Street Machine Australia - May 2018

THE CAR EVEN MADE IT INTO THE TOP 60 HALL, SOMETHING

NO ONE WAS EXPECTING!

DAVE & ROBERT
STEPHENSON
HOLDEN WH
STATE S MAN
SUMMERNATS
CRUISER
Paint: PPG Chopit Blue

DONK
Type: LS1
Exhaust: Twin 2.5in

SHIFT

’Box: Turbo 400,

manual valvebody

Converter: 3500rpm stall

Diff: BorgWarner, 4.11 gears,

mini-spool

BENEATH

Front suspension: VE

Commodore coil-overs

Rear suspension: V6 Prado

front springs, Panhard bar,

four-link by owner

Steering: Stock

Brakes: Slotted discs (f & r)

ROLLING STOCK

Rims: TSW Stowe;

20x8.5 (f & r)

Rubber: Kapsen SportMax

S2000 245/35/20 (f & r)

THANKS

Howard Astill of Astill Design

for welding and neighbourly

advice; Joel Smith for

paint; PPG for paint supply;

TSW Wheels; Mothers;

Dave at Figtree Automotive

Transmissions for donating the

biggest-cost items completely

free of charge; Wishart’s

Paint Solutions; Bellambi

Motors; Kon from Wollongong

Automotive Services for the

tune-up; Roger from Frankie’s

Auto Electrics for the stereo;

Mirka for sandpaper supply;

Garage Graphix; Albion Park

RSL Club for the pub umbrella

“The sides of the car should be

almost back to bare metal with

the amount of arses that slid

over them [at Summernats],”

Dave laughs

I guess in a

Summernats

cruiser these are

called slushie

holders!