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HI guys and girls,
I just got my hands on a HQ kingswood but i dont know to much about cars so i was just wondering if anyone had any ideas of what i should do to it to make it look nicer or what ever. Thanks Kat
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Get lower springs and firmer shocks.
Repaint or polish it.
Tint the windows.
Fatter tyres.
If its a V8 put twin pipes on it with Chevy drops just behind the rear wheel.
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thanks for the ideas i was thinking about doing most of that anyways besides the v8 lol i think ill get used to driveing a six before i jump into a v8
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Hey mate 90% of cars people try to make nice look like crap. If i had that car i would lower it, shorten the diff and put a set of deep dish original centrelines on it. If u do this the car will look great. If u put a set of hotwires, peanuts or scogs on
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Clean it up so it shines, put new or good chrome on it, buy a new grille and headlight surrounds plus new lenses. Make sure all the rubbers are good and put some widened or even 15" GTS rims on it. Don't lower it too much or you'll hate it as you'll scrap |
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or go retro look, white band tyres on GTS rims slightly lowered solid granny visor
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only thing is its still in original condition and i dont want to change that to much its been in the one family from brand new so its still in pretty good nick but please keep the ideas comeing just to put a few things in my head
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In that case leave as is. Modernise the susension with new shocks, springs lowering it by no more than an inch or two and fit original GTS rims. |
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hi kat if you say its in pretty good nick.... work around that fact maybe freshen up the paint by buffing it.. new set of rims and tyres ( i have a hj ute with the gts rims they look nice ) the rest of the guys here have all said what else i would of s
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i would really love a nice 8 but for the moment thats not ganna be happening. i still have the rims on it from when it was brand new but i dont really like them i do want to get something nicer
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Another mod to ponder for the future is a complete VN/VP EFI 5litre, TH400 and a 10-bolt. All of this will bolt in using standard Holden stuff - you could even connect the TH400 up to the stock column shift! A VN V8 wreck will set you back about $1500. Al |
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just so no one gets carried away its just a family car for me and my baby i want it to look good but i dont want it going like a v8 super car lol
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lol kat in this case may we surgest sticking to the 202 in it you can do lots with them these days
and when ya get into the full swing of things get a stally put in ya gear box lol
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resized 15 inch gts rims , 6 inch front , 7inch back, chrome trim rings, lower the big girl sensibly , mabey 2 inches? a nice set of tyres , give it a wash and cruise for a while ..people will notice..save your money and go off later
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