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Peter Anderson
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Hello All,
Welcome to my channel. Most of what happens here is relevant to car restoration. Now there are an awful lot of people more experienced than I on the subject, so please don't be too critical, it's all done in my garage at home and I work as a hobbyist. I'm a prior VACC motor mechanic and electronics technician and for the past 14 years, have been employed by the Department of Education as a secondary teacher. If you're interested, check out my website at: www.chasingbrokencars.weebly.com You will find quite a few cars there that I've recommissioned or restored, as it's only been since late 2012 that I decided to video document my work. Peculiar in one sense... I hated working on cars for a living, but immensely enjoy it as a hobby. I hope you enjoy my videos and whatever you do, please drive carefully and enjoy your classic.
Cheers Peter
Welcome to my channel. Most of what happens here is relevant to car restoration. Now there are an awful lot of people more experienced than I on the subject, so please don't be too critical, it's all done in my garage at home and I work as a hobbyist. I'm a prior VACC motor mechanic and electronics technician and for the past 14 years, have been employed by the Department of Education as a secondary teacher. If you're interested, check out my website at: www.chasingbrokencars.weebly.com You will find quite a few cars there that I've recommissioned or restored, as it's only been since late 2012 that I decided to video document my work. Peculiar in one sense... I hated working on cars for a living, but immensely enjoy it as a hobby. I hope you enjoy my videos and whatever you do, please drive carefully and enjoy your classic.
Cheers Peter
XA Falcon Wagon Pt3 - Rust
We found a way to open the bonnet on our wagon and love the view! This is a gem... kind of. With the grill, headlight buckets, front bumper, stone tray and both guards removed, we can clearly see the extent of the structural issues we need to address. There's some great news and some not so great. Hope you enjoy!
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ZK Fairlane Pt11 - More Fitting Out
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Quite a lot in this chapter; we fit most of the dash and associated parts to the Fairlane, we take a look at some rust cuts for both XA Falcons, we fit the handbrake and some of the front suspension and steering apparatus and we start bending up and fitting some brake lines. There's a bit more too, so I hope you enjoy!
XA Falcon Wagon Pt2 - Clean and Examine
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Here we have a pretty close look at the XA Falcon 500 wagon. There will be two videos detailing the condition, as there was insufficient time to blow the car apart to the level we needed. There are many surprises, some good and some not so good. Hope you enjoy!
ZK Fairlane Pt10 - Starting the Fit Out
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Not a huge amount here, but we do get the heater A/C box and insulation installed, as well as the steering box, brake booster and master, plus the beginnings of wiring. Once I find where I left a few of the parts, a whole raft of other parts can join the party haha, hope you enjoy!
ZK Fairlane Pt9 - Painting the Engine Bay and More
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In this video, we drain the fuel tank in preparation for safe storage and remove all fuel and vapour related lines from the car. This will allow us to safely chop into the back of the car and replace any rusted metal with new. The engine bay gets painted as stated and although not my best work, looks okay. Now we just need to sort through all the fittings and fasteners in preparation for re-ass...
ZK Fairlane Pt8 - Preparing Engine Bay, Removing Fuel Tank and Plumbing
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Not as much as I'd like to include in this chapter, but some important items get attended to. We send a load of dirty parts off for hydroblasting and zinc plating, clean up the engine bay and prepare for paint and look at the fuel return plumbing and decide on its removal after comparing it to the original V8 XD Falcon. We also drop the fuel tank as well as find a few other things that require ...
A Parts Hack, or a Fixer? Introducing the XA Falcon Wagon Pt1
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Just a quick video this time... I wasn't going to say anything about this old hack until it turned up, which won't be until later in the month. So XA Wagon? Not planned but one of those things which showed up and I snapped at... Take a look and see what you reckon. Hope you enjoy!
ZK Fairlane Pt7 - Steering Box Re-assembly and Heater Box Refurbish
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So we now have a reconditioned engine, transmission, steering box, heater box and some new parts for the front end. This video (as the title says) deals with the second half of the steering box reco and the heater box. We strip the heater box, clean it up, fit new foam to the interior doors and flaps and fit a new heater core. Hope you enjoy!
ZK Fairlane Pt6 - Front Suspension and Steering Box Tear Down
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We totally strip the front and of the Fairlane and remove the steering box. The usual consumable wear with the front end; upper and lower control arm and radius rod bushes, sad looking tie rod ends, totally knackered spring saddles and a pair of unwanted 6 cylinder springs. But, the part I was interested in was the leaky steering box, which virtually ran along the chassis rail to the back seat ...
ZK Fairlane Pt5 - The Repaired Plenum Chamber Plus More
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Well, here's the second part of our plenum chamber repair, although I did lose some re-assembly footage. Despite the beginning of Winter being upon us and other items to attend to, I'm happy with the progress. Hope you enjoy!
Ford C4 Transmission Overhaul - Reassembly
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Well, we have replaced all the worn and suspect parts in the transmission including all steel and friction clutch plates, the intermediate band, the sprag clutch rollers and springs, the govenor and front pump rings, the front pump gear set, all thrust washers and the modulator valve. We have also replaced all rubber seals for the servo pistons, as well as the forward clutch and reverse/high cl...
What Have I Been Doing?
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Just a quick five minute video explaining the work I've been doing on the Fairlane rust issues and the C4 transmission rebuild. I have loads of footage of both jobs, so should be able to finish them over the following week... certainly hope so, my memory card is fast filling up haha... Anyway, hope you enjoy!
ZK Fairlane Pt4 - The Rusty Plenum Chamber Repair
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In this video, we tear apart the top of the Fairlane's plenum chamber, cut the rust out and (almost) finish the repair. Hope you enjoy!
Ford C4 Transmission Overhaul - Teardown and Assess
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Ford C4 Transmission Overhaul - Teardown and Assess
ZK Fairlane Pt3 - A Ford and a Holden Six
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ZK Fairlane Pt3 - A Ford and a Holden Six
ZK Fairlane Pt2 - Tear Down in Search for Rust
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ZK Fairlane Pt2 - Tear Down in Search for Rust
XC Fairmont GXL Restoration Pt 59 - We Have a Face! Plus Other Stuff
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XC Fairmont GXL Restoration Pt 59 - We Have a Face! Plus Other Stuff
XC Fairmont, XA News and EJ Holden Plenum Removal
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XC Fairmont, XA News and EJ Holden Plenum Removal
XC Fairmont GXL Restoration Pt 58 - Guards on! Plus Other Stuff
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XC Fairmont GXL Restoration Pt 58 - Guards on! Plus Other Stuff
XC and ZK Updates - Parts, Panels and Exhaust
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XC and ZK Updates - Parts, Panels and Exhaust
XC Fairmont Restoration Pt 57 - Getting Re-acquainted
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XC Fairmont Restoration Pt 57 - Getting Re-acquainted
Cheap 302 Rebuild - The Runner - Happy new Year!!
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Cheap 302 Rebuild - The Runner - Happy new Year!!
ZK Fairlane Restoration - Pt1 Interior Tear Down
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ZK Fairlane Restoration - Pt1 Interior Tear Down
Cheap 302 Cleveland Rebuilt - Reassemble Bottom End
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Cheap 302 Cleveland Rebuilt - Reassemble Bottom End
Cheap 302 Cleveland Rebuild - Clean, Assess, Parts
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Cheap 302 Cleveland Rebuild - Clean, Assess, Parts
Love your work Peter🎉 I will be doing the same too 1970 XW wagon
The amount of parts you need to keep track of is staggering!
Xa was ford's first Australian foray in building a car from scratch, and ford's engineers were informed by the ntsb that occupants were getting worse injuries in accidents than they should, and after the engineers did a thorough investigation discovered that the xa was to strong, so for the xb the structural steel was thinner, and had less spot welds so the energy wasn't transferred to the occupants
I'm looking at this and I reckon it would be awesome to see a resto back to original. You just don't see bone stock old Falcon's, Kingswood or Valiant's anymore. Of course this is just my personal preference but if I was to see this parked next to an equivalent GT or something I'd be all over the wagon! Everyone does a GT but no one does a base model. These were the bread and butter of Australia back in the day.
You're absolutely correct in my view. It'll go back to its original colour with colour coded steelies and dog dish hubcaps. I will put a period correct 302 in with the correct air cleaner etc and give it power steering too... just a few other cars to finish first.
@@PeterAndersons you could also widen those steelies for effect! What shifter location are you thinking of? A column auto with a pair of buckets and a divider would make it a superb cruiser. Just slip in a few throw rugs, coffee table and some pillows and you will have the perfect mobile lounge room!
Good on ya Pete saving this old beauty 👍
Thanks 👍
Great stuff Peter! Keep up the good work. 😊
Well done saving this one
Thanks, it'll look lovely when finished, cheers.
Like anything worthwhile, you put the effort in and you get the results you want
Thanks mate!
The things that can bite and sting/poison you to death down under
Well, to be honest you'd be having a pretty bad day if you copped a death sentence from one of these... the issue is the symptoms can manifest themselves weeks after the bite.
That spider is like us having a rattlesnake in our backyard…
Nah... I can deal with a redback although they are apparently related to the Black Widow... But I see a snake and I can run on water!
I really "dig" this project Peter! I think the original green colour is stellar - such a throwback (you just don't see these hues anymore). I hope you find the energy, and time to do this ride justice. As always, thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
Thanks so much Andy, it may take a little while, but it's going to be a stunner!
ALWAYS GREAT CONTENT PETE,YOU INSPIRE ALOT OF PEOPLE MATE TO GET THESE CLASSICS BACK ON THE ROAD.AWESOME WORK.
Thanks 👍 A lovely thing to say!
Hey Pete , still loving your videos after all these years , keep those classics alive !
Nice vid Pete, you always have a nack of giving me itchy feet. Oh hey, I spent last weekend up at Adam’s place in Riddles Creek helping him do the final sand on his XW. Excavation work has dropped right off over the past two months as we wait for some big contracts to start up so I’m starting a trimming business in the Somerville factory to give us a second income stream and will throw most attention and effort into the most profitable entity
good to see you saving these older cars, i have a 68 fairlane 500. a 69 f 500 and a 69 base modle fairlane. parts i get in the states are just crap so i am saving and repairing all the factory parts i can.even wheel cylinders.keep up the good work sir!
Hi peter can i have your email address please
This promises to be good. I watched Jason Hill do the resto on his Aussie Ford Fairlane and the engine work you did for that car. I’m sure to enjoy watching this Aussie Ford Station Wagon get restored.
What happened to the other XA you found on its roof in the outback?
It's still here. The A pillar cuts are for that car. When the Fairlane is finished, it'll get lots of love!
Love your passion Pete. Really love that wagon. My earliest memories are of my fathers XC wagon. he wanted a PV but his old man wouldnt help with $$ instead made a cool as wagon. Imagine your xc but in a wagon! 250 out 302 in, c4, fairmont grille, gs bonnet, snow white with 14 x 8 12 slots on the front and 14 x 10s on the rear air shock rake and that same wagon roof rack all polished up, and two baby seats in the back!!!!! Cool as. BTW I have a bargain XB for you. I sent a message to grahams restos page. I know you have heaps of cars but wanted to hit you guys up first before advertising elsewhere. cheers
put a pice of aluminium food carton foil over the bolts then jam the socket over them, shims the head out enough (still watching) bottom of the front sills look bad like anything while its all still in place, once its all cut away its alot easier to see the way back, i think you should make this into a nice one not just a banger absolutely no problem fixing the front sill section etc, like you say its just time and willing to do it, great car!! i'd go with new sills and ct the lower skin sections off the A, B pillars and D if need be then you have a full new sill with just a lower skin section to refit on the pillars, never worked on the same car there before so i dont know if the pillar skins are the only pillar section over the top of the sills in my opinion better than doing the long weld along the length of the sills, could be a pita if it warps
You seem to be getting more good surprises than bad ones. XAs were a very rare sight in my early 80s childhood recollections. Noticed plenty of XBs and XCs. A fellow church parishoner had a white sedan which was the first I ever noticed. They upgraded to a white XC sedan by the mid 80s.
Shes definitely a fixer upper Mate
Thanks Peter. Definitely worth saving. Will you put the 4 headlight GS grille in it. Don’t forget your roof rack is here too. Btw I just bought a 1917 Model T Roadster. All stock. 👍
I always preferred the XA front end once the XB and XC
XAs & Bs were rust buckets in the 80s when I was driving them Im amazed any lasted this long I had some very rusty Falcons that one is good.
Let’s be honest here guys, secretly we all knew that this XA wagon would become a project rather than a parts car 😎😎 but I’m happy about that. Personally I’d dump the EJ, just too ugly for my taste, and do the ‘long roof’ XA 👍🏼👍🏼
Poking around on that XA is like an archeological dig - you never know what you may find.
This will be a great series 👍
Wagons need to be a protected species. Long live the Aussie wagon. Our coach would use his EH wagon to pretty much drop the whole team home after the game. We were much smaller then and seat belts weren't mandatory.
This is great watching you work on the XA. I have a XA Ute to fix up so you are inspiring me.
It’s great to see you happy and enjoying your cars, agree that the wagon needs to be saved. Looking forward to seeing you drive it, long roofs look cool when slightly lowered.
Mate. When is the XC getting done?
I keep saying soon haha, I've been stalling, the car is virtually finished... just a couple of small details now so not long, cheers.
I'm excited about the XA Pete - look forward to further videos. Jan and I had an XR 289 wagon with cruisomatic auto and electric tailgate windows back in the '70's - what a sweet drive that was.😊
Its in much better than the XA wagon wrecked in the 90's for its 302. The arid environment it has lived in has definitely saved its structure.
Anything is worth fixing if it is valuable to you. Plenty of people restore cars and other things that have limited money value, because the thing is either beautiful in their eyes or has aesthetic appreciation, or has some other sentimental value or appreciation for craftsmanship, or historical significance. Not every value is about money. And btw, the XA Falcon is a very nice looking car, one of the better designs created by Ford Australia.
Definitely fixable
Very interesting, and glad you are optimistic about it. Getting the sills made sounds like an opportunity too good to miss. So much to look forward to. 😊👍
You keep doing what you do Peter ! It’s a shame how many people part out cars to make $$$$$!!! restoring these old rare classic wagons is must as not many left !
Exactly....... have to save what we can. We won't get anymore 🇦🇺
Can he FIX IT ? .. YES HE CAN ! 👌
@@nathanhickeyhickey8693 thanks mate!!
The Grey colour's is called Ford silver grey, used on many Ford vehicles
Keep doing what you’re doing ,if it makes you feel good .its not about the value it all about the memories
Looking forward to the wagon metal work
I think the bolts with the locking tabs are exhaust manifold not bell housing
@@craigrickard-ru7bv you’d be correct there mate!
Seems like for a long time.. 90's and early 2000's, couldn't give cars like that away, but they seem so cool now, especially wagons!
Hi Pete,yes I agree...that wagon is very doable and I am very looking forward to seeing you bring it back to life. Cheers,Rach
Pete, have you any interest in using a microphone? Love your videos, but sometimes you're a bit hard to hear.
Oh i see its a 6 cylinder model... a poverty spec luxury car. I can think.of an essential upgrade, then, Peter..
A luxury car with wind up windows..in 1983.. that omission dates it a bit!
Hi Peter, I have sent you an email about the clock wiring and I’m not sure if you still use the same email? suzieandpeter…….?