Down Town Kustoms - SHQRP - Finishing The Bodywork
The guys at Down Town Kustoms are finishing off the wide body HQ Monaro project called SHQRP. The result will be polarising.
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4:14 Finally... a custom car builder smart enough to include a spare tire in the design. These guys have skills.
Best part of the video is hearing that it won't be a trailer queen....awesome to hear them plan the scratches & wanting to put miles on it. Made me happy to hear.
i hear this is getting interior complete atm .. would love to see a update on here please guys
It's so good to hear that it will be driven and used like it was meant to 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻awesome work
This car is so sweet. You guys are killing it over there!!!
I’m in love with this car the men who built it are more than talented above and beyond amazing work it’s a piece of art
Look forward to seeing it finished. I like the idea of modern interior.
What a nice bunch of Aussies. Great build!
Looks bloody awesome!
DAYM!! guys this cars looking amazing keep up the awesome work and look forward to seeing a finish up build at the end.
Honestly how sick would this thing look with the single light HQ front. The front end chosen for this car overcomplicates the beautiful shape of the HQ coupe.
I don't know what year this video was released but I really want to see the end results .... is there a link or is it still in progress?
The car is super clean . love thr wide body makes it alot diff and clean. Cheers guys . love the car
Wow I love my Holdens but this Monaro is off it’s chains I love it it’s perfect in every way to me
Love it. Incredible work guys.
These guys are visionaries!
The ultimate show of craftsmanship is showing your work in the nude with no paint or bondo hiding the welds and seams. Almost a shame to paint it!
Can't wait to see this awesome car finished so so good
Awesome skills guys. Thats is some beautiful work.
Very awesome custom Monaro. :)
work of art!! awesome work guys
Looks awesome, keep up the great work
beautiful car reminds me of the car chip foose built years ago called "THE RITTLLER" a lot of custom metal work went into it as well unless you have done and type of work like this you will never truly appreciate what your looking at
they need to do something about the black grill but at the end the guy said theyre gonna paint it?! I thought the point of all that metal work was to polish it out if its aluminum and clear coat or chrome if its steel
Can't wait to see it finished in raw state including interior. The front looks alot like a Chevelle. I wonder what colour it will be???
All that custom work outside, just to use the interior from the more modern Monaro. Shame. Desrves a custom blend of the two Monaros inside.
@jamiedk6025
7 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with ya mate. seems to be a cop out after all that custom metal work
@123paulek
7 жыл бұрын
For shore I Hope they change that front.
@jasonswift7098
7 жыл бұрын
I dont think so, its nice to use more modern interior on a older car more comfortable! no rattles and squeaks and noises.
@088ben
7 жыл бұрын
Gerald5000 they said they are going to customise it they are just using it as a platform for a custom interior
Awesome ride.
Very Amaziiiing 😍
what a killer build,
Hi guys car looks absolutely amazing looking at the low profile of this beast are you able to turn properly?
I don't like the front much but maybe it's not Finished!? Otherwise it looks awesome, amazing work!
liking it so far
Thats our Car !
Cara muito show Vocês estão de parabéns! !!!!
stunning car, wonder what it looks like now ~!
When are you puting up a more updated video?
Love to see the finished car!?
Car looks amazing but really need a custom dash and centre console and maybe some coulsons
@andrewk7731
3 жыл бұрын
Trouble is with custom dashes and trims is if it's not on par to similar materials that were used in that era or later regarding impact of human body parts in an accident u won't get the thing registered according to Australian design rules and no engineer in his right mind would pass it cause if someone gets hurt guess who they go looking for him or her I know I've asked a couple about such things had a mate that was doin a really nice full custom metal dash in a hq and he didn't know about ADR codes on the plate no hope of registration till a softer dash goes in or he pads it somehow moral of the story if u want trick bits in your registered vehicle talk to your engineer that will b signing it off first and ya better get yourself a real good one
Astounding
Love everything about the car except that front nose I don't think you can go past the original single light HQ front it just looks tough. That front looks a little to much like a Camaro front
Awesome project. still a long way to go for panel alignment and the front looks about as bad as it could have been.
Thats 10/10!
Take it to SEMA this year if you can!
@NANKEL1
7 жыл бұрын
The Little Red Brick or to that US Show where that XBOSS Falcon debuted at the yanks will be blown away
smashing performance guys I take my hat off to all of you:-) I've been fabbing customs all my life and never seen a quee that rad!!! :-) :-) :-) fuck yeh
How much for that badass car? So long as it is under 180,000 total im good. Was thinking of building this car or just going ahead and getting a new Acura NSX.
Why no shout out to Jamie @ kustom garage (who made the quarters)?? Stole the challenger front
@STREETMACHINETV
4 жыл бұрын
A) They were sub-contracted to make the quarters, and B) we did a whole separate video on those guys
More please!!!
para bens lindo trabalho
Amazing craftsmanship, but a shame the owner wanted a late model Challenger look up front WTF?
@letitburnforever2122
7 жыл бұрын
Martin McMartin it's all about the customer. it's annoying sometimes the weird shit they want on their cars
@NoGufff
7 жыл бұрын
Had the same thought. And those tail lights??
front looks like a centura other then that looks cool
Love it except for the front, dos'nt look like a HQ.
.. looks very nice except for that front piece
@andrewwilson8317
7 жыл бұрын
Kel Vaughan get what you mean,just a bit too big and featureless? A couple of well styled vents for brake cooling and a recessed front number plate would be just fine.
@NANKEL1
7 жыл бұрын
Andrew Wilson yep I think you're right, I can't wait for it to be finished
@illduitmyself
7 жыл бұрын
I like the featurelessness. I like it alot
@andrewwilson8317
7 жыл бұрын
Rick Rabies guess that's why we call it custom, get to have it any way you like it. Good thing really as would be a boring world if we all drove the same.
@francisco4benites
6 жыл бұрын
Kel Vaughan yea the need to do the whole grill and eyes smh its throwing off the whole cars look
very classy
Just awesome, glad I’m not paying the bills.
Fucking awesome
Is this car finished if so where can I view it
I think they should have gone with a custom interior - at least with the dash and steering wheel/column. That interior just doesn't match the badassery that is the rest of the car. They could have done a mold for the dash and gauge area assembly and then fabricated it out of steel, then line certain portions of it with a soft material, either leather or some kind of rubber/nylon or some such. I think the interior of the "Inferno" was done this way and it looks great.
There's a replica a9x over America way that has full custom trim...the way the interior sit now sort of takes away from the high quality of workmanship on the outside. ..kinda has a dodge front. .how many man hours so far?
i have zero interest in mainstream cars like holden and fords, but great work guys. top fab work and build ideas.
@glenralph5123
6 жыл бұрын
david husband HQ Monaro is mainstream? Bwahaha! You're one of "those" people I see.
Awesome project but should have used classic GTS Monaro interior as a base instead of the VY Commodore IMO. Either way, curious to see how it all turns out. May I suggest to not paint the body work and clear coat it instead just like Nelson Racing's 'Maximus' Charger (google it).
Nice ! Nice!! Car
what's up with the the double chin.? such a nice build but that front bumper.... WTF?
Bought my HQ in Woy Woy. Kick'n myself for selling now. This thing makes me want to cry
I would like to see the front wheels turned lock to lock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1st. sharp as a tack
@aussiefirestorm
6 жыл бұрын
LOL good user name
looks fat!!! The interior will turn out nice. nice custom panel work cant see any welds or bog. hq has the hardest body lines ;)
Should have stretched and modified the nose cone design. ..
my pants are tight!!
This is the badest car Iv seen in a while.. Nice work
Well Done Beautiful...
Fuel cap position is a mistake! Looks good but you have to lean over nicely painted car with belt buckles, buttons and spilling petie is going to be a bitch.
@iheartmysquid
6 жыл бұрын
but it looks way better there
epic work...only thing i dont like is interior, original would have been 100000000x times better
Excellent job guys, but it's an old American technique and art which they have been using for many years.
Eu faço melhor aqui em Curitiba Pr.
spends 100k+ on body work than puts $100 scrap yard boomadore dash and wheel in this joker is off hes head
@jps2
7 жыл бұрын
Obviously they're going to fix it up, but it's a good dash to start off with. I cannot for the life of me remember what car it was, but it was a custom 66 Impala-type looking car, real long and low, it had a VZ interior that had been completely redone and it looked mint as hell. Just wait and see man.
Fantastic talent and skills involved to do something like this but I personally don't like it and can't see the point to it.
Not much change from a millions bucks i reckon
I would've just cleared it and kept steel. No paint
EITHER KEEP IT TO BUDGET OR LET 'ER RIP !
fugly lights
@123paulek
7 жыл бұрын
Agree
Brazil 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
35 people who have seen this are ford owners
The front does not look good at all..
@brentonbish
7 жыл бұрын
I've always loved the HQ grille. i was disappointed that it wasn't a variation of that
Datsun a series twin cam conversion
Vauxhall viva front grill looks horrible!
haha..wonder how much this build costs?!?!?!. Great looking though. Unless the guy wipes his ass with 100`s the car will probably only ever get around on a trailer
shassy....
The classic rule of "Measure three times , cut once" in this case more like sketch three times make once ! Should have kept at least the professionally designed pretty Monaro lights and grille, instead they put in a monged looking US muscle car wannabe front end ... overall the car looks dodgy and "the car was rusty" is not a good enough reason for this monstrosity ... horrible! Respect to the panel guys !
Nice work front end looks shit
Love the look of the car but that interior is shit and the dash Keep it old school looking
Make it look even lower, Chop the top more.
Interior ruins it for sure
I'm sorry,heaps of hard work but the look, you have a Munro,I don't like it at all.
@14jeffo
7 жыл бұрын
I don't like it mate as I said heaps of great work but I don't like it, at all. Sorry
@14jeffo
7 жыл бұрын
I'm a mechanic mate and can really appreciate the work involved,but it looks fucked. Good luck with it but and happy caining
@frootloose8584
7 жыл бұрын
I think once painted it'll look pretty poo
Yuk.
Sorry i can appreciate the work gone into it but the whole build is pretty damn ugly..
Dude some people .... There are a lot of ugly Car's , this is not one of them .....