What conditon is your Sandman in?

[maxsandman]

Good news (for me anyway) is that I have found a HQ Barbados Green Sandman van that has been under a tarp in a dry environment for 35 years and I'm in negotiation to buy it.... It has ridiculously low kms and is in totally original condition... 308/4-speed and black interior.
The second I own it I'll post it up.... This is the van I've dreamed about since I was 16.... Holy grail.

Sounds like a great find & a terrific van, I hope the deal comes off for you, Good Luck

[Absinth]

4/75 HJ XX7 Brisbane built Sandman, L31, M21, Persian Sand with Gazelle interior, factory AC and LSD.

Starting work on her in the new year once I get her out of storage and into the shed.

[maxsandman]

Just read throu this & wondered...
Any updates on these, or new Sandman projects?

Mine, had a couple pin holes in drivers floor, the cabin area is now totally stripped out except for pedals, wiring harness & heater box. New floor pan welded in & next clean bits to reassemble. Cargo area had remnants of black fur everywhere, & the whole of the sides & cargo floor has 30 year old dried contact glue, hard as a rock and it must've been cheap, it's everywhere, which im scrubbing with prepsol (very slow) as to keep original inside paint colour.
Engine has now developed a water leak in valley at front, after being sitting for years, then been started &running to temp & driving in & out of shed, so I presume the manifold is rotted. So be looking into that soon.
Cheers
Max

[hilta]

Red one done and on the road, supermint most rust has been done, then straight on to paint stage, there’s a Hx Sandman Ute to do but really thinking I’d like a panama or royal plumb van instead of doing the Ute, but if anyone is interested I would love a Hq sandman van! BE014EB3-17CF-47B9-9CA0-2C4206270DB9.jpeg156BB761-FCBD-440C-9A0A-0EF677E26BC3.jpeg

[Valencia]

Still the same
but i have been reconditioning parts that belong to it
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[Sandaro]

I said I needed to do the deck first, and that is nearly complete (includes new verandah boards too). Hoping to re start on my Sandman by Christmas