » Sun Mar 12, 2017 10:58 am

A little more progress this week,we discovered a bent right rear rail.Boot floor had to come out for the repairs.I had spare boot floor which is better than the original so it went into the car
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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby aspir3 » Sun Mar 12, 2017 11:39 am

I love this thread Daryl. It looks great. Are you doing all the work yourself?

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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby lancerdarryl » Sun Mar 12, 2017 2:01 pm

aspir3 wrote:I love this thread Daryl. It looks great. Are you doing all the work yourself?

Almost Troy,a friend is doing the panel work.Everything else I'm doing.
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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby lancerdarryl » Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:20 pm

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A few repairs to the dash pad.I'm going to do another one tomorrow using a different repair technique and will use the better of the two.
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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby Lancer1993 » Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:34 pm

How much to flock my CJ dash?
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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby lancerdarryl » Sun Apr 09, 2017 8:53 am

Lancer1993 wrote:How much to flock my CJ dash?

I used a kit I bought from the UK,it was a pain to do and messy.Doing a big dash would be a challenge to get right.
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Re: 1974 GSR Lancer

Postby aspir3 » Sun Apr 09, 2017 10:26 am

I'm not sure what dashes are made of now but they certainly seem to last longer than older cars. Most 70 and 80's cars dashes would crack if left uncovered in our summer heat for only a couple of days


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