Holden V8 253/308 Engine - The Great All Aussie V8 - FB
       In Various Scales 3D Resin Printed 1 Piece and Kits
 
Thanks to Hypoformance Race Engines & Engineering in Gosford for letting me measure this up. This Kit is an accurate representation of the Holden V8 253/308 Motor.
 
   Comes with 2 Styles of Aircleaners, Factory & Sports
 
   See PRODUCT INFO below for what's included in this kit.
 
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  Add one of these Awesome Engine upgrades to your Build 
 
     You are Buying 1 Engine Only in the Scale you Selected
 
Pictures are of the Designers design, if there is a painted version shown it is for illustration Purposes Only.
 
3D Resin Printed Engines come In 1/64 to 1/8 Scale
 
The Holden 253 V8 was initially developed in Australia as part of the Hurricane Concept car in the mid 1960's.  The common myth is that this engine was a revised version of the GM (Chev), however the 253 was fully developed in Australia by Holden and didn't follow the trends in V8's at the time.  It was lighter, smaller than the Chev's (to fit into the tighter engine bays of the Holdens at the time),  and cheaper to build, borrowing parts from the straight 6 engines.  It was also developed to be bored out to produce the higher capacity 308 variant.  It was intended to be available in '68 with the launch of the HK Holden, but came the following year in the HT.  The V8 engine also appeared from 1971 in the Statesman range.  Initially both the 253 and 308 were offered across the Statesman range but after the HJ the 253 was dropped and the 308 was standard for the HX, HZ and WB.  In 1974, both the 253 and 308 engines were added to the Torana range for the first time in the LH series.  The engines were also offered on the revised LX released in 1976, which from July of that year saw emission-controlled versions of the 'Red' engines introduced to comply with the new ADR27A regulations on fuel and exhaust emissions.  The V8 was dropped as an option in the final model in the Torana UC series in 1978.  In 1978 with the introduction of the new smaller Commodore, the final versions of the 'Red' 253 and 308 were available with the initial VB. In 1980 the revised VC saw the introduction of the revised 'Blue' series of engines, available in both capacities.  This continued through to the VH in 1982.  The VC also saw the introduction of high-performance versions of engine in limited-edition vehicles produced in partnership with Peter Brock's Holden Dealer Team (HDT).  Various models subsequently appeared through to the VL range in 1987.  With the release of the 'Black' engine in the VK Commodore in 1984, the 253 was dropped as an option and the 308 was the only capacity of the V8 now available in the Commodore. However, the smaller engine continued to be available in the Holden WB commercial vehicles.  In 1985, a destroked version of the 308, known as the 4.9L or 304, was introduced to allow the VK to compete with a lower minimum weight (1325kg, a saving of 75kg) under the 4501-5000cc regulations of Group A touring car racing.  In 1988 fuel injection appeared for the first time on a Holden V8 engine, on the VL Commodore SS Group A produced by Holden Special Vehicles (HSV), Holden's new performance partnership with British-based Tom Walkinshaw Racing (TWR); however, this was not a standard production engine, which still continued to feature a carburettor. Later that year the VN introduced the 5000i engine with new cylinder heads and multi-point fuel injection which represented the most extensive redesign of the standard production Holden V8 since its launch in 1969. This engine continued in all subsequent Commodores until 1999 (2000 for the VS Series III Ute), when it was replaced by the US-made all-alloy Gen III LS1 5.7L V8 in the VT Series II.
 
Each Engine option comes in:
1-64 Scale = 1 Piece
1-43 Scale = 1 Piece
1-32 Scale = 1 Piece
1-25 to 1-8 Scale Comes in Kit Form
 
WHAT YOU GET IN A KIT:
Block
Rocker covers
Heads
Sumps (KTG, Commodore)
Timing cover, water pump, fuel pump as one piece
Starter motor
Alternator
Harmonic balance
Factory air filter
Chrome air filter
Oil filter
Intake manifold
Rochester Quadrajet 4MV carburettor
Exhaust manifolds - Factory or Headerpipes You Choose
Cooling fan and pulley
 
All supports will be removed, Some miniatures will require assembly the best glue to use is a good super glue-like Zap-a-gap. Miniatures should be washed in warm soapy water to remove any residual alcohol from the wash after printing and left in the sun to dry.
 
You will also have to prepare your miniature for painting, there may be some traces of the supports from the printing process, I will have removed them before shipping these can easily be removed with a nail file or sand paper. You may have to work with your model to get it together 100% these kits are 3D printed.

The models are designed by Fulbore Models. All Fulbore model projects are purely artistic work (so-called Fan-art) and represent their vision of the models, which means that the models are not a licensed product. More information can be found at Fulbore Models.

Metal Mania 3D is a distributor of physical Fulbore Resin Models & products, we offer ready-made models worldwide. Many are in stock, however some may be made to order.
 
Resin is not for beginners.  As with all resin, parts some may need some work like sanding smooth, cleaning flash, evening out surfaces, filling pinholes, reshaping, and/or fabricating parts.  Temperature changes during shipping can cause some parts to slightly warp.  This can be rectified by warming the part in hot water until it's pliable, then reshaping it while running under cold water.  Resin colours may vary from pictures.
 
The Upgrade kit requires sanding, and clean up. Glues and paint NOT INCLUDED.
 
PLEASE NOTE: 
NORMAL MODEL GLUE DOES NOT WORK WITH 3D PRINTED RESIN.