HJ Sandman van resto

**jennie285** · 09-05-2011, 08:13 AM

Wow that is such a nice job, great progress....how is the interior going now, sorry about the delay on the petrol cap it appears they have become scarce, am still waitiing for some from our wreckers...he is trying to source for me..

J

**GTS** · 09-05-2011, 08:26 AM

Thanks Jennie.....the interior hit a snag on the weekend. I bought a new hoodlining and had a young bloke fit it. I asked him several times if he thought he was up to it and he kept saying yes. Turns out he wasn't up to it and botched the whole job....now I have to get another hoodlining and find and old bloke to do the job.

**jennie285** · 09-05-2011, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by GTS

Thanks Jennie.....the interior hit a snag on the weekend. I bought a new hoodlining and had a young bloke fit it. I asked him several times if he thought he was up to it and he kept saying yes. Turns out he wasn't up to it and botched the whole job....now I have to get another hoodlining and find and old bloke to do the job.

If you can't find anyone to do it, we can ask the guy who did ours to do it, and you can bring it up here for the weekend, and he would fit it, and you can get hoodlinings from Stickthis...Our friend in Orange had the same problem, only the hoodlining was the problem there I think, and I don't know where he got it from....but I think Ebay was the first one, and I am not sure the second one was terribly successful either...and thinking they are onto their third...

**will.co** · 09-05-2011, 03:53 PM

Hell Yes this van is SWEEEET!! love the thread as well, so much good info!

Congrats and well done, i love it...so will you when your crusin the bitch..umen

**GNW1974** · 09-05-2011, 04:57 PM

Great looking van GTS, I'll be very happy if my project turns out as good as yours

**ozbox** · 09-05-2011, 05:28 PM

Originally Posted by jennie285

sorry about the delay on the petrol cap it appears they have become scarce, am still waitiing for some from our wreckers...he is trying to source for me..

J

yep they are..thats why i asked for some jennie..i do have a couple spare and a nos one somewhere..

**adam perth** · 14-05-2011, 01:43 AM

That is a great rebuild. you have set the bar for resto. chassis off etc...
congratulations, you must feel great.

**Pacvan** · 15-05-2011, 09:20 AM

Wow, looks great in that shade of green GTS ,
but then again i'm a huge Fan of lairy/bright colours

top job , very inspiring ,

Damo

**GTS** · 06-07-2011, 07:37 AM

I'm still chipping away. Here is the hoodlining....version 1 done by the young fella. It looks more like my doona this morning..... This was the result of 5, yes FIVE, hours work despite me having asked him several times if he knew what he was doing. Each time he replied that he was OK doing it.......apparently not. He kept telling me that the wrinkles would come out if I hit it with a blow dryer.......they didn't come out, no surprises there.

Same hoodlining version 2. The old guy knew what he was doing and knocked it over in just under 2 hours.

Also had the glass fitted yesterday.

**jennie285** · 06-07-2011, 08:22 AM

Always look forward to pics of your resto...great work, yes the sun or heat does take the wrinkles out but not that many wrinkles, it didn't look like he had pulled it taught enough..take 2 much better.

Are you going to have it ready for AHD....or our show n shine in Parkes...?