Introduce yourself Here!

hi guys my name is ben
always been in to old holdens and im currently doing a hz (replica) sandman ,im a spraypainter by trade so that should save me a few bucks .lovin this forum and look forward to contributing

cheers

Welcome Ben!

Hope you enjoy your time here and would love to see where you up to with your van!

Cheers Jon.

thanx john
yeah body , doors , guards done and bonnet nose cone and tailgates to go. looooooots of welding in pieces in the body,all good fun will be palais white hopefully couple a months away.
sorry mate tried to put up pics but same old story need to read this sites know hows. i have a thread on mysandman called* bens 78 windowless * under sandman replicas if your interested. i will put one on here when i get a bit more done but there is nothing to shiney and exciting to see just yet.
cheers

WELCOME BEN.
don't worry about it being shining
or rusty and crusty. Its about watching the
build workmanship and love that goes into
every project. .

Check out brads E H windowless build thread

My name is Jeff
Better check first to see whether there is an age limit here
I'm the same age as a 48 215, but better late than never.
Bought my HG van with 161 in 1993, used it for work, towed a ski boat, unfortunately launched the boat, and the rear of the van, into semi salt water too many times.
Took it off the road in about 98, and started restoration a couple of months ago.

This is where things get complicated.......I am leading a double life.....in a way.

My wife and I live in Brisbane for about 3 to 4 months each year, and at our new (old really) retirement cottage in Tasmania for the non winter period. I have just obtained a planning permit to build a 6X9 shed in Tassie, and will start when we get there next week. We are currently in Lightning Ridge, in transit from Brisbane to Tassie.

Plan is, get the shed up asap, and find a project to work on. I will be searching Tassie for a HKTG van or ute; beggars cant be choosers; who knows what I might have to settle on. Do you have any other Tassie members?

I'm also working at the local (Sorell) mens shed with some fellas and schoolboys restoring a 57 Bedford tow truck. This is a "Tuesday Only" project.

Is that enough for a short intro? We retirees can get carried away; too much time on our hands .
master6
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Posts: 25
Join date: 2012-06-24

Welcome to the forum guys, she's pretty much non stop on here, keen to see some pics Ben. We have members in Tassie, the only state we dont have a member in is the NT. (Although that's actual members of MV, not forum members).

Cheers and enjoy it.

Rob

welcome jeff and ben, good to see people from both sides of the age bracket, a wealth of information on here and i bet you both have a lot to add to it, hoping to see some project pics soon jeff when you get your shed up and pick a car, cheers kerri&andrew

master6 wrote:My name is Jeff

Hi Jeff,

If you remember I sent you here from a post you left on my earlyholdens.com forum.
Hope you have found it beneficial.

Regards, Smooth

Rhino wrote:Dark Crystal now that was a nice Van suppose to be out Central West some were, Dubbo I heard ??

got any photos of it mate? lived in dubbo for 27 years,I'll soon tell ya if it is.

g day people
My name is John iv had a few vans a corolla demons & wizards only had it for about 8months stolen stripped burnt now thats going back about 1978 i also had a HG van stairway to heaven yeh im a led zep fan i use to be a member of pacific van club back then i think they were in wenty/parra area. Iv always had a love of vans im currently chasing up a bedford iv got big plans I have a vs iv spent 4yrs building from ground uplove doind all the work iv been painting p/beating for a good 30+ yrs now im a mechanic buy trade well thats about me
oh yeh if any1 knows of a bedford short w/base send me a message would be appreciated

cheers John

Welcome aboard John, nice to have you on here.

Cheers Rob

thanks mate nice looking van u have in your profile pick

hi everyone my names Gary always loved vans had a HG in the late 70's my son David (WB van ) has posted some pics of my old van in various stage's, gave it up for family and a home .
Never lost the love of vans had a cancer scare last year have recently purchased a hq van ,pick it up tomorrow cant wait . it must be in the blood all my sons love them will post some photos soon .

welcome to the forum gary, so good to have another old vanner on here , next time we have a working bee at our place you will have to come over with dave, cheers andrew

garym wrote:hi everyone my names Gary always loved vans had a HG in the late 70's my son David (WB van ) has posted some pics of my old van in various stage's, gave it up for family and a home .

G'day Gary,
Mate, same story except my Van got put onto the back burner instead of sale. My son (Jonny James/SMQQTH) followed my Vanning love. I also was/am into HK-T-G Boat Anchor Vans although I have both old and new these days. Father and son teams are on this forum keeping the Vanning tradition going. Will be watching to see your HQ build up.

Regards, Smooth

picked up van tonight parked safely in garage cant wait to start, great to be driving a van again

wonderful news gary, will be keeping an eye out for it cruising around, cheers andrew

welcome to all the fresh faces, we love pics so dont be shy cheers ekka

garym wrote:picked up van tonight parked safely in garage cant wait to start, great to be driving a van again

Well done DAD!

Now I get to come around and steal stuff off it for my van. ha ha

Welcome and Congratulations Gary!

I look forward to meeting you and now we are entering the warmer months, going on a few cruises with you and David!

Start a thread on your new purchase in the 'your van' or 'your project' sections of the forum. Everyone on here loves pics and build threads. I was lucky enough to get sent a sneaky link to the ad for your van by David, it looks very nice! Someone has put some effort into it!

Very happy that you have got yourself back into a van, I am sure you a going to find it hard to wipe the smile of your face for a while!

Cheers,
Karl.

Hi,just wanted to say hi,im Bryan.Just joined the forum to find out more info on holden vans and also meet like minded people with vans and builds.I have a matching numbers HJ Jamacian Green V8 panel van with a 253/3spd column/3.08 salisbury diff.It's my next project which i will be starting very soon.cheers

A huge MV welcome to all the newbies. We've got a few father and son teams on here now and a lot more projects and vans under way. Looking forward to seeing some new build threads and lots of pics!

Hope you enjoy your time Gary and Bryan, and remember the more you put in, the more we all get out.

Cheers and welcome.

Rob

welcome to the forum bryan, a wealth of information on here , feel free to post pics up on your van, cheers andrew

Hey everybody. My name is James.
I just recently bought my 1st Panel van and joined this forum to hopefully get some info, advice and hopefully learn a few things as this is my 1st time on crating my boyhood dream haha.
I have a 1974 HQ Panel Van. Can't wait to start this project.

Welcome aboard James!

Great choice in van! Gotta love the HQ!

Make sure you start a thread in the 'your project' or 'your van' topics, we love pics and build threads on here.