Whats the best holden for a 'cheap' project car ?

[Grennan]

You make a project car because you want to have something to achieve, you wont ever finish with a project car, sell it and get close to the outlayed value.

If you want a project car, get one because you want something to do. Dont even think about the resale.

Picking a project car? Depends what you want from the project, speed? Something showy?

Personally id love a Sandman, or just a simple HZ panno (so im not butchering a genuine Sandman). Slap a 304 in it and deck out the back with fold out lounge/bed and a TV.

 

[Philthy]

Resto an old HQ or something. There seem to be a few parts for them around and they look fantastic when done right

 

[fuzzy2308]

a hq would be cool or a tory thay r fun to drive, stuff geting a commodore get some thong with style that every one doesent have

 

[danja]

You'll never get back the money you put into it, so throw that idea out the window from day 1. VLs are cheap as ****, and because they run the RB engine parts are easy to come by from the rice market.

I'd side with minux (for once ) and say get the a VT V8. I'll be a nice car to drive, and quick and cheap. Plenty of parts still around too, because tons of parts are shared from the VT to the VZ.

 

[redcv6]

ive always had the idea to restore and rebuild a nice hq tonner with a 308. maybe not going to be the fastest thing, but something that intersts me.
cheers johnny

 

[STEALTHY™]

a hq would be cool or a tory thay r fun to drive, stuff geting a commodore get some thong with style that every one doesent have

Only me and 299 other people have my commodore Plenty of style

 

[cxcxcxvcvcvc]

Haha Get a Charger mate
Forget resto work ect This 1 is 4 sale in the trader @ the moment for 24k with a 360 V8:yeah:
although if you want to restore a Holden of some sort a nice HQ Kingswood can look good when done right:thumbsup:

 

[andyman]

i plan on getting a hz tonner and dropping either a charged alloytec (to be different) or a ls3, an possibly squeeze an irs setup into the back of it (just to be different)

 

[maginoodle]

go something hq-wb. easy too chuck a ls1 into as they came out with a 350 so you dont need engineers certificates.

 

[STEALTHY™]

go something hq-wb. easy too chuck a ls1 into as they came out with a 350 so you dont need engineers certificates.

You will still need an engineers certificate. An LS1 is only a 346.