Wd ?, excellent stuff, sadly my age has me admitting that when I left school in 66, I became an apprentice mechanic at the local Vauxhall garage, yes these flippin Viva's, new and used, and Victor's, and Ventora's, I had hair then !!
My first four wheeled car in 1981 was a blue Viva HB. Then I got an HC. When the engine blew up in the HC, I pulled the still good engine out of the HB. A few years later (‘86) a girlfriend had an HA which we drove all over the south east as well as up and down the M1. Vivas were actually superior to Escorts in many ways. Thank you for sharing this one.
Thanks for sharing your story, my whole childhood family had a Vauxhall each, Vivas, Magnums & Chevettes ( & occasional CA / CF Bedford(s) ) downunder in NZ, those were the days. One parent in General Motors ( Vauxhalls NZ agent ) 70's to 80's & the other importing trucks into NZ from UK / USA. 😎👌👍
Thanks for keeping our trade alive and NEVER compromising on qualiy, safety and detail in your work Chris. I say this to Rob too but it's nice knowing you're gonna see this, even tho I know he'll mention it. I still ask myself at 50 years old 'why' but we just can't stop! Thanks for some cheeky tips and satisfying content.
My dad owned a HB viva, bright red , after 40+ years I can still remember the smell of the blue vinyl interior, and also the pain of the burns to the back of my little legs when I jumped in the back in my shorts during the summer 🤣
Loved your story sbout the sun on the upholstery when your bare legs came into contact during summer. My dad owned a HB estate that was bright red with black upholstery from 1970-6. This was the first of three HB's, 2 HC"s & Chevette estate, CA & CF Bedford(s), I think that was all of them. I knew first hand what your little legs went through, of course I'm 56 now, had you not refreshed my memory, that mere thought would have been lost to the sands of time!😎👌👍
My old Mum (currently 90) passed her test in one of those and at the time many driving schools used them. I thought they were cool little cars and still do.
@@grantframe149 My mum use to get driving lessons on the red HB estate, the language was always colourful from the old man. Mums 83 now, old man passed almost 25 years ago now. My younger brother learnt on my white 2 door hb ( second of three in family hb's ), after I bought my Magnum HC, several years later he wrote it off, next car Mk3 Cortina he had 6 weeks & wrote that off, a real thorn in the side of the old man. Neither of my parents drove abroad, I think I drove in about 7 or 8 countries, after the stock market crash of 89 I drove Taxi's in NZ, I was pretty confident & street wise by the time I travelled the world.😎👌👍
I can feel the the passion and 'industry' and I have goosebumps. I am an old git and watching third hand the enthusiasm for you two giving engineering 'love' to early essential machinery is a definite heart warmer. I am an artificer and have always said that a hammer is a precision tool.
My first vehicle was a Bedford HA van. It had a noisy rear axle so I undid U-bolts and lifted axle through the springs and replaced it. Only 40 hp but my mate rolled his Dad's Viva SL which was 60 hp so that got swapped into the van. Uprated the carb, fitted oil cooler, pretty quick for about 750 kg. Built my own centre console and armrest, rev counter, several TIM gauges, went up from 145 sr 12 to 175/70 sr 13 on Rostyle rims. Used to run like a go-cart, could carry good speed through corners and roundabouts and just about out brake anything. Took me all over the UK cycle touring and youth hostelling in the mid-80s onwards. Memorable fun. I really look forward to enjoying the rebuild.
Can I just say Chris your attention to detail is unbelievable, as is your knowledge and craftsmanship 👋👋, question mate what do you think your late father's reaction would be to his Morris your doing, and also with the HA Vivas, personally I'd say he'd choke up and be VERY VERY PROUD OF YOU
Thanks Dave. I like to think he would be quite pleased with the standard of work. He taught me most of what I know and I doubt I will ever be as clever or skilled as he was but I try my best Bud
Some tv exec needs to see these two guys and get them signed up for a proper tv programme. No BS, no gimmicks, no scripts , just the two of them doing their thing. Wouldn’t be another “car show” could touch it. 👏🏻👏🏻
I remember the Viva at it`s launch. I also knew a couple of people that bought one. I always thought that they `rattled` rather a lot, like a `sloppy` chain. Anyway, what has been achieved so far, is very impressive. “Well done.”
great Viva story guys. My father got a new Deluxe model as a company car in 1965, exactly same colour and I spend quite some hours on the back seat enjoying the drive. in 1971 my dad could take it over as the company stopped providing company cars then. Think this was 1971 or so. My parents then bought an Audi Super 90 and the Viva was temporarely stored for me until I passed for my drivers license, I became 18 in 1971. I had it for a couple of years after that until rust, a very usual problem in these day here in the Netherlands, more or less killed it. I will gladly follow the rest of the rebuild story for nostalgic reasons of course. Thank you for bringing back dear memories !!!! Good luck from the Netherlands
My dad bought a red Viva from Franklins of Bishop's Stortford in 1964, DJH976B. He later sold it to a relative who put over 100,000 miles on it. It ended up in a barn in Norfolk. Great memories. Good luck with the rebuild.
Good evening Chris ! Watching you at work tells me you had a very good mentor . Where did your fondness for the Viva come from ? I guess from a relative , mum/dad /aunty ? And how's that lovely old truck coming on? Well , this makes a change ! Thanks .....CHRIS !!!
Brings back good and bad memories of laying on my back in the front street fixing and servicing my old motors including my old viva. Hard concrete and asphalt lol now I lift the bonnet of my present car and check the oil and water and other fluids and that is it lol. I have the tools but not the youth anymore I leave it to my sons to do running repairs. Thanks for bringing back my youth for30 mins Rob & Chris cant wait to see the viva finished. Tom
I did not have a viva but lots of chevette's with the 1256cc engine that was fitted on the later viva's and parts carried over from the viva to the chevette. Learnt alot about cars from fixing the chevettes in my younger days. The half shaft broke on the chevette coming out of charlie browns in south yorkshire in the early 90's. Just before that happened the windscreen shattered with a stone chipping that was flung up from a car coming from the opposite direction and just pulled it up without crashing. Toughed screen as standard in the 1970's & before & later laminated screens were fitted as standard to cars from the early 80's i think. I did have a laminated windscreen fitted to the chevette after that palava. Top video guys.
More amazing work. I am a massive fan of the old HAs, having had one myself back in the day. It would be great if you could display it at the NEC. I would love to see the finished result.
Didn't the Viva from Montevideo was known locally as the "Grumett", it included a pick-up version of both HB, HC and also Chevette. The Chevette also had a Coupe that was different from the B pillar back, very smart with tinted windows & metallic bronze body & yellow fog lights front.
Thank you, I'm really sick of channels promoting products that have nothing to do with the content. It's crazy how many times a car channel will promote crappy earphones or impractical wallets on their every video (you know the ones). It is refreshing to see someone get sponsorship and promote a product that is actually related to what they do.
Thanks Bud. We try to keep it balanced but we both feel quite proud when a company like WD40 want to work with us. This sponsorship helps us invest in more equipment and projects and hopefully bring longer, better content
I have two memories of the HA Viva. One. Due to lack of power. If you had four people in the car & caught up with someone doing 45mph on a single carriageway road you needed plenty of space to overtake. Two. They all ran out of petrol before the gauge read empty. The advice was never run one below a quarter full. I am not sure about this. But I have a feeling that the coil was mounted above the fuel pump. The outlet hose had a tendency to split spraying petrol onto the coil.
Forget overtaking in New Zealand 🇳🇿, don't park on steep downhill, fuel line leaks at the pump on my NZ 67 HB, hard lessons learn't on my first car 82-86.
My younger brother wrote a Mk3 Cortina off, whilst having an epileptic fit, he drove through a double decker traffic light post, into shop & squashed a grandfather clock. My father was beside himself with lawyers trying to sort that out & confided in me, that was 37 years ago. 😎👌👍
We all have a car from your childhood that we would like to have/work on even though most were bad cars. Mine is a SD1 V8. Was never a fan of the viva but it is nice to see one again. Great work as always
I’ll be disassembling my back axle soon, and I was wondering if anyone could recommend a suitable multi-purpose lubricant, preferably with a bendable straw. I need it to degrease, displace & remove all the moisture. I can only think of Action Can AC-90 Twinspray - whadya think?
If you like 8 cylinder Vivas & Firenza's look toward South Africa, under Chevrolet ( Can-Am ) Firenza's, like the Droop Snoot in the UK, produced in limited numbers, you wont be disappointed! One or two imported to USA & UK, enjoy ! 😎👌👍
One of the mechanics was a dab hand at rebuilding diffs , the garage did a lot of HA Viva vans for Gateshead council , the diffs must be week because I remember load being done I was waiting for a job to turn up so watched him set the backlash up with shims string and a pull scales very interesting .
@@Wayne-R- I live in NZ in the Waikato region for the last 14 years, prior to that lived in Auckland, travelled the world 25 years ago including the entire UK, those were good times whilst young & free.😎👌👍
My third car in a very long line of cars was a HA Viva (B156 OCC I think) It took me all over the UK servicing gas turbines. Not a great car by today's standards, but a good little car in its day. I love seeing your rebuild, it brings back memories.
I very much doubt Chris `chucks` anything in anywhere......it will most likely be strategically refitted with with the appropriate amount of precision, skill and dexterity, certainly if the rebuilt and refurbed parts are anything to go by ! 😂😂😂
In over 2 years and over 300 videos I think Rob and I have done about 15 sponsored videos and each of those has a notification at the beginning so viewers are aware from the start. All the revenue we have received has gone back into the channel so we can invest in more projects and equipment. I don't think anyone can really call us a shopping Channel.
Fond memories of the Vauxhall Viva, passed my test in 1966 in the Bedford Viva Van, fast with a lovely short gear stick. The driving examiner was not best pleased when he tried to close his N/S window it had been smashed and the poor bloke got a bit cold. I think the cab of the van was more or less the same as the Car, brilliant vehicles and ahead of the time, enjoying your renovation of your car, keep em' coming please.
Betty's husband never had a Viva, though he did have a 62 Victor in the mid 70s. As a teenager Betty's Youngest drove it through the fence off a 12" drop into the next door neighbours garden. Backed it up a pair of ramps and into the garage before they came home. He never did explain quite why the fence looked a bit different. He's in the motor trade in the far east now, via Saudi, Sudan, Kenya, Iraq, Myanmar and Lybia, and having run SunSeeker North Africa a few years back.
Chris, you should be proud of your work on the HA. The engine alone looks like a thing of beauty. I've restored a few classic Japanese bikes and I love seeing it come together as each part is finished. Top marks to you and Rob. Love watching you both. Ian.
Well for to chris for his hard work restoring the classic ha viva it will look fantastic when it’s finished and have really enjoyed watching your videos that you have done on it
Can’t wait to see the shell get worked on Chris I was given one of them by my brother in law back in the late 80s what a little work horse it turned out to be
Used to work on these damn things. Fun fact, in order to change the clutch cable we used a power chisel under the bonnet in order to get at the nut holding the cable on the pedal... Imagine doing that to a modern car..
Was that in the UK ? That was also done in New Zealand 🇳🇿 😄 Clutch diameter at 6" just a little too small, a lot of the mechanicals still similar to Triumph Herald. Thanks for sharing.
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@@davemarshall561 Brilliant
As if You would do such a thing dave lol honestly is the best policy
Wd ?, excellent stuff, sadly my age has me admitting that when I left school in 66, I became an apprentice mechanic at the local Vauxhall garage, yes these flippin Viva's, new and used, and Victor's, and Ventora's, I had hair then !!
So much better than the crap on TV. No built up drama, no bullshit, just 2 guys in a garage making both ends meet. Kudos!
Thanks Bud
thats why i dont what tv.
I don't have a tv anymore.
cool to see chris go from exclusively behind camera to slowly getting used to it showing himself more often
His not a Flasher
My first four wheeled car in 1981 was a blue Viva HB. Then I got an HC. When the engine blew up in the HC, I pulled the still good engine out of the HB.
A few years later (‘86) a girlfriend had an HA which we drove all over the south east as well as up and down the M1.
Vivas were actually superior to Escorts in many ways.
Thank you for sharing this one.
Thanks for sharing your story, my whole childhood family had a Vauxhall each, Vivas, Magnums & Chevettes ( & occasional CA / CF Bedford(s) ) downunder in NZ, those were the days.
One parent in General Motors ( Vauxhalls NZ agent ) 70's to 80's & the other importing trucks into NZ from UK / USA. 😎👌👍
Thanks for keeping our trade alive and NEVER compromising on qualiy, safety and detail in your work Chris. I say this to Rob too but it's nice knowing you're gonna see this, even tho I know he'll mention it. I still ask myself at 50 years old 'why' but we just can't stop! Thanks for some cheeky tips and satisfying content.
Thanks David much appreciated
Hear hear!
Nice to see an old school classic, makes a nice change from all the modern stuff.
My dad owned a HB viva, bright red , after 40+ years I can still remember the smell of the blue vinyl interior, and also the pain of the burns to the back of my little legs when I jumped in the back in my shorts during the summer 🤣
Loved your story sbout the sun on the upholstery when your bare legs came into contact during summer.
My dad owned a HB estate that was bright red with black upholstery from 1970-6.
This was the first of three HB's, 2 HC"s & Chevette estate, CA & CF Bedford(s), I think that was all of them.
I knew first hand what your little legs went through, of course I'm 56 now, had you not refreshed my memory, that mere thought would have been lost to the sands of time!😎👌👍
My old Mum (currently 90) passed her test in one of those and at the time many driving schools used them. I thought they were cool little cars and still do.
@@grantframe149 My mum use to get driving lessons on the red HB estate, the language was always colourful from the old man. Mums 83 now, old man passed almost 25 years ago now.
My younger brother learnt on my white 2 door hb ( second of three in family hb's ), after I bought my Magnum HC, several years later he wrote it off, next car Mk3 Cortina he had 6 weeks & wrote that off, a real thorn in the side of the old man.
Neither of my parents drove abroad, I think I drove in about 7 or 8 countries, after the stock market crash of 89 I drove Taxi's in NZ, I was pretty confident & street wise by the time I travelled the world.😎👌👍
I can feel the the passion and 'industry' and I have goosebumps. I am an old git and watching third hand the enthusiasm for you two giving engineering 'love' to early essential machinery is a definite heart warmer. I am an artificer and have always said that a hammer is a precision tool.
My first vehicle was a Bedford HA van. It had a noisy rear axle so I undid U-bolts and lifted axle through the springs and replaced it. Only 40 hp but my mate rolled his Dad's Viva SL which was 60 hp so that got swapped into the van. Uprated the carb, fitted oil cooler, pretty quick for about 750 kg. Built my own centre console and armrest, rev counter, several TIM gauges, went up from 145 sr 12 to 175/70 sr 13 on Rostyle rims. Used to run like a go-cart, could carry good speed through corners and roundabouts and just about out brake anything. Took me all over the UK cycle touring and youth hostelling in the mid-80s onwards. Memorable fun. I really look forward to enjoying the rebuild.
Great to see the sponsors noticing the channel.
All credit to both of you 👍
They're telly worthy. Love this channel 👌
Can I just say Chris your attention to detail is unbelievable, as is your knowledge and craftsmanship 👋👋, question mate what do you think your late father's reaction would be to his Morris your doing, and also with the HA Vivas, personally I'd say he'd choke up and be VERY VERY PROUD OF YOU
Thanks Dave. I like to think he would be quite pleased with the standard of work. He taught me most of what I know and I doubt I will ever be as clever or skilled as he was but I try my best Bud
@@sruk I can only say you had one hell of a teacher then bud, and trust me he'd far more than quite pleased 👍
We had a viva van on the newspaper delivery firm I worked for in 1988 , it was the most reliable vehicle they had!
Some tv exec needs to see these two guys and get them signed up for a proper tv programme. No BS, no gimmicks, no scripts , just the two of them doing their thing. Wouldn’t be another “car show” could touch it. 👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks Bud. We are happy as we are at the moment just filming stuff we do everyday as it comes along
And clearly enjoy what they do and don’t skimp on the work. I’d be very happy buying a used car from Rob and Chris.
I remember the Viva at it`s launch. I also knew a couple of people that bought one.
I always thought that they `rattled` rather a lot, like a `sloppy` chain. Anyway, what has been achieved so far, is very impressive. “Well done.”
I used to do pre delivery checks on these, service and repairs at the main dealers in Nottingham. early 60s.
great Viva story guys. My father got a new Deluxe model as a company car in 1965, exactly same colour and I spend quite some hours on the back seat enjoying the drive. in 1971 my dad could take it over as the company stopped providing company cars then. Think this was 1971 or so. My parents then bought an Audi Super 90 and the Viva was temporarely stored for me until I passed for my drivers license, I became 18 in 1971. I had it for a couple of years after that until rust, a very usual problem in these day here in the Netherlands, more or less killed it. I will gladly follow the rest of the rebuild story for nostalgic reasons of course. Thank you for bringing back dear memories !!!! Good luck from the Netherlands
Thankyou for your story, greetings from New Zealand.
My dad bought a red Viva from Franklins of Bishop's Stortford in 1964, DJH976B. He later sold it to a relative who put over 100,000 miles on it. It ended up in a barn in Norfolk. Great memories. Good luck with the rebuild.
Thanks bud
I saw NASA flying a helicopter on Mars the other day, and I thought, I bet Chris could make that! Love what you do , fantastic channel.
Love watching that helicopter on Mars, were so fortunate to have lived between the Apollo missions to date, thanks for sharing your thoughts.😎👌👍
And if Chris made that helicopter, it would have to be accompanied by Robs best phrase, “Let’s crack on” 🤪😀
Your workshop is tidier than my living room.
Thanks Neil, Its the only way to work in my opinion.
@@sruk agree, really don't know how some people caw work in a mess
Ha ha, and mine!
Thanks Neil, now I know I'm not alone ! 😎👌👍
Nice to see the old viva slowly coming together!
That engine look like new, beautiful.
Its like watching a tv show you two are pros with cars and the videos are spot on! Cant wait to see the viva done
Can't wait to see that Viva finished, guys. It's going to be fantastic.
Chris is doing a great job on that wee motor could I borrow him to fix my capri
Lovely to see Chris getting on with his HA, and SO glad to hear that the Rangie is going ahead.
Keep it up lads!
Not too much waffle ;)
The Viva engine is indeed a work of art, hope to see the finished car when you've sourced all the parts. Good luck with the rest of the re-build.
Thanks Dave
Nice to see another proper car on here rather than the modern plastic & tin foil stuff :)
I remember my father owning one of these HAs back around 1972/73 it was a 1966 model in white . Great car for restoration not many left 👍
The old stuff is class, I prefer it over the new plastic rubbish these days by far 😎
Nice video. Chris makes it look easy when he has the right tools.
Nice to see a classic on the channel, keeping things classy. 👌 I notice WD40 are expanding their product range, they should give you them all to try.
Chris it’s about time everyone can see your expertise and devotion best thing you and rob done to start this channel brilliant 👍👍
Thanks Bud
The mix of content is just great, thanks very much Rob and Chris, cheers to WD40 offering support to a genuine pair of guys🙂🇮🇪
Thanks Alan
I’ve been looking forward to this. It’s great to see an attainable classic that hasn’t got crippling scene tax like an old Ford or Volks.
Chris you are an inspiration with your attention to detail.👍🏻☮❤
Thankyou
I'm always glad to see a video on one of Chris's projects. His passion and love of cars is apparent as is yours. Thank you for sharing.
Good evening Chris ! Watching you at work tells me you had a very good mentor . Where did your fondness for the Viva come from ? I guess from a relative , mum/dad /aunty ? And how's that lovely old truck coming on? Well , this makes a change ! Thanks .....CHRIS !!!
Thanks John. Learnt a lot of what I know from my Dad. He had several Viva's. Not done much on the Morris lately but hope to soon
The viva was my first car back in 1980 here in Australia, great little car . Love watching your channel, great work guys 👍.
Hey Chris, Don’t tell Rob but you’re my favourite! 😆
He's everyone's favourite he's the main man 👍
Ok our secret!
@@sruk 👍
We all know who is the real star of the show
Rob says he is the brains of the operation though lol in all honesty the both good guys and both have different skills I guess
HA striped axle half shafts differential all ready for blasting well done lads. Another one of Chris HA fleet on the way up.
It's a car shaped car, like you'd draw when you were a kid
Hmm. Interesting observation. I see what you mean.
Brings back good and bad memories of laying on my back in the front street fixing and servicing my old motors including my old viva. Hard concrete and asphalt lol now I lift the bonnet of my present car and check the oil and water and other fluids and that is it lol. I have the tools but not the youth anymore I leave it to my sons to do running repairs. Thanks for bringing back my youth for30 mins Rob & Chris cant wait to see the viva finished. Tom
Thanks Tom
Yes this has made my day, was really feeling down today thanks guys good to hear your voice and see Chris 👀 love brothers 💥
I did not have a viva but lots of chevette's with the 1256cc engine that was fitted on the later viva's and parts carried over from the viva to the chevette.
Learnt alot about cars from fixing the chevettes in my younger days.
The half shaft broke on the chevette coming out of charlie browns in south yorkshire in the early 90's.
Just before that happened the windscreen shattered with a stone chipping that was flung up from a car coming from the opposite direction and just pulled it up without crashing.
Toughed screen as standard in the 1970's & before & later laminated screens were fitted as standard to cars from the early 80's i think.
I did have a laminated windscreen fitted to the chevette after that palava.
Top video guys.
Thanks Gaz
More amazing work. I am a massive fan of the old HAs, having had one myself back in the day. It would be great if you could display it at the NEC. I would love to see the finished result.
Ditto, learned to drive in one in 74.
Good to see it being repaired. Had one as my first car back in 1977. I learnt a lot working on that. 😊
Bloody hell rob 41 were the same age you had a big paper round 😳
Amazing, I was 41 when I was his age!
I learned to drive in a Viva, around 1967. Lessons cost me £1 per hour. Outrageous, I could only afford one lesson per week.
Did you know that 180 of these cars have been found in a warehouse in Brazil go check it out..
Didn't the Viva from Montevideo was known locally as the "Grumett", it included a pick-up version of both HB, HC and also Chevette.
The Chevette also had a Coupe that was different from the B pillar back, very smart with tinted windows & metallic bronze body & yellow fog lights front.
My stepfather had a ha viva when he first met my mother in maroon nice to see the older stuff doing a good job on it Chris keep up the good work both.
I hope you got more than two tins of Water Dispersant40 for the promotion !!
Watching chris on that rear axle is like watching a master at work. I love watching you guys on this channel your knowledge and expertise is amazing.
Thanks Adie
Thank you, I'm really sick of channels promoting products that have nothing to do with the content. It's crazy how many times a car channel will promote crappy earphones or impractical wallets on their every video (you know the ones). It is refreshing to see someone get sponsorship and promote a product that is actually related to what they do.
Thanks Bud. We try to keep it balanced but we both feel quite proud when a company like WD40 want to work with us. This sponsorship helps us invest in more equipment and projects and hopefully bring longer, better content
This is a great series guys. Lovely to see an old car get some proper love.
41 years old !!!!
Being 69 I can sympathise !!!! LOL
I have two memories of the HA Viva. One. Due to lack of power. If you had four people in the car & caught up with someone doing 45mph on a single carriageway road you needed plenty of space to overtake. Two. They all ran out of petrol before the gauge read empty. The advice was never run one below a quarter full.
I am not sure about this. But I have a feeling that the coil was mounted above the fuel pump. The outlet hose had a tendency to split spraying petrol onto the coil.
Forget overtaking in New Zealand 🇳🇿, don't park on steep downhill, fuel line leaks at the pump on my NZ 67 HB, hard lessons learn't on my first car 82-86.
Love the old viva my mum had one and my dad had a mk2 cortina
My first car was a mk 2 Cortina auto
My younger brother wrote a Mk3 Cortina off, whilst having an epileptic fit, he drove through a double decker traffic light post, into shop & squashed a grandfather clock.
My father was beside himself with lawyers trying to sort that out & confided in me, that was 37 years ago. 😎👌👍
Work of art. Love the old car stuff.
We all have a car from your childhood that we would like to have/work on even though most were bad cars. Mine is a SD1 V8. Was never a fan of the viva but it is nice to see one again. Great work as always
Look forward to seeing the finished product.
Hi Chris, Will you be doing a series of videos on the Viva rebuild?
The engine and front axle are a credit to you. Envious of your skills. 👍👍
Thanks Joseph. I have put a playlist together and there is 5 videos on the viva's in it bud
This video is taking me down memory lane, these cars are quite scarce now.😎👌👍
As I always say OLD IS GOLD I had a 72 viva the one where the speedo needle moved across the dash
Strange isn’t it, everyone on the planet knows what wd40 is, speaks for itself really doesn’t it! Magic in a can.. 🧙🏽♂️🧙🏽♂️🧙🏽♂️🧙🏽♂️
id buy a car from this bloke just on his word - wish there were more traders like them - blokes are one of kind keep up the good work Rob and Chris
I’ll be disassembling my back axle soon, and I was wondering if anyone could recommend a suitable multi-purpose lubricant, preferably with a bendable straw. I need it to degrease, displace & remove all the moisture. I can only think of Action Can AC-90 Twinspray - whadya think?
We use WD40 Bud
That engine is living its best life. Cracking rebuild.
Hi Rob and Chris, all parts etc coming together nicely now guy's, going to look fantastic when done. Keep us up to date please. Cheers, Alex.
I found plus gas excels where wd40 struggles
I prefer WD40
Viva memory’s takes me back,it will be awesome when it’s done Chris! Top man.
Thanks Jay
I have a lifetime of memories of Vivas, the last one I drove was a mere seven years ago.😎👌👍
Any fault codes on it ... :-)
You got to love how Chris gets everything laid out on the table,neat and tidy
Perfect 👌
Rob, why did you have to tell us that you're only 41, I'm 45 in July I wish I was only 41 😭😭
Fantastic series on the HA Viva. Just watched them all, one after another. Please keep up the good work Much appreciated.
Thanks Bob
Hmmmm a double engined 8 cylinder Viva hotrod. ( I may have watched too much of Alan Millyard channel )
If you like 8 cylinder Vivas & Firenza's look toward South Africa, under Chevrolet ( Can-Am ) Firenza's, like the Droop Snoot in the UK, produced in limited numbers, you wont be disappointed! One or two imported to USA & UK, enjoy !
😎👌👍
Good old fashioned simple engineering. Probably the only electronic bit connected with that Viva is the wrist watch Chris is wearing 😁
And all the better for it !
@@johnweaire3389 I fully concur.
British cars usually rust faster than you can weld.
So much bare metal in the box sections, they weren't bath dipped, even in NZ.😎👌👍
@@vernonmatthews181 Vauxhall were noted for tremendous rusting in Britain.
One of the mechanics was a dab hand at rebuilding diffs , the garage did a lot of HA Viva vans for Gateshead council , the diffs must be week because I remember load being done I was waiting for a job to turn up so watched him set the backlash up with shims string and a pull scales very interesting .
I love watching the vids on this viva lads I can’t wait to see it finished
Everton 👍👍👍
@@vernonmatthews181 💙💙
@@Wayne-R- thanks Wayne, my paternal grandmother was from Everton, been a while since last in UK.😄
@@vernonmatthews181 where are you now mate
@@Wayne-R- I live in NZ in the Waikato region for the last 14 years, prior to that lived in Auckland, travelled the world 25 years ago including the entire UK, those were good times whilst young & free.😎👌👍
Nice to see the viva featured again 😀
Hey rob 41 you wish lol
My third car in a very long line of cars was a HA Viva (B156 OCC I think) It took me all over the UK servicing gas turbines. Not a great car by today's standards, but a good little car in its day. I love seeing your rebuild, it brings back memories.
Come on 41 😳 and the rest lol 😆
Fantastic work chaps my uncle used to have a van like that getting rare now . not forgetting greetings from Cornwall
Rob is the track suit an Essex thing ????
No I believe they are on sale in other counties as well
Always great to see this being worked on I passed my test in a Viva HA in 1968.
41 haha you must have had a hard paper round i'd of put you at least in your 50's 😂
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And the comb over 🤪 prob another trip abroad to get that sorted
Great work Chris (and Rob 🙂), can't believe how clean the oil was in there! The engine is a work of art, brilliant.
That diffs interior is a real time capsule.
Other cars it would be where all the sins are hidden.😎👌👍
I very much doubt Chris `chucks` anything in anywhere......it will most likely be strategically refitted with with the appropriate amount of precision, skill and dexterity, certainly if the rebuilt and refurbed parts are anything to go by ! 😂😂😂
and then laid out on deep pile carpet on his immaculate bench :))
Nice to see the old stuff as well.
Mate I much preferred the show without the sponsorship deals. Don’t become another shopping channel.
All feedback is good even bad feedback .
Take advantage of it
In over 2 years and over 300 videos I think Rob and I have done about 15 sponsored videos and each of those has a notification at the beginning so viewers are aware from the start. All the revenue we have received has gone back into the channel so we can invest in more projects and equipment. I don't think anyone can really call us a shopping Channel.
@@sruk tell him to do 1. You’ve the best channel on yt any wonder business want to partner up 👍
Fond memories of the Vauxhall Viva, passed my test in 1966 in the Bedford Viva Van, fast with a lovely short gear stick. The driving examiner was not best pleased when he tried to close his N/S window it had been smashed and the poor bloke got a bit cold. I think the cab of the van was more or less the same as the Car, brilliant vehicles and ahead of the time, enjoying your renovation of your car, keep em' coming please.
Betty's husband never had a Viva, though he did have a 62 Victor in the mid 70s. As a teenager Betty's Youngest drove it through the fence off a 12" drop into the next door neighbours garden. Backed it up a pair of ramps and into the garage before they came home. He never did explain quite why the fence looked a bit different. He's in the motor trade in the far east now, via Saudi, Sudan, Kenya, Iraq, Myanmar and Lybia, and having run SunSeeker North Africa a few years back.
Great little car , I had a mk2 ford consul for my first car when I was 16 and I love the restoration of any old car well done
Chris, you should be proud of your work on the HA. The engine alone looks like a thing of beauty. I've restored a few classic Japanese bikes and I love seeing it come together as each part is finished. Top marks to you and Rob. Love watching you both. Ian.
Thanks Ian
Well for to chris for his hard work restoring the classic ha viva it will look fantastic when it’s finished and have really enjoyed watching your videos that you have done on it
Chris makes it look so easy.
Lovely job! 🙂👍
Thanks Rottie
Can’t wait to see the shell get worked on Chris I was given one of them by my brother in law back in the late 80s what a little work horse it turned out to be
Great video again lads, love seeing old stuff brought back to life, be a little minter that when its done 👍👍
So looking forward to seeing the Viva in is he’d my Dad had one and I passed my test on it in 1977, it was such a lovely car to drive
Vivas were such a large part of growing up for me, they are everything what a basic car should be !
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You're right Rob, that engine is a work of art.
Used to work on these damn things.
Fun fact, in order to change the clutch cable we used a power chisel under the bonnet in order to get at the nut holding the cable on the pedal...
Imagine doing that to a modern car..
Was that in the UK ?
That was also done in New Zealand 🇳🇿 😄
Clutch diameter at 6" just a little too small, a lot of the mechanicals still similar to Triumph Herald.
Thanks for sharing.