Blocker's Sandman

[mook]

great work blocker! keep it up!

[Blocker]

I need to update more often.
Picked up my 3rd Sandman, a great spec 1974 HJ van with factory aircon, power steer and lsd. So the plan will be to go back to factory(ish).
Couple pics of the 253 - it is the original engine for the chassis so I have decided to spend a fair bit of cha-ching on rebuilding it but I need to investigate a lot more on what I can do.

[b-rock-05]

Hey Blocker may be a little late, But to remove those fuel line clips i used a very small drill bit, and drilled a hole into the pin in the centre of the clip and then screwed a very small screw into the hole just so it bites and then pulled it out like a nail without damaging the clip, you can reuse them and the pin aswell, Hows the resto going,

[Blocker]

Thanks mate.
I gotta say this engine was sitting in open weather for ages, the dizzy is frozen in place it wont come out easily, so I'll have to be constructive.

[high voltage]

Thanks mate.
I gotta say this engine was sitting in open weather for ages, the dizzy is frozen in place it wont come out easily, so I'll have to be constructive.

Ever heard of this trick?
Free up a seized distributor by using an arc welder.
Hook up the negative or earth lead to the dizzy and arc the rod onto another part of the motor .....
Never tried it my self but I know someone who has tried it and it worked.

[78 sin bin]

Hey Blocker may be a little late, But to remove those fuel line clips i used a very small drill bit, and drilled a hole into the pin in the centre of the clip and then screwed a very small screw into the hole just so it bites and then pulled it out like a nail without damaging the clip, you can reuse them and the pin aswell, Hows the resto going,

cheers for the tip!! i've got a stripped chassis ready to be blasted and was wondering how to remove those clips with out damaging them....can you buy them incase i break a coupla?

[Rico]

Hey Blocker, whats the go withn the side windows in the first few pics? So dark, Uber dark tint? or painted? Looks like its gunja be a good build

[Blocker]

my ute has the same hammered down part at the top of the tunnel is this for the consoule

Upload a photo mate, there are many parts and we don't want to give you wrong advice. You might be talking about a console mount.

Hey Blocker, whats the go withn the side windows in the first few pics? So dark, Uber dark tint? or painted? Looks like its gunja be a good build

Hey. They were painted black over a dark tint plastic. Agro now owns those windows because I am going windowless.

[hj308]

So Blocker how are you or should I say your panel beater going to tackle the filling in of the windows?? same way Ian did his Valencia or a different way? Curious as I have to address the same issue though mine are 3/4 length ones not two small ones each side.

[agr071]

Agro now owns those windows because I am going windowless.