Street Machine Australia - May 2018

SHANE KEENE

1964 HOLDEN EH UTILITY

Paint: Italian Red

ENGINE

Brand: Dart 400ci small-block Chev

Blower: Weiand 6/71

Carbies: Twin 650cfm Holley

Heads: Alloy

Camshaft: Crow, solid

Conrods: Scat

Pistons: Forged

Crank: Scat

Fuel system: Holley Black

Cooling: Alloy radiator

Exhaust: Custom extractors, twin 3in exhaust

Ignition: ICE

TRANSMISSION

Gearbox: Turbo 350, manualised

Converter: 3200rpm

Diff: Fabricated full-floating 9in, Truetrac

centre, 3.25:1 gears

SUSPENSION & BRAKES

Front: Rod-Tech front end, 2in drop stubs,

Viking adjustable coil-overs

Rear: Four-link, Viking adjustable coil-overs

Steering: Torana rack ’n’ pinion

Brakes: Wilwood (f & r)

Master cylinder: Wilwood

WHEELS & TYRES

Rims: Schott Americana; 17x7 (f), 18x11 (r)

Rubber: Pirelli; 205/50/17 (f), 335/30/18 (r)

THANKS

Thanks to Tony Keene for the hard yards panel

beating it back to how it is now; Mum for

not letting me sell it 20 years ago; Sara and

Brode; Trevor Monti for another great paint job;

Gavin Hill for a great interior; Paul Mulcahy for

the brakes; Graham Laity for all the running

around; Chris Beale, Craig Pearce and Wayne;

but most of all Donna for putting up with me

being in the shed all the time

Stance is all-important with a build like this, and

Shane left nothing to chance, with adjustable

coil-over suspension and rear tubs large enough

to swallow sizeable 335/30/18 Pirelli tyres on

18x11in Schott Americana wheels. The Rod-Tech

front end is equipped with 2in drop stubs to get

the EH even closer to terra firma at the pointy end

Trimmed by Gavin Hill, the cockpit features a modified
bench seat and custom flat floors, with Pillar Box Red
leather used liberally throughout. Other highlights
include a billet steering wheel and column with billet
column shifter, Auto Meter gauges, custom retractable
belts and a Pioneer sound system