My HZ Sandman Panelvan Replica

[83 WB_Ute]

I guess I better start a thread for the sedan now... hahaha

[HK1837]

I wouldn't bother with the sedan, just rape it as a donor, you have easily got your money's worth. Cut it through the windscreen pillars and across the floor behind the front to rear floor joint (behind the rear door hinge oillars), and turf the rest. You'll buy a complete unmolested factory paint HZ SL sedan fo less than it'll cost you to paint that one if you want one. Or get a good car registered, ready to drive for probably less than $5k, like this one:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HOLDEN-HX...ht_1147wt_1170

[Vombil]

sweet buy dude! deffo some good bits there

[83 WB_Ute]

I wouldn't bother with the sedan, just rape it as a donor, you have easily got your money's worth. Cut it through the windscreen pillars and across the floor behind the front to rear floor joint (behind the rear door hinge oillars), and turf the rest. You'll buy a complete unmolested factory paint HZ SL sedan fo less than it'll cost you to paint that one if you want one. Or get a good car registered, ready to drive for probably less than $5k, like this one:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HOLDEN-HX...ht_1147wt_1170

Yeah, I get where your coming from At this stage, I will be wrecking it out for the van and then attempting to sell the rolling shell, because its way to good to cut up..

sweet buy dude! deffo some good bits there

Cheers man Yeah, enough to keep me out of trouble for a while haha

[83 WB_Ute]

Well its time to update again...

I did a little digging today, and was kinda disappointed by what I found, but none the less, its repairable

The upper 3/4 of the body is near mint, its the lower sections that kinda lets it down :/ I removed the headlining, and to my surprise there was not a spec of rust around the sunroof or the roof rack mounts..
But I did find a little bit on the join of the ute to the panelvan part, its been wire wheeled and rust converted just to stunt its growth until I can get to cut it out properly..



I then found a shitty weld on the upper tailgate that's started turning bad..



Then comes the worst of it.. I knew it had some, but not as much as it does :( I'll let the pictures do the talking..

P/S Sill




P/S Rear Quarter




D/S Sill






D/S Rear Quarter




D/S Floorpan




So all in all, its worse than anticipated, but its repairable Everything that has been found rust wise has been rust converted and then given a quick coat of paint.. Just to kinda maintain it a bit until I can get to cut it out and plate it

I've got 2 new front floorpans on the way, and I'm gonna replace the rears while I'm at it just to make 100% sure its not gonna keep rusting. I'm also going to do the whole sill on both sides, because its better to be safe than sorry haha

Anyway, that's it for now, lots of hard work ahead. Hopefully I can keep chipping away at it and will have some more updates soon

[Cocko750]

That's just the usual areas easy fixed at least the body is straight, I picked up an sl same from the tip but 308 m21 turquoise fabric int not in as good nick and a few bits raided but still handy for parts I'm from nth nsw also always lookin for old cars and parts mainly fb-ek and any hq-wb mates have other models so keep my eye out for them also but most people round my area are keepers will do something with it and leave it ther to rot so no one can use them

[83 WB_Ute]

That's just the usual areas easy fixed at least the body is straight, I picked up an sl same from the tip but 308 m21 turquoise fabric int not in as good nick and a few bits raided but still handy for parts I'm from nth nsw also always lookin for old cars and parts mainly fb-ek and any hq-wb mates have other models so keep my eye out for them also but most people round my area are keepers will do something with it and leave it ther to rot so no one can use them

Yeah, I'm kinda glad that it is the lower sections and not the gutters, cowel/plenum or the join/seam in the rear quarter, because that'd be a lot harder to fix than what needs to be done..
I'll just chip away at it and hopefully get it all fixed

Where abouts you from mate? My best friend has a Cameo Beige EK ute hidden in his shed.. haha
Year, I'm hearing ya! A lot are ''I'll keep it and fix it'' I've been searching for bits and pieces for nearly 6yrs and when I see one I go and ask about it, and most of them still sit idle where they were when last seen them :/

[Cocko750]

From Walgett I work for essential energy so spot a few cars while out working but usually get the same response goin to fix it soon asked about an eh with an xu1 eng has been sitting since late 70s and his response was goin to bring it up from what looked like a car graveyard and rebuild it he also had a 75 tonna in a shed ask him about it he said he pulled the water pump off in 76or77 never moved since but he's gonna do it and the eh lol

[Cocko750]

Is the ek a keeper? I've got a few utes a pvan and sedan tryin to get a few to make one good ute and one good van but there harder to find in good nick I'd like to find one in same nick as your van

[83 WB_Ute]

From Walgett I work for essential energy so spot a few cars while out working but usually get the same response goin to fix it soon asked about an eh with an xu1 eng has been sitting since late 70s and his response was goin to bring it up from what looked like a car graveyard and rebuild it he also had a 75 tonna in a shed ask him about it he said he pulled the water pump off in 76or77 never moved since but he's gonna do it and the eh lol

That's not far from met all.. haha That's the usual! It happens all to often :/ Its just a shame that they just rot away beyond repair :(

Is the ek a keeper? I've got a few utes a pvan and sedan tryin to get a few to make one good ute and one good van but there harder to find in good nick I'd like to find one in same nick as your van

Yeah, the EK is a keeper.. She's 1 of 4 utes to come from the factory in Cameo Beige, he's just finished a resto on it, but he had it up for sale a while ago - I don't know if it still is - but $20,000 was the price from memory :/
He'd probably have some parts out there, I'd have to ask him... haha