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My BT1 project car

Started by NZ_bt1vlt · 6 Apr 2009 · 457 replies

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NZ VL comArchived member
its probly off a skyline
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NZ_bt1vltArchived member
meh a fan is a fan to me lol, ill be putn manifold and intake on this week
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NZ_bt1vltArchived member
hey guys my boss come round at lunch to try take the door pins out of my well, well they not comming out cuz he said only way you can do it is to cut them out. **** that im leavn doors on to spray them, any way since the doors wouldnt come off ive started to take the front window out, cause i take windows out of cars for a job so its real good , and i didnt even cut the window out just pushed it out with my foot cause there is that much rust around the window that the eurothane didnt stick to the chassis it stuck to the rust. as it must of leaked because some idiot has tryed to use silicon sealer to stop it leaking lol. tonight the rear window is comming out aswell, "easy job cuz the just rubbered in" take 2 screw drivers and fold the rubber over the lip on the inside of window and once u done the top and sides they push right out . keep u updated with the progress Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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12maneymArchived member
bulls hit your boss dont know what he's on about one pin you hit down and the other you hit up.
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NZ_GTSArchived member
my rb25det fan has 9 blades...doesn't fit with the rb30 shroud though... there are plenty of threads on removing the door pins. some people get lucky and they come out easily, others, like me have an absolute mare... Have a read of this thread... http://www.calaisturbo.com.au/showthread.php?t=135565 and this is what I wrote in another thread... ...removing the doors is quite probably the sh1ttest and most frustrating job you can do on a VL. If the cars not a keeper, grind the hinges off. If not (you could do a search - there are plenty of threads - but I'll tell ya to make it easy!) you really need to buy this tool: http://www.abbeypowertools.co.uk/web...54585_dprk.jpg They are around $50. I got mine from Sulco. Without it the task is near impossible. After removing four doors my tool is rooted You may get lucky, but chances are the pins are well and truly seized in place and very stubborn. Probably took me an hour per door over a couple of days. The lowest pin is the hardest as there is very little room to work or swing a hammer. Be prepared for chipped paint. *Pins can only be removed one way. Top ones goes down, bottom ones go up *Remove top plugs on all hinges. Fill with oil. Leave to soak in for 24 hours. *If you don't wanna damage your paint, try masking up the areas around the hinges with a few layers of thick tape. *After 24 hours, remove lower plugs so that you can slide rod thru centre. *Try removing lower pins first as they are hardest and most frustrating, thread the rod thru the centre of pin, using a hammer, smash the fu*k out of the handle, once you have moved the pin slightly it should be easy... *For the top pins cut a piece of 4x2 that is the same height of the bottom of the rod when it is threaded through the top hinge. You can now rest the handle of the tool on this while you smash this. This helps stop the shockwaves going thru your hands. *Some people have used gas torches to heat the hinge and make the job easier, apparently this works quite well. I haven't tried it, so can't comment. Not too kind on the paint tho.
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ss nutArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by 12maneym bulls hit your boss dont know what he's on about one pin you hit down and the other you hit up. I brought a pin remover as I did not want to hit it. But you are correct 1 down and 1 up.
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vl yawehArchived member
i got my doors off by hitting them. 1 up and 1 down. altho it wasnt very pleasant.
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NZ_bt1vltArchived member
still cant get my ***ing doors of my ****ing car boss come round took doors off, god i love the gas plant!!!! Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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UNONT2Archived member
haha hats how they got the doors off the car at the wreckers lol,i was the fire engine,had a bucket of water,just incase
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ss nutArchived member
Pin remover and installer are only about a hundy,Plus no damage,putting them in or out.
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NZ_bt1vltArchived member
it was the bottom pin on both front doors that we had to heat up, got all the others out using pin remover, i am never going to remove pins in a vl AGAIN **** that
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IrontuskArchived member
You're a panelbeater, you should know not to heat steel..
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NZ_bt1vltArchived member
had no option, let it cool dwn naturally an it wont shrink everything stipped out of doors stripped shell Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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IrontuskArchived member
It does pretty much garuntee rust though, or atleast that's what I've learnt from panelbeaters I know.
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NZ_bt1vltArchived member
meh the whole car getn stripped down to nothing so it getn done properly
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NZ_bt1vltArchived member
some1 please help me on y there are these perfect holes in my door pillar and roof roof in middle back passenger door pilar at top door pillar the hole is only on the pasenger side, the drivers side is solid steel, this was boged over :| Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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madrx3boyArchived member
something to do with it being an ex-cop car? i would guess mounting points or something for lights or aerials etc?
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VL-DanArchived member
One on the roof could have been from a Police Aerial? Maybe thats why Biscuit models dont weigh very much, they are full of holes Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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SIKVLTArchived member
My guess would be for the wire harness for the lights etc....
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NZ_bt1vltArchived member
the whole car is sanded back now
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