RB30 VL Commodore Powdercoat & Zinc ALL THE THINGS

[@masonbultitude7918]

The best thing about your vid’s is that most of your work is done in your shed on the floor. That a lot of people can relate too

[@TURBOTRISTO]

That is a good thing

[@MindieJ]

trust me i only work on the floor because i have to haha

[@masonbultitude7918]

@@MindieJ hahaha yea and u still do a very good job at setting up with the amount of room in there 👍

[@4ndy530]

Insane man! You always find another level of detail and ocd! 😂👍

[@MindieJ]

thanks mate appreciate it

[@zachpowe7864]

I’ve missed Wednesday videos from you never a dull moment love the content man never a bad video, you’re the one who has inspired me to take every little detail on my vn calais when I do something to it

[@MindieJ]

I appreciate that! sorry for lack of vids lately it gets very hard

[@Itzrock01]

Love watching your videos and your attention to detail.

[@MindieJ]

Thank you very much!

[@jonwilliam1441]

These videos are so therapeutic! Absolutely love stuff like this, your ocd is next level and its mint. Keen for next week

[@MindieJ]

thanks Jon appreciate it mate

[@brett_hall]

Amazing attention to detail as always! I always feel the need to go out and clean the underside of my cars after watching these videos!

[@MindieJ]

great to hear glad you enjoyed

[@jamescooke3058]

Immaculate work mate! Can wait to see the motor dropped in!

[@MindieJ]

It’s already got a motor in it, NA for life

[@andrewsteele7663]

Thanks, brilliant video, I was beginning to worry that you may have had a "accident" which has stopped you posting a video. Thanks again, I do love your attention to detail and the way you make use of down time to do other things on the VL. Cheers

[@MindieJ]

thanks Andrew appreciate it mate

[@Brendan.Wheatley]

Great to see the OCD is still in check, and with the amount of progress you're making with the VL, I think it'll be up to standard like all the other's. I do hope you, mum and bub are doing well, cheers mate...

[@MindieJ]

thanks Brendan appreciate it mate

[@brad1674]

Love your attention to detail man! Wish I had the resources to do this with my Datto 120Y

[@MindieJ]

You can do it!

[@ozkatnuss7286]

Tryin to put the sleeve in the rubber made my day!!! Hard Work Pays Off!

[@NicholasCox85]

best! So funny

[@MindieJ]

haha like a rocket ship

[@shanefitz-gerald1081]

😂😂the crush tube made me laugh, but everything looks amazing mate love watching you do these ocd vids well worth the effort well done 😉👌🍻

[@MindieJ]

thanks Shane appreciate it mate

[@LawnPotato]

Had a laugh when you used the channellocks backwards. I've never seen a man more keen on detailing his car than you, keep up the good work.

[@MindieJ]

Thanks 👍

[@zulevo]

Watched jakes chop shop and he sprayed his interior with vinyl spray and turned out brand new!!

[@MindieJ]

Definitely not something I would do

[@peterlevy7679]

Oil is used to transfer heat from insert to outer tube that's what I was told years ago. Rattle gun for nut

[@MindieJ]

nope rattle gun just spins the shaft

[@naxoslfdl7440]

Increased the value of the car just cleaning and redoing things no one will notice 👍🏻

[@MindieJ]

haha yeh pretty much

[@JFWGarage]

LOOKS GREAT MATE

[@MindieJ]

thanks man appreciate it

[@mikelightfoot2136]

Awesome job just done the same front and rear on my VT Clubby. BTW you can’t anodize steel the hardware would have been cadmium or zinc plated. Anodizing is for aluminium. Looking forward to watching the journey 👍

[@MindieJ]

Thanks for the info! theyre zinc plated

[@Hazi187]

Chris and jakes chop shop are my new favourite KZbinrs

[@MindieJ]

Appreciate it mate

[@rockbiterhd]

It all takes time waiting I am waiting 10 weeks for chrome to be done it’s looking good

[@MindieJ]

yeh but im impatient haha

[@filipj722]

bro i full cracked up when the tube popped out hahaha

[@MindieJ]

Glad you enjoyed

[@FLY13B]

I have one of those big washers your missing!! I will try find it & give it to Troy if you want it!! 👍

[@MindieJ]

thanks man but i did grab one from Daniels brother

[@NicholasCox85]

Ooooh that nice white VS on the hoist above you?? Looks clean AF!

[@MindieJ]

It is indeed, 6cyl BT1, now twin turbo LS

[@nickbest573]

I understand where your coming from. I pulled my motor out and holy shit. Grease/grime/dirt galore. It's terrible to work with.

[@MindieJ]

definitely puts a downer on the mood

[@nickbest573]

How did you go getting the radius bush out the front of kframe, I seen you put the new one in but I didn't see it come out.

[@johnciantar6239]

Love this vl build mJ

[@MindieJ]

Thanks John

[@Daniel_VF]

Great video mate love how you show your mistakes makes me feel better when I did the same mistakes 😂

[@MindieJ]

Glad you enjoyed

[@benhansen542]

In response to the top nut, offset ring spanner and open spanner to hold the shaft. (You've probably figured that out by now) 😆

[@garrysutton3229]

I’ve got the same problem with the ignition on my VL Calais with the plastic eye breaking of , I’ll be interested in seeing how you fix it

[@MindieJ]

Replace the column

[@james22939]

Lets go happy Wednesday

[@MindieJ]

nothing happened to it

[@GMH_GTR]

Great video as always, I like how you own the mistakes you make and don't pretend everything goes perfectly (we all know nothing goes to plan lol). With the new front end bushes you didn't mention it so not sure if you know, it's best to leave them loose and tighten them properly once the weight is on the front end. Keep up the good work

[@MindieJ]

haha no point cutting out the dumb stuff yep jack each wheel up to ride height before sending everything with the impact gun it what was done

[@anthonyhorgos7070]

Awesome job mate, the spring compressors gave me ptsd 😂😂 what did you use to clean all the greasy shit?

[@MindieJ]

spring compressors give me nightmares, just used prepsol

[@shimmojr]

Froth shit like this, definitely what I plan to do to my VS when I've got the room, tools and knowledge. As for money, that'll just come with time and I don't care how long it takes.

[@arahinakokko3587]

Do a video on the vn again please

[@MindieJ]

theres nothing to do a video on

[@danielrobertson1182]

Mate what are using to clean parts with? I see you wiping it off with a cloth. No water?

[@refinedcardetailing]

Doesnt Sal at Ice Blasting Solutions do some work for you guys at PP? Im pretty sure he does all the zinc plating and stuff to man. You know for next time :)

[@justingilliland3785]

Hey bro are you going to change the current dash cluster to a VL turbo style one with the taco. Nice vL too 👌🏻

[@MindieJ]

nah i like things factory how they should be but i do have a Calais cluster sitting here

[@doughorner8612]

Lost my shit when the kframe bush went flying when you first hit it 😂. Out of curiosity do you have to raise the suspension to ride height before tightening everything up?

[@MindieJ]

yep jack each wheel up to ride height before sending everything with the impact gun

[@bigal878]

Who did you use for powder coating and re-zincing? Thanks and great job on the VL.

[@MindieJ]

powder coating Mr Powdercoat and Tudor Plating for the zinc stuff

[@nickefi202]

The struts don’t have inserts from factory the oil is old from the original setup and the notch in the spring retaining plate needs to face the stub axel or else it chucks out your camber

[@MindieJ]

thanks for the info

[@waynem.6372]

top strup nut, rattle gun.

[@MindieJ]

Nope spins

[@dylanmonardo5530]

Hey Chris, you may have answered this before but where do you get all your bolts zinc coated ?

[@MindieJ]

Was done at Tudor plating

[@laynerichardson4913]

YEET

[@MindieJ]

big YEETS!

[@l3n221]

Did you get a steering wheel,? You can get your old one restored if that helps

[@MindieJ]

All they do is paint them, nothing like factory

[@l3n221]

They fill the steeringwheel with some type of resin, goes hard and then paint. $50 bucks roughly the cost .

[@MindieJ]

@@l3n221 yeh that’s nothing like factory, will be smooth finish and painted, absolutely junk

[@justincanny1571]

hey chris how much does the Powdercoating cost ? just curious for my own commmdore.

[@MindieJ]

Depends on a lot of factors, sandblasting, size, colour etc

[@Joel_Harris]

I made the mistake of cleaning off my hardware and not getting it coated again. now it's worse than when I started ahhaha

[@MindieJ]

haha yeh will just go rusty if not re zinced

[@arahinakokko3587]

Take it for a drive an a update

[@MindieJ]

there is plenty of driving videos, there is no update i havent done anything to it

[@arahinakokko3587]

Where do u keep the vn at

[@MindieJ]

elsewhere

[@SHOCKcustoms]

Nah bro, no oil supposed to inside the struts. New inserts and your done. Definitely no oil! To tighten bearing plate compress the spring until the bearing plate seats all the way down. Hold the top of the strut insert with with multi grips or vice grips and use a ring spanner to tighten completely. Release the spring compressors slowly. Recheck tightness of bearing plate nut when vehicle is back under full weight on the ground

[@brettdrzal3790]

Rattle gun on the top nut.

[@MindieJ]

Nope spins

[@brettdrzal3790]

@@MindieJ I've done it before make sure you're thread is clean.

[@markbatchelor3429]

Where the vn some clips of you driving it

[@MindieJ]

Plenty on the channel

[@96libertytt]

When you pull your suspension etc out then put it back in.... do you need to then take it to a suspension place to have everything aligned? Im learning so much from watching you do all of this.

[@Dazza83]

Yes you should.

[@MindieJ]

yep alignment after pretty much any suspension changes

[@adamhodgeson9812]

Whats happening with the VN mate?

[@MindieJ]

Nothing at all

[@matthewhughes5708]

Hey mate I got a horn button and need a 25i blue one if ya keen on a swap

[@MindieJ]

Yep definitely keen, where you from?

[@haydenkurt]

vl and vn were origanly filled with oil with hydrolic shocks , most are now gas shock inserts that why the oil would be in there

[@MindieJ]

that would explain it

[@Kirk19962]

Are you going to turbo it ?

[@MindieJ]

Yes I am

[@Kirk19962]

@@MindieJ oh hell yer can’t wait to see that video 😂

[@vscommodore2646]

What happened to your vn

[@MindieJ]

nothing happened to it

[@vscommodore2646]

@@MindieJwhere is it

[@waynem.6372]

whoever replaced those original oil front shocks with gas just probably didnt empty out all the old oil, gas ones go in dry.

[@MindieJ]

Never go in dry

[@Adams_RB30T_VL]

you should be happy rust proofing done lol

[@MindieJ]

When you put it like that…..I guess haha

[@Adams_RB30T_VL]

@@MindieJ yeah my vl is a bit further than your lol

[@pauljohns8215]

good video good video. Good video. Good video. Good video Good video

[@MindieJ]

haha thanks Paul

[@fossilfuelenthusiast]

Do you have kids? I think you need kids 😂

[@MindieJ]

I sure do

[@tonymontana897]

Nice work mate. Can I ask how much your powder coating is costing down there in Melbourne ?

[@MindieJ]

All that stuff was $200

[@tonymontana897]

@@MindieJ Thanks for that. Pretty reasonable price considering the state of the economy.