Console mounts is the only real difference that isn't easily unbolted. It sounds like you've found enough evidence, so as long as you document paint you found etc with photos provenance should be easy to demonstrate.
I'd be a little worried if the firewall number matches any of the other tags as I've never seen one that matches any other numbers as it has nothing to do with the other numbers. I suppose by sheer fluke it could happen that the firewall number matches the chassis number but I've never seen it. As far as Sandmans are concerned you'll only find these numbers on Pagewood utes up to about Commodore production and Pagewood vans for the first few months of 1974.
The new Sandman package with passenger tyres was a long way after this one too Fred, these didn't appear until 10/75, somewhere around PSN H868000 for Pagewood. Prior to that time all Sandman got the same tyres as other utes and vans. After that time the original Sandman continued as XU3 with XX7 getting its GVW de-rated by use of passenger tyres.
The original engine number will be QT65127X, but finding it will be near impossible.
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