Ep12. CLASSIC HOLDEN WB STATESMAN DEVILLE SURVIVOR BACK ON THE ROAD.
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- Опубликовано: 15 дек 2024
- This episode we finish the WB Statesman rescue from a few episodes ago.
She gets a full exhaust, a few repairs to get rego'd then hits the road for the first time in god knows how many years.
SO WHAT IS BACKSHED ALL ABOUT ?
WE ARE ALL ABOUT SAVING OLD CLASSIC CARS AND MODIFIYING SOME ALONG THE WAY TOO.
WE LOVE THE CLASSIC RESCUE , FIRST WASH ,FIRST START IN YEARS TYPE OF THING, GETTING OLD JUNK RUNNING AND DRIVING THEN PUT BACK ON THE ROAD AFTER YEARS OF BEING LEFT TO ROT IS WHAT WE DO.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR INTO FORD , HOLDEN , CHEVY , BIG BLOCK SMALL BLOCK OR ANYTHING IN BETWEEN WE MIGHT HAVE A VIDEO FOR YOU TO WATCH. IVE HAVE AND HAVE HAD A LOT OF CARS INCLUDING XB COUPE , XY FACLON GT , EH HOLDEN , F100 , VB COMMODORE , HQ SEDAN AND WAGON , CORTINA , VALIANT AND SO MANY MORE SO THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. IN ON OF OUR VIDEOS I PRETTY MUCH WENT TO HEAVEN FINDING A WRECKING YARD / JUNKARD WHERE THERE WAS EVERYTHING YOU COULD DREAM OF INCLUDING A MONARO , CHARGER , VALIANT PACER , A FALCON COUPE , TORANA , CADILLAC , SOME CHEVY'S EVEN SOME JDM CARS LIKE DATSUN , NISSAN SKYLINE , MITSUBISHI SCORPION BUT IT DIDN'T STOP THERE EVEN 4X4 LIKE A HJ 45 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER AND A 60 SERIES WAGON . I REALLY HAVE NO BIAS I LOVE RESCUING THEM ALL SO DO STICK AROUND AS YOUR BOUND TO SEE SOMETHING YOU LIKE. CHEERS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WATCH . MICK
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If you own a shed and aren’t immediately compelled to absorb this series including golf carts I don’t know what’s stopping you unless you have gone straight out to the shed to fix something on your own bus! Great work in putting these together.
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Great job getting the old girl back on the road.
Gotta love seeing your young fella spending time with you while your working on these old bangers. You''ll be amazed at how much he really learns, not just about cars but about about being practical in his future life. I spent time with my old man at his work, at home in the shed and out and about. It's only now I realise how good that was for me.
Kids absorb more than you teach them. Reckon your young bloke is set for life.
Cheers Terry🍺🍺👍
Mate, you do a good job with your simple explanations, which we all learn from. I particularly like your persistence with stock parts, namely the Rochester, it would be so easy to do a LS conversion or drop the ride height and put some wide wheels on it. Glad you are teaching us while keeping it stock.
Thank J b
I really do appreciate you watching mate
Save what you can !
Thanks mate
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Mate , I love your channel. Thanks for taking the time and making the effort, it’s much appreciated. 👍🏻
Hey Trent thanks for the great comment mate I really do appreciate it.
Cheers for watching
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Back in the 80’s Mick that would have been every young fellas wet dream to get behind the wheel of a Statesman.
@@kymmarshall1116 100% mate , i liked the Hz as a mate had 1👍🍺
Just stumbled on to your channel, great videos mate, really enjoying watching your adventures, terrific, thanks, cheers 👏👏
Cheers David I appreciate ya finding me hahah 🍺🍺👍
I worked in the factory when these were being made. I worked in the paint shop and probably painted your car I think it's Atlantis blue and when I worked overtime in the vehicle assembly plant I got to drive them off of the line and park them in the paddock. In the 80s I had a HJ Statesman Deville every time I had it tuned up I would go and check plug 8 witch was right up against the Aircon-heater box and was a real bugger to get out. I made a specially angled spanner to get to it and 9 out of 10 times they left the old plug in and said they couldn't get it out. She was a beauty too White with a white vinyl roof and imitation chrome spoke wheels it looked like Then Prime minister Malcom Frazer's car I even had a drunk throw a bear bottle at me once he thought I was him.
Hahahahha. That’s awesome!
Yep Atlantis blue.
Thanks heaps for watching Geoff.
Cheers 🍺👍
the way I do that plug is I put the plug socket over the plug from underneath the car and crack it open with a ring spanner over the plug socket, then just remove by hand - found it easy that way (pref a cold engine!) Gu.ess everyone has their own methods
@@andrewhorobin2156 I wish I still had my Statesman she was a beautiful car and she would be worth a bit now.
Slowly working my way through your back log of vid's, love the WB mate, brings back so many memories. I wish I'd kept all my old cars, I'd be a F'n millionaire, HG premier, HT Monaro, XY Fairmont and many many more and don't get me started on the bikes I've owned otherwise I'd be in tears. Love the show mate, especially how you go to the trouble of explaining what and why you do things to get these old girls going. Cheers buddy.
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Absolutely loved the WB Statesmans. Such a majestic car...and every bit as good looking as a Merc or BMW of the time. I used to drive them brand new when I was working for Thrify Rent A Car in the 80's. I remember how light it was to steer with so much assistance coming from it's power steering - yet so direct because of the tight steering ratio. Was a lot of fun in the wet!
Cheers for watching mate
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Mate loving the bloopers. Hilarious, best channel I've found in ages. Keep up the great work! And thankyou.
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The HQ to WB Statesman's looked gorgeous. I love what you are doing to this beauty, keeping it stock. A rolling tribute to when the name Statesman stood for something. Very nice mate.
Thanks mate
I really appreciate you watching mate.
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Great old car brother, I really do love the old GM's. Of course we never had Holdens here in the states but this car reminds me of my old Malibu or Impala, sure miss those cars, new cars have no soul which is why I luv the oldies. Keep up the good work my friend.
Thanks Rowdy
Heaps more coming mate.
I’ve got some Chevy stuff coming mate that you will be more familiar with , please feel free to share the channel with your US friends it’s great to see people from other countries watching.
Cheers mate 🍺👍
wow!! those white walls make the car really pop 👍
Cheers Gary
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Mick, you can find those small Welch Plugs at your local Mower Parts sales. They come in various sizes for Mower Carbs.
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One of the best Holdens ever WB Statesman & Caprice !
She is very cool.
Thanks for watching Harry
Cheers mate 🍺🍺
Good choice in keeping the Rochester! I blueprinted and custom jetted a few on my 5 litres V8's, and they always run better than a Holley. Same goes for the V5H manifold. That's been my experience anyway.....
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Rochester carburettors are an awesome fuel delivery product that with the right jets and adjustment to the secondary throttle opening position produce great performance. Also they say they are rated to about 750 CFM.👍
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Thanks for showing the Rochester drain down issue. My 81 Caprice does the exact same thing..leave a few days and you need to crank for about 5 seconds then pump and it will fire up..it seems to be a very common problem reading US forums..but great that you highlighted and showed the issue.
Yeah I’ve read a bit on it since , they are called Well plugs and it’s super common. Bit of JB Weld on the ends of them fixes it. Hahaha be warned they are fiddlie going back together !
I’ve got a number of a guy that will do it exchange or on your carb for you if you want to contact me through Fb Backshed or Instagram backshedmick I’ll message it to you.
Thanks for watching Andrew
Cheers 🍺🍺👍
Yea, I am no mechanic and when I saw you cutting and welding in the muffler after seeing a new one I was like wow did you order the wrong one. But when you said it was cast late in the arvo, all they wanted to do was hit the pub early. “Anyway stop whinging and get on with it”. What an absolute classic and it looks awesome, cheers 🍻
Hahhahaha glad you enjoyed it mate.
Cheers for watching Craig
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Spitting image of my WB statesman same year, colour and a deville too! Except mine has the caprice wheels! Absolutely gorgeous piece of art mate. Top video 👊👍💪
Cheers mate I appreciate ya saying
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Awesome 👍👍 everything,work alone , editing, attention to detail ..fuel, mechanical, electrical ,tips,hard yaka work,ur boy helping , camera angles and shots , bloopers 🤣😎..end result ..harmonic balancer wise very replace that ..protect ur camshaft main shaft 🤪 where ur main bearing s conrods connected to lol U know what I mean, more too they go out of wack their weighted too..throw all your belts off too..off the pulley system.. excellent video ..end result was pleasure to see ..your tips on carburettor s etc and issues...Mucus now has a great drinking buddy .. awesome 👍 video.
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Spark plug tip . . . I have had those emotions, many times.
Hahahah yep they suck.
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good to see the ol girl saved and bought back to life u did a good job keep up the good work
Cheers Gary
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Glad I found your video
Awesome !
If I won the lottery , this would be my dream ride
Cheers mate 🍺🍺👍
I had similar problems a few months ago with my 88 VL V8 that had been in storage and not started for 21 years.Fuel ,cooling ,exhaust ,braking system all had to be repaired/replaced.And still finding problems.We endure the same journey to get these back on the road either burning or debarking hands it worth it in the end.🇦🇺👍👍👍👍
It sure is Steve
Thanks for watching mate an good luck with your VL
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Brings back a lot of memories. My father had a couple of Statesmans and I had a '69 Premier with the 5litre V8. Probably did 90% of the work on them myself. Kept the Premier running for over 500,000 miles before some idiot parked a Landcruiser in the back of it. Yeah you have to learn by doing. My father was a good bush mechanic and I helped him rebuild a car when i was about 10. He taught me a lot and my son is a far better mechanic than I am.
I do love the memories car bring along with them .
Cheers for watching Gary
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One of the first lessons i was taught by my father was do the plugs up by hand then gently nip them with the tools. Love the videos, keep them up!
Yep good advise !
Thanks for watching mate.
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Well mate , you know that car as a holden, while in the states it is a Chevrolet. Chevrolet engineers found that the car required a check valve on the fuel filter to prevent this very thing from happening. Remove the fuel inlet fitting from the carburetor and check to see if it has the right filter. Great video! {edit} Just from one car guy to another, a piece of 3/8 fuel line slipped over the porcelain on the plug makes it easier to start the thread proper. Also it helps to protect from breakin' if you work over a concrete floor and fumble the plug. I admit to fumbling " a couple" or so.
Mate that’s a good one ! I’ve never done the hose over the plug but I see how that would help.
Cheers mate i really appreciate ya watching.
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the only thing the WB shares with anything from the US is the turbo 350, the rochester and the badge. The engine is an Australian 308 iron lion and the entire car design is Australian only. Designed and built here.
To somebody who's a novice your Tips are priceless Mate, I haven't got the space anymore for Cars, so I collect Motorbikes-7 & counting, 70's to 90's only of course 👍
Cheers John
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Great stuff again.
You've stirred the tip jar.
Rochester uses needle valve metering in jets like a 2 stroke dirt bike.
Wind plugs and bolts in backwards first, feel for the clicks with your eyes closed.
Sounds silly I know.
Try this on your next sump plug with your eyes open.
Pointer finger in centre of plug, wind it out till it clicks twice.
Then go up periscope.
Level expert oil changes coming your way when you get it right.
Not one drop of oil on the ground.
Hit up a fridge place for a 6 pack of fridge boxes while learning.
24 free leak catchers.
Buy some universal plastic transmission plugs. Best tool ever, saves on tyranny fluid.
Use card board templates on first time tear downs.
Sketch a basic shape of the patient dots where bolts/ screws have been living. Poke them in their home, this is a great stripped bolt detector as well, dunk in petty 1st if too oily.
This will reduce the OCD gift we both share.
My old taught me the greese spigot bearing exit trick, but bread is no mess at all. (DO NO use on LS engine family ! )
I'm sure you have a bolt bucket, a great bolt hole chaser is a bolt with 3 cuts through the threads 120° apart.
A new plug with earth strap cut off makes a great spark checker.
Just don't ever drop it.
Holden V8' have design flaw in the timing cover, when they corrode coolant goes cranky.
It's a bitch to diagnose.
Water pumps that have been sitting, the bottom of the shaft rust's like exposed valve stems.
Then it's seal gets reemed over sized, you know happens then.
Don't use the pump that looks like an alternater.
Next you want to siphon fuel push the fuel out of the tank / jerry can with air.
It takes bugger all pressure when the air volume in the vessel is small.
That's how my old boy would clear or prime a diesel fuel line.
I watched him do it to a Mack truck, and old fuel cap with a long shade valve sikaflexed in. 5 PSI is too much, but it won't be a problem unless there is a leak.
Cause 100 square inches of fuel surface is
500 PSI of home made GERNI as he told me.
How do you know Dad ?
Compressed air is the most dangerous shit ever next to Acetylene.
Check out MBE cylinder heads for valve / spring / inlet manifold porn.
One last tip
Holden V8 timing chain stretch will have big movement of crank back and forth before the rotor button moves, this check works on any chain drive.
Stubborn high torque balancer bolts like a VN V6, you can place a tube over a long breaker bar (single hex socket) resting
On passenger side chassis rail.
Use a charged jumper box aswell, the starter motor will crack the bolt and wind it out quicker than you can say
i wish I filmed it.
Great work, I'm stealing your carb on screw driver trick.
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Good one, thanks mate.
You are a great teacher. They way you explain things is simple to follow and just brilliant.
Cheers mate kind of you to say
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Hi, a tip if you are interested. When installing a new seal, it is good practice to put a bit ot gease or oil on the seal face. This will aid in bedding the seal in and will prevent it binding on the shaft. Done this for years, and found the seals last longer...
Yep I hear ya mate you must have skipped through a bit because I did exactly that bud. Cheers mate for watching 🍺👍
Stato looks 👌 and sounds great. Love the way you take the time to explain the little things.
Thanks Shaun
She does sound good in person mate.
Really appreciate ya watching
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Loven the channel bud. Learning heaps. Please keep them coming.
Cheers Mick
And yep there is heaps coming mate .🍺👍
cool brother, got a 82 Caprice factory Vinal roof.
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Good 2 👀👀👀 older cars back on the road thanks bro 💯💯💯 Les from Perth 😊😊😊👍👍👍
Thanks again Les
More rescues and a bit of Hiperformance stuff coming.
Thanks for watching mate.
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Hi Mike. Just recently found your channel,I’ve been watching all your back catalogue of work.
Content and presentation are just excellent 🎉. I look forward to see more from you. Cheers buddy.
Thanks mate 🍺🍺👍
Ah the old coke can trick love it. Country bumpkins got to love ‘em.
Hahahah yep
great work mate and yep, those pitman arms are on there tight. Done a few in my day and every one of them have been tight as all hell! Hated doing them then, still do now! Lol
Hahaha I hear ya
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We all have that undiscovered emotion buried deep inside.......I haven't seen it lately but I know ill experience it again! 👍
Hahahahha
Yeah 4ndy it lives in us deep down hahahha
I forgot to mention LANOLIN. Sheep oil. Get the basic raw one. Wipe it on with a rag. After it dries you can buff it to a shine with a dry rag.
I use Lanotec Heavy Duty, its on my roller doors and a few other things around the house.
Ever seen a rusty sheep?
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Nice grandpa spec stato 👍🏻
Hahhaha yep she is grandpa spec 🍺🍺👍
Only thing I don't like was hitting the column nut. The nylon pin for the collapsible shaft can break and those top bearings are a bugger once worn out. Love the car and all you do.
Yeah I guess if you got carried away belting on it mate. Bit of upward pressure from your knees and 3 taps haven’t broke 1 yet but there’s always a first time man.
🍺👍I appreciate ya watching mate.
Wow! Just look at what you've done with this - what a beautiful car. Love it.
Also love your commentary: Expert and unmistakeably laid back Australian style - I reckon you could just leave in what you think are "bloopers"!
Cheers mate I appreciate ya saying
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Penetrol, after sanding down. But you must put something over it. I left it bare for a few months and the rust was starting to come thru, but i live only 200m from the beach, my home gets covered in salt.
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Love the simplicity of how you explain stuff, keep it up mate. Really enjoying the channel
Thanks Kev
Heaps more coming mate.
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Nice job mate. I especially like that your young bloke is jumping in to give you a hand, skills for the future.
Yeah he helps for a bit then runs off to play hahah. The knowledge of this old school stuff will die with our generation if we don’t share it with our kids etc.
Love having all 3 of mine involved
Cheers for watching mick
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That’s a beautiful car.
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Love watching what you do. Can’t wait to see how mucus comes along 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks mate ya won’t be waiting long mate.
Cheers for watching mate
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love your episodes , lol with the bloopers
Thanks David I appreciate ya watching mate.
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Nice had a caprice. Mine had been engine swapped it had a 454 in her😁
Perfect ! Hahaha
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Septone body deadener thinned down to paint consistency sprayed through a 1.8 or 2.0 spray gun , rust proofing properties in the body deadener and leaves a nice finish and protects for stone chips , thin with turps and use a paint filter , tried , tested and true
Cheers mate
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I’ve loved watching the resto of this as I have one myself for m working on. I’d love a video on those electric window motors again. Just a five minute breakdown on the stripping - be it I could just get off my arse and try it
Thanks for watching Paul
Contact me through Instagram Backshedmick
Or Facebook Backshed and we could work through them .
Sometime it’s just contacts leading to the motor giving no power mate.
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Cheers and let’s get into that stato !
Hi from Iceland great car and cool !
Thanks for watching mate , please share the videos over there with your car groups mate that would be fantastic 🍺🍺👍
Looks fantastic now hopefully no more problems this has been great watching you fixing it
Heaps more coming mate .
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One thing GMH did right with Statesman's was color. Thing looks tasty.
Always look forward to each video
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Thanks Greg are you a Holden or ford fan or just anything cool?
@@backshed5295 Holden fan
Stick around then Greg
Mucus Hq and the Big Block Eh is next
Bloody awesome, great videos all of ‘em.
Keep up the great show
Thanks Adrian I really do appreciate ya watching mate and thanks for watching more than 1 episode mate. I’m enjoying saving parked stuff and working on my old girls so yep heaps coming mate.
You a ford / Holden fan or just old stuff in general?
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@@backshed5295 great look forward to more videos to come. I’m a holden man and have a 2005 SSZ immaculate condition which I’ve had since 2010z Parked that about 7 years ago. My favourite Holden was the HZ statesman SL/E or caprice. Hard to come by these days and big prices go with ‘em. Now that Holden and foes are dead in aus, fords go good too. The old fairlane marquee was a ripper. Love the big old luxury cruisers
She's looking great!!
Thanks Michael I appreciate ya watching.
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G'day mate, got to say I love your channel! Working my way through after finding you a couple of months ago. Love your no bullshit explanations and the consequences of not doing it right! Wish I had you around when I had my EH and HR.
Cheers Michael 🍺🍺👍
Love the show
Thanks Andrew
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I'm hungry for more vids brother love them all. You're a bloody legend Mick
Hahhaha too kind mate
Heaps more coming mate for both Ford and Holden .
What are you into? Just Holden or anything old school chrome bumper
@@backshed5295 just old Holden mate but saying that don't mind Ford old school. Heart is Holden . I'm looking for another HQ SS red and black model mainly , but HQ sedan will do.
Love seeing your kids and wife helping you. Also was it your old man helping you out in couple vids? Great to see mate. Thanks again.
Both may father and father out-law are in the videos depending what one you watch mate. Yeah I like the environment of the family too bud
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@@backshed5295 great to see mate. Where are you located? W.A ?
I'm in Victoria wangaratta.
NSW Hunter valley mate
Beautiful car mate🇦🇺✌️🇦🇺✌️😎👍
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Awesome matey love your work
Thanks Scott I appreciate ya saying mate
Cheers for watching bud
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Had HK prem same colour immaculate in 84 payed $550 it was traded Ballan Holden was just put out in the morning. Love what your doing keep it stock what a great cruiser.
Cheers mate
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Your bloopers bring back some bad memories old mate well done 👍🏻 looking forward to the next episode keep up the great work
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Yeah I’m not sure how bad my memory is but I kept touching that hot arm? Hahhah Hahhah
Thanks bud for watching mate i really appreciate it.
I love wiring. Maybe I'm a bit off in the head.
You do great work. I wish I had your time management skills. Done more in a few hours than I did in a few days.
Learnt some stuff outa that. Cheers matey. I do know a few things about playing with cars,but there's always something to learn. Nice one
100% right Ben.
Love figuring new stuff out.
Cheers for watching mate
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Great vid! Love the WB Stato.
Thanks Hg
I appreciate you watching mate.
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Brilliant mate. What a bloody great car. Thanks again!
Why you thanking me mate hahaha need to thank you for watching Peter
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Cool & informative episode … luv the stato 👍 … well done 🍺
Thanks Wayne
I really appreciate ya watching mate.
Yeah the stato is cool as and I do love her too.
Cheers mate
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Love the 308 Mick so easy to work on the quadrajet is rated at 850 cfm I had issues with a Holley 600 double pump on my Holden V8 superstock motor just didn't do it so got this carb used once jetted for a 454 big block bolt to stantard Holden manifold first turn of key holy shit on the race track right gearing in the quick change diff and we went from mid running to up the front great old carbs Holden V8 was tricked heads ,Yella terra ,rollers , running stroked ,283 Chevy conrods ,destroyed back to 248 cu in beast of a engine ,keep up your , good work Mick ,enjoy ,your channel bud , cheers , shaneo, nelson, nz, 🍺👍
Thanks again Shaneo
Cheers bud 🍺👍👍
The Stato is coming along nicely 👍🏻
Oh yeah !! Hahahha
Hi. Guys. Back. In 1993. I. Had. 1982. Holden. Station. Man. Caprice. And. Tar. It. My. Had. Five. Mufflers. It. Sound. It. Great. Wayne. From. Melbourne. And. My. Tank. Had. 92. Literally. Tank. Thay. Are. Great. Aussie cars to drive Wayne from. Melbourne. I. Hope. You. Enjoy drive it. Like. I. Did. Happy. Travelling
Ìf. Get. Over. 1o5. Klms. Thay. Like fuel. A. Very. Good. Cruising vehicles Wayne
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Great upload mate, really like the way u explain things and make other blokes (like myself) realize with a bit of thought we can do a lot of home mechanics our-self on our old school cars, cheers
Yeah Jason 100%
These old cars are simple and if you get something from my stuff than your welcome! Hahaha
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@@backshed5295 nice work my man, sell me the stato when its done if ur keen, always wanted one, u could drive it too me in future vid, let me know mate
You can contact me on Fb Backshed or Instagram backshedmick mate.
Mate. Absolutely love the statesman. I had a HJ statesman for a long time, loved that car.Sad part it was dual fuel but it sounded great with dual exhaust. Love the way you explain every detail.
Thanks William
I do love the sound of her too
Thanks for watching mate I do appreciate it.
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Love the states, great video bro you make everything look so easy
Hahah thanks Wayne
A lot of stuff on these old girls isn’t that hard it just having a crack and within reason don’t be scared to mess it up and learn from it to get it done.
Heaps more coming mate.
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Great video, love'n the explanation of what you're doing and why. Wheels and tyres look mint. Bloopers make it more real keep them in, everyone drops bolts and looses the 10mm LOL .
Yeah thanks Dave
I’m not sure how many times I touched that hot pitman arm but it was too many Hahhaha.
Cheers for watching mate.
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Enjoy watching and learning from you, and a few good Aussie laughs 😅
Cool you're saving these old cars mate
Thanks Tony
Yep we have to save what we can.
Heaps more coming mate
Cheers for watching.
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Good 2 see
Thanks Leslie
Cheers for watching mate
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Really good video and really we’ll explained
Thanks Tim
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Fabulously wrong 😆
That’s my garage 😆
Great content great town (Parkes) you live in
Thanks Anthony I really appreciate ya watching.
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Love the bloopers! 🤣🤣
the "bloopers" clips at the end are gold mate haha,great channel keep it up
Thanks mate
Yeah ya gotta have a giggle at yourself some days , I’m not sure how many times I touched that hot arm but it was too many Hahhaha
Cheers for watching Jamie
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Nice car I prefer the earlier Statesman HJ,to HZ I think there got more style, love them all really, but do think that my Dads Canadian imported LTD was one of the most comfortable rides, all the best to you and your loved ones
Thanks Donald
Yeah I love them all too but your right about the hj-hz shape, they are very cool.
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Very nice car, and great video!
Thanks Gary
I really appreciate you watching mate
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Thanks mate for all the tips and tricks, im currently doing very similar jobs on my 82 kingswood v8 ute ,its been in the shed for nearly 18 years ,cheers mate ,great show .
Hey Gordon thanks heaps for watching
Get into it mate ahhhahhha.
Another great video mate 👍 interesting and informative and a laugh aswell awesome job I follow with great interest cheers 🍻
Hey thanks heaps Karl , heaps more coming mate and I really do appreciate ya watching.
Cheers 👍🍺🍺
Hi Like your channel bit more like a normal human.
I use Duralex paint, old aussie company before dulux existed in OZ , "rust convert", great product water based can be left as a primer and stays stable. Great thing some other ones I have used dry up in the container this one remains liquid. buy direct from them in Rydalmere NSW
Hahaha I’m not sure how much of a normal human I am? My wife says Man child is probably more accurate.
I’ll check out the products Rolf.
Thanks for watching buddy
I've been looking for other rust convertor brands, but googling them is impossible.
EBay has phosphoric acid, 90% pure for cheap, but I'd love to try some gel or a way to make it gel
I just pumped that Rolf thinks I a normal human! Hahhahah
Mate I do try to keep it about our cars not anything else.
Mate for good information and advice I’ve found over the years that a guy sitting on a milk crate in the shed with a beer in his hand is hard to go past onya 🤙
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To remove the steering wheel hit the wheel at 3 and 9 o'clock alternately, starting slow and build up speed and pressure until the wheel is jarred free of the spline never hit the shafts with a hammer. Not only can you damage the tread but you can shear the rivets that allow the column to claps in an accident.
Thanks Craig , you clearly skipped a lot of the video as the prevention of thread damage was addressed. With no cross section in that steering wheel hitting behind the outer rim does nothing accept flex. Upward pressure from your knees and gentle tap is the way IVE done it for years and not broke 1 yet Craig ,maybe one day I suppose but until then 👍
Thanks for watching again Craig Grundy
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Like the other commenters, you are doing a brilliant job teaching us both how-to and what-to,
One question, what do you do with the cars that your fix?
Some get sold mate , unfortunately I can’t keep them all.
🍺👍 the XE wagon from ep19 is for sale now.
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Ove your work Mick
Absolutely love your explanations for guys like me who have been in the building game all my life and not to mechanically minded, . Oh and by the way i could sit and watch a one hour video of just bloopers, Fucken hilarious 😂
Hahaha thanks mate , my wife makes me put them in so you guys n girls can laugh at me the way she does. 😂
Really appreciate ya watching mate.
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An eBay ultrasonic cleaner would make the carb / etc look like brand new 😍
Nice work as always .legend
Thanks Robert
I really do appreciate ya watching mate.
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They way your going you are even teaching me something
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The old Friday afternoon 😂😂😂
Haha yep at the exhaust factory hahah🍺👍cheers for watching mate