HOLDEN CLASSIC SURVIVOR FIND AND REVIVAL , PARKED FOR YEARS , WILL IT RUN AND DRIVE AGAIN ?
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- Опубліковано 27 лют 2024
- This episode we rescue a humble hard working aussie icon , The Holden 1 Tonner . Its a 1979 HQ/HZ classic that has been parked / abandoned for almost 20 years, This episode is definately a will it run but also much more . we are going to try to restore it back to the road as a running driving patina/ ratty street ute / shop truck. kind of a barn find without the barn hahah left in a back paddock to rest lets bring it back from the dead with a few DIY tips and How too tricks along the way.
Its a long one people! But i left it long as i wanted a result at the end so settle in 🍺🍺
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Hey, the long ones work for Derek at Vice Grip Garage and he is approaching 2 million subscribers. I would love to see your channel grow to that level and beyond. There must be plenty of classic Aussie cars waiting to be saved by someone like yourself. If you had a channel of that size it would enable you to take on projects that were previously too expensive and probably seemed to be an impossible project. Come on guys and girls, lets get Mick to that first milestone of 100k so we can have a huge Aussie channel saving all those beautiful classic Aussie cars.
Love the long format man🍻
@@r8421 mate the places ive bought some of my cheap cars have monaros, falcon coupes , chargers etc etc but its cash stopping us from doing revivals on them , it would be great down the track if we got that big 🍺👍
The longer the better.
@@dombarton2483 cheers mate thanks for saying and watchin mate🍺👍
Good to see you back Mick, started to get separation anxiety. 😂😂😂
I missed you too mate 🍺🍺👍🤣
What a transformation from a paddock grave to driving. The BEST ‘will it run’ and more channel on UA-cam. Thanks Mike
Way to kind Bob i really appreciate you saying mate 🍺🍺👍
Absolute legend, unbelievable what Mick can do with these old beauties 👏👏
Cheers mate too kind🍺🍺👍
Wow a movie length episode!!! You are right those Holden red 6s are damn well near indestructible and what a fantastic transformation. Top work Mick.
Cheers jason i appreciate ya sayin and of coarse watching mate🍺🍺👍
Hey mick!. what's that old saying!!! 'That's 2.5 hours of my life I wont get back!'. Mate a month between vids but worth the wait. God love you, just spent 2.5 hours of bliss and several beers (reminiscing). Every concreter/bricklayer I new growing up had one of these (253 v8 4 speed heavy duty clutch) not many 6's. One toner!, yeah! right, they would carry way more plus tow trailers , day in, day out, they were tanks. What a gr8 choice for a survival project. Can't wait for your next vid. Cheers gr8 mate
Too kind mate glad you enjoyed it🍺🍺👍
The golden Holden fired immediately great work MICK.
She did wake up quick haha then kicked my arse the next day hahhahah🍺🍺🍺👍
Imagine the stories that thing could tell, and how many beers were sunk in and around it. What a great workhorse those cars were.
Love the fact you're giving them a new life Mick. Well done
Cheers mate 🍺🍺👍
Haha im from mudgee just near Gulgong and know the family of this old girl done well mate
Small world ! My uncle worked for them for years 🍺🍺👍
Watching your bloopers at the end always warms my heart, as it makes me realise that I'm not the only bloke that cracks the shits when confronted with a frozen, snapped or threaded bolt or a stuck piece of interior trim etc. My missus says she always knows when I'm working on one of my vehicles as she can hear me from the house loudly yelling curses and profanities and hurling stuff around the garage in frustration. Gotta have a good vent though to clear the head first, so that you can step back for a moment to collect yourself and then work through the problem to find a solution eh!
100% correct hahhaha , yeah i like leavin that type of stuff in there coz i am anything but perfect and i think everyone can relate to it hahaha🍺👍
Awesome video Mick, I sat through the whole 2 and a half hours. I love one tonners! And I recently just got out of the concrete industry, doing house slabs. Few of the old boys would talk about how these machines would haul crush rock, bags of rapid set, small sheets of steel reinforcement and tools on the back of em' in the 70's and 80's. Thommo was definitely a real work horse and he shows his character. Would be good to see a few more videos on him. I wish I could own a tonner like that, except I'd have a tough little 253 in her! Good onya Mick!
Cheers mate i appreciate you watching and commenting 🍺🍺👍👍
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Thankyou very much mate i really appreciate it , ive got 2 pickups coming real soon that you will be very familiar with .🍺🍺👍
Mate what a great video. Love the commercial front one tonner. The shock on your face when it first fired was priceless
It genuinely surprised me , but i guess id been winding it with the fuel reconnected so it had what it needed 🍺🍺👍
That seat struggle was real comedy for me but guessing by the f bombs it wasn’t much fun at the time
I leave them in because even i laugh when i watch it in the edit, im shallow mate i get over it real quick hahah🍺🍺👍
Love watching your videos. The format you do , it’s like just hanging out with a mate working on the car
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Thats probably the best comment ever . I appreciate you saying mate🍺🍺🍺👍
That's spot on. I haven't worked on cars in about 20 years, but this brought it all back. A good, wholesome pastime that deserves a cold beer in the arvo with your best mate.
@@antonioelrocho7918 cheers mate🍺🍺👍
Mick, you are a hoot, Son! The segment of you working to remove the bench seat gave me a good chuckle. No doubt that seat was a width of gnat’s eyelash of kicking you where our Good Lord split you. But, as I said before from my Army Drill Sergeant, “It’s only a thing. You can’t let the thing beat you, you gotta be smarter than the thing”. Keep up the good work, My Friend.
Hahhaha cheers Don🍺🍺👍
Settling in with a sports drink - thanks Mick!👍👍
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The good old Aussie Holden 1 tonne ute. It wants to live...Great save, Mick...😊😊😊❤
Thanks mate🍺🍺👍
Great video! Great camera work! Its a shame we Australians over complicated our car industry (2 save some polar bears) when these 70's vehicles could be repaired serviced in our sheds!
100% mate🍺🍺👍
Bought a decent 79 hz 1 tonner in 2020 and used it as a daily till 2022, never owned an old car before that, was a unique experience, no problems except for in wet weather, liked to fishtail if you didn't feather the accelerator lol. ute things.
Tonners are sweet hahah🍺🍺👍
Who else googled Tomlinson Concrete? Looks to be still operating
Great vid (40 minutes in so far haha)
Closed around covid time mate. Barry the owner is now retired and was good enough to let me look around .🍺🍺👍
@@backshed5295 I had a HZ 1 Tonner until 5 years ago. Just too much rust for me to keep up with. Got good money for it as had a warmish V8, TH350 and really nice interior, blackbutt hardwood tray and prem front clip. The old bloke who bought it was transplanting the driveline and interior into a restored cab.
I like the tonner as there isnt much body to rust hahhaha🍺
@@backshed5295 mine was pretty bad from the firewall to the back window. Not much to them, but what I had was more rust than metal hahaha
@@GODEES77 yeah i hear ya once they get atarted it everywhere
Great project……. Out of curiosity I looked at what a really schmick looking “one tonner” goes for ……. I was shocked. I know that you’re not the guy that’s going to go that far but it’s worth just getting Tommo back in the world for sure !! Cheers 🍻
Yeah mate im only the beginning , find it , put it back on the road and someone with more time and $$$ might take it down that path.🍺🍺👍
Thought you were gonna drop the C-bomb getting that seat out!😂
Was probably close mate hahhahha , i though everyone could relate to that so i didnt edit it out hahhaha.🍺🍺👍
Love the bloopers 😂, makes me think about a couple of times changing engines, 😂 great job, it's looking great, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
Cheers Don🍺🍺👍
Great story from start to finish. The car looks and sounds seriously full of potential.
Thanks mate i appreciate ya saying 🍺🍺👍
Well done .
Cheers mate i appreciate ya saying🍺🍺🍺👍
What a transformation! You have a keen eye for what's salvageable (I thought this one was too far gone). Great to see this icon back up and running. Looking forward to the next instalment on Thommo.
Floor pans are on the way mate you wont have to wait long🍺🍺👍
I'm not a car bloke.... But I love seeing the old stuff being brought back to life and with all there life story still etched into their panels... well done Micheal
Thanks mate i appreciate it 🍺🍺👍
I've seen every single one of your videos, I always thought to myself... man your calm & patient when working on these old cars. That moment of you trying to take the bench seat out was pure gold 😂 there it is.. there's the swearing haha
Good to have you back! What an awesome video can relate to this as my dad has just finished building his HJ 1 Tonner.
Also couldn't believe the first fire up how instant it was, long live the mighty 202!
Hahahha cheers mate🍺🍺👍
How the hell do you keep finding things I owned or had dealings with? My HZ 1 tonner has now gone to God but it was a 6 cylinder auto and I blew it up because it was so low geared and didn't like highways. Aluminium tray (with sides off) was the best work bench. Great to see you back, Mick.
Yeah mate i do love these ol tonners too great old work trucks🍺🍺👍
What a brilliant episode. Great result too. Un-killable 202. Originally I thought it might have been a 179 or 173, although by '79 they would have phased them out. The bumper is wrong for the ute. They were solid and rounded end to end.
Love your work.
100% correct mate but find 1 ? They were ugly and crap ao everyone chucked them , i actually would have put 1 on if i could find one🍺🍺🍺👍
Nah, everyone prefers the upgrade to a sedan bumper. The old tonner bumper was more prone to bending than the sedan one which looks better. Just need to relocate the blinkers into the bar and the upgrade will be complete.
@@smittyk7810Oh, yeah, they are effen ugggly!
Back here in the "old country" moistness is a thing we're not short of (for the last 2 months) , nice to see a bit of sunshine Mick , was wondering if you'd gone walkabout😄😄😄
Nah mate im still here it just takes time to do a long video with a result at the end rather than put out 10mins of crap each week 🍺🍺🍺👍
I'm glad the weather is cooling off now... makes it easier to work on your Australian built cars... gotta love that yeah!
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This is an epic movie length episode, that could of kept going as I was sucked right in! Top notch work Mick. Looking forward to the follow up episode.
Cheers mate wont be far away🍺🍺👍
Yeah I too cannot get enough of this type of content.👍
@@smittyk7810 i appreciate ya saying mate🍺🍺👍
Me again, you have a winner with those mags, excellent job
Cheers shame yeah i love them on tommo ! 🍺🍺👍
Love it, as a owner of a HZ tonner daily driver for my handyman business, currently doing 50 klms per day, all maintenance for the last 6 years all done by myself
Mint keep the ol girl workin hard they love it 🍺🍺🍺👍
Wow, I am impressed. What a cool old rig. I bet it turns heads and makes people smile just to see it still working. 👍
@@smittyk7810 it sure would smitty🍺🍺👍
Children and women really love the cool car (no badges) amazingly@@smittyk7810
Well done on the resto so far Mick, just love having a beer as I watch you work away , also love your tshirts, cheers Ross
Thanks Ross i appreciate ya sayin mate🍺🍺👍
I thought putin might have got to you mic nearly about to send out a search party now time to watch your show
Mate im always here but it just takes time , i want to give ya a good result in a longer video rather then frequent short bits of stuff all🍺🍺👍
Very cool, from crap to way less crap, i like where it's going, its a cool ute, new grill would be cool and get rid of them ugly indicators. Whatever ya do, it's cool.
Hahaha i like it , crap to way less crap . Sounds like a new backshed sticker hahhah🍺🍺👍
Yes, a tightening hammer, what a great tool.😀👍
Hahahah yep the beat🍺🍺🍺👍
Hey Mick, when you have finished with this one you will have to give it to me. After all it has my name on the doors and yes I have been known as "Tommo" all my life (63yo now).
On a side note- I live in the central west NSW and I have seen this tonner in Gulgong and at times in Mudgee in the past while travelling about working, I even have a photo of it somewhere taken probably in the mid "90's when I first saw it, had to- my name and all. Had a look for it but can't find it as yet, I'll let you know if I find it but not holding my breath.
That would be awesome mate 🍺👍you can contact me on fb or instagram on backshedmick
I really appreciate the story about your uncle who worked at the cement works and the car was from the same place where you grew up. That sort of history is gold.
Cheers mate🍺🍺👍
She scrubbed up nicely. Real true blue Aussie ute, pity they aren't making them any more.
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My grandfather had a Holden hq 1 tonner with a red 202 when I was Growing up he sold to someone here in town and I know were it is It is probably full of rust now
Unfortunately mate a lot of old cars go that way, rotted with rust🍺👍 ill bring tommo back as best i can
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Mick you are a legend mate, getting Tomo back from the dead, not only are your episodes very informative with some wicked humour here and there, you are teaching all us would be mechanics some tricks of the trade, love your service manual tutorials 😜 and your work. And I got to tell ya I don’t mind the extended episodes mate, I get to kick back for two hours and not get distracted by everything and watching Backshed 💪💪💪
Cheers murray 🍺🍺👍
absolutely brill , to see this old ute move under her own steam . well done mate . a joy to see . love these old beauts . i could almost hear her start to breath again .
Cheers mate i appreciate ya saying🍺🍺👍
All I can say Mick is “Thank you “
You more than welcome Robert🍺🍺👍
Spot on video Mick, it was an epic one, some hard work put in there mate 🍻🍻
Cheers mate i appreciate it🍺🍺👍
Brings back memories of driving my grandparents HZ Green wagon back in the day. Great times !
🍺🍺👍cheers mate
Taking the seat out was a classic Mick struggle all the way thanks for another good video
Hahha yep it drove me made hahha🍺🍺👍
Another killer episode thanks mick🤟
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another great vid,thanks Mick,I enjoyed that,
Cheers mate🍺👍
Was only thinking last nite its been a while since we had an upload and bosha here it is 👍💯
Hey Carl , its a long one mate🍺🍺👍
@backshed5295 Great watch as always bud great work i enjoy the long vids keep em coming stay well mick👍💯
Thanks mate i really appreciate it 🍺👍
Great work Mick. This brought back a lot of memories as my Old Man had same model One Tonner as a workhorse for his Bricklaying Business. His was a 202 with 4 on the Floor. I worked with him for 15 years and drove it numerous times. Funny thing was, the 4 speed had a problem with the selector and used to get stuck in reverse and 1st gear at the same time. These things are virtually Bullet Proof, hard to kill em. Nice find and Great revival Mate...
Cheers mate🍺🍺👍
Yep those shifters got sloppy and then did that🍺👍
You are one talented mechanic!!!. thinking out of the box is your specialty and a great transformation to a dead car brought back to life. Keep 'em Coming!!.
Plenty coming mate 🍺👍
Work,family,home and you still have time to create such quality content. Always pleased when a new “Backshed” video comes up. Thanks for sharing Mick. It’s always a pleasure watching you get these classics back on the road. Cheers
Haha yeah i hear ya life is busy but i do love it when i read comments like that , it does take a bit of effort to balance it all and i appreciate that you can see the effort put in 🍺🍺👍
Great video mate love what you do in bringing these old cars back to the road.cheers from Noosa
Thanks mate i really appreciate you saying🍺🍺👍
When I lived in Dubbo in the 1970s, there was an engine tuner who used to race HQ's. At the end of each race, he would chuck the blown piston away, replace it & rebuild the 202 so he could race the car again.
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Hooray, another Backshed video. And it was an extra length feature show. I don't care if others do not like the long length of your programs. They can pause it and watch later to treat it like multiple episodes. The one tonner is a great car to build and very useful when they are functional. Other than panels, you can get everything to fix them. In fact I can get more parts for my HQ one tonner than the CV8Z 2005 Monaro. Looking forward to the future instalments.
Cheers Smitty i appreciate ya sayin🍺🍺👍
Another one saved from the scrap heap! These old cars always look great in their finest sunburnt Australian skin. Love the show mate, I’m 2 hours deep (6 stubbies) and gotta say thanks for this awesome content you consistently throw our way. Easily my favourite garage show on YT run out of a backshed in the bush❤
Too kind my friend hahha , yep simple cars in a simple shed with a really simple guy hahhaha🍺🍺🍺👍
This is like watching dad work on the car, same mannerisms 🤣 just sitting there holding the torch
Hahah , i hope thats a good memory not a bad one haha, were you holding it in the right spot? Hahahah
Welcome back Mick.
Don't forget ya throttle cable😊
Hahah yeah thanks mate ive free’d him up now 🍺🍺👍
Bloody awesome Mick ,from nothing to something usable well done great old 1 tonner looking forward to more , cheers , shaneo, Nelson, NZ, 👍🍺🍺
Cheers mate and thanks for comin back for yet another episode Shaneo🍺🍺👍
G'day,
An awesome video. Tomo has certainly come a long way in just a few days. He was just wasting his time in a field now he's got shiny new wheels and he's able to cruise around your driveway.
I'm looking forward to seeing what you have planned for Tomo's future. So thanks for sharing Tomo's rebirth ✌️ Peace from Melbourne/Pakenham 3810.
Cheers mate i appreciate ya saying🍺🍺👍
I love how well the drivers door still closes.
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The old grass is looking green and well manicured. I Google mapped the town. Nice bit of history there. Good museum. If I'm passing I'll stop by.. Come pick up a Teeshirt from you. Cool old wagon. Put a camping pod on the back. Head out camping. Then put it to work on return. You should concrete a channel in. Catch all the oil and mud you pressure wash off. That's all heading down to your streams. Put some barrels in the ground you can clean. Anyways good job mate. Have a good one. ,,👍🍺
Plenty of history in Gulgong mate , it was the town on the Australian $10note for decades🍺🍺🍺👍if you need a shirt go to backshed.net.au mate
@@backshed5295 I'm a traveling man. No address for postage . Cool for printed on a note. That's something. Well Good luck. Keep um coming. I liked this one. Adiós. 🍺👍
I don't watch many of these vids at all Mick, but fair dinkum, yours is an absolute ripper. I have a 74 tonner myself and the memories you reminded me of mate, just awesome. Keep em comin Mick, you've won me, and well done on the tonner, credit where credit is due
Perfect to restore .
Yeah i agree mate
Im just the beginning, i find them and get them to earn the right for a restoration 🍺🍺👍
Gotta love a concreter from gulgong
Hahah you from around that area?
My uncle worked there and my wife and i both grew up in the mudgee /gulgong area.🍺🍺👍
I absolutely love the faded yellow paint and business sign writing on this old beast. I've got a real soft spot for these old commercials
Me too mate i really appreciate ya watchin mate🍺🍺👍
Brings me back to my apprentice days. I did my trade on these cars. Rebuilding the fuel pumps, carbies, and run the hone through the wheel cylinders. Bit of rubber grease and new cups, all good to go.
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That is just completely fantastic.
Great work Michael.
Love this channel
Cheers mate for coming back🍺🍺👍
Well done. Don't forget! Love your work
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Tommo’s gunna see this and what his work truck back 😂 bloody good mate as always 🍻💪🏼
You sound like your a gulgong lad??
Genuine love for these videos
Cheers mate i really apreciate ya saying 🍺👍
Glad to see you back, was just about to submit a missing persons report, looking forward to the tipper reno, as per usual with your vids
Cheers shane 🍺🍺👍
Great stuff Mick, A grade content, loved every minute. "Thomo" is coming along great 👍. They're a great model the old HZ, I had a 253 V8 '77 wagon, (the first year of HZ), with the " Radial Tuned Suspension", it'd go past everything except a petrol station. Top marks, can't wait for the next instalment, cheers mate!
Cheers mate🍺🍺👍
when you picked it up I was wondering what the hell you were thinking but it turned out way better than I expected.
awesome job as always, keep it up
Hahaa cheers mate yeah i sometime see passed the crap hahhaha 🍺🍺👍👍
Good vid , good old tomo , job well done, enjoy those beers 🍻 🍻🍻
Cheers Paul🍺🍺👍
"I'll tell you what I won't find in here.... My dignity". Classic Mick. I'm still laughing at that a day later.
Hahhhahha yeah that was bloody terrible but its done now hhahahahha🍺🍺👍
Love the rescue...With the brakes just loosen the bleed nipple then wiggle the inner pad, it takes pressure off and stops pushing the master seals backwards.. Cheers
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Very enjoyable! Watched all of it. Thank you, Brings back memories for sure.
Cheers mate i appreciate you sitting through it 🍺👍it was a long one🍺👍
Mate I was starting to think my favourite you tube channel had gone awol. Great to see you back Mick.
Im always here mate it just takes time 🍺🍺👍
Awesome a long video. The longer the better❤
Cheers mate🍺👍
Love a good episode of backshed 👍
Cheers mate🍺🍺👍
Really enjoy these revivals, always looking forward to seeing them pop up in my feed. Thansk.
Cheers wayne i appreciate ya saying mate🍺👍
I bet that old girl has never been overloaded...
Hahhahh yeah the bend tray indicates it was treated with care hahhah , if the front tyres are still touching the groud its not overloaded🍺🍺🍺👍
Had not seen you on for a while, missed your videos brother, glad you’re back!!🍺👌😊
Cheers mate 🍺👍
Great watch. I really enjoy seeing the pressure cleaner come out and sort things out. Watchin that paint come back to life was incredible with the addition of the new bumper. What a beauty! Cheers.
She aint done yet mate hahah 🍺🍺👍
@@backshed5295 Haha i didnt think so mate, keen to see how far this old work horse will go. Best of luck. :)
Cheers mate🍺👍
Another one saved Mick!Well done..She needs bucket seats once those floors are done👍👍👍
One thing at a time mate just floors first hahhaha
Cheers for watch simon im glad you keep coming back🍺🍺👍
Wouldn't miss an episode for the world mate,love ya work 👍
Thanks mate🍺👍
Great episode Mick, love the longer vids & as always very helpful & entertaining 👍
Im pleased you said entertaining mate as long is good but long and boring isnt 👍👍🍺🍺 cheers mate
Awesome vid mate 👍 keep them coming
Will do mate🍺🍺👍
Great clip Mick. Great to see you back online again.
It is a long clip, only just had enough beers for it.
I never knew I had a tightening hammer, gee they're bloody useful. I must have worked around some real dipsticks, coz they all said they were called multigrips.
Keep up the great work, really enjoy your stuff.
Nuff talking, shut up and get into it.
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From the first time your brought Tommo home to how the ute looks now what a transformation and the wheels you chose suit the ute realy well
Cheers mate i appreciate ya sayin🍺🍺👍
Perfect timing.
🍺🍺👍cheers mate , you must have a day off do ya?
Love your work Mick - you inspired me to save a 1975 Honda Civic from the crusher and trying to get him started. Great vids!
Cheers mate , yeah give it a crack🍺🍺👍
Keep up the great work. It’s already looking so much better 👍
Cheers mate🍺🍺👍
Just like the old man's hx 253 4 speed 1 tonner back in the 80s 90s. The first car i got to drive after work i would hang for him to get home and off i went. That ute could haul some weight unlike the utes of today. Memories.🤙🍺
Tough as💪🍺🍺👍
Very cool project! Those 202's just keep giving! 🍻
Tough as mate🍺🍺👍
Don't question yourself, can't kill a old Holden red motor , I put one that had done 250000 miles into a old Bedford bus and drove it around Australia. The fiber timing gear was the only weak point on them. Cheers .
They are mint hahah🍺🍺👍