My HJ/HQ Project

[azazeldeath]

Recently bought a HQ one tonner (the chassis) with a HJ front end.

Has a partially worked 253 and a 4 speed auto.

I also plan to either redo the wood in the tray or put a normal tonner tray on it, cannot decide on that one yet.

Any advice or suggestions will be greatly appreciated, since this is the first purely project car I have.

 

[Jonno]

Looks alright mate. Are u getting rid of that tray? Lol

What auto box is it?

 

[azazeldeath]

It has a trimatic, I am honestly considering changing the tray.

The only thing I like about it is it is unique.

 

[Jonno]

Trimatic is 3 speed

I think the tray looks silly

This is our tray. Wooden trays alwase look good IMO

 

[azazeldeath]

Somehow it has 4, dont ask me how im still trying to work out what the old owner has and hasnt done to this thing.

And I have a few tonner trays. Just the matter of deciding it its worth respraying lol

 

[383 hatch]

If it's a Trimatic, it's only got 3 gears....No way it can have 4.

Unfortunately, with a 1 tonner, there is nothing you can do to make them look good IMO. I've never, ever seen a tonner with a tray that looks any good, they always look like an after thought.

 

[azazeldeath]

Its definately got 4, when I drove it, it seemed to stick in 3rd for what seemed an eternity. Then it clicked up a gear.

Old owner said its a trimatic. I havent had a chance to get it up in the air because the thing is too low to get under

 

[383 hatch]

Well, it's either 1 of 2 things.

1) It's had a conversion to a 4 speed auto (Turbo 700)

2) You're imagining the 4th gear change if it is infact still a Trimatic.

 

[azazeldeath]

I recently got my HQ/HJ running again and though I love the thing I think its time to get working on its overhaul.

So far I want to:
* Replace fuse box with blade type fuse box (bit of rust).
* Electric water pump + electric thermo fans + overflow bottle
* Remove the clutch fan
* Paint job (much further down the track)
* Custom dash, the current one only has a working speedo, and I use that term loosely because it sticks and is completely inaccurate because of it. I still want an old look, but with an after market digital speedo, temp gauges, volt, fuel (needs fixing it isnt accurate either full tank is showing 1/2 and hits empty at around 3/4).
*Put in a hidden/partiually hidden sound system. Nothing major. Headunit, 2-4 Type G (or similar) speakers and tweeters.
* Power windows.
* Finding a higher output alternator.
* Cold air intake, though not sure how it will work with a carby though.
* Bucket seats and either replacing stock seatbelts with retractable modern style or going a racing harness.
* Redoing all the wood in the tray, decided to keep it only because it is so unique. As everyone said its hard to make a one tonner look good since the tray is always the afterthought.
* Dumper pipe exhaust out both sides just after the cab (legal in Darwin )




Note: It did have a 4 speed, and just after getting the car running the first time it died, it now has a trimatic that is pretty close to dying as well.

Any suggestions are always welcome even if its 'burn it' though it will be ignored if its stuff like that.

 

[ari666]

* Redoing all the wood in the tray, decided to keep it only because it is so unique.

unique, certainly doesnt make it look GOOD. you should do the same style as jono's IMO.