MY HJ Panel Van with GTS Bits!

**JackHopkins** · 02-09-2011, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by hxbunny

Totally agree, i was only thinking the other day that i haven't seen your van around, good to hear you're still around.

i joined the army. and my van went up to bundaberg with my dad sitting waiting for me to start working on it.

thanks for the advice, i very much like my van goes well and i have collected a heap of gts stuff for it (wheels, guards, front end sterring whell so on.. its just the windowed bit that annoys me im cut up to what to do with it one big dark bit of glass or pay the dollars to fill in the window bit? i dont know. and for anyone that might be interested and in the area that white windowless van of mine might be up for sale soon though it no longer has front end and guards.

to sandaro its not not to bad only really tampered thing is the windows. and just the Holden stuff ive put in it.

**ozbox** · 02-09-2011, 07:38 PM

hey jack you and your dad dropped in on me on your way north didnt you?...im sure i looked at your van and said it was a nice clean thing and to fill the windows...
also i agree with all above comments of other members..:Tophat:

**JackHopkins** · 02-09-2011, 08:11 PM

yeah i did dropped in. im just overloaded with ideas lol and need to decide exactly what i wanna do with it. thanks everyone again for the ideas and thoughts

**ozbox** · 02-09-2011, 08:16 PM

advice is free but the cost is when you dont listen to it...

**playwme** · 02-09-2011, 10:30 PM

I'd be tempted to keep the one you have. It looks incredibly clean around the seams and stuff. Because it's not a Sandy you could always cheat on the side panel repairs and glue in a filler panel. It's a lot easier and cheaper than welding one in and will last just fine.

How much are you looking at getting for the parts van?

**JackHopkins** · 03-09-2011, 09:20 AM

as im still learning. what exactly is a filler panel? and what sort of price difference is it? i will just talk to my dad today and get back to you on the other van later tonight if thats all right thanks

**Rico** · 03-09-2011, 09:29 AM

good to see Jack! Id also be tempted to do up that van, the filler panel is the piece of steel that you "fill in" where the winodw once was.

**JackHopkins** · 03-09-2011, 10:21 AM

lol. so just glued in? but i still need the inner ribs? most panel beaters would deff do this? sorry for the stupid questions.

**playwme** · 03-09-2011, 10:39 AM

The piece you need to fill should be pretty close to flat so you simply get a piece made up the same size and shape as the window which has a step the whole way around the outside. Filler piece is inserted from inside the hole and the step is glued to the van using a special panelbeaters glue. It's little less risky than welding a piece in (can warp the metal on a piece that size) and unless you have a panelbeater mate it can get very expensive.

The ribs could be made up as well if you can't find any. You're best to line the interior to hide the join of the repair panel anyway so the ribs could be hidden as well.

**Sandaro** · 07-09-2011, 10:48 AM

Thanks Jack, it was nice speaking to your Dad. I'd thought the van was still down here in NSW, but Bundi is a bit far!! Shame. Thanks anyway and keep on vanning. I don't think you'll have any trouble selling it.

Steve