Could this be a HZ Sandman?

[Wombat7051]

Thanks Absinth

That is the trouble with email/posts you cant get tone accross like when you are speaking face to face.

I appreciate what you are saying about the money I will be spending, (dont tell the wife), therefore I too want the best evidence that it is a sandman.

Your knowledge in the area is fantastic and somthing I want to use this when restoring my van, after your gear knob posts you sound like you favour correctness like me.

I too want genuine, however as you have pointed out unless it is a Brisbane build with xx7 or xu3, a 8wm hx-hz with 18v, to absolutly prove it is a sandman, it is at best a guess and a hope.

I put it like this, like the 100 point system at the bank.

xx7/ xu3 on plate - 100 points = 100% sandman
8wm hx-hz with 18v - 100 points = 100% sandman

Now the hard part, I think permenant stuff rather than bolt on gets higher points, and each of these items make up a percentage.

Bucket seats - Seat capacity of “2” on the ADR Plate. - 10 points
Console Floorshift / mount points.- ?
Derated GVM - 10 points
Front Door Armrest.
V8 High Compression 253. (matching number) - 10 points
Manual transmission - 4 speed floorshift. - ?
Bucket Seats. - ?
GTS Steering Wheel (3mm thick spokes) with GM Lion insert. - ?
GTS Instruments Cluster Assembly. - ?
GTS Rally Wheels (N66)/ (N67) Cast alloy early 1979. - ?
GTS Colour Coded Door Mirrors.- ?
Quartz Halogen Headlights.- ?
Footwell Lights. - 10 points
Trim codes of 11C, 18V, 23C, 23V, 33C, 45V, 60V, 63C, 63V, 67V or 77C.(on plate) - 10 points
Sandman Decals Set - ?
Full head linning -10 points

All above - 100 points = 100% sandman (is that the case?)

(Mine has 11 of the 16 indicators)

So it is all a numbers game and a gamble, I guess it is just how much of gamble you are willing to take.