Removing the shell from the Chassis

[TwoTees]

Being a Dandenong assembled HX van it will have an Elizabeth body and hence will have all 3 x tags naked. If it was a ute the BODY plate would be painted. While they are off look on the back of the ADR plate and you'll find 4 x numbers lightly engraved into the back. This will match the last 4 x dights of the PSN ie 0451. This will tell you the ADR and VIN plates belong together.

Byron,
What was Acacia Ridge? Nude or paint?

[HK1837]

Depends. HZ was painted BODY and VIN. I'll have to check the others for certain but from memory though HJ-HX were painted BODY and VIN and HQ was painted BODY only.

[AN5590]

Depends. HZ was painted BODY and VIN. I'll have to check the others for certain but from memory though HJ-HX were painted BODY and VIN and HQ was painted BODY only.

That certainly aligns with my HQ, it is Acacia Ridge and only the body tag is painted, other 2 are naked.

[Vombil]

Being a Dandenong assembled HX van it will have an Elizabeth body and hence will have all 3 x tags naked. If it was a ute the BODY plate would be painted. While they are off look on the back of the ADR plate and you'll find 4 x numbers lightly engraved into the back. This will match the last 4 x dights of the PSN ie 0451. This will tell you the ADR and VIN plates belong together.

Classic! i just checked a set. Looks like the number is written on the back with a ball point pen??

[Dago]

No it is normally like it is scratched on with a scriber. Very feint, you have to look hard.

The back of the plate is quite dirty and has some light pitting, I've given it a bit of a clean and in good light I can still make nothing out... I'll keep cleaning tomorrow and see how it comes up. Could anyone recommend something to clean years of dust, what looks like lime scale and dirt from the plate? I've already used plenty of hot water, metho and prep wash... Not moving it.

[jennie285]

The back of the plate is quite dirty and has some light pitting, I've given it a bit of a clean and in good light I can still make nothing out... I'll keep cleaning tomorrow and see how it comes up. Could anyone recommend something to clean years of dust, what looks like lime scale and dirt from the plate? I've already used plenty of hot water, metho and prep wash... Not moving it.

this is a thread previously put up by Blocker which may help you

http://www.mysandman.com.au/forums/s...light=cleaning

[HK1837]

Classic! i just checked a set. Looks like the number is written on the back with a ball point pen??

Yes, that is normally the case for Acacia Ridge tags, and they used the last 2 x digits of the PSN. I'll have to check all my Dandenong and Pagewood tags to check their method, however I think they are inconsistent.

[Dago]

this is a thread previously put up by Blocker which may help you

http://www.mysandman.com.au/forums/s...light=cleaning

Thanks I had a bit of a search but didn't find that one. I'll try cleaning again tomorrow now that I have the info.

[HK1837]

I'd like to see very early HJ tags from Acacia and see how they are. These use HQ rivets.

[T-Dog]

yeh my sydney build hq sandy ute had the 5 digit paint code number scatched into the back of the model body trim paint tag even though that number is on the front of the tag.... wierd