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gt orphanage
Joined: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:23 am Posts: 1816
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A few months back we picked up 4 ugly belletts 3 painted in house paint in side and out and as they were bought for parts it was decided that 3 remain with us and plans for all 4. 1 is to be past on to someone else that will also be rebuilt. Long story short i put the most ugly of them all and the one in the worst condition and decided to do a low budget track car for lizzie to play with. Low budget i painted it in hino white as we buy this in bulk for cleaning up truck trays and there was gloss black also. seats are from a piazza we bought 12 months back for the diff for walter. When i orderd the shocks for my car last year koni adjustables i was lucky not that i thought this at the time but they stuffed the order and sent me 4 for the rear that was orderd from overseas this took 6 weeks to get here another 6 weeks i get 2 sets for the front when i told them i had got 2 sets they said you have only been charged for 1 set wahoo the springs in this beast have been cut down. The car has been sitting for a long time so a recondition brake job was in order. The engine was missing a fuel pump so a plate was made to cover the hole and a electric pump fitted the point were missing so it got a new set and the fuel tank had a white slime that would not run out. After a fuel tank flush it was time to hit the key and awy she went it has a little timing chain rattle but runs fine. Tomorrow was to be it's 1st day out after weeks of late night's and 5.30 am paint jobs before the wind picked up but the master cyl that was recoed was a failure queensland raceway are having a ladies day tomorrow so Liz is going to give mine a workout.
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Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:42 am |
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PR95
Joined: Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:52 am Posts: 843 Location: Sunshine Coast QLD
Car(s): PR95 PR20 WASP SWB NH Pajero Superchrged NT Pajero BF SR6 Falcon
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WOW looking good.
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Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:05 am |
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bembokabellettbloke
Joined: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:34 am Posts: 819 Location: Bemboka NSW
Car(s): not enough!
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wwwwwwoooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwww looks bloooody GREAT!!!!!!! YOU GO GIRL!
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Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:18 pm |
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mrflibbles
Joined: Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:39 am Posts: 1136 Location: Adelaide Hills
Car(s): GU Patrol, AU ute, 1969 florian deluxe, 1976 Luv & 1980 KB 4x4 isuzu
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looks good! the corona wheels even look reasonable on it! have fun on the track with it!
_________________ I am "that" Florian guy. never buy a car you cant push.
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Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:20 pm |
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gt orphanage
Joined: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:23 am Posts: 1816
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The wheels do not fit properly the centers fowl the hub at the front and the centre of the drum rear. It runs 5mm spacers to fix this as the wheel rocks on the hubs. Just in case someone thinks of buying them you may need to machine the centres of the rims for road use.
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Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:44 pm |
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Early GT
Joined: Sat Oct 30, 2010 5:37 am Posts: 265 Location: Gold Coast, Qld
Car(s): 1966 Bellett GT, 1968 Bellett GT, 2017 Subaru Levorg 2.0 GTS
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Wow! Great job. Looks lower and faster than your machine Greg. Hope the rear axles can handle the torque
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Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:00 pm |
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Stickman
Joined: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:29 pm Posts: 1524 Location: Kallangur, Brisbane QLD
Car(s): 3x1965 PR20(Donkey, Jenny n Bundy) 1 1969 PR20(Percy) 2 1968 PR20(Eugine n GT Donor) 1 1968 PR91 GT, 1 1965 Wasp
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Hells bells GT you have had some late nights. The last time I saw this car (the morning we left for Coona trip) it was not far off being a bare shell half in primer. I am most impressed and it looks awesome to boot. Almost looks faster than yours too will be a tad lighter at least If racing was at Lakeside today I'd have come out for a watch and a chat but can't make it to QR today. Bit far to ride my pushie.
_________________ 1xB+1xE+2xL+1xE+2xT=BELLETT RUST isn't a crime www.gartdesign.com.au
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Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:39 pm |
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Stickman
Joined: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:29 pm Posts: 1524 Location: Kallangur, Brisbane QLD
Car(s): 3x1965 PR20(Donkey, Jenny n Bundy) 1 1969 PR20(Percy) 2 1968 PR20(Eugine n GT Donor) 1 1968 PR91 GT, 1 1965 Wasp
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Just a quick side point - there are a couple of sets of these rims on Ebay atm
_________________ 1xB+1xE+2xL+1xE+2xT=BELLETT RUST isn't a crime www.gartdesign.com.au
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Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:34 pm |
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gt orphanage
Joined: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:23 am Posts: 1816
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yes STICKMAN it will run a little lighter FYI no number plates,only 1 carbi at this stage, i have a extra hotdog on mine,no rear bumper.ect................................................................................................................................ to name a few. Maybe if we look clooooosssse at the bathroom scales there could bo a possible difference there but they could need calibrating some FAT fella stood on them maybe it was you before we went to coona.
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Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:25 am |
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GerryBellettGT
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:30 am Posts: 405
Car(s): Bellett GT,
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Great lookin machine and another Tear Drop,where do these Tear Drops come from,love the paint job,can't wait to see Liz showin the boys how to climb hill's Gerry
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Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:35 am |
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gt orphanage
Joined: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:23 am Posts: 1816
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They turn up on the back of tow trucks I have never driven 1 home yet i have a spare teardrop complete it's a good one i just have to put it in the shed and lock myself away with it. Its a better one than Lizzies no rust at all not that this one had much either. I bailed on the Rolie deal for a while as i did not think i would find another .
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Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:40 am |
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GerryBellettGT
Joined: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:30 am Posts: 405
Car(s): Bellett GT,
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Have to tell Pinky to stay away from tow truck's,then again she might like to go hill climbin,would be good to get a photo of all Bellett race cars at the moment together,here we come back in force
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Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:53 am |
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gt orphanage
Joined: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:23 am Posts: 1816
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no not pinkie it's more special i have a few up my sleave if you want one for the track the ones here are spoken for but 3 66/67 models are out there and one day when a truck passes through a town another tear drop find it's new home. they are out there you just need to fly the flag and flap the ears
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Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:04 pm |
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Stickman
Joined: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:29 pm Posts: 1524 Location: Kallangur, Brisbane QLD
Car(s): 3x1965 PR20(Donkey, Jenny n Bundy) 1 1969 PR20(Percy) 2 1968 PR20(Eugine n GT Donor) 1 1968 PR91 GT, 1 1965 Wasp
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How did you go out at Qld raceway Lizzy?
_________________ 1xB+1xE+2xL+1xE+2xT=BELLETT RUST isn't a crime www.gartdesign.com.au
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Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:54 am |
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gt orphanage
Joined: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:23 am Posts: 1816
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Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:40 am |
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Leadfoot_Liz
Joined: Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:34 am Posts: 221 Location: Qld
Car(s): isuzu wasp;
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Thu Dec 01, 2011 7:44 am |
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PR91
Joined: Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:54 am Posts: 2544
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on ya liz! and trust me..... fancy things like shift lights are only for people that don't know what they're doing, so ignore the bloody thing! BANG!! but i reckon u need to twist Naomi's arm a bit too about having a real steer as well!
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Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:27 am |
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Stickman
Joined: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:29 pm Posts: 1524 Location: Kallangur, Brisbane QLD
Car(s): 3x1965 PR20(Donkey, Jenny n Bundy) 1 1969 PR20(Percy) 2 1968 PR20(Eugine n GT Donor) 1 1968 PR91 GT, 1 1965 Wasp
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That a girl Liz, dirve it like ya stole it.
Redline is a fine line but after all.... If your not living life on the edge your taking up way too much space!
and I bet you were grinning from ear to ear, weren't you Liz.
_________________ 1xB+1xE+2xL+1xE+2xT=BELLETT RUST isn't a crime www.gartdesign.com.au
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Thu Dec 01, 2011 11:12 am |
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gt orphanage
Joined: Fri Mar 20, 2009 8:23 am Posts: 1816
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brake master cyl is away should have it back next week. but i have to shelve this 1 for a week. patches comes home next week and ol yella is moving to the panel shop . [i need the space] ol yella has been striped sandblasted totaly nood and back in primer for the last couple of months and and when i feel like it i cut the few bits of rust he has. I need to find a set of front seats and dummy fit them over the weekend and then find him a suitable power plant. He will be a little rougher than the other gt's i have it had a hard hit about 20 years ago and has been a one day project. In saying this he has a glory box of completed parts and it grows every month.
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Thu Dec 01, 2011 12:49 pm |
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65bellett
Joined: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:31 am Posts: 234 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Car(s): 65 and 66 sedan
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Fantastic looking little car!!! Good to see a few Belletts getting out there and keeping all the other old stuff honest!!!
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Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:15 pm |
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