We Built an Australian El Camino - PROJECT THUNDER!!!

[@CleetusM]

It's always good to have a little bit of STRAYA in the shop! Keeps us up to par on our burnouts!

[@Ole_CornPop]

Squirrel

[@mitchellmartin29]

Gotta love a good cleetus drag video

[@SickAF08]

Cleet you have been killing it with these longer videos been such great vibes n content!! Keep it up brother 🤘🏼🇺🇸 🦅🤘🏼🇺🇸🦅

[@ronjones-6977]

These longer vids are GOLD for those of us who don't have the attention span of a 2-year-old. Thanks, Cleeter!

[@FJB2020]

@@ronjones-6977 I mean, they aren't shorts which is the dumbest form of content.. but this could have been a 15-20 min video and still been good.. That 2 hour tow truck video was hard to watch.. ended up skipping most of it..

[@r4hillman]

Something about Jack stand being the responsible one about the nitrous application to thunder is hilarious

[@lanceuppercut6168]

If Jackstand says to chill out with the nitrous, brother you better chill out with the nitrous cause he loves to lean on the sauce heavy like 😂🤣

[@mohare134]

Truly is backwards...very fitting!

[@collinbalko6600]

Everybody needs a friend like Jackstand, someone always there to help when its needed, and also to assist in facilitating questionable life choices without asking a single question about anything.

[@ryanshields4512]

James is 100% THAT friend that is always there to facilitate the bad ideas

[@jamessattely4759]

We all need a jack stand in our life lol

[@jacobwebb8818]

​@@jamessattely4759 his name jack stand is fitting. Always needed, always stable and dependable

[@KermitOfWar]

Everyone needs a friend like Jackstand, who never forgets to bring extra cases of beer, chips, & an extra bottle of Nos to a bbq. 🤙

[@ThePackBoyz]

I can gladly say im the jackstand of my friend group. Too much knowledge so i can confidently do sketchy shit 😂😂

[@huntsnewy]

That’s was friggen sick! As an Aussie, seeing you run the dyno from a string in the back then blow the tyres off it with rubber up the sides on a commo Ute is the most Australian thing you could have done!! Haha I’ve been waiting months watching that thing sit in the back of your shed and now we have seen it alive I’m stoked!!

[@geoffhipwell2198]

Good to see you guys use one of our 'Commodore Utes' for some of your thunder!! A bit strange hearing it called an "El Camino" though. 😂. 🦘.

[@alexz000]

Yeh that was a rippa video cleetus🤙 The cars a BEAST😎

[@ssmtb2231]

Done us aussies proud 🤟🏼🤟🏼

[@mickanon5607]

needed a sausage sizzle with onion and a shotgunned VB can as an opening ceremony prior to that skid. Cleet HMU as your cultural advisor mate.

[@ChzGarage]

The wrap for thunder would be hilarious upside down 😂!

[@kevinbrannstrom8815]

This^

[@mckrackin5324]

That's actually brilliant.

[@ruger8412]

I second this!

[@ruger8412]

Need to put a upside-down thunder down under wrap on it!! Be hilarious!

[@evandaws1693]

Upside down freedom factory logos is a must

[@jaynikk758]

4:30: Cleet: "You got the right firing order in this thing?" George: "Who cares I like that one!" 😂😂😂😂

[@off-gridoutbackaustralia]

Gotta admit so did i lol

[@JV-df9em]

😂😂

[@teammusketeers]

😂😂😂😂😂these yahoo's always talking some bs 😂😂😂😂

[@RealSteelStreet]

🤣😵⚰️

[@christophercox3424]

Put the tailgate down. It is blocking the air flow

[@TheH10ne]

Man, I cannot stress just how much Jackstand and George have added to this channel... You are blessed to have such a great crew thanks for the entertainment

[@tma4137]

Same comment a 1000 times on every video, we get it already.

[@harmankardon478]

please stop simp

[@TheH10ne]

@@harmankardon478 Will do Captain Poopy Pants

[@roamin9871]

There's no simping, it's true, look at sxsblog, half of the original crew are gone and so has most of there views, they even admitted that themselves. Crew is everything.

[@jimcatanzaro7808]

I miss cooper

[@schlac_9ine5ive37]

I love when they are doing first start ups you can always find Sam buffing away on the car somewhere 😂

[@platinumtoast]

3:59 Sam didnt even flinch on that backfire! Thats some serious focus!! XD

[@jjamazing7568]

Fr ts

[@Flats.Flounder]

Sam don't give a damn bout nothin but buffin!😂

[@OverwatchSIX]

WAS JUST GUNNA SAY THAT. Mans wilddddd hahahaha

[@deadfronti3rwt977]

sam just stood there like he was a veteran 😂

[@98blower17]

Literally was thinking the same thing!!!! Dude didn't budge!!!!

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

23:32 - the soundtrack of industrial estates across Australia at 2am on a Friday or Saturday night.

[@benspencer9523]

Only having a chat at work yesterday about industrial estates. It's where all good, honest and respectable Aussies honed their craft of automotive control 😂🤣

[@xr50ute]

Cant say the same for johnny malaka aka Mr Drifter. Fkn lost it. ​@benspencer9523

[@delta3eight]

Use to go to an industrial estate when I was younger to do burnouts. Years later I end up working at a place on the same street. Still see plenty of fresh rubber laid down and it brings back memories 🥲

[@matthewpotter2951]

Epping Represent!!!

[@881Gino]

Pfft industrial estates are so yesterday… you should see the skids on brookton highway, East of roleystone WA… geesus!!!!

[@LemondzzPvP]

These longer videos are where it’s at!!

[@FJB2020]

yeah... gotta skip half of it just to get to the good stuff...

[@LemondzzPvP]

@@FJB2020 I mean some of us just like watching the guys do their thing.

[@Takingbacksun06094GT]

Totally agree... Longer videos FTW!!

[@pauliewalnuts240]

Longer videos are undoubtedly great, but I rarely have 45min, or the last one was like 75 min, in a day to watch the whole thing. I kind of like more frequent 15-20 videos because there're easier to watch in one sitting. there's always time to watch them on a break, or the toilet....

[@Takingbacksun06094GT]

@@pauliewalnuts240 but that's what I like about KZbin. You can pause it and it will save where you last left off. Then you got basically 2 20min long videos you can watch over 2 days or whatever your schedule allows. It would be different if they posted everyday like they do in May. But when it's a video every couple of days, then I just watch what I can then finish it when I can you know. Either way I just like watching them mess around haha

[@s4ss.m8]

3:58, Sam got that Vietnam level coldness 😂😂 Man didn't even move

[@ronjones-6977]

Nate with the head drop when George asks "You're doing it in kilometers, right?" I love these idiots.

[@ronjones-6977]

@@philabowl8073 I are dubm.

[@Robert-jt4xt]

He was like ya, nah....

[@DudeMcGuybro]

It's all fun and games until you run into a screw that's in kilometers. I'll be right there to say "atodaso!"

[@--SPQR--]

Yeah nah yeah nah

[@carbonconnection2480]

Well, he just wants to make sure that shit is right.. Have to measure it in kangaroo foots power too, no horsepower coming outta that unit

[@MrChipDouglas1]

Cletus is about the only KZbinr that can send out 1+ hour videos and i can watch all the way through.

[@johnqpublic2718]

Nice attention span

[@mattypisme]

But it was only 44 mins but glad you made it 😊

[@skating4ad]

VGG also of course

[@possozombie]

Fax

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Add to the list, Everyday Astronaut, and Smarter Every Day (when making super dangerous stuff)

[@nicholaspayne349]

I really love the longer format videos. The last two rollback vids and now a 45 minute vid about the Ute, I couldn’t be happier. Always seems like the 10-15 minute videos just give you blue balls. Like the moment it starts getting good you get the “thanks for watchin, do it for dale”

[@ThePalikka85]

Same here. I like sit down and watch the full hour like a tv show

[@tonygrissom6564]

I concur! Long form is the way! More income too!

[@andrewledford3865]

The algorithm is changing. Almost all of my car content and creator content has switched to 30+ min videos in the last 2 months.

[@T-o-m-s]

@@andrewledford3865 I just think people are bored of the 15 minute format (it's been more than 10 years on youtube for most viewers- judging by your beard we're in the same boat), algorithm follow the trend

[@andrewledford3865]

@@T-o-m-s nah you're right... I caught a podcast with heavy d, cleet, and a bunch of other car KZbinrs with big audiences that said they were all switching to longer form content because of the changing algorithms. You're probably spot on with it being driven by audience dand though. The short form videos work for some content, but for project and creator content it gets a little crammed.

[@RFBOOM]

The string throttle cable with Cleet standing in the ute bed, literally holding the reigns of 500 horses of the thunder coach. The sheer fun of thrashing this holden commodore ute was captured in this video. It needs a fullboost LSTHEWORLD sticker on it too.

[@beermonster1234]

Cleet in the bed of the Ute revving it to the moon is what i'm talking about! HELL YEAH MATE!!

[@FlyingPotato408]

Dude looked like he was surfing hahaha

[@jamesonmcfargo1067]

Super soldering ❤

[@lewiscf2462]

Cleetus can now be freedom Santa that's his sleigh

[@Bullshit1011]

I see a v8 chariots race coming up 😂in Cleets near future , image ten at the freedom factory 😂😊

[@chrisnormans]

As an Aussie living in florida who’s owned VR, VT’s and VE’s commodores in wagons sedans and Utes, it stokes me out to see the team playing with this VY ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🔥🔥

[@1STGeneral]

This is like ET talk to me but I'm sure it's a good thing

[@jayman021187]

Pretty sure it's a vz.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

The povvo pack 'interceptor' steelies match this dunnydoor perfectly. And of course this means the Motion Raceworks gear will all be getting the CAD file flipped for RHD.

[@carlsberg1668]

I think its a vz. Headlights dont have the that little teardrop thingy plus im pretty sure the Thunder came with a 6L motor

[@Jacobtheunwise]

​@@carlsberg1668 definitely a vz thunder. Pre COVID I had one I used to take on the beach lol

[@BigBenAus]

Perfect timing to wake up to this in Australia!

[@chrisgooden9662]

Couldn't agree more

[@B4GGZY]

Finished it five minutes before my shift starts. How good hahaha.

[@Renee_R343]

The heck time do you wake up at? 4 in the morning?

[@Bassalicious]

@@Renee_R343 If I know my memes, that's almost time for a f-in VB longeck lol

[@C0maT0ast]

I woke up 3am this morning, here in Perth on my B'day no less, saw this video and thought "hell yeah!".

[@jasonardley4188]

I’m Australian, I totally loved this video 👍🏻 All you need now is the song “Thunder struck” by AC/DC playing in the background as you bring her out! Seriously awesome 😎

[@robbinsjr1]

When Cleeter pulled up and said "can you get me a nitrous bottle?" I guarantee Jackstand heard the angels sing. What a proud-dad moment 🤣🤣

[@adam5922]

Lmao😂😂

[@lanceuppercut6168]

Betting he had it in the back seat already and just went the long route to play it down 😂

[@manfrommaine1194]

Gotta love the Bret plug in the intro. It only supporting friends and sponsors, but supporting your competitor who is fast. An absolute true gentleman

[@mattmanyam]

Bret now works for Motion...

[@noclass2gun342]

And Stevie fast Jackson...

[@solatyn]

Lasala is team motion now

[@CthulhuTheGAWD]

Read that wrong the first time.

[@erickbernard8208]

Im loving the long format videos for sure

[@davidkacs6933]

Same

[@martyferry2678]

Now it looks legit Aussie burnout car with the tyre slap marks ☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼☝🏼

[@STEEVSUPREME]

wooooow, Sam just put all them dudes to shame, didn't even move with the backfire. What a legend. Status = MAN/10.

[@natejohnson1424]

Didn't flinch a bit

[@pomsrcadventures8482]

Being from Australia its cool to see an Aussie car in the fleet love everything you do Thank you.

[@donnyanda3191]

UK viewer here, its good to see you guys work on a vehicle with the steering wheel on the correct side.

[@theunsviljoen3619]

Its on the right side for a change 😅. Kinda looks normal

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

Yeah, now Cleet knows what it's like for us Brits when we have a hire car in America, goddamn if I don't walk to the wrong side of those things every damn time.......

[@ProspectingLife]

So awesome seeing you guys wrench on a Holden, much love from Down Under! ❤ 🇦🇺 🇺🇸

[@Pablo668]

It warms the heart to see a bit of Australia at the Freedom Factory. Now I'm sure you guys have thought of this already, but I'll say it anyway, I don't think spares for that steering rack should be too hard to get in the US. It's a GM product for one, and GM did sell Holden Commodore based cars in the US for a little while. So I figure there's have to be something close kicking around up there. Also, I am beyind impressed at how Sam didn't flinch or anything when that exhaust was popping off. Nerves of steel. I'd have shat myself.

[@Major-Kong]

What they could do is get the rack from an 01-06 pontiac GTO and strip both racks, build the Ute rack with the parts from the GTO rack (they are the same rack but with the pinion on the other side).

[@imcmcguiness5110]

A bit of trash no one in Australia wanted after they shut up shop. USA USA! Holden was just an off shoot the real world gave zero about. Stop pushing aussie trash on us

[@sixdegrees6434]

George is the first American to get close to the Aussie accent. Nailed it bud.

[@robwright4392]

My first thought was this exactly! We need to hear more of it.

[@brettwheaton6631]

yeah but they need to stop saying put a shrimp on the bbq they are bloody prawns hahaha

[@nickmaclachlan5178]

I was getting shades of the LeQuint Dickey Mining Company scene from Django!

[@nathanhansford76]

He has a wog background, so I feel that helps. 😅 I’m from Geelong. (Little Europe) first hand experience.

[@nolimitsgolf]

As an Aussie fan I'm pumped for the "Thunder from down under beast." The first burnout made me proud 😊👍

[@rcfamily4life74]

Love Sam wiping down the fenders while yall are getting that beast started!!!! Awesome video!!!!!

[@stevewilliams1743]

The most literal dyno “pull” in vehicular history 19:47

[@Hypo61]

So good to see the VZ SS up and running! Im aussie myself and cant wait for the rest of the content with this ute! 1 thing aussies do on these utes is BLAST PIPES please get tie to throw some 3.5” blast pipes out the rear 🙏

[@Makes_Sense_To_Me]

Needs a HSV body kit, awesome build

[@uraniumcranium2613]

Nah, breathes better with the fender exit.

[@ManiacRacing]

I hate ads, but that was one of the best I have seen for your channel. Motion parts speak for themselves and you did a great job showing them off. Not annoying at all. Good job!

[@DrezKill]

Those are the kind of sponsorship plugs I love to see.

[@djkxyd]

I'm an Aussie and this is so good 😂 I love watching Americans figure out the aussie way should've put a 3.8L twin turbo Buick motor

[@sparkyexe]

Cleet goofin' around in the shop is priceless!!

[@QMan1234red]

Cleet hittin us with the “Chyna” with the hands was perfect 😂

[@mike93eh]

TRUMP 2024, you know the deal!

[@williamuskoski1385]

I lost it 😂

[@tvanhorbeck]

Yeah, too bad he made the choice to do that Will not be renewing my subscription

[@ryanjepsen4315]

@@tvanhorbeck its a joke not a dick dont take it so hard

[@mike93eh]

@@tvanhorbeck lmao get outta here ya bot!

[@dustinroberts516]

Jack Stand “ it might go ka puff” Cleet “ It’s fine. I know what I’m doing”. That shit had me rollin!! 😂😂

[@amclips2995]

Famous last words.. 😂

[@scootr64]

The C.H. Ina guy makes everything! He’s a talented man!

[@ChampSabedMe]

A truely Australian burnout! You’ve done us proud mate 👏🏻🤝🏻🇦🇺

[@jasonlund4750]

IT PROBABLY WON'T LEAK IF IT'S ON THE CHIP 😂😅😂😅😂 George just made another amazing t-shirt lol

[@jonkeau5155]

Well, it’s not that it doesn’t leak on the chip, it’s that it waits to leak all at once…

[@korbinsworld24]

41:17 the fact that Ty had no idea was hilarious 😂😂

[@casey6031]

Not gonna lie.. 17:50 .. looked like a whole lot of freedom for Cleet... I literally lol'd at the face and stance.. hahaha.. Great vid guys..

[@brentsmith1307]

BRINGING THE THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER. HELL YEAH BROOOTHER

[@Grimzentide]

The thunder from down under are an Australian male strip show.

[@brentsmith1307]

@Grimzentide brother, only you would think and know of this group of blokes

[@Grimzentide]

@@brentsmith1307 Oh snap. Sadly common knowledge here in Australia.

[@alexmoffitt8063]

28:22 The fact that Jackstand sounds EXACTLY like Chick Hicks here is killing me. 😂😂😂

[@Bdude1111]

The kuhjiga kuhjiga got me 😂😂

[@evilstewie4821]

@@Bdude1111 lmao that part got me too xD was not expecting to hear that.

[@andrewmurray6772]

Actually guys , i was happy to see the steering wheel on the " Right" side of the car, cheers from Australia :)

[@melodeekeays229]

Me too!

[@HJZ75driver]

Considering it’s an Australian car 🤷‍♂️

[@stinkyfungus]

Your opinion on what side the driver should sit on is invalid... You choose to live in a place where pretty much every insect or snake can kill you, ancient flat cartlagenous fish kill celebrities, youbasically have dinosaurs living in your waterways, big ass sharks at your beaches... And you unleashed vegimite upon the world... AND PUT BEETROOT ON YOUR BURGERS?! You bastards are bullgoose loonies. Just yanking your chain (I actually like Vegemite) And I've never met an aussie guy or gal I didn't hit it off with.

[@PKBFC1]

This is the coolest looking and sounding HOLDEN COMMODORE posted on KZbin. Good to see a bit of AUSSIE spirit in these vids 🇦🇺🇺🇸 Love the little jokes about wiring it upside down and the steering wheel being on the wrong side.

[@johnwelch2084]

I about died from laughter when George just turned on the “Aussie” on the second pass. This is by far my favorite channel of any kind of streaming that I watch. It just keeps getting better and better.

[@ryanjacob2000]

17:30 string+ Throttle body+ Florida giraffe man = Murica 🇺🇸🤘🏻

[@Scuffed_Gambit]

"Murica AF"

[@cwitt483]

The "Thunder From Down Under". That thing is a beast!!

[@dtti4240]

I smiled and laughed so hard throughout the entire video my face hurts! Keep doing what you're doing please, cheers from Oz

[@ad351]

Aussie Ford guy here... best episode,ever Cleet 🤣👌

[@Icejay932]

Ford tech here, what motors other than the barra are popular down there?

[@basiclifeskillsasaman1291]

@@Icejay932 footfalcons are pretty popular amongst all ford owners

[@uraniumcranium2613]

@@Icejay932 Intech inline 6 from the Falcons before the Barra came out are pretty stout. Questionably more reliable than a Barra but you wont see as much power.

[@Icejay932]

@@uraniumcranium2613 nice, I didn’t realize they used the intech name plate for motors other than the 4.6 and 5.4 dohc mod motors. Wish I had the money to import one of those falcons

[@TheLuke2reeve]

Hell yea brother from Australia !! 🇦🇺

[@Mustardmamgt]

Sam: "like Ben Hur up there, okay" The funniest line all day 😂

[@Shisnick]

Yuuussss!! lol

[@Robert-jt4xt]

Agreed... Most don't know what Ben hur means or who Ben hur is.

[@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr]

What could go wrong I don't see nothing dangerous there

[@warrenmichael918]

@@Robert-jt4xt I bet many younger viewers didnt get it , Sam was Bens buddy back in the day! LOL

[@Robert-jt4xt]

@@warrenmichael918 true lol

[@lucashardwick4366]

Doing us aussies proud 👏👏

[@markw6586]

Fun Fact, When this Thunder Ute came out, the backing track was from another of Australia's finest, Thunderstruck by AC/DC.

[@Aus_Dan]

Yeah I remember that, pretty cool ad.

[@nickhutt6264]

Bloody oath!

[@jackprice6599]

Smokey bush scene, filmed at their testing ground in Vic

[@DFRDRIFTPIG]

They banned that add as it promotes hooning 😂 If you want to see the OG add look up “Holden commodore vu ss Ute add” should see a gold Ute doing donuts in the dirt.

[@nvmyutube]

i remember that too !

[@sanchezjesus]

3:52 my fav thing ab sam is seeing these huge backfires going off n hes just non reactive wipin down the car, sams such a BADASS! WE LOVE SAM

[@eamonia]

Yeah right. Dude's been around deafeningly loud cars his whole life, he can't hear _shit._ More like, "Wha!? Who's there? Did somebody fart?"

[@TheCuttz1984]

This makes me proud to be an Australian right now. Thunder performing exactly how it should. ❤

[@lsuman8883]

just subbed a little bit ago. That burnout to pop both tires was one of the most glorious things ive seen on a cartuber channel. WOW! baddass

[@_A_Daytona_]

Cleet: “We could go 9’s in this thing right now!” James: “UHHH-“ 🤣🤣

[@nickw0tup]

3:59 Sam's a real OG , didn't even have the slightest of flinch when those flames just about burned his arm off

[@michaelsclark]

Pretty sure he worked on nhra cars which makes all of cleets car look small

[@michaelsclark]

Pretty sure he worked on NHRA which makes all of cleets cars look like small frys.

[@ShnilChay82]

Got love Cleetus just a big ole kid at heart..Ive been waiting for this vid ever since i saw Thunder sitting in the background probably over 1½ yrs ago. You made my day Cleetus & the guys, I love my Holden Commodores & Ute's 🇦🇺💯👍😁

[@P3Gauges]

7:44 “It probably won’t leak if it’s on the chip, just a guess” THAT’S WHAT WE LIKE TO HEAR😂

[@skipker]

I'm so happy to come across this channel. The way everybody gets along makes this channel one of my new favorites. Thanks guys.

[@krisclements4983]

As an Australian, I recommend calling it the "Drop Bear". Good to see an Ozzy ute showing whos still burnout kings!!

[@imcmcguiness5110]

Sure "As a'. No one cares about Australian rubbish that no one bought, and the company went broke. USA all the way

[@kirkulessonofgoose7503]

As a fellow Australian I support this 🤙🇦🇺

[@20EOD]

Also as a fellow Aussie (and a QLDER at that) definitely DROP BEAR!!!

[@dancotton3199]

As an Aussie, don't spell it ozzy. It's Aussie or Aussie, only option

[@imcmcguiness5110]

@@dancotton3199 Another clown with out a cause

[@snapped4433]

As an Australian I'm verry happy to see you finally got her going

[@chrishopkins1399]

Love seeing Aussie cars in America just need to get some XR6 Turbos over there to blow their minds haha

[@korzer]

3:55 Sam is the OG, didn't even flinch 😎 😆

[@TheAstraios]

Jackstand likes that car more than he's letting on. Too much Nitrous? Not letting someone blow it up in a burnout? Mates in love hahaha

[@54raceman]

Either that or after starting the bbc project and it getting abandoned and having to start over putting the ls setup in he’s just tired of working on it when other stuff needs done

[@philb5593]

Jackstand is all for blowing up junk motors for the heck of it, but he won’t do the same for a built motor. James knows their burnout cars live a very hard life and this one is setup to be very low maintenance, why add nitrous and make it an engine killing machine.

[@dzzope]

Or he just got tired of rebuilding them after every event.. why else put a built engine in a burnout car? Leaves more time for racecar/family stuffs.

[@joelowrey2120]

Holy crap brother!!! That burnout was sick as hell.

[@tayvaughnshinault-h3j]

Fr💨

[@ChrisSprenger.]

Hey do yall know when they are going down under for the burn out comp ?

[@Osamabintardin]

That's what australian cars do they practically skid themselves

[@CruisinCaprice]

@@Osamabintardinthe fords and Holdens sure do but it’s the fords with Barra motors is what they really need, I’ve been thinking about chucking a turbo Barra in my Holden just to upset Holden fans 😂

[@Nguja]

Barras are more suited for drag racing, when it comes to burnouts the LS is where it's at​@@CruisinCaprice

[@SloppyMechanics]

need to buy a handful of the cam extension harness's with the wires flipped and not and swap them in and out 10x itll be easier lol

[@Ada-zn3pw]

Awesome job guys. Love how Cleetus knows we all want to see some track times out of every car. That thing rips and video was hilarious.

[@joshgillett6238]

I love it! “The Thunder from down under” 😂 Australia 🦘⚡️🦘 🇦🇺

[@djnmv]

Great to see the Holden ute up and running finally being an Aussie myself! 👍🏼 I’m wondering if a Pontiac GTO power steering rack would fit if it was able to be flipped and installed in reverse perhaps? I don’t imagine the ute would be any different on the front end to the sedans/2 door versions of the same model with the same/similar engine.

[@gharne3436]

The generation before this ute came out I was in high-school, the commercial for it was it making a tornado to ACDC's Thunderstruck .. . Clet chose the perfect name! Signed off

[@ThatAussie1]

YESSSS BROTHER AUSTRALIAN THUNDER IS HERE, WOOOO!!! so boys and girls, that's either a VY or VZ Holden Commodore SS. The perfect platform for work and play every day! Thousands and thousands of utes sold over the years when Holden were building cars here. R.I.P HOLDEN 1948-2017 😢

[@fabiandavis9444]

Vy brotha 👌

[@feelincrispy7053]

Naa vz. Vy got a little circle teardrop bit for the parkers on the headlights and vz is dead flat on the bottom of the headlights

[@mickk3943]

@@feelincrispy7053 But the VZ SS had the front quarter panel with the fake vent looking part around the indicator... I reckon it's either a VY with VZ front end or it wasn't actually an SS in the first place.

[@fabiandavis9444]

@@feelincrispy7053 vx2 has the teardrop in the headlight 2000-2002 vy have flat bottom.

[@Death_By_Boredom_69]

@@fabiandavis9444 VY have teardrop for park lights VZ were flat. The V6s didn't have the little grill around the guard indicator.

[@Mr83rt]

Bout bloody time we seeing something happening with the Hold on ute. This has been one build I've been wanting to see for bloody years.

[@MRBenchwork]

That was the best sponsor spot I've seen in a while. Kudos.

[@davidroberts8760]

I think I can die Happy after that burnout!!!!😮😅😢🎉😂❤

[@ktmmechanicsandaudio6803]

cleets face when he pulled that string for the dyno pull is gold

[@Oscarphone]

"The one we took outta there said - Chi-na." 😂😂

[@jacksavage2612]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@--SPQR--]

The hand mannerisms were on point

[@Not_Genie]

😂😂

[@fopeezy3097]

CHYYY-NA 😁

[@mikewazowski7830]

Take away from the video😂

[@AlAmantea]

@3:57 not a single flinch from Sam. That man is so focused. Nothing will phase his dedication to his craft! LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Mr.Hopper1]

35:08 is the quintessential view of jackstand.

[@ir8fkr]

Awesome to see the ol Commodore Ute in action finally.. STRAYA!!!

[@FlyingPotato408]

Loving the long form videos, i dont mind a few days between videos if they're 30-60 minutes long. Keep up the great work gentlemen and congratulations to Cleet and Maddie!

[@davidkacs6933]

Agree

[@camm_fish]

"we got the right firing order in this thing? Who cares I like that one!" lmao

[@MadGuyOutdoors]

Love it. It’s why I love hitting the river in a kayak and fly rod, no electronics…just the simple things and peace of mind.

[@ryancrettol828]

These long videos are so good, please more of them

[@angusyoungsg]

Cleet rolling up to the water box doin the blower surge had me HOWLING!😂😂😂

[@Mike-u5o5k]

I love how Sam is always polishing what ever is in the shop what a great bloke

[@g8stopa]

As a New Zealander living in Australia thats owned a ve ss Ute. This video makes me so happy ❤

[@cooperjames1030]

Please keep making the longer videos!!! Do it for dale

[@davidkacs6933]

Yes!

[@mikefisher3722]

You need to put a decal on it to that reads: “You’ve been, THUNDERSTRUCK”!! And play the song when you are introduced.

[@LukeSheppy316]

Was really hoping for an actual exhaust for once, especially on this car, mainly for the sound but definitely the looks too, the good ol aussie burnout blast pipes out the back. Also its aussie tradition to cut the springs and slam it

[@joshuabadzinski9793]

Agreed.

[@shitboxq592]

Definitely needs party pipes on it

[@alittlehusky5]

Yeah huge +1. Needs party pipes and Makita one ways stat.

[@zachhoefs9543]

You should stop disappointing yourselves... Cleet likes what he likes. At least it's not zoomies or twin vertical stacks.

[@LukeSheppy316]

Hey man, im not disappointing my self, the shitty sounding fender exit exhausts are disappointing me, as an aussie, it would have been so much better to build it in aussie tradition

[@nathanielthomson2860]

The longer I have watched this channel the more integral George becomes. His commentary is like 40% of the enjoyment at this point 😂 camera man of the century

[@swbpajlife]

Straya for the win 💪 Being a "dunnydoor", you should be able to use a Pontiac GTO rack, being a VZ model, it should be the same

[@chrisjohn6670]

Gto's left hand drive the utes right hand drive it needs a Aussie rack

[@swbpajlife]

@@chrisjohn6670 hahaha didn't think of that 😅 Just get the rack rebuilt, that's all we ever did

[@jeremyfilip4190]

😂😂😂😂 Ole Squirrel KILLING ME!!! Probably wont leak if its on the chip 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jamesonmcfargo1067]

Except the belt lol 😊

[@anhfjdzbxjxisk1929]

Travis Bell is the man you need to talk to about the part you need. He is kind of the man or at least knows the man when you need Holden parts.

[@tripprogers4814]

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[@dzzope]

Might also find it in a US car.. Holden like Vauxhall or Opel are in same parent group as some US brands (chrysler/GM, buik, pontiac, saturn etc IIRC)

[@nathankim9170]

@@dzzopethink the problem is LHD v RHD. US is all left vs Aus is right

[@waynerohde1036]

​@dzzope holden ute is a Pontiac

[@Nefarious86]

@@waynerohde1036no it isn’t

[@graemeeyre8933]

Cleetus likes how us Aussies build a ute. Always good for burnouts. Keep having fun.