Hx panelvan project car

[Valencia]

Looking real good HG yes Vombi restoring cars is not for the faint hearted thats for sure
im keeping an eye on this one

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When you say no luck with Vynacote what do you mean by that H.G.

[hainzy]

Great work. One more for the road eventually!

[higherground]

The auto paint shop in devonport had no luck in finding the vynacote formula , I took in the formula that appears on this site but was told it didn't mean anything to them . Cant wait for the outside colour to go on !!

[higherground]

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flutes going in and rear inspection panels done

[higherground]

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[higherground]

passenger door and guard ready for primer and drivers door started . Drivers side flute to go in next and then upper tailgate needs a little metal welded in !! I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel .

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As you can see haven't gone the full engine rebuild , just a little tidy up !! The old 253 runs beautifully so will rebuild it down the track when needed . Can't wait to start reassembly .

[Gm nut]

Great build...... No fear!

[Vombil]

Hi everyone , I am in the process of having this old girl being returned to her former beauty !! She was probably not to far off from going to the crusher , badly rusted drivers side A pillar , sills , both floors , roof gutters , etc etc , currently in the process of sand blasting and then metal replacement which will include the side windows . I know it's probably been done a hundred times , but I'm a sucker for holden mandarin red and the sandman stripes , have all the gts parts to transform the car into a sandman clone , it runs a 253 and trimatic , will also be fitting power steering to make it a little easier for my wife to drive . Hopefully should be back on road this summer . I will update with photo's as work progresses , I am very lucky to have a panel beater that has just started working from home so paint and rust repairs will be around the 10g mark !!

So..... now that the beater has finished, did you come in on the 10K budget mate??

[higherground]

I was waiting for this question to arise and the sad and sorry answer is I have well and truly passed 10k . In hindsight I should have searched for a genuine sandman shell but you live and learn . Still I am pleased with the quality of work being done and look forward to reassembly . Have purchased gts door trims and also all black gets seat covers with the golfball pattern and black stripe through the middle . Have also strayed and i hope I don't offend any hx owners but ever since I saw that red hj at macca's in maryborough with the black stripes my original plans got thrown out the window . I purchased from stick this the black hj stripes and will install a hj grille . Id say I'll be pushing 30k once finished

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