The HQ vs HZ thread.

[thatotherguy]

Yep, the HQ's 2 x big Achille's heel items: the ugly is dash (not just the instruments but the whole thing), and the lack of retractable seat belts or at least the holes to put them in. The equivalent to me of the HZ is the much less attractive front styling (but at least they left the whole thing HQ from the doors backwards on vans, utes and coupes (the ones i'm interested in)), plus the dodgy ADR27A engines on HZ.

All this talk does make me want to build my own interpretation Sandman ute as i've stated before:

HJ body and tags, HZ chassis and suspension, HQ front panels, HZ instruments, HX trim combination and injected 304 with 4L60E transmission. All painted up looking exactly like a HQ Sandman, possibly with 15x7 rims and lower it an inch at the front.

Nice byron but you forgot to tell us what colour?

[Valencia]

Nice byron but you forgot to tell us what colour?

His favourite colour green

[HK1837]

His favourite colour green

That's my favourite guide coat colour! The more I use and waste as a guide the less cars get hurt by being painted in it!

[HK1837]

Nice byron but you forgot to tell us what colour?

Dunno. Sable, Saffron, Suburst maybe. Probably Orchid, I like the ute that was used on Pack to the Rafters, it was Orchid I think.

[Valencia]

They didnt leave everything from the doors back hz didnt get the stupid vents behind the driver and passengers head
correct me if im wrong

[HK1837]

They didnt leave everything from the doors back hz didnt get the stupid vents behind the driver and passengers head
correct me if im wrong

Neither did half of HQ Sandman vans.

[Valencia]

Neither did half of HQ Sandman vans.

Yes i know but some did just stating facts byron

[HK1837]

Yes i know but some did just stating facts byron

So probably less than a quarter of HQ Sandmans had the vents. Utes didn't and roughly half of the vans. So most of HQ are basically the same as HJ-HZ from say the gearshift hole back, ignoring badges/stripes, soft trim and seatbelts.

[buickzz]

So probably less than a quarter of HQ Sandmans had the vents. Utes didn't and roughly half of the vans. So most of HQ are basically the same as HJ-HZ from say the gearshift hole back, ignoring badges/stripes, soft trim and seatbelts.

Does this make a vented Sandman even rarer and thus more desirable?

[Alien DNA]

So probably less than a quarter of HQ Sandmans had the vents. Utes didn't and roughly half of the vans. So most of HQ are basically the same as HJ-HZ from say the gearshift hole back, ignoring badges/stripes, soft trim and seatbelts.

No that would make HJ-HZ the same as Hq from the gearshift hole back