BUILDING THE XH FALCON SURFERROO... Pt2

[@mickyp9517]

Yes, I think you're so skilled that you perhaps think things you completely take for granted would not interest people. But there are an army of (former) couch potatoes/nerds/sad-barstewards/self-improvers who would like to know the mundane things, like sanding, repair of rusty bits, preparation products, etc, etc. ... And you have a talent for teaching!

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

I will add some in 👍👍

[@innocentbystander2673]

00:30 Oh, the weather has been really poor. Sending hugs from Melbourne. Right, back to the video.

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

👍👍

[@paulclark5243]

Those wheels are genuine fitment to that tradesman ute, they are rated to 1 tonne same as the 1 tonne Outbacks👍🏻

[@mranonomous3059]

I'm restoring (back to original) an XH ute. Looking forward to next video.

[@donvito4884]

Hopefully you get your dream shed and all the new tools you need mate you deserve it

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

Thanks mate very kind of you to say 👍👍

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

I have no doubt that when the Surferroo is finished and put up for sale it will be a young Surfers 🏄🏼‍♂️ wet dream 😀.

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

😂👍

[@_wallnutz_]

We have self serve wreckers in Adelaide do they have them in Brisbane. Bonnet is $90 and their is heaps of ELs. The wreckers name got censored by utbe. Look up self serve wreckers. The bumper reflectors look poxy. I'd leave them off as the tail lights have reflectors in them I think?

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

EF EL bonnets don't fit. The EF front is the same but the back where it joins the cab is xf. The guards and bonnet have to be XH van or ute.

[@_wallnutz_]

@@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham oh really! Wow. That's one unique bonnet then.

[@rowanthefirst148]

Agreed, the bumper reflectors look poxy but when you have a set of good condition ones on a finished product with some love put into it - it just makes it look like care has been taken to keep the original aesthetic and kinda sets it off on the arse end.👌👍

[@stuartrodgers3783]

😁👍🏼

[@taffy7404]

looking forward to seeing the transformation..

[@theysprey7777]

Make it a convertible Graham

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

😂👍

[@theysprey7777]

@@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham I can just see you cruising through surfers in your hot orange surferoo convertible, hair flowing in the wind 😎

[@rowanthefirst148]

Bloody great rigs, I had an XH for a few years around 2010. It towed so many loads from work to the tip, I'd lost count. Solid work horse, moved many a house for mates lol.

[@scottehbro]

Good video mate, I found this channel last night and watched your first 2 episodes already. I’m from Adelaide and Daily drive my XH. I believe it’s the same colour as Brutus Galaxy Blue (GY) I believe. One day I’ll have the time to spend on mine to bring it back to its former glory. It’s my 3rd XH I’ve bought now. It’s a shame I sold the other 2 lol. I look forward to seeing more of your videos and learning techniques that’ll help me down the track.

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

Good to have you with me mate 👍👍 Yep Galaxy Blue

[@explore71australia42]

It's coming along nicely mate! Well done.👍

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

Thanks 👍

[@bobbebbington5356]

Looks like poor old Brutus is going to the graveyard in the sky, but his organ donation will help another vehicle live on.

[@paulorchard7960]

How good are your woodworking skills Graham, having brutus there you can make up the rear bar and side skirts out of timber and plywood on brutus where you are not too worried about screws and other temporary fasteners to act as plugs that can be used to make moulds to create fibreglass pieces! Its much easier to fabricate than steel and I think if you go back to the original surfaroo those pieces were most likely fibreglass! I would love to come down to give you a hand.

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

Good idea , yeah i'm not to bad at woodworking👍👍

[@brettsanderson3523]

Can you please show the tailgate gap when open

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

sure

[@michaelbyrnes7944]

I have a N9 navy blue xr6 xh manual with a red AU intech engine in goes hard for a xh

[@auditingwesternaustralia4214]

"Opens perfectly, closes perfectly"... Until you put the fender on 😂👍

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

😲😂👍

[@spikel984]

Pity you can't chuck the not so good parts on Brutus and you could use him to do all the not so glamorous jobs that utes are used for. Surfaroo is looking good though. Your passing on some good tips too. thanks

[@simontheyers801]

You can get cheap skin 4 tailgate..hughes brother... rare shares

[@Bobvtx1300]

Hi mate, have you taken out a dash in one of these before? I need to take mine out to clean the fan

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

I will do a video on that

[@Bobvtx1300]

@@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham awesome, I'll keep an eye out for it, cheers

[@militaryvehiclemarkings4696]

The tailgate skin is the same as a XC Falcon Ute tailgate skin. It is easier to reskin than to repair. From memory the floor pan never changed from XC as well.

[@johnellison3030]

What welder do you use Graham? Do you TIG it or MIG it ?

[@INTHEGARAGEwithGraham]

Mig