Cost of a Respray..

[jennie285]

Yep half the reason why I drove up to Wogga Wogga to get mine. Good price for an unbelievable original quality HJ Sandman. Orignal paint, no rust, no dents! Heck the stripes are even in bloody good condition, not to mention the inside and under the hood! I guess thats what happens when the owner throws it under wraps since the 90's. Can't be happier with my purchase. Going to make the restoration easy easy easy!

Wagga Wagga, is the place to find ridgy didge no rust original unmolested sandmans then it seems....that is where we bought Red van from....

[ozbox]

this is what byrons talking about..bar the couple of pink primer spots this van is a super original body with nothing being hidden...http://www.mysandman.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=927

[mauser]

this is not bad....

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-Kingsw...item4aa8eb6064

Mauser

[mook]

I went and had a good look over this one. Looked great.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[NickyG]

wow im just overwhelmed with the quality of the replies on here.. Thanks for all the info.. I guess as you said its safiest to wait for something than to go buy say the HZ with the paint bubbles not knowing whats underneath.. I guess i'll have to just wait for the right one to come up.. But if any of you hear or see anything great lemmy know... ohh and the fridge magnet idea... Awesome

[HK1837]

this is not bad....

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Holden-Kingsw...item4aa8eb6064

Mauser

What a cracker.

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I went and had a good look over this one. Looked great.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Another!

[mauser]

There is always the other end of the argument.....

What happens when you find a HQ XX7 Kingswood ute that has been used as a builders ute and has a few dents and moderate rust????

At least we are not in the position XY/XW people are who start from a bare shell in a paddock and buy it "one piece at a time".


Mauser

[HK1837]

There is always the other end of the argument.....

What happens when you find a HQ XX7 Kingswood ute that has been used as a builders ute and has a few dents and moderate rust????

At least we are not in the position XY/XW people are who start from a bare shell in a paddock and buy it "one piece at a time".


Mauser

You buy it and fix it, or find a good shell for it if rust is too bad, unless it is an Elizabeth or Pagewood with BODY number, then you fix it. Or you wreck it out to keep other Sandmans alive! In Nicky's case he doesn't want a Sandman, just a van.

[NickyG]

You buy it and fix it, or find a good shell for it if rust is too bad, unless it is an Elizabeth or Pagewood with BODY number, then you fix it. Or you wreck it out to keep other Sandmans alive! In Nicky's case he doesn't want a Sandman, just a van.

Yeah im kinda in the same boat as Mook.. would love a sandman but being a uni student its hard to build up that kind of cash

[hxbunny]

There is always the other end of the argument.....

What happens when you find a HQ XX7 Kingswood ute that has been used as a builders ute and has a few dents and moderate rust????

At least we are not in the position XY/XW people are who start from a bare shell in a paddock and buy it "one piece at a time".


Mauser

Some of us are Mauser, through our own choice though


This is my van when i 're-found' it



This is it this month, would anyone buy it if they found it in someones backyard like that, the reason i did was because i owned it back about '87 and thought it was dead, (close to)

It's good to get a guide on what people think is reasonable for bodywork and paint bacuse i think as many vans should be rescued as possible, it's only going to get harder and more expensive from here.