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Gday mate, yeah wasn't too bad just a few trees down. I have a cool update coming soon, just waiting on the humidity to calm down a bit before it can be done. cheers mate.

G'day mate, yep finally seeing results. Cheers.

Thanks mate, much appreciated, we all work hard and we get what we deserve.💪

Cheers Rob. treating it like a full-time job really got me over the line on this one.

@@barefootrestos yeh it's a slow process doing it on weekends. I have long service leave so maybe something I can do at some point when I'm ready

Thanks mate, starting to see the light Ha Ha. Cheers

Yeah your right mate, Cheers

thought I better give him some support. He has been a good mentor

Yep, bolts were rusted

Thanks mate, are we going to see any more uploads from you?

@barefootrestos soon just started the ZJ rust work have been restoring a Toyota 4runner and getting my Brock back in the road and just got all the glass in the VL this week and waiting on lots of parts so hopefully next week I should have one out.

I have taken 3 months off work to get stuck into it, its amazing how much can be achievedwhen working on it full time. I see your ute is coming along nicely too. Thanks Andrew.

Ok thanks Darrell, I did have some issues with his sand blasting videos, I don't think that's one of his strong points. must admit I'm taking bits of his advice and applying it to my own methods, my background is bridge works and I have a fair bit of experience with protective coatings so I'm focusing on getting the most out of the coatings and just trying to get a good finish with the limited experience I have with body work. Thanks for the advice much appreciated.

Thanks mate, good luck with your build, sounds like a fair bit of work. The right tool for the job is definitely important, the paint gun has made a big difference. Cheers.

Also, I really like impala's, cheers.

Thanks Rob. I have taken some long service leave so I'm getting stuck Into it.

Yeah I'm not real keen on the front runners but they will do until I can afford something different. Cheers mate

@@barefootrestos I wasn't putting a downer on it, I'm sure you'll make it look good either way. Great that you go to the effort of filming these builds. Anything XW or XY now has a GT tax imposed on it. Keep at it, i'm learning too from you.

Yeah we have some good some bad, I have bought some good and bad also but now I'm giving them a good look over before I buy them to save some work. Cheers mate sorry for the delayed reply.

Thanks mate much appreciated

Aussie Aussie Aussie, cheers mate

G'day, nope they are from a lad on ebay, if you search ford xy sill repair panel they should come up. $80 each plus postage.

@@barefootrestos Thanks mate. Found him. Much appreciated.

Thanks Mate, appreciate the support, big fan of the XE, my olds had a s pac wagon back in the day.

@@barefootrestos that’s what I’m working on, an S Pack wagon.

G'day mate, yeah I wanted to document the build initially but I'm getting a little side tracked so I think I may need to get back in my lane a little, so maybe some changes coming with my videos soon, your ute looks great, soo much better once there painted hey? Cheers mate.

No worries

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks mate, not real pretty at the moment, but that's about to change. Cheers

I am struggling with time at the moment but will be finishing both sills and the torque boxes over the christmas break. will do my best to get you an update shortly. cheers mate, by the way mopar is on my bucket list.

@@barefootrestos I know what you mean mate , never time for anything. Water was leaking through the windscreen on the wife's 67 impala all over the fuse box and things stop working. Pulled the front clip off and the windscreen out. Nothing but filler and bit of metal glued in the channel. Hinge pillars and lower cowl was a mess to. Supposed to be fully restored, I've had to rebuild the whole car , her idiot father went to look at it and said it's perfect. It didn't even have brakes ,nothing worked . Just a wreck with a coat of black paint and new interior. Even the brake lines were so bad they leaked . Car flippers for sure. Rebuilt everything and put disc brakes on now just the rusted out windscreen channel and cowl. No time but has to be done. Now I know why the whole family hates her old man. Ha,ha,

Thanks Peter, yes it is getting a Cleveland, looks like being a 393 all said and done, just waiting on the US/AUS dollar to improve to get bang for buck. Im keen to get my hands on a wagon myself.

@@barefootrestos I put a 351 Cleveland in my Xt GT, great engine. Really went well, only trouble I had was the Bosch ignition modules went sometimes. Too right about our dollar, when I built the 360 I had everything sent over and our dollar was the same as the US dollar. Freight was cheap to, even had the heads sent over. The Cleveland will fly , you'll have fun with that beast.

Gday Peter, thanks for all the comments, it doesnt seem to matter what we do, we always get warping, im a fairly patient guy but it is testing sometimes.

@@barefootrestos so true ,no matter how slow we weld the warping still happens . This wagon had no rust even the tailgate is perfect. Just heaps of damage and bad work from panel shops. Just want a mild daily driver so won't do too much to the 318 .

Hi Peter, thank you.

G'day Bill, thanks mate. Enjoy the xw, love these cars

Gday Mate, Im really enjoying the resto content online myself, check out "cars and things resto's" they pump out some cool cars. cheers

Gday Steven, there not bad for the price, next episode I will share a little bit of an insight into these sills, they're not a perfect fit really and do need some encouragement to look right.

@@barefootrestos i have seen that with some of the repo stuff needing a bit of an adjustment to get right, look forward to the next vid 👍

G'day mate, yep certainly is nice having access to repair panels, hopefully it means more cars are being repaired and saved. Cheers bloke.

Hi Andrew, thanks for your support, much appreciated.

Cheers mate.

Gday Wayne, for the butt welds on the thin panels I typically start with the settings guide provided with the welder then make subtle changes as I go to fine tune, Im using 0.6mm wire by the way, and as for the plug welding I will have to check as it varies depending on if im welding the torque box compared to the floor bracing, varies due to the thickness. what I will do is add my welder settings to the next episode. on a side note, one of my roles at work is to inspect welding and one of the most important things is weld penetration, so I make sure I'm achieving good weld penetration also, that's why I fine tune the welder settings. thanks mate. cheers

Gday Greg, yeah i love my Falcon. cheers.

Thanks Ray, it's coming along nicely. I have some big developments coming soon, keen to share that in future episodes. 🍻 cheers.

I was living out at Rangewood at the time and now live in Brisbane! Plenty of good cars getting around Townsville back then! I can remember seeing a mint Monza green GTHO Phase three around 1999 from memory, out the front of the old Lounds Pro tackle shop in South Townsville! I was talking to the owner and he said he just paid $90,000 for the car off the previous owner who lived in Mackay. Another car worth noting from memory, was a shell yellow GTHO Phase three as well. Cheers

Gday Jason, couple of great pickups there, I worked in Mt Isa back in 1998-99 at the time the local car dealer had a red HQ Monaro on the floor, like new restoration for $20,000. If only i had the coin. I recently missed an opportunity to buy a blue XY SA Fairmont GT that was in Einasleigh for $50,000. that's why I ended up with the Falcon. still dreaming of the day i stumble on an Aussie GT in a paddock or shed. cheers

@@barefootrestos If only we all had the coin and storage at the right time and place!! Not sure if he is still about in Townsville these days? A fellow by the name of Roby Woods, who was in the drag racing seen, used to wheel and deal in XY XW falcon parts and cars etc. There was a fellow who had a paddock full of old fords just of Black River Road on 5 acres. Hopefully some were rescued as they would be stuffed by now. Cheers

Thanks Russel👍

Yeah we won't have that problem here for a while, certainly not in my lifetime, Australia is heavily reliant on combustion engines from agriculture to transport and tourism.

That really stinks old mate. If it gets to that here I will just sit in it in my driveway and rev the shit out of it

@@StarlightWorkshop0z yeah sadly China is behind this they want to sell billions of electric vehicles and lithium

Cheers Rob, keen to see how your going with your build mate.

G'day, yeah thanks, I have been learning a lot from Peter. Cheers

Thanks Rob, much appreciated.

Cheers mate🍻