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    Not sure what you would be buying for $500 plus. Doesn't seem much left. Should be able to take the compliance plates off without tools by the look of it and maybe the rest will buff out.

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    You'd get a chassis and hopefully matching Acacia Ridge XX7 tags. Would look good on a modified ute at a car show with the bonnet up. That's about all it is good for. Looks like it may have the original headlight surrounds too.

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    I hate to think how much it'd cost to get that from Darwin.

    Rust we can deal with,
    Panel damage we can deal with,
    We can cope with non-original colour.
    Just why does it have to be white, you just can't fix that.

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    Easy, don't paint it white! Finding 14V trim would be almost as hard as finding 65A trim too. But as before no-one would/should try and do an original resto on this with a new body. It'd have be a modified, in whatever colour you chose with at least a 253 and 4spd.

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    "Reserve Not Met" so it isn't going to sell for $500
    Hmm...

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    I live in darwin so im actually interested in this. As HK said donor body it will still be a sandman. Ive contacted the guy to have a look when i get back, hopefully chassis matches plates.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HK1837 View Post
    EFI 304/350 or LS1 conversions are all good! Better than major body mods!
    Quote Originally Posted by jason.ruff View Post
    I live in darwin so im actually interested in this. As HK said donor body it will still be a sandman. Ive contacted the guy to have a look when i get back, hopefully chassis matches plates.
    Watch out for crocks when you get there, that thing looks like it lives near a swamp. My vote is for a LS7

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    Why would the body have to be the same year and plant? are there any identifiers on the actual body? i thought utes from hj to wb were the same body?

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    Bodies differ between assembly plants. They not only vary betwwen series, but differ within series, '74 HJ is different to '75, but on this one it wouldn't matter as it would probably not be anywhere near an original resto.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HK1837 View Post
    Bodies differ between assembly plants. They not only vary betwwen series, but differ within series, '74 HJ is different to '75, but on this one it wouldn't matter as it would probably not be anywhere near an original resto.
    That would make an interesting thread, Byron. Photos of differences within model runs and captions?
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