Found one - 3 years on

[Robbo_NZ]

As you can see, a long way to go yet on the body. The good news is the last piece of rust has just been cut out.

Very happy with the chassis after sandblasting and painting. All new or reconditioned steering and suspension.

Engine required a replacement crank shaft and oversized pistons etc. Will probably do a start up before body goes on.

Diff and gearbox required only bearings and seals replaced, driveshaft balanced.

A couple of these photos rotated 90deg when uploading - does anyone know how to fix it?

Robin.

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[Valencia]

Not sure if your completely mad or not but your a braver man than me
big job but should be big reward when finished
Kudos to you Robbo

[maxsandman]

Wow, what a job! Great progress and well done so far, keep up the effort and also updates

[Kiwivan]

Wow!
great effort,hats off to you

Cheers Kiwivan

[Robbo]

Well Done, a very thorough job you are doing.

[Innuendo]

Looking fantastic Robin!
Great to see your progress on the HQ Sandman.

Are you yourself doing the metal work?

Going to be great when you get back on the road.

[Robbo_NZ]

Yes so far all metal work has been done by us (my son and I) who has young eyes for tig welding and finishing work.
We have to have a repair certifier as part of the re-vinning process. Maybe when all the panels are in place we'll get some expert eyes on it.

Have been working most nights and weekends for the past three years - so huge hours involved (the $164k for the Monterey green HQ probably adds up if the whole project was done by a tradesman)
The dealer probably had a bigger slice of the pie than he did!

Robin

[hainzy]

Vantastic!

[Kiwivan]

Again credit where credit is due.
Cannot wait to see it in the flesh
It has come a long way from when you first purchased her. Certification should be easy for you.
Cheers Kiwivan

[Vombil]

Hey Robbo considering removing a complete canopy, roof section etc. be keen to have a chat if/when you've got a few minutes spare dude. progress looking good!