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    Quote Originally Posted by jennie285 View Post
    They seem to find us and we re home them lol like RSPCA for sandmans

    I'm very jealous jennie! especially with your last find!
    EVEN THE YOUNG GIRLS LOVE SANDMANS!

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    Looking forward to seeing this builds progression

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    Well I finally got some time to start work on the van rather than just collecting bits for it.... figured I'd attack the left guard as it seemed the worst repair... I wasn't wrong, almost 10mm of bog and more to grind out...

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    Typical 70's and 80's panelshop work, bash it out to close enough and fill with bog.
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    Nothing like bogging up the join between nosecone and guard.
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    Had a big dent in the door
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    A love tap in the right place and it pretty much popped out. Once I remove the paint I'll tidy the rest up.
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    4/75 HJ XX7 Sandman Panelvan ... Persian Sand currently restoring
    7/76 HX Monaro 4dr 308 4sp... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell.. SOLD
    3/77 HX Sandman Panelvan ... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell .. SOLD

    http://www.44gpw.info/sandman-decalssmall2.jpg

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    The lower steering column cover was missing and a while ago I picked up a nos one so decided to paint it and fit it.

    It appears the column pot and cover are painted in situ before being installed in the vehicle.
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    Paint overspray on column and wiring harness.
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    Nos lower cover
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    Pot, cover and indicator arm repainted in original Tan.
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    Cover was easy to install, pot is a bit of a pain to get the ignition switch back in and working correctly.
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    4/75 HJ XX7 Sandman Panelvan ... Persian Sand currently restoring
    7/76 HX Monaro 4dr 308 4sp... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell.. SOLD
    3/77 HX Sandman Panelvan ... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell .. SOLD

    http://www.44gpw.info/sandman-decalssmall2.jpg

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    yeah my WB is missing the lower shroud... and it's column auto. it will be staying the way it is


    looks like a pretty honest van!
    BQZ

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    Also cleaned up my early HQ rocker covers. Right side one had a huge dent at the rear so I spent 1/2hr knocking it out.
    Still a bit more massaging to do but it looks way better now. These suckers are quite rare so worth repairing.

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    4/75 HJ XX7 Sandman Panelvan ... Persian Sand currently restoring
    7/76 HX Monaro 4dr 308 4sp... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell.. SOLD
    3/77 HX Sandman Panelvan ... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell .. SOLD

    http://www.44gpw.info/sandman-decalssmall2.jpg

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    Looking good Absinth. Nice to see your getting some time to work on it!

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    Yeah, the older I get the harder working on it is so I better get stuck in before I get any older... all I can say is thank god for the beer fridge cause it's thirsty work rubbing back paint..

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    4/75 HJ XX7 Sandman Panelvan ... Persian Sand currently restoring
    7/76 HX Monaro 4dr 308 4sp... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell.. SOLD
    3/77 HX Sandman Panelvan ... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell .. SOLD

    http://www.44gpw.info/sandman-decalssmall2.jpg

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    Good work Absinth, it's alway's a hard task undoing all the second rate work that was done by second rate panel beater's back in the day.
    "Proud To Be An Old Fart".

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    Spent today grinding out all the bog down my left rear quarter, cannot for the life of me see why they needed so much filler...

    A couple of weird rust holes to repair
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    that's a lot of bog
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    panel is not that bad
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    My lower tailgate is badly rusted on the inside bottom.... so I thought I would have a closer look at the tailgate off my old HX Sandman.

    I was surprised to find very little rust in the front panel
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    Holy crap, there is a ton of bog, spray putty and high fill undercoat over the entire tailgate.
    No wonder it seemed heavier than the others.
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    bugger all rust in the rear panel also. Took me hours to remove all the paint, bog and putty though.
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    Also took all the paint off the damaged drivers door in preparation for the repair when my stud welder arrives next week.
    Only took five minutes to do the door as it was original paint... black etch primer, red oxide primer, Persian sand topcoat.
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    Notice my Nos sill panels on the ground, bought them for the HX, looks like I may not need them now.
    4/75 HJ XX7 Sandman Panelvan ... Persian Sand currently restoring
    7/76 HX Monaro 4dr 308 4sp... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell.. SOLD
    3/77 HX Sandman Panelvan ... Absinth Yellow and rusty as hell .. SOLD

    http://www.44gpw.info/sandman-decalssmall2.jpg

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