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Post #1 post 1st July 2012 - 05:55 PM
Engine: Matching Numbers Factory 186cu.i inline 6 cylinder, 3 speed non synchromesh column shift manual, 3:55.1 geared Banjo Diff

Exhaust: Factory Exhaust Manifold with 2.5'' Pipe and 1 Muffler (unfortunately the standard exhaust was too far gone.

Suspension: Standard Front, Rear Leaves with 3" Blocks (these are coming out and srings being reset)

Wheels: Huuuge 14" Factory Steel with Hubcaps & Trim Rings

Brakes: Factory 4 Wheel Drums, No Booster

Modifications: None............ Yet

Stereo Audio / Visual: Hahahahahahaha Never had one fitted

Interior: Factory Bench Seats, Seat Belts for Driver & Front Passenger Only (that's how it'll stay)

Estimated Power: Enough to cruise in at the moment


I picked up this ol' girl in december 2011. I am now the 3rd owner
Completely unmolested and unmodified with 84000miles
She still has the Original Cross Ply spare tyre in the boot from 1968.


All i have done so far is repaint the rims as the previous owner thought the Red Rim wannabe rat look was cool.

Future Plans: It's a long List

Complete Resto on Panel & Paint back to Factory Original codes.
Interior Retrimmed to Factory Colour Combo
Remove Factory Driveline (will be wrapped and put away for safe keeping)

New engine combo will be.
304 Cube Holden v8
650-750 HP Series Holley
Torque-Power Dual Plane Lowrise Manifold
Ported VN Heads (polished factory rocker covers)
Crane h304 Hydraulic Cam (with Isky springs to suit) .520thou lift
Crane Rollers
Rollmaster Timing Chain
Romac Balancer
ASR Street Series Fabricated Sump
MSD 6AL-2 Ignition
MSD Pro Billet Dizzy
CVR 37gpm Electric Waterpump

Stage 3 Shift Kitted T350 Gearbox
3800-4000rpm Convertor
Trans Cooler

28 Spline VL Turbo BorgWarner Disc Brake Diff
3.7:1 LSD

Front Brakes will be upgraded to HK Monaro twin piston calipers and slotted discs.

This project will take a while and i don't plan on ripping her off the road till I have all of the mechanicals sorted.

I am sure there are things I may have left off, but the general idea is to keep her Old School Original with a fresh heart.

This post has been edited by PIG208: Jul 3 2012, 07:24 AM
1968 Hk Kingswood Sedan
1968 Hk Kingswood Sedan
1968 Hk Kingswood Sedan
1968 Hk Kingswood Sedan
1968 Hk Kingswood Sedan
1968 Hk Kingswood Sedan
1968 Hk Kingswood Sedan
1968 Hk Kingswood Sedan
1968 Hk Kingswood Sedan


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  • gutless
    Post #2

    Beautiful mate. Look after her smile.gif

    Mosus
    Post #3

    leave it as is! it'll be worth more original you'll just ruin it with the V8 conversion.

    VL87DB
    Post #4

    You must have to drive everywhere with your foot flat to the floor just to keep up with traffic lol

    Very nice car mate, i like that your taking the time to build a holden v8 for her and not being pussy whipped with chev crap, I like all your plans smile.gif

    Good luck with it sir

    VL87DB
    Post #5

    Hahaha and keep the plates on it!

    gutless
    Post #6

    304:/
    308 with VN heads would be nicer for an oldie..

    MV 383
    Post #7

    Beautiful!!

    CAM-327
    Post #8

    You know what I think about this Adam!

    smile.gif

    PIG208
    Post #9

    QUOTE (Mosus @ Jul 1 2012, 07:04 PM) *
    leave it as is! it'll be worth more original you'll just ruin it with the V8 conversion.


    How praytell will i ruin it with a v8 conversion?

    QUOTE (VL87DB @ Jul 1 2012, 07:04 PM) *
    You must have to drive everywhere with your foot flat to the floor just to keep up with traffic lol

    Very nice car mate, i like that your taking the time to build a holden v8 for her and not being pussy whipped with chev crap, I like all your plans smile.gif

    Good luck with it sir

    It's actually not that sluggish, sits on 55mph nicely on the highway just cruisin along.

    QUOTE (VL87DB @ Jul 1 2012, 07:05 PM) *
    Hahaha and keep the plates on it!


    I have a few options for plates, one being PIG208
    QUOTE (gutless @ Jul 1 2012, 07:27 PM) *
    304:/
    308 with VN heads would be nicer for an oldie..

    Find me a virgin bore 308 block and i'll consider it.

    Mosus
    Post #10

    as soon as you start pulling all the original gear out of it it'll be worth half what it would be with all the factory original setup. anything over 30+ year is now beeing condisered a collectors items.
    so it's just going to be another perfect example of a nice straight clean car that has been ruined by yet another unoriginal been done a million times V8 conversion

    Matty D
    Post #11

    Remember you used to own that blue HR holden, that thing was beautiful! it still kicking around somewhere?

    PIG208
    Post #12

    QUOTE (Mosus @ Jul 1 2012, 08:25 PM) *
    as soon as you start pulling all the original gear out of it it'll be worth half what it would be with all the factory original setup. anything over 30+ year is now beeing condisered a collectors items.
    so it's just going to be another perfect example of a nice straight clean car that has been ruined by yet another unoriginal been done a million times V8 conversion


    Your point is somewhat valid, but being that i have owned my fair share of 40+ year old Holdens
    i think i have a pretty good indication on their 'value' and since i don't plan on parting with
    this one i am honestly not interested in the inherent value.

    In saying that, at what point in my above description does it say it will be
    modified in such a way that it can't be returned back to standard guise?

    As i said, ALL of the original running gear will be retained in a safe place.
    I also remember typing that the panel/paint/interior will be returned to better than factory.
    SiKWiKD
    Post #13

    QUOTE (PIG208 @ Jul 1 2012, 08:35 PM) *
    Your point is somewhat valid, but being that i have owned my fair share of 40+ year old Holdens
    i think i have a pretty good indication on their 'value' and since i don't plan on parting with
    this one i am honestly not interested in the inherent value.

    In saying that, at what point in my above description does it say it will be
    modified in such a way that it can't be returned back to standard guise?

    As i said, ALL of the original running gear will be retained in a safe place.
    I also remember typing that the panel/paint/interior will be returned to better than factory.


    thumbsup.gif some paint and i presume you will keep the original engine and box wont fix later on the exact same thing i thought with my car stuff having a boring original panelvan id rather have a tidy engine and some nice paint and wheels. i reckon go the 308 with the vn heads aswell would be schmick love the car by the way mate cannot wait too see the conversion

    PIG208
    Post #14

    QUOTE (SiKWiKD @ Jul 1 2012, 08:51 PM) *
    thumbsup.gif some paint and i presume you will keep the original engine and box wont fix later on the exact same thing i thought with my car stuff having a boring original panelvan id rather have a tidy engine and some nice paint and wheels. i reckon go the 308 with the vn heads aswell would be schmick love the car by the way mate cannot wait too see the conversion

    Cheers Sik,
    I will be keeping ALL the original driveline, linkages and so on.

    Will post more pics once i start minitubbing it ;-)

    75 KINGSWOOD
    Post #15

    QUOTE (Mosus @ Jul 1 2012, 09:25 PM) *
    as soon as you start pulling all the original gear out of it it'll be worth half what it would be with all the factory original setup. anything over 30+ year is now beeing condisered a collectors items.
    so it's just going to be another perfect example of a nice straight clean car that has been ruined by yet another unoriginal been done a million times V8 conversion

    As for being worth more, sadly thats no really the case unless its say a monaro or famous car the originality will hardly raise the value (maybe 1-3k) unless its an extreme case, as seen with the recently found HZ Sl with 998 original miles (for sale for 40k) . I think the 304/308 conversion would be awesome Every car should have a V8 under the bonnet. In the end its his car, and none of our opinions really matter in the end

    Draven
    Post #16

    Love it... Nothing better then oldschool!!! thumbsup.gif

    SiKWiKD
    Post #17

    QUOTE (PIG208 @ Jul 1 2012, 08:54 PM) *
    Cheers Sik,
    I will be keeping ALL the original driveline, linkages and so on.

    Will post more pics once i start minitubbing it ;-)


    yea bro thats what im talking about going to put some convos or something on or leave the original wheels on? should be awesome with tubs i wanna see your engine conversion. im tossing up to go fuel injected with my 308 or go carb with a highrise like yours

    Qik78Stato
    Post #18

    Love it mate,great friday night cruiser,sounds like you will be having some fun when the new engine is in thumbsup.gif

    Lurik
    Post #19

    mate i like how that looks aye. very nice and clean im loven it lol

    PIG208
    Post #20

    QUOTE (SiKWiKD @ Jul 2 2012, 09:14 AM) *
    yea bro thats what im talking about going to put some convos or something on or leave the original wheels on? should be awesome with tubs i wanna see your engine conversion. im tossing up to go fuel injected with my 308 or go carb with a highrise like yours


    Was only kidding about the tubs lol, i'm not cutting her up.

    Standard 14'' steel wheels & hubcaps will stay as will whitewalls.

    I'm not going a highrise manifold, don't want to fit a cowl scoop or cut a hole in the bonnet.

    It will stay looking as is, except with fresh paint & interior.


    QUOTE (Qik78Stato @ Jul 2 2012, 09:43 AM) *
    Love it mate,great friday night cruiser,sounds like you will be having some fun when the new engine is in thumbsup.gif



    QUOTE (Lurik @ Jul 2 2012, 10:21 AM) *
    mate i like how that looks aye. very nice and clean im loven it lol



    Cheers thumbsup.gif

    VL87DB
    Post #21

    Why are people jumping on this 308 bandwagon, 304, obviously already has 304 heads, easy to find blocks with standard bores, TP dual plane manifold and carby to keep it oldschool. Only problem i can see might be having to meet 304 emissions with the carby but i would assume its staying on 6cyl rego? No problems here..

    PIG208
    Post #22

    QUOTE (VL87DB @ Jul 2 2012, 12:27 PM) *
    Why are people jumping on this 308 bandwagon, 304, obviously already has 304 heads, easy to find blocks with standard bores, TP dual plane manifold and carby to keep it oldschool. Only problem i can see might be having to meet 304 emissions with the carby but i would assume its staying on 6cyl rego? No problems here..


    Won't be staying on 6 banga Rego, if i did that and was pulled over it would be a massive sh!t fight.

    It'll be rego'd as an 8 once the conversion is complete.

    The emissions question is an interesting one, i would be interested in seeing if i have to look into it since I am not using anything other than block/heads from the 304.
    sanchezz
    Post #23

    nice car mate
    and all the people saying a v8 conversion would devalue it.. well need to get there head checked...
    yeah the car is a nice car.. however it is far from the type of car where originality is the major concern for desirability...

    all i can say is if you build it to how you say your are .. its gonna be one sweet Sunday cruiser

    VL87DB
    Post #24

    Yeh well i looked into a conversion using a 308 short with 304 heads and carby for my v6 vn calais but since the factory option came out with much more strict emissions laws getting a legit blue plate for it would of been impossible, not to mention converting efi to carby is illegal on its own. Bought a 5L VL i did lol problem fixed.

    But, hk's obviously came out long before the new emissions laws in the late 80s.

    PIG208
    Post #25

    I'm sure it will all work out fine.

    Be surprised if i even have to have the front disc brake conversion mod plated.....

    But I plan on having it 100% legal and registered. Don't want Mr Plod being able to hammer me for anything now do we

    HSV
    Post #26

    Nice car man, saw it at Munchies on Friday night, but didn't see you around otherwise would of said Gday.


    QUOTE (VL87DB @ Jul 2 2012, 12:27 PM) *
    Why are people jumping on this 308 bandwagon, 304, obviously already has 304 heads, easy to find blocks with standard bores, TP dual plane manifold and carby to keep it oldschool. Only problem i can see might be having to meet 304 emissions with the carby but i would assume its staying on 6cyl rego? No problems here..


    V8 & 6cyl club rego are the same price, so no need to try to cheat the system.

    QUOTE (sanchezz @ Jul 2 2012, 04:19 PM) *
    nice car mate
    and all the people saying a v8 conversion would devalue it.. well need to get there head checked...
    yeah the car is a nice car.. however it is far from the type of car where originality is the major concern for desirability...

    all i can say is if you build it to how you say your are .. its gonna be one sweet Sunday cruiser


    Incorrect.

    HK/T/G vehicles in original condition with correct engine/trans combos are pulling some good numbers of late. A lot of pre 70 cars are being bought back to their original state now rather than be modified. What was once plentiful is now scarce and hard to find.

    PIG208
    Post #27

    QUOTE (HSV @ Jul 3 2012, 07:41 AM) *
    Nice car man, saw it at Munchies on Friday night, but didn't see you around otherwise would of said Gday.




    V8 & 6cyl club rego are the same price, so no need to try to cheat the system.



    Incorrect.

    HK/T/G vehicles in original condition with correct engine/trans combos are pulling some good numbers of late. A lot of pre 70 cars are being bought back to their original state now rather than be modified. What was once plentiful is now scarce and hard to find.


    Cheers Ben,

    You would have seen it at Kosmos saturday night as we weren't at Munchies.

    All in all, i am not particularly bothered with 'resale' value, as this will probably be the last car I 'build' (unless i come into a lot of money)
    In saying that, i will be doing my best to keep all the mods reversable, in case i ever feel the need to return her back to original spec.

    Only things changing will be driveline.

    wally15
    Post #28

    Hey adam looken good check out my panel van now?its up 4 sale or swaps"cheers dickie boy"

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