pills85

Another Australian ute thread

I bought my Kingswood ute about 3 years ago, when it was running a basic Holden stroker setup. Since then it's been through a few changes.

Model: 1975 HJ ute

Colour: Mercedes Pastel Blue

Body Mods: WB Statesman Deville front, doors and bumpers, rear bumper shortened, all bolt holes removed, bare metal respray, tonneau hooks removed, chrome grille, WB taillights

Engine Type: LS1 from a Holden VY SS

Engine Mods: comp cam, comp valvetrain, Canton sheetmetal sump, remote oil filter, mafless tune, alloy Aussie Desert Coolers Radiator, twin fans etc, colder thermostat, corvette fuel reg/filter, Bosch 044

Power: 270rwkw/360rwhp

Intake: Yellaterra mafless intake pipe, ported throttlebody

Exhaust: CAE 1 3/4" tri y extractors, twin 3 inch exhaust, varex muffler

Gearbox: Built TH400, full manual, reverse pattern, B&M transmission cooler

Diff: VN LSD, 3.45 gears

Brakes: WB Statesman 4 wheel discs, PBR calipers

Suspension: Lovells super low springs on front, billet 2" blocks on rear, Koni adjustable shocks all round.

Wheels: Show Wheels Streeters, 18x7 on the front and 20x8.5 on the back

Interior: WB Statesman Deville interior, Autometer speedo, tacho, fuel, water temp and oil pressure gauges, Momo steering wheel, B&M pro ratchet shifter

Up until a few months ago it was my daily driver. Now I've started collecting bits and pieces for a big single turbo conversion

jbsjunk

Why are the cool cars down under?

scatillac

iTrader: (12)

Very sanitary swap.

I don't know why GM hasn't offered an of your UTE variants over here.

pills85

So this is where the car is at at the moment...

Irish350

iTrader: (14)

lol exactly what i was thinking... if my 82 caballero was as cool as this ute id have kept it. even without the ls1

very very clean.

that new setup looks ungodly; i hope you post vids

gMAG

iTrader: (1)

What a beauty!

pills85

Here's a rundown of the specs at the moment:

Model: 1975 HJ Holden Kingswood utility

Colour: Mercedes Pastel Blue

Body Mods: WB Statesman Deville front, rear bumper shortened, all bolt holes removed, bare metal respray, tonneau hooks removed, pushstud tonneau, WB taillights, metalized window tint

Engine Type: GM Performace Parts LSX 376 crate motor

Engine Mods: LSX Iron Block, LS3 heads, Forged pistons, ARP rod bolts, Canton sheetmetal sump, remote oil filter, relocated LS2 coilpacks, custom ignition leads

Induction: K+N Pod filter, Borg Warner s400 turbo, 600x300x100mm front mount intercooler, Turbosmart Pro-gate50 50mm external wastegate, Turbosmart 50mm Race Port blow off valve, FAST 102mm throttle body, Shaun’s Custom Alloy sheetmetal intake manifold

Fuel System: Custom alloy 140L fuel cell, Holley billet lift pump, 2x Bosch 044 fuel pumps, custom surge tank, Turbosmart FPR1200 fuel pressure regulator, billet fuel rails, ID1000 injectors, e85 fuel

Cooling: 3 core alloy Aussie Desert Coolers Radiator, twin thermo fans, colder thermostat

Exhaust: Custom turbo manifold and crossover pipe, 4” dump pipe into single 3.5” exhaust, Varex 3.5” muffler

Gearbox: Northmead built T400, full manual reverse pattern, 2800rpm TCE converter, B&M transmission cooler

Diff: Custom 9” housing, Strange iron centre, Detroit Locker True-Trac, 3.7 gears, 31 spline axles

Power: getting tuned soon

Brakes: 330mm front rotors with VE twin piston calipers, VN rear discs and calipers, WB master cylinder

Suspension: Lovells springs (front), billet 2” blocks (rear), Koni adjustable shocks (front and rear)

Wheels/Tyres: Show Wheels Streeters, 18x7 (front), 20x8.5 (rear)

Interior: WB Statesman Deville interior, Autometer speedo, tacho, fuel, water temp and oil pressure gauges, Turbosmart E-Boost street, Momo steering wheel, B&M Pro Ratchet shifter, B&M billet ****, new Carpet, velour headlining

Stereo: Alpine headunit, Pioneer 4” splits

Hopefully makes some decent power and runs some quick times down the quarter

V8Rumble

iTrader: (9)

WOW... Looking at that as a "Yank", that just looks so weird, yet still strangely COOL!! Even though I know that Holden == GM, the side view kind of reminded me of a F*rd Ranchero that we'd see up here! (No offense intended!) And I flat-out LOVE that intake manifold setup you have!!

Very cool man, add me to the list of people who'd love to see a good vid or two...