Need help with what front end to choose ?

jazzar02 · Post by **jazzar02** » Tue May 12, 2009 5:57 pm

thropzed wrote:SPL,
Firstly, Age doesn't matter. If your keen on a cruize let me know. Secondly, Starters are cheap at salisbury wreckers, as for carbie and inlet manifold, it depends on what you want out of the motor. I can set you up with a standard single stromberg and inlet to match with a standard single exhaust manifold. If you want to go holley, I can probably set you up with one of those as well. But if you have some coin, I have a triple weber manifold that needs the carbies and you'd want to do something with an exhaust. OH The possibilities.....
Cheers Theo Z......................

How much do you want for the stuff?

I would like to go the weber but also i would like not to spend over $100

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Tue May 12, 2009 10:08 pm

you'll be lucky to get a holley and manifold for $100 let alone webber manifolds, a whole webber set up would be $1,000 minimum if yor very lucky

oldnek · Post by **oldnek** » Tue May 12, 2009 10:32 pm

Thats exactly right Rat! For Sidedraft Webber's is nearly $115 FOR EVERY LETTER so if you need twins is double that amount.

jazzar02 · Post by **jazzar02** » Wed May 13, 2009 6:13 pm

i ment $100 for the carby. But i would spend up to $450 even if it is used.

jazzar02 · Post by **jazzar02** » Mon May 18, 2009 9:50 am

well i have decided to go with a HR front end with HR sump and pick up. Also i am going to run a VN Diff and disc brakes.

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon May 18, 2009 12:21 pm

HR sump+pickup no good

Devilrod · Post by **Devilrod** » Mon May 18, 2009 12:21 pm

SPL camry wrote:well i have decided to go with a HR front end with HR sump and pick up. Also i am going to run a VN Diff and disc brakes.

I hope you meant EH even though you typed HR......

thropzed · Post by **thropzed** » Mon May 18, 2009 12:51 pm

Can someone take pics of an EH sump/pick-up and HR sump/pick-up to show the difference and fitting problems, So all these young guns can see what we're talking about? Just a thought.
Cheers Theo Z..............

jazzar02 · Post by **jazzar02** » Mon May 18, 2009 2:17 pm

I will just stick to a sump that all you people know fit's and that is a EH sump.

jazzar02 · Post by **jazzar02** » Sat May 23, 2009 10:13 am

Well yesterday when i picked up the water pump pulley, The guy asked me what i was doing with a red motor, i said i am going to put it in a EK, he told me that i would need a either a HR or LX torana front end. I said torana he said yes they fit to all early holden's except the FX and FJ ,

Could someone tell me if this is true about the torana front end?

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Sat May 23, 2009 11:47 am

stick with the HR front as the torana front is a bit more technical to fit, unless you or someone you know has some engineering/fabrication skills or yor cashed up to pay somebody

there's a sticky post on here with a how to V8EK4US did it

jazzar02 · Post by **jazzar02** » Sat May 23, 2009 2:28 pm

It sound's like it is going to cost a fare bit to put one in, Well if i carn't find a HR front end atleast i know that i have a torana LX disc front end waitng for me. Iv tried about 10 wreckers and none of them have any HR front ends, but they have heaps of diffs. So i quess i have to keep my eyes peeled for a HR car maybe if i have no luck with just the front end and Diff.

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Sat May 23, 2009 5:23 pm

expect to pay $300-$500 for a front end any cheaper consider yorself lucky
a tip you don't need to buy a disc brake front just balljoint HD/HR front discs can be added later BUT pay accordingly not disc front much cheaper

jazzar02 · Post by **jazzar02** » Sat May 23, 2009 5:50 pm

Do you know of a place that has any HR front end ?

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Sat May 23, 2009 7:01 pm

If you head to the local newsagent tomorrow buy the latest issue of "Just Parts" magazine.

Look in the Holden section and you should find a few early holden parts suppliers/wreckers up in your area,maybe some of them you haven't tried yet.They might have some HR front ends for sale.

They do get advertised for sale on Ebay but usually go for around $300 upwards.I did see a complete used one sell on there a couple of weeks back for $805

but thats the dearest I've ever seen a used HR front end go for anywhere.

Transport can be expensive as well if you buy one and can't pick it up yourself as they are pretty heavy and the transport company will insist they go on a pallet which adds to the transport cost.
The HR front end is your easiest and most likely the cheapest brake upgrade option.Torana is do-able as Gary "V8EK4us" has proven and would make an excellent conversion but the engineering behind the fitment (if you can't do it yourself) would eventually make it a fair bit more expensive I'd say.