PIG208
Post #9
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? 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 Good luck with it sir It's actually not that sluggish, sits on 55mph nicely on the highway just cruisin along. Hahaha and keep the plates on it! I have a few options for plates, one being PIG208 304:/ 308 with VN heads would be nicer for an oldie.. Find me a virgin bore 308 block and i'll consider it. |
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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. |
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PIG208
Post #12
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. |
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SiKWiKD
Post #13
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. 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 |
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PIG208
Post #14
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 ;-) |
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75 KINGSWOOD
Post #15
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 |
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SiKWiKD
Post #17
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 |
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Qik78Stato
Post #18
Love it mate,great friday night cruiser,sounds like you will be having some fun when the new engine is in |
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PIG208
Post #20
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. Love it mate,great friday night cruiser,sounds like you will be having some fun when the new engine is in mate i like how that looks aye. very nice and clean im loven it lol Cheers |
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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.. |
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PIG208
Post #22
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. |
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sanchezz
Post #23
nice car mate |
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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. |
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HSV
Post #26
Nice car man, saw it at Munchies on Friday night, but didn't see you around otherwise would of said Gday. 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. 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. |
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PIG208
Post #27
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. |
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