Thread: Grovers HT....

No wont fit under the bonnet, I was gunna struggle getting it and a Harrop high rise and decent aircleaner under a 4" reverse cowl so got rid of it, they recommend a 2" spacer under them as well for best results.

Next came the trimming up and fitting of the beaver panel. These are only made for HK's so to fit HTG's the tail light section needs to be trimmed off to fit. They are very well made and I got it fitting pretty well, and after a lot of on and off I finally got it tacked in, ready for welding a bit later. This meant I could get the car back on the spinner to finish off the beaver and start fitting the new bottom sections to the rear 1/4's and beaver panel. Bit of mucking about to make them fit, especially the passenger side which is around 10mm too short, seems to be a common theme with people who have used them, so had to cut and shut a bit. Next on the agenda will be the rear infills for the tubs and fabricate a new section to fit in where the spare wheel well used to live. Then roll up some round bar to reinforce the wheel arches........stay tuned.

Looking good. You've got to love rust. It's good that rust repair parts are available even if they don't always fit properly.
Keep at it.

Ok I'm back, been a while. Just took some pics off the camera so thought I would bang some up on here. I've still been plodding away with the rebuilding of the back end of the car. Its now all welded up, smoothed off, nearly ready for etch primer. I have removed the spare wheel well, finished the infills at the rear of the tubs, and reinforced the cut guards with roundbar. I've had a couple of other distractions as well so haven't had a lot of time spent on my car, hopefully will get some time to finish rust repairs around the back window this weekend.

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And the finished product......now its time to get back into the HT....

Thanks mate. The K is a sweet thing....

Hi Grover.
The LX Hatchback looks to be a good find. I guess it has rust in the usual places but it does look nice.
Your father's HK is great and the sunvisor repair is a good result. My first car in 1978 was a tidy HK and my second car was my HT Monaro in 1979 and I still have it.
Love the HT you are building. It will be a cool thing.
Keep up the good work.

Cheers
Warren.

Cheers Warren. The hatchback has all the usual rust/bog issues but not too bad, I've seen a lot worse. Nice and solid in the floors etc, pretty good for a few grand. My second car was also a HT Monaro, in 1988, sadly....I dont reckon I'll ever own another one. Thanks for the comments.