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Well, I'm now the proud owner of a 10-84 built WB Deville.
No motor, front seats, door mirrors, or headlights. ( I reckon they're gracing a ute somewhere)
My question is. Is a 350 Chev legal in a WB? Esp with a Holley.
Reason for asking is that said 350 is available and ready to drop in.
TH 400 & X member there as well.
Or I rat the WB for the HQ- can any one confirm if the WB half chassis will work with HQ sheet metal? And from memory, arn't the WB
chassis side rails shorter than HQ? |
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go with the HQ.
all the missing bits are the costly to replace items due to their popularity with ute enthusiasts, particularly the headlights at approx 250-300 each.
i would put the wb diff in the hq though. 4 wheel discs are not a bad thing.
your premier isn't purple by any chance is it? i still have certain red wagon lying around that once had a 350 in it. sound like your old one?
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With straight LPG you can put a Chev into a WB. Bit hard on ULP. Being a 10/84 it'll be a trimatic too, not a TH400.
WB rails are basically a bolt into a HQ. Only difference is the nose of the rails are removed to clear the radiator support, so the HQ front bar bolts (1 per side) cannot be fitted - you have to use just 2 per side. In most Australian States the reulting car will be a WB though and will have to comply with the same emissions laws as the Statesman. |
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quote:
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WB rails are basically a bolt into a HQ. Only difference is the nose of the rails are removed to clear the radiator support,
you wouldnt happen to have a pic of the WB rails, that show the "missing" bit? Edited by user Monday, 14 March 2011 3:24:10 AM(UTC)
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No, but it just the nose. You know how they are rounded on HQ-HZ? WB has the front about 30mm or so cut off, and the frontmost bar bolts are moved backwards by about the same amount. |
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yep, thats pretty much what i figured, thanks! Edited by user Monday, 14 March 2011 4:36:25 AM(UTC)
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you may have a tougher time with a later series 2 Wb stato and Holley than a normal HQ - WB as there are more ADR requirements on 10/1984.
also, you stato probably had a trimatic and the crossmember is different (but can be nodified) to suit T400
most late WB ststos i have seen have XV-9 ?? on the ID tag. not sure if this relates to emmissions controls. but on the 6 cyl Late 1984 WB's they had extra emmission controls than the early 202 blue. |
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Adam,
8WS19 = WB Deville
8WT19 - WB Caprice
8WS19-XV4 = WB Deville Series II
8WT19-XW9 - WB Caprice Series II
You're right the the 202, but I think it was just those that built for NSW, all other states didn't have the extra emmission controls.
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Premier, I'm currently building up one WB ute out of two, it has a 350 and TH350 box in it (this is in NSW) i can get full rego on this car as it has a straight gas setup. I need to get it engineered to get registration. Of the bits you're missing i have a set of WB mirrors plus other stuff if you need em let me know.
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