The HKTG Garage

02/10/2025

WANTED

Genuine HK seven blade clutch fan from a factory fitted AC car.

Blade part number 3931002

Thanks

30/09/2025

The 2026 SA Monaro Nationals dates and location have been announced.

26/09/2025

A few Prems in for a service.

25/09/2025

OK, one more photo dump 😂. I couldn’t stop looking at it and taking photos yesterday 😜.

If you want to see it in the flesh, head over to SA for the HK HT HG Nationals next month. It’ll be on display at Birdwood on the Saturday.

24/09/2025

As you probably may have guessed by now, I’ve had Matthew & Kimberley’s HK GTS back in my workshop for the past week. I can’t believe it’s been three years already since I completed it. Taking out first place in Concours Class at the 2024 Monaro Nationals, this beautiful example was back to get alterations done to it so it can raise the bar even higher.

So what else needed to be changed I hear you ask?

Well first of all, it lost a point for incorrect tyres. It had the Firestone D70 Wide Oval redline tyres fitted but this V8 Monaro is an early build and had 5” rims as standard fitment. D70 tyres were only factory fitted to 6” rims. The owner wanted them changed so I sourced these correct 6.95 x 14 GoodYear redlines. Look how skinny they are! But that’s what they had. Check out the correct fitment of the spare and the perfect fit of the spare wheel clamp. Holden certainly weren’t planning on using it for radial tyres.

As with all my imported tyres from the US, I repaint the redline the correct orange. I don’t like the pinkish red they come over with.

Amongst other changes to the car was the addition of an operational restored reproduction tar top battery. Also the removal of the overlocking on the front carpet edge and replacing it with vinyl. The addition of the two large washers on the top locking panel consistent with Pagewood built cars. The orientation of the washer pump outlet to east/west to be consistent with the early build date. I fitted some genuine replated stabiliser bar nuts and washers to replace the repro ones. Finally a new rear window decal. I didn’t have these at the time of the build and I stuck a United Motors decal on there although I don’t know which dealer it sold from originally when new. It’s born again now so it sports an HKTG Garage decal 😉

24/09/2025

23/09/2025