TIM COLEFAX

1971 HQ HOLDEN MONARO

“MY GENUINE GTS Monaro is fitted with a forged, blown L98 six-litre built by Sam at Westend Performance. The Blower Shop 8/71 sits on a Shaun’s Custom Alloy manifold, and is topped with a pair of Holley 750 carbs. The mill is managed by an MSD 6LS. The rest of the driveline includes a full-manual, reversepattern TH400 with a 3500rpm Dominator converter, and a nine-inch with 4.11:1 gears, full spool and 31-spline axles. The interior is fairly stock aside from a B&M shifter and Auto Meter gauges to keep an eye on the drivetrain. The entire build was for one purpose: to get as much street time as possible, and kill tyres along the way – hence the set-up runs on pump fuel yet still makes a healthy 769hp.”