The "It's a long shot but does anyone have my original motor" thread

[Alien DNA]

HZ 308 on ebay....may be of interest for someone

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HOLDEN-HQ...item3a84d07256

"HOLDEN HQ HJ HX HZ GTS MONARO & SANDMAN RED 308 MOTOR & T400 AUTO STUD PATTERN GETTING HARD TO FIND, REMOVED FROM MY HZ PANEL VAN WHICH WAS FACTORY FITTED MOTOR 308 & T400 THAT WAS ORIGINAL MOTOR FOR VAN, REPLACED WITH ANOTHER MOTOR & WAS GOING TO REBUILD BUT PANEL VAN HAS BEEN SOLD SO NO NEED FOR MOTOR NOW, WAS RUNNING BUT MOTOR WAS TIRED MAY SUIT REBUILD, THIS MOTOR HAS NEVER BEEN PULLED APART ORIGINAL BORE SIZE, HAS BEEN SITING FOR ABOUT 12 YEARS COVER FROM WEATHER, BUYER MUST BRING ENGINE HOIST FOR PICK UP AS I DO NOT HAVE ONE, TOO BIG TO POST PICK UP FROM FERNTREE GULLY VIC, ANY INQUIRES EMAIL OR CALL 0414815450, PAYMENT IS STRICLY CASH ON PICK UP ONLY, PLEASE CHECKOUT MY OTHER PARTS UP FOR AUCTION



ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR ENGINE NUMBER & CASTING DATE, ENGINE NUMBER QT921163, CASTING DATE 15M7, WAS THE ORIGINAL MOTOR FROM MY HZ PANEL WAS TOLD BY ALOT OF PEOPLE IT WAS A SANDMAN BUT COUPLE PEOPLE TOLD ME IT WASN'T, NOT 100% SURE, FACTORY FITTED 308 T400 & SALISBURY V8 DIFF, T-BAR AUTO & FACTORY 2 SEATER WITH BUCKET SEATS, FULL HEADLINING & ORANGE / RED DUCO, BLACK INTERIOR, ALL GTS OPTIONS DASH, WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL ETC, HOPE THAT HELPS EVERYONE"

[adam perth]

I have a turbo pattern 308 QT899xxx

[Valencia]

I have a turbo pattern 308 QT899xxx

What year car would that suit adam

[adam perth]

Prob around 9/77 or 10/77

[Valencia]

Prob around 9/77 or 10/77

Mmm interesting

[Valencia]

I spose the next question is what thou is it taken out to adam

[HZSM50]

Ok my turn to try. I'm looking for a 308,QR755922. 1978 June build I'm told it is in Victoria some where.

[adam perth]

I spose the next question is what thou is it taken out to adam

I don't know it's a running motor

[Valencia]

I don't know it's a running motor

Ok well that would be hard to know then

[adam perth]

Ok my turn to try. I'm looking for a 308,QR755922. 1978 June build I'm told it is in Victoria some where.

June 78 build would be much higher than that. 253 is QR prefix where as QT is 308. I rough guess that June 78 would be around QT94xxxx or QT 95xxxxx