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A mate of mine is an industrial designer.Most things he does at work are very technical ie mining equipment etc. He wants to let loose on a car and asked me for a starting point being a Holden enthusiest. He has alot of manufacturing equipment at his disopsal.Dont think he could equal the Holden Efigy . That was a one off.Wants to build a show stopper base on a Holden. Trying to think of a one that you could really go to town on big time,any ideas?
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I reckon a HQ-Z panel van with a VK Calais front end would look alright?
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Thats the style, something a bit different an unique. Ha already one suggestion!!
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Something like the ute in street machine "expresion session" pg 152 from this month. a cleaned up modernised HQ ute. Would be sweet.
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A space frame HG with a modern look similar to the new Mustang/Camaro etc with an 6.0 litre V8 in the front and all the new wizz bang electronics.
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Thats it, a modernized Holden. A spaceframe sounds impressive too.Have to get some concepts happening.
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I think it would be good to come up with a decent holden van!! eg, like the bedford van, or the transit van, something that has style space, has the ability to be multiuse capable, sort of what i am already building, but i dont have the engineering skill |
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i have an unfinished ek coupe
2 door with 4" roof chop
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what about a HQ-Z type ute based on the holdens utester show car,or a retro mambo sandman with VZ running gear
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quote:
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I reckon a HQ-Z panel van with a VK Calais front end would look alright?
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I suggest a one tonner with one inch chopped roof, a corvette type front end, with the engine moved back (and cab too ) six/eight inches to get closer to 50/50 weight distribution. Then Range Rover adjustable air suspension for height control And a dry
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if you wanted somthing old, but totally new, why not build a GTR-XU2, (he he that rhymes), specs were in a old streetmachine mag from about 1990 ish wasn't your basic whack a V8 into a LJ, it was alot more involved, such as suspention, steering, trim & bo |
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yeah they had a pic of an XU2 mock up in one of the shortish car show wraps at the start of the mag. I think the show was called the Old skool n' new age auto show. recent mag
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Being pedantic I know - but an XU2 was to be an LH 308 - got renamed L34. I think you mean V8 XU-1. _______________________________________________________ If we all had the same (good) taste, who would buy all the Fords? Edited by user Monday, 2 July 2007 10:12:13 PM(UTC)
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the artical i can remember from street machine was called something like "TOP SECRET XU2 FILES" Had a few detailed drawings of an LJ body fitted with a 253 V8 M21, modded suspention & Brakes, Strengthend chassis rails, other improvemants or mod's to suit |
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I have an old wheels mag with pics of an XU2 these were Holden spy shots , the car became the SLR5000
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Hi Guys.
This XU-2 thing has been discussed many times, but as cloudy says the XU-2 was always the option number for the LH/LX SL/R 5000. Problem is, just about every badly informed motoring journalist (& others) over the years have wrongly nick-named |
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If you look in th Factory LH maintenance manual there is a sketch of the front guard with XU-2 on it.
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yeah?? in street machine the pic was of a red LJ coupe with the XU-2 decals on it
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