Hay Guys, Thrilled to have found the forum! Im looking into getting a Panno to restore. Pref windowless, if I get one with side windows is it possible to "fill in" the side windows with metal? or doesnt it not work? any help at all would be grouse! Ta.
Rico
Vanners do it better!
Yeah it is, but its a big job.
Rico also look into Uerathane as an option. This was discussed over the weekend and as yet I don't think anyone has done it.
Rico
this might help, this Van is finished, and we have seen it and you would not know the windows had been filled in...great job...
http://www.mysandman.com.au/forums/showthread.php?t=9
HZ Jasmine Yellow Windowless Sandman, now being driven everywhere and is finished!
HZ Madeira Red Windowless sandman now Sold to Bigrob
HX Mandarin Red Sandman Ute finished, and club registered
1979 HZ malachite windowless van with 308 5spd, all chromed up and shiny finished and named "The Player"
Married to RodneyHZ253
i may do it to my injected van faster than u think..that is of course that i can find someone who can do reverse curve rolling as well as stepping the edge all the way round....Originally Posted by Blocker
Urethanes may have improved no doubt, but the ones gluing the bonnets together on my old hilux farm utes have all separated over time leaving the bonnets and their supports no longer joined together.
yeh but you have also beaten the crap out of them on dirt roads..and standin on em dont help either...:Chin:
there is a rust god in Perth who does van fill ins by putting a recessed edge on the filler panel, then urethane followed up with a few spot welds for good measure. Minimal distortion = minimal bog and dolly action!
my advice - be patient and buy a genuine windowless. As with 1Badvan ive never seen a good fill in job. I think it also depends on how fussy you are
Ians looks shit hot in the flesh, and if didn't know that it had windows, i would never had guessed it.
BO6 = Rarer then a Sandman
Yeah your right, In the mean time a mate of mine in Melb who is involoved with Wasteland Vanners has alerted me to a HQ in a paddock near here, gunna check it out in a few weeks hopefully, in turn Ive found him a neat as GS Panno. Ok ok a Ford I know and thats a dirty word round here but Its a good price and damn near Ridgey Didge! we all know how rare that sort of find is. Holden, Valiant or Ford. Anyone who preserves a van shoul be praised in some way, keeping a vital slice of Australian Motoring history alive!
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As Ive seen it can be done, but you need to have the right person do it. Trust is a large part here. If after 10-15 years it needs redoing...Id do that,be time for a new coat of jam by then probably anyways!Keep all the help and advice coming guys please! I really appreciate it!
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