XB Falcon Restoration - Part 1 - The Strip Down

[@mrnobodytheuser2950]

NOSTALIGIA overload, grew up in one of these.

[@projectxb]

They are a beautiful car! We had an XC, but I have always loved the XB 🤘

[@mrnobodytheuser2950]

@@projectxb Pretty similar, Ours was an XB Falcon 500 metallic Blue with the canvas roof, Had a long life but since we lived beachfront the poor bastard got rusted out big time.

[@bashkillszombies]

'Taking some pics of the fuse panel for reference'

[@projectxb]

🤘

[@michaelberryman4835]

XBs - my fave Fords; dogs - my fave people, Led Zep - my fave band. I'm gonna enjoy this!

[@projectxb]

Thanks mate! Welcome!

[@arsuluskirchner2130]

Enjoying your project from Germany

[@projectxb]

+Arsulus Kirchner thanks for the support!

[@anthonypirerra3892]

Great work!

[@projectxb]

Thanks mate!

[@TheBear351c]

Watching with interest. Good to see another build being documented (like Pete Anderson), to educate and preserve our motoring heritage. Might even inspire me to finish my XA. Good stuff Philthy.

[@projectxb]

Thanks for the comment! By all means get that XA out there and let me know if you make a video. Cheers

[@richardveselin8595]

good to see someone else doing a project resto like Pete, gr8 stuff, can't wait to see next video of the top part of plenum, have a p5 I'm repairing, thanks Richard.

[@projectxb]

Thanks for the comment!

[@manwithnoname4716]

Looking forward to see more of this. Thanks for posting

[@projectxb]

You are welcome!

[@Cinda04]

Great stuff mate doing a xw my self soon great to see these cars being brought back to life

[@projectxb]

Thanks, yes they sure don't make em like they used to!

[@tonyhorton9563]

Great work doing an xb Fairmont sedan myself will be watching with great interest bought a c10 trans off Peter Anderson before he started making videos that was about 8 years ago hell of a nice guy too I'm always up for inspiration

[@projectxb]

I love his vids, picked up some great advice from him. The world needs more people like him!

[@PeterAndersons]

Just saw this on Faecesbook... Mate I loved it... I'm doing an XC at the moment and thought mine had a good shell... yours looks brilliant! Great to see the family get involved, mine used to far more than they do now which I miss. Will be watching this space with great interest. Cheers Pete

[@projectxb]

Thanks Pete! I am a huge fan of your video series, what you did with the XW and what you are doing to the XC inspired me to document my journey. I will be posting links to your videos throughout my series as I have learnt a ton of stuff from you. Thanks again mate!

[@tayhut]

Fantastic. Glad I found this. I eagerly await Peter Andersons videos so now I will wait for yours as well. I have a 69 xw falcon 500 221 3 on the tree. Can't wait to finish renovating my house so I can get back to the cars.

[@projectxb]

Thanks for the comment. Ah yes, the ol house rennos haha... the bane of all us car restorers! Just had similar circumstances myself, but just have to keep chipping away at it... you can't rush art! Be sure to let us know if you document it

[@tamidon40]

Glad to have found your restoration vlog. Subscribed! Good luck.

[@projectxb]

Thanks for the comment! Glad you enjoy the vids so far

[@charleschidester6767]

nice to see you taking her down all the way.. good luck , it really does look like a great body. and watching Peter Anderson videos will help a lot.. look forward to the next video.

[@rustynutzz3504]

i need to document my restoration of my XY ute more thanks for the inspiration.

[@rustynutzz3504]

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[@projectxb]

Please do! It's my way I guess of paying back what I have learnt from many others before me. Be sure to send me a link when you do

[@alyssatrigg6110]

You gotta keep the awesome green!!

[@projectxb]

Haha, thanks for the comment! You know, green isn't really my colour but I have to admit it looks good on the ol XB... it was a tough decision but I have decided with a different colour... to be revealed in a future video :-)

[@edwardpertile5515]

Can't wait to watch the rest of the series!! I finished restoring my cousins xy gs fairmont along with him a few years back.. Used to belong to the old man. Good Luck !!!

[@projectxb]

Thanks! I'm looking forward to it too... first time doing a resto and first time making a "doco" on it

[@markvreeken]

Sweet as Bro Nice work I look forward to the journey!!

[@projectxb]

Thanks Mark, so do I!

[@Rayzer1989]

Nice philly

[@projectxb]

Thanks Ray Ray!

[@wazheamadman6086]

Great vid, Also love the sound track

[@projectxb]

Zeppelin rules eh?

[@jhontom7222]

i intend to restore an old XC Sundowner but i want to put a diesel engine in it for economy. Love these restorations just like @Peter Anderson

[@projectxb]

Awesome! sounds like a rather interesting idea. Please keep me posted on your build and if you make a video, would be interesting to see

[@gosportjamie]

I love the lairy bright metallic green paint and white vinyl roof. It couldn't get more '70s. In fact, it kind of makes me miss my old Tara Green Allegro LE, very different car, very much the same paint colour. Greetings from the UK by the way, where people wish they could find project cars as good as this. Is it my imagination or had the straight-6 been recently rebuilt as it looked?...

[@projectxb]

Hello and thanks for the comment. The colour is called "Tropicana Green" and the roof is actually painted white. I do like the colour but will be repainting it a different colour, will be revealed in a future video. The current engine just had the rocker cover and air filter housing painted by the previous owner, but was still in rather good condition. Thanks again.

[@dieholdendie]

nice work, not a bad old xb I hate seeing them in that cond stripped for parts

[@morantaylor]

Is the roof vinyl or painted its hard to tell

[@projectxb]

It's painted

[@chrish4469]

It may of had a vinyl roof at some stage and painted white like that as matching metallic paint is hard to get right. I don't think XB's came in two tone paint scheme. Apart from the John Goss specials

[@projectxb]

+Chris H thanks for the reply Chris, that could well be a posibility. Come to think of it I have never seen a (original) 2 tone painted XB either.

[@morantaylor]

It reminded of my parent XC Falcon 500 that was green with a white vinyl roof.

[@tonymontana897]

Dang ! The music is extremely loud man !!

[@projectxb]

It's Led Zeppelin... why shouldn't it be? 🤔

[@tonymontana897]

@@projectxb You don't get it. When your audience are watching a video, yours for example, the spoken parts are hard to hear so we have to turn up the volume. You have no mic and your not exactly close to the camera for it to record any decent sound. Then once you edit the video to add the music, the music volume is off the charts and it is very annoying to have to keep lowering the volume and then raise it back up when you start talking again because then we can't hear a word you're saying. It's like a roller coaster mate. It has nothing to do with the type of music. I love Led Zeppelin, but you've got to get the sound balance right if you expect an audience to stick around. I literally clicked away half way through your video because it was unbearable to watch. Also, I'm surprised you didn't get a copyright strike for using copyrighted music. Be careful there mate because KZbin monitor stuff like that. I wish you all the best with your build.

[@projectxb]

@@tonymontana897 um yeah dude, I do get it. It's called a joke. Let me go back 7 years and fix it for ya... sheesh... This was like the first video I ever made with zero experience where I talk for like 10 seconds in one section... criticism taken on board man, and I like to think things have come along way since then. Cant hit shit out the park when you are a one man operation doing things for free off ya own back right? 🤘🍻