i love this mate, i brought my wb almost the same month you started this project all those years ago, i did a budget resto back in the day with the money i had as an apprentice now ive been a qualified auto electrician for a few years and im in a good stage were ive brought a house and have the abillity to give the old girl the resto she deserves. id love to see this thing in person one day i honestly feel like ive grown with this this ute, when shes done id happily do a road trip to see her at a show.

@BarnesysBuilds

3 күн бұрын

@@Rafiki_lec Thanks mate, can’t believe you’ve restored yours, done an apprenticeship and qualified and I’m still going on this resto! She’s definitely taken some time but nearing the end now, definitely be keen to go for a cruise with the WBs at some stage, it will definitely be at the WB ute muster in Echuca next year and the Hanging Rock car show as well!

Gday, congratulations on young Jack, I can appreciate the amount of effort gone into the 3D parts, designing these parts isn’t easy but you nailed it, top job mate, cheers

@BarnesysBuilds

5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, yes I can only imagine how hard it would be machining parts with measurements outside of the computer as well which you do some amazing work with. Cheers🤙

Pretty much only way to do a first start cold 🥶 after 12 months sitting is pull out spark plugs wind it over until your oil pressure gauge starts to reach its maximum before starting the engine as starting a dry engine will burn the bearings and seals you basically wanna see all the rockers wet with oil before starting it

@BarnesysBuilds

Ай бұрын

Yes we are starting it this weekend and plan on doing that. cheers

Congratulations on the arrival of Jack. Looking forward to hearing the ute come to life.

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Ray, fingers crossed a couple of weeks and she will start.

Hi Barney, welcome back, it has been a while. Congratulations to you & your’s on the birth of little Jack. An awesome Christmas present. Thanks for the update 👍

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, it was a great Christmas present 👍

Congratulations on the new addition to your family. Another great video in what’s been a enjoyable journey

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks David 👍

Good work with the Sports Dash conversion Barnesy, it looks well done and I hope it sells up a storm. Prime your oil system and pump the carby full with fuel and it should start first turn. It has already been started so that should help. You have to be careful with the cam on first start up so do as the instructions say that would have come with it. That may have already been done on the dyno though. First start is always fun. I used a grease gun filled with oil and a fitting I made up that went on the oil pressure sender port with a grease nipple in it to prime the oil system. Keep pumping it in till it starts to run out of the sump drain then fill it with oil. My 253 is just about to click over 100,000km post re-build and I love it. Jeff

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeff, that’s exactly why I’m keen to get an engine mechanic in to go over the process before it fires after siting for a while. The CAM and engine have been already broken in from the dunk session so that’s not an issue it’s more just making sure it’s all lubricated still. Thanks on the gauge kit design feedback, it was a big job and glad people see the value in them. Cheers

Great to see you back Barnesy. Congrats to your partner and yourself on the arrival of Jack, another part of your life begins now! Loved the detail given in the GTS dash, it looks fantastic, and also the ali radiator, that also looks great. Will be interesting to see how the fans cope with the heat. Another great episode and you are now so close to the end. Well done mate.

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, yes a new path in life has definitely started! Excited to see the little fella grow up and get into cars as well. Thanks on the gauges, I’m happy the hard work got the intended result in the end! The rad is pretty bloody good quality really, the fans will most likely be under powered but will see how they go once powered up. Cheers

Congrats on becoming a dad mate, kids change and enrich your life, and take up all your spare time lol, love that you have the SAS muscle series adaptors now, I will order a set soon , good to see you back in the shed and look forward to the next steps.

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, yes so far it’s been a great journey so looking forward to the future. Yes I worked closely with a customer who wanted the SAAS option and we nailed the fit for those gauges as well, they look absolutely sensational installed. I may have to even swap mine over to those if budget allows!

Congratulations Barnsey was thinking the other day hadn't seen you on here for a while. Ute is coming along nicely. Have a great 2024. 👍 👌

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, yes been a few side projects taking priority but now my focus is back!

So the human baby beat the metal baby! Maybe call the car Jack2?

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

He did indeed!

Happy New Year and congratulations on the arrival if Jack 🎉🎉 Looking forward to hearing the start up

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Tony, happy new year to yourself as well.

Great job on the Ute and the gauge and adapter kits look awesome 👍

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks Al, appreciate that.👍

Congratulations on becoming a father. Long time follower. I’m building an xy falcon and love the work you have done on the gauges. How much work would it be to set it up to suit my xy.

@BarnesysBuilds

5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, yes actually I am working on ford options now actually. If you want to discuss PM me at sales@kyper.com.au I will be happy to work with you on getting them sorted.

Good one mate, keep toiling away at her

Congratulations on the arrival of Jack , my boy Noah is 6 weeks old so I know how u feel , just wondering how high beam and indicator lights work? Thanks and keep up the great work

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, your 3 weeks ahead of me, it definitely goes in waves of sleep and no sleep! The high beam and indicator lights are integrated into the speedo.

The coil on the brake line is a stone guard

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Ok, was also told it was a vibration damper, I’m sure it would serve both purposes

You WAT????? Had a baby?!? OMG Man. 😱 That means you've set the Ute's completion date forward by.... let me see... 2024... plus 18.... add 10.... 2034... add 6.... 2040.... add 2, 2042! Well at least Jack will have his licence by the time you take it for a first drive Barnesy 😁. (Ask me how I know 😉) Only yanking your chain, that is great news mate, congratulations to you and your partner. It's a special time. Damn hard work at times, but a unique time in our lives. I'll see you up at Hanging Rock then 😏 Great video content as usual.

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Ha, thanks mate, yes it’s a big change but hopefully I’m onto a few more cars ahead of this one by 2042! Hanging rock is the aim, although time is a tickin!

Mate, congrats to you both on the new arrival. Looks like you'll need to sell that Ute now or at least put a bench seat in it lol. The spring on the brake line is a vibration dampener. They put them on the shorter line because they don't have as much flex as the long one. I've caught up to you on the HX Ute I'm building. Had my fire up last week and its very motivating. Keep pushing. BTW. Can't say how impressed I am with your engineering work on the dash, sensational work.

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Ah great, Dan now I’ve left it off so I will have to think of something else I can slide on or wrap around. Well done on the HX, need the fire up to push the motivation. I did really think about the gauge designs and I thought a detailed review would show the thinking behind them so thanks for that.

Getting close now.👍🏻 It’s a bit hard to tell because of glare in the video, but it looks like you might have the firing order wrong with the leads on the distributor. May want to look into that or you will have issues trying to start it.

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, I would say the leads are definitely incorrect as I was not sure based on the distributor numbers as they were in a different order than the diagram on the leads. The numbers went sequentially around clockwise on the Bosch distributor, I just looked under the cap at the numbers.

@danielbyrne9686

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@BarnesysBuildsthey don’t go on sequentially, they need to be installed following the firing order of the engine (1-2-7-8-4-5-6-3). The leads need to be in direction of rotation of the rotor button. No1 will be where the rotor button is pointing when cylinder one is on TDC on the firing stroke and the the rest of the leads are ordered as per the firing order.

Nice intro. Been wondering what part of the country you come from - nice. And welcome, Jack, to 2024.

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate!

Probably should have mentioned the lovely other half as well as your son. She is the one doing it hard. Step up mate 😂😂😂

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Yeah my bad, she’s a great women and a great partner.

Glad you mentioned the booster, I must have missed that one. Mine needs a good blast as well. Did you use rust seal for the finish?

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

It was painted in piano black 2 pack gloss, came up great.

Congrats on the arrival of Jack. I remember those hectic first weeks with a baby too well. Are you just splicing into the factory dash wiring harness or custom making a new harness? I don’t have a GTS harness so I need to run a new harness or pay a premium for an original harness. Cheers

@BarnesysBuilds

4 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, yes I am actually sending my dash loom section off next week to get the modern gauges spliced into the factory loom, apparently it’s not a huge job.

@Octagen69

4 ай бұрын

@@BarnesysBuilds that sounds like the best option. Looking forward to seeing the ute running and on the road.

Congratulations on arrival of jack .. Hi barnsey, love your channel. Are you looking to do HQ gts adaptors

@BarnesysBuilds

5 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, appreciate that. Yes they are coming, just concentrating on the taillight housing at the moment then plans are HQ, also Ford…

@brentkline9012

5 ай бұрын

@@BarnesysBuilds ok great. Look forward to watching an episode where i dare say you will advise us that the hq gear is available

Gday mate, congratulations on the new arrival, just asking ,i have a wb ute with the standard dash,so can i use standard support Sturt or do i need a gts support strut? using your components? cheers mate been following your channel for years .

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for hangin in there with the build! Yeah the facia support strut is the same throughout all models from HJ - WB regardless of GTS, kingswood or premiere. HQ I believe is different however. So your right to just screw them straight on

@brownslollies

6 ай бұрын

@@BarnesysBuilds cheers mate ,

Hi Barney, just wondering what brand & part number for your ebay radiator...

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

www.ebay.com.au/itm/182180853127?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-154756-20017-0&ssspo=-lrKlB6jQVe&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=hAfXLfgGQme&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Do you have any pics or videos on the crash pad repair

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Unfortunately I don’t as my old man did that, but he just gave it a light sand in the areas that had bubbled and re applied the vinyl gloss spray you can get from super cheap auto, I used the same spray on the seat restoration episode so check that out. You could also use plastic filler for cracks and f or the cracked or broken tabs he folded over a metal tab and screwed that in place to act as a sleeve for the clip to slide onto. Without that it won’t pop into the cowl slots

@bert-bb4lf

6 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, the whole project is looking great

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

@@bert-bb4lf thanks mate

Why arnt you running a heater core?

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

Didn’t want the heater hoses in the engine bay. Just need fan for RWC

@chriselop9121

6 ай бұрын

To be street legal, you need to be able to defrost the windscreen

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

@@chriselop9121 I was told the fan would be enough, i have the heater core it’s just the hoses I’m not keen on. If there is another option I will do it but so far haven’t found one

@chriselop9121

6 ай бұрын

I recall you are in central Victoria, cold winter mornings need a good blast of heat to clear up the windscreen. As I mentioned in a previous video, I plan to make my WB an electric vehicle. Unless you have battery cooling, you have to use an electric heater. I will be searching EV wreckers and eBay for one. If will take some messing around to work. I reckon you could make it look a whole lot better with a mix of steel piping and short lengths of rubber tube (and a few brackets). More like a BMW or Mercedes.

@BarnesysBuilds

6 ай бұрын

@@chriselop9121 It will always be in a shed but I hear you, it is quite a common thing to blank off so I wonder how everyone else gets around it without using the old pipes. I haven’t been able to find any other solutions other than as you suggest route them in a better way.