HubNut at his best, making the easy jobs seem very difficult. That's one of the reasons I love this channel. Good work sir!

"What did I tell you about not talking" you're a brave man 🤣🤣🤣🤣

"It's not going to plan." ...... Ian, it never does and never has, that's why we watch Hubnut. The boot struts were okay, eventually.

You could continue the cable tie theme and have all of the body panels held on with ostentatious laces. It would look like some sort of corset-fetishist deal.

I did the boot struts on the Micra the other day as I could feel something was wrong and one of the struts was rusty and flaking off in the centre, I was quite struggling to fit it until my sister reminded me that those fittings are for the parcel shelf strings and that these other fittings are for the struts 😁 Went on easily after that.

After seeing Marty's charade, a custom DIY headliner should definitely be considered.

Absolutely love your channel hub nut. I don't know what it is with old cars but they seem to have character , something modern cars seem to lack.

Hello Ian I love cars and hubnut is the best channel on KZfaq

Silicone grease is ideal for the strut ball joints and many other things , benefit is that it doesn't wash off easily.

The Betty is "strutting" her stuff.😬😘

Lovely to see you so happy with the superb new strut-action; "Oh look, that's so good". Made me smile. Betty can now truly strut her stuff...

I went to collect a headliner for a MK4 Golf once, in the car it was going into... made for an interesting drive home holding it up with my head for 20 miles..

One of the things I really like about Elly, is that she isn't pristine. You can see the history of the car. Makes her more alive, I think.

I have experienced the same feeling Ian on the "as I'm here I'll just do (insert job name here)" and it's just not worked. In my case one or two of these "I'll just do..." have ended up in tears. As I'm now older and arguably slightly more grumpy I hope that I've developed that instinct called "I think I'll do more damage if I carry on so I'll put everything back together and walk away and get a mug of tea instead". To keep the Hub Nut tribe busy you could ask (then quickly duck) for a new bespoke home knitted headliner? I'll get my coat.......... Oh! I see you already have it.

Look on the bright side. It didn't all go HubNut. You managed to replace the boot struts on Betty and that must count for something.

This guy has a way of making me think that I am remarkably competent...

Lovely little up date. All progress however small must be claimed as a success!

Betty looking good and a bit off 2cv action mrs hubnut.. sunny day what else can you ask for ,excellent one Ian keep up the good work ,Neil

Progress is always good to see, hope you remembered the ball joint retaining spring clips. Thank you.

Thanks for the video, Ian. There was a win in the day (boot strut), so it's not all bad, and there's definitely progress with Elly. A few mugs of tea and thinking time should have that sorted.

So you're saying when I finish the Cecily videos, you'll wax the inside of your bootlid and reseal the spoiler...?

Aha, the A team are back. I love it when a plan comes together. Just hope you manage to find a plan for Ellie. I reckon you will. It's just a matter of Hubnuts and bolts. Good to see Betty's boot biting back, beyond belief. Doing the Fairmont strut. Almost a Lambeth walk moment.

It doesn't matter Ian if things don't always go according to plan. You've struck gold with Carly. Plus the Australians helping to keep your Ford AU Fairmont alive are awesome too.

Later this year Ian I will furnish you with what in 36 years in engineering I consider the best silicone sealant I've ever used, a work colleague has used it on his race bike leathers and he says its the only thing that survives crashes 😂 At least you didn't force the spoiler and break it or muller the wing to get it on.

Oh, and I drove around with a piece of wood of suitable length in my ski rack for a while, on my Golf station wagon. The reason being that the actual mounting points for one of the struts for the rear hatch had simply given way and needed welding.

Making a headliner is a recipe for a headache Ian. You know it and I know it! haha

Love the flounce! 🤣 Reminds me of doing struts on a mk2 TT. My prop gave way and slammed the boot shut. When I opened my eyes, the strut was poking out a fresh dent in the body between it and the tailgate 😱 not my finest moment! If you're feeling especially brave tapping the spoiler's mounting studs with a mallett once the nuts are off, you might shock it free.....maybe.....

I'm psychic! "It hasn't gone to plan" I started to smile 10 seconds before you said it. Also, headliners are easy! Far easier to repair than to remove and replace. All you need is a stiff brush, a can of spray bear glue, and some new cloth. I used a short pile velvet. Looked great!

AU/BA & BF have a foam seal under the wing (these were hard to get even when the cars were new), i got 3mm urethane foam (i think thats what it is called), has sticky backing. Also- you need to pull the boot liners out, as the AU & BA series Falcons had issues with poor sealant being applied to the underside of the parcel tray area, wheel arches & rain gutter around the leading edge of the boot itself, i used fish oil & cavity wax where i could get it, and applied more body sealant

Betty is most definitely a super cruiser, keep up the good work Ian.

Keep the old struts, a nice piece of driftwood suitable for a shelf, combine with the struts. Voila! Your very own Betty shelf and not just repurposed but recycled.

Be satisfied with today's accomplishments, not every day is productive. Trust me, I know! You might be able to do the headlining yourselves, with a little bit of help! 👍👍👍👍Well done!

Well, that quickly descended into peak Hubnut! Very entertaining!

Good to get all these jobs sorted during Winter. Free you up for other stuff when the weather improves.

Hi to you both, sometimes the easy jobs can be tricky, all the best to you all.

Another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts

Well, despite the couple of setbacks, at least there was success, and tea... :P As for making a headliner, yeah, easy enough, remove the panel, peel off the old cloth stuff, clean off the old glue, spray some new on, glue on new cloth, trim to fit the edges, refit and done, no more ominous dark smudge of questionable kiwi content... :P

If you are going to be out and about doing car shows you should get a four berth motorhome it doesn't need to be top of the line but it means that you could do more of the car shows with Ms Hubnut Hubnuts in training and dog Hubnut. But above all you can with a motorhome you can do more sales of all your merchandise and wright of some of your tax against your motorhome as it is a business expense. It's something to think about and a motorhome is something to add to the Hubnut fleet that you can use 😉

The old “not a difficult job” line.

You can't beat a bit of the captain, works great on caravans.

I love the spoiler. It is fine. Step away. Nice job BTW. I love the headliner.

Well done 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

"It's one of those days".... Are there any other type of days at Hubnut Automotive Services 😂

Ian, I'd check with the local auto trimmers and see what a new headliner would cost and fitted. In 2015 my Astra F needed one and it cost me R550 Rands in South Africa about 30 Pounds. They also said never ever get it wet or wash it then the glue goes funny as bad then they sag

Thanks for the update HubNut (and Ms. HubNut!) - for the headliner, would removal (if it's as easy as you say it is?), a good clean, and a couple of cans of spray-on fabric adhesive not do the job? Also, top tip to avoid greasy fingers when applying grease - leave a lollipop stick, or an off cut of a zip tie in the tub and use that - saves searching around for rags al the time! Stay safe and keep 'em comin' !

Okay I've got boot strut envy now. Got some on order for mine 👌

How very HubNut 😁

When I had my mk1 focus I replaced the struts easy job it was :)

Ell y & Betty getting some love

Great video. Let sleeping spoilers lie I think.

Ian thanks for alerting to online auto parts, located barely 10km from me

On the Bilt Hamber aerosol, if it’s not spraying and there’s wax left inside, rinse and clean the nozzle with warm water and it should free it off and release the rest of the can (I’ve had to do this a few times). It does seem to be really good stuff that though👌

I love this channel. Always entertaining. It is encouraging because even when everything goes pear shaped, it is good fun.

When I had my ba falcon, I ripped the headlining off the backing plate, and paid a upholster to replace the actual head liner, didn't cost a lot.

Reminds me of the time I went to shut the tailgate on the M-reg Renault Savanna that I had, when one of the struts gave way due to wear and corrosion. Somehow the tailgate still managed to close - and nothing got dented or broken - despite the strut poking out of the side of the car at a jaunty angle. The weird part was that it made the rear wiper come on and I couldn't turn it off, so I had to pull the fuse to make it stop. I never did fix it, but the overall condition of the vehicle at the time meant that it wasn't worth doing.

Literally every video......"its one of those days today"

AY UP MR AND MISS HUBNUT

more Hubnut bodgery - SUCCESS

I'd use a cauking gun with clear sealant on the spoiler mounts. A small bead all around each post and then use something like a pencil to smooth it into the gaps to properly seal it.

Very hubnut 🤓👍

I think Betty would look marvouous without her spoiler personally, hopefully one day you can perswade it off without too much force! Intresting how it has two centeral break lights, one on the inside and another on the spoiler.. I haven't noticed that before

Took the spoiler off my Volvo 440 when the tailgate struts for weak when I had it a number of years ago.

Ah let's get it off. That Marvin Gaye B side

Hey Ian don't insult Australian spare parts just cos they're made of Chinesium, we don't have any manufacturing industry but hell we have the best waiters, hairdressers, tour operators and barristers on the planet :)) We used to have phone sanitizers and gas mantel makers as well but they have been unemployed for a long time. No plagarism of Douglas Adams intended

One of those days...

You could try using a hot air gun to try and soften the glue. Not too hot though otherwise you could damage the spoiler. Maybe some nylon fishing line could also help.

Ooh Mr Kitch must be fuming!

A video where we see Ian strutting his stuff😂

9:53 "Captain Tolley's Creeping Crack Cure" - that sounds like something the infamous Cynthia Payne of Ambleside Avenue Streatham might have kept 🤣(see the film Personal Services with Julie Walters). Good luck with persuading the stays and fasteners to stay fixed for Elly's new petticoat.

Captain Tolly's is brilliant stuff but if you have trouble getting any I brought mine from a ship chandler's.

Watch those upper boot corners they’re are rubbish trap and will rust like buggery if they can’t drain. Dopey design.

My brother has ordered a foxann shirt recently film birthday on February 12th

If you do the headliner in the au, id recommend removing the front seats. done 3 of them to my au wagon, au fairlane and ba falcon and having the front seats totally out the way made it much easier getting the sedan headliner out the passengers front door.

Could have got struts from any local tractor dealer. Probably in stock but if not, easily sourced from Vapormatic, Sparex, Granit or any number of other wholesalers. They can be had in a variety of pressures and valving for different applications. One of mine has failed on a tractor door and I had a couple of longer ones for a rear window the other day. I’ll get mine from Brodyr Evans, Lanrhystud. Support your local Sheriff.

That was quality flouncing. Can you flounce in more vids please 🙂

If you remove the boot lid liner does the spoiler have another x2 bolts on the inner side of the spoiler mount? CTCCC is like a thin watery PVA that tracks through leaks and dries in place and keep reapplying until it plugs the gap, very useful stuff

Have you ever thought of doing an LPG conversion on Betty making her much cheaper to run

Do upholstery shops replace head liners in England? Or is that just here in Australia where the heat destroys the foam and the glue after a few years. Usually a shop will pull the headliner out, strip the old foam and glue and attach the new fabric.

Thought you might have tried Lanogaurd on the 2cv ?

Is there not two more fixings under the rubber hight guides on the spoiler?

If things ever went to plan, that would be not going to plan….

A man’s got to know his limitations

You don't need to grease the ball joints of the struts, new struts already come with blobs of grease in the cups.

"Hub-Strut." "Spoiler-Alert." Only an Englishman would get upset that the Sun actually came out(?!)!

I could just hear Miss Hubnut at full volume and I also got some sort of noise which I can best describe as morse code as interference. That was was caused by my piss poor speaker arrangement.

My 2008 saloon C5 does not catch it's self on the way up, and it's only about 3mm from the CONCAVE rear glass so if any ice is on it it can potentially smash the glass... Not Citroëns proudest design...

take the spoiler off and get the rust killer paint out :)

Are the strut sockets not lined in teflon? That should make grease utterly redundant other than maybe making it slightly easier to fit.

All the boot spoilers leak. Mine fills up in winter, so much so that I leave the boot bungs out.

I wish boot struts were that easy to change on my Passat. They are a pig of a job that i keep putting off.

I wouldnt take that spoiler off as when assembled probably had some glue or sealant to stop water getting that way

I just lube my struts and they magically start working again..., but that's a story for another time.

Should put grsse on the balls be for fitting new stutts??

Inside Betty's bootlid, what is the the thing inside the centre of the trim cover, looks like a strip of plastic or something hanging down?

I miss the saxophone music (Yakety Sax) from Benny Hill below this video, you can guess why.

I think Betty would look a lot better with a spoiler delete

What jacket are you wearing ?

Do I detect your are getting a touch more motivated ?

hi Ian ,not meenig to offend but what about removing the heavy and maybe unnecessary boot spoiler?

I've just noticed Betty has no rear wiper.