FAQ  •  Login

My Toy, something different if your not australian

<<

Drazlab

Turbocharged
Turbocharged

Posts: 4

Joined: Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:54 pm

Location: Australia WA

Cars: 75 HJ Kingswood

Post Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:25 am

My Toy, something different if your not australian

Its a 1975 Holden HJ kingswood, although the style is based on american muscle these cars were made from 1971 through to 1980 in a variety of body shapes, eg utility, sedan, coupe, panel van, station wagon.

Currently runs a 308ci holden v8 (small for you yanks i know but it spins past 7000rpm due to the small stroke, not bad for push rods)
TH350 trans
Salisbury Diff with 4.44 ratio

Im in the process of stroking the motor to 355ci, installing a solid cam and raising compression to 11.1 among other things and tidying up the exterior/interior/engine bay for upcoming car shows.

Tell me what you think! too bad i can only upload 3 photos :(
Attachments
1 nite stand 5.jpg
thought you might like to see a rear view, sorry for the smoke but i dont have many photos of the back end
1 nite stand 5.jpg (84.72 KiB) Viewed 4604 times
1 nite stand 2.jpg
an old photo of a burnout competition
1 nite stand 2.jpg (77.59 KiB) Viewed 4604 times
Image022.jpg
this was during the early stages of modifying, 15 inch rear wheels, 14 inch front, bonnet scoop, all drive line modified/replaced, suspension brakes etc
Image022.jpg (328.15 KiB) Viewed 4604 times
<<

Daffyflyer

User avatar

Developer - Lead Artist
Developer - Lead Artist

Posts: 3444

Joined: Wed Apr 14, 2010 8:36 pm

Location: Wellington, New Zealand

Cars: 1993 Mazda Lantis Type R V6 Racecar, 2006 BMW 530i

Post Tue Mar 12, 2013 12:59 pm

Re: My Toy, something different if your not australian

Not usually a fan of them, but that one is really tidy, nicely done! :)
3d Artist, Game Designer, Marketing Guy

Follow us on
Twitter - http://twitter.com/AutomationGame
ModDB - http://www.moddb.com/games/automation
Facebook - http://goo.gl/omJzt
Chat http://automationgame.com/irc
<<

bullko

User avatar

Turbocharged
Turbocharged

Posts: 24

Joined: Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:08 pm

Location: Australia

Cars: 1970 Ford XY Fairmont (project car)
1998 Ford AU Falcon (Daily)

Post Mon Apr 08, 2013 3:48 am

Re: My Toy, something different if your not australian

Very nice! Not a huge fan of Holden, but do like the odd one. I also have a similar bonnet scoop for my XY, i'm guessing it should look alright!
Founder of Vinter Auto Company
Established on November 22nd, 1932

Company Headquarters: Melbourne, Australia

Company slogan: "Vinter. True Automotive Engineering"

Car Company Number: #1932127
<<

frogeboy

Posts: 2

Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:11 am

Cars: ford

Post Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:31 am

Re: My Toy, something different if your not australian

from what I've heard is Holden an Australian version of Chevy/doge/Chrysler? :?: :?: :?: :?: :?:
<<

gt1cooper

User avatar

Naturally Aspirated

Posts: 390

Joined: Tue Dec 24, 2013 5:13 am

Location: Florida, US

Cars: 1969 Mustang GT
2014 Ram 1500 Hemi
2009 Infiniti M35s
2014 VW CC
2013 BMW 640i

Post Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:00 am

Re: My Toy, something different if your not australian

Holden is in no way like Chrysler, but is basically GM Australia, encompassing as far, as I know, GMC and Chevrolet, but correct me if I am wrong :)
<<

nialloftara

User avatar

Supercharged
Supercharged

Posts: 1983

Joined: Wed Feb 05, 2014 2:07 pm

Location: Northeast USA

Cars: 2006 Scion Xb

Post Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:33 am

Re: My Toy, something different if your not australian

Bodywise it looks basically like a chevy malibu, but you aussies had a better engine lineup.
Chief designer and CEO, Centauri motor works, Centauri Performance Vehicles (CPV)
"Centauri: The Stars Are Within Your Reach."
Centauri engines Centauri cars
CPV engines CPV cars
Company ID: 1943047
<<

pantsman

Turbocharged
Turbocharged

Posts: 17

Joined: Sat Oct 26, 2013 6:21 pm

Cars: 2002 Ford Falcon XT - 5.4L 3v Modular V8

Post Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:36 pm

Re: My Toy, something different if your not australian

I damn near grew up entirely in H series holden sedans and utes! Particularly like the HJ and HQ's, with the single headlights instead of the premier twins. The only combo i'd pick over the HJ/HQ with a 308 would be an LJ Torana with a 202, with the 186 head and run it on avgas :mrgreen:

Return to My Ride

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 0 guests

cron