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SACKED low over big ’n’ littles, with a Kinsler-injected big-block Chev up front and factory-style aesthetics, this HK Monaro might initially seem like a typical pro street build. But the devil is in the detail with Jovan Batar’s latest creation, and he’s got a Summernats Top 10 Elite plate to prove it.

Having already blown us away with his FATXE Falcon (SM, Jan ’20), we know Mr Batar loves a tough streeter, but it is the small details on this HK that really make it special. Some of this work includes the ‘5 Litre Holden’ logos on the rocker covers being scaled up to fit the big-block rather than the slimmer 307 small-block, and the rear wheelarches being remade to suit the 29-inch-tall tyres while keeping the original shape

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