its not actually a waranty claim you have there is its up to the user to check all bolts and tighten stuff up,also your floppy brake lever issue your bike may need new brake pads and may need to bleed the brakes,bolts do come loose even on ordinary bikes without motors so every month or so they need to be checked and maybe some locktight on the bolts so that they dont come loose

I purchased my mamba venom ebike from Avocado ebikes,they are great folk to deal with,any problems and they will sort it out

I like the mamba venom ebike,the only problem with mine were the poorly built wheels,so I re-spoked the wheels and put on some heavy duty ebike rated tyres,you do have to check bolts and stuff on this bike and even the brakes calipers are not properly adjusted from the factory,my bike runs fine and where else are you going to get an ebike for this price,do some home mods and you will end up with a great ebike,my bike does hills around 35 percent grades and I dont even need to stand up,you will never find a perfect ebike,just get one that you like speed and power wise and do some home mods,I only use pedal assist 3 even on hills,I dont even use the full power that this bike has,25 klms on a bicycle is flying

mamba venom is not a bad bike but the wheels and tires let it down,it has 12 gauge steel spokes laced in a cross two pattern and 12 gauge spokes are too thick for bicycle rims,the spoke angles are too great on a cross two pattern and thats why you get broken spokes,its need to be laced in a cross one pattern and they need ti be stainless steel spokes,the tyres are not ebike rated tyres and are thin,I re-spoked my mamba venon and put on decent tyres,continental contact plus that are ebike rated ones and very puncture proof,also went down to 47 mm wide tyres and bike now handles alot better

Mate, play it safe and replace ALL the seat belts. After all, they're a safety related item in the car.

Thanks again Grumpy. Old Skool Rules OK.

New set mate cheap insurance

Comin along nice...please buy brand new seatbelts to match the rear ones...they seem fairly black still...

Good video mate. Great info for me. I'll be doing the same job on my 68 Ford Fairlane later this year.

Enjoying your videos.

It is now spic n span. Looks great !!! Had to go back to the first video to see how bad it was. Eagerly awaiting to see what you do under the bonnet. HZ's went out on a high note for the HQ body type series. RTS was a great improvement for the handling and GMH had done some work on the engines after the strangulation of ADR27A emission controls in the HX.

Hey mate I'm starting a hz sl build what product did you paint the floor in ? Iv seen ppl use rust converter frist is it worth it

Looking good. Acoustically you don't need sound deadener on the entire for etc. One good piece on each panel will reduce vibration which quells the sound. Go for it but just saying would be cheaper that way.

It’s great to the “ole boy” getting another chance for the road. Keep up the good work!

Bloody loved this! Cracked me up at the end, If I'd had a mouthfull of beer at the time it would've been sprayed out ha ha! Cheers!

Thanks mate for taking the time in documenting an awesome transformation. 😃

Hey Grumpy no worries mate happy to help, we use underdog sound deadening it comes in a 2 mtr rolls and covers 2sq mtrs for only $60 a roll. She’s looking good mate.

Beautiful car and great video, my HZ Kingswood is a 1978 too

My grandpa had an identical one from new. Vacationer in Windsor blue with Atlantis Blue top. I have a lot of happy memories of riding in the car as a young fella. One of the things I remember best was the electric tailgate window, through that was pretty cool for the early 80s… Enjoying these vids. Cheers.

HZ Vacationer

No sand blaster then use malasis syrup and water leave for week and rinse clean with pressure washer, do try it 50 50 works , eats rust chunky rust too , wont eat good metal

My old mans hx died with them upper ball joints , he thought grease fixed it ,, and alignment was good , car drove shit to my insisted rebuilt fords, 10 bucks lower 25 bucks top , fitted and alignments charged me 100 buck in 94 deal i said car drove spectacular, dont be scabby on that stuff trust me

Original plates for sure

You're not telling me I built plenty of these cars they're all start as rusty shit boxe's and a shit load of time and money then they come up good when they done properly not buy some backyard town hack

Hello, great video! Just wanted to ask what size shoes you used? I have the same model swift and can't seem to find any consistent info anywhere, people are saying anything from 200x32mm to 252x50mm and the guys at supercheap weren't sure.

there is a nut missing from the rh front of the rear control arm bush bolt

Your Dad was a Ford Man but you still love him,That was Hilarious. 😂

Well done for maintaining motivation in hot conditions.

Very satisfying put together mate. Then you triggered me with the fing Rare Spares/Resto/Country. I'm cutting corners on mine wherever possible. 2 utes luckily.

Cool 😎

Pretty sure my old man bought that car from new from Holden lilydale. Will check with him the rego. We will have photos somewhere also. Only had it 2 years traded from brown HQ wagon. I remember as a kid it overheated a few times from near new and was a letdown from the HQ which went better. Dad then traded for a new MQ patrol at Ferntree Gully

I’ve been a Petrolhead all my life and a fan of the older GMs, especially Chevies. Now, that’s been extended to Holdens. I look forward to seeing that old Holden running and driving.

She's a nice looking old girl! Love seeing these old cars driving around in ' as is' condition. (Reminds me how they looked when I was a young fella!)

Well done mate, ripping through it. You will have another V8 soundtrack to put on in no time. 👍

Love your work Grumpy, interested in selling when she is done?

hate to tell you this those brake shoes are on wrong the one with the longer material goes to the back of the car. the trick to putting the top springs on is pair of side cutter and a screw driver. use to do brakes for living .any questions more than happy to help. old bugger like you

She's looking bloody beautiful underneath, can't wait to see her finished.But as you said with the brakes, if you stuff it up, give it to the pro's, and be safe.

1800 isn't bad. looks nice

Working Darn hard mate. Weldone. New cars are 50 grand. This is a cheap car. Good luck. 👍👍✌️🇬🇧

Loved my HZ Kingswood, mine had the PBR calipers. The hand-brake being beside the drivers seat and the door, I reckon was the best design ever and the High beams switch in the turn signal stalk was a great design and the inclusion of H4 Halogen headlights across the entire range. Also was able to purchase a set of 7inch wide rims. such a great wagon.

Coming along nicely, old spud at work has a brown HZ Vacationer 253 tri and I have a blue HZ SL wagon same mechanical spec as yours. On the balljoints and tierod ends that have Nyloc nuts instead of castle nuts and split pins, put a paint pen mark on the thread and nut. That way you can tell at a glance if they have come lose at service time. As for postage costs on Rare Spares stuff, my local Autobarn in Bendigo gets stuff in for me at the Rare Spares website cost, they get them together with their own stock.

So with out this being registered &RW, this could sell for up to $10 thousand?

Good on ya grunge

I think you're doing a great job 👍 👏

It’s coming together beautifully and looks great. Keep up the great work.

The Hz is starting to look like As it just rolled Off The production line I My self like the way you don't get crankey with your self

Holden wagons are awesome

Nice vid Grumpy, sounds like your dad had great taste in cars. FORD

I had the same car bought new 1978 HZ 253 4 on floor Windsor Blue Station wagon. Wish I still had it. You’re doing a great job!

Fantastic video. Great old wagon. My neighbour growing up had one of these. While I prefer Fords I love seeing a good sensible restoration on any car. Have a good week. Marc