Street Machine Australia - May 2018

fix, plus the work I had done on the rear end and tidying
the engine bay,” Nick says.
Maintaining that sinister look, the dark hue carries
through to the cabin in a tweaked traditional style. Trim By
Mooch swathed the original seats, doors and hoodlining
in factory vinyl, even retaining the pressed Premier
embellishments. The steering wheel is an HG Monaro
item with a monster Auto Meter tacho swinging off the
side, while a B&M Pro Ratchet bangs it into top gear.
“I didn’t intend to go this insane with the motor and
stuff like that,” Nick says, “and I never intended on racing
it. Now I’ve raced three times, and I was pretty happy
with the final number that it ran – a 10.06@133mph at
AIR late last year. I really wanted to crack a nine; it was
so close! But the last race meet took its toll on the black
paint, so I said to myself I wouldn’t race it anymore.
“Dino gave the engine a quick tune-up last weekend
and hinted that I should take it back out, but I dunno. I
have a VL Calais Turbo that’s almost finished. That’s the
car I’m going to have fun with and run some numbers
down the quarter.”
The HG will forthwith be cruised and enjoyed, as Nick
basks in the glory of what he’s achieved. You’d have to
go a mighty long way to find a prouder Millennial.
“I’m really happy that I took the Premier to the level
that it’s at, and I have pride in what I’ve built,” he says.
“People are amazed that I have a car of this quality at
my age. It’s pretty rewarding. Now I just want to enjoy
the Prem and cruise it. Cars can get to the point of
stressing you out, so the best thing to do is just enjoy
it – and that’s what I plan on doing.” s

NICK ANDREULA

1970 HOLDEN HG PREMIER

Colour: PPG Black

DONK

Block: Dart Sportsman 434ci small-

block Chev

Manifold: Super Victor ported

Induction: Quick Fuel 950

Heads: AFR 227cc modified

Cam: Custom roller

Pistons: Forged Wiseco pistons

Crank: Scat 4340

Conrods: Scat 2000

Sump: ASR

Fuel: 98-octane

Fuel pump: Custom Holley 150, CDS

fuel cell

Water pump: Electric Meziere water pump

Cooling: Ron Davis radiator, two 10in

thermo fans

Exhaust: Pacemaker 1.75in extractors, 3in

stainless system

Ignition: MSD Pro-Billet dizzy and ignition,

MSD leads

Power/torque: 670rwhp/605ft-lb

DRIVETRAIN

Trans: Powerglide

Converter: 4800 TCE

Diff: 9in, Strange centre, 4.3s, Truetrac,

31-spline axles

Tailshaft: Chrome-moly

BUMP & STOP

Front suspension: Pedders springs,

Koni shocks

Rear suspension: King leaf, Koni shocks,

CDS CalTracs

Bushes: Nolathane

Brakes: Wilwood discs and calipers (f),

drums (r); Wilwood master cylinder

COCKPIT

Seats: HG Premier

Steering wheel: HG Monaro

Gauges: Auto Meter

Shifter: B&M Pro Ratchet

RIMS & RUBBER

Wheels: Center Line Auto Drag; 15x5.5 (f),

15x10 with OMF beadlocks (r)

Tyres: Mickey Thompson 165/80R15 (f),

Mickey Thompson ET Street 295/55R15 (r)

THANKS

Tom and the boys from Pro Paint N Panel

for the time and effort they put in; Carmine

and Dino from CDS Engineering & Body

Repairs for their high-quality work and

great advice; Dino Cecere for building the

motor exactly how I wanted it; my friends

and family for their support and help in

the shed

NICK’S PREM