Street Machine

DARRYN WISHART 1972 HOLDEN LJ TORANA

Paint: Hyundai Blue

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ENGINE

Brand: 355ci Holden V8 Induction: Torque Power single-plane manifold, 950cfm Pro Series carb Heads: VN heads, ported by Flowcraft, Manley valves Camshaft: Custom-grind solid Conrods: A9L Pistons: ACL Race Series Crank: Scat 3.48in stroke Oil pump: Standard Fuel system: Mallory pump, Aeroflow reg Cooling: PWR alloy radiator, 16in thermo fan Exhaust: Custom 1¾in 4-into-1 headers, twin 3in exhaust system Ignition: MSD 6AL, MSD Blaster 3 coil, MSD distributo­r

TRANSMISSI­ON

Gearbox: Turbo 350 Converter: TCE 5200rpm Diff: 9in, spool, 3.5:1 gears, 31-spline axles

SUSPENSION & BRAKES

Front: Pedders springs and shocks Rear: Custom-made springs from Brown’s Springswor­ks, Pedders LJ front shocks Brakes: 300mm discs, twin-piston PBR calipers (f), drums (r) Master cylinder: Wilwood with Wilwood proportion­ing valve

WHEELS & TYRES

Rims: Billet Specialtie­s Comp 5 15x3.5 (f), Weld Alumastar 15x9 with beadlocks (r) Rubber: Nankang 145/70/15 (f), Maxxis 265/50/15 (r)

THANKS

Special shout-out to Tassie Ainley; Tassie’s family, especially his son Baxter, for pretty much allowing me to move in for three months; Jai Shanahan at Flowcraft; TLC Motor Trimmers; Darrell Smith for custom-making the alloy tank; my amazing fiancée for always supporting me and not keeping tabs on my bank account

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