HJ info discussions

**Blocker** · 27-08-2010, 11:51 PM

You're going to tell me the ride height is too high for a V8? ;)

Thanks for the previous info, it all comes together when you point those out.

**Absinth** · 28-08-2010, 12:47 AM

Originally Posted by Blocker

You're going to tell me the ride height is too high for a V8?

Hehe.... nah mate..... 6cyl exhaust pipe...

**Blocker** · 28-08-2010, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by Absinth

Hehe.... nah mate..... 6cyl exhaust pipe...

Damn! We're going to have to call you Sherlock or Columbo, you might be watching too many CSI shows working out all these tiny details.
Much appreciated mate. :knockout:

**wbute** · 28-08-2010, 10:21 AM

Ahh, but does she dye her hair or is she natural blonde?

**sscott** · 29-08-2010, 10:31 AM

Originally Posted by Absinth

:D WHAT...... you want me to give away my secrets????????

Colour is Azure Blue and tailgate hinges are the short ones.... ;)

It's also a 6cyl van.......

Many thanks for the help ... And I have another question, probably easier: With the HZ Sandman, were there different van colours called Mint Green and Super Mint? I have 1977 correspondence from GMH which mentions both names, and I'm wondering if it's a typo.

**Blocker** · 29-08-2010, 10:58 AM

Hi sscott,
I'd like to get a scan of that if you do. The only ones I have are here at the moment.
http://mysandman.com.au/brochures.html

Thanks.

**sscott** · 29-08-2010, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by Blocker

Hi sscott,
I'd like to get a scan of that if you do. The only ones I have are here at the moment.
http://mysandman.com.au/brochures.html

Thanks.

Hi Blocker,
Many thanks, I had forgotten that the colour cards were there. I see Mint Julep was available with HX, and the darker Super Mint was in HZ. So perhaps someone in GMH was just being vague when they listed an early-build company demo HZ Sandman van as ``Mint Green''. They probably meant Super Mint.

**ozbox** · 29-08-2010, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by Absinth

tailgate hinges are the short ones.... ;)
...

dont get caught out with that one..early hj ran short tailgate hinges..ive wrecked plenty of them and there would not be that many people that would change over..as for sandmans.both the yellow hj i have here had short and also the inca gold ute i had were short...

**Absinth** · 29-08-2010, 01:06 PM

Originally Posted by Blocker

Damn! We're going to have to call you Sherlock or Columbo, you might be watching too many CSI shows working out all these tiny details.
Much appreciated mate. :knockout:

The Banjo diff is also another tell tale of 6cyl engine...

Just call me H....

**Absinth** · 29-08-2010, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by ozbox

dont get caught out with that one..early hj ran short tailgate hinges..ive wrecked plenty of them and there would not be that many people that would change over..as for sandmans.both the yellow hj i have here had short and also the inca gold ute i had were short...

True Greg but I was going on the colour being Azure Blue rather than the darker HJ Casino Blue..... although colour is hard to distinguish in pics on a computer so it could possibly be Casino Blue. A pity the door trims aren't clearer as that would confirm the model.

I do recall seeing another Aunger bruchure back in the day showing the van from the front and from a vague memory it was a HQ.

Do you know an approximate date for the hinge change over on HJ.... again from my vague memory my old 75 HJ van had the short hinges..... I think...