Ep9. HOLDEN HQ CLASSIC RESCUE , WE SWAP IN A FRESH MOTOR AND RUN HER DOWN THE HWY .

We saved 2 HQ holdens in pervious episodes and this one we got running and driving but the motor was smoking hard. In this episode we've swapped in a fresh motor and hit the highway after more than 20yrs parked.
SO WHAT IS BACKSHED ALL ABOUT ?
WE ARE ALL ABOUT SAVING OLD CLASSIC CARS AND MODIFIYING SOME ALONG THE WAY TOO.
WE LOVE THE CLASSIC RESCUE , FIRST WASH ,FIRST START IN YEARS TYPE OF THING, GETTING OLD JUNK RUNNING AND DRIVING THEN PUT BACK ON THE ROAD AFTER YEARS OF BEING LEFT TO ROT IS WHAT WE DO.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR INTO FORD , HOLDEN , CHEVY , BIG BLOCK SMALL BLOCK OR ANYTHING IN BETWEEN WE MIGHT HAVE A VIDEO FOR YOU TO WATCH. IVE HAVE AND HAVE HAD A LOT OF CARS INCLUDING XB COUPE , XY FACLON GT , EH HOLDEN , F100 , VB COMMODORE , HQ SEDAN AND WAGON , CORTINA , VALIANT AND SO MANY MORE SO THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. IN ON OF OUR VIDEOS I PRETTY MUCH WENT TO HEAVEN FINDING A WRECKING YARD / JUNKARD WHERE THERE WAS EVERYTHING YOU COULD DREAM OF INCLUDING A MONARO , CHARGER , VALIANT PACER , A FALCON COUPE , TORANA , CADILLAC , SOME CHEVY'S EVEN SOME JDM CARS LIKE DATSUN , NISSAN SKYLINE , MITSUBISHI SCORPION BUT IT DIDN'T STOP THERE EVEN 4X4 LIKE A HJ 45 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER AND A 60 SERIES WAGON . I REALLY HAVE NO BIAS I LOVE RESCUING THEM ALL SO DO STICK AROUND AS YOUR BOUND TO SEE SOMETHING YOU LIKE. CHEERS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WATCH . MICK

[@jb7591]

good to see someone just changing over a 6 instead of the usual v8 conversion. Good one.

[@backshed5295]

Yeah J B sometimes ya just gotta leave them alone.

[@johncavar2914]

When u take that lovely automobile up the road for rego ..the feeling must be out of this world all that passion and hardwork amazing..project .engine the engine bay ..under the car 🚗 magnificent.

[@backshed5295]

Cheers John 🍺👍

[@henrygriffiths102]

Absolutely love the paint she has, old Holden's never die

[@backshed5295]

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[@sebbrazier5678]

"They just go faster"

[@rcwp8110]

Nice work good to see some1 in aus showing all of it not just some good bits can't wait to see mucus tearing it up

[@backshed5295]

We gotta save them mate . We can’t all afford restored mint cars so find them get them running , put a little cool on them and drive ! Hahah 🍺👍

[@johncavar2914]

Ur insert of the before and after motor install..is ace .. Oh I forgot..ur music 🎶 select is cool 😎

[@backshed5295]

Thanks John for watching another one mate Cheers 🍺🍺👍

[@johncavar2914]

@@backshed5295 ..super video s 📸 concept, ur tact , efficiency.. pleasure to watch ..plus very very entertaining.. editing is getting better and better ..fast lapse when needed is super !!👍

[@dragonfire-jx7qx]

Your videos are really good and some really good content for the young guys that are into their cars I have been watching them for a few hours now cheers

[@backshed5295]

Cheers mate great to hear your enjoying them , please share with your car mates 🍺👍

[@RussellBooth1977]

My dad used to drive the same series (1) if HQ Holden Kingswood station wagon as that one of yours except that it had the Tri Matic automatic transmission fitted. The original 202 engine ended up sitting in the back of the shed after it lost power then hd gave it to an old workmate of his who was into restoring the old Holdens & Chevs since he was a spray painter/panel beater by trade,he didn't really want the engine because he would prefer to stick the old grey 138 engine back into an FC Holden he restored. The engine that replaced the 202 engine was out of my uncles old HQ Kingswood sedan,it was the 173 cubic inch engine, once that wore out he got another 202 engine for mates rates ($0)off another workmate & bolted it in. Once that one wore out he bought another 202 cubic inch engine from our local wreckers for $500 AUD, there was a 186 engine sitting there & no one was there for him to ask about it & he was on his way to work on afternoon shift so he couldn't wait for that engine. He would've been better off I think because he had trouble with that engine including a blown cylinder head gasket then thr dreaded cylinder number 5 issue happened where it ran lean on that cylinder,the connecting rod snapped after the piston seized in that cylinder. I literally cried after that happened because my dad was forced to buy a Mitsubishi L300 van off my aunties ex partner who worked at a local Toyota dealership because he desperately needed a car to cart my mother & us 5 children around in, yes,i had a soft spot for that sort of Holden since my dad & i drove home in it in 1980 after he needed to replace his LC Torana. It cheered me up a bit when he was referred to a good motor wrecker by my aunties ex , the wrecker had a rebuilt rope seal type of 202 cubic inch engine out of an LX Torana for sale fyr $300 AUD. I swear that it was a 208 cubic inch engine,it had heaps of compression & went very well for a "202" engine,it ran very smooth as well. Je ended up selling the engine for $100 to that same workmates neighbour,the workmate who gave my dad a 202 engine for nothing & he ended up gaa axing the Kingswood & scrapping it because it was full of rust. Yrs,I am a Holden who loves Holdens,I drive s tuned Holden VY SS Commodore now & I am wondering who thr hell got me into a Mitsubishi ?

[@backshed5295]

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[@johnpartridge7623]

Bloody hell Mick, looks like that Engine Bay could take a V10 lol the HQ is a lot of Car & the Paint is spot-on mate 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@backshed5295]

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[@steve9412]

Good tip with the clutch plate bolts. Still running 3 on the tree over here 😅

[@backshed5295]

Thanks Steve Yeah if ya don’t have the tool mate make do . 🍺🍺👍

[@DannyBoy-zj9ed]

Lovely, just rebuilt the 202 in my 71 hq wagon

[@backshed5295]

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[@TOWNY_86_]

Not sure if u have any Siblings but i hope if u do they appreciate your skills and are soaking up all they can. You are a rare breed Sir and i appreciate all that u share with us THANK YOU

[@backshed5295]

Thanks mate I appreciate the comment. Keep watching mate , anything I can share I will. Heaps more to come.

[@chrisb3989]

Just love those red motors….

[@backshed5295]

Me too mate 🍺🍺👍

[@paulkeys175]

in 1991 I drove my HQ sedan into a BP garage near our second hand shop. I had inherited the car from a relative, the receipt from Eagers Holden still in the glove box. The garage owner, whom I knew, came over and told me the car was not leaving the driveway. I immediately got out and started looking for the catastrophic mechanical defect, much to the mechanics humor. He then started making offers to buy it, and as it was my only car at the time, I told him it was not for sale. Even then they were becoming collectable, and eventually I walked back up to our shop with a pocket full of money. BUT I wish I had resisted and kept that damn car.

[@backshed5295]

Hahaha I hear ya. There still out there ya just need to find them and save them. These days you have to dig deep in your pocket to get them. 🍺👍

[@craigjensen4179]

Built plenty of Reds over the years. Great engines. Last one I built was a 235ci stroker with triple 45mm Webers. Now I'm older I reckon I'd be happy with a stock 186 😀 Love the Patina on the Q, 👌 Great episode 👍

[@backshed5295]

Thanks mate The 186 goes pretty good! Way better than that smokie 202 hahha

[@andrewhorobin2156]

Another enjoyable video, really like what you are doing with this HQ...I cringed a bit with that vice and the rubber bushes...always good to have a thin piece of wood, alloy or brass to line the vice jaws for such tings..:-)

[@backshed5295]

Yep i hear ya mate , I did make mention of I should have had another socket on that end but I’ve done that bush so many times in that vice that ya get complacent after not damaging so many times 👍🍺 Thanks for watching mate

[@milokerrigan7256]

Awesome work! Did a 202 to 186 conversion on my 74 HQ wagon ( should have kept it!) myself after the 202 split a piston! Went like the clappers! Preservation not restoration is one of my favorite sayings 👍🏼😊

[@backshed5295]

True mate . Thanks for watching.

[@rosswilliamsssvredline]

Brings back memories of my old man’s gold hq, prefer yours by a mile

[@backshed5295]

Thanks Ross Did you see the Gold (Mucus) Hq that is in the 1st HQ rescue video it’s coming up shortly . 🍺👍

[@ro19gat]

Very cool Video Mick, wow that dash is pristine by the looks of it nice! seeing the three on the tree reminded me os a cocky I used to work for as a 15 year old and he had a HQ Statesman very basic model with a 253 in it plus three on the tree, I've never seen another one, thanks again for the meander down Memory lane Dx

[@backshed5295]

No worries at all mate and thanks for watching. 🍺👍

[@Trifiveguy]

Awesome mate engine bay came out mint !! well explained how to’s as well thanks for the tour of the home land even though it was NSW lol 😂

[@backshed5295]

Thanks mate.

[@martinbrady8656]

Enjoying your content, keep it coming 👍🏻👍🏻

[@backshed5295]

Heaps coming mate. You a Holden or ford fan? Or just old stuff in general? 🍺👍

[@keithfoss7395]

Nice going engine bay looks great.learned how to align gbox and clutch. You explain things very well.

[@backshed5295]

Thanks mate. I really do appreciate it!

[@mickwhitehouse7537]

Awesome stuff mate keep it up

[@backshed5295]

Hey thanks Mick I do really appreciate ya watching mate. Cheers 🍺👍

[@anthonystone7578]

Another great video thanks for these

[@backshed5295]

Your most welcome mate . Cheers for watching another Anthony 🍺🍺👍

[@micksss7444]

Well done mate. Looking forward to the next one.

[@backshed5295]

Thanks mate , Next one will be up very soon.

[@LtFrankDrebbin]

The 186 is a better engine than the 202 I reckon. Had a 186 three-on-the-tree in my HQ, then rebuilt a 202 for it. Never was as good. 👍😎 for staying original

[@backshed5295]

Thanks for watchin mate

[@ronski499]

You can't beat silver bullets.

[@backshed5295]

Hahaha 🍺🍺👍

[@williambremner862]

Great video again mate. That's a very tidy HQ. Love the three on the tree. Didn't look like a cruch box. Remember the H pattern on the floor. You could have it in third but leave the column shift then when someone what's to give you a drag pretend you're in second.

[@backshed5295]

Cheers for watching 🍺🍺👍

[@quintinspence4527]

Awesome work mate, I've been building them since I was 16 in New Zealand ! Over in Brisbane now living / building a 450hp / 350chev Hq style side ute ! Absolutely love seeing them being build & u done a Wicked job , the smile & opening up the garage & seeing a Hq was always my dream Love your channel 😎

[@backshed5295]

Thanks Quintin , I really appreciate ya comment . Yeah I’m a big fan of the HQ body as well. The gold car I call Mucus is coming real soon. 🍺👍

[@quintinspence4527]

@@backshed5295 I really look forward to be seeing that beast ! I'm more of a Sedan man myself but got this tidy hq ute shell with tags for 2k so ute it is !

[@backshed5295]

Run with what ya got mate 👍

[@gregyoung6950]

Hey Mick, recently found your channel like your style and knowledge. And love the HQ 👍well done.

[@backshed5295]

Cheers Greg 🍺👍

[@BADQ]

Great work mate, she's looking great I like how you've done that HQ up, wanting to do something similar myself now :)

[@backshed5295]

That’s the go Bad Q , I do love the ratty look ! But I do like that Hq of yours too 🍺👍

[@timmy74712345]

Fuck yeah, love it, NICE JOB!!!!

[@backshed5295]

Thanks Tim I do like the look of that ol girl

[@maxrockatanksyOG]

Sweet Baby Jeebus- an HQ that hasn't been LS or Barra swapped!

[@backshed5295]

Hahaha maybe something like that down the track but not this car , she can stay how she is. 🍺👍

[@ianhelyar6383]

A Barra in a Holden? Blasphemy! And I've got a Barra...in its proper place, a Falcon.

[@thenameiwantedwastaken]

Man, this channel makes me wish I had a shed… and a big block EH

[@backshed5295]

Hahah Yeah I love that ol EH

[@thenameiwantedwastaken]

@@backshed5295 need to blow the dust off mine, one of these days

[@blakevella2762]

Loving these videos, keep them coming mate!

[@backshed5295]

Heaps more coming Blake. Thanks for watching mate

[@kona8832]

i got a mostly stock 79 hz chassis cab ute that i got roadworthy but i'd really love just a simple hq sedan like this with a small block v8, this car looks nice, shame it didn't pass the test. you make this look so easy, but when i see the small things i'd like to do on my car i just wouldn't know where to start xD

[@backshed5295]

Feel free to message us on Fb or Instagram if you like . Sometime those small things are easier than you think once you rip into them. 🍺👍

[@benjohnson7170]

Nice one matey. Cheers.

[@backshed5295]

Thanks Ben I appreciate ya watching mate

[@darrylcampbell4411]

Hey Man Awesome vid I love Holdens. Got a One Tonner Im doing up and 4 Commodores. ( I got carried away couldnt help myself good deals.....anyway) Ive got a 202 in the old girl soon to be replaced with a good as cool as old thong slapper as you Aussies call them 253 stroked out to a 307 chev pistons yella terra roller rockers etc. Well presented vid Bro. Good old screamers them 186s . Gonna subscribe right now. and check out your chevy powered big block EH. From New Zealand.

[@backshed5295]

Thanks Darryl I do really appreciate the comment mate . Hang on the the old girls they are getting tough to find good ones . 🍺👍

[@chuckm5874]

Great job mate. Good to see these classics getting a new lease of life. Maybe slow down some of those really fast bits occasionally. 👍

[@backshed5295]

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[@secretsquirrel75]

Nice video mate. I thought you were in Vic until you said your taking it for a rego check. I'd personally prefer a 186. Had a HT Premier with a 186 and 3spd but had been converted to Speco floor shifter. Look forward to the next episode and the Mucus build.

[@backshed5295]

Yeah mate NSW Thanks for watching Peter, I’m looking forward to Mucus as well, getting parts together right now too get started very soon. 🍺👍

[@youkap-350]

You got a new subscriber mate!

[@backshed5295]

Thanks buddy I really do appreciate it. Are you a ford or Holden fan or just old stuff in general? 🍺👍

[@youkap-350]

@@backshed5295 I'm holden owner myself brother. Cheers from indonesia!

[@steventghc8723]

Not sure if helpful, but without the correct clutch line up tool ive used 3/8 extension bar and socket fitted backwards, slide into the spigot bearing and aligned that way.

[@backshed5295]

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[@stew6338]

Yep the Q is coming up nice. I did spot the 186 stamp on the block. In my opinion the 186 is a better motor than the 202. FYI the HQ also came out with a 173 6 cylinder. Thanks Stew.

[@backshed5295]

Yep thanks for watching mate And yep I did say that in the video about the 173 and 202 were in the Hq. 🍺👍

[@johnmoorfoot3954]

G'day Mick, after all you've done making this HQ solid and sound, what dollar value would you estimate the HQ to be??? Love watching your vids m8, you're very informative and it's great viewing.

[@backshed5295]

Not sure on $$ yet , I’ll let you guys decide? A running , driving soon to be registered HQ with fresh motor , ok interior and cool new wheels , i think $19-$20k would be fair. Just getting them in the first place was $$$$$$

[@bradskepper3623]

Gotta love the 186!

[@backshed5295]

Yeah mate the old Holden Red ! Love it

[@bradskepper3623]

I've got a Belmont tucked away watching this is giving me plenty of motivation to get it back on the road. Keep up the great work!

[@backshed5295]

Thanks mate if ya need some help message me on Fb Backshed or Instagram backshedmick. 🍺👍

[@4ndy530]

She's looking good man! 👍 In vic she'd fail on split steering wheel, and cracked dash from what I can see.

[@backshed5295]

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[@rowdystrongarm463]

Another good one mate, kinda sad you have to explain what a "three on the tree" is but I'm sure you have a lot of younger people that watch and I'm sure a lot of them don't even know how to drive any kind of a manual transmission. That's why they call a manual transmission a millennial anti-theft device!

[@backshed5295]

Yeah that’s kinda why I explained mate , I’d love younger people that are interested in these old cars to know a little about them so they can feel confident to have a crack on one. Thanks for watching mate and yeah I hope younger people are watching.🍺👍

[@raelock8145]

Some nice old holden content loving it

[@backshed5295]

Thanks Rae I really appreciate it. 🍺👍

[@roflman]

I'd like to see how you do the balljoints as im worried the set on my WB is going to let go one day while im driving. What rust did they ask you to repair? The only crusty bits i saw are that spot above the right back wheel and a few small spots in the beaver panel

[@backshed5295]

You nailed it mate , the right hand wheel arch was paper thin so that’s done , she’ll be back very shortly. 🍺👍

[@tomspeirs1195]

Great episode mate. What did you spray to clean up the control arms? 2pak?

[@backshed5295]

It’s was just a simple 1k etch and enamel topcoat.

[@pentergraph]

Just discovered ur channel. I've always wanted to do this, being a hotrodder I'm handy with the tools but how are you getting these re registered in NSW? Do you know someone? I seen historic plates?

[@backshed5295]

How I’ve got it registered is not a secret mate , it’s road worthy. Cosmetics are not a safety issue , if it has no rust hole and is mechanically safe ( ball joints , seat belts etc) it passes an inspection. Having said that not all inspectors will pass surface rust 🍺🍺👍

[@markc8602]

A bit jealous of all these gems you come across...most the cars that are available my way are rusted bogged up butchered and overpriced..anything decent or cheap gets snapped up by someone who just wants to pull them apart and cash in on wrecking them

[@backshed5295]

They are still out there mate . Unfortunately some we find are too far gone but as long as their salvageable parts are use to put cars back on the road it’s all good . Cheers for watching mate 🍺🍺👍

[@bethevenden4607]

little bit of rust FAIL They had rust from the factory! Stone the flamin, crows !!!!

[@backshed5295]

Hahhaha yep

[@adamheazlett1179]

They also had a 138 for export and government agencies.Still red motors some toranas had them 2250

[@Trifiveguy]

Actually the export engine was 130 cubic inches 2.130 litre available in HT Holden / HG Holden LC Torana and LJ Torana AQ/HQ Holden Also built and released before the 138

[@backshed5295]

I didn’t know that ! There ya go.

[@paulleentjes5539]

What happened to the old girl did you end up Saling it

[@backshed5295]

Yeah mate I did , needed the $$ as we’ve bought a few since then. If your a HQ fan hang around as the MUCUS HQ is up again soon and we just bought a rust free HQ wagon Cheers Paul 🍺🍺👍

[@paulwatsono462]

Hi are you going to sell it when you finished it

[@backshed5295]

That one went a while back mate . 🍺👍

[@andrewmeadows2596]

Cool but im not a fan of shiny rust

[@backshed5295]

Cool🍺👍

[@markhubbard3789]

How much will you sell the hqs for sedan and the wagon

[@backshed5295]

Sedan went a long time back mate but the wagon will be for sale shortly I think I’ve got others to get on with hahaha. 👍🍺

[@MrSamlyle]

They didn’t pick the split steering wheel?

[@backshed5295]

Nah mate i don’t think that’s considered a safety concern ? Could be different in your state.

[@MrSamlyle]

@@backshed5295 Yes, it is in Victoria.. nanny state

[@backshed5295]

Yeah I’ve heard that . I thought up here was tough

[@rodneybenfer912]

So you took the front suspension out of it to fix the upper control arm bushes, now you have to replace the lower ball joints. Do you know what you are doing??

[@backshed5295]

Hahahha nope probably not hahah. But what you may have missed while you were busy typing was NO suspension was removed to do the upper control arm bushes , to remove them is 3 nuts , upper ball joint nut and control arm pin nuts x 2. No suspension or springs out , no brakes ,no steering , no swaybar , nothing, 3 nuts. I did inspect the lower ball joints then and although not perfect sent it for an inspection. The inspector agreed to a degree that they were ok but preferred them changed. In the next episode I removed the lower control arm undoing none of the area I’d previously worked on. To answer your question of do I know what I’m doing ? I’m having a tonne of fun getting an old car back on the road Without restoring it. Running and driving without spending unnecessary $$$ is what this Hq is about. Thanks for watching

[@bludogg1]

no heater demister?

[@backshed5295]

Doesn’t need it mate just a fan is all that’s needed . 👍

[@bludogg1]

@@backshed5295 great channel keep up the great content

[@backshed5295]

Thanks mate

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[@backshed5295]

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