Ashley's 1971 HQ LS 350ci Monaro

I got it when I was 21 & it was my dream car then & it still is now!
The engine was basically "mild" but it looked the same back then, after 13 years the body was getting a bit rusty, I found 2 original all steel doors, my doors where rusted badly & that gave me the push to go back to bare metal & get it ready for the next 30 years. I use the Monaro regularly & it has been extremely reliable over the years.

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Nick from NT Automotive at Woodville in S.A. rebuilt the 350 Chev engine about 4 years ago, and what started out as just a pair of new heads, snowballed into a full rebuild, including 461 Double Hump Fuelies, Crane CC280 solid cam (range 3400rpm-6800rpm), Crane double valve springs, Manley 2.02 & 1.60 valves, Peter Jackson Gear Drive (noisy but I love it!) Weiand Team G Manifold, 750 Holley, Accell Billitek Race Electronic Dizzy, MSD 3 blaster coil, Crane Hi-6 Ignition Amplifier with rev limiter, etc.
Transmission is the bulletproof Turbo 400 with 3500rpm Dominator stall converter. The 10 bolt Salisbury shit itself during run-in so the Diff is now a Ford 9" with 3.7 Gears & Steel Hemisphere.

The body & paint turned out better than I expected, thanks to Kym at Waikerie Crash, S.A. - Excellent Work! The front & boot lid is not original HQ (obviously!) but that is how it looked when I bought it and it has really grown on me so I decided to keep it. It always will be my dream car, Australian Made!!!
Ive just finished getting the entire suspension re-done at Pedders. What a difference in ride! It was always a very hard ride, now it is still hard but comfortable as well, its perfect. Next on the list is the interior, I am still weighing up my options. I think I will just re-trim in same/original style. I plan on enjoying driving this car for another 50 years!!!

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Ashley's HQ Monaro was last dyno result was 220 rwkw (Rear wheel Kilowatts)
He has since changed the inlet manifold and claims the boost in power 'is noticable'.
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Special thanks goes to the following organizations who
helped make this vehicle an even more pleasure to drive:

NT Automotive at Woodville in S.A - Engine.
Pedders - Suspension
Waikerie Crash, S.A - Panel and Paint

We will keep you updated as Ashley develops his HQ