Americans will never know how hard it is for Aussies and New Zealanders to get parts for there classic cars, this is where we shine working with what we have and making it work. Great work Kiwi

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

"Necessity is the mother of invention" as the saying goes 😁👍😎

@LongIslandMopars

9 күн бұрын

​@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160Maori is the mother of necessity....😁

@dewreckdeberjack9618

9 күн бұрын

Yeah, everything's really easy in America.

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

@@dewreckdeberjack9618 Not everything no. Parts are hard to get and expensive to ship down under. A guy I know just paid $1300 to ship a 70 T Bird windshield to Australia and it'll probably take 2 months to get there. That is a choice you make when you buy old American cars down there though.

@davidcoudriet8439

9 күн бұрын

I sold a Yamaha gt 80 muffler that was almost new to a fella in Australia. He was more than happy to pay the 200.00 US shipping fee. It took a while to get there.

You never cease to amaze us with your kiwi engineering 👍

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

We're famous for it😉😎👍

Awesome video. I admire your ability to make your vision become reality! A true craftsman!

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

Thanks man, some days I do wonder why I make so much for myself though 😁👍😎

Large Marge in charge!

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

Yes Sir!!

👏👏👏👏all while working without a net. Congratulations, job well done. Pee Wee and Kev. What a pair. Thanks Kiwi.

I normally don’t watch 40 minute videos but yours are the exception. So refreshing to watch your impressive skills at work without having to see you pounding your chest to remind us how great you are, like most you tubers do. Your personality and humble nature sets you apart from the others Kiwi!

Love Marge the barge! 😂😂😂

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

Me too!!😁😎👍

The more enjoyable yer classic is to drive (windows, brakes,locks,doors) the longer you will keep it. When you choose which car to drive today, the quiet,fun, reliable one always gets the nod .

@SLYDIT

9 күн бұрын

What bellows do you use to get between the door and post?

Crafty Kiwi , clever Chap !😊

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

Power windows and locks ! Very classy and nicely done. 👍

Well done Kiwi, always a pleasure when you have successfully completed the challenge.

Excellent job on the windows!

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

Your New Zealand heritage is showing Kiwi. 👍

Thanks Kiwi. You’re a true fabricator and I enjoy you giving me the ideas to do things like this. Watching this build is a blast to watch and learn. Is front and rear a/c going to be an option added to The Large Marge?

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

Thanks man! Front a/c definitely, maybe rear.....🤔

Kiwi makes it look easy...every time I work on window regulators I end up slicing my forearm multiple times. Nice job.

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Been there done that!!😁😎👍

You've inspired me to engineer a setup for the doors in my TJ Wrangler. Do I need power windows in a Jeep? Of course not. Do I want power windows in a Jeep? Yes I do! Great job, Kiwi!

Kiwi that is super cool! Large Marge is coming along nicely. I'm happy when stuff like this works out so well.

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

Thanks man, glad you enjoyed it!!

Mr. B. Here ! 🍩☕️👀😎👍🇺🇸 morning , nice job 👀😎👍

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Cheers mate!!

I would say complete success old Marge is going to be state of the art cruiser

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Thanks man!! She's coming along!!

This will now be my project on my 1969 Dodge D100 truck.

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Awesome!! Let me know how it goes for you!

Yeah it worked out pretty good. Power windows are nice. That is for sure little bit of research. Little bit of thinking and you get it done and good stuff. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Thanks man!!

If you can't go thru the drive thru without the window coming down--out comes the glass!😆

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

I'm with you man!!😎👍

Awesome job, hard to beat power windows on a 50s cruiser, will help when ordering a meal at the drive thru !

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Certainly will😁. Thanks for watching!

You even made power windows fun! Lol Well done. Great video

😮Wow Chris, you are a master fabricator extraordinaire! Great job adapting that Honda unit to work- you are Da Man 👍

Very clever. I think power windows are the best thing ever installed on cars.

love it. i usually use old ford window motors. but i am very low buck. also a lot of cars have left and right motors on my 51 Willys panel i swapped sides for better clearance. once did a 55 ford sedan delivery, ended up slanting the motor up into the hinge area. for clearance. i did a set for a jeep[ fc150 but had no luck selling them. love the vids

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

Thanks man. Sounds like you're a creator too!

@outlawbillionairez9780

10 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same, but he got 4 new assemblies for less than a junkyard. Plus, he should be able to get stock replacement parts as well.

Kiwi you're work and wisdom is always appreciated. Your channel is thriving and I'm happy you've limited your interactions with that fraudster Tony who is just a loud mouth. Keep creating and thank you for sharing.

👏👏👏👏all while working without a net. Congratulations, job well done.

Marge is going to be at a level she never thought she could attain. It just took the magic of Kiwi.

I don't give a fart what anyone says. You, sir, are a damn Wizzard.

Great job! Large Marge getting bigger and better. The Exner styled Mopars were always a favorite of mine. Nice to see them get saved and improved. Cheers! 😎👍🚙🏁🏁

Great job Kiwi.! It’s true you need a positive attitude, but you also need to be grounded 😉🤣

Awesome fabrication to make that work Kiwi! Thanks for sharing how you did this!

That was pretty darn cool, Kiwi. Nice job!

Nice project. Now for the vent windows! Window regulators in and out have never been one of my favorite projects 😟. But it has to be done. She’s really getting luxurious 😂

Very cool Kiwi!😊

Noice job on the cheap Perfect !!!!

Great job on the power windows Kiwi. I find that fascinating that the gear from Marge and the electric one are so similar to each other being that they are what 50 years or more apart.

Very Nice Job Engineering And Craftsmanship !!!

Kiwi, thats brilliant! Makes me want to put power windows in my '74 Duster...I may just try it.........

Plonda windows! Back in 2007 my daughter's 2001 2 door civic drivers window went out. I got the window regulator/motor on the internet for $29.50. 👍 The local parts store wanted $73.00. I was teaching at a technical school and had some students replace it as they needed that competency. It was a win, win! Hopefully, Pee Wee learned a little something watching. 😂

great work Kiwi👍

Might have to do this on my 59 2 door Suburban!

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Only half the work!! 😎👍. The Two door is sooo cool!!!

Nicely done Kiwi. Your windows go up and down faster than my Yukon LOL... That's really cool that you found all of the side trim for Marge. What are the odds of finding all of that.

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Got it from CTC Autoranch. It's a bit beat up but beggars can't be choosers as they say. I can fix it but it's a mind numbing job😬

Thrifty and nifty 👍

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

😂😁 yes indeed!!

Kiwi ingenuity at its best..

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Thanks mate and thanks for watching!!

You are really are a master fabricator.....................Jay

Enjoy your bourbon sir! Much respect!

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

I am😉😎👍 Thanks!

I just love watching you work all this stuff out Kiwi! I think most of us older blokes know the fun of trying to just replace a side window let alone installing central locking and power windows!

Nice work. I was wondering how those motors would do with those heavy windows. Kiwi and Peewee 😂🤣

Good job KIWI - Keep up the good work.

Ha! They rhyme! Peewee and kiwi !

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

🤣 yes they do!!

Good job

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

Kiwi ingenuity is the application of basic theory and skills where no off the shelf solutions exists. Kiwis developed these abilities post colonisation due to parts not being easily available ( sailing ship era ) but work needing to be done and things needing to be repaired. We Kiwis also benefitted from the introduction of no. 8 fencing wire, and the concepts of Heath Robinson (but that’s another story). Keep representing Kiwi. 😊

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

You're exactly right mate. When there's no solution you make a solution!! Heath Robinson... ya showin your age there 😁😎👍

@stevemowat4294

9 күн бұрын

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 I am!

definitely trying this! Thank you so much.

Good ol kiwi ingenuity right there!

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Cheers mate!!

Hey Kiwi love the vids I'm Aussie but i love how you're always representing New Zealand wearing your Kiwi tops👍👍👍

I could’ve sworn they make universal lock and window kits for just about everything 🤷🏿‍♂️……Good video!👍🏿😂

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

You can get a flat glass universal kit that still requires quite a bit of fabrication that runs about $560 plus switches and wiring

Great effort and getting it done on the cheap. I got 62 Impala wagon with the same type of switches

Great job well done Kiwi!

Kool nice job works really slick

I'm impressed! Nice work

This will be awesome!

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

Thanks for sharing you gave me idea to put pw in one of my classic great tip.😊

It is always fun to see your vision come to fruition! Happy july 4th!

Great tip 👍

Great idea. I probably would've tried it a different way and made a mess of things

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

Maybe not....

Nice work Kiwi. Fair bit of thinking and mods there. As you may (or may not?) be aware, the first Aussie Chrysler with power windows was the CH. I used regulator bits from one of those to convert an early Valiant. Not as easy as one may think. While I had a bit more compatibility than you did between parts, there was still a fair bit of cut and adapt between original and later generation regs. They did work in the end. 34:05 that 50/50 chance of getting it right, is always a 90/10 probability of getting it wrong, you're not alone 😅 Nice job. Keeping costs down, you're becoming a TAPO Kiwi.

@waynepirihi9769

Күн бұрын

I had a CK “SE” here in NZ

It’s people like you who will survive in a post apocalypse world. You are an intelligent person.

Love it. 👍👍👍

Love that beautiful wagon! Excellent work adding the power windows! Looking forward to seeing more videos of Marge.

A well deserved bourbon at that Kiwi. Love your powers of creative imagination Kiwi. Well done. Perhaps you could find a Large Marge doll.

Excellent work, hopefully an inspiration for many other driveyard wrenchers. How about electric power steering using components from scrapped Priuses? I bet you'd make it work nicely.

Hi from Okauia (Matamata) ! I've owned a nice '65 Olds Cutlass Sports Coupe with manual window winders for about 10 years. As the Cutlass was supposed to be the luxury model in the F85 range that annoys me a bit. Awesome what you have come up with mate! You;ve given me a great direction to go but I have always thought that I would keep the original handles in place as actuators with a switch either side (on the inside) to make the motor work up or down. Bit of drama to do this way but quite stealthy I think. Cheers Norm

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

There's a company making window switches just like that!!😁😎👍

The floor pan has a cutout on the power seat cars. It’s a channel in the floor for clearance.

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

I'd heard that. I've got some floor work to do but I'd need to know where to put the cut out🤔

" If I can do it, you can do it" Haha, not a hope in hell of me doing that 🙃

One day i got to come to Tennessee and have a bourbon with ya!

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Sounds like a plan 👍😎

darn paying customers always keep me from doing what i want to do haha!

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

Күн бұрын

Some truth to that!!😁😎👍

Fabulous fabrication Kiwi! You make this stuff look easy and Marge never had it so good!! BTW your "fan gear" is more properly called a sector gear. Tomayto..tomahto!

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

3 күн бұрын

I can't even remember where I got "fan gear" from but it made sense to me.....😎👍

@ercost60

3 күн бұрын

A carryover from the Kiwi fan club! BTW we need MERCH!

There is something that is just so wrong about putting Bluetooth and power windows in such an old car but I can't wait to see how it turns out!

Oh that spring. I was holding my breath. I still have the scar....

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

lol, yeah that thought crossed my mind 😎😎

What type of welder are you using? Do you have a video demonstrating how to weld with that type? I know there's probably other people doing videos on how to use this welder but I like how Kiwi explains things. I'm skilled in many ways but I never messed with welding yet. Thanks..... I enjoy your video's!

I'm still amazed at how a , late model Honda civic power window regulator is , similar to Large Marge . Outstanding fabrication skills Mr. Kiwi 🪛🔧

Now this is what you call making chicken salad out of chicken shit ! Subbed !

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

3 күн бұрын

Thanks, glad to have you along!!

People don't realize how many outside suppliers are used in the Auto Industry Those are the same brand window mechanism. As the 54 88 Olds I did and the hinges This is real Hot Ridding Making parts from other car work not using a catalog

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

I didn't realize they crossed brands.... 🤔

Ingenuity

That was a very knowledge packed video! I've done several power window swaps over the years and always wondered if something like this was feasible. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us Chris. It's much appreciated. Btw, how did you narrow down what window regulators you were going to use for this swap?

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

3 күн бұрын

I just took a shot on the cheapest I could find😬

You had me cringing when you took the grinder to the original hand crank rivets. I've bled because of those springs cutting loose. A tip for anyone planning a similar upgrade. Hit a pick&pull junkyard, get the regulators, switches, wiring, accordion boots for the door to body gaps. One stop shopping.

That's just like a bought one!

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

That's what I was shooting for 😁👍😎 thanks man!

I think I'd use a permanent type marker to identify year, make, model on the power window motor for future reference.

Faberge the maker of the famous Eggs Make a glass Kiwi with a golden beak and legs

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

Faberge.... is that a Walmart brand??😂🤣. Don't tell Mrs Kiwi about those she'll want one😳

I don't have to do this with my 1963 Fury, she came from the factory with power windows. If you want to be accurate, the windows have to have power all the time even when the key is off.

What about limit switches or stops? Excelent work as always

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

The car has stops on the downward travel and just runs out anywhere to go in the upward direction. Most electric window set ups are like that. Some really late model stuff has limit switches o

@Yoyo-oz5pz

6 күн бұрын

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Thank you for thr reply. I was thinking of kids holding the buttons down after window is up/down. Some kind of cut off for motor protection. BTW really nice install on the electric regulaters

Great low cost eginuity.

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

10 күн бұрын

Thanks man, that's what I was going for!!

Think about adding heated seats ….all the parts are in the auto junkyard

It will be interesting to se how this holds up over time. I notice the "fan" on the Honda setup has gear teeth cut on both sides - I'm assuming it's sandwiched between two gears so the torque doesn't push the fan's teeth out of mesh with the drive gear. Marge's original regulator doesn't have this feature since "keep fit windows" don't really generate that sort of potential for over-torque in the same way. I wonder if motorizing the old reg setup will hold together, or eventually spread the fan from the drive gear with time and use. Alternatively, does that second set of teeth on the fan have another function I haven't considered?

Do you know your wagon was in the background of the opening sequence of blumhouses Truth or dare movie? It is. It won't do anything for the value or anything like a car character like christine but it's definitely that wagon.

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

8 күн бұрын

I did not! I'll have to watch it now😎👍

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

8 күн бұрын

Just trying to find it. How far into the movie is it?

@mediamain6

8 күн бұрын

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 kzread.info/dash/bejne/aXinpbyOY5i4ZJs.html

Cool and for not much money

About $200 PLUS finding someone like KIWI at lawyer type hourly rate that can do everything and anything automotive, etc....

@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160

9 күн бұрын

I wish I could charge lawyer hourly rates😳. But yes if you had to pay someone it would blow the $200 budget!!😎👍