Vanroon

Wonderful news! He shall a quite different car for a weekend vanity car and 'Show & Shines'.

Thank you Tony. I imaging restoring a vehicle like that in UK would be kind of tricky and expensive too.

Thanks Potsie, I know to shave the engine block now for when I build an HZ Monaro 4 door another acquaintance restored.

We weren't scared of colourful cars back in the day. Shared a house with a fellow who had a bright yellow 253" Sandman. No sneaking about with that and the exhaust burble.

Well, my attempts at getting the bonnet to close were all in vain, so I took the air-cleaner off to get that happen. Next time, I'll cut a couple of mm off the bottom of the engine block. Pretty much done now. Futile attempt #7. Passenger side view. The natural twist in the bonnet is worst here. As looking from the right 3/4 view. Still haven't chromed the filler cap or door lock. Getting close. Need a handle on the tailgate window panel, side marker lights etc. A seagulls eye view.

I discovered it was over-tightning of the engine bay mounting screws. Fixed now. I shall have a look at the radiator etc. as I need to mount the coil and do some detail painting in the module. Thanks for the check.

Thanks for the praise, the kit takes the cake tho'. I discovered during the disassembly that over-tightening screws was the cause. As soon as I loosened the engine-bay module, the bonnet closed. Fitted some punched shims to prevent a recurrence. Currently hand crafting the missing T handle for the upper tailgate. Nipping off the locating lugs allowed the back window to fit. Transparent enamel paints are drying on the light lenses and Im having a pre-sunset shiraz to steady my hand for the black trim.

Ooo. Second page! Thanks for all the comments Brits. A test assembly was a) quick and b) annoying because i must have done something wrong. The bonnet won't close. Still quite a lot to do, starting with disassembly to find the misfit. It will lurk somewhere in here. I think. The roof rack, need to secure the spare wheel. Tail lights to be coloured and fitted. Find the tiny T handle for the tail window panel, make the window fit. Chrome filler cap and entry lock. Black on the side vents, front marker lights etc. Its Sunday tomorrow, a good day to deal with this mess.

Thanks. I have done a little more but have yet to document it. Tomorrow.

Thanks for the compliment HK-500. I'm quite OK with the weekly clear up of the work surface. My brother and I have another place we could work, but he does his diecasts and I do my plastics on opposite sides of the table, we chat or work in silence.

I thought so, happy I did it. I'm going to redo the I6 with sparkplug boots. Lazy Sunday here, only worked on the cabin interior and applied a little dirt to the underside & engine bay then watched F1 Imola Qualifying rounds then had a nap.

Looking at the ignition wires supplied, i felt they appeared un-realistic, so I put in a Preston's pre-wired dizzy. Much more to scale in my opinion. Has an extra wire for the coil. Now I need to make a coil. Did one for the 3.3l XU1 for a Torana A9X while i was there. No more until Sunday as i need to clear the dining table for dinner tomorrow night. Seeyaroundlikearissole.

Thanks Keith. A bit of contrast lifts it to greater heights.

The kit is basic but the vehicles were very desirable for younger set in the 70's, Great travelling vehicles with the up-market seats, air-conditioning, choices of engines from 3.3l six, 4.2 & 5.0l V8s. Tractable and easy to work on.

They're either coming out with or have released an XY GTHO and ute. Lazy Modeller have a line of Sandman decals in the factory options. I bought these from Stick This (who make replacement stickers) when the kit was first released. I'll be testing the decals to see if the carrier film is removable Kit dashboard and radio face decals were supplied and are currently bubbling up with solvent. Surfboard needs masking for second colour and graphics. Windows need the black trim applied then final assembly shall ensue. weathering to follow.