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[yel327]

Craig , you are right- any Brougham surviving today with a 10 bolt would be very desirable to own .

Earlier this year my brother met a bloke with an unsual HT wagon . It was ordered with -

308 engine
4 speed saginaw
bucket seats
console and matching shifter
10 bolt diff .

He has the paperwork for this unsual wagon .

Speaking of HK Monaros , the one you are painting will be a ripper when it is finished .

I have a soft spot for them as my first car was an Ermine white with black interior

307
powerglide
10 bolt

GTS Monaro


Christ I had some fun car . According to the speedo I could hold it in low to 80 MPH .
The 10 bolt was not the original ratio because someone in their wisdom had changed it to a 3.55 .


How the poor old powerglide held together I will never know .


My brother has a HK GTS Monaro that was originally bright blue metallic with Jacana blue interior-
186 , 4speed, standard banjo .

This car now has - 327 engine
4 speed Saginaw
violet tailshaft
3.36 10 BOLT
4 leaf springs [ these are hard to find ]

Car is currently in the paint shop.
My brother has chosen a solid blue instead of the factory one .
The interior is still Jacana blue sourced from Winner Products in S.Australia .

If I twist my brothers arm hard enough I may be able to post some pictures . I can only try .

Any Brougham with a Salisbury would be a find. You couldn't actually order one, so it'd be a special or even dealer fitment. 3.55 genuine GMH HK-HG Salisbury would be a find too as these were few and far between. They were an option on HK-HT but most were 3.36 or 3.08.

Car looks great too Craig!

Edited by yel327, 08 January 2011 - 07:48 PM.

[blake]

awesome work craig! dad is currently restoring a hg gts and painting it platinum metallic. geez i love these monaro, just as much as my torana! haha, top work mate, look forward to sein it all done!

Cheers blake

[wot179]

It came up reeeal nice mate.

Its gunna look great humming down the highway.

[Kockum]

Nice car , was it built in Sydney ?

The reason I ask is the two Sydney HK Monaros that I know of both have black paint that goes straight through the middle of the number plate wire grommet hole .

Both of these cars still had the factory applied paint- no crash damage or rust repairs .

Please dont take this as criticism of your car .

You said you want to get it right so if your Monaro is a Sydney car then I thought you should know .

[Kockum]

Regarding the black paint details , yes I do have pictures .

I cant get to my stash today , but I will post them for you tomorrow .

[debkar]

Hi Craig,

That is looking so so good, I absolutely love it. My third car in 1981 was Warwick Yellow 307 'glide 10 bolt GTS HK, this brings back great memories.

First class workmanship, well done, please keep the pictures coming.

Regards Simon

[Kockum]

Here are the pictures as promised.

I have also included pictures of the brake fluid warning sticker location from both cars in case you need them.

These are factory original engine bay paint and stickers.

[Kockum]

In case anyone is wondering, I forgot to say that the original owners of these cars ordered them with the delete stripe option.

[meanmachine72]

ya got some nice toys craig...warrick yellow car will look a treat when finished

[Kockum]

Gday Craig , my name is David .
I am happy to help you with some pictures .

Attention to detail can often be the only factor separating a good car from a great car .
The marshmallow/hand cream brigade won't agree but tuff titties to them . [LOL] .

I have not owned a HK Monaro for a long time but still admire them whenever I see a nice one -- and yours certainly is .

At the recent Monaro nationals there were some HK'S that did not have black paint down far enough .
With the bumper bar fitted you are not supposed to be able to see body colour .

The other thing some cars were missing was black painted front fender inner recesses where the eyebrow mouldings attach .
Cars without this done just don't look right .

Anyway , keep up the good work ,

I look forward to seeing more pictures of this great car as it progresses .

[bullitA9X]

hey craig you have done a fantastic job m8 it looks fxcking awesome as the hk monaro is the best looking aussie muscle car around but i am biast lol did you put any clear on it or just straight warwick yellow?? most people say with straight colours you dont need any clear and some say mix the clear in with the final few coats of paint

Edited by bullitljv8, 19 January 2011 - 08:29 AM.

[A9X]

Don't want to steal a thread, but am looking to pick up a HK Group N racecar, currently adelaide based.
Its been for sale for a year or so and i would be keen on any info anyone has.

car is the 88 car and has been owned by an ex v8-supertaxi pilot. It's not a mega dollar build , but appears to be ok for what i want.

i've just posted a new thread with plate details but would be keen on any info as i'm not a hk guy.

Plan is to freshen it up for local circuit duties and then repaint it back to original and prep it for targa west 2012.
No it's not the replacement for my hatch, but it will get me some circuit time.

I believe the car to be a genuine monaro but it's not being marketed as such

Thanks