rod wrote:nice car or will b when finnished nice front end if they are new front shocks , where did you get them , has the front been lowered ? cheers rod
as quoted, and stated in other threads, use sedan rear springs in the front to lower approx 2 inches.
there are 3 different spring rates in them, identified by a small coloured paint stripe on the coils.
white is heaviest, yellow is middle, red is soft.
my GT uses "white" fronts, and "yellow" rears.
BTW, every standard GT i've seen has had yellow springs all around, so the white ones work well as a replacement when lowered.
shock wise, i've used "gabriel" brand gas shocks front and rear. they are listed to suit the front of HK-HG holdens. u need 2 pairs of these fronts, (ie: a set for the front and back).
i've used heavy duty ones in the front, and standard duty in the rear.
supercheap auto stocked them when i built it in 2007.
if your bellett has a standard-ish amount of suspension travel (as 99% do), use these fronts from the HK-HG, as they have a good amount of travel. if your car is very low with little travel (ala my race car), use shocks from the front of a HQ holden all round. they have a shorter stroke length and won't bottom out like the HK-HG ones will in this situation.
pedders list a range of gas shocks for the HK-HG. have a look at their website.
here's a link to a thread by RobSA about the pedders numbers and their uses.
http://www.bellett.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=618
cheers.
btw, awsome colour.
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. I have a few things to do during this time as the pressure is now on as Lizzies eldest is using him for a wedding car in september and more importantly then off to coona 
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. I am waiting for the fuel bowls to come back as the chrome was a failure. I have a spare set in the meantime. The wiring needs a little more time for tidy up but the picks show it fully wired but a few point need retaining. The brake need bleeding again as they are a little spungy. 
. adds to the sport.
