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My 68 HK GTS Monaro Project

Started by _Macka_ , Nov 22 2011 10:36 AM

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#26 A9X

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Posted 23 November 2011 - 10:47 AM

Gumtree has a bathurst HK , warwick yellow , its a basket case but its sitting there......

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#27 Neils LX

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Posted 23 November 2011 - 11:38 AM

Very nice HK, amazing how a few changes improve a car so much.

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#28 _Macka_

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Posted 23 November 2011 - 02:47 PM

Looks great. Silver mink with Goya trim is lovely, not sure I like the blue and red but it still looks awesome. How wide and what offset are the 18" wheels? I plan to fit black painted 18x8 V2II CV8 rims and 235/40/18 tyres to my Warwick yellow 327, just wondered if you get much tyre rub? Mine will not be lowered (I do not like lowered cars) so will be stock ride height.

The fronts are 18x8 with a 4 inch back space and the rears 18x9 with a 6 inch backspace Front Tyres are 225/40/18 and back are 265/35/18.

I get a bit of tyre rub on rear if l hit a good bump and can't run 3 blokes in the back.

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#29 _Hamster_

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Posted 23 November 2011 - 03:39 PM

Wow, now i really want a hk monaro.

Awesome car mate.

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#30 yel327

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Posted 23 November 2011 - 05:39 PM

The fronts are 18x8 with a 4 inch back space and the rears 18x9 with a 6 inch backspace Front Tyres are 225/40/18 and back are 265/35/18.

I get a bit of tyre rub on rear if l hit a good bump and can't run 3 blokes in the back.

Are the wheel arches and lips standard?

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#31 _Macka_

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Posted 23 November 2011 - 06:25 PM

Are the wheel arches and lips standard?

Yes front and rears have been rolled.

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#32 yel327

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Posted 23 November 2011 - 07:06 PM

Bugger. I can't do that to a GTS327! I'll be running standard ride height so they might fit. Will have to wait and see. If not i'll use 18x7's in a retro wheel.

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#33 _mick74lh_

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Posted 23 November 2011 - 09:53 PM

Love the interior! I really like the red against the blue especially with the little red bits like in the badging. Sweet as!

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#34 a9x868

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Posted 23 November 2011 - 09:56 PM

nice ride great choice of goya red
i could just picture it in valencia orange
with that interior
but wtf i,m biassd
lucky bas@#$%
cheers
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Posted 26 November 2011 - 09:30 PM

Awesome car. I don't usually like new style wheels on classic cars but these are great !!!

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#36 Shtstr

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Posted 27 November 2011 - 12:50 AM

Good looking car man hope you have lots of fun in it cruzin when it's done

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#37 _berro59_

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Posted 29 November 2011 - 10:13 PM

Nice!!

I have picked up a HT Monaro and red interior will be my choice. Mine needs a bit more work than yours!!.

I need back seats!

Love the blue!

Berro

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#38 RIM-010

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Posted 27 April 2013 - 06:41 PM

Can't believe I haven't seen this before... I prefer HQ shape Monaro's to the early girls, but this thing is just... I don't even have words. Well done on taking the risk with the red interior, it's come out awesome. I want to do something similar with my HQ Prem

Beautiful car.

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#39 _Macka_

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 08:43 AM

Thanks Tim. One day it will come off the road and the exterior will get a full resto to bring it up to the interior standard. However for time being it is a great 10 footer. Minister for Finance also has to be convinced particularly given l have "Dirtbagging a BMW" on the go at present!!!

Cheers Macka

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 09:05 AM

I can't believe how well the paint came up with a polish... Really makes me want to give my LJ a good scrub :spoton:

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#41 _Macka_

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 04:15 PM

It's not as good as that photo looks l can assure you!! However it did come up exceptionally well compared to what it looked like when l got it.

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 06:28 PM

Hi Daimen,

It looks just fantastic mate,love the red trim,and you changed your dash back to HK,and the dash looks first class also,it does look much better when you first purchased it,and tidier now.

Regards John.

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#43 _warren ht monaro_

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Posted 28 April 2013 - 11:28 PM

G'day Damian (Macka),

Nice looking HK. So much better than when you got it.

I'll keep an eye out for it at the car shows if you go to any of them.

Warren.

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#44 bullitA9X

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 05:58 PM

Hey macka love what you have done mate and dont let rim fool you everyone knows that the hk is the best looking monaro of all infact best looking coupe holden ever made not that im biast much lol....

Edited by bullitljv8, 29 April 2013 - 06:00 PM.

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#45 _Macka_

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 06:52 PM

Thanks Warren and BullitljV8. No worries Warren l do attend the occasional car show however with a young family find it difficult to get to many. I try and attend ones in the Geelong and the region. However if l do you will more likely see the Torana LC GTR on display because it is a finished project. So keep a look out for it. The Monaro is more of a general driver although it doesn't see many Km's. Bullitljv8 I have to agree 100%. I reckon the "HK" GTS Monaro is definitely the best looking car to ever leave GMH doors.

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#46 bullitA9X

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 08:28 PM

hey macka not sure if you have facebook I don't but you can still view these pics its a hk-t-g monaro facebook page check out the link below mate :buttrock: when you click on a pic there is heaps more you can view from each pic...

http://www.facebook....123572981056869

Edited by bullitljv8, 29 April 2013 - 08:31 PM.

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#47 _Macka_

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 09:25 PM

Thanks for that. I don't have Facebook. I see my HK actually made it!!

Also John thanks for your feedback.

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#48 bullitA9X

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Posted 29 April 2013 - 09:56 PM

Thanks for that. I don't have Facebook. I see my HK actually made it!!

Also John thanks for your feedback.

yeah my hk is on their to lots of my mates monaros aswell.....

Edited by bullitljv8, 29 April 2013 - 09:57 PM.

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Posted 30 April 2013 - 07:54 AM

Awesome ride Macka

Love the blue very close to Monza blue that red interior looks "right" to me thumbs up .

Those wheels look spot on to

That facebook link is the business

The only thing I I can't agree on is this "HK is the best coupe to ever be built by Holden"

We all know that the "HT GTS is the best ever as the HK had no nostrils in the bonnet for the fire to breathe and they managed to get the stripes in the middle too"