Could this be a sandman - Chassis swap

[wbute]

im with you Two Tees... all the way!!!!

To me the tags bear all the fruit. Anyone can grind and restamp a chassis (they can come and go- especially given they are prone to cracking etc), put the teeth on for hood lining and spot in some console mounts

If thats the case I am going home and putting the hx sandman ute tags on my WB ute and forgetting about doing a resto. Whats the point.
No way, the tags have to match the chassis.

[Vombil]

agreed WB. as i mentioned i reckon the kid is killing it as he has the tags.. which bear the fruit!

[V6HQUTE]

agreed WB. as i mentioned i reckon the kid is killing it as he has the tags.. which bear the fruit!

i hope your not implying that im going to kill the sandman, im planning to to do all i can to revive it to its former glory
thanks robbo im pretty pleased with it, alot of work but ill be worth it
does anyone know what colour 368-30518 is, and what coloir 18v is(interior)

[HK1837]

Jasmine yellow. 18V is slate black.

[V6HQUTE]

Jasmine yellow. 18V is slate black.

cheers hk, it must be original than, its yellow and has black buckets and dash, also has a air con swich so mabey it was factory air con, which is good cause i have a spare unit

[hj308]

For me its still a Sandman , its just a non matching numbers Sandman, same with people on here restoring Sandman vans without the orignal motor myself included to sum having the original motor maybe be more relevant than having the original chassis. Although in saying that if I was a collector or paying good money for a restored Sandman I would want the lot, chassis and original motor, colour etc to be all matching. To some people these details do not matter they may just love and want it for what it is and arnt to anal about every detail and numbers matching etc. I think its common sense that a Sandman that doesnt have its original chassis isnt going to be worth as much as one that does in the same condition but at the end of the day its still a Sandman in my eyes.

[HQGTSbrad]

For me its still a Sandman , its just a non matching numbers Sandman, same with people on here restoring Sandman vans without the orignal motor myself included to sum having the original motor maybe be more relevant than having the original chassis. Although in saying that if I was a collector or paying good money for a restored Sandman I would want the lot, chassis and original motor, colour etc to be all matching. To some people these details do not matter they may just love and want it for what it is and arnt to anal about every detail and numbers matching etc. I think its common sense that a Sandman that doesnt have its original chassis isnt going to be worth as much as one that does in the same condition but at the end of the day its still a Sandman in my eyes.

agree with you

[vanman]

I am not getting into the age old argument of when it is or when it isn't...

Congratulations V6HQUTE On your great Find
I hope you enjoy Restoring your SANDMAN ... I know I have...
We are all here to help...

Just Remember It's A long Hard Road, But It will be Worth all the Blood, Sweat and Tears ( and Money ).. $$$$$$

Another sandman Has been saved from the crusher

[Vombil]

i hope your not implying that im going to kill the sandman, im planning to to do all i can to revive it to its former glory
thanks robbo im pretty pleased with it, alot of work but ill be worth it
does anyone know what colour 368-30518 is, and what coloir 18v is(interior)

hahah nah mate. not literally! killing it dude. when i was your age all i could muster up was a windowless HZ fact 253 4 speed kinga. absolute burnout rig!! fried a couple clutches in 6 months and countless 2nd hand tyres (grommy on budget) it still was no sandman!

[V6HQUTE]

hahah nah mate. not literally! killing it dude. when i was your age all i could muster up was a windowless HZ fact 253 4 speed kinga. absolute burnout rig!! fried a couple clutches in 6 months and countless 2nd hand tyres (grommy on budget) it still was no sandman!

no worries mate, neither my hq or the sandman are going to be doing burnouts, ive put too much effort into the Q and well the others a sandman, my paddock basher vh commy gets a work out tho lol

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I am not getting into the age old argument of when it is or when it isn't...

Congratulations V6HQUTE On your great Find
I hope you enjoy Restoring your SANDMAN ... I know I have...
We are all here to help...

Just Remember It's A long Hard Road, But It will be Worth all the Blood, Sweat and Tears ( and Money ).. $$$$$$

Another sandman Has been saved from the crusher

cheers vanman, i will, yeah im prepared for a lot of hard work and lots of money, itll be worth it in the end,as soon as ive finished ive finished the Q ill build a roterissory, because lifting it up with the loader is a pain

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Wow. A Jasmine Yellow, Slate Black , 308 4 speed Sandman ute for $300. You lucky bastard! Doesn't matter that it doesn't have the original chassis. That means you can have a bit of fun. Rack and pinion steering, 4 link rear (maybe an IRS rear end) Some wild engine/box/diff combo. Build it to enjoy it.
You better go buy yourself one of these 1:18 scale models cause it's what you've got.
1-18 biante holden hz sandman ute jasmine yellow.jpg

cheers mate, if i cant find the original chassie ill keep the hq one and would like a ls1, manual, and a 9", ill do what i can without modifying the body too bad, yeah ill have to get one, itll look like factory when its done so itll be cool to have a mini ute

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Sweet find young fella! Looks good in it's original outfit too!
The whole numbers thing will never really be solved as ppl will have to just agree to disagree on some
Issues!
My van is all matching except for the engine but it's not an issue for me at all!
Enjoy mate! Look forward to seeing the progress and to meeting you one day!

cheers mate, yous can fight it out as much as you like, i own a sandman, at 17, i bet not many can say that, yeah mate when shes done well have to organise a sandman cruze