My van from then until now

Here are 2 pics from when i bought it.

Then when it got rego'd:

And now:

99% of the job done in house.
Missus did the interior and i did the exterior even the paint (and you can tell i've never painted before).
It's good from far, but far from good.

lookin good mate the bonnet and grille are pretty sweet man... Luvvin the shots.

looks great agro thanx wizard

Finally got the pics through.

Simpley.............AWSOME, AG's

Thanks for the comments and i'm glad you can see them Geoff.

rambletamble wrote:Finally got the pics through.

Simpley.............AWSOME, AG's

so that doggy worked for ya.

yeah great shots

well done Agro, just goes to show what a bit of patience, TLC, BST (blood sweat and tears for those that don't know) can do.... good job, i do like the front!

Thanks for all the coments.
I also like the front to Maz, now that it's grown on me.

AGR071 wrote:Thanks for all the coments.
I also like the front to Maz, now that it's grown on me.

what?? u've got the same grill on yr face??? talk about matchin' things... but, if it makes u happy

Looks sweet Agro, was there much stuffing around to do the full grille? Is it a standard height top and Statesman base with a chopped height version in the middle?

Thanks

Simo

hemi4bbl wrote:Looks sweet Agro, was there much stuffing around to do the full grille? Is it a standard height top and Statesman base with a chopped height version in the middle?

Thanks

Simo

I got them like that so i can't give you much info i'm sorry, but as far as i know the top has been cut off a second statesman grille.

hey agro got any photos of what u did with the rust that u had in the line where the ute meets the van roof ?

Keep at it Agro, it lookin sweet

pano wrote:hey agro got any photos of what u did with the rust that u had in the line where the ute meets the van roof ?

I had some plates that were bent to shape,that i attempted to weld on the inside, but unfortunatly my attempts weren't as successful as they should have been.
Might be a job for a panelbeater somewhere down the line.

vanner065 wrote:Keep at it Agro, it lookin sweet

Thanks mate.
Hopefully my HJ Sandman will get a similar look.

Nice one AGRO...

What are your plans for the HJ?

This van will be built for what i want , not what suits the family's needs.(That's what the HZ is for)
It's going to have a WB caprice dash, seats etc so it'll be basically a WB Caprice front interior.
For the rear interior i always liked the floor to roof section that went behind the drivers seat (XX308, Innervisions, etc). Not sure about the rest of the rear yet
It'll have twin grille's, twin headlights, L88 scoop. Still thinking about the sidepipes and flares.
Will have black HQ/HJ Sandman stripes.
It'll still be in it's factory Deville blue colour and roof racks will stay on, so no roof spoiler.
Still be 308 auto on LPG as it'll be the everyday driver for me, and the missus can use the HZ.

AGR071 wrote: and the missus can use the HZ.

What,, are you smoking crack???

No mate.
My missus loves driving it.
She prefers it to her 1993 Mazda .

AGR071 wrote:

vanner065 wrote:Keep at it Agro, it lookin sweet

Would this happen to be Suicidal's van stormbringer stripped out is it when he died?

Why is that Jon?



And as you can see it was just a rolling shell with motor etc., but no dash, guards, bonnet, nosecone, lower tailgate, interior (excluding front seats and console).
So everything else i have chased down for it.