hope yor not painting yor wheels gold 
but it's not mine so do what you want with the bonnett
rat rod day...
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mrs ratbox
Re: Rat rod day
Was thinking the same thing bout mine Mal hahahahaha.Malcolm wrote:Nuh, don't like the colour of the wheels or the flutes in the guards.
Boy are you guys guna have a field day picking the shit out of my car when its finished
Mal
I have put late model gauges in mine, simply because I need them. No skulls thou. Im hoping the tan interior will work with the red paint , no high buckets .... campers seat.
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smooth
It's a standard safety requirement upgrade for the engineer's report (Whiplash). Just like heater demister, external mirrors etc.ratbox wrote:why does he need high back seats smooth?
But as we all know, some times you can get around these things. Commercial vehicles get more leeway (if on a full chassis).
Regards, Smooth
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mrs ratbox
Rat rod day
Thats the first i've ever heard of having to have high back seats.
Well in QLD you don't need em anyway. But just the same i've got them in mine.
Well in QLD you don't need em anyway. But just the same i've got them in mine.
Malcolm W.
, Trev HQ's didn't have highback seats and had all size motors from 173 to 350 (oh and New Zealand Highway Patrol 130 cube reds 
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HJ was first with the highbacks and they had engines from 173 to 308.
I don't know why an engineer would ask for highbacks when HQ's didn't have them
Terry.
)HJ was first with the highbacks and they had engines from 173 to 308.
I don't know why an engineer would ask for highbacks when HQ's didn't have them
Terry.
I can't think what to write here so this will do.
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smooth
Only the very first HQ's didn't have headrests in '71 all HQ's made in '72, '73 and '74 did!FB MAD wrote:
I don't know why an engineer would ask for highbacks when HQ's didn't have them
Terry.
I'm just telling you what the two usual engineers I have used ask for when adding big horse power increase.
My '71 LC XU-1 had to have high-back seats when I put the V8 in it in 1988. So too did all the other conversions we did during the '90. I remember the EH we put the 427 BB into had normal EH prem buckets and we had to borrow those poxy slip over head rests from a pommy Morris or Austin for the engineer's report (and they got stated on the report) Never seen them again after that day though!
Check with your engineers.
Regards, Smooth
Hmmm.........
My '73 and '74 HQ's here at home ( I thought they were original ) must have been changed over then somewhere in their past as they both have buckets with the low headrests.
Another HQ here ( '72 ) has the High backs which I thought were from a HJ.
My other '71 HQ has bench seat.
Not doubting what you say smooth
I was thinking maybe very late HQ's ( late '74 ) may have had high backs as that's when the ADR's started that stipulated high back seats mandatory ( or around that time?? ).I know HJ,HX,HZ were definately all high backs.
Seems that engineers opinions can vary greatly as to what they require and their interpretation of the rules.
Terry.
My '73 and '74 HQ's here at home ( I thought they were original ) must have been changed over then somewhere in their past as they both have buckets with the low headrests.
Another HQ here ( '72 ) has the High backs which I thought were from a HJ.
My other '71 HQ has bench seat.
Not doubting what you say smooth
I was thinking maybe very late HQ's ( late '74 ) may have had high backs as that's when the ADR's started that stipulated high back seats mandatory ( or around that time?? ).I know HJ,HX,HZ were definately all high backs.
Seems that engineers opinions can vary greatly as to what they require and their interpretation of the rules.
Terry.
I can't think what to write here so this will do.
I can tell you of a few people whom have all suffered whiplash in rear end impact, regardless of the high back seating or head restraints fitted.smooth wrote:It's a standard safety requirement upgrade for the engineer's report (Whiplash). Just like heater demister, external mirrors etc.ratbox wrote:why does he need high back seats smooth
Regards, Smooth
So there theory dosn't suit me.
I rather the SHIT brace yourself, where about to prang method, only cause I like the lowback seats in all vehicles of that era.
Regards John
There's nothing as Sweet as a EK V8
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smooth