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THE STORY IS IM A GREEN P-PLATER TURNING 21 ON NOVEMBER AND SHOULD BE GETTING MY FULL LICENCE SOON, I HAVE JUST BOUGHT A HQ KINGSWOOD FROM QUEENSLAND AND WANTED TO KNOW IF ITS LEGAL AND WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO MAKE IT LEGAL TO DRIVE IN NSW, BECAUSE IT DESERVES TO BE DRIVEN AND SHOW THEM JAP CARS A THING OR TWO ABOUT HORSEPOWER!
THE DESCRIPTION IS:
327 Chev
Double hump fuelly heads
Roller rockers
Big Cam
750 double pumper holley carb (reconditioned)
Gilmer belt & billet pulleys
2 speed full manualised powerglide (3000 converter & billet imput
shaft)
9" Diff (rebuilt by Hart Transmissions) (4:11 mini spoolled)
Brand new tail shaft
Autometer Dash
B& M Pro Ratchet shifter
Brand new CVR reduction starter motor
Fully rewired & brand new fuel system including patterson fuel filter & holley billet fuel pump
twin dumpers/ extractors
Lowered
ALSO THE AIR FILTER IS STICKING OUT OF THE HOOD BUT WANTING TO GET A HORNET SCOOP TO COVER IT UP. ALSO THE HQ WAS BUILT BEFORE THE EPA ACT SO IT SHOULDNT BE ILLEGAL!??!
IT WAS REGOED AND ROAD WORTHY UP IN QLD (REGO RAN OUT ON MARCH), BUT WANTED TO GET FEEDBACK AND INFORMATION FROM EXPERIENCED MINDS. IF IT WOULD PASS IN NSW AND BE REGOED AND DRIVEN IN NSW? AND WAT IS AND WAT IS NOT LEGAL ABOUT THE CAR..SO I HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?
ANY OTHER INFORMATION WOULD HELP!
IF U WANT PICS OF THE ENGINE BAY JUST GIVE ME UR EMAIL AND ILL SEND IT TO YOU.
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There are issues in NSW with P-Platers learning or having access to EVIL V8's. As if !!
I am sure we appreciate the question, but as we want you to keep your car in good hands, so ask your local NSW RTA. HQs did have 350s so a 327 wouldnt be an issue.
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what year is the block from?
If it doesn’t burn fossil fuels, it’s not a sport.
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The block is prob recent but not too recent...Not the 327 that came with the monaro's back in the day...its a chevy small block...the thing also concerning me is the carby, 75o double pumper?
Also if i change the filter to a smaller one, would that eff
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there are bloody strict laws here in sydney about p platers and their cars....and i dont think the car has and cat conveters underneath..
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Not that I condone street drag racing, but mate - your wasting your time, money and license if you think you could out run some of these Jap cars on the road these days.
Unless you have around 400hp available with that 327 you've got little chance.
Keep
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no, a smaller filter will hinder performance, how high is the filter poking out of the bonnet?
If it doesn’t burn fossil fuels, it’s not a sport.
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if you can tell us the exact year of the block we can tell you whether you need the cats or not.
If it doesn’t burn fossil fuels, it’s not a sport.
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note taken ozchevy. but well see...
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oh ok...well the car should be arriving soon...on monday hopefully. but ill let u know hen i get it. also what do the cats do anyways on a v8?? (im new to all this stuff)
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LOL then you will left in wonderment when a 720kg VW Beetle blows you away with a hot 160 hp 4 cylinder. Weight is part of the equation, not just hp.
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lolz..its a pretty quick car itself...but well see...wat i can do to it..
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http://i90.photobucket.c...ms/k258/djayos/HQ-1.jpg
 these are some pics for you guys...let me know what u think? and what i can do to make it street legal..thanks for all the feedb
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mate, i have just turned 21, i live in W.A, we dont have those restrictions like you do over east, my first car when i was 17 was a HX with a worked 202, within 6 months i had a HJ with a 308, and another 6 months after that my HQ 350 was built. Every tim
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Also to consider, off the lights hp doesn't do much for you. It is all about torque. One great explanation I heard of the difference (probably on one of these threads) was "Horsepower defines how fast you hit the wall, torque defines how much of the wal |
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yeh nah dont want to trash my baby aswell.....350 by the age of 17 thats incredible here in sydney u cant drive a v8 or turbo on ur ps now....new laws came in on july, lucky for me i got them on 2004 so im good...but nah just want to get this car on the r
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guys are lucky in more less popualted areas..here in sydney there are too many people and too many idiots thinking they;re race car drivers....
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