The neighbours love the air hammer haha

Welcome back twisty ,looking forward to seeing this series

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

Hey Damo cheers mate! Glad to be back into it, I'm looking forward to it too actually 🍻

Agree with your welding tip, cant beat .6mm for car sheet metal

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

That's awesome Dave I'm glad! It was night and day when I first tried it! 🍻

Even on thicker steel, I have always cranked it up on the mig and done short blasts. I'm no welder, but it does seem to work better if you aren't a welder by trade.

@TwistedMetalCustoms

5 күн бұрын

@beano9343 I definitely do it on thin steel, haven't tried it on thick steel though, I'll give it a test run!

thanks for the tip on the fertan, just bought a Massey Ferguson 178 and it will be used for sure!!!

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

Ah an old Massey! Good stuff mate, yeah it works 💪

@jamesreardon8585

3 ай бұрын

@@TwistedMetalCustoms another tip , for penetrating fluid mix 500ml of acetone with 500ml of ATF works better than most I've tried

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

@@jamesreardon8585 Reeealllllyyyy?? ive never heard that! ill give it a go! i always come across rusty bolts haha, cheers my friend! 🍻🍻

Hi Twisty, you sure have your work cut out for you with the XW, she's had a hard life by the looks. The XF will make a great donor it has everything you need. The XF front suspension will bolt right in but the XF's are wider than the XW so you cant use the steering tie rod but the XW one will do. You will have to notch the chassis a little bit to fit the power steering box. Also the XF diff will be wider, but the spring perches should be the same hole centres. You will have to either do a swap for an XW/XY one or get it narrowed. Good luck.Cheers, Phil NZ.

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

Ah Phil coming in with the awesome info again! really appreciate the comment mate thanks! that's great info, I knew about the diff but didn't think/know about the rest.. bugger.. ill be referring back to this comment later on in the build if I forget haha. For the Diff, could I off-set the rear rims a bit so the tyres sit in further?

The inners of the torque box’s will be a mess and full of crud. You need to remove those front seal cover plates an and blow out and clean out the box’s and treat. You also need to clean and blow out the seals. Howard Astill did a recent vid talking about how to sweep out the seals on the XB panel van.

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

Yeah great point, good advice mate. I'll definitely get in there and have a look and clean/treat it to be safe, thanks for the info 👍 🍻

Good to see your back into it . I’ve always used 0.9 , so I’ll have to try 0.6. With 0.9 I find there’s a lot of grinding, to get that smooth seamless look. With that industrial paint it came up beautifully, I use killrust gloss black but that takes days to finally dry. Cheers for the tips mate. Motavation is the hardest part haha!! Cheers mouse

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

Yeah give it a go Mouse, I definitely fount it more usable and easier to weld with 0.6, alot less grinding with the higher twnps too, just takes a bit to get used to haha. Motivation IS the hardest part for sure haha, kill rust is good but does take a little bit longer being enamel to dry but decent for a can Cheers 🍻

Chemtech Fertan is a new generation, safe, non-toxic and non-flammable rust converter that penetrates deep into rust to convert it into ferric tannate and also creates a zinc phosphate layer deep below the rust surface to protect the base metal. Chemtech Fertan treated metal can be overcoated immediately or alternatively provide a “painting window” giving total protection for up to six months. Continuous protection can be achieved with regular retreatment and provides an alternative to sand blasting and painting. Non toxic & Non Flammable Provides an ideal painting surface. Stole it direct from the website haha.

@TwistedMetalCustoms

5 күн бұрын

I was like.. Damm this guy knows his stuff! Haha thanks for the info share ! And cheers for all the interest and comments mate, means alot! 🍻

Fantastic project. I'm currently working through the restoration of an XT falcon. They are an awesome car (XR-Y), my favourite shape and model of all the classics.

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

thank you kindly sir, that's cool too! doing anything special with the build?

@RestoHubAU

3 ай бұрын

@@TwistedMetalCustoms not sure if I can call it special, but I'm doing a Barra converted driveline. Currently bare metal restoring the underbody, no rotisserie though - all on jack stands 😂 I've got a few vids of it on a newish KZread channel I recently started if you wanted to take a look.

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

@@RestoHubAU yeah sounds cool mate, ill check it out for sure

@RestoHubAU

3 ай бұрын

@@TwistedMetalCustoms legend, thanks 👍

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

@@RestoHubAU I subbed too bud, keep up the good work 👌

If you decide to put stone guard or similar over it , beware of rubber based products , they will react to the enamel. My personal choice is old school bitumen . Ok commented to soon , you are using a 2 pack paint ,

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

haha thanks Brucey! its a great point though, and good that other people can read it too and learn from it. its easy to forget or not know this, great info cheers 🍻👌

Thats very interesting to see where these old Fords rust as I Iack a hoist. The hidden bits like the shock tower bottoms. I still have my Fathers XW and the only rust I can find is a tinnie bit at the bottom of the rear quarters. The floors are mint as the fire wall is rust free. We are farmers so dad put in a Ford 4 speed toploader as he was always pulling trailers.

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm pretty happy having the ability to spin the car around! But unlucky for me mine is not as clean as yours haha, that sounds like a very good xw shell you have! Would be awesome if you restored it ! Or is it already drivable at the moment? Cheers

@johnkauppi7078

3 ай бұрын

@@TwistedMetalCustomsBeen a country car all its life. I wouldn't restore it as all it needs is a battery, petrol and a brake and clutch bleed. Paint is a bit sun burnt down to the primer in a few places but solid.Interior is still quite usable. Still on 5 by 14's.

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

@johnkauppi7078 wow that's so cool, let me know if you ever want to sell it haha, a link of paint and a battery... sounds like a great survivor mate

@johnkauppi7078

3 ай бұрын

@@TwistedMetalCustoms Could do. I'm retiring from farming. Look me up on other sources if you like.

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

@@johnkauppi7078 will do mate cheers 🍻--Edit, there are a few of you on facebook, are you able to add friend to me on my TMC facebook at all? link should be in video description, thanks matey

Keen as to see this build done . Mate whats the steel u use for the rust repair . Is it zinc coated or black steel and what wpuld the thickness be .

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

Awesome mate me too! Um, I think it's just black steel, or plain sheet metal, and it's about 1.1mm thick im pretty sure, I'll check when i get home and msg if it's any different

Yay!!!! lol

@TwistedMetalCustoms

3 ай бұрын

🤣😎🫡🍻