At Last......I kidnapped a nerd!

[hxbunny]

G'day Richard, good to see you back, did you get your van from Joadja way ?

[Pacvan]

wow that looks so cool as is



Damo

[mckackie]

G'day Richard, good to see you back, did you get your van from Joadja way ?

nah....was closer to Bowral, but apparently it did reside out there some time during its life time

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mmmm. Like that guy at the AHD with his ridgy didge original white Sandy, it stood out from the crowd being in its original working clothes. I recon there is $$$'s in patina, especially if the base underneith is sound and solid. I would be thinking hard about preserving its history. Tough call when you are all psyced up to get her looking shmicko. Good on you either way.

yeah....I must admit I do like its current look, but would dearly love to see it in its former glory too. As I said....its all a Big Kev moment for me....would look nice alongside the EK that is looking on in a couple of the pics..

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Thanks for all the admiration of our new family member. I hafta say the surface rust is starting to get too well established to allow it to keep the look. A friend of mine who is a pretty good authority on H series holdens tells me how its rare to find an unmolested example like this without rust in all the usual places. the dash, and hoodlining are fairly good, but exterior details need corrosion or weather degradation arrested as these spots have the potential to cause deeper problems further on. I will eventually and carefully take the body off the rails to treat surface rust in hard to get spots and do a full spray for the sake of preservation. any thing original but fair will probably be retained. The previous owners did all the hard work with brakes, steering suspension and engine, so I am expecting this to be reasonably easy resto. In its current state, all numbers match, I have all the books and owner history, the tailgate tent and a little surprise find of the factory computer punch card as well. Certainly makes it worthy of being bought back to glory days.....even still has an AM CB radio.
I have found info and shared knowledge on this site very useful and I would like to invite everyone to do the "add as friend" thing too.

[adam perth]

love a good survivor car!

[Dago]

I can't see any pics. Don't know if my computer is crap or what? :(

[Blocker]

I can't see any pics. Don't know if my computer is crap or what? :(

He said that the photos are posted in his Gallery.

Click Gallery and you will find Mckackie's Album.

[ozbox]

He said that the photos are posted in his Gallery.

Click Gallery and you will find Mckackie's Album.

[ozbox]

I can't see any pics. Don't know if my computer is crap or what? :(

i cant see any pics and cant find a shed entry either?

[mauser]

i cant see any pics and cant find a shed entry either?

dis is it Oz.

http://www.mysandman.com.au/forums/a...hp?albumid=109

[ozbox]

i love survivor cars..i would not touch that..