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hx-sandman
Quarter Horse
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 Posted - 18/09/2007 : 1:58:03 PM
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Yeah - many WB utes sell for more now than they did new.
It will be interesting - I havent seen many Sandman utes for sale in the last 2 years. 2 on ebay and 2 on carsales. I just dont think they will go that high in prices though - would love to be wrong ;-) |
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Cookie
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Posted - 30/09/2007 : 11:29:05 PM
Client IP - 144.131.255.129
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hey,
i am doing up a wb ute. i like that colour on urs. whats the code. |
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hass
Newbie
Australia
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Posted - 03/10/2007 : 5:48:53 PM
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hey mate, nice ute u have there. Im doing up a HJ that has a lot of rust. looking at getting it blasted to reveal it all. As a panel beater do i recomend this?
cheers Hass |
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sandman77
Quarter Horse
367 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2007 : 9:59:02 PM
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The code , The colour was s h i t of the bench all put together cost nothing , ( being a panelbeater
My Spraypainter mate was collecting left over silver from jobs )
It does look close to AZTEC SILVER which is a HZ SANDMAN Colour
I can tell you that the cars we were working on at the time he was collecting the paint were mainly Mercedes & Bmws
Oh and he told me to buy 1 extra litre of Merc silver to make it up a bit .
Hass , I diddnt get my ute blasted because some of the paint underneath was very good . Which means: there was no cracking
or blistering . I just wizzed it right back flat & Two Pac primed straight over it .
I believe that if I had of had it blasted it would of added a extra month to the repair time .
It took me 150 hours to get ready for paint and i did not get it blasted .
If you have rust you can take the surrounding area back to bare metal then weld up the rust
and then blend your filler up to the primer edge . It is a little bit of an art but it can be done .
If you need to know anything else about panelbeating repairs just let me know .
Thanks
Rusty
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sandman77
Quarter Horse
367 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2007 : 11:34:57 PM
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Hi ,
Hear are some more recent photos of the ute ,
i was offered $16 000 k the other day
I Just couldnt do it .
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sandman77
Quarter Horse
367 Posts |
Posted - 07/01/2008 : 10:25:47 PM
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New photos coming soon with new front bumper and overiders .
Go hard or go home |
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hainzy
Show Stopper
Australia
638 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2008 : 09:03:36 AM
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Gdya guys.
Heres a coupla piccys of my sandmans for your interest, both in their original paint still. Tye first one is carribean turquise and the second one is mistral grey. Bith HZs.
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sandman77
Quarter Horse
367 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2008 : 6:38:07 PM
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Wow , When do you think you will rebuild them up to smick.
Does anyone know how many Hz sandman panelvans they made
caoi rusty |
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hainzy
Show Stopper
Australia
638 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2008 : 8:11:15 PM
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Howdy mate.
yep gettin there. Working on the turquoise one at the moment.
Put a nice rebuilt 308 in her. (so doesnt have the original engine). The other one does though!
and tarred the rust free floor, and restored the original covert / chamois interior.
Then courtesy of this old man of the road who sacrificed himself so that another 3 vans could live,
I put a shmicko front end on it.
Waiting on the rims to be restored. (taking ages), then itll be the suspension, then a new paint job. have new decals waiting to go on so hopefully wont be too much longer.
Then maybe ill get around to the other one!
As to how many HZ sandmans were made, I wouldnt have a clue. I reckon DR Terry or Byron would be your best bet. Id like to know myself.
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sandman77
Quarter Horse
367 Posts |
Posted - 09/01/2008 : 11:18:24 PM
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Thats a nice front clip hainzy .
Hear are the photos I promised of the ute with the new front overiders .( which i think look totally awesome)
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Next I have a brand new Sandman 18v Slate black hoodlining going in & numerous other stuff on the cards aswell
I dont drive the ute much any more as we have 3 cars so she gets driven on sunny days for special occasions . Most of the time
she is garaged .
I have a question , I still have the sandman guard stickers but because I have the GTS guards they dont fit in the spot where they should go
I was thinking about putting them just above where they should go (above the line)
does anyone know if any one has done this on a HZ sandman Ute or van with GTS guards . Because there are utes and vans out there with GTs guards.
Cheers Rusty |
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sandman77
Quarter Horse
367 Posts |
Posted - 24/01/2008 : 11:32:56 PM
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I put the Sandman stickers behind the front indicators below the Sandman stripe in front of the guards.
also been buying lots of chrome stuff of Ebay .
photos soon ..
Rusty |
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jabba
Quarter Horse
New Zealand
455 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2008 : 07:00:50 AM
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Rusty,
Did your chin scoop line up first time, or were there gaps that needed sorting?
Mine requires about 4 thin washers to pack out the front corner to prevent the rear of the spoiler hanging over into the wheel arch.
j
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sandman77
Quarter Horse
367 Posts |
Posted - 04/02/2008 : 11:50:30 PM
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jabba,
At first i thought it was never going to fit and then decided to urathane the front spoiler on and then use 2 inch tape to make sure it all held tight & even vice grips
to hold flush . then wait 24 hours ( used a hole tube)
Then I had to panel fill any imperfections a shave off a fill a bit hear & there untill the front spoiler was perfect and neat . (Sometimes you just have to make it fit )Use fiberglass to make your own shapes, then I panelled the whole car 100 odd hours later
and Primed the car all together with the spoiler attached, then painted the spoiler on the car when it was resprayed.
To answer your question . Mate it needed sorting bigtime.
Cheers
Rusty. |
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jabba
Quarter Horse
New Zealand
455 Posts |
Posted - 14/02/2008 : 1:51:13 PM
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Thanks for info. I bit the bullet and did some trimming and filling.
Pulling the spoiler hard against the front, the point at back hung over arch by around 1cm. Re-aim so that new end point would be along same line, and trim a wedge from trailing edge to just behind rounded edge. Left hand spoiler(without the ridge at end) sat a little odd, so shaped to sit around radiator opening.
Was left with around 1/2 cm max gap at front corners, and a minor edging and reshape at rear (along with filling the gap in the middle). Nu-tek the big gaps and prime, just have to skim fill the rough bits and finish sand and paint. But is looking heaps better already. Have stayed with screw fastening for the moment (as will do full repaint eventually).
j
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sandman77
Quarter Horse
367 Posts |
Posted - 29/02/2008 : 9:37:25 PM
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I had a look on your post and you have done a great job Jabba,
Glad it all worked for you .
I have done some small mods to the ute more photos coming .
Rusty
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sandman77
Quarter Horse
367 Posts |
Posted - 29/03/2008 : 8:10:59 PM
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Drove the Ute Today & It went like a dream , Heaps of poke , Lifes Good .
More photos soon , Might put some photos in the Street machine Readers Cars.
Have to go up in the hills to get a few good snaps
Rusty
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nice
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Posted - 08/04/2008 : 09:33:22 AM
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| my dads p van was better |
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darrel6191
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Posted - 23/04/2008 : 8:53:50 PM
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| just how much would you sell it 4 |
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sandman77
Quarter Horse
367 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2008 : 10:06:15 PM
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Was offered 16 k last year and said NO.
But if someone was to offer Good turkey at my face then
who knows what Id do .
Every ware i go which isnt that often people are always saying how much they love it .It makes me feel good
when people appreciate the ute .
Rusty
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Custom
Quarter Horse
333 Posts |
Posted - 24/04/2008 : 07:36:49 AM
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Originally posted by nice
my dads p van was better
Wow, another well thoughtout comment from some bozo who cant be bothered registering.
How effen childish!!! |
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Rusty's 77 Sandman Ute