Underbody Sealer: Ford Falcon 500 XY Ute Restoration Part 66
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Hi all,
Happy new year.
Thank you all for all the lovely comments and knowledge you have shared in the past year. Its been really fun being able to share the rebuild with everyone and really thankful you're enjoying it also.
I sprayed some of the underbody sealer or schutz in recently and did a little more rust repair on a few bits.
Cant wait until we get this painted in the new year and get it on its wheels :)
Email: Donstrix4@gmail.com
Looks fantastic and really enjoying seeing the process re the sound deadening. Wheel arches are probably the go rather than the whole under body.
Thanks very much Mark, I think I agree I have a few more places to do under the body but I don’t think I’m going to do a blanket cover under the whole Ute. :-)
I have found cutting out rust and fabricating / welding in new steel very rewarding. But now I'm at the stage where I have to hide the evidence and its not easy at all! Great video as usual and thanks so much for sharing your project. You've kept me going with mine and Im trying to keep up. Hope this year is going to be great for everyone.
Thanks very much. All the best for you to this year. The only thing about the grinding is I recommend to do it as you go it can turn into a very large project if you have to do it all at once. Good luck with all the grinding you’ll get there. Love to see a photo one day. :-)
I'd say blitz it with schitz - do whatever it takes to protect the underside from corrosion and stone chip damage.
The underside of the ute is looking so pristine - like straight out of the factory - great work.
Happy new year and greetings from sunny UK. Have a well earned tea and biscuit. Good health to you and all in 2023.
Hi Jack, thanks very much. I am very pleased with how it is looking.
I guess it’s a bit cool in the UK at the moment. Maybe next winter you could come over and warm up for a few weeks, lying on the beach, watching the surf, is not so bad 😏 I did it yesterday and I can honestly say the scenery was awesome. 😁. All the best for you and your family in 2023. :-)
G’day Andrew. Just caught up with the last few vids 👍👍👍👍. I was quite moved by your New Year’s speech. I thought, not The Don, but The Pope!! Hopefully we will all get time on our projects and find something new and stimulating afterwards - a new project….. stay safe and well. Col. 👍👍👍
Thanks very much Cole, that is very kind of you to say. I have to confess I don’t feel very popely 🫣. All the best for you and your family for 2023.
Good luck with all your projects new and old. regards Andrew. :-)
Don I cannot wait for your Ford it's gonna be Killa
Thanks Eric much appreciated. I’m glad you’re enjoying the vid’s. :-)
Hi Andrew, when l built my young blokes one tonner l used 4 tins of sound deadener. I sprayed the inner floor, under floor, inner roof & inner doors, when you ride in the tonner it's very quiet usually you ride in a factory tonner & and the reverberation drives you nuts.
Thanks Ray. I think I will have to do some more sound deadener in the cab I was thinking of using some of that stick down stuff, but not sure yet. . :-)
Happy new year to all there. This is one heck of a meticulous build. Look forward to more this year.
Thanks very much Stanley. I am certainly looking forward to more progress on the Ute. I’m very pleased that you enjoy the videos. Good luck with 2023. :-)
Bit rough using vernier callipers for a scribe. Ramset nails work OK or hacksaw blade. I use French chalk
I have 4 pairs, these ones are the crap ones that are meant to be thrown away 😅
@@DonsTrix I use french chalk on my wee wee
Chalk is the best to mark with or a sharpie. My sharpies always seem to dry out. And I always seem to drop my chalk and break it.😩
Great job mate love watching your videos
Thanks Mate. Much appreciated.
:-)
Looking real nice now Andrew, good to see the body deadener on 🤩
Thanks very much Kim. I know it’s a bit old school, but it should do the trick.🫣
I am still enjoying looking at your sedans paint work. It is mind blowing how nice it looks. 👌:-)
@@DonsTrix Thank you for the kind words Andrew 😎
Well done fella
Thanks Mate have a good one. :-)
Ah ,some welding....
Came up nice.
Geez those inner angles come up good,with the finger sander thing.I'll get one and never use it.
Thanks Ben, I know exactly what you mean. I bought a air Dremel and haven’t used it yet.. :-)
Hi Andrew, happy new year to you and your family mate. I undersealed the whole underside of my XY ute . I drove it for the first time over xmas, theres a few teething issues but its not to far away for the NZ cert time. I started my project 3 yrs ago. Time flies eh. Cheers from NZ, Phil B
Hi Phil B, I must say I’m a little jealous that yours is finished and I am lagging behind so much. I would love to see it. Perhaps you could email me some pictures of the Ute. And greetings to you and your family in NZ . :-)
Put the oxy and heat them up, and a little beating should shrink them back down.
Yeah, I might give that a go. Thanks for that mate. Happy new year. :-)
happy new year to the land down under
Hi Justin, it is always nice to hear someone from a different hemisphere. Hopefully you are not feeling too cold at the moment. It has been quite hot here lately. I hope you had a good Christmas and new year. :-)
Keep up the good work mate
Thanks Stephen. Will do. :-) 👍
Lovely job with the underseal Andrew, I might try to get that brand myself. My Tshirts are definitely made to abuse so dont feel bad , oh what am i saying, you dont feel bad you already said that 😅 anyway good to see they are being put to good use and that you have your own shirts for Sunday best now 👌
Thanks very much Tom. There is a lot of different opinions on how to do the under body of a car. Who would have thought it could be so controversial.
Hopefully, Josh and I can come down later this month and catch up. :-)
@@DonsTrix Sounds good !
Happy new year to you Andrew, good health and enjoy your hobbies family and it’s tea and bicky from me
Thanks very much Sam. I hope you’ve had a good couple of weeks and haven’t woken up with too many hangovers 😏.
My best wishes to you and your family for 2023. Hopefully we will catch up one day. :-)
Love your work boys happy new year and keep up the good work.
Thanks very much Ray. All the best for you and your family in 2023. :-)
High Don, whats happening in your world,i'm hanging out for your next video
Sorry, Neville. It has been so hot here, slowing me down a bit There should be a video coming soon.:-)
Nice progress there.
Have you tried the 3m cubitron purple linish belts and rolocs for mini grinder? Bit dearer but last longer.
Hi Doug ,Yes I have tried them, except I don’t seem to be able to buy them . My paint supply shop doesn’t carry much 3M stuff . So I just end up using the blue ones which we’re out twice as quick but they cost half the amount. :-)
Happy New Year to you and your family. Look forward to seeing more videos this year. My preference would be to undercoat the whole underside of the car. Although most rocks and gravel would get flicked up into the wheel wells some can still bounce off the road and chip the floor pans.
Thanks very much Bill. Yes that is a possible it could get a couple of stone chips on a rough road. I may will yet do the whole floor I just haven’t decided.:-)
Hi Don, Great build.
Hoping you may be able to help us out with your extensive knowledge on Fords.
I have a bare shell Ford Ute. Not sure if it's XW or XY. I have two sets of plates with it but no numbers on the car. Is their anyway I can pick the difference from the shell of the car? I brought it with both XY and XW grills and rear lights. Keep up the great job on the Ute. I only wish I had half your skills.
Thanks very much grumpy. Much appreciated. Best wishes for the new year. Not sure what you mean by plates. I assume you mean compliance plate. The number on the compliance plate should match the stamped Shazzy number. The Shazzy number can sometimes be quite hard to read. It is on the right hand side of the car, beside the shock mount and that often is another one, still matching on the Radiator Support panel to the left of the right hand headlight. Also, the front guards are different slightly. The doors are different on the inside and the bonnet is different on the underside. I hope this is some help to you. I do talk about this in my videos when I am doing the doors and guards. :-)
Awesome Job Don if it's any help I undercoated all of the underneath of my ute when I did it first with red oxide primer and then with a good thick coat of waxoil which is similar to what your using anyway all the best wishes for the new year cheers :)
Thanks, Nige, I used waxoil type of product In hard to get to places. All the best Nige for 2023. :-)
Cheers to you guys as well, have a happy 2023 and keep giving us these great vids ... :) Love the content and can't wait to see the ute finished. Been watching since the start of the build. Your slow and steady progress and trying to build the car right the first time is awesome.... keep it up ... 👍👍👍👍
Thanks very much for that. Much appreciated😀. It is going to get boring now! I have to continue on with the bodywork, and it is tediously slow. Hopefully we can find something worth filming along the way. :-)
Happy New Year to you and family. It's getting closer to getting painted, can't wait for that for that to happen. Love your attention to detail and I expect it will be better than new when finished.
Thanks very much Steve. I sure am looking forward to seeing some color on it to . Hopefully not too far off now. :-)
Happy New Year 🎆 2023. Need a couple more cans of black for under the front guards? Look forward to seeing more videos
Touché. I have already bought enough to do under the front guards. Happy new year you too and I hope this is a wonderful year for you both. :-)
@@DonsTrix same for you all 😀
All the best Don. You've both done an amazing job so far. Loved every minute of your videos. cheers.
Thanks very much Ian. Really appreciate that. My best wishes for you and your family this coming year. :-)
Happy New Year to you Andrew, Josh & family!! I'm REALLY enjoying this channel. You are a perfectionist, just like myself, so i know this ute will be way better than new when finished. By the way Andrew, if you're doing a road trip, call into the Adelaide Hills!!
Thanks heaps Tyga very nice of you to say. And I hope you and your family have a lovely 2023.
We will definitely end up in the Adelaide hills when we do the road trip.
I’m really looking forward to seeing you and a few other people in the hills.
:-)
I'm with you in regards to body deadening, just in the wheel arches. Leave the rest of the car with the black under paint. If it every gets chipped or anything, it'll be easy to repaint (in many years to come). Haha Tom can give you a new shirt PhatRides instead of the Phat Fords one. Hope you all had a great Xmas and new year break! We are ready for a road trip in the XY!
Thanks for that. That is a very good point about the sound deadening I must confess it is extremely difficult to remove. I guess the thought is that if it has the deadener on it, you won’t have to remove it. I’m just not sure. Yes I think it’s about time. Tom sent me a gnu T-shirt. I’m going to send him one soon, that is of course if Josh ever settles on the design. :-)
Don belated HAPPY NEW YEAR, You can put a viagra in your cup of tea then your biscuit wont go soggy mate but then again could be hard on your teeth to chew and digest anyway cheers
😂🤣 yeah that’s probably a pretty good idea Russell. Certainly what are used to do all night now takes me all night to do😁. I hope 2023 is a very good year for you and your family. :-)