Street Machine Australia — June 2017

044 fuel pumps, it stutters and carries on like a race motor, until

Huss gives it a kick in the guts and it revs to life. It’s throaty; it’s

clearly no V8, yet it doesn’t make a noise like any Holden six before

it. “At a street meet at Eastern Creek, they could hear it from the

grandstands! The commentators came over, microphone in hand,

looking for an explanation! People just freak out!” Huss laughs.

“Having built this car myself, it feels great; especially the

feedback I get on it. The timeframe I built it in and the way it ended

up coming out, it makes me very proud.

“I wanted the power to race anything at the Creek and be a

competitor; I got sick of all the Skylines winning everything.”

Huss finishes by throwing down the gauntlet: “My brother’s got

a GT-R and all our mates have GT-Rs; all of youse better watch

out; VLR’s gonna get ya!” s

AT EASTERN CREEK, THEY COULD HEAR IT FROM THE

GRANDSTANDS. THE COMMENTATORS CAME OVER, MICROPHONE

IN HAND, LOOKING FOR AN EXPLANATION!

HUSS GHAMRAWI

1986 HOLDEN

COMMODORE AWD

Colour: Light gunmetal grey

GRUNT

Engine: Nissan RB26

Induction: 90mm throttlebody

Intake: Hypertune

Turbo: GTX42

Injectors: 2000cc

Head: RB26

Pistons: Nitto

Crank: Nitto

Rods: Nitto

Cams: 280° duration, 11mm lift

Valve springs: HKS singles

Sump: Hi Octane

Oil pump: JUN

Ignition: Spitfire coils

Fuel: E85

Exhaust: Turbo-1 manifold,

Turbosmart wastegate and blow-off

valve, Turbo-1 exhaust

SHIFT

Trans: R34 Skyline Getrag six-speed

Clutch: Xtreme triple-plate

Diffs: R34 Skyline GT-R (f & r)

Tailshaft: R34 Skyline GT-R

BENEATH

Brakes: R33 Skyline GT-R Brembos

with DBA rotors and ABS (f & r)

Master cylinder: GT-R

Springs/shocks: HKS coil-overs

(f & r)

Steering: GT-R

Rear end: R33 Skyline IRS LSD

ROLLING

Rims: MC Racing (f & r)

INTERIOR

Steering wheel: Nardi

Seats: R32 Skyline GT-R (f),

VL Commodore and Skyline (r)

Gauges: Haltech

Shifter: R34 Skyline GT-R

Stereo: Kenwood deck

and speakers

THANKS
Elias & Ryan, Central Auto Repairs; Frank & Blake, Pymble Smash; Brendon &
Olly Chetty for helping with the body and primer work; Top Ten Tyres; Adam,
Waseem and the boys at Just Engine Management; Sonny, Turbo-1; all the boys
from Haltech and Turbosmart; Brian El-Hassan, Top Class Tyres; Tommy for the
interior; Borja Ariza, HydroWorld Sydney; Sezai Car Security; Shane, Hornsby
Wheel Alignment; Keith, PES Auto; Justintime Windscreens; my good friend
Marlon Vandine for some Skyline bits; George Chami, one of my oldest friends,
for the boot panels; my brothers Hamza and Hussein Ghamrawi; my children,
friends and family for their help and support