Holden Torana Gtr Xu1 ( Part 5 ) We need a jack hammer for the body filler. Classic car restoration
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- In part 5 Darryl and Mick find one thing after another.
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Imagine buying that sweet looking ride and finding this out. Heartbreaking. Glad you guys are morally intact
This sort of thing is what you can expect in most of these things. Lj Toranas, LH to UC , Chargers, GT Falcons. You name it. I can remember having LJs and LH Toranas come in at 7 years old with serious rust. My own late sold 1973 XA GT coupe was a mess when I bought it in 1979. The lower rear window panel completely rotten. 1 1/2 inch Rust spots in the middle of both rear quarters due to the stupid little struts that come out to support the widest part of the guard with a bit of bloody felt between the strut and the body. Tail light panel completely rusted out. I repaired it with new panels. Tail light panel was $40 Panel under rear screen only available as an assembly with the whole parcel shelf at $79. So, now the cars are 40 - 43 years older than they were when I first dealt with significant rust in them. Dodgy repairs are nothing new. You can expect this and worse for most of these cars now.
Slow and steady always wins the race ! I bet he paid too much for this car knowing what he knows now . Had a Torana GTR myself for 40 years fully rebuilt it over 7 yrs , taught myself to panelbeat with guidance of an old time tradie . He said you will never get the job you want unless you do it yourself and after getting 3 Holdens repainted I knew he was right .
Can really understand and appreciate what you guys are doing . I am a builder and a fairly fastidious one and as a tradie I understand that If you have standards it is quicker to do things properly If the desire is within you . Well done guys and look forward to following your progress !
I think less whingeing and complaining about the old repairs and focus more on the remedies would make for better viewing, yes we get it, you do great work, but only because people are willing to spend huge dollars on these sort of jobs because the cars are worth a lot now.
You have to remember, most of these cars weren't worth a lot back in the day, so it wasn't feasible to spend big money on them so they got this kind of work, which kept them on the road and not on the scrap heap. That's my 2 cents
Couldn’t of said it any better
Agreed Every car back in the old days was rusted .you would have went broke if you did em properly , So you had to bog em up .And we used plenty lol
I couldn't disagree more strongly. Some people have just got no conscience or pride in their work and other people invariably pay for it, even sometimes with their lives. If some old panel and paint guys are watching these video's now of the type of work they performed on these cars "back in the day" and it makes them squirm a little then good. There is no excuse for shoddy work like this, especially if qualified. Some of these crap jobs even take longer to perform than doing it properly. It takes a lot of time to work that much bog into looking somewhat reasonable. There would be far more of these cars on the road today and less long lost on the scrap heaps of yesterday if more of them had repairs done properly. There's assholes out there still that should face criminal charges for the shit they put their name to.
As I'm sure you know back in the 80's and 90's these cars just weren't worth much and I'm sure many were repaired like this. Fortunately it lasted long enough to be worth repairing correctly and wasn't crushed like many were
Person who carved that out of bog is an artist, probably normally does static pieces, would be interesting to see this acid bathed to see what would be left
Could have been me .We used to shove alfoil in the rust holes .Worked a treat when ya selling em
He can’t weld for shit but 😂
@@krulzy1 I think some people forget that we don't all have the big $$ to fix these old cars back to factory. Sometimes it's more about getting back in the car, back on road and enjoying it again at the best price you can find - or DIY a quick fix. It's more about reliving the old dream and less about the longevity of the repair, or in some cases - a quick sale. As a buyer, it's your choice whether you bring a magnet with you, or if you take the gamble that everything is acceptable by your standards as high or as low as they may be.
@@knight6022 I've heard its possible to mix iron filings into the bog so its magnetic....
Back when the XU1 first raced at Bathurst I think I remember the XU1 was an abbreviation of Experimental Unit 1 but I could be wrong , it just rings a bell .
My father was in charge of the whole drawing/design department at Holden at the time and he told me in 1975 that "XU1" stood for the "Internal production code or work order number". So anything that had to be drawn up or designed to go on the GTR for it to "go showroom racing" had the work/production code number XU1 on the paper work. Maybe, the marketing department then picked up on the branding name XU1, but it was the work order number before it became the legend.
100%
Nothing unusual there . Just another 50 year old car with 50 years of damage and old repairs .
Surely you are going to get the car dipped yeah? The blokes already into a a few grand of your time I’d expect. Just get the thing stripped and dipped and see what you really have to start with . That’s just what I’d do if I had the budget you guys have .
Still makes for an entertaining show keep up the good work 👍
if you dip the car you'll remove unique coating you will never recreate. for example the sound deadening on the inner roof was applied upside down then some of the material popped creating big creators or dipped down turned once right side up. good luck re-producing that.
28 yrs ago I started rebuiling mine and finished 21 yrs ago . Things were easier parts wise back then , guy that owned rare spares at the time found me a brand new grill , tail lights 1/4 vents and a brand new drivers door that they found half a dozen of in the Philipines . Took him 5yrs but he eventually got me a door . Gave it to a pro panelbeater to take my driver door off , couldn't do it . Took it home thought about it got a flexible drill drive had it off in an hour . Moral of story is IT"S NOT HARD IF YOU HAVE THE DESIRE !
Had an EH with numerous dodgy gaurd repairs got on youtube one day watched how to put new bottom on gaurd got my mig out had it fitted , butted not lapped almost zero bog all in 4 hours
Keep up the excellent work guys really enjoying your work .
XU1 ..experimental unit Number one
I believe this is correct but am chasing a friend who knows Joe Felice who worked at Holden in design when these were made.
Go to bed 51.
I think that is correct, didn’t Holden have ideas of building one of these with a 253 and calling it a XU2. Just something I heard a long time ago
Sounds plausible to me 👍👍
Hi all. I had LJ GTR with a worked 202, lots of fun to drive. I agree with the comments above. XU-1 was Experimental Unit 1 and they did built an XU -2 prototype. Should be some pics available somewhere.
Hey guys your skills are the best but you need to make a plan because you know someone has did a shit job in the past but now get all the paint off the panels and really look at it. Spend money on new panels its worth it because its an xu1. Dont take of door hinges without jigging them up first and you can put new door pillars in and new hinges as they are available new. And sandblasting is a no no it warps all the panels and you will never get the sand out of the car. the American guys say it all the time. I sand blasted a Torana 25 years ago and it was a big mistake, and the sand kept coming out of my boot lid every time i closed it for the next ten years!
A perfect example of “bog it and flog it”. I’d be very suspect of all the mechanical components after seeing their total disregard to their bodywork. You two are doing a fantastic job.
There's a lot of cars out there that were raced (maybe on a dirt speedway not necessarily bathurst) in various states of disrepair that were cobbled together as quickly and cheaply possible and sold when they started being worth a buck in the 80s .. something tells me this one might be a similar story
I'm just speechless. I restore cars with my father and body filler is a no go! Primer filler at most. Well done to you both, great to see true panelbeating and metal craft. 👏
I love your work Gents, Real AWESOME to see old school Tradesman at work
I do have a book on the XU1 that is full of manufactures information and full factory technical specs , I will dig it out and you are welcome to it when I find it .I tried to lead wipe my Torana but even my old time panelbeater could not instruct me properly so I failed with that . I have never heard of many panelbeaters being able to lead wipe seems most modern tradies are just bog artists .
Starting to remind me of a few certain car yards i knew of back in the 80s. Dodgy as. I traded in a LX hatchback,was rusted everywhere,floors,bonnet,doors,guards, all 6 pillars ( A,B andC both sides) were rusted . The hatch lid, in the rear qtrs.should have went to scrap metal. 2mths later i see it driving past me as i was walking along the footpath! All bogged up and ready to rust again!
Many years ago there was a company called Van Craft in Dandenong that specialised in custom vans in the 1980s , I had a van done by them come in for an insurance repair for RH sill and door. The door had a ham salad roll bogged over it to fill in the shit repair on the door, couldn't believe it but some repairs I've seen over 50years are mind boggling. Luv your channel great to see honest tradesmen. Cheers.
Geez. I thought my HR was bad (and it is) but this old girl is full of surprises 😳
Good to see it getting some proper attention from blokes who care about their craft 👌
I didn't realise that panel beating at College had a butchering component. Whoever did these "repairs" in the past sure exceeded in the butchering component, he sure earned his striped apron. A lot of work ahead of you both to correct these wrongs.
Great to see the right way to repair it with pride ,this owner will wrapped when done now knowing what was hidden.At least you guys can stand tall as being real tradesmen.
I worked at GMH when the Xu1s were first built and I rallied an LC then and LJ Xu1. Xu1 is the performance package code for the GTRs to comply for Bathurst.
When I was doing MOT repairs as an apprentice mechanic, one place I was at taught me to just slap a sill skin over the top of whatever was still there, stitch and plug weld it on every 3 bananas, give it a quick spray of satin black and kick it out the door. That never felt right to me.
Then another place had an old ship builder that came in to do that kind of job, and he would cut everything out, plug weld along the bottom seam every 2", and fully weld the rest. Then the guy that ran the place would take over, light skim of fibreglass paste over the welds, a very light skim of filler, and paint it himself. A hell of a better job, despite being a third the size of the other place.
I've only worked on my own stuff since then (got out of the game), and have always tried my best to make such repairs look like the never happened. One car I'd done full sill skins on, painted up and everything, the MOT tester just took his little scaper/hammer tool and went at the sills with gusto, assuming it would all be filler despite me telling him they'd been properly replaced. Ended up with me having to make an official complaint to the garage owner, and repainting the sills, all because the muppet didn't expect that standard of repair from a young bloke on a little old boy-racer hatchback.
Nowadays I'm struggling to do anything to my car, had to let someone else do some welding to it, and they've bodged it right up, couple of tacks around the edge, half a litre of seam sealer, left it bare metal, job done. Half the tack welds had popped apart within six months, I heard most of them go just driving to the shops! Wish I could pull it off the road for a restoration, but just don't have the facilities to do it the way it should be done, not with my own body breaking down so fast.
Loving your work guys. Can't wait to see the finished build.
After taking out the 100+kg of bog, that beast will be so much faster. LOL.
Now onto the next video.
Awesome work!! Can’t wait to see how the aftermarket guards line up 🙌 keep it up
I don't know if the owner would want to watch the first 5 episodes..
Cheers Boys 🍻 Great Stuff.
Gotta love the crap repairs from 80s and the old blue Dulux acrylic primer filler over tons of septone so glad I metal finish my work I hate bog
I'm not too surprised it's been repaired like this. I've seen a few show cars in the same condition. A friend bought a blue GTR ex show car in the mid 80's and that thing was absolutely full of bog. All the money went on the paintwork, interior and mechanics. As long as it looked good that's what counted. We started to discover how bad the car was when the bog either cracked or the rust showed up again and it had to be fixed.
I would have loved to see this thing on the scales before and after the resto to see how much weight it's gonna lose in bog.
Love the content men!
Hi guys. Something for you to look at. In 1970 Holden produced a concept car called the GTR X.It was powered by a 186 with triple stromburgs.maybe the name GTR XU1 was taken from this concept car.
Another amazing video.
I Have the Holden and HDT Archive Books, there's a couple of pages of information on each car they made. Happy to post some info.
What a nightmare! I admire your patience, can't wait to see how it turns out.
XU1. In addition to my comment about "XU1" in last episodes post I went digging. In 1984 after extensive research with Holden, HDT, Fiv Antoniou published a book on the history of the GTR XU1. This book is the holly grail; the bible on the XU1. Every possible spec from suspension to engine, service bulletins to CAMS homoligation details; everything !!. Page 26 in this book states that originally GTR 3100 was considered. Quote, GTR 3100 body sticker were considered before Holden finally adopted the computer designation of the parts catalog GTR XU-1. I know this not 100% but this book is used by clubs and the like to verify the finer detail of the XU-1. No other researcher has come close to Fiv. I have never found an error in this book in nearly 40 odd years so I am 99.9% convinced this is correct. Cheers guys.
Great work guys. The car looks quite solid but the shit repairs someone else has done wow. Once you guys are finished it will be great
l 'm loving this build two outstanding professionals doing their best awesome..
love to know what the owner had to say , when you gave him the news that his little love child was a rust bucket
An XU1 was always a rare car , even in it's hay day. It's hard to imagine how that kind of car would be allowed to get into that kind of state.
In the mid to late 80's they were worth nothing. I can remember trying to convince my dad to let me buy one for $1000 when I was a kid. I didn't get that one unfortunately. BTW they've always been rust buckets.
I love how you guys are showing the right way to repair a car. Excellent show
The owner must be shitting bricks. What was thought to be a sound vehicle is turning out to be more bog than metal.😱
Hi All
Very common example of Australian old car, many performance or muscle cars were not kept pristine in a garage but used every day and even as a second / spare car.
Prices of these in 1980-1990 were $ 1500-$2500 in variable standards of condition
It was not until they started getting more expensive in @ 2000 did people start collecting them and also at the same time similar ages cars were disappearing and spares at the wreckers were hard to find.
Also at the same time remember these cars probably did not have comprehensive insurance or if they did have insurance and there was a decent accident it was write off or repair as cheaply as possible ( bog )
As much as i like 60-80's cars, i am surprised at todays prices of cars that either sat on a farm out in the elements for 20 years or seem to have been dragged out of a creek and asking price is 20k + - most of these cars in the day would barely be fit to go to sims metal recycling and would be dumped at the road side waiting for the free council clean up
It needs to be remembered this is now a 50 year old car so while some of what there finding looks horrific most old cars aren't pretty once you get the paint off. Once the owners paid for these guys to grind the car back by hand it would have been cheaper to media blast/dip it imo.
Holden GTR does stand for Grand Tourer Rally.
Rally context was... Peter Brock in his
GTR XU-1 was actually a rally cross car, holden made this model a new top secret car just for the rally cross at the time to compete against all the other teams, XU-1 part was I believe a internal production code for the car model being a GTR, bit like the A9X was too.
Have a sus at the man himself during the making of this model, i believe they further experimented with a 308 and 4wd too for racing and also dual engines and mid mounted engines etc. Before a street version was made from the final product, yes in the 70s you could go buy your favorite race car for street!, and like all racing is basically our technology for road cars later in life, just look at F1.
These were creative times and such car design really had no limits back then.
Hope it helps
Great video guys, been watching the XU1 since the start and some of the VH episodes. As my username would suggest, I'm into the Mazda Rotaries and have a 74 808 sedan. The body overall looks OK apart from the roof, it had a sunroof in it years ago and a previous owner took it out and welded in a filler panel which turned out to be a really dodgy job, it was full of bog, more than half an inch thick in some places. I had it worked on a couple years ago at one of the local smash repair/resto shops but the guy working on it didn't really know what he was doing, (apparently unpicking roof skin spot welds was gonna be too hard for him, he's no longer employed there) and it's almost as bad now as it was before. The owner has agreed to do it again properly at no cost to me, by replacing the whole roof skin (which is what was supposed to happen before). So far the replacement roof skin has been unpicked and smoothed out and should go on the car in the next couple weeks.
Anyway, looking forward to the next episode.
That's a great bog job,looks like the owners didn't want to spend the money on getting a good job. Lead wipe isn't done these days because some shops don't know how or you have to sell the house to pay for it. Lead wipe joins are tricky,if you haven't tinned it properly it will rust.
My brother swapped a Corolla for a Lj years ago thought he got the best deal until he got it home and found the sills to be made of paper mache .literally bog and wet newspaper
GTR is for Grand Tourer Rally. XU1 is a special production code - indicating specs required for Bathurst (racing). For info: The Sandman was coded XU3.
Do your best, bog the rest 🤣🤣
Poor torry - glad to see its in good hands now! 💪🏻
I can rememeber being told by an old bloke 25 years ago (he worked at Kensells Holden when i owned a VH back then), and reckoned the "R" stood for rally
Someone should commission this sculptor to create a life size monument to the mighty Torana GTR XU1. Oh, hang on - too late!
I have a full copy of the GMH LJ Torana Production Option Index List. XU1 = Special Vehicle Equipment, meaning a Option on the 82911 LJ GTR that the GMH Dealership would of Ticked when you ordered a XU1 Torana from a GMH Dealership and then the Adelaide or Brisbane GMH Plant would of Known to add to your 82911 LJ GTR. So in Essence XU1 is a Option Equipment. I know Leo who worked at GMH who was in Styling in GMH Port Melbourne and Leo was the Man who designed the GTR-XU1 Decal for the XU1.
Also to add the xu1 package evolved over it’s life.
The bog is so thick it might be a different car underneath.
experimental unit one XU-1 i was led to believe in the day, as so many bits were different but the same just small changes, and if the v8 version that was to be made, that was i think going to be the XU-2 which would have probably led to a host of different variants of parts being a v8 version, another experimental unit XU-2., the old fox would have known. but im probably wrong on all counts. a tough job ahead on this 1 guys.
Such a shame someone would do that to that car. I'm glad you boys will make it right.
Be interesting if the jokers who "repaired" this back in the day are watching this build?. Another great video guys, cheers for the content 👍
I'm not sure if you already know this info.
GTR=Grand Tourer Rally. Race program kicked if in 1969 with Peter Brock. Road production kicked off in 1972
XU-1 is apparently a internal production code going off a forum I found
Poor work admittedly, but far better than some dodgy 0perators did, like pushing chicken wire and cardboard into the rust hole and covering it with bog. In 1968, I was inspecting an FB Holden which I was contemplating buying. It looked pretty clean, nice paint and smooth body. But when I noticed in the boot, I saw black tar covering the lower quarter panel .On closer inspection, it was, in fact, stiff cardboard, covered on the outside with bog, and on the inside, black tarry stuff. It looked fine on the outside. I knew of several tales of nice looking cars which were practically all bog.I can even recall some articles published in magazines telling how you could fix rust by the"fill with practically anything and cover over" method.
I repaired rust on all my family's cars by the cut out and butt weld (with oxy) 18 gauge bits carefully shaped to fit, followed by planishing and filing till the surface was right, requiring just a touch of filler.
When I showed a panel beater acquaintance my work, he said, "Mate, if we did all that we'd have to charge so much, we'd never get rust work. People just want it fast and cheap, and looking good.
Nowadays, standards are higher (I hope)
Hi I wanted to ask you you have a big opening in the wiper motor section of the engine bay , what fits in that centre hole before the heater fits in place, my car was just plated over and heater removed, can you please show me what panel fits inside the centre of that hole before the heater fits in. Thank you for your help
They were probably backyard panel beaters with a low budget but a can do attitude to panel and paint there car.
Whatever the case you have no right to run down the work that they've done.
That Bog job is crap to you but it still looked the part and rust hasn't come through great job to the Last owners and I feel sorry for the now owner having to Pay thousands for your guys Great work...
Stay Humble
(GTR Grand Tourer Rally) (XU-1 Internal production code) (TORANA is aboriginal meaning “to fly”)
With that much bog slathered all over the thing, the dimensions of the body must have changed significantly.
I had an LC which I sold for $950 back in the 90s, but it had a vibration that occurred between 55 to 65 mph.
I spent a fortune on it. New wheels and tyres, new driveshaft, new shocks, Nolathane bushes and balancing the wheels on the car. It began suddenly, I couldn't fix it.
Guess who feels like a moron now?
It was a clean, honest car.
Sad.
My neighbour just paid $27K for an HZ ute.
It's a bog monster, painted flat black. Rust coming through the paint, bubbles galore, bog splitting along body lines...
To make it worse, he can't even drive it, as he was told it had a "saloon car engine", whatever that means, but it's got horrible valvetrain noises, the brakes keep crapping out and the engine will now only run at a fast idle.
I'm keeping out of it.
40 grit scratches all OVER the thing.
Done like a dog's dinner/
I’m pretty sure Holden’s never made a Bog Special. Bloody hell.
Ron here just a good episodes I think the X started with the X2 HD Holden
By the time they are finished it will be like a light weight special.
You need to call this car "Sara Lee" layer upon layer like you said
So many classic muscle cars are such bog chariots now, unless you saw it being restored you'd be mad to buy one.
I might be missing something here but why wouldn’t you save a thousand hours and get it media blasted or dipped?
The "R" in GTR on this car stands for Rust 🤣🤣🤣
GTR = Gran Turismo (da Corsa) Racing. And has been used by many marques over many years
Grand Tourer Rally. XU1 just a internal production code.
How many people here have bogged up a shitbox 🙋🏼♂️
Bog mobile at the moment however when you guys are finished with it it will be a peach.
hi
was dipping the body shell ever considered???
Grand Touring Racer!!!
Should have weighed it before and after to see the difference. Some of the panel beaters must have had shares in the bog company's .Mind you saying panel beater is a bit of a contradiction.
XU1 is a Holden production option code
How on earth do you price a job like this? Love this series guys.
was thinking the same thing mate i wouldn't like to paying the bill lol
@@traviscosgriff1439 which is why the job was done the way it was originally. everyone has a budget , unless some one wants to pay an hourly rate of $100-130 , people will bog stuff up. its just the way it is .EDIT - in saying that the metal/fab work on this torana was horrendous
Don't know what it is 3.02? I'll tell you what it is "it's a bouquet of bullshit", Love watching your vids and its good to see you bringing an XU-1 back to life. They were little pocket rockets.
I'd love to know how many kgs of bog you end up losing
did u count how many times he said job in 5 minutes? did u weigh the car before removing the body filler?
Great work
My understanding is XU1 is the engine code. Like L34 is for the LH. Would be interested to know if the engine code on the tags is XU1. I have seen them stamped and some are blank.
I’ve got to ask :)>>. Is there a reason you don’t just media blast the shells from the start ?
Is it possible with the old stick welding possibilities and the joined guard and heaps of bog could it be that this car could have been a race car from back in the 70's/80's any strange holes in the body that could have been mounting points for a roll cage ..... just a thought ..... enjoying the adventure so far thank you
I wonder just how much more it weighs. 1st collision it would have all fallen to pieces. Once saw a mocked up GTHO, we put it up on the hoist to inspect it and some moron had done a cut and shut only they bronzed the floor panels together. Poor new owner had to have it towed from the hoist.
Why not have the car sand blasted or a dip strip ??
Sheds gonna be a bit dusty after this build boys
How come this pre commodore car is so rusted?
Meaning are the commodores more rust proof build or was this in a horrible climat?
I always though australian cars dont rust (cause of the climat) and design but now i see a car that could made in the UK and driven in the netherlands......In terms of rust damage i never saw a Holden Commodore VB-VL in such bad shape....
Hi Ben unfortunately we do have a high humidity climate in Queensland. This does bring out some rust in our cars.
like your show lads , but really it should be stripped out and media blasted as you will be chasing your tail on that on
I don't think they were tradesman just backyard scammers who done that work
where's the history of this car. Is it an auction buy or a customer car?
I know with a car that is over 50 years old it could have been repaired many times but you couldn't be that unlucky to get that bad of a repairer every time surely all that had to have been done by the one person
That Torana wouldn't be from South Australia would it? It reminds me of 1 i saw that was slapped together after a mild rollover, i do remember the guy explaining how he had issues making the tail lights fit back in the holes, (or 1 of the tail lights) he was rough as guts and used a lot of bog, and the end result looked half decent, same exact colour, and a genuine xu1. If this happens to be that Car, i might be able to backtrack some history on it.
Gentlemen ... I agree ( 15.20 ) , you don't learn a trade to do that sort of rough work to a vehicle, but please bare in mind, that LJ has probably had more owners than a Sydney nightclub and when it comes to rust repairs, little to know big repair shops that have quality tradesmen are interested in working on a vehicle like that when it had visible rust pouring out of it. The youngsters that have probably owned that car payed butt load for it, only to discover it had more plastic filler than Joan Collins ... so they take it to a shit shop for a quick tart up and get rid of it.
This not criticizing the care you going to take with the vehicle, but no 20+ yr old is going to spend twice what they paid for the car on proper quality repairs ... with all due respect :)
Torana GTR stands for.
GRAND TOURER RALLY
It’s the Kim Kardashian of Torana’s, hard to say what’s original and what’s not anymore.
Why don't you just sand blast the car 🤨
gtr stands for "grand touring racer"
Thats nothing i worked in a panel shop years ago and there was a guy who never welded rust used to put bits of wood cut up thongs and even half his sandwich one place was a joke i went.
You might as well start at the roof down.that would have took longer to boggie that up than do it correctly
U can see the previous repairer has had a lot of experience at making his shocking work look good while taking so much value out of the poor owns car I wonder how many people are watching this that know this car and the person who done these repairs and have had there cars repaired by that's person they would have to be wondering what is hidden under there paint very sad when you put trust in someone and this is what you get