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  • čas přidán 19. 07. 2016
  • Another slide show I made showing the work I've done so far to save this poor rusty beast. It'll end up a very tidy streeter with LS1 and 6 speed manual. Music is by me.

Komentáře • 237

  • @Rick-Jangle
    @Rick-Jangle Před 5 lety +43

    I guess people can say what they want about making a whole new car. The big thing here is the unbelievable skill this man has. What an incredible effort to do what he’s done. I’m just pulling apart my 1970 Valiant Pacer that needs a lot of work on rust repair and I have no clue what to do. I would love to have the ability this man has, and I would be home and hosed. Sensational effort. My hat is off to you. Some people just have a gift. I’ve got a rusted out Valiant Pacer

    • @dirkdiggler5821
      @dirkdiggler5821 Před 3 lety +2

      I don't think anyone here is knocking him for building a new car. I think we are just all in awe. I just started a 73 Torana 2 door, I'm with you.

    • @dirkdiggler5821
      @dirkdiggler5821 Před 3 lety +2

      I see your Post is a year old now. How is the project coming along?

    • @eamonnmunroe6102
      @eamonnmunroe6102 Před rokem +1

      Right you Charlie

  • @DeliriumElectric
    @DeliriumElectric Před 3 lety +8

    Not only can the man build a monaro basically from scratch, his metal music playing is pretty bad ass too. Hats off to you sir

  • @fatasdat
    @fatasdat Před 6 lety +21

    I restore cars for a living, Im totally blown away. You have gone above and beyond. Mate, your an absolute machine, with balls of steel. Hat off to you on such a sick resto!!

  • @johnfisher747
    @johnfisher747 Před 4 lety +11

    I'm speechless. I used to make a living restoring rusty cars and as a young man I thought I had some skills. But watching this I now realise I was delusional. This is beyond anything I've ever seen in this field of endeavour. I salute you sir, even in my prime I wouldn't have been worthy enough to sweep your floors.

  • @fitzyholden1036
    @fitzyholden1036 Před 7 lety +22

    Holy crap, thought I was getting good at rust repairs until I watched that ! Always good to see one saved that many would say is too far gone.

  • @alanmcewen6111
    @alanmcewen6111 Před 2 měsíci

    Man that is patience and perseverance at its best, well done.

  • @cruzinezy1968
    @cruzinezy1968 Před 7 lety +14

    holy shite . . . you're a madman ! ! ! this is just. . . an insane amount of work.

  • @TheSteve1485
    @TheSteve1485 Před 8 lety +5

    Mad skills mate. Wish I had a 10th of your talent.Great to see another Aussie icon saved. I'll bet that this car will be more structurally sound than when it originally rolled out of the factory.

  • @M17CH68
    @M17CH68 Před 4 lety +1

    Massive rebuild. You will be rewarded for breathing life back into this old girl. Please post more as she nears competition.
    Thanks for sharing.

  • @paulrhodes8111
    @paulrhodes8111 Před rokem

    Stunning. Just stunning👌👌👌

  • @williammccormack6295
    @williammccormack6295 Před 2 lety

    Who doesn't love a Monaro I had two of at same time a Hk monaro with plastic still on seats and door panels and a LS Monaro God I wish I had them now cha ching

  • @frucklerbullpit
    @frucklerbullpit Před 6 lety +53

    So after they remove all the rust they're going to build a new car a around the glove box lid?..

  • @Drew_peaballs_128
    @Drew_peaballs_128 Před 3 měsíci

    Wow! What a job! Great work saving a classic!

  • @RULE3O3
    @RULE3O3 Před rokem

    Every trick in the book.
    Wonderful trade craft

  • @petermordan8861
    @petermordan8861 Před 6 měsíci

    Very nice work.There was a bloke in Bayswater North who is now retired made complete quarter panels for these out of 1 sheet.Took about 80 hours of work

  • @anthonywhelan8373
    @anthonywhelan8373 Před 4 lety +1

    WOW anything is salvageable after watching this one clever and talented person

  • @maltezesaint395
    @maltezesaint395 Před 8 lety +4

    Pure genius you are mate, a true inspiration 🙌🏼🙌🏼

  • @ScottGiltrap
    @ScottGiltrap Před rokem

    That has to be the most mental amazing resto ever!

  • @bigsquize
    @bigsquize Před 7 lety +4

    Wow awesome job mate. You are true craftsman. Love the videos keep them coming.

  • @andrewerntell4775
    @andrewerntell4775 Před 5 lety +1

    Wow, just wow! A metal master at work. Just brilliant.

  • @chrispainter3590
    @chrispainter3590 Před 8 lety +3

    fantastic work mate
    I have watched this video at least 5 times as it gives me some motivation to get out in the garage and finish my own project car

  • @gazket
    @gazket Před 7 lety +1

    incredible . built his own Monaro . That is awesome and one talented man .

  • @geoffreylummis2206
    @geoffreylummis2206 Před 4 lety

    A very critical analysis of complex shapes! Highly intelligent crafting. Thanks 👍😎🆒

  • @davidgreene7223
    @davidgreene7223 Před 2 lety

    One word....AMAZING.

  • @catey62
    @catey62 Před 8 lety +6

    One question...how on earth did that poor car ever get so rusty in the first place?..only thing I can think of is it went for a dip in a river or the sea..never ever seen one that bad before. and absolute kudos to you for tackling something that nobody else would have even dared to think about. a true craftsman.

    • @timjohnston7285
      @timjohnston7285  Před 8 lety +2

      I think it may have been on the Titanic : )

    • @catey62
      @catey62 Před 8 lety +1

      Lol..with the amount of rust it had before you started it wouldnt surprise me :-)

    • @MrFriedpork
      @MrFriedpork Před 7 lety

      It looks like they wash this car at the beach with the sea water every day😂

    • @ldnwholesale8552
      @ldnwholesale8552 Před 5 lety

      Surprisingly I have actually seen worse. Just sitting for a couple of decades in a very damp paddock.

  • @johnkeil6951
    @johnkeil6951 Před 5 lety +1

    Truly awesome engineering skills used on this car.

  • @jarnosaarinen4583
    @jarnosaarinen4583 Před 8 lety +8

    From one old panelbeater to another give yourself a pat on the back!

    • @garythompson883
      @garythompson883 Před 2 lety

      From another old panelbeater, pat the living shit out of your back.
      I would have to be on some super drug to have the energy to do that.

  • @rajabpeter9734
    @rajabpeter9734 Před 7 lety +1

    Most guys would have dumped that rust bucket. you have a lot of patience and commitment. great job.

  • @victorburich1172
    @victorburich1172 Před 4 lety

    And I thought my HG ute was rusty and ready for the crusher. It hasn’t got 1/4 of the rust that HK had. I’ve had it for 30 years and still driving it every day. Its not going anywhere. Thanks mate. 💪🏼💪🏼

  • @olevjorgensen
    @olevjorgensen Před 6 lety

    My hat off to you, I restored a 1968 Datsun Fairlady in 4 years, and I know what it will say to be committed to a project, awesome job man.

  • @bradobrien3737
    @bradobrien3737 Před 8 lety +1

    Kudos to you. I bet the person who sold you that car scoffed at any suggestion that it could be brought back to life. I can't stop looking at this video. Words fail me. What a remarkable achievement.

  • @JamesMullarneyIsAFraud

    take a bow sir. Incredible!

  • @waynegto1484
    @waynegto1484 Před 7 lety

    The car, The music, brilliant......such a good job

  • @IanDennis-gr6ud
    @IanDennis-gr6ud Před 4 dny

    This shows every rusted to shit house car can be done most places would have said it's a lost cause can't be done well U proved them all wrong n saved thet Monaro from the crusher great stuff

  • @andrewwilson8317
    @andrewwilson8317 Před 6 lety

    You either got to want one so bad or have very deep pockets! I know it's all doable but how much work! Got o take my hat off for the level of commitment and dedication.

  • @psyolent.
    @psyolent. Před 7 lety +1

    good to see these skills are not being lost mate. great work.

  • @leonwilliams8523
    @leonwilliams8523 Před 4 lety

    This guy is the god of sheet metal work to build all those parts absolutely amazing wow

  • @alansailing1387
    @alansailing1387 Před 7 lety

    Very much a case of jacking up the VIN number and fitting a new car. I greatly admire prople who have the patients to do this sort of stuff.

  • @gameonpresents9035
    @gameonpresents9035 Před 7 lety +1

    Love how everyone talks about money , this guy is loaded , probably owner of the hot rod shop , doing this to his personal car shows his skills and talent , great for advertising .. anyone can just buy a mint gts Monaro but big deal , but to do this to a Monaro is legendary

  • @mattbusby171
    @mattbusby171 Před 3 lety

    Damn, awesome work, there's not many ppl who would attempt a car that far gone, kick ass job on saving another car from scrap metal.

  • @jamesford471
    @jamesford471 Před 2 lety +1

    Yes this guy is a wizard

  • @rossdark713
    @rossdark713 Před rokem

    This man has skill, patience and toys.

  • @mrcaps1971
    @mrcaps1971 Před 4 lety

    You my friend are an absolute genius. Well done! Well done 👍

  • @user9005
    @user9005 Před 8 lety +6

    Wholly shit. Hand made brand new Monaro. The only piece of rusty old car left will be the vin plate.

  • @frankirvine316
    @frankirvine316 Před 3 lety

    Great Job👍
    Many,many hrs of fab&rebuilding
    I had a Monza Blue 327 manual and it was a mint example
    When you really pushed the car,the brakes would fade,as they are a heavy car
    That will go well with the LS series engine and there are good vented rotors etc available today
    Cheers
    Frank😷

  • @paulkremastiotis6296
    @paulkremastiotis6296 Před 6 lety

    Nothing short of a miracle worker, RESPECT to U

  • @chopper1168
    @chopper1168 Před 7 lety

    Amazing talent. I restore pre war cars for a living and know what it takes. Simply amazing work hands down

  • @mswilkins84
    @mswilkins84 Před 7 lety +1

    Great job Tim. Inspirational effort mate.
    I hope my 69 Monaro comes out close to the quality of yours ( mine has half the rust that yours started with).
    Thank you for sharing your photos.

  • @gbanger2575
    @gbanger2575 Před 4 lety

    Most people would just scrap it, attention to detail and amazing fabrication skills! Another one saved from the crusher of doom....

  • @dougharrison7844
    @dougharrison7844 Před 7 lety +11

    Unfuckingbelievaby mad skills, I hope you'll do another vid of it being finnished. I'll look forward to that.

  • @wiremupaki3793
    @wiremupaki3793 Před 10 měsíci

    Wow now that alot of work there blood sweat and tears 😢

  • @tsin27
    @tsin27 Před 7 lety +5

    Fuckin hell you deserve Australian of the year of you pull this off deadset.

  • @andrewgoodall4444
    @andrewgoodall4444 Před 3 lety

    I guess the original inspiration was a HK monaro. I cant really see any of the original car left. But its one way of building and owning a car that is completly unaffordable now. This guy has invested a unbelievable amount of time and not really that much money in materials although lm guessing he has alot of equipment.
    I gotta take my hat off to him. I know how much of a commitment it is. I once built a 1928 Type 40 Bugatti from only drawings that took 6000hrs to build. It was the last project of that size l ever took on.
    My hat goes off to you Sir

  • @nickcOfficial
    @nickcOfficial Před 8 lety

    Skill and pacience, can't wait to see this one finished

  • @kensilver3959
    @kensilver3959 Před 2 lety

    I don't mind doing a few rust repairs but this is WHAT , I would not have taken it on ,. well done

  • @gnrsamboy
    @gnrsamboy Před 7 lety

    Good on you mate. It's sad seeing these cars die of rot. It's awesome to see you pull it from the devils grasp and give it another go round

  • @stevehodder2605
    @stevehodder2605 Před 4 lety

    Mate you are so talented I can’t believe what I’m watching thanks for your video, im currently doing my late dads HR WAGON UP AND HAS LOTS OF RUST APPRECIATED ANY FUTURE FEEDBACK THANKS STEVE SYDNEY

  • @kobymorier7084
    @kobymorier7084 Před 8 lety +1

    well done. That was a massive job looks mint.

  • @antontheswan4903
    @antontheswan4903 Před 6 lety +1

    Skills are amazing

  • @rapidfiremuzik_official

    This guy just built an entire Car virtually...AMAZING fab work!! Now THIS is a Builder I could def count on to turn an absolute turd into a Goldmine 💯💯💯💪

  • @keithholden
    @keithholden Před 7 lety +64

    thats not rust repairs he built a new car

    • @shitbox7413
      @shitbox7413 Před 6 lety +4

      keith holden, My thoughts exactly, wow! 😳

  • @robmotown1
    @robmotown1 Před 5 lety

    Insane amount of work!!!! I don't mind fixing rust but that is ridiculous!!! I would of turned my nose up at that shell and looked elsewhere! But..... congratulations on your hard tedious work!!!

  • @MrDJSkeptik
    @MrDJSkeptik Před 7 lety +9

    You're very talented and completely insane. Carry on.

    • @deluxairhead
      @deluxairhead Před 7 lety +1

      YOU SAID IT DJ, THIS WORK IS OUTSTANDING, THIS GUY IS A PURE GENIOUS, I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW THE HRS THAT WENT INTO THE MUNRO, PLEASE TELL IF YOU DARE WRITE EM DOWN ???

    • @timjohnston7285
      @timjohnston7285  Před 7 lety +5

      Hi Wayne. There's about 150 hours so far, so not as bad as it could be.

  • @nigelberghoff6473
    @nigelberghoff6473 Před 3 lety

    Amazing Artisan

  • @markstanton6461
    @markstanton6461 Před 7 lety +1

    I believe the Nova is the US version of this....even with the rarest of options in the US, (Small block versions) the Nova can't sell for more than $40k or so and this a $80k+ restoration....Great skill, this guy loves the car cause the money's not there.

    • @royharris4134
      @royharris4134 Před 7 lety +1

      Mark Stanton One of these just sold at auction for 500 grand. Did have race history though

  • @chrisjohnson6876
    @chrisjohnson6876 Před 4 lety

    Unbelievable! great Job so far

  • @shaunsmith4856
    @shaunsmith4856 Před 5 lety

    Lots of time and money good on him he has a Monaro another survivor good on ya mate 👍

  • @warriorradio5088
    @warriorradio5088 Před 6 lety +1

    I would love to see the rest of the restoration (near new build) amazing so far ! and the music was great. perfect for my Radio Show \m/

    • @timjohnston7285
      @timjohnston7285  Před 6 lety

      What's your radio show? If you play metal I'm keen to check it out!

    • @warriorradio7550
      @warriorradio7550 Před 6 lety

      Tim Johnston all my shows are available on mixcloud www.mixcloud.com/Warrior_Radio_Show/

  • @darrenhumphris7522
    @darrenhumphris7522 Před 2 lety

    Wow that’s a skill level

  • @Ozzierob
    @Ozzierob Před 3 lety +1

    insane work mate

  • @jkgoogle5185
    @jkgoogle5185 Před rokem

    I turned the 'music' off and enjoyed the video much better... Excellent work.

  • @ZingOnMate
    @ZingOnMate Před 3 lety

    This is giving me an idea to do with my mates rusty 1980 Nissan patrol ute

  • @markcecchi3072
    @markcecchi3072 Před 4 lety

    Unbelievable,you da man Tim
    🍻🍻🍻🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

  • @SS6.0l
    @SS6.0l Před 3 lety

    This bloke's a bloody magician.

  • @waregraham8335
    @waregraham8335 Před 2 lety

    Mad skills!

  • @mattmcfarland9154
    @mattmcfarland9154 Před 4 lety

    Absalutely incredible how that monaro turned out .the amount of rust it had in it the titanic wasnt as bad as that , has this monaro been left in the bush or forest to rust that bad. Being covered with leaves or sitting in long grass for a long time will do this sort of destruction to a car because of permanent moisture and saps from the leaves iv seen this happen . Great work and effort getting this monaro back from the dead no one would probably know where to start or wouldnt bother fixing and refurbishing a car with that much rust i hope it was all worth it.

  • @kingkapowable
    @kingkapowable Před 3 lety

    Mad skills! Love it!

  • @robertstojcevski1098
    @robertstojcevski1098 Před rokem +1

    It's awesome seeing someone that knows what they are doing saving a rusty classic!! How many cars have ended up in the scrap heap where they could've been saved ??

  • @painlessadventure
    @painlessadventure Před 7 lety

    Wow! Your a very talented guy.

  • @garylee4171
    @garylee4171 Před 4 lety

    Great recovery, but what a lot of work.

  • @_Skim_Beeble
    @_Skim_Beeble Před 5 lety +1

    My Dad had a 6 cylinder Monaro, it was white with the Orange pin strip up both sides.

  • @davidr4332
    @davidr4332 Před 8 lety

    Holly hell ........... You should build half scale Monaro with a small block chevy in it too with all the skill's you have nice job .

  • @philmissy1
    @philmissy1 Před 7 lety +4

    well fuck me, that's outstanding.

  • @DIRT4649
    @DIRT4649 Před 7 lety +4

    Mate that isn't rust repair, you built a car that happens to have the same ID plate as an original HK Monaro. I'm certainly not knocking it though the skills on display are superb. The music's pretty good too. That is 12 minutes I am definitely not asking to get back.

  • @haydenspence6952
    @haydenspence6952 Před 6 lety

    The master steel worker right here

  • @emmaziegler6647
    @emmaziegler6647 Před 6 lety +3

    Your a credit to the trade and anybody that first taught you. They would be amazed

    • @timjohnston7285
      @timjohnston7285  Před 6 lety +1

      Thanks Emma, but I don't have a trade. I'm just a self taught hack who's too stubborn to say no : )

  • @davebrittain9216
    @davebrittain9216 Před 4 lety

    Some mad metal skills!

  • @OlBlueshound
    @OlBlueshound Před 7 lety +1

    Lol that's the worst I've ever seen for rust. I would've bet my life it couldn't be saved or repaired. Whilst I truly admire the skills involved here, because they are truly amazing, this HK Monaro is one I would hope never to own. But there is absolutely nothing wrong with the metal working skills that's for sure!!

  • @JamieBroughton70
    @JamieBroughton70 Před 7 lety

    what Philip Perry said. bloody magic

  • @walkstall8390
    @walkstall8390 Před 4 lety

    Someone with a shit load of time on their hands- however a shit load of skills too- unbelievable work, 2 hats off to you mate! Very jealous

  • @pattayaguideorg
    @pattayaguideorg Před 3 lety +1

    Your a dead set fucken legend mate!

  • @aidenpowell6093
    @aidenpowell6093 Před 7 lety +2

    Speechless. Thanks for taking the time to post up such an awesome feat. Well done,
    that thing was beyond it in most peoples eyes. Ive got so many questions. Any build thread for this beast?

  • @johnazhderian5734
    @johnazhderian5734 Před 7 lety +2

    The car must have been driven in Michigan in the winter for one day to get this rusty!

  • @kennethsmith3260
    @kennethsmith3260 Před 2 lety

    there's not much of the original car left but I'm happy to see it resurrected.

  • @fredfungalspore
    @fredfungalspore Před 7 lety

    A credit to the builder as said you should make repro Monaros you would recover your money very​ quickly well done.

  • @Uncle_Chuck
    @Uncle_Chuck Před 3 lety

    Great work mate

  • @anttiroppola4414
    @anttiroppola4414 Před 8 lety +2

    Nice to ressurect a goner like that than cut up a survivor, beaut job!

  • @puppupzera6435
    @puppupzera6435 Před 8 lety +1

    crazy your a real artiest

  • @martyhandley4456
    @martyhandley4456 Před 7 lety +1

    Kick ass music, amazing work, that car is bitchin...

  • @ratdiode
    @ratdiode Před 7 lety

    will done man good onya looks fantastic cool