efi hk prem
gday boyz n girls........
ive been inspired by lx406 in his thread and his prem build.
im fairly new to v8 so might take me a bit a messin round to get pix up.
but ive at least got plenty to talk about and lots of questions i need answering....and like wise ill enjoy answering any too.
ok........(big breath) here it goes.....
phils 1968 hk premier
i bought the car about 18 months ago, and for me it was like the ol classic in the chook shed dream that im sure we all wake from sometimes!
it was just a roller, with a few bits and pieces. (needed donor car)
the history is sketchy...... and sadly many of the facts went with the guy that i was in the process of buying the car from. (rip heath)
the little i know tells me that.....
1968 hk prem (no plates or rego details) im doin everything motor reg tells me too. stat dec, all receipts from my build and ill be ok.
most likely was a six from factory
hasnt been on road sinse 1982
previous owner was engineer (who knows what kind??)
gts bits must have been cheap back then!!
whats been done when i got it.....
ok was a roller.......bare roller.....
im a restorer... so i reconised that its been blasted and most likely on a rotissery.
under carridge.......is amazing, in that.... i dont have to do a thing. (except redo were the mini tubs are)
hes done the work i was dreading when i was looking for a suitable car.
strip, stone guard and black 2pac every corner or the under side
EVERY NUT, BOLT, BRACKET, STEERING ARMS and anything else he could it seems, was cad plated.(sort of goldy colour)
shortened 9inch
rebuilt front end
16.7/1 steering box
bathurst tank
new brakes front and back
body was completly stripped, and has ZERO body filler.
red oxide coating for storage
all panels pretty good, good style lines and the gaps are divine!!
only rust ive located are in the usual places..... but only hanging panels....guards and doors. and theyve been blasted since.
BODY HASNT SEEN A SPOT OF WATER FOR 25 YEARS.....
i know its like a dream....
bit o bad news tho, was that the mint parts that previous owner had stored in his attic, (which i was negotiating with him when he sadly pasted) are in the family home, and ive been finding it very hard to get these bits. 18 months later... plenty of communication with the family later..... and still no bits. how do you ask mourning family for car parts of a lost one........
let alone consider the trauma that it may cause. very tricky. ive been patient...very patient, but seem to cause stress when i ring and ask about it and feel now like im hastling them. it makes me sad on many levels.
anyway........
next post ill talk bit more bout me and my role....
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this was a day just a few months ago when i bought my engine.
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