Grunt's Papaya HX Sandman 18v 308 4 speed Project

[Vombil]

stands are doing very well! they will be $500 by the time they finish ;)

[Grunt]

stands are doing very well! they will be $500 by the time they finish ;)

Worth every cent too buddy ! Quality engineering

now just need to recoup the other $25,000 from this rebuild and im laughing.... hope my missus isnt reading this thread

[jennie285]

Worth every cent too buddy ! Quality engineering

now just need to recoup the other $25,000 from this rebuild and im laughing.... hope my missus isnt reading this thread

Haha grunt she won't mind once she is cruising with you. Well done looking great love all the chrome we are doing that with our next van.

[Grunt]

Haha grunt she won't mind once she is cruising with you. Well done looking great love all the chrome we are doing that with our next van.

Thanks Jennie, from the outside she will look stock but lift the bonnet and it will be BLING.

All the changes to the engine and panel bolt ons can be easily changed back if needed and all the stock factory parts including the engine parts, fluteless guards and single headlight front will be in storage.

I never set out to build a concourse restoration just a nice neat van that can be driven (not in the wet)

[Grunt]

Primer time







another 2 solid days it took to get these ready, time flys

[Grunt]

I got my gauges back from being checked and the Tacho modified for the electronic ignition

[Grunt]

I needed to convert the carby from a Thermal choke to a electric choke, was pretty straight forward

[rallyvan]

Where did you get the bits for converting the carby to electric choke?

[Grunt]

Where did you get the bits for converting the carby to electric choke?

From Ebay in the US I think was under $40 all up landed.... here is the seler if your interested http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Electric-...#ht_1256wt_905

[Grunt]

this is fun, time to put the rats nest of wires back that someone else removed





Most of the screws from the dash backing etc which made this job so much harder