Great to see the rangie getting some love again. When I did the footwells in my Disco I got that wheel well. Sounder deadner stuff and did the whole floor in the front. Also on the outside as you said when it's on it does a great job of protecting the metal.
@@soupclassicmotoring i used a brush on body deadner comes in a tin 1 or 4lt. ill give you a link but im in Australia im sure you'll have something similar over there. www.septone.com.au/product/l/brushcote-body-deadener-1-l
Excellent progress in this episode and really sensible to go back and do the work to a standard you're happier with, it really does look like it's paid off with the results you've been getting compared to the early episodes. I accidentally ended up with another project recently and Soup updates help keep me focused on the jobs ahead.
@@soupclassicmotoring Citroen BX 17RD. Floaty base-spec hatchback goodness and possibly the world's most comfortable seats. Not too rusty, which is always a bonus with a BX, currently with no face while I do some minor rust repair on the front inner wings. It's like a French version of the Princess I've had for years and am presently using as my daily driver.
George, I can see how much rewelding you have done but the fact is that it‘s far better than before! The fact is it would have been in the back of your mind and nagged at you! Better now than rip it all out again later. Cheers Dave
much better, still a long way to go and I'm really hoping the new machine will make a big difference, but feeling good none the less. Here's to a good one for you this year Dave
@@soupclassicmotoring Definitely, I'm a much better welder now than I was when I started! A top tip is to use Copper behind the panels your butt welding to stop blow through aswell. Keep up the good work and the great videos.
Great work as usual George. Glad your back on the RR and yes you need to finish this first and get it out the way before you carry on with the Esprit. Don’t envy you outside in the weather getting colder. 🥶
I've been dodging it Mark so it's what I deserve. I could have just knuckled down back in October when it was still decent out, but nooo, and now I'm paying for it. Sweet justice.
Its great to see how your welding has improved by doing the comparison. Funny thing is it is probably better to weld outside with the flux wire than with a the gas set up you are planning to buy.
@@marksweetman8765 Well I was wondering about that, I've heard that gas is useless if there's a breeze. This little welder I'll always have a soft spot for. It's been a pain but then I don't know any different and I've repaired a whole car with it.
Yes George it’s can be a pain blowing the gas away but you’ll be amazed at the improvement in your welding when you’re out of the wind. You certainly have had your money’s worth out of your £90 one!
Wooooo! Range Rover progress! Congrats on finding the motivation to keep cracking on with it. Re: the welder - Lincoln electric are meant to be pretty incredible, no experience though, I'm using a £100 wolf welder which is "ok"...
Snap! Mine's a Wolf too, the original one that I sent to Greece is identical as well, just rebranded for the supermarket. Know of Lincoln, will check 'em out thanks mate.
The cold is relative I find, just like getting in a pool or the sea. Doesn't matter where you are, it'll always feel a little cold for the first minute, quickly forgotten once you're moving.
I did a 240 mile round trip to buy a non runner parts bike so I can get a bike I've owned for thirty years back on the road after twenty years off of it, your commitment and enthusiasm is starting to motivate the people to get stuff done !!!, well done George. The days are starting to get longer and in due course warmer (fingers crossed) so at least that's one obstacle less.
Crazy how the years of bike ownership can roll by even quicker than a car, probably because they tend to sit in the shed for years on end forgotten. What's the project Dave?
For my 24th birthday in may 1989 I bought myself a brand new Suzuki RG125, I lent it to a mate as he had no transport for work and it was stolen, it has been stored inside since the 90's and has damage from the theft to repair, it has only 1700 miles on the clock.
Great video, I'm working on a RRC myself here in California, chipping a away as it is also my daily driver, not to many that survived here. Looking forward to your next video.
@@soupclassicmotoring California is a great environment for old Rovers, the problem is the owners. It seems that most people that had them, didn't know how to maintain them. I can drive around the state for a year, and maybe see one or two. And because of self inflicted problems, word had spread they were very unreliable. Either way, I love my RRC, nothing drives like it and nothing has the heritage that it has.
From a mental perspective, George...you've cleared up so many areas on the Rangie that you were never going to be happy with...suddenly the 'mojo' returns.....
I had to remind myself it was always a resurrection not a restoration. It's a test bed, a practice run, things will be all the sweeter on the two door build.
Cheers Richard, I fell down the rabbit hole of your videos. You're great to listen to and lots of great info and just made me more resolved to get the Vogue done so I can roll out my '73. Did you see my driver's door in the early episodes intro sequence? I have a brand new in box door from LR I came across years back and bought in prep for the restoration I always knew was coming. Trouble is I've no idea if it's a pax or driver because I never opened it. Then there's the worry that it's a late two door door, the one with holes in it for silly mouldings.
Hey George loving every episode! Keep at it. Motivation... yep it tests us all! I was watching Urchfab this week.... this guys a pro and was talking about struggling with motivation. You guys should do a colab. You could help him with production skills and he could help you with welding skills. Dylan.
That bolt in the rear you replaced is for the support arm for the mud flaps :) Great to see the RRC getting some love again. Will be delighted (and jealous) to see it finished lol
Aha! Yeah that'd be right. I have to make up a pair of those support too. Nice job though when you've a folding brake. You're on the home run too, you've just other fish to fry ;)
Well done George! It's great to see such good progress on the Vogue! And the promo video is great too. I enjoyed your opening remarks about motivation and I think you're onto something. Here's a state of the fleet report; My Vogue is now back on LPG and running nicely. Found an excellent guy in Luton who gave the gas system a proper service. The original installation is poor though and there were one or two concerns so I'll have to take it back to him for some rectification. But that did mean we could do our Christmas road trip over to Somerset, up to Worcester, then Northampton and back home with no worries. On the SD1 Vitesse I've rebuilt the brake master cylinder and bagged an ebay brake balancing valve (hen's teeth - first I've seen in four years) and installed that. Now I have the rear wheel cylinders to do and then it will be back on the road too - I've really missed driving it.
The old black magic of the LPG system, I suspect it's one of those very simple things like wiring that everyone is scared to mess with. Getting close with the SD1! You'll have to make a video of that for us ;)
@@soupclassicmotoring Just finished replacing the leaking rear wheel brake cylinder and stuck some new shoes in on the passenger side rear drum. My conscience is telling me I should do the driver's side too before I fill it full of brake fluid and then bleed the system. That'll have to wait till tomorrow as it's dark and raining right now.
Wire brush off that rust converter for sure. I used it before! It will result in total crap paint. You are a clever boy George as I painted over it and had to redo it - Although be careful about using stainless next to mild or carbon steel as galvanic corrosion is a thing....
Ahh George, its like the old days...you are back into the welding and treating us to some trademark SOUP stop-motion video and I'm back in Japan on the wrong time zone and the wrong side of a few Sapporos...happy days! Hang on, I had some witty comment about the video but its taken so long to type this that I've forgotten what it was... I'll watch it again. No, having watched it again nothing witty came to mind...clearly too many Sapporos. So, just keep it up George, we are almost there... did you really say a few weeks from completion? Things never go back together as easily as they come apart!
Love it Gaz, it's like the old days during our honeymoon period, with decent beer. Yeah I don't see why not, there are lots of little jobs to do but the moment a door or wing goes back on I'll be at full power and unstoppable
Yes, this time of year the weather in the UK and Ireland can play havoc with any build, and it’s getting cold. I’m still trying to drum up enthusiasm to pull out my donor car, which is still stuck in my carport on my channel. :(
@@soupclassicmotoring Yeah you're right, put on your woolly hat and get stuck in, you'll thank yourself once the project's done, and you're enjoying a spirited trip down a country lane, one sunny afternoon. ;)
Savage amount of work done there. The return of the surface rust would have made me cry, haha. I've used that loctite stuff and I'm waiting to see how good it is. Was a cold day and to speed it up I gave it a blast of the heat gun. Havn't the patience to watch paint dry. Did same with the primer and top coat but I was on my back under the car so that's my excuse.
Def found that you need to make sure you wet out the rust with the rust remedy or else it doesn't do much. I'm wondering whether hitting it with the heat gun might evaporate it before it has a chance to work?
@@soupclassicmotoring I leave it for a bit then tackle it with the heat gun which also warms the metal for the primer. Bear in mind I'm outside under the car in winter. I'm no expert so I stand to be corrected on this. Just that I don't have the patience waiting for the paint to dry. Must check the fiat tomorrow to see how it's holding up since October when I did it.
Great progress, really good to clean up that surface rust, primer is porous though so watch out for moisture creeping through. I think I might have something similar once I reach the end I’ll have to redo some parts. The floor is looking great, your welding really is much better, the mig will be a revelation, I’d recommendation co2 argon mix. I use just co2 and it’s not the best.
Co2/Argon, got it ;) Can't wait to have the welder thing sorted. Feels good to go back and make a previous job better, the work is a bit of a pain but applying the new knowledge/ability is good
I need to do the repair that you did across the top of the windscreen on the rangie didn't I see a separate video or a snippet from the big video on that ?
Soup Classic Motoring - thanks! I saw the full video. I was wondering if the voice over could be included. You pass along some great insights about how to access certain parts of the vehicle, but I have to fish through different episodes to find the part I’ll be working on. This is incredible, by the way. Your video editing skills, story telling, and subject matter are so enjoyable.
John Wick: People keep asking if I'm back and I haven't really had an answer...But now, yeah, I'm thinkin' I'm back! So you could either hand over your son or you can die screaming alongside him!
I've got a great media blaster lined up and we're just waiting for a good time to sit down and do a feature on blasting [and get the Esprit chassis blasted] then it's full steam ahead on repairs and rebuild!
Very good to hear, am totally into watching your Esprit rebuild. Looking forward to the blasting. I’ve always enjoying it when I’ve sand/grit blasted stuff. Much respect to you for hand wire brushing the Range Rover. I can’t imagine doing that job other than with a wire brush on a grinder, or a sand blaster.
Gone back to the great Lotus scrap yard in the sky ;) Just waiting to do a blasting feature and then it'll be all go on the rebuild. Ideal opportunity to force the motivation on the RR and get it done.
@@soupclassicmotoring George, you are doing a fantastic job, I was following the Esprit and was confused to see you up to your waist in a Range Rover! After many self restorations I know it's difficult to get motivated especially during the winter months. Always remember.....It (The project) will look uglier and uglier the more work you carry out, cutting out various pieces of bodywork, getting frustrated that the work isn't quite up to the standard, going back over it to prove you were right, until you reach that point where it all starts coming together and you can see the end in sight. So many people abandon their projects relatively early on due to totally underestimating the time and cost to see it through. My advice for what it's worth, is to totally immerse yourself in the car you are restoring. Go and see as many similar cars as yours, in as many different states of repair from "Crap to Concours" to get an understanding of what level you want to restore your car to. There will ALWAYS be someone out there will criticise your car when finished, whether it's the paint finish or choice of colour of the interior. TAKE NO NOTICE.....like I said, establish the level of finish YOU can achieve and within your budget. Keep up the fantastic videos, I know exactly what it's like!!
You owe it to yourself to buy an excellent welder - come on people, help George out. In the Irish Market - have a look at Nuovo www.inverterfusion.co.uk/MIG-Welders-s/147.htm The 180 would be fantastic. The MP200 would let you TIG! Get something you won't outgrow. ESAB also makes a great product. www.esab.co.uk/gb/en/products/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.product&productCode=430956
Was hoping for an ESAB machine, their Irish agent is close enough by but doesn't seem likely now. Whatever it is youre dead right, want something that'll take me a long time to completely master. Any day now ;)
George, maybe check this stuff out to paint with... its a 2-part epoxy so sets rock hard like araldite, and can be brush painted on. I've used it a few times and while it's a bit expensive it seems to do the job well and holds back the brown... www.rust.co.uk/product/cat/em-121-epoxy-rust-proofing-chassis-paint-7 No affiliation here, just a satisfied customer :)
I just can not tell you how educational and inspiring your videos are! And they are narrated with literary depth, reflection and sensitivity
Great to see the rangie getting some love again. When I did the footwells in my Disco I got that wheel well. Sounder deadner stuff and did the whole floor in the front. Also on the outside as you said when it's on it does a great job of protecting the metal.
Which one did you use? I'm all ears
@@soupclassicmotoring i used a brush on body deadner comes in a tin 1 or 4lt. ill give you a link but im in Australia im sure you'll have something similar over there.
www.septone.com.au/product/l/brushcote-body-deadener-1-l
Excellent progress in this episode and really sensible to go back and do the work to a standard you're happier with, it really does look like it's paid off with the results you've been getting compared to the early episodes. I accidentally ended up with another project recently and Soup updates help keep me focused on the jobs ahead.
Oh do tell!
@@soupclassicmotoring Citroen BX 17RD. Floaty base-spec hatchback goodness and possibly the world's most comfortable seats. Not too rusty, which is always a bonus with a BX, currently with no face while I do some minor rust repair on the front inner wings. It's like a French version of the Princess I've had for years and am presently using as my daily driver.
Those welds look so much better, you’ve come a long way with the welding. This is great to watch.
Got so much practice under my belt now, thanks Fog
Looks who’s back !! Thanks George one more time , keep up the awesome work you’re doing
Doesn't get old pal, thank you!
That's good news! Camera animation makes everything in to a mini movie of fun!
Good to see you back on it
full steam ahead
George, I can see how much rewelding you have done but the fact is that it‘s far better than before! The fact
is it would have been in the back of your mind and nagged at you! Better now than rip it all out again later. Cheers Dave
much better, still a long way to go and I'm really hoping the new machine will make a big difference, but feeling good none the less. Here's to a good one for you this year Dave
Thanks for the motivation George.
back at you Steven :)
Some great welding mate and the same here! I got half way around my rusty Skyline and then went back to earlier repairs and redo them.
Feels good doesn't it?
@@soupclassicmotoring Definitely, I'm a much better welder now than I was when I started! A top tip is to use Copper behind the panels your butt welding to stop blow through aswell. Keep up the good work and the great videos.
@@AwesomeFPV Cool I was wondering about that because I have to weld up all the little holes that were drilled through to bolt in the plate repairs.
Great work as usual George. Glad your back on the RR and yes you need to finish this first and get it out the way before you carry on with the Esprit. Don’t envy you outside in the weather getting colder. 🥶
I've been dodging it Mark so it's what I deserve. I could have just knuckled down back in October when it was still decent out, but nooo, and now I'm paying for it. Sweet justice.
Its great to see how your welding has improved by doing the comparison. Funny thing is it is probably better to weld outside with the flux wire than with a the gas set up you are planning to buy.
@@marksweetman8765 Well I was wondering about that, I've heard that gas is useless if there's a breeze. This little welder I'll always have a soft spot for. It's been a pain but then I don't know any different and I've repaired a whole car with it.
Yes George it’s can be a pain blowing the gas away but you’ll be amazed at the improvement in your welding when you’re out of the wind. You certainly have had your money’s worth out of your £90 one!
@@marksweetman8765 and then some!
Welcome back, great to see the motivation is building again.
On the rise ;)
Wooooo! Range Rover progress! Congrats on finding the motivation to keep cracking on with it. Re: the welder - Lincoln electric are meant to be pretty incredible, no experience though, I'm using a £100 wolf welder which is "ok"...
Snap! Mine's a Wolf too, the original one that I sent to Greece is identical as well, just rebranded for the supermarket. Know of Lincoln, will check 'em out thanks mate.
Excellent. I hate the cold and I am very good at finding excuses to avoid working on my projects. So, good to have a little pep talk :-)
The cold is relative I find, just like getting in a pool or the sea. Doesn't matter where you are, it'll always feel a little cold for the first minute, quickly forgotten once you're moving.
I did a 240 mile round trip to buy a non runner parts bike so I can get a bike I've owned for thirty years back on the road after twenty years off of it, your commitment and enthusiasm is starting to motivate the people to get stuff done !!!, well done George. The days are starting to get longer and in due course warmer (fingers crossed) so at least that's one obstacle less.
Crazy how the years of bike ownership can roll by even quicker than a car, probably because they tend to sit in the shed for years on end forgotten. What's the project Dave?
For my 24th birthday in may 1989 I bought myself a brand new Suzuki RG125, I lent it to a mate as he had no transport for work and it was stolen, it has been stored inside since the 90's and has damage from the theft to repair, it has only 1700 miles on the clock.
Motivation is a thing for me right now George, I haven't touched the bike in months. The weather doesn't help and I hate the cold.
Why not do little jobs where you can? Or bring the bike into your kitchen and work on it there lol
Check out quilted overalls Simone, they'll change the game for you ;)
@@soupclassicmotoring I've not heard of those before 😮
@@AwesomeFPV I would love to but I live on an upper floor 🤣
@@AwesomeFPV bike in the kitchen, the mark of a true biker 🤣
Your welding skills have come a long way :)
"That money was just resting in my account !" LMFAO
Dunno about skill but def knowledge, I know what it should be like and I'm getting closer to that ;)
Great video, I'm working on a RRC myself here in California, chipping a away as it is also my daily driver, not to many that survived here. Looking forward to your next video.
When I think California I don't think of things rusting, what killed them off?
@@soupclassicmotoring California is a great environment for old Rovers, the problem is the owners. It seems that most people that had them, didn't know how to maintain them. I can drive around the state for a year, and maybe see one or two. And because of self inflicted problems, word had spread they were very unreliable. Either way, I love my RRC, nothing drives like it and nothing has the heritage that it has.
From a mental perspective, George...you've cleared up so many areas on the Rangie that you were never going to be happy with...suddenly the 'mojo' returns.....
I had to remind myself it was always a resurrection not a restoration. It's a test bed, a practice run, things will be all the sweeter on the two door build.
really uplifting video. I like your timelapse and love your presentation style.
Cheers Richard, I fell down the rabbit hole of your videos. You're great to listen to and lots of great info and just made me more resolved to get the Vogue done so I can roll out my '73. Did you see my driver's door in the early episodes intro sequence? I have a brand new in box door from LR I came across years back and bought in prep for the restoration I always knew was coming. Trouble is I've no idea if it's a pax or driver because I never opened it. Then there's the worry that it's a late two door door, the one with holes in it for silly mouldings.
Hey George loving every episode! Keep at it. Motivation... yep it tests us all! I was watching Urchfab this week.... this guys a pro and was talking about struggling with motivation. You guys should do a colab. You could help him with production skills and he could help you with welding skills. Dylan.
That bolt in the rear you replaced is for the support arm for the mud flaps :) Great to see the RRC getting some love again. Will be delighted (and jealous) to see it finished lol
Aha! Yeah that'd be right. I have to make up a pair of those support too. Nice job though when you've a folding brake. You're on the home run too, you've just other fish to fry ;)
Keep it up.... it’s coming together!
Thanks mate
Yay, the video is here!
Thanks so much for making these videos for us.
My pleasure Max, and my undoing ;)
Well done George! It's great to see such good progress on the Vogue! And the promo video is great too. I enjoyed your opening remarks about motivation and I think you're onto something. Here's a state of the fleet report; My Vogue is now back on LPG and running nicely. Found an excellent guy in Luton who gave the gas system a proper service. The original installation is poor though and there were one or two concerns so I'll have to take it back to him for some rectification. But that did mean we could do our Christmas road trip over to Somerset, up to Worcester, then Northampton and back home with no worries. On the SD1 Vitesse I've rebuilt the brake master cylinder and bagged an ebay brake balancing valve (hen's teeth - first I've seen in four years) and installed that. Now I have the rear wheel cylinders to do and then it will be back on the road too - I've really missed driving it.
The old black magic of the LPG system, I suspect it's one of those very simple things like wiring that everyone is scared to mess with. Getting close with the SD1! You'll have to make a video of that for us ;)
@@soupclassicmotoring Just finished replacing the leaking rear wheel brake cylinder and stuck some new shoes in on the passenger side rear drum. My conscience is telling me I should do the driver's side too before I fill it full of brake fluid and then bleed the system. That'll have to wait till tomorrow as it's dark and raining right now.
Awesome content George, keep it up!
Thanks Illya [didn't see this ;)]
Wire brush off that rust converter for sure. I used it before! It will result in total crap paint. You are a clever boy George as I painted over it and had to redo it - Although be careful about using stainless next to mild or carbon steel as galvanic corrosion is a thing....
Very well done for reigniting your spark
The motivation is the hard part. Yes.
Ahh George, its like the old days...you are back into the welding and treating us to some trademark SOUP stop-motion video and I'm back in Japan on the wrong time zone and the wrong side of a few Sapporos...happy days! Hang on, I had some witty comment about the video but its taken so long to type this that I've forgotten what it was... I'll watch it again. No, having watched it again nothing witty came to mind...clearly too many Sapporos. So, just keep it up George, we are almost there... did you really say a few weeks from completion? Things never go back together as easily as they come apart!
Love it Gaz, it's like the old days during our honeymoon period, with decent beer. Yeah I don't see why not, there are lots of little jobs to do but the moment a door or wing goes back on I'll be at full power and unstoppable
GO George GO!
Yes, this time of year the weather in the UK and Ireland can play havoc with any build, and it’s getting cold. I’m still trying to drum up enthusiasm to pull out my donor car, which is still stuck in my carport on my channel. :(
Just gotta do it, no two ways about it!
@@soupclassicmotoring Yeah you're right, put on your woolly hat and get stuck in, you'll thank yourself once the project's done, and you're enjoying a spirited trip down a country lane, one sunny afternoon. ;)
Savage amount of work done there. The return of the surface rust would have made me cry, haha.
I've used that loctite stuff and I'm waiting to see how good it is. Was a cold day and to speed it up I gave it a blast of the heat gun. Havn't the patience to watch paint dry. Did same with the primer and top coat but I was on my back under the car so that's my excuse.
Def found that you need to make sure you wet out the rust with the rust remedy or else it doesn't do much. I'm wondering whether hitting it with the heat gun might evaporate it before it has a chance to work?
@@soupclassicmotoring I leave it for a bit then tackle it with the heat gun which also warms the metal for the primer. Bear in mind I'm outside under the car in winter. I'm no expert so I stand to be corrected on this. Just that I don't have the patience waiting for the paint to dry. Must check the fiat tomorrow to see how it's holding up since October when I did it.
@@terryatkinson899 All good, if it works it works. Hope the Fiat's ok
Great progress, really good to clean up that surface rust, primer is porous though so watch out for moisture creeping through. I think I might have something similar once I reach the end I’ll have to redo some parts.
The floor is looking great, your welding really is much better, the mig will be a revelation, I’d recommendation co2 argon mix. I use just co2 and it’s not the best.
Co2/Argon, got it ;) Can't wait to have the welder thing sorted. Feels good to go back and make a previous job better, the work is a bit of a pain but applying the new knowledge/ability is good
Great progress fella. Keep goin'! 👍🏽
Cheer Chris
its astonishing on how much i want to listen to you talk about paint drying hah
😄🍻
I need to do the repair that you did across the top of the windscreen on the rangie didn't I see a separate video or a snippet from the big video on that ?
Try wholesale welding supplies in rathcoole,
Cheers Dave will do
Yes!!
Recently found this great channel, trying to catch up. I really hope you are using a better primer now!
One word George "Rustbullet"
Must get some more Sid. Belated happy new year fella!
What stops us from working on cars, wrong tools or not correct tool, and the cold 🥶
not having the right tool can be torture!
Check out Clarke 135TE Turbo MIG Welder from Machine Mart. I can't recommend it enough!
will do!
Would you be willing to pull out all the RRC material and put that into a separate series? I’d pay for the material to be separate.
Thanks man, it's all there in one feature a little later on :)
Soup Classic Motoring - thanks! I saw the full video. I was wondering if the voice over could be included. You pass along some great insights about how to access certain parts of the vehicle, but I have to fish through different episodes to find the part I’ll be working on. This is incredible, by the way. Your video editing skills, story telling, and subject matter are so enjoyable.
John Wick: People keep asking if I'm back and I haven't really had an answer...But now, yeah, I'm thinkin' I'm back! So you could either hand over your son or you can die screaming alongside him!
😄I haven't started killing people yet but maybe it's time
SOUP Classic Motoring but you’re back 🤙
Оригинално! 🙂
welder recommendation if your looking for high mobility MIG-welder - Kemppi Minarc EVO 200
I'd go Kemppi in a heartbeat, they're just out of budget.
Bilt Hamber Hydrate 80 all day long if you haven't already discovered it!
Will check it out, thanks
What's going on with the Esprit?
I've got a great media blaster lined up and we're just waiting for a good time to sit down and do a feature on blasting [and get the Esprit chassis blasted] then it's full steam ahead on repairs and rebuild!
Very good to hear, am totally into watching your Esprit rebuild. Looking forward to the blasting. I’ve always enjoying it when I’ve sand/grit blasted stuff.
Much respect to you for hand wire brushing the Range Rover. I can’t imagine doing that job other than with a wire brush on a grinder, or a sand blaster.
What's happened to the Esprit?
Gone back to the great Lotus scrap yard in the sky ;) Just waiting to do a blasting feature and then it'll be all go on the rebuild. Ideal opportunity to force the motivation on the RR and get it done.
@@soupclassicmotoring George, you are doing a fantastic job, I was following the Esprit and was confused to see you up to your waist in a Range Rover!
After many self restorations I know it's difficult to get motivated especially during the winter months. Always remember.....It (The project) will look uglier and uglier the more work you carry out, cutting out various pieces of bodywork, getting frustrated that the work isn't quite up to the standard, going back over it to prove you were right, until you reach that point where it all starts coming together and you can see the end in sight.
So many people abandon their projects relatively early on due to totally underestimating the time and cost to see it through. My advice for what it's worth, is to totally immerse yourself in the car you are restoring. Go and see as many similar cars as yours, in as many different states of repair from "Crap to Concours" to get an understanding of what level you want to restore your car to. There will ALWAYS be someone out there will criticise your car when finished, whether it's the paint finish or choice of colour of the interior. TAKE NO NOTICE.....like I said, establish the level of finish YOU can achieve and within your budget.
Keep up the fantastic videos, I know exactly what it's like!!
You owe it to yourself to buy an excellent welder - come on people, help George out. In the Irish Market - have a look at Nuovo www.inverterfusion.co.uk/MIG-Welders-s/147.htm The 180 would be fantastic. The MP200 would let you TIG! Get something you won't outgrow. ESAB also makes a great product. www.esab.co.uk/gb/en/products/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.product&productCode=430956
Was hoping for an ESAB machine, their Irish agent is close enough by but doesn't seem likely now. Whatever it is youre dead right, want something that'll take me a long time to completely master. Any day now ;)
George, maybe check this stuff out to paint with... its a 2-part epoxy so sets rock hard like araldite, and can be brush painted on. I've used it a few times and while it's a bit expensive it seems to do the job well and holds back the brown...
www.rust.co.uk/product/cat/em-121-epoxy-rust-proofing-chassis-paint-7
No affiliation here, just a satisfied customer :)
Will do Matt, I'm a fan of two part paints but have no experience with how they go with metal. Thanks
In my experience, if you have a decent key to the surface, like sh*t to a blanket ;)
5 minutes. work for 5 minutes. 5 minutes.
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