1969 Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 Coupe Build Project

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1969 Holden HT Monaro GTS 350 Coupe Build Project
Builder: David Graham (dfg1962)
Build Thread: www.aussiev8.com.au/conversio...
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[@davidgraham3726]

As this is my car I'll clear up a couple of points, firstly its a base model Monaro built in 1969, I built to look like the V8 GTS Monaro I couldn't afford in the mid 80's, it has a 400 dart little M block in it with a 4 speed Muncie, built 9 inch diff, full stainless 3 inch exhaust, with a decent brake upgrade as we all know the Monaros had shit brakes. A 5 year build and we are very happy with and drive it every chance we get. No point putting all that time, hard work and money into something that will only just sit in a shed. This goes to prove that whatever you post online is there for anyone to use as I had no idea that this video/montage of pictures was out there, only came across it by chance.

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

Thats why i will never let my wife take my picture and put it on facetube, or anything!

[@Steven_Rowe]

Im not into cars and would never buy an old one. I would rather buy a state of the art new Toyota Corolla, as I said not a car buff. However I can fully appreciate what you have done and can drive it knowing you restored it. You must have a great sense of pride and joy taking it out. I remember a friend who had a 69 GTS, it had a 307 and a 2 speed powerglide auto. It was green with gold stripes. It had a really nice fridgidaire air conditioner under the dash Lovely car. Yours looks brilliant.

[@catey62]

Just do one thing. dont ever sell it. I did that with my HK Brougham and have missed it since..but I had to at the time...same as with my FJ which was the first Holden I owned. whether I'll ever own a Brougham or FJ again I dont know. life deals some shitty cards sometimes.

[@anno250]

@@catey62 I know what you mean ,I had two HK monaro's one was a gts with a 307 chev and the other was a standard monaro. It would have been nice to know what they're worth now then . The gts was in mint condition when I sold it. It was given to me originally the guy I got it off said if I can get it out of his back yard I can have it so I did. Wasn't as bad as this one but still had to fix some rust . I restored mine over 12 months and painted it myself. Had it for a about 15 years then sold it . If I had somewhere to store it I would have kept it. The other one was full of rust lot worse than this one and I must have replaced the whole floor from front to back. Got it to primer stage and sold it.

[@dmax307]

Great build mate, Come join the Facebook page HK HT HG builds.

[@adz123fly]

All you experts out there.... lets see your monaro builds!? Respect to you my friend i know how much work and time you put into this beast! all the best

[@roadstar4362]

That's about 4 years of work right there Seeing this Beautifully restored machine make me happy & makes me sad knowing i sold my HK GTS For $500 toward a house deposit in 94 UN-restored & a V-clean shell

[@davidgraham3726]

Thanks mate it was just over 5 years from start to finish, my fist monaro I sold for $100 but that was the 80's

[@justink1075]

What a great boat anchor.

[@michaelhartley2645]

Hey mate excellent work and great effort. Congratulations it’s a beautiful Monaro 👍

[@colinmiles9390]

Splendid car and I totally love the dedication to detail as it looks smick bro! 👊👍💪👌🥰🙏

[@tonysmith2360]

I remember driving an HT Monaro back in 1972 when I was 16. It was a 253 V8, trimatic, in that dark green. Not particularly fast but was a good cruiser.

[@paulfrank1201]

Tony Smith I had a 161 hk with powerglide monaro..it was slow as slow could be, but it was a hk monaro none the less

[@joesky011]

That's a superb restoration and a beautiful end product. Congratulations. Only one mistake, that's not a 1976 Monaro. The HT Monaro came out in 1969.

[@tonytzafares7512]

The best job I ever seen I respect people like you I just love ❤️ the Monaro I drive one

[@TazR6]

More builds like this one please. These are so much more engaging than some of the other "builds" that amount to not much more than a refresh (with added crappy Chinese lights) rather than a rebuild. This type is brutally honest and worthy of respect. Another request if I may. This is the first I have noticed in awhile that shows a before image on the thumbnail rather than an after image. Could you please make that the norm? Showing the finished build in the thumbnail takes away the wonder of what direction the build is going. It is like knowing the end of a movie before you've seen it. Having a before image makes the entire thing much more enjoyable and mysterious. Thanks, Neil

[@dirkdiggler5821]

Yes. I for one completely agree!

[@mahaali-yv7vs]

Beautiful excellent

[@walkstall8390]

Beautiful- love the wheels

[@matholt1]

absolutely beautiful!!!

[@dstewartten]

Just watched the vid , great job love the HT Monaro

[@garylee4171]

Great job, well done.

[@timdennis2193]

Beautiful... nothing more needs to be said..

[@Galona223]

GREAT JOB!!!!!

[@jimclarke1108]

69/70 HT, great work, money in the bank

[@chim7741]

Man this car came a long way!

[@cleitonviana1804]

Muito top

[@erivaldogomesdesouzadingo8298]

melhor canal do mundo ainda tem as melhores músicas que fazer muito sucesso muito show eu quero meu coração por favor muito obrigado love You

[@colinstables]

Nice build

[@earthbound4now474]

A beautiful restoration it's a credit to you, enjoy it aplenty. Should you get sick of it i will swap my 89 ford lazer hatch plus $500 cash. Lol😂

[@dawidkwiecien7445]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@adelaideautowashes]

This is my dream car

[@pbaylis1]

HT has the nicest grill

[@elmonteslim3711]

Beautiful job... don't listen to all the know all wankers that always think they could do it better. That's a brilliant car.

[@luiselmostro]

me gusta se a prende

[@sumkarnt9719]

Firstly great to see an old car saved but geez i've seen chooks shit better then most of those welds, its a mig meaning you can adjust the amperage & wire feed so you can get nearly flat welds, and also try "pushing" the hand piece so that your welding "into" the gas bubble & not away from it

[@elmonteslim3711]

he can clearly turn out a great product but thanks for your input.

[@bigears4014]

Most car panel welds look like that , your looking for no distortion and penetration, it going to be ground

[@terryreeves4308]

Was this done in 1976 as the HT holdens came out in about 1969.

[@johncahill2309]

What rear sway bar are you running?

[@steveelliott241]

where did you get the saginaw hump from ? and the salisbury bump ?

[@byronplug2150]

My dad sold his rolling HG for $16,000 8 years ago and was 'doing good' out of that deal, a few years later the next guy sold it for 30k, probably worth 60k as it is now, restored it's a 120k car...Bummer

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

Don't worry when i when i was 18 i owned 2 HK GTS's. My daily driver was a 186s, bored 192 ,cammed, solids, triple SU's, muncie 4 speed , hot wires. Sold it for $1200 in 1980 and the other one i bought for spares it was a black on black genuine Bathurst 327, i gave it away when i sold the daily!

[@Kaydencool2013]

Are you going to put a 308 in it?

[@Briney77]

At 17.27 why did you cut the inlet manifold in half?

[@patrickgoodlet5343]

Yeah I was wondering to

[@johnfisher747]

Rust never sleeps. You have 8-10 productive hours per day. Rust is working 24/7/365. Rust always wins in the end.

[@hqlion]

1976? HT Holdens were prduced between 1969--1970.

[@robayre8004]

and it is not a genuine 350 nor a gts, base model but a nice resto.

[@elmonteslim3711]

geez mate thanks for clearing that up... you must be a genius

[@hqlion]

Yeah everyone worldwide knows the production dates and specs of Holden cars -I'm sorry. Fool.

[@edmai6451]

^^^😂😂😂

[@andrewparrott7260]

A fantastic rebuild, love the classic cars. A pity you didn't put on the original wheels, would have looked even better.

[@csjames69]

Can't be a 76 model. Maybe a 70 model. HX was 76.

[@elmonteslim3711]

geez mate thanks for clearing that up... you must be a genius

[@shevysteven7653]

I think the poor person made a mistake about saying 1976 so people please back off abit

[@dannyud]

An unrestroed HT GTS 350 fetches between 250-300K, this bitza would be pushing hard to make 100K at auction. I know where I'd put my money :-(

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

Now Now lets not get rude! I'd own one of these if it was made of plastic!

[@jakgit858]

That's not a 1976 monaro try 69

[@actorzone856]

you're gonna have some problems, the car shell wont hold up to the power of a big V8, you need to strengthen the chassis, a car full of rust will even twist out of shape when you drive hard especially uphill.

[@davidgraham3726]

That's a worry cut all the rust out.

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

You must be joking?

[@walkstall8390]

Most retarded comment here... and there are a few