HZ1178 Sandman - Resto project

[ozbox]

peter vr prefix is commodore...

[HK1837]

Sandman XX7 van alright. I'm not convinced it is exactly a nice colour on a van, maybe looks OK. Possibly DY4 stripes? Might look better DL7 if you are planning on using the original colour, although the stripes might liven it up a little like they do with atlantis blue.
The N67 wheels on that HZ Premier in Leroy's link are what your van would have had when new.

It is also one of the last HZ Sandmans I have recorded with the old trim codes. There is 1 x HZ Kingswood van with V code trim I have that is 12/78 but November is the changeover month (the 12/78 probably got held up by something stopping it's engine and chassis coming together hence got a 12/78 date, it was probably started in 11/78).

Your original engine may also be one of the last of the HQ series engines, if so it will very close behind QR999999. Depending upon when in 11/78 it was built it may even be a very early HZ series engine, something not much higher than ZR1001.

[Absinth]

Factory stripes for Sage Green metallic are DY4.

[stickthis]

Stripes. Not a sandman without them! haha. Sorry Byron. =)

Green with the blue stripes look great I think!

[HZ1178]

Engine is VR66178

Im not sure how to read this number. Can anyone please shed some light.

Cheers,

Peter

[Blocker]

It is a Commodore engine number.
If you are really keen and have plenty of time then you could look for a date range engine for yours, but as discussed many times around here - it can be a futile exercise with very little benefit to the value of the car.

It doesn't mean you shouldn't try.

[stickthis]

searching for parts! Thats half the fun!