Mate the advice on the bumperette removal is brilliant. Went to Remove them off my hx ute tonight and wondered how in god's name I'd get to the nuts inside the bumper... Thanks for sharing the details on your build! You have a new Subscriber 🤘

@BarnesysBuilds

10 ай бұрын

Thanks mate, yeah they are a real pain until you do it once and then it's not that bad! Good luck with the build

another great episode that shows anyone can rebuild a vehicle. Great stuff Barnesy

The baling twine should work for a while. Easy to replace, then.

Hay mate I remember back in the 90’s there was a mob in a place called Lonsdale south of Adelaide that sold brackets specifically to bolt the wagon/sedan bumper on a Ute

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Could be a long shot but do you know if they are still around or know the trading name?

@MsSkotto

Жыл бұрын

@@BarnesysBuilds try Auto Salvage Recyclers in Lonsdale South Australia I’m 70% confident mate

The original wagon bumper bracket is also used as the jacking point. That’s what the slots are on the bottom. A statesman bumper is a tighter fit to the body or we use to shorten them to tuck them in. Looking good.

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Yeah ok interesting, I wasn't aware the wb statesman was a better fit, dam, oh well it still looks like a decent fit. I think the Statesman bump strips put me off as they were too thick for my side moulds which won't be Kingswood size. Cheers

Excellent work looks so much cleaner on the rear , getting closer to the finish line .

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, yeah honing in on the engine install next

Looks tough as with the bumper 👍

That chrome came up a treat. I'm also fitting a full rear bar but will probably have a crack at tucking it in by shortening it. I'm also going to see if I can fabricate or modify the hinges so they aren't seen at all. Probably won't succeed. 😆 Keep going mate.

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I think tucking it in will be pretty easy if you just take 30mm out from centre. I was just trying to avoid rechroming to save money so left it as is. It's actually not that bad and matches the front. Yeah I'm not happy with the single bolt method but it's a start, I think the end side bracket is the way I will go, much easier to fashion up a extension bracket, well in my mind at least!

Nice work mate, that new bar looks so good.

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate 👍

The chrome and alloy on my XU1 used to gleam with the power of a 1000 Suns after using Autosol back in the day.

Bloody awesume barnesy nice job mate

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Shane👍

Good work, it looks great. I'm curious about people who have shortened them for a tighter fit. I can only assume they cut them in half taking out an inch for example and then push them together. In an ideal world they would weld and re-chrome or do they look perfectly ok just being in two separate halves?

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they usually take 30mm or so out from centre point and re-weld together again then you would have to re chrome again due to weld and grinding marks. Most people who do that colour match the bumpers to get around that issue. There is a fibreglass place that makes replicas of this bumper already shortened and ready to go however same chrome issue applies as they are black out of the factory.

I’ve got my Barnesy’s Builds hoodie and cap here in Central Oklahoma. Proud to have it and wear it. Nice work on that bumper. You fit it up well. That Ute is one nice looking vehicle. I’m curious what the term Ute is associated with in Australia. Here is the U.S. The Ute Indian is a Indigenous-Native tribe.

@ian57crows.

Жыл бұрын

Ute is short or Aussie slang for Utility

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Hey Hugh, that's pretty cool to be honest to hear that you have a hat in Oklahoma! I've always like that area of the U.S. Tornado country! So Ute is Aussie slang for utility vehicle. The first full coupe Ute was a Ford actually and was designed for the Australian market to cart hay and livestock but also still look like a car that you can go to church on Sunday with. The difference between the American pickup and the Aussie ute was the coupe design meant the body and the tray were moulded as one continuous piece where as the pickups had a separate tray. Pretty interesting. Thanks 👍

@hughobrien4139

Жыл бұрын

Tornadoes for certain. Thankfully we can see them coming from a long way off. Thank you for the explanation. They’re like Rancheros and El Caminos here in the US

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

@@hughobrien4139 yes, the El Camino is probably the closest variant to the Holden WB I would say, just a bit longer.

Thats a premier bumper bar fits sedan or a wagon cut the middle take a inch out an round off the top corner an get it rechomed then she ll look right

What you will find is that all utes and panelvans are HQ design, which is why the bumper doesnt match the quarter. But good luck trying to get a HQ wagon bumper, they just no longer exist.

Looking good. How is the motor and gearbox coming along?

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Gearbox is finally ready, just need to pay for it😩

I have a similar bar on my Ute, but the only difference I can see is your hinges protrude out more than mine ? I have photos I can send if you wish. I was going to replace the rubbers on my bar, but it looks like a pain to do

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

The rubbers actually aren't that hard to replace, the bolts came off easily and the arrow plugs would be easy to push in with some silicon.i would be keen to see the hinges, must be HQ, I think they were higher.

@ian57crows.

Жыл бұрын

@@BarnesysBuilds drive.google.com/file/d/1-yh-U2CNj9kLT_OSd0iiI20fF2Q4WEY8/view?usp=drivesdk

@ian57crows.

Жыл бұрын

@Barnesy's Builds drive.google.com/file/d/1-p1sB6U6CdfTJG2Q9xRfapt_5_-nKepu/view?usp=drivesdk

Polish the heads of the stainless bolts. Save yourself some money. And better than the chrome ones

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

I agree will do that for sure👍

I'm on "lets get into it" watch see 30:05 did I miss any?

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Haha😂 sometime she just pops out, can't help but smirk

Cut it in the middle

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Didn't want to rechrome it

It’s not 13mm at all ! It’s 1/2 inch !!!

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Ok thanks for the info!

The lip under the tailgate is cut off right across that's how they are done getting the bar up flush without cutting it ,the hidges don't interfere with it .

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I didn't want to cut the lip as I've already sprayed the body. I also needed more space even after I cleared the lip hence why I cut the hinge gaps, I don't see any other way unless you have HQ hinges which sit higher. WB hinges it's not possible without cutting recesses if you want to have it hard up against the taillight lip.

@joseph317

Жыл бұрын

@@BarnesysBuilds l did it on my wb and had no problems. The hidges just need a bit of adjustment, you must also beware of the the rust the will occur by cutting the bar. Anyhow it's good to see you have a love of utes, l have 4....

@BarnesysBuilds

Жыл бұрын

@@joseph317 well yours must be sitting lower than mine as there was no possible way of getting it higher without those recesses so interesting to see a photo of yours. I am aware of open metal hence why I galvanised the metal. Yes love the h series ute, they are great.

LOL

@RayPlant77

Жыл бұрын

Huge input.

@galinagajik191

Жыл бұрын

Rude