Matthew's 1977 LX project

The car is an 1977 LX Torana (Atlantis Blue). It belonged to my late grandfather. I actually remember seeing this car in the car yard when I was a child, still with the plastic on the seats from the factory.

It has been parked in my garage for the past 6 years and only now have I begun the restoration.

The car has basically been stripped back to a shell ready for some much needed panel beating and rust repairs. The last stage is to pull out the 6cyl and transmission. I have already started to build a 308 motor to replace the 202.

Then there is the interior and the wiring. Will it ever end ?

So, there you go. I hope the car will be on the road, sometime early next year. With two kids, however, that may change.

The car has now been painted and now waiting on a rubber kit to be installed. Problems with the 308 rebuild  have now necessitated the search for a new 308 block.