Quote Originally Posted by gtxsinc View Post
The ute will be going back to being a hq as I have another hq ute with a few gts bits but the body on it has rust everywhere so itll be good to swap them round. The hz parts that are on the ute now will be sold or ill keep in the back of the shed.
Just wondering if I ever did come across an engine with the same build dates would it be worth putting that into the sandman even if it isnt original to the panelvan but just to have the same build dates?
I wouldn't bother. Unless it is the original engine you might as well use whatever you can find. Date code matching a block to the car is a crock and a waste of time and money. If it isn't original anything else is as good! You'd be much better off investing in an NT prefix block, but remember the original rails arent there anymore so immediately drop a huge chunk of potential value. If you just make a nice car out of it people will see the fact it was originally a Sandman as a bonus, rather than say if you did it as original as you can and have them see the non original rails and engine as a big negative.