Project Coomadore Ep3 - on the tools | Unique Cars Magazine

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  • Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
  • GT rolls the latest Commodore project home and gets on the tools. How bad can a car be when it's been sitting in a wrecking yard for a couple of decades? Well, rough outside appearances can be deceptive...it needs work, but is a long way from being a write-off. Join us for the fun...
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  • @80ZX
    @80ZX Рік тому +4

    Great to see an update. Please keep them coming Mate. Enjoying these builds.

    • @glenntorrens8988
      @glenntorrens8988 Рік тому +2

      yeah we're presenting these vids every second month... sorry we can't do them quicker

  • @wesleygoullet3909
    @wesleygoullet3909 Рік тому +1

    Can’t wait for next instalment, good job

  • @tomnewham1269
    @tomnewham1269 Рік тому +2

    The “oops where did that go” at the 3.30 mark is standard practice when I work on a vehicle.
    Thanks for the update GT.

  • @TheTigerQuoll
    @TheTigerQuoll Рік тому +1

    Glad you saved it.👍

  • @jimclarke1108
    @jimclarke1108 Рік тому +2

    You are doin a great job Mr GT, on a great Aussie car

  • @ianriordan6382
    @ianriordan6382 Рік тому +1

    My Sister and Brother in law bought a VC SL new in 1981 from Harrison Holden in Chelsea VIC. Same colour scheme, but a 253 trimatic. They now drive a black 2004 CV8 Monaro. It would pay to check the distributor drive gear on your VC, as the plastic ones failed regularly.

    • @glenntorrens8988
      @glenntorrens8988 Рік тому

      yes thanks for the tip: I'm aware of the timing gear and dizzy drive issues with these but no-one/cars I have personally known since the 80s has ever suffered from it yet. But if it happens - I'll know what it is!

  • @davematthews8512
    @davematthews8512 Рік тому +1

    Love seeing an early girl revived. Keep saving em GT. One at a time. Lol

  • @rykerhasyounow
    @rykerhasyounow Рік тому +1

    My first car was a VB sle straight 6 blue. In jade green. Was beautiful. Cept the engine was a gutless wonder. I have dreams of doing an EV sleeper of one in the future. We'll see how that goes EY.

    • @glenntorrens8988
      @glenntorrens8988 Рік тому +1

      if t was a VB SL/E with the 3.3 six, it was quite a rare unit as the 4.2 V8 was the standard equipment. yes. I' d like to investigate building an electric one too

  • @michellebrowne3010
    @michellebrowne3010 Рік тому +4

    Hey mate been waiting for this and more content I picked up a vh for a thousand and got her running just have to do rust I've done interior looking nice with wheels

  • @glen20rainman56
    @glen20rainman56 Рік тому +1

    Love to watch some of the actual work carried out. Excellent than you.

    • @glenntorrens8988
      @glenntorrens8988 Рік тому

      Cheers, I can't show every step of every process but hopefully people get a good idea of what's going on

  • @noelgibson5956
    @noelgibson5956 Рік тому +1

    I read that 25% of VB customers chose a V8. With VC customers, it was only 8%. The VH V8 take up rate was about half way between those two.
    Bit of useless info there for you to ponder.

    • @glenntorrens8988
      @glenntorrens8988 Рік тому +1

      Possible... but I reckon highly unlikely for a few reasons. First: there was a fuel crisis (including fuel rationing) on at the time and 'Four Cylinder' was the hot new term for the car sales game, a bit like how 'SUV' is a buzz-word now. Second; Holden couldn't manufacture much more than about 10,000 V8s per year so probably couldn't have satisfied one-quarter of VB orders (25K) from its little V8 machine shop. Third; as I recall, there was never one-in-four V8 Commodores being driven around during the 1980s and 90s. Then, as now, V8s were one in 10 or one in 15 cars that you saw in Coles New World carparks, or for sale in the Trading Post or the Saturday papers. The V8 option rate has always been stronger for top-spec cars - and the 4.2 was standard for SL/E - but the rumour is that of 96,000 Commodores, just 100 5.0-litre SLE manuals were created which casts a shadow over the "25 percent" theory. But these are just my thoughts, observations and conclusion and as with all my work/views, I'm happy to learn more from facts/evidence

  • @deancooper6300
    @deancooper6300 Рік тому +1

    Lovin this series G.T, have you found a grille for it yet? Let me know if you need one and ill send one to you👍

  • @luccadeee7174
    @luccadeee7174 Рік тому +1

    Any new vids on this coming out soon 🤞?

    • @glenntorrens8988
      @glenntorrens8988 Рік тому

      yeah soon... we relaxed a bit over summer but back at work now :)

  • @lukeberne428
    @lukeberne428 Рік тому +1

    Would a VN tank fit a vh

    • @glenntorrens8988
      @glenntorrens8988 Рік тому

      Yes, almost 'bolts-in' but the filler tube and sender unit differ

  • @matsinkal
    @matsinkal Рік тому +2

    In first

  • @marcuslucas9521
    @marcuslucas9521 Рік тому

    Wow i love this!!! I think you will be interested in *promo sm*!!