Holden LJ Torana

[Cool Hand]

Well that time of year again,  try build something for Summernats.

Street Machine/Burnout car.

Thought id do a separate thread for this build outside of my Lead City Customs mega thread, as its going to be a bit more full on than the usual curbsides I build.

Just some box art and oob mock ups for now.

 

Stock wheels are just for mock ups, I have other wheels planned which I need to 3D print.

Yeah well going to be fun trying to fit a 572.

[Cool Hand]

3D printed the wheels, 20' Holden Walkinshaw with custom lips.

 

Hope to process and do some mock ups soon.

[STU111]

Good to see you back into it again Luke. Should be a tough little beast!👍🏻

[meechum68]

Good looking Holden, and selection of goodies for it!  Looking forward to this build!  

[Cool Hand]

16 hours ago, STU111 said:

Good to see you back into it again Luke. Should be a tough little beast!👍🏻

Cheers Stu,  back into it full time in a week or 2 🤞 

 

16 hours ago, meechum68 said:

Good looking Holden, and selection of goodies for it!  Looking forward to this build!  

Thanks Michael, should get a bit more interesting soon.

[Cool Hand]

Wheel mock up.

Stance will be adjusted once the chassis is sorted out.

 

 

[meechum68]

Great mock up!!

 

[Zippi]

Looking good there Luke.

[SpikeSchumacher]

Looking good, Luke! Glad to see you back at it.

[Cool Hand]

Appreciate the comments fellas

37 days until Summernats, guess I should start getting serious and get stuck into it.

Being that time is short I will be using 2 bodies, one for mock ups and test fitting, the other I will start preparing for paint.

Ive tried this type of build a few times, only been successful once making it through to completion. But I plan to use the deadline for this build as motivation to get it done.

Edited Monday at 04:16 PM by Cool Hand

[STU111]

I must say Luke, your work station is a LOT more cleaner and organised than mine! 

[Steve H]

Hi Luke! This has the makings of another top notch build from you mate. Your work station is impeccable, the quality of builds that come from it are always outstanding.

[Cool Hand]

16 hours ago, STU111 said:

I must say Luke, your work station is a LOT more cleaner and organised than mine! 

Yeah mate my work bench is always organized and tidy.

 

15 hours ago, Steve H said:

Hi Luke! This has the makings of another top notch build from you mate. Your work station is impeccable, the quality of builds that come from it are always outstanding.

Hey Steve. Appreciate the kind words.

If all goes well and I can stick to the plan and stay motivated it should be a cool and typical Aussie Summerats style car. 

[Cool Hand]

36 days until Summernats.

 Made some good progress with the body prep.

Nothing overly impressive to look out, just the usual scribing and block sanding.

And some modifications.

Opened the lower section of the nose cone.

 

Filled in the wiper and side mirror mounting holes.

 

Filled the gas cap and spoiler mounting holes, removed number plate mount and filled the holes.

 

Opened the side gill vents and thinned the b pillar as I wont be installing the door glass.

 And filled in the bonnet/hood hinge notches and removed the engine bay insert screw posts.

Just needs a final wet sand with 1500 and 2500 Infini sanding sponge, then I will apply a good coat of Mr Primer Surfacer 1000.

[Cool Hand]

35 days until Summernats.

Another boring update. Applied Mr Primer Surfacer 1000.

One step closer to applying the colour coat.

 

Edited 13 hours ago by Cool Hand

[STU111]

Good prep leads to good paint finishes. I’m learning to slow down and prepare my car bodies more thoroughly for the top coats and I’m finding that I’m getting better results. It’s been a big learning curve for me after ten years of building military stuff where a perfect shiny paint job is NOT necessarily what you want. Seeing your builds here on the forum, and your description of the preparation for painting has been very helpful to me in the way I approach my car models in the body painting process. Cheers Luke, looking forward to seeing the Torrie finished. 👍🏻

[Cool Hand]

4 hours ago, STU111 said:

Good prep leads to good paint finishes. I’m learning to slow down and prepare my car bodies more thoroughly for the top coats and I’m finding that I’m getting better results. It’s been a big learning curve for me after ten years of building military stuff where a perfect shiny paint job is NOT necessarily what you want. Seeing your builds here on the forum, and your description of the preparation for painting has been very helpful to me in the way I approach my car models in the body painting process. Cheers Luke, looking forward to seeing the Torrie finished. 👍🏻

Its taken me about 20 years to learn that taking the time to properly prepare before paint does make a big difference. Its time consuming and boring but the end result always makes it worth the effort. And its a never ending learning process which kinda keeps it interesting, especially when trying to keep up with modern materials and techniques.

Appreciate the kind words and encouragement. 

[Cool Hand]

Now the build will start to become more interesting and challenging.

Basic chassis frame design layout.

 

Edited 16 hours ago by Cool Hand

[Cool Hand]

33 days until Summernats.

Scratch built basic chassis frame complete.

No doubt some alterations will be needed as other components are fitted.

Edited 3 hours ago by Cool Hand