Quote Originally Posted by Blocker View Post
If that ? mark in the VIN is to be an L then it is an Adelaide built body so there wont be additional stamps on the plates with XX7.
Also the R means a 253 V8 not the 308 you have in there, but the M20 is for a trimatic.
Thought the trimatic was "M40" designator?

253/M20/3.55:1 was a fairly common eng/box/diff combo in the HZ wasn't it? That said, I have a HZ ute in the front yard at the moment that had that engine/box (actually, come to think about it - it may be M21 but will have to look when I get home) but a 3.36:1 (GV4) salisbury in it (also has the sway bar mounts on the diff and rear rails that the HJ doesn't).

Question for those in the know: Are those sway bar mounts part of RTS or just an option on HZ commercial vehicles?

Regards,

Dave