1976 Holden HJ GTS 308 Sandman UTE Restoration Project
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2022
- 1976 Holden HJ GTS 308 Sandman UTE Restoration Project
FEATURES
- In-house body-off restoration
- In-house engine rebuild
- New Holley carb & Edelbrock manifold
- Rebuilt driveline, suspension and brakes
- New black interior
- Sandman livery
DESCRIPTION
What OL' School Garage have created here is essentially an 'as new' Holden ute in the classic Sandman style...with a few upgrades of course! It all started with a body-off restoration. OL' School Garage couldn't go past Absinth yellow for the paint...the most iconic of Sandman colours. The black Sandman scallops are painted on, rather than the standard decals, and have been cleared to give lustrous, long-lasting finish. The pictures don't do the paint job any justice.
Although at first glance the everything looks factory, the tubs have been widened to accommodate the mammoth 295 wide tyres. As a consequence, the differential has been shortened and rebuilt, featuring upgraded billet axles. The leaf springs have been professorially reset to lower the rear by a couple of inches.
The engine is a mild 308ci V8. It features a Holley carburetor on top of a Edelbrock intake manifold. Pacemaker headers are coupled to a custom TIG-welded exhaust system was built and ceramic coated in-house. The exhaust note is a crisp and throaty tone.
The engine bay houses a well thought out alloy radiator and a twin-thermo fan setup for maximum reliability. Both the front and rear suspension has been completely rebuilt to ensure a responsive and comfortable ride.
The complete interior has been re-trimmed in black complete with that new car smell. The dash pad features GTS badging and all of the gauges are brand new. The B&M quick shifter has been grafted into the factory center console. The Kenwood CD player features MP3, AUX and USB connectivity.
Project Built By:
OL' School Garage
18 Tradelink Road
Hillcrest QLD 4118
Australia
+61 (07) 3800 9127
olschoolgarage.com.au/
sales@olschoolgarage.com.au
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Bloody lovely build mate.
Magnificent work! I love this car, with beautiful color too.
Very cool!!!! 👍👍👍
Beautiful work, always love seeing a Holden!!
Great work by all involved, should be proud , hope owner appreciates all the effort gone into this vehicle.
Awesome Aussie Holden Sandman Ute build, fantastic work love it always watching cheers 🍻🍺KC Cradle Mountain Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🤝🇺🇸🇺🇸🤝🇦🇺🇦🇺✌😎🙂👍❤
Show, lindo demais
Fuggen straya kent! More Aussie content is always welcome.
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When I was in South Africa it was branded the Elcamino we never had the Sandman Great job👍🏻👍🏻🦘🇦🇺🐨
Same in the USA. My Dad drag raced a 1964 El Camino. Also this ute was built the year I was born. Awesome build!
Are the stripes and logo’s painted on? Don’t see that too often. Must have been fun masking that up.
bad ass color choice thats chrome yellow isnt it
Andarilho..
If the Ute is a rocking don't bother knocking, just look under the tarp
So, seeing this started out as a stock HJ, not so much a Sandman restoration as a tribute / recreation?