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1972 Holden HQ Kingswood

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grunt145

History

Home built except for the paint job I found this car rusting away in a lady's veggie patch Took it home and rebuilt it. Took me nearly 2 years to get the job done. Im no panel beater I own a sign company but was always allowed to play cars when I was younger and learnt a lot then. Car has driven nearly 10,000 kms since the build and I love to drive it with friends , go to shows and hang out

Modifications

Engine:
Brand: Chevrolet zz4 crate engine, new
Capacity: 350 ci
Inlet manifold: Edlebrock air gap endurashine finish
Carby 650 CFM Edelbrock Endurashine carby
Aeroflow 9 inch air filter

Cooling
WATER PUMP chrome chev copy
ENGINE COOLING FAN BRAND AND STYLE twin 11 inch Spal high CFM extreme in a custom polish aluminum housing owner built
RADIATOR TYPE AND SIZE _3 row polished tank aluminum radiator with sacrificial anode and drain
ALTERNATOR Chrome 100 Amp Aeroflow brand
OTHER Moroaso thermostat switch
Braided radiator hoses
FUEL TANK Standard tank with Aluminum drop tank cover
IGNITION
GM HEI type distributor

Exhaust (extractors, mufflers, cats): HPC coated headers into x pipe 2 ½” pipe with mandrel bends into 2x Lucky performance straight through mufflers and chrome dump tips built by the owner
Heads: Aluminum Chev GM aluminum HP heads
New ZZ4 GM crate engine
As per GM Specs website

Transmission:
Turbo 400 auto stage 2 B&M shift kilt deep pan
Diff (type, gearing, axles): narrowed Ford 9 inch with 3:25 cruising gears True trak LSD
Tailshaft: standard type with a Heavy duty shaft catcher tailshaft loop
Torque converter: 3000 rpm Pro Converter
Shifter: B&M Quicksilver with modified made shorter shifter stick length and carbon fiber knob

Suspension and Brakes:
Springs (brand, type, drop) Front: Accuair E level air bag system Rear: Accuair E level air bag system
Shocks Front: Koni Rear: Koni
OTHER SUSPENSION CUSTOM WORK carries 2x tanks 6 gallons onboard air with a single Viair compressor remote control WiFi phone controlled e level system from Accuair
SUSPENSION WORK BY Owner did the full airbag install and wiring
Mods Front: Drop spindles

Brakes (brand of disc Front: RDA cross drilled and slotted Rear: RDA cross drilled and slotted
Calipers Front: Holden Aluminum Rear: Holden Aluminum Commodore Vr Vs
Master Cylinder: Chromed and polished billet lid
Booster Ford XA converted to Holden studs reconditioned and chromed new brake lines and Polished proportioning vaLve

Wheels and Tyres:
Tyres (brand / size) Front: 215 40 17 Kuhmo tyres Rear: 245 45 17 Kuhmo tyres
Wheels (size/ model) Front: Polished Aluminum 8 inch Intro V Rod Rear: Polished Aluminum 10 inch Inro V Rod

Paint (brand / colour): De Beers Merlot pearl metallic

Body mods
Metal bonnet bulge
Front and made guard vents
Front bumper HQ holes filled in and rechromed
Custom handmade grill
Mini tubs
Side fuel tank removed and filled relocated to behind the number plate using a sedan flip plate
Rear Side rear indicator lights removed and smoothed
No door handles removed and filled mechanical button installed and engineered
No rear wagon tailgate winder change to electric motor and dash switch
Pumped rear guards
All stainless trims removed and dints tapped out and polished by the owner
Polished Aluminum drop tank cover
No radio Ariel concealed under the dash
Wiper arms removed and polished
Custom made tinted acrylic taillight covers by owner
A mold was scratch built and the tail light lenses made

214 Camaro HotWheels edition badging as the wagon console was called a Hotwheels track so the theme was carried on

1 off CNC cut speaker grill surrounds with stainless mesh by owner

ENGINE BAY mods
Bliss Qld billet polished hinges
Electric popper bonnet release
Full fabricated inner guards and radiator support
Custom airbrush panel under bonnet 1970;s Holden advertisement football meat pies Kangaroos and Holden cars
Acrylic mirror to underside of the bonnet
Heater removed from the firewall and smoothed
Chromed and polished wiper motor
No battery (back)
No water bottle (back)

Interior:
Seats: WB Statesman front
WB heavily modified Statesman seats in the rear for the back buckets
Steering wheel: billet with matching colour grip
Trim : Buckskin and contrasting Maroon carpet
Carpet: Maroon loop pile
Stereo Unit: 7’ digital display unit with GPS MP3 bluetooth hands free with CD radio DVD CD unit:
Speakers Front: Pioneer splits colour coded to the kick panels buckskin Rear: Kicker 3 way 6x 9 with CNC and stainless mesh custom covers
Sub Woofer 10’ JBL
Amplifiers: Clarion for the front
Kicker amp for the 6x9
Kicker amp for the sub woofer
Interior Mods
Converted to 4x bucket seats WB Holden
Full length console from front to back with window switches and cup holders
Front cup holders are concealed under the console lid
Carbon fiber finish to the console and dash face
Under floor area holding air ride tank compressor spare tyre battery and water bottle
Contrasting buckskin colour with maroon colour
Suede headlining
Windows converted to electric with remote central locking
Qwagon custom chrome and maroon logos to the chrome sill plates and centre console
12v hot rod heater under dash
Modified demister with in built fan
Dash mods
Heavily modified WB Holden dash pad and sub structure
Custom dash face with illuminated billet switches
Custom matching gauges by Speed Hut in the US including a GPS speedo
Custom rear cargo area with fixed back seat
Concealed amp and sub woofer























Vehicle Specs

Body Style
Wagon

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