Rookies Chamois HJ Van

**Sandman_77** · 26-05-2011, 01:57 PM

rookie good to see we have comon taste, look forward to watching with interest

77 aka Monte

**agr071** · 26-05-2011, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by Rookiepilot

My original Sandman (the blue one) was originally a Geelong car. It had bright red shag pile carpet on the roof and bright blue shag pile on the front floor. Very nice.

**Rico** · 30-05-2011, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by agr071

Hmmm me thinks I knew a guy there years ago. "Spanner" I think we called him, nice guy, great sens of humour. Very handy with cars, had a Snadman, blue, I think it had some red shagpile in cant really recall though, memory is a touch hazy from the G-Town days if ya know what I mean!

**Rookiepilot** · 30-06-2011, 06:54 PM

I've started. Yea.

Cleared out a spot in the shed begun strip down to undertake body repairs. Under the dash I found a name in chalk. A bloke at work says that this would most likely be an employee built car at GMH, as his parents in law worked on the assembly line at Acasia Ridge and had a car custom built for themselves on the line. Same deal with the chalk marks. They were able to get extra things done on their car such as extra spot welding and rust proofing.
Anyway, my car now has a name. I shall call him Jerry.

**hxbunny** · 30-06-2011, 07:36 PM

Anyway, my car now has a name. I shall call him Jerry.

That's cool, my car has a name too, "that piece of crap in the garage"

**jennie285** · 30-06-2011, 08:13 PM

Everytime I walk past our van in the garage, I say something stupid (but endearing) to her...but I am sooo glad it is restored and sitting there...this time last year it was just a dream....now she is a reality....

The guy who restored our van, has a 4 door A9X, and under the carpet on the floor pan said A9x so I guess that was how on the production line they determined what would be a standard Torana, and what would be made into an A9X....

**wbute** · 30-06-2011, 08:18 PM

I remember going to the museum at bathurst and the curator told me all A9X's had that written in chalk on them. That is the first time I have heard anyone else say it as well. There you go.

**Rookiepilot** · 04-10-2013, 01:06 PM

Sorry I haven't been an active participant in this forum, but here are some updates of my project, although I do read a lot.

Made up a frame to get the chassis out.

Frame before

Frame after. Just need to clean and paint now. I'm not planning on running LPG so will need to put back the bits missing for the spare tyre. I'II also be using the sway bar and power steering off the WB ute I wrecked.

**Robbo** · 04-10-2013, 03:26 PM

Good on you Rookie, you are going well. Progress is happening.

**high voltage** · 05-10-2013, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by Rookiepilot

I've started. Yea.

Cleared out a spot in the shed begun strip down to undertake body repairs. Under the dash I found a name in chalk. A bloke at work says that this would most likely be an employee built car at GMH, as his parents in law worked on the assembly line at Acasia Ridge and had a car custom built for themselves on the line. Same deal with the chalk marks. They were able to get extra things done on their car such as extra spot welding and rust proofing.
Anyway, my car now has a name. I shall call him Jerry.

Looks like my car is going to be callled tony
Didnt know what it said until I saw yours now it appears to be a blokes name..

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