HB Torana / Vauxhall Viva. 230 hours in..
Posted by MDTashley@reddit | projectcar | View on Reddit | 8 comments
Amateur rust bucket enthusiast, getting close to paint ready (jambs done) after 230 hours of late nights over the past few weeks. Lots of rust prevention and better drainage to make her last a long time, doing it for a friend. Loving the Australian made (au9280) clear coat - it's a new product, and I love that we still make something in this country. Panelwork and paint is a slog, but when the colour goes down.. everything feels đŸ‘Œ
2012Fiat500@reddit
Did a fish fall out of the car with the rust lol?
MDTashley@reddit (OP)
Hahahaha I can totally see how it looks like that.
ghos2626t@reddit
Man. I wish I had the money, skills, space and time for a project like this. I can barely carve out a time slot to install some baseboard trim lol
Good luck on the project. Hopefully you follow up with a lot of pictures for us
MDTashley@reddit (OP)
You just gotta start somewhere and fuck it up a whole bunch of times. This is the 5th car I've done rust/panel/paint on. It's frustrating as hell the first few times, but as you acquire the tools and learn the lessons and it all starts to click... It feels like magic.
BeardedBaldWombat@reddit
Grouse effort mate, and love the little torana!
Are you keeping it a four banger?
MDTashley@reddit (OP)
Yeah the owner is keeping it pretty original. It's getting a retrimmed interior too.
notanotablecloud@reddit
That’s a lot of work! But you are getting there!!
highlander_tfb@reddit
That’s going to be great - nice that it’s not the usual Holden to rescue from oblivion