2022-01-01 Street Machine

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working in an open carport with a tarp down the side to keep high-profile jobs to come out of the shop.
the wind and rain out. I got it as far as I could, then brought it to Andrew never got around to building the V8 Torana hatch
Mark’s place for welding. To get that kind of help at that age, it
meant a lot.” he mentioned in our original 1987 yarn, but he did build a few
other cars for himself, including an HK Premier with flames and
Under the bonnet of Andrew’s classic Aussie hay-hauler was a tough XY. His current personal project is a ’57 stepside with
a warmed-over 161 red motor from Roadrunner Performance a blown LS and a bit of chassiswork, and there's another car in
Engines. It featured a Stage Three head, 30/70 cam, Cain the build that the team hopes to unveil in 2022.
intake, 350cfm Holley and a set of extractors. The original
kingpin front end had been swapped out for a disc-brake HR Who would have thought that a neat FX ute would be the
unit for better steering and stopping. Fat rubber and a set of catalyst for a 35-year show-winning career (including Troy
Globelines held it off the road. Inside was simple but neat, Trepanier handing Andrew the 2009 Master Craftsman Award
which was Andrew’s goal for the entire build. at Summernats 22)? But for Andrew, an even bigger highlight
has been the many lifelong friendships he’s formed along the
Once the FX was on the road, one of the more exciting things way – people like that Owen Webb, OAM bloke.
Andrew got to do with the ute was take part in the filming of a
music video for American singer Susi Beatty. “Graham Stubbs As for the FX ute, Andrew has fond memories of his time
organised it; his Malibu Magic was also in it,” says Andrew. with it. “I grew up in Goulburn but was working in Bowral,” he
“The song was called Whatcha Lookin’ At.” recalls. “Although I was staying with a family in Bowral during
the week, I was still racking up plenty of miles running up and
In late 1987, Andrew decided to sell the car. “I got $5000 for down the highway in the ute. I now live in Bowral, right near
it, which was a decent wad of money back then,” he says. “By where we did the photoshoot. I drive past the spot every day,
the way he was dressed, I think the guy who bought it was a
minister or pastor. He gave me the cash, drove off, and I never and every time I think back to all those years ago.”
saw nor heard of it again – no idea what happened to it.”
ANDREW ASH Transmission: Three-on-the-tree
Andrew left Pro Finish sometime after Owen sold off the 1950 FX HOLDEN UTE Brakes: HR discs (f & r), VH40
business. He had a family – including two sons, Harry and booster
Marty – and did a multi-year stint in a regular panel beating Colour: Cortez Red Suspension: HR front end (f),
business. Eventually he found the work he was doing at home Engine: 161ci Holden six-cylinder lowered leaf springs (r)
on the side was more rewarding, and AA Panel Craft was born. Carb: Two-barrel 350 Holley Wheels: Globeline; 14x7 (f), 14x8 (r)
Joe Agnello’s teal Mustang (SM, Mar ’07) was one of the first Intake: Cain

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EXPRESSION SESSION

STORY & PHOTOS AIDAN’S DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION

RESCHEDULED
PREMI-AIR
> THE PLAN FOR THIS SLAMMED HR HOLDEN IS TO FURTHER
SOLIDIFY THE LEGACY OF A LATE GREAT OF OUR INDUSTRY

IF YOU’RE a seasoned street machiner before coming to the attention of Laurie’s and designed the car is no longer with
or you’ve been around the scene for a parents, Rob and Julia Starling, in late us, but Laurie’s parents have pulled
while, this slammed HR Premier might 2020. together an awesome team to see the
look familiar. Dubbed ‘Premi-air’, (’cos, HR to completion. The crew comprises
y’know, it’s ’bagged), this was the first full With advice from the likes of Owen Summernats boss judge Owen Webb;
street machine build undertaken by one Webb, Simon Telford, Aaron Gregory and 2020 SMOTY winner Aaron Gregory, who
of Australia’s greatest fabricators, the late others, the Laurie Starling Memorial Trust briefly worked with Laurie on this build;
Laurie Starling of The Chop Shop, after purchased the HR with the intention of Norm Stewart, who was also involved
he decided to hang up the mini-truck hat. finishing it as a key part of Laurie’s legacy. in the project early on; the previously
Carmine De Maria of CAD Custom in mentioned Carmine De Maria of CAD
Following a ground-up build – including Melbourne has generously taken on Custom; and myself, lucky enough to be
a custom chassis, killer fab work and the task of completing the build, while the 2021 winner of the Laurie Starling
airbag suspension – it was presented previous winners of the Laurie Starling Memorial Scholarship.
in bare metal at MotorEx 2011, before Memorial Scholarship will be invited to
its then-owner took it home to complete. fabricate some components as part of We began with designing the exterior
Build progress proved to be slow and their continued skill development. of the car, which was a fairly simple task
the car was sold off a couple of times as most of the fabrication had already
Sadly, the visionary who fabricated

THE LAURIE STARLING MEMORIAL TRUST PURCHASED
THE HR WITH THE INTENTION OF FINISHING IT AS A
KEY PART OF LAURIE’S LEGACY

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the front bar has been a detailed explanation.
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recessed into the body. 153STREET MACHINE
The lower front valance
and guards are now one
piece

REAR

All badging and locks have
been removed on the rear,
and the smoothed bumper,
like the front, has been
tucked and recessed

WHEELS

The HR sits on Intro Malibu
billet wheels, with a
monster JHP brake kit on
stopping duties

CUSTOM
INTERIOR

CUSTOM CHASSIS

SUSAPIERNBSAIGON DASH

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and VY instrument cluster
remain as they left The
Chop Shop, while a custom
a/c vent panel will be
fabricated to suit, along
with a bespoke centre
console

PARCEL SHELF

The parcel shelf carries
through elements from the
door-card design, with a bit
of suede and polished trim
to break up the distressed
leather

BOOT

The boot’s side panels
house suede inserts that
tie into the rest of the trim
and double as mounts
for acrylic boards that
display the names of
contributors to the build,
as well as winners of the
Laurie Starling Memorial
Scholarship

LS1 CONVERSION ASNMBDUOMTOUTPCHEKREDESD

THE HR IS CURRENTLY RENDERED IN A TWO-TONE CANDY
RED WITH WHITE PEARL ROOF, BUT THE FINAL COLOUR

WILL BE DECIDED BY A PUBLIC POLL

been completed at The Chop Shop. transmission tunnel and inner structure
With the exterior remaining largely of the car based on build photos and
unmodified, we came up with the idea measurements from the team, so what
of making the bumpers one piece, is shown in the rendering is as true as
recessing and tucking them into the possible to what can be achieved in
body for a cleaner look. Vision Hot Rod the real build. I added an under-dash
side mirrors with trimmed stalks sit in air-conditiong panel, making sure its
place of the standard peep mirrors, form flowed from Laurie’s design and
and most badges were deleted (the accommodated four a/c vents.
C-pillar badges were retained but were
modified to read ‘Premiair’). The front seats are based on VW
GTI units, with the deep side bolsters
In the cabin, we set about designing cut down to match the boxy shape
an interior around the existing sheet- of the HR. As Aaron said: “Boxy car,
metal dash fabricated by Laurie. Our boxy seats!” The rear bench seat was
intent was to create something subtly then designed from scratch to match
modernised without losing its DNA the fronts, incorporating a fold-down
and differentiating features. Following armrest in the centre.
the team’s design meeting, I threw
down numerous sketches of the cabin The upper portion of the door cards
and different components, refining the are heavily based on the factory design,
design until I reached a concept that using horizontal trims and contrasting
matched the team’s vision. materials. With distressed leather as
the primary material used throughout,
With a decent idea of what the I added a similar-coloured suede to
interior was going to look like, I began break it up in different areas of the
by modelling the floorpan, dash, cabin. The armrest design is loosely

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LAURIE STARLING STEERING WHEEL
MEMORIAL TRUST
With the interior following an old-school-
1967 HOLDEN HR PREMIER but-modernised approach, the billet Sparc
Industries Infinite steering wheel suits
ENGINE perfectly

Type: LS1 BACK SEAT
Induction: VCM Performance
OTR The rear bench seat design matches the
Camshaft: Custom-grind modified VW front buckets and incorporates
Fuel system: Commodore a fold-down armrest in the centre
drop-in tank pump/sender unit
Cooling: VX Commodore based on the original, but has a smoother, behind the front face of the dash, which
radiator bulkier form, with a neat door pull at its worked perfectly.
Exhaust: Custom stainless front edge. The lower portion of the door
cards were designed around a custom The HR is currently rendered in a two-
TRANSMISSION speaker grille, with a suede insert flowing tone candy red with white pearl roof, but
from it, all bordered by a polished trim the final colour will be decided by a public
Gearbox: 4L60E, shift-kitted piece to tie it in with the upper portion. poll as the build progresses. The car will
Diff: VY R8 IRS, narrowed be on display in bare metal at MotorEx
The custom centre console houses a 2022 (30 April to 1 May) as work ramps
SUSPENSION & Dakota Digital dual-zone climate control up on it again. “It’s amazing to see so many
BRAKES module, the shifter, cup holders and ideas come together in a shared vision for
a storage compartment. Our original the HR nearly 10 years after it first rolled
Airbags: Slam Specialties intention was to make the console flow into The Chop Shop,” said Rob Starling.
Brakes: JHP; six-piston (f), into the dash, but having contrasting “Exciting times ahead!”
four-piston (r) leather-wrapped and painted surfaces
Suspension: Custom IFS (f), against one another didn’t look right, so What better way to acknowledge and
VY R8 IRS, narrowed (r) we set the upper edge of the console strengthen Laurie’s already astounding

WHEELS legacy within our industry! s

Rims: Intro Malibu; 18x8.5 (f),
18x10 (r)

THANKS

Rob and Julia Starling; Laurie
Starling; Owen Webb; Aaron
Gregory; Carmine De Maria;
Norm Stewart

IT’S AMAZING TO SEE SO MANY IDEAS COME TOGETHER FOR THE HR
NEARLY 10 YEARS AFTER IT FIRST ROLLED INTO THE CHOP SHOP

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DRAG CHALLENGE

STORY KIAN HEAGNEY PHOTOS CHRIS THOROGOOD

SWHOELEFPI’SN > THINK THIS VR IS
ROCKING A GOOD OL’
FIVE-O HOLDEN DONK?
THINK AGAIN…

CLOTHING

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TAKE a glance under the bonnet of this unassuming The car turned out to be perfect for their purpose, and
VR Commodore and you’ll notice what looks to be a Jude is thankful for their quick reaction time in buying it. “We
well-presented 5.0-litre V8. But what if we told you actually had a red VS V6 ready for the project, but then this
that what you’re looking at on these pages is actually 5.0-litre VR showed up and we grabbed it straight away,”
a stroked LS3 that makes 600hp and has propelled the car Jude says.
to a PB of 10.0@133mph? Now we’ve got your attention!
The original iron lion was ripped out to make way for a
The white bullet is the creation of the Drew family, who beefed-up LS3, which Mark built himself, along with the rest
know a thing or two about going seriously fast. Mark Drew’s of the car. He opted for an all-motor combo that guzzles
turbo-LS LH Torana, nicknamed ‘Crusty’, is a seven-second PULP 98, rather than complicating things with turbos or
belter that has successfully completed numerous Drag nitrous. “I’ve never really done an aspirated LS, so we wanted
Challenge campaigns, but this new car was about creating to see how that’d go,” he says.
something for his sons, Wil and Jude, to learn the ropes in.
The alloy block and factory intake manifold are pretty much
“I asked them if they wanted to build a car for Drag all that remains standard, with the cubes punched out to 417
Challenge, so at the start of the year we found this 5.0-litre with a Callies crank and rods. Making up the rest of the menu
VR Executive and went from there,” Mark says. is a set of CP pistons, a Texas Speed hydraulic-roller stick

ENGINE BAY: Nope, that’s
not an iron lion, but rather
an LS3 in disguise! Mark
even went to the effort
of incorporating the fan
shroud and VR intake from
the original donk, so it
requires a keen eye to spot
anything amiss

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EXTERIOR: The VR has a fresh
coat of the original white paint
along with a factory Holden lip
kit, while the Weld V-Series
wheels (which measure 15x9
in the rear) get swapped
out for a set of SS alloys for
extended street duties to
complete the sleeper look

INTERIOR: Poke your head
inside and the interior is as
sleepy as the engine bay.
Even the ratchet shifter uses
the original VR shifter knob,
the only giveaways being the
changed shifter pattern (which
would normally read P-R-
N-D-3-2-1) and the shift light
above the instrument cluster

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JUDE & WIL DREW and a pair of CNC Higgins heads. Because Mark opted for
1994 HOLDEN VR COMMODORE a Holley Terminator X and tunes his cars on the fly, the new
donk has never seen a dyno. “The motor should be good
Class: Kool Wrap 235 Radial Aspirated for 670hp, and the mile-per-hour we’ve done so far reflects
that,” he says.
SPECS
As for mocking up the LS3 as a Holden 5.0-litre, it adds to
Engine: 417ci LS3 the sleeper factor that helps the VR fly under the radar; only
ECU: Holley Terminator X proper VR/VS nerds are going to spot anything amiss. “The
Heads: Higgins CNC rocker covers were easy because you can just get adapters
Pistons: CP to do that, but the rest required a fair bit of fiddling,” Mark
Camshaft: Texas Speed hydraulic-roller says.
Conrods: Callies
Crank: Callies Backing up the LS is a transbraked Turbo 400 ’box with a
Transmission: Turbo 400 Dominator 5200rpm converter. The rear end is a nine-inch
Converter: Dominator 5200rpm using 35-spline axles and 4.11 gears, along with a minor tub
Diff: 9in, 35-spline, 4.11:1 gears job to fit the 275 radials.

Previous Drag Challenge PB: N/A Now that drag strips are back up and running, the Drew
clan have been putting in plenty of test time for both the car
THANKS and the drivers. They’ve been out at Heathcote’s test-and-
tunes just about every weekend, developing the car and
Paul Turner at Kavanagh Auto Parts; Jason Duncan at
Dominator Converters; Dandy Engines for the machine
work; Higgins Race Heads; Admir for the wiring, Rod
Drew; Tim Bailey; Jeff Johnson; Kai McPhee

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MOCKING UP THE LS3 AHSELAPSHOTLHDEEVNR5F.0LY-LUITNRDEEARDTDHSETROADTHAER SLEEPER
FACTOR THAT

Jude’s skills behind the wheel, as well as driving the three hours “I love it,” says Jude. “Down low it drives so well on the
to the track to make sure the VR can cope with the road miles. street, and for such a fast car, it cruises so well. I drive it as
much as I can.”
The development has been going well, with the boys now
eyeing off a nine-second pass. “We did that 10.0 with a The boys will chase that nine-second pass over the summer,
headwind, so hopefully we can crack a nine soon,” says Jude. with plans to switch out the 275 radials for skinnier 235s to
take on the Kool Wrap 235 Aspirated class at both the three-
Practice in the pits is just as important, as Mark prepares his and five-day Drag Challenge events we have planned for 2022.
boys for their first solo crack at Drag Challenge. “I make the “I’ve done Drag Challenge with Dad in the Torana before, so
boys do it all at the track – changing tyres, dropping the exhaust I’m so keen to get some mates and do it myself with the VR
and all that, because when it comes to Drag Challenge, they’re next year,” says Jude.
going to have to do all that on their own, as I’ll be busy with
my car,” he says. We can’t wait to see this thing in action at Drag Challenge
next year, and in the meantime we’ll be watching like hawks to
When they’re not racing, Mark says he struggles to keep both
of them out of the car: “They’re always in it!” see if the Drew brothers can crack into the nines. s

FAMILY TIES: Mark
(right) built the VR
for his two sons, Wil
(middle) and Jude
(left), to take on
Street Machine Drag
Challenge. Mark
reckons he can’t keep
the lads out of the car!

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YOUNG GUN

STO RY I A I N K E L LY P H OTO S R I C K W E L C H

JAIDYN SENG

> 17, TOOWOOMBA, QUEENSLAND

WHEN your dad is Terry Seng of Paramount at home; were you tempted to go straight for tubs and
Performance fame, thrashing on cars ain’t no turbos?
big thing. Whether it’s the Drag Challenge No, I wanted to keep it mostly original. I started fixing it up with
Weekend-winning HDT275 VC Commodore a reupholstered interior, and I did a new fuel tank and fuel lines,
or the new HDT315 VH, Jaidyn Seng is well accustomed to and sorted the window regulators. I found a 202 and three-on-
seeing spanners fly as cars are prepped for deadlines. But his the-tree (like what it had originally) from the guy I bought the
true baptism of fire came only recently, when the 17-year-old Quey back from, who bought a super-original HQ wagon. I got
decided to get his ’72 HQ sedan running in time for his high- the radiator and everything to get my car going.
school formal. It seems like a really solid old Kinger.
It was pretty good. Scotty from Excel Panel & Paint bare-metal-
Where did you find the HQ? sprayed the roof in stock white and fixed some rot in the cowl
My uncle bought it from its original owner, sold off the motor panel. I replaced the welded centre in the 10-bolt with a Truetrac.
and ’box, and then it sat for a while. My dad ended up with it and I drive it every day, as it’s my only car.
it sat for another 10 years or so before he sold it to one of his The HQ had a big debut, didn’t it?
best friend’s sons. He cleaned it up a bit, doing the suspension When I got the HQ, I wanted to drive it to school on my Ps. It all
rubbers and the like, but then he bought another, nicer HQ. I started coming together around the time of my formal, and it is
found out he was interested in moving this one on, so I bought it a car I want to keep forever, so I wanted to take that. Dad says
off him. Everyone was happy it was back in the family. I learned all the lessons about time crunches building cars in
You’ve got some spicy metal in the workshop and shed that last week before the formal, as there were a few midnight

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TIME CRUNCHES IN THAT LAST WEEK

BEFORE THE FORMAL, AS THERE
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finishes. The day of the formal, Dad was in Brisbane picking my windscreen or back glass. It was freezing cold and my brother
girlfriend up from the airport when I broke down. I found a five- and I forgot we’d only put a little bit of petrol in to get the engine
cent piece by the side of the road and pulled the fuel line off, fired up, so I had to ring Dad from two minutes up the road
worked out it wasn’t getting fuel, and got it to Dad’s workshop. because I’d run out of fuel – but you couldn’t wipe the smile off
He’d organised a fuel pump to be delivered to the shop and I was my face.
just firing it up when he got there, with just enough time to get The HQ doesn’t need heaps of grunt given your weekend
home, change clothes and drive to the formal. ride!
Your dad is renowned for tough LS combos, so did you Yeah, my Junior Dragster is a 12-second car, as it goes 86mph
have fun learning about old-school tech? to half-track. Next year the plan is to race Dad’s VH at Kenda
When we got it going, it didn’t have spark, so I had to diagnose meetings, with a milder twin-turbo LS in it.
the condenser, points, set dwell and all that. It was also the What is next for the Quey?
first time I’d driven a column-shift manual, which I thought was It needs a rebuilt engine, so we’ll probably stick in the mystery
pretty cool. I found it really fun and enjoyable working with the 173 that’s in the corner of the workshop while we rebuild the 202.
old parts. When I got it running, we discovered the lifters are pretty sad,
Any big SNAFUs during the thrash? so I put new lifters in on the old cam just to get it to the formal.
My first drive was at home in the middle of the night with no
Plus, it looked like it hadn’t had an oil change since 1975! s

MY JUNIOR DRAGSTER IS A 12-SECOND CAR, AS
IT GOES 86MPH TO HALF-TRACK

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IRON MAIDEN

STORY C A R LY D A L E PHOTOS G R E G F O R STE R

MARY LEE I WAS GOING TO USE IT
SPARINGLY, BUT I’VE
> MALVERN, VICTORIA PUT A FAIR FEW KAYS
ON IT NOW, AS I FIGURE
MARY Lee’s automotive affliction eventually THERE’S NO POINT
led to a gig as Street Machine’s Digital KEEPING IT GOOD FOR
Content Manager, overseeing our website
output. That day job supports her habit of THE NEXT OWNER
piloting a bunch of neat rides. For the past two decades,
she’s spent most weekends fanging a 1984 Alfa GTV6
(pictured below) around twisty tracks throughout
Victoria. And while her enviable, Tuxedo Black VC Brock
Commodore is a more recent purchase, her love of the
early Brockies has been a long-term affair.

Tell us about the VC Brock that got away.
I always loved early Brock Commodores, and I nearly
bought a white VC Brock as a daily 20 years ago, but at
the time it was too much money for what it was. If only
I knew what would happen to their prices! Now that I
have one, I realise it would’ve been a great daily. The
SL/E interior is so comfortable and it drives well, though

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Girls — wanna be
famous? Send pics, car
details and contact details
to: Iron Maiden, Street
Machine, Locked Bag 12,
Oakleigh, Vic 3166. Or
email: streetmachine@
wheelsmedia.com.au.

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it’s a bit thirsty.
How did you come across it?
After my memories of loving Brock Commodores was
spurred a few years back, I decided to look for a Tuxedo
Black, M21 manual VC. I was patient, and this finally
came up at auction four years ago – I could see it but
not drive it. It had 102,000 kays on the clock, and at the
time I felt a solid body and decent interior were more
important than testing for driveline issues.
How did that work out?
I found out that low kays isn’t always a good thing. The
engine was tired and neglected from just sitting around.
It was using a lot of oil, so I had Savy Motorsport strip the
308ci and rebuild, balance and blueprint it.
Is it all original?
As much as I can tell, and it’s in pretty good shape. It
was resprayed in the 80s, so it’s showing a few minor
cracks now, but I don’t mind. The Carmine-coloured
SL/E interior is all original – everything works, including
the radio. The trim itself is in great shape – though it’s
not a Commodore if it doesn’t have a cigarette burn on
the driver’s seat!
What are your plans for the VC?
I was going to use it sparingly, to keep it fresh and the
odometer low. But once I had the motor fixed, I started
using the Brock more, as I love driving it. I’ve put a fair
few kays on it now, as I figure there’s no point keeping
it good for the next owner. I want to get out and enjoy
it, heading out to car shows, meets like Northern Gal,
coffee-and-cars events, and runs with my fellow HDT

Owners Club members. s

THE INTERIOR TRIM IS IN
GREAT SHAPE – THOUGH
IT’S NOT A COMMODORE

IF IT DOESN’T HAVE A
CIGARETTE BURN ON THE

DRIVER’S SEAT!

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URBAN WARFARE

STORY MARK ARBLASTER PHOTOS MICHELLE POROBIC, CHRIS THOROGOOD & FULLBOOST.COM.AU

NEXT LEVEL
> COREY BENNING’S CORTY LEVELS UP WITH AN 1100KW BARRA AND SEVEN-SECOND TIMECARDS

ASIDE from traditional powerplants like big- and small-block meant Corey had to complete the rest of the event following the field.
Chevs, Mopars and Fords, much of the remaining local After DC, Corey had another stab at his personal best and managed an
performance scene is split between LS and Barra engines. 8.28@173mph, but hurt the engine.
Which is better? The argument seems pretty pointless to
me; there are thousands of examples of both serving as an excellent At first glance, the Corty looks much the same as it did back then, but
base for a street-car build. On the Barra side of the fence, few are more beneath the stunning exterior, the car has undergone a massive driveline
impressive than the TD Cortina of Victorian racer Corey Benning, which overhaul that should see it run well into the four-second zone over the
has just managed an impressive 7.65@173mph hit on 275 radials, and eighth, with mid-seven-second capabilities over the quarter-mile.
in street trim.
What made this car super-cool to begin with was Corey’s willingness
When we featured the car in the November 2019 issue of Street to push the barriers of the stock block and crank. While those two
Machine, it had run a best of 8.49@166mph at Swan Hill at Drag elements remain, Corey has gone to town on the rest.
Challenge 2018, before a bung chain tensioner (a common Barra issue)
“We didn’t know a whole lot about racing when we got into it,” Corey
laughs. “My mates and I only knew what we had experienced ourselves

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at the track. When it came to the car, I had an engine guy, a transmission
guy, a converter guy, a tuner – basically a guy for everything. Whenever
we had an issue, there seemed to be a non-productive circle; it seemed
like the converter guy blamed the engine guy, the engine guy blamed the
tuner, the suspension guy blamed the tranny guy – it was a brick wall to
progress. The answer was clear: I needed one shop that did it all, and that
was Dandy Engines. I must have annoyed the hell out of Frank Marchese
for a long time, and his answer was generally the same: buy the best.”

So the car got blown apart and built again – mechanically, at least. The
FG motor retained the stock crank and was fitted with Manley rods and
CP pistons. The stock head was ported by Dandy and the block and head
prepared for a copper head gasket with beryllium fire rings to seal boost.

THE CAR HAS UNDERGONE A MASSIVE DRIVELINE
OVERHAUL THAT SHOULD SEE IT RUN INTO THE
MID-SEVEN-SECOND ZONE

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POWER-WISE, THIS THING IS THE REAL DEAL, PUNCHING OUT A
MASSIVE 1493RWHP ON 45PSI OF BOOST, SO THE OLD FACTORY

CRANK IS DOING WELL TO HANG IN THERE

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The cam stayed hydraulic with a special grind by Dandy, and the “I’ve been reading a lot about keeping the reciprocating weight
motor was fitted with an external oil pump. down in the driveline, so I decided to go with a carbonfibre
driveshaft and lightweight gearset,” Corey says.
“I tried to talk Corey out of the stock crank deal,” says Dandy’s
Frank Marchese. “I told him, ‘Don’t be upset if you take out the After belting out some pretty wicked numbers on the dyno,
whole motor if it fails.’ But the boys were adamant that they wanted Corey headed to the strip for a few half-track hits. After a couple
to stay with the stock block and crank.” of launches and 5.0-second passes at 142mph, Corey drove it to
three-quarter track, stopping the clocks at 7.92, and then a 7.65,
Power-wise, this thing is the real deal, punching out a massive once again clicking off before the finish line.
1114rwkW (1493rwhp) on 45psi of boost, so the old factory
crank is doing well to hang in there at around 1650 horses at the “There’s heaps left in the car,” Frank says. “We were fighting some
flywheel. rear end issues, as you would expect from a new combination. We
are running out of travel on the anti-roll bar, so we thought we
Frank tunes the FuelTech ECU, and the car can now be staged would pack it up, give the car a health check and head out again
on boost without the use of nitrous. when they are resolved. It should dip easily into the fours [over
the eighth]; it’s only gone 1.26 in the 60-foot and it’s yet to make
Corey also switched over to a new-old-stock PWR barrel cooler a full pass.”
after years of issues with square-tube tanks cracking. “The cooler
was new old stock from 2005, and I didn’t even know if it would In track trim, the car weighs 3340lb with driver, and to make
work, but after previous coolers seeing over 100 degrees on the its 1114rwkW, the motor is currently seeing 44psi of boost on
intake temperatures, this one is at just 30 degrees at full noise,” pump E85.
Corey says.
“I’m very comfortable in the car,” Corey says. “While we are yet
“I knew how I wanted the intake plumbing to look, so I bought to improve on the overall mph, the front half of the track is a lot
a plenum from Jason at Tunnel Vision and had him skim it to the better. We went four 5.0-second eighth-mile passes in a row, and
thickness I wanted. I also redid the entire exhaust from the dump you know you are hooked up. Frank has been awesome to deal
back, stepping up from twin three-inch to twin four-inch.” with; I listened to what he said throughout the build and you would

Moving rearwards, a new Reid-case Powerglide with all the bells never find a more committed and devoted guy to work with.”
and whistles has been fitted with a bolt-together, 10.5-inch Pro
Line converter that will allow easy stator changes when needed. STOP PRESS!

The rear end has had a massive overhaul with Corey’s move from aatanwhwfkd“aiatUesanIetlIsN“nloatrIocThadcFmwsamhaktOontbaeett1ehmR’uhs0dtC,esTtee0atwotaUChIalrFwbipvlcoNaeftoofoeraohrnyAritawrunrgdkioTwktntchs-pEnt,ePHaaathrLthln.sonyeooehYeTtwadmumoa,rhoitneejdnsTiheuksetireLncyvuaaseenCoijtytrdaeoruIh;nt,aulwuerwNtilasnetnhgidoPanidn-gwalhtiiadl,gtdnti.eihrbo’antIskiwaenethwntmnrRaweidatbeatrlaisahnaaccswancwiasc.tacdtnehknrThkte,gwsio.h’w.elsw”et,eae”opitHohylbmtrhlguehiiawcbneoreaechetoedtskj,chdorwaaoCaeacbyykanroon,s,aseritd.seyewys
a 255 to 275 radial. Brett from Blackspade Fabrication squared
off the wheel tub to the rail, and a new nine-inch was fitted,
with Marcus from Speed Pro in Dandenong sorting out the new
housing and rear end components. Brett also beefed up the rear
shock mounts and added a cable-drive, rear-mounted Waterman
fuel pump.

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To have your product featured here, call Joseph Lenthall on (02) 8114 9421
or email [email protected].

01 COOL RUNNINGS
KEEPING a lid on your transmission temps is vital to your gearbox
living a long and happy life, and sometimes the factory coolers just
don’t cut the mustard anymore. Your best bet is to upgrade to a
remote one, and Norm and the crew at Aussie Desert Cooler are the
best in the business at keeping your fluids cool and slick. They have a
full suite of aluminium transmission coolers to suit any build, ranging
from 19mm to a whopping 50mm. You can even spec a thermo fan
onto them for extra insurance. To find out more, scan the QR code or
give them a call on (03) 9465 8806.

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02

02 BIBLE STORIES
THE FIRST edition of our Street Machine Legends book
was such a cracker that you all begged for a second
coming, so here it is! The first book covered all the
best cars we’d featured in the first 20 years of SM,
so we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate our
40th anniversary year than with a second edition,
Street Machine Legends Volume Two. Our lord and
saviour Simon Telford agonised over a list of cars we’ve
featured since 2001 to come up with 64 beasts that have
had a major impact or dropped jaws when they adorned
the pages of this horsepower bible. The 144-page hard-
cover book is now available from all good bookstores
and the Street Machine online shop. Just scan the QR
code or head to shop.streetmachine.com.au to grab one
now before they’re gone!

03 PUMP IT UP
IF YOU’RE looking to increase the fuel flow to your beefy
308 Holden V8 but don’t want to go down the path of
an electric fuel system, then this upgraded mechanical
pump from Speed Pro should do the trick. It’s rated to
a maximum of 550hp and 7psi, and the valvebody is
fully rotatable without any disassembly, so it’s super-
versatile. To find out more, give Speed Pro a call on
(03) 9794 5177 or visit speedpro.com.au – or you can just
scan the QR code!

03

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06 07

04 HP SAUCEHP TUNERS has been one of the go-to software giants for tuning and modifying 05 BULK(HEAD) BUY
factory-fitted ECUs and modules, with systems for LS, Barra and Mopar engines 07
among many others. The company has just released the latest MPVI2+ interface, AFTERMARKET fuel systems require the best wiring to ensure
which you can grab right now from VCM Performance. The MPVI2+ connects you’ve got all the current and fuel you need, so the wizards at
to your standard OBDII port, and acts as an interface tool between the car and Bluewire Automotive recently knocked up this universal bolt-on
HP Tuners’ VCM Suite. You can use it to diagnose and clear annoying codes, bulkhead kit to make getting wiring into an aftermarket fuel tank
monitor the performance of your vehicle in real time, and tune your car to a breeze. The bulkhead is six-pin, and includes an aluminium
improve economy and performance with the HP Tuners software. Call VCM fitting ring and fuel-safe O-ring for sealing, a stainless-steel
Performance on (03) 9763 7599, email [email protected] or visit circlip, two plugs, and 2.8mm terminals with a maximum current
vcmstore.com.au. rating of 30A. It can even cop temperatures of up to 85°C. You
can find out more from Bluewire Automotive on (08) 7077 3011,
06 PUT IT TO THE TEST [email protected] or bluewireautomotive.com.
CHECKING the health of your engine is super-important, and sometimes a
compression test isn’t enough on its own to uncover any internal engine dramas. KITTED OUT
A leakdown tester is a more comprehensive way to test the inside of your mill,
and they’re used by workshops and backyard DIYers alike to potentially save IF YOU’VE got plans to add some extra cooling vents to your build
lots of time and money by avoiding dud donks or unnecessary repairs. Total Seal or some air ducting to keep a lid on brake temps but you’re unsure
now offers its High Performance leakdown tester, featuring a dual-gauge design how to make them look pretty, then these bezel kits from AVS
that’s super-easy to read. The left-hand gauge is adjustable, and the kit comes Motorsports should do nicely. The AVS cooling grille bezel kit
with a 14mm hose that can also be used with adapters to set injection barrel measures 4x19in, and contains CNC-machined 6061 aluminium
valves. For more info call Performance Wholesale Australia on (07) 3808 1986, frames, stainless-steel mesh screening and stainless mounting
email [email protected] or visit performancewholesale.com.au. hardware. The brake duct kit is much the same, using two circular
vents to integrate into the front of your car, and they even come
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kits. You can grab either kit now from summitracing.com.



READERS’ ROCKETS

SEND photos of your car and a few details of what went into the build to Readers’ Rockets, Street Machine, Locked Bag 12, Oakleigh,
Vic 3166 or email [email protected]. Please note: Send us copies of prints as we are unable to return your photos.

TROY LAWRENCE
EH HOLDEN

“MY 1964 EH Special, affectionately known as ‘The General’,
has had a full tear-down resto and is dedicated to my late
pop, Wesley Thomas Moore. He was the backbone of my love
for classic cars, as I spent most of my childhood in his shed
restoring old army Jeeps and Ariel motorcycles with him. I
became inspired to restore my own vehicle since his passing in
2001, so it brings me great pride to present my car, which has
taken me close to nine years to restore. It runs a Ricky Steffens
192ci Holden red six-cylinder with a 470 Holley Avenger carb,
backed by a Trimatic gearbox and 2200rpm stall converter.
A VS diff has been cut and shortened to fit. It originally had
a sunroof, which was removed, and the rear quarter had
damage; sorting the bodywork took 10 months alone. The
brilliant artwork under the bonnet was done by Zoomin
Airbrush. Although my pop is not here today to celebrate my
highs and lows, his spirit will always live on in this car. My
dream and vision all came from him.” Photos: Ash Wilson

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SCOTT NEWELL SEAN HINDS
XY FALCON UTE
NISSAN R34 SKYLINE
“HERE’S our well-used and well-loved XY GS ute.
It’s our parts chaser, project hauler and swap-meet “I’VE had this car since 2015.
I bought it after I got my green
shopper, running a 351 Cleveland with a C4 on P-plates and mildly modified it until
the column for proper three-seater cruising. Rolling I got my full licence. Then I decided
stock is old-school 16x8.5 and 16x9 V5 Simmons to go all-out and build a half-decent
rims. The XY was purchased from the second owner street car that can perform on the
in 1995 by my late father and has since become a strip, track or street. Driveline is a
built RB26 with a Precision 7675
Newell family heirloom.” turbo, running through a built R33
GTS-T gearbox and a one-piece
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It made 698kW at the rear tyres on
its second-highest setting, while
still spinning the tyres on the dyno.
After essentially three years of
getting the driveline overly built for
what I want to throw at it and going
through all the teething issues
that come up with builds like this, I
finally have a solid street car, which
I can hopefully now drive to its full
potential now lockdown’s finished.”

DANE TURNBULL
VT BERLINA

“THIS is my VT Berlina, converted
to a VZ front to hide the intercooler
better. It has been a project of mine
for many years. It started life with
a stock Ecotec V6 that I added a
turbo to, and has slowly evolved
from there. It runs JE forged pistons,
Spool H-beam rods, ARP studs
and rod bolts, self-ported heads,
LS7-style lifters, custom-grind
Tighe cam and much more. The
turbo manifolds are self-made,
with a Proboost S480 turbo and
eBay wastegate. Injectors are
2200cc and it uses a customised
factory intake to accept a 92mm
LS throttlebody. It’s also got a 100-
shot of gas to wake the turbo up.
Right now it has a stock T56, but
I’m changing to an auto. The car
made 846hp at 34psi, tuned by me
on Cleveland Exhaust’s dyno. I’m
aiming to break the 1000hp mark
while still using the standard 3.8L
crankshaft. I film and document it all
on my YouTube channel, Corn Fed
Boost. The car has been used to
do a bit of every style of racing, but
I’ve decided to dedicate it to drag
racing and roll racing.”

MICHAEL HUNT and a 383 Commando (6.3-litre Chrysler Since the 80s it had been relegated to the
DODGE PHOENIX big-block V8) was installed. During that occasional grocery-getter, and was sold
time it was also given a Stage Two to me in late 2017. The Dutchman panel
“HERE is my 1970 Dodge Phoenix. It was performance camshaft, 4.11 gears, Stage and rear quarters were totally blown out,
first sold and registered out of Adelaide as Two shift kit on the 727 Torqueflite (giving but after some fabricating with a rock and
an ex-demo car in 1973 when Chrysler by it a ripper first-to-second shift), 750 Holley a hammer under a shady tree, well, let’s
Chryslers became the new flagship, and four-barrel carburettor and twin three- just say its technically welded, but at what
was subsequently used as a high-end car inch X-pipes. It can go an astronomical cost? It currently sits in my front yard and
all through the disco era. Sometime during 90km/h before running out of steam, but occasionally lays fat skids on totally legal
the 1980s, it became part of the Hindley man it’s groovy getting to that speed. road surfaces (trust me).”
Street performance car scene, as the car
was repainted from its original Ice Blue to 187STREET MACHINE
Jamaica Blue (a period-correct US colour)

JAMES WILSON
FORD ANGLIA

“HERE’S my Anglia. I had the car completely standard for a
few years, but I wanted to do something out of the box, so
the heart of the car is now a 2007 Gen 1 Suzuki Hayabusa
motorcycle engine. It has custom headers and custom air
intake, all built into a frame that makes removing the mill
easier. The six-speed sequential gearbox has been retained
with the addition of a heavy-duty output shaft, HD clutch
and first gear to take the punch off the line. At the front is a
modified Escort crossmember and steering rack, modified
Capri struts with adjustable coil-overs and disc brakes. The
rear holds a modified Skyline R31 diff with a 2.9:1 centre,
along with a four-link and adjustable coil-overs. It can handle
a lot more than I am capable of throwing at it. Inside there
are Mazda MX-5 seats, with a half ’cage/seatbelt mounting
frame. The great thing is that I have only had to cut the
car in a few places to do this conversion. I have louvred
the bonnet, and there are two holes cut either side of the
combination radiator/oil cooler – one for fresh air to the pod
and the other to get some air past the exhaust. I have also
widened the tunnel at the front to fit the inline transfer case
so I can have reverse; it still has the original firewall. I did not
build it to win awards, but it has won three so far. It is used
for everything from going to the shops to street sprints.”

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JORDAN

2014 CHEVY CAMARO ZL1

“I LIKE to do things to extremes. I have always had my own
style, and when I wanted to build a Camaro, I knew exactly
what I wanted. So I slammed this car onto Forgiato Classico
22x13 wheels shod with 335 tyres. Getting the wheels to fit
required a custom Duraflex GT Concept widebody kit and
then a heap of love from Neil Moneypenny from Xclusivefx
to actually make it fit properly and look good. When the car
was imported, it was left-hook and came with upgrades
like the Recaro seats, suede accents, paddle-shift auto
and motor mods on the blown LSA. With a simple pulley
upgrade, new exhaust and tune, the car makes over 680hp.
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burglary tried a creative defence. “Your into his eyes, and slowly and deliberately says: depressed. Keen to brighten his mood, she
honour,” he said, “my client’s arm was “I. Want. To. Get. WEIGHED.” says: “Listen, that plane crash was the best
merely inserted through the window and thing that ever happened to me because it
a few trifling articles were then removed. With that, Jim is fed up, ends the date right brought the two of us together. If there is
I fail to see how you can punish the whole there and storms off. anything I can do to cheer you up, please let
individual for an offence committed by me know.”
his limb.” Dejected, Susie goes home, where her
housemate asks, “How was your date?” “Actually, there is something,” the bloke
“Very well, we’ll use your logic,” the says. “Put on a set of my clothes and tuck
judge replied. “I sentence the defendant’s Susie throws the stuffed animal to the your hair up under one of my hats. Rub mud
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choose to accompany it, or not.” walking down the beach.”
A Goodweigh, email
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AFTER a one-year hiatus, the biggest
horsepower party of the year is finally
set to return to Canberra when Street
Machine Summernats 34 rolls into
Exhibition Park, 6-9 January. The 2022 ’Nats
promises to be a cracker!

“This is looking like it’s going to be the biggest
Summernats ever,” said ’Nats managing director
Andy Lopez. “There’ll be record-breaking entry
numbers – over 2500 – as well as the largest
Burnout Masters field ever with the biggest prize
money we’ve ever offered, the most unveilings
we’ve ever seen and the world-first Summernats
Fringe Festival activation in Braddon.”

The Fringe Festival will be a groundbreaking new
addition to the ’Nats, with a portion of Braddon
closed to civilian traffic on Friday and Saturday
evenings, leaving the roads vacant for up to 600
Summernats entrants to cruise in a controlled
environment. All the bars, pubs and businesses
will be open, there’ll be live music and food trucks at
the car wash, and the public will be allowed in free
of charge (on foot). “The residents and business
of Braddon really wanted this to happen, and we
reckon this is a first of many activations like this,”
said Andy.

COVID-safe practices will be implemented
throughout the precinct, but there is no vaccination
requirement for entrants or spectators, as per ACT
Government regulations. “There may be capacity
limits on the indoor spaces, but the grandstands
will be at maximum capacity, which is awesome,”
Andy said.

The rules around masks are constantly changing,
but as Andy said: “Observe social distancing where
you can, and if you can’t, put a mask on.

“No matter what we’re asked to do, we’ll do it,” he
continued. “If wearing a mask or observing social
distancing is the price to pay for going to the best
car festival in Australia – and the price to pay for
us to put it on – then we’ll do it, with a big bloody
smile on our face. We’re really lucky to be back, and
what we are about is putting on a really safe event.”

Skid Row will be back and firing on all cylinders,
and there’ll be improvement all over the EPIC
precinct to help make this Summernats the most
enjoyable ever. “There’s going to be plenty of
cooling stations, more seating, more shade, and
there’ll be a new shaded area down at Skid Row,
along with the big screen,” said Andy.

The Summernats crew will also have a new
marquee set up outside the Rare Spares pavilion,
where they’ll be selling merch, and it’ll also act as
a broadcast studio with special guests (including
some SM royalty), where spectators can also chill
out and take a breather from the action.

This year’s music comes from young Aussie
hip-hop stars Kerser and Hooligan Hefs on Friday
night, before DJ sensation Hot Dub Time Machine
lights up the decks on Saturday night, along with a
fireworks spectacular.

Throw in the biggest-ever Burnout Masters field
(60 cars) and the massive unveiling of over 20 new
stunners, and Street Machine Summernats 34 is
set to be one for the ages.

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