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    bens 78 hz windowless

    hi guys and gals
    long time reader first time poster.a very helpfull site indeed
    i finally got me self a panelvan about 6 months a go after owning a hq ute , hj sedan and a hx wagon so it seems im going in order. i am a spray painter by trade but only a self taught panel beater lol.
    here are some progress pics ,it needed neary every rare spares rust repair panel.
    the day i got her and beer in hand of course
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    not a real sandman and wrong colour stripes anyhow
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    only a little bit of bog ha ha its actually not that thick
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    a bit of bling "palais white"it was originally chamois colour
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    hope to look like this soon
    i was going to upload more progress pics but it seems i need to learn how to re size images,i will put some more up when i work it out.
    i pretty much have the body finished primed and now on to the panels.
    cheers
    ben

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    welcome to the site there are alot people here that can give good info and steer people in right direction looks like your making good progress look forward to seeing more pictures

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    looks good dude! keep the pics rollin
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    Welcome Ben it sound like its taken you a while to get to the hz you won't be disappoint it took Holden 8years to develop the hq into the hz so you are on the right track good luck with the rest of your reso .
    HZ jasmine yellow sandman van
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    nice job is this the van that was at murray bridge

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    Hi mate. Nice work. Handy having some panel beating/painting skills when takin on a task like this!!

    To downsize images, this is a really easy program to use. And free.

    Go to http://www.irfanview.com/ and download the free program.

    Then open it, go to FILE - open, and pick a picture.
    Then go to IMAGE - resize/resample and pick a new size then save it.

    easy peasey.

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    Hi Ben looks good have fun, you will be on the road soon, maybe????

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    hi guys
    cheers for the comments
    yes ive always loved the panelvans as i learned to drive in one ,the old man had a hj but it was so rusty it needed a quick touch up every time we went into town it was rooted ha ha
    trash- i think this van was from murray bridge the guy got a permit to drive it down to lonsdale bout a year ago
    hainzy-cheers for the info , yep good being a painter but its a bloody big car to strip back and respray
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    put a fey panels on today to make sure gaps were good
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    a cool murial on the side of the van with me and my daughter with the sun behind us through the door after i re primed the rear quarter.
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    not that happy with it but its not gunna be a show car, this van will be driven not hidden.
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    this is what you need in your shed in the adelaide hills during winter to dry paint lol
    i only get a day or two a week to work on the van with a couple a young kids so until next weekend
    cheers
    ben
    p.s where are you guys getting sandman decals from now?

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    sorry heres the missing pics not sure why it didnt work
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    and one for your entertainment
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    and another
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    Quote Originally Posted by RodneyHZ253 View Post
    Welcome Ben it sound like its taken you a while to get to the hz you won't be disappoint it took Holden 8years to develop the hq into the hz so you are on the right track good luck with the rest of your reso .
    It didn't take that long Rod. HJ was pretty much locked in late in 1973, HX in 1975 and HZ in 1976. Designs for each would have been well underway a few years earlier. HZ suspension geometry would have been on HQ except for George Roberts wanting an understeering pig.

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