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HR ute daily driver

Started by _onsillsAutoPhotography_ , Aug 07 2012 09:32 AM

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#1 _onsillsAutoPhotography_

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 09:32 AM

Holden hr ute
engineered with a 202 and vh commodore bucket seats
fully rebuilt engine in 2009
12 months rego
duel fuel, which i hate!!
aussie 4 speed
the plan is:
respray in the original green
14in ht/k/g steel wheels
thin white walls
supra 5 speed conversion
lowered 4in
retrimed interior
diff change to 3:08
tripple webers
duel fuel taken off
yella terra head
and more but cant be bothered to write it all

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#2 _onsillsAutoPhotography_

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 09:41 AM

HP block picked up the other day

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#3 yel327

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 10:45 AM

Like it! Will be a great everyday driver with a bigger engine like a 202 as these are so light. I wouldn't bother with a 5spd, an Aussie 4spd M20 (3.05) with a 3.08:1 diff will be fine with 14" rims as the car is so low.

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#4 _onsillsAutoPhotography_

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 10:52 AM

yeah was thinking about keeping it, its alright for around the streets but as soon as you get on the highway it needs that extra gear it starts to rev to hard, plus i've got a 202 with a 5 speed already on it with the cross member and tail shaft to fit a hr ute.

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#5 yel327

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 11:52 AM

You'll probably want a 3.36 or 3.55 diff with the 5spd with 14" rims. I knew a bloke that had a HR ute with a mega buck hipo triple Webered 202 in it, it used to scream. Engine was too good for the vintage of the suspension and brakes though! You'd want to be thinking of at least HG front brakes and rear drums when you go to 14" wheels, these are what the HT GTS350 won Bathurst with.

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 12:47 PM

LH Torana disc brake setup will bolt straight onto HR disc brake stubs.

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#7 _onsillsAutoPhotography_

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 01:05 PM

already got ht/k/g front brakes on it, thats why im going with the 14's

also getting new cross-drilled front brakes rebuilt rear drums and reset leaves and coils done hopefully in the next month or two

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#8 yel327

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 01:06 PM

They do but they are not really much better than an original HR setup. The HG stuff bolts on too, and are bigger in both discs and drums. and work fine with 14" HK-HG wheels.

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#9 Stinga

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Posted 07 August 2012 - 06:08 PM

Hey Mitchell, nice ute. i will be back down in shellharbour at the end of the year, should get mine and your utes out for a spin. mine runs 14 inch wheels(14x7 reversed center on the rear, and skinny's on the front)
here's a pic of mine with 14's on and i think they are hq hub caps?(sorry for the thread steal

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#10 _onsillsAutoPhotography_

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Posted 08 August 2012 - 12:37 PM

nice looking ute stinga, would defently come for a cruise but i dont get my licence until may next year, but as soon as i do we should go for a cruise, and plus the ute should look much better by then

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#11 _onsillsAutoPhotography_

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Posted 13 August 2012 - 11:24 AM

just got new wheels for the ute, should look much better now, the wheels are 14x6 ht/k/g monaro wheels about to be powdercoated and new tyres
pictures will be up soon

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#12 Stinga

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Posted 13 August 2012 - 06:31 PM

nice, now make it loooooooow

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#13 _onsillsAutoPhotography_

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Posted 14 August 2012 - 10:06 AM

yeah thats next on the things to do

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#14 _onsillsAutoPhotography_

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 11:36 AM

wheels have just been sent to the powdercoaters today so happy with them so far $40 for a set of 14's in good condition.
not much has been done lately as im trying to sell the other project, but keep looking because updates will come soon

ohh and also forgot to mention got a new tarp made up for it as well, post pictures up when i get home

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 12:03 PM

what colour are you getting the wheels done? will you be running a hub cap of any sort?

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#16 RIM-010

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 12:03 PM

Never been a massive fan of HD/R's, but these utes look sweet...

What colour are the rims going? And are you gunna run hubcaps?

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 12:12 PM

haha great minds Tim..

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#18 _onsillsAutoPhotography_

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 02:01 PM

wheels are going to be black, and once the tyres wear down abit i can get some white walls for it, because you cant put whitewalls on brand new tyres because they have to much oil left in them, tyres are going to be done by retro tyres

ohh and im going to run no hubcaps

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#19 Stinga

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Posted 17 August 2012 - 02:02 PM

why not just get tyres that already have whitewalls?

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#20 _onsillsAutoPhotography_

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Posted 20 August 2012 - 10:05 AM

can get it done cheaper this way, and will look just as good

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#21 Stinga

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Posted 20 August 2012 - 11:19 AM

are they the ones where they groove the sidewall and paint it?

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#22 _onsillsAutoPhotography_

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Posted 21 August 2012 - 09:18 AM

i think so, cant remember havent talked to him about it yet

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#23 Stinga

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Posted 21 August 2012 - 10:13 AM

have you thought about using these?

http://www.ebay.com....10#ht_867wt_699

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#24 _CHOPPER_

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Posted 21 August 2012 - 02:12 PM

Those flappers are a POS. Don't use them. Also they are technically illegal.

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#25 _onsillsAutoPhotography_

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Posted 23 August 2012 - 10:27 AM

been lazy with updates lately so this is how it stands
dad surpised me today and brought me a new exhaust, getting made up right now, post pictures up soon
wheels finally off to the powdercoaters (had to wait for the next load of parts to be sent off from my old mans work)
going to get it up to the old mechanics that i used to do some work at and get it up on the hoist to check everything out and talk about getting the gearbox replaced, the wheels, the diff, and the get the new coils and leafs made up all in one go should be a long day of work