UPDATE!

Since our feature in 2022, Jordan has pulled down S1CTON’s L77 for a rebuild, including a Crow Cams hydraulic roller, LS7 lifters, double row timing chain, carbon pushrods and ported heads. The valve train has been upgraded with a CHE trunnion kit and dual valve springs.

“With that, it ran an 11.7,” says Jordan. “Then we did a convertor change to suit the cam and oh my, did that wake the old girl up! It changed the car completely and it ran an 11.1. Now we have some Caltracs in it, aiming to get the 60ft times in to the 1.50s

“Other than that, it has had a wheel change to Billet Specialties Win Lites, plus a towbar and cupholders for Drag Challenge.”

Jordan will be running in VCM Performance /HP Tuners DYO at Drag Challenge, 28 October to 2 November. He’ll be cruising under the Pro Street Custom Fabrications banner alongside Simon Vella in XEPSI Falcon, which packs single turbo Cleveland power.

First published in the August 2022 issue of Street Machine

“I’ve had my HQ Tonner for 10 years. It was my first car, bought for me by my parents for $1000. I had always been interested in modifying cars, having grown up watching my dad build his ’34 roadster. When I got the Tonner, it was running a 202 red motor and an Aussie four-speed.

“I began a nut-and-bolt resto on the car eight years ago by stripping it down to a bare chassis. After getting the chassis powdercoated satin black, I restored all of the suspension components with Pedders springs and Competition Engineering shocks.

“I then decided to replace the old and tired 202 with a modern LS2 6.0-litre. I wanted the motor to look more old-school, so I swapped out the stock intake for an Edelbrock Victor Jr with a 4150 four-barrel throttlebody. To help the motor breathe, I replaced the stock manifolds with four-into-one Pacemaker extractors. The ECU is factory LS.

“I’m running a Turbo 350 trans with a 2500rpm converter, and to support the power of the new driveline, I had to upgrade the diff with a Competition Engineering housing and Strange Engineering nine-inch centre with a 4.11 full spool and 31-spline Moser axles.

“Brakes are Wilwood four-piston calipers and discs on the front and HQ drums on the rear. For fuel it has a custom drop tank in the rear with a Bosch 044 fuel pump.

“The Tonner is rolling on Weld Magnums – 15×3.5 up front, and 15×10 on the back wrapped in 325/50 Mickey Thompson ET Streets for traction.

“It’s painted in an Alfa Romeo gunmetal grey with all the chrome blacked out to give it a modern look, and the interior is all black leather with a full custom Auto Meter dash.

“It makes for a perfect street cruiser that turns heads. I can’t wait to get it out on the drag strip very soon. I would like to thank my family, friends and my wife for supporting me throughout the build.”

Photos: Sean Musu