EPISODE 27: INSTALLING A LEFT HAND FRONT FLOOR PANEL ON A HQ HZ WB UTE

[@benjohnson7170]

Wow,watched this 3 years ago. Before I realised that like was helpful for you. 😩...So have just been going through the process of liking all your stuff. Cheers mate😆. And re watching some of it.Anyways, have been with you from the start.

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Thnaks mate, appreciate you have stuck with it and thanks for the thumbs up!

[@williammartin9226]

G’day mate, thanks for your uploads. You’ve got me motivated to make a start on my hz sandman and hx Ute. Was a bit nervous to do the rust repairs myself but now have confidence to get stuck into it from what you’ve achieved. Thanks very much, cheers.

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Thanks mate, sandman! Nice, I would love a sandman Ute, intimidating to repair as they are rare but at the end of the day they are just metal like the rest of them. Glad the videos have inspired you to get stuck into them! Good luck

[@williammartin9226]

Barnesy's Builds cheers man, got myself a decent mig welder and just ordered a rotisserie and a folder/pan brake. Been collecting parts and replacement panels for a while and now time to learn some new skills. Awesome stuff.

[@BarnesysBuilds]

@@williammartin9226 awesome, the rotisserie is the only way to go now I reckon. All the best

[@markjeffery3123]

Its been good watching your progress Barnesy, I am in the same boat slowly doing up a 81 WB ute, been learning a few good things from you...keep the clips coming....

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Cheers mate mate, glad your getting something out if them.

[@choccymuffin]

Great work budy thankyou for sharing all your knowledge and tips.God bless

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Thanks mate👍

[@davidduffin8952]

Been watching your build for a while now & great to see someone having a go. I'm currently doing a similar build on an HQ van. My only critique is that floor pans are meant to be lap welded. (By law!) covered up, nobody should pick it. Plus, at the rear, I usually leave the replacement full length & trim the floor at the crossmember, leaves plenty for a lap weld.

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Thanks David, yes I did mention the lap weld requirement that I had read but wasn't sure if it was a requirement in Victoria as I couldn't find any info so I decided to butt weld to eliminate further water entrapment and rust down the track. After KBS then dynamat then carpet it will be impossible to tell or inspect anyway come rego time and it is structurally very strong so all good. Cheers

[@deathproofduck6897]

Those "random holes" are from the factory and have a blob of sealer in them.

[@TK42138]

A useful method of welding up pin holes or larger holes that are surrounded by good metal is to use copper plate held against the hole while it's welded up. Since molten steel and copper won't mix, the copper acts as a temporary support of the weld pool while it cools. It also acts as a heatsink to help reduce distortion. A large diameter copper pipe hammered flat will also do the job.

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Yes, I just bought a copper plug weld clamp for the plenum chamber so looking forward to trying it out! Cheers

[@BundyPaul]

Great video as always Barnesy! Im just collecting parts for my build and am enjoying your videos and learning a lot. I'll go back through them again before I start doing the build and use them as I hit each section. Thanks mate!!

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Cheers mate! Glad your getting something out of them, good luck with the build .

[@justin-fm2sb]

Your doing a good job mate. I'm in the same boat atm restoring a hj sedan rust rust and more rust

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Thanks mate, yeah it's never ending, makes you think twice about those rusty "cheap" bargains once you have been through it! All the best with it.

[@Trodelphin]

Raid your old hard drive collection and get a few of the magnets for the extra holding, quite handy compared to the standard type ;)

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Just about to upgrade my computer so will give it a go once I've updated. Cheers

[@justink1120]

just a tip for you. when i have my Holden's in the rotisserie i will cut all the rusty area's out and then expose everything like in side your bulkhead "plenum" and then have it sent to media blaster haven all whole lot bear metaled under carriage this will make life so much easyer nice clean welds and better rust removal and better surface for etch prime better finish all round you should be able to get mobil sand blaster to

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Hey mate, yeah definitely next build I won't be stuffing around with stripping paint myself, I will be sending it to a blasters to get it done. Cheers

[@julianculverhouse6771]

Love the awesome videos, currently doing a torana and love the inspo

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Cheers mate!

[@justink1120]

Im still try to find out what the removable plates are from the floor pan i was thinking maybe for factory jigs to line body parts up ?? any one know ...when i put my floor pans in i cut floor pan to out in car so is 30 mm or so bigger size and so patch panel is slightly bigger an then i tac weld patch panel in place then cut threw the to panels along the edges at same time this ensures a perfect fit in replacement eveytime air hacksaw is best thinner cut line

[@AMLagonda]

There should be no holes except the big factory one.... great to watch :)

[@justink1120]

looks like Donald trump punch a # 3 phillips head threw to allow the swap to drain

[@garryibbetson9912]

YOU DONT NO MUCH HOLES MENT TO BE THERE

[@ryanphotostudio]

Good video mate. When you put a floor pan in like that considering that you had to fill the gap etc do you apply a bit of seem sealer all the way round the section? I remember seeing someone else doing that I thought it kind of made sense- I am about to do the same repair on my HJ45. Cheers

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Thanks mate, yes definitely seam seal inside and outside on the weld but before that I applied KBS rust seal polyethylene paint over the inside and outside as well. Cheers

[@ryanphotostudio]

@@BarnesysBuilds thanks mate appreciate the reply!

[@airtractor76]

Good luck with that rare spares panel behind the seat mate. The plenum’s fit ok but the rear panel is nothing like the original. I’m interested to see how you can even make it fit.

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Yeah it's done now, it was a long fiddley process but got it fit quite well. Cheers

[@Thatguy-dk8zm]

Looking good mate

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Cheers mate

[@poydapoyderson646]

The two small holes in each footwell are factory made and come with large amount of seam sealer plugging them up so are not designed for drainage. I have same on hq and Wb. Don't know purpose. I imagine the round cap is some sort of moulding hole...there are several in various places in wheel wells etc. also. Looking good mate!

[@maxbridle907]

Barnsey the holes @3:05 your talking about are factory, my HQ has the exact holes. Cheers

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Cheers mate, thanks for confirming that, what is an exact hole exactly? 😂 Parden the pun.

[@maxbridle907]

Barnesy's Builds no worries mate, I mean my HQ has the same holes exactly, Loving the build mate, been watching it from the beginning 👍🏽

[@BarnesysBuilds]

@@maxbridle907 ha! Ok I get it now, I reckon factory drain holes for sure then! Cheers mate, thanks for watching!

[@Badgertronix]

Looks about the same state as my HZ floor

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Yeah I reckon most of them would be like this these days, I probably got off lightly compared to some.

[@mickmcmillan3955]

Hi mate, good job so far, following along with my recently started HZ build. One question, what happened to episode 26, I can't seem to find it?

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Sorry Mick I missed this, it was the shit box rally episode I included in the series I think. So technically not about the wb. Cheers

[@michaelf6710]

Hey mate - great vid! I also have a rare spares floor pan that I am going to fit into my Datto - what are you going to do with the black paint that is on it? Any ideas what it is? If it’s epoxy primer I think I’ll leave it. Thoughts?

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Hey mate, yes it is epoxy, just sand back edges to bare metal and leave the rest coated. No need to bare metal re-prime something that's done well. Just use weld through primer over the joins and scuff back panel for final coat of whatever you decide to coat with. Eg kbs

[@michaelf6710]

Thanks Barnsy! Out of curiosity, I noticed you mentioned the lap welding “requirement” for floor pans - I heard this the other day when watching Robs Shed, but I can’t find a shred of documentation anywhere confirming it. Have you seen anything?

[@BarnesysBuilds]

@@michaelf6710 yeah apparently I've heard people lap weld as a requirement for RWC however it just opens up opportunities for rust down the track. I didn't find any info as a requirement for vicroads so I just butt welded it for a nice finish. I've never seen any vicroads people even look under the carpet before let alone peel back seam sealer to check butt welds. Reality is if it's done well it will be stronger than it was before being rusted.

[@hmayerv8]

Hey mate, where can I get info on how to install a WB front end to a HQ-HZ Holden? I can't seem to find out if the WB will fit onto a HQ-HZ Holden as I believe they share the same chassis. Need some link or info before I strip the WB front end, fenders, hood etc apart. Cheers mate.

[@BarnesysBuilds]

I believe they are same chassis for the whole H series but HZ and WB had radial tuned suspension which should be able to be fitted but can't confirm that.

[@hmayerv8]

@@BarnesysBuilds Thanks mate

[@bretts0004]

Those inspection bungs why didn't you just leave them out. I am not sure why you need them any way.

[@BarnesysBuilds]

Yeah I actually did leave it out in the end, I thought it was a drain hole but since found out it was a potentially a mounting point for the body during production.

[@frankjmckingswood7569]

Hey mate, what happened to ep 26?

[@BarnesysBuilds]

It was an episode on the shitbox rally so nothing about the WB, I probably should've not included it in the episode count. Cheers

[@stevenbruzz6050]

I thought floor pan had to be butt welded

[@BarnesysBuilds]

It was butt welded, I think you mean lap welded.

[@stevenbruzz6050]

@@BarnesysBuilds yes 😆mental blank

[@BarnesysBuilds]

@@stevenbruzz6050 depends who you ask, I did research that but I didn't want to risk moisture build up and further rust happening inside the lap welds. That butt welded repair is much stronger than the original floor pan I cut out now. That's all I wanted to achieve.