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This article from Street Machine magazine tells the story of a 1970 Holden HG wagon that was originally a race car but has now been restored for street use. The car was originally built by Brett 'Woodsy' Woods and had a successful racing career before being sold and eventually ending up in Tasmania where it was raced into ruin. The current owner, Shane Serret, had always admired the car and eventually bought it as a roller. He then embarked on a restoration project, which included repairing the chassis, fitting a new drivetrain, and making custom modifications. The car now features a powerful LS engine with a Mooneyham blower, and it has been built to be both fast and streetable. The article includes details about the car's specifications and modifications, as well as photos of the car's exterior, engine bay, interior, and other features. [Extracted from the article]

Wilwood four-piston calipers clamp discs on all four corners, and the standard Volvo master and booster provide a nice, easy pedal. The Avramoski clan don't seem to own a single car that isn't boosted, so the Volvo's fate was sealed. Although the Volvo was completely rust free, Sash dropped it off at PNT Panels for a quick neaten-up to get rid of the scuffs and trolley dents. [Extracted from the article]

Once the car was back up north in Brendon's workshop, he and Dan began changing up the Celica in the quest for sevens. While the engine had been a solid unit, Brendon threw in some new BME aluminium rods to replace the old steel ones to help futureproof the K24. Brendon also built the K24, and at Drag Challenge 2022-'23 earlier this year, it was running a standard block and crank, steel BoostLine rods and Wiseco pistons. [Extracted from the article]

Its owner, Lynda Rowe, had an XY Falcon lined up for Jack and the team to start a full custom build on, but things changed. THIS XM Falcon coupe wasn't what Jack from Melbourne's Johnny Z's Hot Rod & Custom Shop was waiting for. "Lynda wanted a hot 289 or 302 and wanted us to send it to a builder, but if we send the motor to Joe Bloggs and it comes back with problems, that's our issue", Jack says. [Extracted from the article]

"For as long as Trent is learning to drive and maintain a car at this level, there's no point adding the race-car stuff like methanol or a solid-roller cam just yet", says Adam, who goes on to explain that a clever combination of tried-and-tested parts help make an eight-second street car a reality these days. WHEN Holden Special Vehicles' VL SS Group A Walkinshaw was launched to a stunned public in May 1988, many race fans wondered how 27 pieces of fibreglass stuck to a VL Commodore (rumoured to have added 65kg to the base model's weight) was ever going to be competitive in the Australian Touring Car Championship. The car made the journey between MPW and Total Workz a few times during the build, and on one of the stays at Trent's shop, the Walkinshaw bodykit was fitted and the iconic Panorama Silver hue was laid down. [Extracted from the article]

Producing two Bugatti Veyrons' worth of horsepower requires good oil control, and that's been one area that Paul, MPW and Powerhouse Engines spent plenty of time researching. "We found out big-block Ford engines consume a lot of oil, so we had to upgrade the dry sump lines to 20AN to circulate the required amount of oil in the system", Paul explains. His full-fat, big-tyre XA sedan has run 8.0@180mph thanks to a twin-turbo 600ci big-block, but this is only part of the car's near 30-year story. [Extracted from the article]

Future plans include a rear venetian, sunroof, Fairlane interior with woodgrain panels, and ultimately a 347 stroker and manual swap - all in good time!" DEON COOK XE & XF FALCONS "HERE are both my cars. Over the next few years of Friday and Saturday nights, I custom-built a complete turbo set-up in my home garage, including the turbo mounting, exhaust manifolds, intake pipes and all the other upgrades around an 685-compatible fuel system and 0ooling to support it. VL COMMODORE "THIS was my very first car, which I purchased at 17 for$6500. lt was completely standard at that time, so I began a slow and steady process of upgrades as I could afford them as an apprentice, while still using it as a daily driver, I started with a chip and cam package fitted to the original Nissan six, which was fun for a while. [Extracted from the article]

"I found a relatively clean VG in Mount Martha owned by a teenage girl whose father had passed it down to her", Phil says. Phil has been chipping away at a '68 Dodge Charger since 2006, but the Mount Waverley Mopar nut couldn't say no to this VG when it popped up for sale in 2018. IT TAKES all types to populate Street Machine Drag Challenge, from big block-powered, leaf-sprung drag missiles to boosted late-model sedans and chrome bumper oddities. [Extracted from the article]

HISTORICALLY, Toyota's legendary Corolla has not exactly been a model that conjures up images of brute horsepower. You really need to be thinking five steps ahead -like the number-six cylinder, which we fitted a removable panel to access, and the radiator, which we have moved to just in front of the diff under the car. "This isn't just an all-out drag car but something I can drive everywhere, like roll racing, Powercruise and Powerplay", Guy continues. "We run the five-inch AFCO Big Guns, and the shock sensor tells us we are at our limit", Guy says. [Extracted from the article]

WE RECKON it's beyond cool that Supercars ace Cam Waters is building an XB Falcon hardtop into a proper street machine. There are nice big 7/16in pushrods to reduce the deflection, and the camshaft is reasonably aggressive with over 700thou lift (more lift than a current Supercars cam), and was custom-ground to Jon's specs. Keeping in mind that Cam does have a budget he's working to, Jon kept it pretty straightforward by keeping the Supercars valve sizings - remember, they're limited to a 5.0-litre capacity - which are still a pretty generous 2.125in on the intake and 1.600in on the exhaust. [Extracted from the article]

The Proflow pumps have billet-aluminium housings and suit all LS engine platforms. All the HD Clamps are CNC-machined from 6061 billet aluminium and are available in a variety of sizes for aluminium, stainless-steel or titanium charge tube. THERE'S no point having a bunch of horsepower if it just goes up in steam after a stab of the loud pedal, which is why Proflow's Ultra Cool electric water pumps are a must for high-performance vehicles. [Extracted from the article]

The base for the thumping 383-cube heart was actually the crate motor that came with the car, which Louis had Daniel Attard dress up with some carefully selected hardware. The car that greeted them was an honest base for a project, and everything a teenaged Louis had pined for. "The previous owner had done the paint and trim, and it had a Vortec crate motor in it", he recalls. JUSTIN AT PSI FAB SUGGESTED SLIDING THE '55 CHASSIS AND ALL THE FRUIT UNDER THE '57 BODY- IT WAS A MUCH EASIER WAY TO DO IT LOUIS Younis is one of the millions of car nuts to have been smitten by the iconic jet-age styling of the 1957 Chevrolet. [Extracted from the article]

"I'd built a Hugger Orange Camaro, a really beautiful car, and Russell was looking to trade his XC", Steve says. Russell Sheppard had owned this XC coupe for 20 years and had already built it into a trophy-hauling tyre-torturer called TUFFXC when Steve came across it. "Russell's a burnout nut", laughs Steve, indicating the metal mountain hanging out of the bonnet and the super-tough driveline. [Extracted from the article]

THANKS to passionate Holden-loving elders, Judith Menso's fate was sealed from an early age. I BOUGHT THE LX HATCH FOR $5000; MY PARENTS WERE HAPPY TO CONTRIBUTE $3000, BUT I COULDN'T PUT IN A V8 UNTIL I OWNED IT "About 75 per cent of the build was done in our shed", Judith says. Fast-forward to Easter 2019, when Judith and Rodney hatched fresh plans for the weary LX. [Extracted from the article]

This article from Street Machine magazine features a high-performance engine built by ProFlo Performance in Campbelltown, NSW. The engine is a 403ci blown LS, utilizing an OEM block and cylinder heads with off-the-shelf internals. It has a custom ground camshaft, GM LS7 lifters, and a set of Manley springs and retainers. The engine is topped with a grey-anodized PFP injector hat and features billet PFP hardware, a blower manifold, and billet rocker covers. The engine is capable of producing over 1000hp and is intended for use in a VL Commodore, with a color scheme designed to match the car's Tupperware. [Extracted from the article]

MOST of us are familiar with the concept of fuel injection systems and the Engine Control Units (ECUs) that run them. Each PDM output in the NEXUS can be set up with a programmable fuse current limit - basically a virtual fuse that you can set the over-current trip level for - as well as how long to wait before it resets after being tripped and how many times it can trip before it'll put the car into limp mode. And because the PDM is a separate unit to the ECU, that usually means a separate PDM software package must be learned before you can set it all up and make it talk with the ECU. [Extracted from the article]

Jarrod at Incharge Automotive Enhancements is the man who knitted the jumpers PHOTO (COLOR): BRAKES: Those VF GTS brakes are gigantic six-pot units, and fitting these whopper stoppers to the earlier VE wasn't quite a bolt-on. Copping the grunt is a classic TH400 three-speed auto, built by Hasty Auto-Trans to handle far more grunt than the stock six-speed auto could cop, and it's more driveable than the OE-spec Tremec manual. Mark's VE rocks a set of adjustable XYZ coil-overs hidden behind black 22×9in Simmons FR wheels PHOTO (COLOR): ENGINE BAY: It's amazing how much a smooth engine bay can lift a car's appeal. [Extracted from the article]

WHEN he had to part with his 1972 XA GT some 20 years ago, Bill Kaglatzis promised himself he'd eventually get another one. Following a futile two-year search for a suitable donor car, Bill decided to approach good mate Nick Sutic about parting with his completely original XA GT. "It's a special order from Mich Pyle at Pylec Electricals - he put the ICE guts in the factory Autolite housing", says Bill. [Extracted from the article]

Working from initial design renderings by artist Ryan Ford, Ben and his team at Lucky's stripped the mammoth Buick back to bare metal to ensure quality from top to tail. After spying an article on Ben Erdahl and Lucky's Speed Shop within this very magazine, Dan was amped to get the Lucky's team on the project. "We combined the Riviera and boat-tail names into one: Riverboat", Dan explains. [Extracted from the article]

WE'VE had quite a few feature cars lately that have enjoyed long-term ownership. It was my only car; it was my work car, everything", says Jon. We all know you could get sliding sunroofs on Falcons and Fairlanes of the era, but what Jon used was the entire roof skin, electric sunroof and hoodlining from a late-80s Jaguar! JON USED THE ENTIRE ROOF SKIN, ELECTRIC SUNROOF AND HOODLINING FROM A LATE-80s JAGUAR. [Extracted from the article]

This article from Street Machine magazine features a custom-built 403ci LS engine by ProFlo Performance in Campbelltown, NSW. The customer requested a basic, reliable, and streetable turbo engine, and the team delivered by using a factory GM block and cylinder head castings, a hydraulic camshaft, and compact 66mm Garrett turbochargers. The engine is expected to produce around 1000hp on pump fuel and has the potential for more power if the owner switches to E85. The engine is designed for a '51 pick-up truck and is meant to be a low-maintenance, super-reliable street engine. The LS engine has been aesthetically enhanced with black paint, bronze Cerakoted billet accessories, and relocated OEM LS coils. [Extracted from the article]

SOMETIMES a bloke needs an 1100hp blown and injected small-block Ford to power his street car, and in the event that he does, there are worse places to turn to than ProFlo Performance. With lashings of billet hardware from the electric water pump to the blower drive system, Shaun's Custom Alloy rocker covers and the aforementioned PFP hat, everything that isn't polished has been colour-coded to match the car, and it looks an absolute treat. The blower is a BDS 8/71 that's 10 per cent overdriven, drawing in air through one of ProFlo's hot new PFP billet injector hats. [Extracted from the article]

What Grant wanted was a combo capable of running decent numbers at events like Drag Challenge but that could also handle the road miles, and Troy has no concerns about that. TROY Worsley of Warspeed Industries in Western Sydney is one of the true masters of the LS platform, having built all kinds of super-rad combos from sweet street engines to six-second strip warriors. "Grant originally bought the block and heads off me for the combo, and then I ended up building the engine for him", Troy says. [Extracted from the article]

"It's max-effort porting; those heads are pretty much maxed out", Tony says. IF, LIKE me, you've spent an unholy amount of time researching Holden V8 engine combos on the internet, you've no doubt come across Tony Knight of Knight Engines. The VT block has been grout-filled and treated to a set of M&W four-bolt main caps and a Chev seal conversion, along with the usual kinds of oiling mods required to get a max-effort Holden tam V8 to live. [Extracted from the article]

Racer, constructor and team owner Daniel Gurney played a big role in the engine department of those GT40s after Ford pulled out of the program, driving the creation of the Windsor-based Gurney-Weslake engine that was designed and developed by Weslake Engineering in the UK. The era was a vital chapter in Ford's racing heritage that lives on in the Gurney Eagle heads you see here on Bernie Roeschmann's Windsor. In just three weeks in 1967, Gurney qualified second for the Indianapolis 500, won Le Mans in a Ford GT40 MkIV (where he and AJ Foyt sprayed the first-ever celebratory podium champagne), and won at Spa in an F1 car he constructed himself. [Extracted from the article]

The camshaft is a custom-grind COMP Cams mechanical-roller with roughly 250-degrees duration and 112 lobe centres, driven by a Rollmaster timing chain. The Westend crew applied their CNC porting program to the cast-iron heads, then fitted goodies such as stainless Ferrea valves, COMP Cams springs and COMP Ultra-Gold roller rockers. Other sexy bits include the Shaun's Custom Alloy billet rocker covers, a billet alternator bracket from Lowe Fabrications, CVR billet electric water pump, Tuff Mounts engine mounts, and Speedflow AN plumbing by Fuelworx. [Extracted from the article]

07 TUFF STUFF TUFF Mounts has established itself as the go-to for performance engine mounts. HALTECH'S digital dash makes for all awesome addition to any street car or racer, offering boundless customisation and an easy-to-read display. The Aussie company has now released a standalone version of the iC-7 dash kit, perfect for carbied or mechanically injected cars. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses how to make the right choices for the perfect flow and to upgrade the engine's fuel system. It cites the multiple ways to categorise pumps and the fundamental operating principles of a carburetor or electronic fuel injection (EFI) pump. It also cites the electric pumps for carburettors and the operation of OE mechanical pump and explains how fuel pumps are rated by pressure and flow.

Specifically developed to suit Edelbrock's aluminium cylinder heads for the good old Aussie iron lion, Jesel's Holden Rockers have a new 1.7 ratio to give them more lift than standard, and better performance with less maintenance. So whether you're chasing horsepower, have limited space in the engine bay or you're looking for a more effective engine cooling system for your LS engine, Davies Craig offers an innovative Electric Water Pump Header-Adapter Kit! The LCD EWP/Fan Digital Controller will sense your engine's coolant temperature and govern a consistent coolant flow through your engine, totally independent of engine revs!. [Extracted from the article]

MITCH Bean's '68 Camaro finished third in the K&N Dial Your Own class at our first Drag Challenge Weekend early in 2018. After playing with plenty of other cars and engine combos through the years, including a tough aspirated plastic motor that ran eights in a tube-fronted race car, Mitch grabbed his '68 Camaro for more street-oriented duties. Running nines across the three days, the twin-turbo LS-powered F-body cracked into the eight-second bracket not long after our three-day event, but all wasn't well with the alloy LS2 under the bonnet. [Extracted from the article]

FROM FARMHOUSE TO RUNNING MID-10S, THE BUILD OF JASON DAVIDSON'S TONNER TOOK EIGHT WEEKS, AND THE TOTAL COST WAS AROUND $8K For some parts though, Jason had to bite the bullet and open up the wallet. ONE of the cars at last year's Drag Challenge that impressed me was Jason Davidson's 3606lb, 10.63-second HQ One Tonner. For me, a nitrous or turbo car has a distinct advantage in DYO, especially with nitrous controllers and programmable boost. [Extracted from the article]

The article evaluates automobile equipment and supplies including fuel pumps from Weldon Pumps, NXT Insane Tyre Shine from Meguiars.com.au, universal frame kits from McDonald Bros. Racing, mechanics racing gloves from Super Cheap Auto, outlet oil filter adaptor from Speco, aerosol cleaners from Permatex and EWP110 electric water pump from Davies Craig and offers information on their functions and features.