restoring

**doggindan1** · 02-09-2010, 12:24 AM

hi i am wanting to know if you can use a wb to restore a HX sandman i am after a shell for my HX i would like to keep it windowless as i cant seem to find a windowless shell on the net any infomation would be great as i would like to try and restore it as it came out of holden or close to it
thanks dan

**HK1837** · 02-09-2010, 08:03 AM

You can use a WB shell but you'll never convince anyone it is a HX - far too different in many areas, some you'll never pick until someone points them out to you. Your best bet is a HX Kingswood van shell, failing that an early HZ Kingswood van. Is your HX a Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide build?

**doggindan1** · 02-09-2010, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by HK1837

You can use a WB shell but you'll never convince anyone it is a HX - far too different in many areas, some you'll never pick until someone points them out to you. Your best bet is a HX Kingswood van shell, failing that an early HZ Kingswood van. Is your HX a Sydney, Melbourne or Adelaide build?

found out yeaterday its from adelaide

**razsandman** · 02-09-2010, 12:57 PM

it is possible done it and seen it done many times. there are alot of little differances you'll pick up on the way but nothing impossable! got a grinder and a welder go nuts! If its not a genuine sandman id just pick the best shell you can find reguadless of model and go with that.

**ozbox** · 02-09-2010, 01:12 PM

these pics above are of a wb van.....converted back to hx...

**doggindan1** · 02-09-2010, 01:55 PM

yeah it is a genuien sandman thats is why i would like to keep it the way it is. as it is at the moment it would cost me an arm and a leg to get it fixed it still runs and most of the shell is good but there are some spots that are very bad one spot is above the front windsreen i could put my fingers all the way through the pannel front floors need to be done and i gess i will find more when i start pulling it apart

**doggindan1** · 17-09-2011, 09:53 PM

how would someone go about finding the original chassis then ????

**doggindan1** · 18-09-2011, 04:19 PM

if i can i'll be trying to rebuild this shell

**playwme** · 18-09-2011, 07:08 PM

In that case, I hope you're not married and I hope your pockets are deep.

**doggindan1** · 18-09-2011, 07:29 PM

not married and no deep pockets here eather but i'll try as hard as i can to me i only need a front end if i can get that i recon the rest can be repaired