IN THE BUILD

FJ HOLDEN

NATHAN SONNEVELD

“MY FJ is being built into an old-school cruiser, and so far I’ve done all the work myself. I’m going for full Queensland rego, so I’ve been working closely with Dr Tim who has been giving me plenty of advice. I can only go up to a 4.0L engine due to the rules here in Queensland, so I was initially thinking about a Toyota V8 to power it, but it’s too new-school technology for me, so it will run a 202 red motor with twin carbs. Other plans include a full custom chassis, two-door conversion with 150mm-lengthened front doors, welded and widened rear guards, a roof chop, rear tubs and a shortened