HQ Sandman Ute restro

**hainzy** · 11-09-2013, 11:09 PM

I think thats gonna look great. I like the idea of you keeping it fairly original but making a few changes like that. Still paying homage to the original concept... Should look really cool.

**Innuendo** · 12-09-2013, 12:22 AM

Originally Posted by HQSandmanute

All OK. Everyone has opinions.

The banjo was just chucked in there while it was getting painted. I swiped the 9" out to use in the panelvan while the ute wasn't going.

Makes sense, I just spotted the banjo and thought it may have been a factory 6Cyl Sandman Ute (Don't hear or see many). Anyway, I agree with others it will look great and should go like stink.

**Dick61** · 15-09-2013, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by HQSandmanute

As I said at the start, I'm building it , how I want it.
But if you check through enough old books/magazines, the 1st Sandman ute was built for Sydney Motor Show. It had a premier front and sbc. I guess it's a matter of personal preference. I like the prem fronts as they look wider and lower. Plus you can put good high beam light in the inners.

From the factory, this one was 308, 4 speed. But it's had a sbc in since about 1985 when my mate owned it(and Sandmans weren't anything special back then) I built a 383 for it back then. The original 308, 4speed went into another HQ ute I had that I used for a tow car for my race car. Sold that ute to someone in brisbane in 89.

Looks great, I like the colour, is that Tiger Mica? One thing though there was never a 350ci chev powered Sandman, the Sydney Motor Show car was the EWE'T, it was a concept car not a Sandman. I don't like the Prem front on a Ute, but as you say it's your car and you are building it your way, if we all liked exactly the same thing it would be a pretty boring sort of world (there are even some here who like WBs).

**HQSandmanute** · 11-09-2013, 09:14 PM

Engine.

400sbc
Dart lilM block, billet steel 4 bolt mains.
4340 crank, 6" H beam rods, SRP forged pistons, 11.7-1CR
Hydralic roller cam, moly pushrods, 1.6 roller rockers, titanium retainers,
AFR heads, ported,
VicJnr manifold, 950 HP Holley
Jet Hot coated 1 3/4" extractors.
Crank trigger with MSD Programable Digital 7 ignition.

I was originally building this engine for the panelvan(in the other post), but when I put the blown engine in the panelvan, I decided this one would be good for the ute.
I was aiming for 600+HP for the panelvan, but have tamed things down a little, smaller cam and intake. It should still go around 550HP and be reasonably streetable.

This pic is pretty much whats going into my ute. I built this one for my brothers ute. All the same specs as mine, except smaller cam and less CR. It's in a WB ute and goes like a missile.

Or should I use this one????

Nah, just kidding. This ones a spare, and for sale if anyones interested. 468BBC, with best of everything. Was building for SCO rail, but not going to use it now.

**Alien DNA** · 11-09-2013, 09:21 PM

Thats a stout SB .....the rear tyres are going to hate you

**HQSandmanute** · 11-09-2013, 09:45 PM

Stripes.

I was lucky enough to buy half an original GMH set of stripes years ago that I had put away.
I sent them to a signwriter to copy them. As they are originally screenprinted, and so old, he had a lot of trouble. But he ended up getting them all done, and doing me another full set.

If anyone is rebuilding a HQ Sandman, I can put you in contact with him, as he now has it saved into his computor program.
These are exact copies of original stripes. Perfect.

I have noticed that a lot of restored Sandmans, the stripes aren't right. Some are close, others are not even close.
Many signwriters machines can't cut them, because with them being so long and the 2 pinstripes, if their machine isn't perfect, it can't do it. I had a few people try to make them for me, that swore they could do it, but the machines couldn't.

Also I have the GMH fitting instructions for the stripes, so that they can be put in exactly the right positions.