Thanks for that mate, now I realise how uncool I have become....
The family car is a Honda Oddssey.
Back when all I needed was one spare seat, I had a few Holden utes. The best was a HQ with a 179 and a 5 speed "sillycar" gearbox.
Also had a Commonwealth games HQ four door with a little 253 which was quite nice (untill I put it in a demo derby at Meeanee)....
Bought For The Parts.......
Correct, it's an EH.
I have an HR ball joint front with boosted Torana discs, so EJ-HR sumps fit perfectly and I have a few spare so I can fit one before transplanting, not during. The dratted 202 blew my original Hydromatic and from then on started using a trimatic. Still keep the Hydromatic badge on the tailgate just because it's cool
One good smack with the hammer sorts any oil pickup clearence issues
I was doing 40,000 miles a year for 6 years towing trailers etc and she pretty much fell apart so trying to be a bit more respectful now and got an HQ/HJ ute for the dirtywork these days
The plan is to finish some rust patch welding underneath (It has launched more than a few boats) then matte black her and fit a recon 179 HP and convert back to 3 on the tree full syncro HJ box
Blast From The Past Axis of Oil
Holden were cheapskates back in the day.
EJ and EH utes and panelvans had EJ tail lights, but the EH ute/van did not have the vent inserts or bonnet of the EJ
Same applied to HD/HR panel vans and utes.
If you see an EH ute that has EH tail lights then someone cut down an EH stationwagon- I did one in the late 80's while I was trying to find a ute.
Blast From The Past Axis of Oil
Nissan Terrano, Mrs always has the knack of ending up with the fast carsOh well no Ecilop's out on the trail where the Big bores haul
![]()
What's wrong with Cayennes?? It's either love it or hate it car (ref. Autocar Magazine).
Performance = Phenomenal
Design = Not so phenomenal to some eyes.![]()
If you can make it on Kiwibiker you can make it anywhere.
To Car Enthusiasts in Christchurch
There will be a Ferrari California and an F430 along with several other Italian exotics and classic Ferraris will be displayed at Euromarque for two days only, from tomorrow Friday to Saturday. The display is to celebrate the new setup of Euromarque and to introduce the California to New Zealand.
Pop in and have a look. Unfortunately the California is not the "Rosso Corsa" red but Azzurro Monaco (i.e. Light Blue). However it still looks beautiful.
If you can make it on Kiwibiker you can make it anywhere.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Bookmarks