Quote Originally Posted by stickthis View Post
I have it in a bottle here mate. Only $1,000 a litre non compressed.
And the usual response is "Mate i can get it cheaper on ebay"

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Quote Originally Posted by HK1837 View Post

Don't worry about judges. Just build it up and enjoy it. In my opinion the only Sandmans that should be left original are those really original untouched examples. Anything else restore as you like, just make them look standard. No-one cares if they have a injected 304 or a stroked 308 in them. Just don't do stupid things like cut holes in the floor for some stupid oversized gearbox, or to fit Commodore seats or doof doof speakers. I reckon there would be nothing cooler than an original looking HJ Sandman ute or van that has an injected, stroked 5 litre in it (with QT engine number), 4L60 box, original diff, widened 15" GTS rims, power steer, factory HJ-WB A/C and original looking interior albeit with hidden modern sound and cruise control. No-one would do this to an untouched car, but why not do it to yours? It'll cost you about the same as a concours attempt and be much easier!
Will do my best