{"id":15230,"date":"2018-01-06T01:22:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T14:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.streetmachine.com.au\/news\/summernats-the-great-uncover-summernats-31-1"},"modified":"2023-08-15T00:25:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T14:25:11","slug":"the-great-uncover-summernats-31-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.streetmachine.com.au\/events\/summernats\/the-great-uncover-summernats-31-1","title":{"rendered":"THE GREAT UNCOVER – SUMMERNATS 31"},"content":{"rendered":"
THE Great Uncover is one of the highlights of the Street Machine Summernats and we reckon this year’s field was one of the best in recent memory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Jason McGrath of Gear Exchange in Smithfield NSW debuted this knockout LC Torana at Summernats 31, and despite it earning a spot in the Elite Hall, he swears blind that it\u2019s every inch a street car. With a tough, carby-fed Holden V8 and three pedals, we dig Jason\u2019s classic approach to the driveline.<\/span><\/p>\n At Summernats for the first time, the body on Kim Argaet\u2019s \u201974 XB Falcon hardtop appears standard at first glance, but a carefully-curated selection of beautifully executed mods really sharpen the car up. The 427ci, all-alloy Windsor is good for around 600hp and is nestled in a stunning engine bay.<\/span><\/p>\n With its brutal old-school pro street styling and stunning build quality, Matt Morgillo\u2019s HQ Statesman has been a hit with the punters at Summernats 31. The thing is big, from the 1046hp, 632ci tall-deck Chev up front, to the 31×18.5in tyres on 15x15in Center Line Autodrags in the back. Tough!<\/span><\/p>\n Modified early Commodores aren\u2019t exactly thin on the ground nowadays, but Craig Morrow\u2019s VH is packed full of innovative ideas, making it stand out from the crowd.\u00a0It\u2019s also a real toughie, with a RHS-blocked LS topped with a massive Whipple blower yielding north of 1000hp.\u00a0<\/span>The interior treatment is wild, with a bench seat, factory SL\/E single-spoke tiller, and dash-mounted shifter.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the stars of the Meguiars Great Uncover, Michael Connors\u2019s \u201934 Ford coupe rests on a Rod City chassis with a coil-over independent front end and a four-link rear, which will make it a dream to drive. Draped in Aluminium Silver paint and rolling on Billet Specialties Outlaw wheels, it\u2019s a stunner.<\/span><\/p>\n Another Meguiars Great Uncover car, David Xuereb\u2019s TC Corty is built to an impeccably high standard, with every inch detailed to perfection. Powered by a stout, Dart-blocked Windsor, it\u00a0is mini tubbed and rolls on Schott Tomahawk wheels.<\/span><\/p>\n An unveil car, Daniel Beauchamp’s WILDFB ticked big points for us with the sweet teal paint and two-door conversion. Under the tilt front-end lies a twin-turbo Toyota 1UZ 4.0-litre quad-cam V8.<\/span><\/p>\n Shane Keene’s EH ute was a toughie packing a blown 400ci Chev small block, manualised TH350 and full floater 9in. Built at home the bright red paint worked well with the simple trim and the 17×7 and 18x11in Schott Americana wheels.<\/span><\/p>\n Chub Townsend’s 1931 Ford coupe is typical of the stunning rods created by the Townsend clan, from Glen Innes, NSW. Dripping with cool custom mods, a rare Pines Winterfront grille and a healthy chop, the eight carb-fed big block Chev is the crowning jewel.<\/span><\/p>\n Owen Rice’s FRIED made a big splash on debut. The car was built by Matt Sims, with imput from Lowe Fabrications, Fuelworx, Killer Fabrications, Winner’s Circle Refinishers and many more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This sweet late ’40s GMC pickup floated our boat with period-style colours, windscreen visor and interior, plus 17in salt flat racer-style wheels. It has been offset with a small block Chev dressed with Edelbrock dual four-barrel carbies on a polished Edelbrock manifold.<\/span><\/p>\n