My GC Hardtop project

[A112H]

Yeah it's a mess but I have no intention of doing anything to it but ripping out the engine, gearbox and associated wiring. The sheel is going to the tip ASAP.
I am considering keeping the seats, they are fucked but mine need recovering anyway so these wouldn't cost that much more and I love the look of them. Besides you can't get the original coupe fabric anyway.
I will be rebuilding the engine top to bottom once the paint work is finished. But I want to get it in and running ASAP so any cutting, grinding, welding and drilling can be sorted before paint.
I have a question ........... Does anyone know how the Starion gearbox lines up?? Are they like the long or short Sigma ones??

[astronturbo77]

they look identical to the Gn wideblock jap 5 speed i have in my LA. the Gn box has a long extension housing so the tailshaft needs shortening slightly.

[A112H]

Thats all cool but what about the gearstick? Is it the long or short housing?

[Cottees]

If you are going to scrap the Starion once you get the parts you want, are you willing to part with the front struts before you do that? Also, if there are any more decent parts on the car, you could sell them off on AuStarions or similar forum and recoup some of the cost.

[astronturbo77]

i have a funny feeling its the long extension housing box, got the same one in my la, cant have the hand brake on and select reverse as it hits the leaver.

[A112H]

If you are going to scrap the Starion once you get the parts you want, are you willing to part with the front struts before you do that? Also, if there are any more decent parts on the car, you could sell them off on AuStarions or similar forum and recoup some of the cost.

Oh yeah, I will be selling the tail lights, both rust and dent free doors, tail gate, rear diff and assembly. If you are interested in the struts PM me.

i have a funny feeling its the long extension housing box, got the same one in my la, cant have the hand brake on and select reverse as it hits the leaver.

Yeah me too, but thats cool I am pretty sure they are interchangable and it gives me an excuse for new gaskets and oil for the gearbox if I have to split it and put the shorter one on, lol

[A112H]

So I have started to strip the Starion and need some advice as follows

1, How much effort (cutting rails and stuff) to fit the front seats?
2, Anyone wanna buy the leather rear seats?
3, How hard is it to fit the Starion clutch pedal?
4, Anyone want any other parts? ( I have a complete car minus front struts & brakes, engine and gearbox, front seats, outer bonnet vents)
I think thats it, I have a fair idea of what else I wanna use but if you want parts just ask
It is a 1984 JA red with Cream/beige leather

[TUFSIG]

i can tell you 3 is not very hard at all i have just completed doing this in my GK sigma
if you need pics or information let me know mate cheers

[A112H]

Got my JDM tail lights from Shuggy yesterday and have spent this evening cleaning them up and having a good look, I have found some interesting points.

They share the backing plates with the local models, so the only difference is the lenses and outer cover
See the lights I bought were in an expected condition for the age but the main bodies were in very poor condition, so it has worked out very well that I can clean up the JDM lenses and fit them to my local bodies which are perfect.
Once I get the outers fixed up and re chromed and painted up and they will be good as new.

Pics tomorrow, too cold out now

[A112H]

Found this sweet key ring, brand new in a second hand shop today. $15 .............. BARGAIN



This is going to be my new paint/stripe work. Going all white, still keeping the red high lights I have posted pics of before but I am going to run this stripe along to the front wheel just to break up the white a bit.



What do you guys think??

[GC75]

haha you stole the idea of one of the edited pics on my coupe

Looks better then imitating the GTO on the rear and stuff though, good job

and its amazing what you find in Adelaide lol

[77galantv6]

nice find with the galant keyring haha

the paint scheme looks good

[A112H]

This pic shows the JDM lenses on the local backing, as you can see the backing is the same part and the lenses fit up perfectly.

[colta51]

looking sweet! love the key ring too...

[colta51]

JAF


this is upside down! lol were did you get tis sticker?

[A112H]

Got the sticker on ebay, and yeah I know I put it on upside down but it will stretch out of shape if I try to take it off to fix it, lol
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/JAF-JAPAN-AUTOMO ... 27aa5c462a

[75wagon]

Razor blade.
That's what you need.
If you use a razor blade and gently cut between the sticker and the glass (well cutting motion anyway), you will get it. But if you pull it in anyway you will distort it.

I've removed stickers from car that are 2 years old and been able to reuse them. But, the cheaper the vinyl they are printed on, the less success you will have. Generally, printed stickers are of poorer quality then cut vinyl stickers.

Dave...

[colta51]

sweet dont meen to bite yore style.. but i just got one too!

[A112H]

Scored a mint crash pad from u pull it north today. Had to remove it myself but only cost $46. I am





Sorry for the blurry pics, I am too excited to focus
Scored them off of that GD sedan they were trying to sell for ages, it is out the back now but has already been raped of all the good stuff.

[75wagon]

Nice find. Good buy, whatever you want to call it?

Wish it was in my sedan

Dave...

[TUFSIG]

nice pickup man well done

[A112H]

New dash fitted up.

Nice tight fit for a 35 year old dash



My all black facia ...........Thanks Dave


Long shot

[A112H]

haha you stole the idea of one of the edited pics on my coupe

I edited that pic to look like that

sweet dont meen to bite yore style.. but i just got one too!

All good mate, it will look sweet on ya car

[colta51]

looking great!

[A112H]

Cheers mate, hopefully it will be on the road by the time summer rolls around

[516MA]

hey man, his car is looking awesome!!

so the engine plans are a n/a 4g63 sohc or are you going turbo out of the starion?

either way i think its time for a update

Nick

[A112H]

Fair call Nick, it has been a while.
Okay, so I have the engine and box out of the Starion and yes it will be turbo. I am going for L300 MPI induction, after market manifold and maybe a TD05 turbo. I am shooting for about 160rwkw. I have just bought a R31 LSD disc brake diff to be shortened so should be cool with the power.
I have had a thought of running the super uber cool Starion front buckets in the front and using the stock buckets in the rear to make it a 4 seater, all trimmed alike of course, any thoughts?
I have chopped my bonnet to fit up the Starion bonnet vents, I only got one fitted but what do you think?

[colta51]

i think the vents look ok from wat we can see lol.
the starion seats are a bit spaceage but cood look cool in the right trim..
i dont supose you wood be intrested in a cam that i hav here to suit a sohc 4g62/63?

[A112H]

Might be................. ATM I am trying to sell what I can from the Stazza that I dont need and recoup what I can.
I was thinking about DOHC but in the long run the max power I will ever need is 170ish rwkw and I do not need DOHC for that.
What I really need is for someone to wanna swap a L300 intake and stuff for am old Stazza shell. lol
Outside of that happening I am keen to swap and change what I can.

[GC75]

nice find on the crash pad jason, if u find another grab it for me!