Dirtbags dream car rebuild! HK monaro!
#1
Posted 24 December 2010 - 04:04 AM
It's going to be a restoration, with no gastly body mods or any weird stuff. These cars have such an elegant shape in my opinion they don't need any changes.
It will be redone in Silver Mink with the GTS stripes, stock wheels and hub caps, but dropped nice and low with a healthy stroker chev, glide and 9". Lovely : )
At some stage someone has started the resto and done quite a lot of filler work, which actually felt really good and straight, but they left it in bare metal and it rusted, so it's all got to come off. I'll strip the primed areas back to metal too so I know exactly what I've got here.
I'll have to get a bigger shed just to make room for all the stuff that came with it : )
Australia never produced a car that looks any better than this. Probably shouldn't say that on a torana forum hahaha.
Well me being me I couldn't help but have a bit of a play with it, so I started stripping back the drivers side rear quarter.
Someone has had a fair go at fixing what was obviously a fairly decent hit, but in areas the filler was a little thick for my liking, so I'll try and hammer some more of it out.
I also found this lovely fibreglass filled rust hole where the rear part of the rain gutter goes. Nothing too drastic, but this was bogged over, which is exactly why I always go back to bare metal.
This area will take quite a lot of work to get right, but hey, it's an HK monaro so it's worth it : )
I just like this next pic.
Well there wont be progress until next year, as I want to get the camaro finished over the xmas break. But after that I'll strip this right back and see what we find.
#2 _Barman_
Posted 24 December 2010 - 04:13 AM
HK Monaro is my 3rd fav car after HQ monaro,
is it yours or a customer?
#3 _nzstato_
Posted 24 December 2010 - 05:30 AM
#4
Posted 24 December 2010 - 06:32 AM
#5
Posted 24 December 2010 - 06:46 AM
#6 _Kush_
Posted 24 December 2010 - 07:20 AM
#7 _DomDom_
Posted 24 December 2010 - 07:37 AM
^^^ Looks like he needs a bigger shed now...... He�s starting to stack them on there side......
God one.
Nice car Tim. I was worried that you were running out of work so this is a nice surprise.
Finally got your priorities right I see. Posting here is more important than sleep.
Can't wait for this to unfold is the Monaro getting the full Dritbag treatment?
Dom
#8
Posted 24 December 2010 - 07:47 AM
Barman, unfortunately for me this isn't mine.
I'll be doing pretty much everything on this car, body, paint, suspension, assembly etc. It'll be basically a stock resto, except for the ride height and driveline. No body mods at all. Just the way an HK monaro should be : )
I can't wait to get stuck into it.
#9
Posted 24 December 2010 - 08:41 AM
#10 _nicko61_
Posted 24 December 2010 - 09:20 AM
#11
Posted 24 December 2010 - 09:35 AM
#12
Posted 24 December 2010 - 09:48 AM
#13
Posted 24 December 2010 - 10:46 AM
Love the HK... my personal fave Holden... bar none
In silver mink with a red interior and a nice Chev.... manual of course
#14 _shadowmaster_
Posted 24 December 2010 - 11:49 AM
Good luck with it mate and remember to post lots of pics
#15
Posted 24 December 2010 - 12:23 PM
Edited by slr_v8, 24 December 2010 - 12:24 PM.
#16 _AD_75_
Posted 24 December 2010 - 01:03 PM
Edited by AD_75, 24 December 2010 - 01:03 PM.
#17
Posted 24 December 2010 - 04:09 PM
Hey Brett, what did you want for those 10" convo pros?
#18 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 24 December 2010 - 04:39 PM
Cheers.
#19 _Ozzie Picker_
Posted 24 December 2010 - 09:03 PM
and this is my hk that i,ve had for 26 years,hope you don,t mind the pics,i couldn,t help myself.
#20 _Bomber Watson_
Posted 24 December 2010 - 09:22 PM
Cheers.
#21 _mumbo_
Posted 25 December 2010 - 12:40 PM
#22 _Lamo_
Posted 26 December 2010 - 07:41 PM
I'll even travel the 1500km to help you 'dispose' of the other projects that are cluttering you workshop.
I know. I know. I'm a really nice helpful guy.
#23 _DrFegg_
Posted 26 December 2010 - 08:57 PM
Silver is a damned fine colour for this model, hope your going the GTS stripes too. Gimme gimme!!
oops just saw that youve mentioned stripes already.....
Edited by DrFegg, 26 December 2010 - 08:59 PM.
#24
Posted 27 December 2010 - 01:13 AM
Without doubt the prettiest car The General produced anywhere in the world.
Im with datto on silver mink and red trim with a stickshift.
No better car was ever built by anybody,anywhere,anytime.
Anybody who disagrees is an ignorant knobend.
Here endeth the message.....................
#25 _niterida_
Posted 27 December 2010 - 03:07 AM
Give me any Corvette, a HQ coupe, 68-69 Camaro or even a VT type Monaro anyday.
Of course a flared LX hatch is still THE toughest and best looking car GM has ever made.
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