PAUL KNOWLES 1986 HOLDEN VK COMMODORE

Paint: Baslac 2K white

ENGINE

Brand: GM L98 403ci

Induction: Holley Hi-ram

Heads: L98 Higgins Cnc-ported

Camshaft: Warspeed 246/254, LS7 lifters Conrods: Callies 6.125in

Pistons: CP Bullet

Crank: Callies 4in

Oil pump: Melling Select

Fuel system: Two 750cfm Holley carbs, Holley billet pump, Aeroflow fuel cell, Teflon braided lines

Cooling: South Coast Radiators alloy radiator, twin thermo fans

Exhaust: Headers, twin 3in stainless system (dumped at diff), Magnaflow mufflers Ignition: MSD 6LS, MSD leads, LS coils

TRANSMISSION

Gearbox: Hughes manualised

TH400

Converter: 4800rpm stall

Diff: Sheet-metal 9in, 4:11 gears, 35-spline axles, onepiece tailshaft

SUSPENSION & BRAKES

Front: XYZ coil-overs

Rear: Viking coil-overs, tube control arms, anti-roll bar, Watt’s link, mini-tubs Brakes: Wilwood calipers (f), VT discs (r)

WHEELS & TYRES

Rims: Simmons FR20 threepiece; 20x8 (f), 20x12 (r) Rubber: Pirelli P-zero (f & r)

THANKS

Warspeed Industries; South Coast Radiators; Hume Performance; Nathan Welfare; Chris and Jason Rourke; Bitch’n Stitch’n; Capital Precision Coating; Jax Tyres Fyshwick; Reflections Detailing; most of all, my wife and kids