Falcon Coupe/Hardtop Rust Repair Panels - Howard describes all panels we stock for your XA XB or XC

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4 ай бұрын

Astill Design stocks Rust Repair Panels for your XA XB XC Falcon Coupe/Hardtop
Howard explains each available part and how it fits to your vehicle
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@shanemulligan791 2 ай бұрын

Ive purchased parts from Howard and Im very happy with the parts and the service.

@AstillDesign Ай бұрын

Thanks Shane for the review.😀

@banarcus 3 ай бұрын

Good job stocking these parts Howard and thanks for the video. I helped my brother repair a lot of the rust in his XB with your stock and after I've finished my XE, I've got one very rusty XA coupe to start on. Cheers :)

@AstillDesign 3 ай бұрын

Glad it helped, still plenty of coupes out there waiting to be done

@davidlemottee2063 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Howard for again sharing your vast restoration knowledge - really enjoy the technical pieces you post on the channel.

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

@tamaraburke5681 3 ай бұрын

Good video Howard

@AstillDesign 3 ай бұрын

Thanks very much

@larsjuhlin6907 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Howard for the great insight on the intricate rust replacement panels that most people put in the too hard basket to repair, rusty hardtops can be intimidating! I've witnessed car to car the variations between factory panel fit from the 70's, nice fitment gaps of the panels were virtually non existent . Regards to Dazza..cheers (Apollo blue all the way)

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

You are very welcome, Yes our expectations of what the old cars were like is way above what they ever were. I pass on your message to Darren

@8marcrara11 4 ай бұрын

Great info! 👍👍🇦🇺

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@paulbronwyntaylor2028 4 ай бұрын

Very interesting vid, didn’t realise so many panels made for xa/b&c falcons , i wish there were making that many for eh holdens ,cheers

@AstillDesign 3 ай бұрын

Falcon hardtops are certainly the flavour of the month.

@billmcintosh1242 4 ай бұрын

Thanks again Howard, I'm a Holden Man but after watching this presentation i want to go and find a rusty XB Coupe! Thanks Bill Mc

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

Best of luck! Might be slowly converting you Bill.

@adriandeluchin5982 4 ай бұрын

Another great vid full of the right info, im a xw/xy guy mostly, but i would own a xa 4door or a xc 2door round headlights, i know a bloke that's not long finished a xt gt & the shop that rebuilt that body,( which has since closed) brought rust repair parts from some1 north of Sydney & the quietly was 110%

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

Good stuff, thanks for sharing

@poydapoyderson646 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant. I hope you get into hq-wb Holden sometime soon.

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, I will be just sticking to the Falcons

@paulcohen142 3 ай бұрын

Check out The Resto Shed for h series stuff, not same quality but worth checking out

@MaxOZAU8 4 ай бұрын

G'day Howard, This episode was good and bad for me. The info was very informative. As I'm about to "hopefully" 🤞close a deal on a XC Coupe/Hard Top. But the bank manager was sitting beside me aka the Wife (as we both love watching your videos) heard you quote replacement panel pricing. I told her we don't need this and that part replacement. Just a couple of little white lies. 😂 Keep up the great work mate. Ps! If I can seal the deal, I guarantee you're going to hear from me. 🤫😁

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

Fingers crossed! that you get the deal done. I won't tell.

@MaxOZAU8 4 ай бұрын

@@AstillDesign Thanks mate. 👍

@corty1980 3 ай бұрын

Astill Design, so great that so many panels are available for the older falcons. I have just restarted working on my TD Cortina after a long break, Unfortunatly for me the only panels that are available in Australia are the sills and lower quarter panels. So I'am going to have to order the panels from the UK, and the shipping cost for that is going to be crazy. Shipping is probably going to end up being more than the panels themselves :(

@AstillDesign 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Rob, yes it’s funny I have sent panels to the UK, NZ, and the USA

@neilperry2224 4 ай бұрын

That was a brilliant video on what is available and what's not available, but you're looking for the 'HOLY GRAIL' parts that are being hidden, you are a great builder and manufacturer of 'unicorn ' metal work for these great cars. Have you seen the latest build by the

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

Build by the ?

@neilperry2224 4 ай бұрын

@@AstillDesign sorry forgot to put in "the ring brothers" it was in Jay Leno o Mon this week. Hope you're well and have a great week and got a perfect weekend planned 😌.

@strangecustoms8486 4 ай бұрын

Impressive i can't believe the range now most of those we had to make patches in the past which now makes me want to undo all the work i have done on mine lol. Just not this year...

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

Its always the way, on Coolmint I used wagon drip gutters, front fenders for rear wheel arches etc etc

@strangecustoms8486 4 ай бұрын

@@AstillDesign mines stashed again buried deep someone will find it one day lol 😁🇬🇸👍

@dave21 4 ай бұрын

Does anyone do the back corner for a sedan where it wraps around the tail light. Mine had chrome trim that caused it to rust badly. Ive tried repairing it but it just does not look quite right. Plus it so thin i kept blowing holes through it. As I work my way forward I will need to get a few bits from you. Thanks for the video.

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

I haven’t seen them anywhere,

@biastv1234 4 ай бұрын

All panel sections require work to make them fit. For example the VB commodore could vary in length up to 15mm. And at the time GM considered that a success.

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

Oh so true, tolerance in the Factory workshop manual for XA_XC is 1/2"

@korkad204 4 ай бұрын

These parts would make great lounge room features. I might get rid of the family photos 😂

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

Yes some do have that classic look

@stevegus2845 4 ай бұрын

You are the Dynacorn of XA,B,C.

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

😂😂👍

@Gokizzmass 3 ай бұрын

Unbelievable, i had to make all the torque box, sills, plenum sections, quarter panel & guards sections, as you couldn't buy any of this stuff when i started fixing my xc 10 years ago, i had to learn how to make them. I was always envious of what you could get for the mustang for example in the US, basically anything you want, including a new shell. It would have saved me months of work if i could have gotten these new patch panels. Handy to know anyway, in case i ever have to do it again. Hope not though.

@AstillDesign 3 ай бұрын

Yes it’s making it a little easier

@dannyosullivan4247 4 ай бұрын

Howard, is anyone looking at XB front stone trays. Ive been keeping an eye out but finding a decent one seems a challenge. They are a complex part but even the centre section minus the indicator buckets would be a real help. All the ones i see are bent and buckled if not rusted as well. An XB front bumper would be a good option too. The ones i find all seem to be rusty on the bottom section where water and debris would most likely sit. Having to repair then get it straight enough for chrome, seems like a new one would be an economical option.

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

The XB front stone tray is certainly needed but haven't heard of anyone doing it. Front bumpers were available on a changeover basis from the GT shop in Melb a few years back. Not sure if they are still doing them. We used one on Blackmans coupe.

@chrishall8142 4 ай бұрын

Have you seen the graveyard cars video of them building a whole shell from aftermarket panels ?

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

No mate I haven’t.

@MaxOZAU8 4 ай бұрын

Graveyard Carz repair Hemi's with the help of AMD and Tony's Auto Parts.

@chrishall8142 4 ай бұрын

It’s a very interesting video .. I recommend it ..

@onedayiwillmakesomecontent 4 ай бұрын

Howard, I have an XA sedan, may 72 build, the rear stone tray has no exhaust cutouts, even though mine is dual exhaust. All the others I have seen have two, or one cut out. Is mine unusual ? Cheers

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

I would say yes, maybe a factory ordered dual exhaust on non GT

@hardtophub 4 ай бұрын

72 XA had no exhaust cut outs (except for GTs with the twin “square” cut outs). Unsure what month that changed but early hardtops didn’t have them either so it was like that until at least 8-9/72.

@onedayiwillmakesomecontent 4 ай бұрын

Ah ok, thanks guys!

@Gokizzmass 3 ай бұрын

Hi Howard, does anyone do a dual cutout XC rear bumper ? i've been trying to find one for over 30 years !

@AstillDesign 3 ай бұрын

Not at this point. They come up on Facebook pages every now and then. Getting up in price as well

@john-1964 4 ай бұрын

XC coupe rear bumper has jack slots,

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

That’s true, forgot that bit.😀

@xacoupeguy 4 ай бұрын

Depending on how picky people wanna be. Xc coupe rear bars are slightly different to xa,xb they have a slots to suit the xc style bumper jack. Useless trivia you may never need, haha

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

Very true about the XC bumper, so many things to remember 🤦‍♂️

@xacoupeguy 4 ай бұрын

@@AstillDesign i was quite fond of your comment about the factory panels don't fit that well. people seem to be dilutional into thinking they were better built then they actually were

@stevenkirk2563 4 ай бұрын

Very true. Holdens we’re the same. If you have pulled enough of the apart you see how shoddy they were compared to a modern car. NOS parts are also dud parts that were no good on the production line and put aside as spares to be sold at the dealerships.

@dave21 4 ай бұрын

If you want something new for the channel how about how to install the boot torsion springs without killing yourself. It would be much appreciated.

@AstillDesign 4 ай бұрын

That would be an interesting one!