Hey guys
just abit of a quick introduction
my names hamish 23,from western australia down in the south west,after a few monthes ago im now a proud owner of a HZ sandman
i recently had a HQ panel van i was doing up,but fell in love with the sandman and decided to use the hq for parts instead.
Over the past few monthes most of the work has been carried out through a local workshop,trying to get ready for the pits to licence etc
so i can legaly drive it on the road!
as it is in my mates workshop im free to come and work on it as i pleased,as im not qualified in any automotive tech,did a few things myself to save money and for the experience.
bit of background history,the car had been sitting in storage for 18 monthes orignaly from the eastern states,had and still has alot of rust,was running on 5 cylinders when i purchased it,interior was bit of an obortion,recently saw it forsale at a car show and new it had to be mine!
i have heaps of pics but itl take to long to upload so il just put a few up and post more as more work is carried out
this is before i purchased it





started off getting a new custom 2.5 inch exhaust with 2 supercats mufflers

all new suspension was carried out,includeing new monroe shocks,nothlane bushes,whiteline sway bars and linkages,new ball joints and wheel beerings
springs and back leafsprings were still in good nick so left as is.

front disk brakes includeing new rotors and pads
the 253 motor had already a rochester carby ,4 barrel manifold and extractors
replaced the leads with top gun blue leads and plugs with nkg plugs,oil change,replaced a few hoses etc
heads were replaced with recon heads

interior was loose and old with age,tidied up the front and bolted down the seats and center console which were loose neatened up some of the loose wireing.

as for the back ,carpet was torn and old so replaced with new and tidyed up side panels and archway,till i can get new panels retrimed
as for exterior replaced the front cracked grill,buffed up the old centerline rims,polished up the front and back bumper and fixed where they were loose

recently has just gone over the pits so i can get a list of what else needs to be done,il post it up soon,maybe some of you could help me out?
its due for the panel beaters in january and will get it painted as soon as its out.
atm just trying to get everything else done so i dont have to worry about anything else when its out of the panel beaters,will be an on going project this year,2 monthes of work so far,i just want it done and on the road!hopefully not long now,itl be good to drive a respected car and have a new car for car shows,events etc
look forward to talking to some of you soon,il get a copy of the inspection list and post it up,as i need abit of help