JASON SANDNER 1977 HOLDEN TORANA

Paint: Sikkens Holden Opaline Blue

ENGINE

Brand: 378ci alloy Donovan SBC Induction: BG Mighty Demon, high-rise Holley Dominator manifold Heads: Brownfield alloy, flowed to 315cfm at 28in Camshaft: Wade solid-roller Conrods: Eagle 6in H-beam Pistons: Manley forged racing pistons with ceramic-coated skirts Crank: COLA steel billet, hollow journals Oil pump: Melling high-volume Fuel system: Custom alloy droptank, Magnafuel Quickstar 275 pump, 98RON fuel Cooling: Aussie Desert Cooler, twin Davies Craig fans Exhaust: 1.875in tri-y headers, twin 3in system, merging into Edelbrock straight-through muffler Ignition: MSD Blaster coil, 6AH amplifier, 9mm super-conductor leads, billet distributor with advanced curve to suit roller cam

TRANSMISSION

Gearbox: Turbo 350, Transgo clutch and valvebody, high-capacity B&M pan Converter: 9.5in 3200rpm Slingshot Diff: 9in, 31-spline Moser axles, Detroit Truetrac, Strange alloy case, billet caps and adjusters, Richmond 3.5:1 gears, Ford Motorsport Daytona large-bearing pinion retainer

SUSPENSION & BRAKES

Front: Viking coil-over with 1140lb springs, tubular top and bottom arms, shot-peened A9X stub axles, Harrop steering arms, 27mm K-MAC sway-bar Rear: Bilstein shocks, King 280lb springs, 22mm K-MAC sway-bar Brakes: Harrop four-piston calipers (f & r); 365mm rotors (f), 335mm rotors (r) Master cylinder: PBR 1in

WHEELS & TYRES

Rims: Simmons FR; 18x8 (f), 18x10 (r) Rubber: Pirelli P-zero; 225/35ZR18 (f), 285/30ZR18 (r)

THANKS

Abel’s Smash Repairs; Russell Stenhouse of Racecraft Specialities; Chris at Inline Steering & Suspension; Robert at Pegg’s Auto Trim; Queanbeyan Brakeworx; George at Mirrorfinish; Capital Auto Paints; my wife Tanya and all of the family and friends who supported me throughout the build and encouraged me to get the car finished