Hey Rob,

not picking at you or anything, it's your van and you can do what you want to it...... but.... why put a 600 Holley and manifold on it??? Unless Holley's have changed since I was playing with them you will need to install a choke cable as they are manual chokes as against the Stromberg which is auto choke. I have found a properly reconditioned and correctly set up Stromberg to be as good as, if not better than an aftermarket Holley on a stock Holden V8, easier to start and more economical. I have also found that a 600 Holley is too large for a stock 308 unless you jet it down... in which case, what's the point.

My HJ Sandman currently has a 600 Holley and Edelbrock manifold on it and I'm considering swapping the carb for a correct HJ Stromberg setup. I do like the manifold though, breaths better. As a side note, you can't fit the original aircleaner assembly to a Holley either without serious modification so you lose the original look of the car.

I have bought a correct HJ Stromberg and aircleaner assembly if I decide to go that way... have also bought a HZ aircleaner which I can modify to look like a HJ one and cut to fit the Holley if I want to leave the engine mostly as found....