That is a truly beautiful coupe Darren. It shows the amazing skills that you and Howard possess. The blue really suits the coke bottle shape nicely. Love your choice of interior and the seat inserts.
Gday guys, lovely car Darren, well executed, that blue with the white interior looks great. Please don't take this the wrong way Howard, the hood lining is under the bonnet, the headlining is in the car. Just goes to show how well both yourself and Darren's work has stood the test of time, that car will look good for years to come, take care cheers
Great Car. Thanks for emphasizing it's Darren's car so he can do what he wants. I've always been drawn to the pastel's and light coloured trims. Always looks special. Great show as always Howard
What a great XB Coupe. Love that paint colour and the interior with cloth inserts. Learned something about McLeod! The wonderful thing about our own projects is we get to build them exactly how we want them. 100% agree on no sunroof! For me it would be injection all the way, but Darren has it how Darren wants it, and that's how it should be.
Must be awesome to go back and look how your work has progressed through time and look at all the things that you learnt and still apply today. Awesome car.
Sweet car! Ever since I was about 16, have always wanted a Coupe.. They were either too dear, at 16 yr old, or too rusted, or I didn't chase hard enough. And now definitely too dear. I had to laugh at the crocheted rug on the passenger seat. I think I have a near identical one on the back seat of my XA GS sedan 🙂
Brilliant. Love that Blue. Same thing with my sister's rear glass. A professional glass fitter & helper had about 3 goes at it. Then Corrado that rebuilt car helped them. With a couple of tricks that he learnt.
i place 5mm plates inside the A-Pillars with ajustment of my HQ for the electric windows and weight .. As they tend to sage as well , Original Holden fits a 1mm plate on the outside of the A-Pillar for electric windows which i believe there not stronger enough ..
I'd love to do an XA sedan one day, as I just reckon they have the best cokebottle styling from the factory and they kind of lost it on the Bs and Cs. Coupes are cool too, but they're just too done. I like a red interior, especially with a black paintjob..
Hey Howard i have a 76 xb gs ute done 50,000km from new,dont they have the same doors as the coupe,just one day i opened the passenger door and it woulnt shut.It would shut on first clink but woulnt completely shut ,i took to a few guys[paint and panel]with no luck,what you saying about taking the front guard off,i thought that adjustment might do the trick,have you any sugestions
Use a screwdriver to close the jaws on the door catch to see if it will close onto the second catch. If it does, lift the outside handle and release the catch. Then adjust the striker out so that the door catches on second catch. Check the distance to get the door level with quarter panel and move sticker to get the desired setting.
I don't understand the EFI issue. Autronic has no issues to be expected. The founders from Motec anyway. The build described for EFI could not be more simple. It's not a criticism just very surprising to hear. We are spoilt with EFI genius in this country and home arguably the best ECU manufacturers in the world.
True Mark. A lot of the issues were to do with adapting the mechanical injection to electronic and the sticking throttle shafts and butterfly clearances etc. The engine will be going into another project and will get sorted.
Name Billy Lambert living in NSW Illawarra little boy 3 year old big fan of ford falcon me start work footlife truck drive and mig welding machine 18 year old finance on car 1971 Xy ford falcon Gt-ho v8 351 4 speed manual me I love car
Darren is just a real person talking about his project. Not everyone is a Gen Z social media showboat. This channel is more about fabrication and high class restomods, not hyped entertainment. You can find plenty of that elsewhere.
Love the job on the car. Agree with Howard re sunroof - hate em!
I don’t really hate them, just wouldn’t put one in a good roof.
True dat, can be hard to find some later models without sunroof but I always make the effort.
Gotta love a coupe but one done well is awesome, Cheers 4 sharing sir.
Thanks Tex
That is a truly beautiful coupe Darren. It shows the amazing skills that you and Howard possess.
The blue really suits the coke bottle shape nicely. Love your choice of interior and the seat inserts.
Yep good combo.
Absolutely loving the twice a week uploads, thank you Howard.
Cheers mate, got some good stuff coming up
Gday guys, lovely car Darren, well executed, that blue with the white interior looks great. Please don't take this the wrong way Howard, the hood lining is under the bonnet, the headlining is in the car. Just goes to show how well both yourself and Darren's work has stood the test of time, that car will look good for years to come, take care cheers
There is a lot of Hood lining products for sale on google that are for the inside of the car, I guess it depends on what Hood you grew up in.
@@AstillDesign 😋
I love this coupe. They are one of my favourite all time vehicles and this one is awesome. Well Done it is a credit to everyone involved.
Thanks Warrick
Nice XBGT Coupe stunning blue color 💙
Yes it is, build series coming up next week on that one
Great Car. Thanks for emphasizing it's Darren's car so he can do what he wants. I've always been drawn to the pastel's and light coloured trims. Always looks special. Great show as always Howard
Thanks Colin
What a great XB Coupe. Love that paint colour and the interior with cloth inserts. Learned something about McLeod! The wonderful thing about our own projects is we get to build them exactly how we want them. 100% agree on no sunroof! For me it would be injection all the way, but Darren has it how Darren wants it, and that's how it should be.
Yeah there is always something new to learn from the past
That's a beautiful car Daren. I love the nod to the past in the way you've built it. Stunna for shore.
Thanks David
Loving the weekly updates , amazing XB . You’ve inspired me to get back onto my XB
That’s good, what ever it takes to get you going
30 minutes everyday michael before you know it you’ll be washing it for its first drive
That's an awesome Coupe ....love the interior 👌 ..& fact Darren cars are all BLUE 👍
Yeah, like mine are Red.😂😂
That's an awesome looking car, Darren's a lucky bloke
Yes mate, he has a couple of nice cars
Must be awesome to go back and look how your work has progressed through time and look at all the things that you learnt and still apply today. Awesome car.
Yes it is
What a beauty 😍
Sure is
Great show Love Darren's coupe. Amazing how he did the sunroof excellent workman ship. Keep it coming Astill Design Extra.
Thanks George, he has some skills that’s for sure.
Beautiful resto job. I love the look of horn cars.
Yeah they have gained a lot of support in the last 5 years or so
As an American this is the most perfect looking muscle car ever
They certainly have a special look and stance
Cheers Howie!!!
Thanks
Sweet car!
Ever since I was about 16, have always wanted a Coupe..
They were either too dear, at 16 yr old, or too rusted, or I didn't chase hard enough.
And now definitely too dear.
I had to laugh at the crocheted rug on the passenger seat.
I think I have a near identical one on the back seat of my XA GS sedan 🙂
XA GS sedan are not exactly common or cheap. As good a alternative to a coupe in my opinion. Love the Torino design cues in our Australian Falcons.
@@forddriver8827 yeah, I shouldn't complain too much! Lol
Yeah family relic’s them rugs
Love the overall style of the car and the interior is a show stopper!
👍
Looks fantastic after 7 years. In saying this - never been a fan of those wheels. Needs dish!
Yeah a cool car, just how he wanted it.
Brilliant. Love that Blue. Same thing with my sister's rear glass. A professional glass fitter & helper had about 3 goes at it. Then Corrado that rebuilt car helped them. With a couple of tricks that he learnt.
Yes I’ve done a few in my time and I never look forward to it.
@@AstillDesign Easy to take out. Not so easy to put back in.
What a beauty, very well restored. Look forward to hear it running.
Yeah will be good
Thank you for showing and doing the video clip , very nice work .
Cheers Rod
absolute stunning car
Thanks Jack
Great episode, what a beautiful car. Cheers 👍
Cheers mate
Perfect for Woolworths car park.
Yeah, you would just have to part the crowd to get back to your car
That is a beautiful car great site.
Thanks, we’re trying new things all the time
The tip on the boot rubbers a good one. I've struggled big time getting my boot to sit flush with the repro rubbers.
Cheers mate
Owned an original GS XB Coupe 351, would like another one.
Yes we all have cars we wished we still had.
Great vid Howard 👌👍darrens xb looks mint
Cheers Steven
Shes beautiful 😃👍
Thanks Vance
i place 5mm plates inside the A-Pillars with ajustment of my HQ for the electric windows and weight .. As they tend to sage as well , Original Holden fits a 1mm plate on the outside of the A-Pillar for electric windows which i believe there not stronger enough ..
Yeah lots of little tricks
Superb taste in cars Darren. Howard, your take on car covers please.
Yeah good idea if they are soft and can breath
I’d love to see some door adjustment tips boys
Good idea
I'd love to do an XA sedan one day, as I just reckon they have the best cokebottle styling from the factory and they kind of lost it on the Bs and Cs. Coupes are cool too, but they're just too done. I like a red interior, especially with a black paintjob..
Sounds good
Hey Howard i have a 76 xb gs ute done 50,000km from new,dont they have the same doors as the coupe,just one day i opened the passenger door and it woulnt shut.It would shut on first clink but woulnt completely shut ,i took to a few guys[paint and panel]with no luck,what you saying about taking the front guard off,i thought that adjustment might do the trick,have you any sugestions
Use a screwdriver to close the jaws on the door catch to see if it will close onto the second catch. If it does, lift the outside handle and release the catch. Then adjust the striker out so that the door catches on second catch. Check the distance to get the door level with quarter panel and move sticker to get the desired setting.
Do a epidode om your brown xc van please
The van is still in the naughty corner. Once I make a start you will hear about it.
We like viewing the naughty corner sometimes. Good job boys
I don't understand the EFI issue. Autronic has no issues to be expected. The founders from Motec anyway. The build described for EFI could not be more simple. It's not a criticism just very surprising to hear. We are spoilt with EFI genius in this country and home arguably the best ECU manufacturers in the world.
True Mark. A lot of the issues were to do with adapting the mechanical injection to electronic and the sticking throttle shafts and butterfly clearances etc. The engine will be going into another project and will get sorted.
@@AstillDesign Ah, that makes sense. I missed the mechanical inj bit.
Imagn komputa karz 4 dat see
i wanted to hit the like button but its at 351.... what do i do?
😃
Gold!
Name Billy Lambert living in NSW Illawarra little boy 3 year old big fan of ford falcon me start work footlife truck drive and mig welding machine 18 year old finance on car 1971 Xy ford falcon Gt-ho v8 351 4 speed manual me I love car
Huh????
Hey Billy, good story.
Imagn wyd bod gardz styld spad styld
Boring owner
Would you like him to wear a red nose and clown shoes for you next time ?
Your lucky he was happy to show the world his car
Boring owner?
Looked like a real guy to me...
You were expecting Cleetus McFarland?
Sheesh.
Boring commentator
Darren is just a real person talking about his project. Not everyone is a Gen Z social media showboat. This channel is more about fabrication and high class restomods, not hyped entertainment. You can find plenty of that elsewhere.