History
HQ SS series 2 built in December 1972 originally 253 4 speed 3.36 LSD Salisbury. 1 of only 2800 cars produced, built to test the waters to see if the 4 door GTS would sell so they were produced in 2 runs the first being 1600 and the second 1200 cars. Only made in 3 colours Lettuce Alone, Infa Red and Ultra Violet. First produced in August/September 1972 and then again in December 1972. They were based on the V8 Belmont and had a GTS dash, wheels and seats fitted. Series 1 had Houndstooth seat inserts and the series 2 were trimmed with Rado inserts. Door trims were still Belmont vinyl with no arm rests (were an option). The series 1 cars had the stripes done in stickers and the series 2 cars had the stripes painted on.
Modifications
Car now runs a 307 chev with the original 4 speed and 3.36 LSD Salisbury. The rear drums have been replaced with WB rear discs and HZ master cylinder and booster. The fuel tank has been replaced with a 120L drop tank. Exhaust is Genie headers, flowmaster mufflers in dual 2 1/4". Wheels are MHT 17 x 8 Bandit U109 SS look alikes. Front seats have been replaced with SAAS sport seats and all the interior has been retrimed in cloth. Custom made centre consol. Car has been taken back to bare metal all over and under. The top has been painted with 2 pack Lina Mint and Hi Ho silver stripes, under the car the floor, chassis, diff and all suspension arms have been painted in Hi Ho silver. All the springs and sway bars have been powder coated orange. All nuts, bolts and clips have been replaced with new items. The brake lines and fuel lines have all been replace with new steel lines and flex hoses, the fuel line is now 1/2" from tank to carby. The ignition system is full MSD. The car has been fully rewired with as much of the wiring being hidden as possible. The chassis and fire wall have been smoothed over. This has been a 8 1/2 year rebuild completed in the back shed with myself completing all the work other than the interior. I have done this car as a resto mod, although it is not back to original I built it to the way I think Holden should have done it and I built it to suit me.
