HJ sandman ute restoration

**HJsandman75** · 09-07-2017, 10:54 PM

Thanks, its been a longer project than anticipated but its now the exciting part of putting it all back together. I cant wait to turn the key!

**jason.ruff** · 10-07-2017, 12:29 AM

You couldn't give me a new car that was red. But the classics look fantastic in it.

**HJsandman75** · 29-07-2017, 11:17 PM

Some more work done on the ute. Bottom and top control arms back on. Cleaned up front springs and painted them. Cleaned up stub axles and painted them. Im debating on original short steering arms oe the later model longer ones? Photo shows longer unpainted ones. Its great putting it back together!IMG_0754.jpg

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**SLR_dave** · 30-07-2017, 03:04 AM

I'm interested to know about longer steering arms, I thought they were all identical HJ-HZ?

**wbute** · 30-07-2017, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by SLR_dave

I'm interested to know about longer steering arms, I thought they were all identical HJ-HZ?

Power steering has shorter arms. I think that very early on they may have used shorter arms in manual boxes too. If you use the long arms on power steering(I haven't swapped mine over on my we power steering conversion yet) you have a huge turning circle.

**Absinth** · 10-11-2020, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by SLR_dave

I'm interested to know about longer steering arms, I thought they were all identical HJ-HZ?

Originally Posted by wbute

Power steering has shorter arms. I think that very early on they may have used shorter arms in manual boxes too. If you use the long arms on power steering(I haven't swapped mine over on my we power steering conversion yet) you have a huge turning circle.

fast ratio steering was available as an option on manual steering, were shorter arms used for this or was it a different worm drive in the column.

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**Dr Terry** · 11-11-2020, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by Absinth

fast ratio steering was available as an option on manual steering, were shorter arms used for this or was it a different worm drive in the column.

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The fast ratio manual steering option had the GTS 16:1 box which had a different worm.

I answered this more fully on Fastlane earlier this morning. Check it out there.

Dr Terry

**playwme** · 30-07-2017, 09:51 AM

The handbrake and the pedal on the right can cut down your turning circle pretty dramatically.

**HJsandman75** · 30-07-2017, 12:06 PM

Mine is an early 75 HJ and had the short arms with manual steering on a 20:1 box. I had the long arms from another car and also have a 16:1 box from a Monaro so will play around to get the best set up. Steering with the short arms was very heavy when trying to park.