Ep27 HOLDEN COMMODORE RESCUE WILL IT RUN PARKED FOR YEARS SAVING AN AUSSIE ICON HOLDEN V8 CLASSIC

WE FOUND AN ABANDONED CLASSIC HOLDEN COMMODORE V8 AND SEE IF IT WILL RUN , THE HOLDEN V8 IS AN AUSSIE ICON AND WE WILL SEE IF I CAN BRING THIS VB HOLDEN COMMODORE BACK TO LIFE.
IF YOU LOVE OLD CLASSICS TAKE A LOOK AT EPISODE 18
In this episode i come across an abandoned wrecking yard / junk yard and rescue a HQ wagon and a classic old Ek Holden but thats definitely not all we find. call it a shed / barn find or what ever you like but there is classic survivor cars everywhere, from a XB Ford falcon coupe , Monaro , Torana , a Mopar Charger ,a couple of chevy 56 / 57 , valiants , Commodore HSV clubsport even a few old jdm datsun and mitsubshi cars and much more ever a few old toyota 4x4 . So do take a look it doesn't matter if your into perfect body and paint work , patina , rust or whatever theres a bit of everything in this one for everyone. We will have a few of the cars we bought in future episodes shortly and hopefully you'll see them running and driving back on the highway after years of being parked and left to rot. cheers for watching Backshed .

[@backshed5295]

Re-loaded ! Thanks for being patient. New episode up shortly Backshed.net.au new episode is up now kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXK9kHd5aKasja8si=d0NpQcOomT46IqlZ

[@beggsy62]

Yeah I was watching episode 2 yesterday and 15 mins in it was deleted , caught me off guard hope all is well keep up the good work 👍🥃

[@steveknopka7673]

Ah thanks for the explanation! I was watching you peel off floor underlay and the episode disappeared! Can’t wait to see the rest of it!

[@adriankite8849]

Awesome thanks I love your videos I'm glad you re-uploaded it.

[@edward2054]

🤔

[@stevefairchild3337]

Yo, I was wondering if this was an error, glad you set it straight. I was surprised when the other one played like a rewound video and then just quit. I can't wait to see the next one. Thanks man

[@imageaware]

My Dad was one of the Holden's workers who made this car. Nice one, Dad.

[@backshed5295]

Haha nice! 🍺👍

[@diamonds3958]

Legendary I'd be so proud. These are timeless gems

[@jamesogden7457]

That poor AP5 ..... I THINK YOUR XY IS CALLING THE COMMODORE A BIT MORE THAN CRUSTY !!!

[@backshed5295]

Don’t feel sorry for the Ap5 ! She’s back soon and getting heaps of new bits 🍺🍺👍

[@paulsz6194]

@imageaware, that’s cool, I hope he has some "souvenirs " from his time working at GM Holden. Did he get to Keep his old uniform., or other things from the Holden Factory? which factory did he work in?

[@brendoncullen2540]

Great!!!!! I get into bed 10pm tired.. noticed post now I’ll be awake for 2 hours more watching this awesome vid… love it bro!

[@backshed5295]

Just check mate but it may be one you’ve seen , if ya go through the other comments you’ll get the idea of what’s happened with the reload mate. 🍺🍺👍

[@russelblackwell6041]

Very underrated engine the 253 as is the 289 windsor another quality video thank you

[@backshed5295]

Cheers Russel 🍺🍺👍

[@paulsz6194]

At least the 253 was Australian designed & built!

[@techmarc6996]

My awesome neighbors were cleaning out their tiny shed. Said, "We have a broken Compressor. Would you like to have it?". (I had a single stage, VERY noisy unit in the shop). Turns out, they gave me a brand new Belt-Drive two stage Compressor. They had it hooked to a super long extension cord & wasn't broken at all. What a drastic difference in noise. The single stage drove me nuts when running "F%#k the Compressor" every time. Two-Stage, so much quieter!

[@backshed5295]

Hahhahaha sweet👍🍺

[@brushitoff503]

Ha ha Farken epic man, had me cracking up all the way through! Looks wicked with those wheels too. Cheers mate!

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mate🍺🍺👍

[@BenMitro]

Since when did "patina" replace the word "rust"? I sold my 1981 VC manual with the odo at 550k on the clock (odomoter stopped around 100k so it did around 650k) as a going concern. Treated digitally its entire life (either on the brake or pedal to the metal), couple of lay shafts, a diff, and a head but aside from that went like a charm and looked perfect - no dents, accidents.... Loved the torque steering when on power and would top 180 km/h regularly. Very fond memories...another, "wish I kept that".

[@backshed5295]

Haha I reckon they are pretty good too mate , I think rust is part of patina really .🍺🍺👍

[@TheChadvarnell]

Howdy form Texas! just found you a couple weeks ago and have been catching up. I drive a 67 G10 with the LS swap done, love your style buddy!

[@backshed5295]

Cheers Chad thanks for watching mate🍺🍺👍

[@docdeth5146]

Glad you posted the other half of this vid buddy thought some bastard had blown up the internet. Good to see a tru blu show with no bullshit well done. Mucus is one booger you don't want to mess with 😁 he sounds wicked.

[@backshed5295]

Hahaha cheers mate The second episode on this car will be reloaded shortly 🍺🍺👍

[@johnpartridge7623]

Technical difficulties aside lol the Commodore looks ok Mick & the Wheels are spot on, bloody good result 👍👍👍

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mate🍺👍

[@shellbeapplesmedia5852]

Good to see this episode back it disappeared for a bit same as the one yesterday where you pulled the door cards off. Love the early commodores. I was chasing a lj torana or one of these for a while but scored a clean lj first. Keep up the good work Mick

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mate New episode will be late today I hope🍺🍺👍

[@paulvandepol1616]

passion fingers ?@@backshed5295

[@williampollock2433]

Mate I really injoy watching keep up the good work

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mate new episode is loaded now!

[@nebuchadnezzar9641]

I owned two of these when I was younger. A VB and VH. Both had diff whines and the VH gearbox went on it. Good, reliable cars otherwise and the 253 stood up to me punishing the hell out of it daily.

[@backshed5295]

Hahha yeah the good ol 253 was ( and still is ) hard to kill.🍺🍺👍cheers for watching mate🍺👍

[@EnviXR81]

Hey mate, try to avoid putting liquid in any key barrel. Try and use a powered graphite. The liquid based lubes evaporate and leave a residue.

[@backshed5295]

Ok🍺

[@kallumpuklowski8806]

Chocolate brown indicator is VK, black is usually aftermarket. Another awesome video 💪

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mate🍺🍺👍

[@eziotaddeo1726]

wow another gr8 ep, like to see the ep with interior being cleaned, etc, more tech issues???mick love it , hangin' out for more cheers

[@backshed5295]

Hopefully that video is up tomorrow mate🍺🍺👍

[@garyashdown5376]

Hello from England 😊, I've been watching your channel for a little while now and I must say I really do enjoy the content. Especially the Australian humour which is far superior to the yanks, getting on about getting the dents out of the tank, in the past I've flushed the tank out and then welded a large nut in the dent and used a slide hammer to pull it out. You might have to repeat the process in different areas but would have worked, now if you don't have a slide hammer use a length of angle iron drill a hole and use a length of threaded bar and a nut and slowly pull it out that way and don't forget to stress relief the metal as you pull. Anyway I have suspension you might have both diff and tranny probs hope I'm wrong. Good luck Gary 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@backshed5295]

Cheers Gary thanks for watching mate 🍺🍺👍

[@RoadHeros610]

Chuck tantrum that a 3 year old would be proud of... 😅😅😂😂

[@backshed5295]

Hahahha🍺🍺👍yep

[@DoitWithAlana]

Midway through yesterday’s video and she disappeared on me. Thought the internet had crapped itself🤣😂. This was a good episode regardless.

[@backshed5295]

Yeah the new one will be up late today hopefully 🍺🍺👍

[@paulsz6194]

Those indicator combination switches look like they’re aftermarket ones. I think the chocolate one may have been off a VK? Many of the aftermarket indicator / combination switches were made black as the would suit every interior colour , and if the car is over 10 years old, I don’t think many owners would be too fussed with it being black, if it was bought for the right (cheapest ) price!

[@backshed5295]

100% mate cheers 🍺🍺👍

[@earlycommodorecommunity]

Good to see another Early Commodore being saved 👍

[@backshed5295]

Cheers ECC 🍺👍

[@noelgibson5956]

I'd try and locate a VB grill if it's a VB. The VC grill looks out of place when paired with the VB bonnet. Both have badges at the front which conflict with each other. She is certainly investment potential.

[@TheScary79]

Hey mate love the content. Jan 2002 was the end of leaded fuel i have HX 4 door GTS at the time and remember having to add the lead in to the fuel but then i had the tied old 308 rebuilt and it was fine for unleaded after that im sure it was valve seats that needed to he replaced so you could run unleaded

[@backshed5295]

👍🍺

[@steben01]

I was excited to see another episode but it's the same one I saw before. Looking forward to your next one Mick.

[@backshed5295]

Yep mate I hope you have read through the comments and know what’s going on ? We lost 2 videos Unfortunately it’s taking time to sort out🍺🍺👍cheers mate

[@shanedavies9564]

Awesome Mick have already seen this but bloody great to watch again , cheers shaneo Nelson NZ 👍🍺🍺

[@backshed5295]

I’m working on getting the new one back up mate . Soon as 🍺🍺👍👍

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

From memory the VL was the first Holden to run on unleaded fuel? I think the fuel was introduced in 1986

[@backshed5295]

Yep that’s right mate , I was more asking when leaded finished , which I’ve since googled and it was finally stop sale and production in Jan 2002 🍺🍺👍 which was a lot later than I thought ahhahah

[@jamesmcgowen1769]

@@backshed5295 2002 😳 wow!

[@darrenbrown5248]

Should be tan for the indicator stalk aftermarket are black don't think you can color coded ones any more is a vc grill

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mate 🍺🍺👍

[@ianhilton6015]

After wife broke two blue stalks I found out black ones were half the price

[@backshed5295]

Hahhaha Always the way hahah🍺🍺👍

[@denismartin4680]

G'day mate how's ya going the commodores back in the day they were popular i have never owned one but had a good friend and he had one like yours with the V8 i drove it alot back in the day they are very nice to i remember years ago a commodore was in a serious accident the car was split in 2 so I think it was a fault in the frame so yeah not as popular after that commodore split in two enjoy watching your videos keep up the great work love it mate blessings to you and your family cheers mate take care

[@backshed5295]

Cheers Denis🍺🍺👍

[@wildstallionbby6369]

Wooohooo only saw 42mins of yesterday Thought you were leaving it on brake caliper cliffhanger to be tactical but booom here we go . Great job making the computer upload thingy work proper 👍righto🍻 lets get on with it 😂

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mate this is the original reloaded mate , it was deleted too New episode up later today. 🍺👍

[@wildstallionbby6369]

@@backshed5295 I don't suppose you include any of outakes as you battle to get it uploaded lol? no doubt utube would be more frustrating than any car to work on !! Excellent work will all be ready to smash play when Ep2 broadcasts :)

[@backshed5295]

There was some pretty choose words said🍺🍺👍

[@five9913]

Had a white 79 vb 30 years ago great car

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mate great ol cars🍺🍺👍

[@ntal5859]

Unleaded fuel was introduced in 1986. But leaded fuel sales ended in 2002.

[@backshed5295]

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[@markmathews206]

Looking good 👍🍺

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mark new episode up late today🍺🍺👍

[@markmathews206]

Looking forward to it 👍

[@IanCampbell-sh3si]

We were doing power steering leaks in those when they were nearly new

[@backshed5295]

Hahah🍺🍺👍

[@denismartin4680]

Should clean the rust out between the pulleys cause the rust will wear out the inside of your pulley belts cheers mate 👍

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mate I’ll get to little issues like that soon enough mate for now it’s gotta prove to me it want to go again hahah🍺🍺👍

[@gman9035]

Love your videos mate

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mate 🍺🍺👍

[@BenState]

You've got some skills bro, and now a new sub.

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mate🍺🍺👍

[@justice4g]

Nearly bought one of these back in the day, went with a Cortina 6 instead.. was surprised to learn this was based off the the German Opel Senator, thought it was all Aussie.

[@backshed5295]

Yeah I was surprised too I’m amazed the amount of countries this body was in . 🍺👍

[@noelgibson5956]

Holden manufactured their own, stronger version of the bodies. Even though I had a VB Commodore, I never liked the styling as much as that of the Toranas and Kingswoods. I also had an HG Kingswood and LH Torana. Selling the Torana is a major motoring regret I'll take to my grave. I long for another one every day.

[@justice4g]

@@noelgibson5956 yeah I wasn't a fan of the VB's styling and I like Toranas too, they're crazy light to hold a V8, I passed on a white A9X hatch at a dealer for like 8K, doubt I would have held it over these years but would love one now.

[@noelgibson5956]

​@@justice4g A Torana now is like coastal properties;- good investment potential. In the 80's, you good buy six of em for a case of beer or a favour for a mate. You can't do that now! 😱😀

[@adriandeluchin5982]

you konw what id do with that so called icon fit the throttle with a brick & walk away with the camera rollin lmao, i do enjoy your vids ur funny @ your diagnostics,

[@backshed5295]

So you like the videos but hate the car??

[@adriandeluchin5982]

well hate is a strong word, but i do prefer the blue oval 👌👌👌

[@Mourn100]

Leaded fuel ended beginning of January 2002 in Australia.

[@backshed5295]

🍺👍👍

[@shanemitchell5807]

Please send it back to the tip! They were shit back then, what makes you think things have changed?

[@backshed5295]

Wow Shane you sound like you’re not enjoying ya day much, nothing has changed mate , they were easy to work on and reliable back then and they are easy to work on and can be brought back to being reliable cool cars now . 🍺🍺👍

[@IanCampbell-sh3si]

My guess is if the exhaust was bent up the drive shaft was too

[@backshed5295]

Yeah maybe mate🍺🍺👍

[@jamesogden7457]

Hey mick .did.the upload crash n burn n content loss scenario mean you had more than you fair share of diesel and hit the wrong computer keys lol. Love ya work man.all u need is a commervan as youve got a spare commer door for it

[@backshed5295]

Hahah🍺🍺👍

[@AussieTVMusic]

Deja Vu all over again.

[@backshed5295]

Yep new episode up soon we had some tech dramas🍺🍺👍

[@ntal5859]

Plug the tank up and hydro form with a pressure cleaner.(water)

[@backshed5295]

🍺🍺

[@jb7591]

time to hook up the economy gauge.

[@backshed5295]

Hahahha yeah I will try to get it going 🍺🍺👍

[@darrenbrown5248]

Unleaded started in 1986

[@backshed5295]

Yep it did mate Stopped production and sale in Jan 2002 from what I’ve now found. 🍺🍺👍

[@glenncarr2121]

Hey what happened here ? Is this a repost ? I saw this episode two weeks ago , are you going to finish it this time or are we going to have too wait for a later download ? Or have I missed something 🤔 ! Anyway I love the show and I will wait for the finish episodes of this car ! I hope it is downloaded soon !

[@backshed5295]

Yep reload mate Loading the new episode yesterday and meltdown! Lost both The new episode will be up late today hopefully.🍺👍

[@dalewyatt1321]

Did You Tube eat episode 2 of the Commodore? It cut out on me yesterday.

[@backshed5295]

Yep It’ll hopefully be reloaded late today🍺🍺👍

[@TheBasher05]

This is the first episode of the commy where’s the second one, the one that got pulled yesterday?

[@backshed5295]

Yep the tube and my computer weren’t friends yesterday and somehow it only loaded half the video and when it was pulled down to reupload I lost the first one too So now it’s reloaded so the second will make sense . Hopefully the NEW episode will be up tonight or tomorrow 🍺🍺👍 cheers mate

[@michaelteasdale2919]

You need a WD40 sponsorship 😁

[@backshed5295]

Yeah I hear ya mate hahaha I go through a tonne of it.🍺🍺👍

[@leeenfieldsmle]

Sure it is a VB? Has a VC grill.

[@backshed5295]

Yeah mate , you must have skipped through a bit , it’s a 2/1979 Vb on the plates mate and yep I’ve been told it’s a vc grille cheers for watching mate🍺👍

[@Andrew-jh5uv]

I dont really speak emmissions 👊😂

[@backshed5295]

Hahah yep 🍺🍺👍

[@kilcundacoachworks]

what do i watch Backshed or collingwood loose to GWS HMM

[@backshed5295]

I can answer that for ya mate This is a reload , we had a few tech dramas and lost this original video. The new episode will be up soonish🍺🍺👍

[@jamesogden7457]

I'd say watch the warriors tonight vs broncos !!! UP THE WAHS !!!

[@drifterdrifter9558]

Haven't I seen this?

[@backshed5295]

Yes mate I loaded a new video on the commodore yesterday that crashed and I had to take it down to re upload , in the process somehow both commodore videos were removed . So first video is reloaded ( that’s this one) and NEW episode will go up as soon as we can figure out why it’s only partially loading. Hopefully late tonight or tomorrow it’ll be up again🍺🍺👍cheers mate

[@jamesogden7457]

No it's just u can see into the future Sherlock

[@JamesGarage06]

Repost?

[@backshed5295]

Yep reloaded due to deleted yesterday If I don’t reload it then the next one doesn’t make much sense hahah. Bare with me.🍺👍

[@lesweb4608]

Had a vh vacationer 202 auto with low ks .white with blue velour interior.. loved the looks but omg what an extremely unreliable pig of a thing it was.. fuel economy was non existent and spent more time at mechanics than on the road… such a shame.

[@backshed5295]

Hahhaha every once a while there was a car like that Hahha. 🍺🍺👍

[@darrenbrown5248]

Those belts are flopping around like a prick in a shirt sleeve

[@backshed5295]

Hahaha yep🍺👍

[@timking8495]

Something dodgy goin on here.

[@backshed5295]

Hahhaha yeah mate , if you follow our social media you’d be onto it , what has gone on is I uploaded a new video yesterday but it had a meltdown uploading and crashed so I took it down to reload , unfortunately somehow the first video on the commodore vanished too. So it’s now reloaded ( this video) and the new episode will be up as soon as we can . Computer is getting a massive clean out and we’ll start over🍺🍺👍

[@mickyds99]

Definitely put original wheels on

[@backshed5295]

2 different sets though mate so I think I’ll go aftermarket better wheels . 🍺🍺👍

[@trav17n]

You should split these up into smaller episodes. It's better for your overall KZbin views. Someone is more likely to click on a 15-20min vid than a 2hour vid

[@backshed5295]

If you look back through my older episodes mate you’ll see the opposite is true . Some of my earlier 40-50min videos have taken almost a Yr to go 60k but my last few 2hr+ videos have gone 60k in just a month or so. I must admit I originally thought the same but for now I’m just putting up what it takes to get the car to a point and if that is 50min or 2 hr then that’s what I’m putting up. I just hope they are watchable 🍺👍

[@trav17n]

@@backshed5295 I guess there are a lot of factors that impact to view count. I would have thought 50k on 10 different vid would be better than 50k on Keep it up

[@backshed5295]

Watch hours is also a big thing I’m finding🍺👍

[@IGDZILLA]

@@backshed5295 I also would have thought shorter videos would help YT views but I'm fine with the long format you do. You have a steady pace in the videos towards getting the job done. It's when long format videos have too much real-time to the extent it feels tedious and too much time-lapsing to compress way too much real-time that things go off track. For me as a voyeur, for want of a better word, and not much experience fixing cars I find you drop lots of insights and tips in the videos that in a short form you would leave out. That makes it more interesting for me. Having watched a lot of YT videos of the big American channels, and a few small ones, I feel well qualified to judge what I like watching.

[@joker68.2]

Nah , loving the 1hr + videos get to sit an relax an enjoy

[@dean4817]

Worst crash test car of all time

[@backshed5295]

Really I wasn’t aware of that? 🍺🍺👍 this one won’t be going real fast Hahhahah

[@glennhumphries9444]

Junk; not worth saving.

[@backshed5295]

Ya clearly not a commodore fan Glenn what is your go to vehicle mate?