Replica HQ Sandman

**frasermicheal** · 29-09-2010, 12:09 AM

Hey Everyone,
This is my first post so I thought I should introduce my van. I'm doing a resto job on a HQ panel van which will end up with HQ Sandman options but HZ seats and stripes. I have 2 panel vans, both HQ, one from '71 and the other the '74 I'm using. So far I have had the black 202 from the '71 reconditioned and rebuilt with modifications for straight gas. Which has now replaced the red 253 in the '74 as I am on my P's and can't drive a V8. I had to get a reconditioned gearbox because the '71 was an auto and the V8 gearbox doesn't fit, it also has a salisbury diff from the V8.

This is the '74.

Here is the '71.

After it was soda blasted.

It is now in a panel beaters shed slowly coming together. Anyway I shall stop writing large slabs of text now.
Thanks for looking.

**adam perth** · 29-09-2010, 02:08 AM

what colour you going?

HQ's in Barbados green is the pick for me... same as avatar pic.

**jennie285** · 29-09-2010, 07:20 AM

That van looks pretty rust free after it has been soda blasted, there would be a lot of forum members interested in the tags.....good luck with your resto...

**frasermicheal** · 29-09-2010, 09:46 PM

@adam: It will be Palais White with DY2 stripes.

@jennie: It's falling apart in the back quarters, I will get photos next time I'm at the panel beaters. I'm having GTS flutes welded in and the back windows welded shut, everything else is repair work.

**samin8r** · 30-09-2010, 09:10 PM

Good Luck with the rebuild mate.White is a cool colour!

**frasermicheal** · 15-08-2011, 05:14 PM

Hey all,

As I'm sure you've noticed, I'm not very good at keeping the post up to date. I tend to just post heaps in one go, as I'm about to do. Anyway, back to the topic.

Do all panel beaters take forever?? Because it's still in a panel beaters shed, almost 12 months later. Here are some photos.

The flutes welded in.

Windows welded shut.

Rims painted, this photo doesn't do them justice.

The drivers side is basically finished.

From windows to windowless, looks far better now. The only things left to do are: Bonnet, top half of the tailgate, nose cone, finish off passenger side windows and door. Then it gets painted and I have to start doing work on it again. As always, thanks for looking.

**Gaddy** · 25-09-2011, 06:02 PM

Looking good mate! What were you charged to fill in the windows?

**Rico** · 26-09-2011, 08:33 AM

@frasermichael If I may ask, what did your beater quote for that work?

**frasermicheal** · 27-09-2011, 05:36 PM

I paid him 2700, that was for the floor pans, rear quarters, windows, some work on the bonnet, a free tailgate and getting the rims painted, I think. It's changed panel beaters since then, he basically said he wasn't going to make enough money off it for the amount of time it would take him to finish it to justify continuing, so he found me another beater.