EPIC Boot Lid Rust Repair, You Have To See This! Classic Car Restoration Alfa Romeo Spider Part 11

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  • Опубліковано 1 лис 2024

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  • @alastairwatson3201
    @alastairwatson3201 Рік тому +2

    Your “assistant, Jack.” Subtle. Funny. Great work. Excellent video.

  • @JM-oo3rb
    @JM-oo3rb Рік тому +2

    You make it look so easy. Of course, partly due to Jack's tireless assistance.

  • @charvakkarpe
    @charvakkarpe Рік тому +4

    This is an insane amount of work and attention to detail, I'm impressed. I would have just cleaned it up and used some fiberglass filler, because cost matters and the type of cars I fix die eventually of other causes anyway. Classic car repair the way you do it is a whole different level of skill.

    • @odl21
      @odl21 Рік тому

      That’s why I don’t buy classic cars from the UK!

  • @p-m2127
    @p-m2127 Рік тому +1

    Very nicely done!

  • @dirkdutzmann9250
    @dirkdutzmann9250 Рік тому +1

    Oh my god, I'm so grateful that this spot looks better on my Spider!!!🤣
    I couldn't do what you showed your community in this video!!!
    Fantastic job!!!
    --- And it's incredibly entertaining to watch you work!!!!😃

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  Рік тому

      Thanks so much for your very kind and encouraging messages. You're a lovely guy.

  • @ferdiyurdakul
    @ferdiyurdakul Рік тому +1

    Now now, no teasing! 1mm gap at what thickness 😂. Great work buddy. Keep it coming

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  Рік тому +2

      😄 good point. Gap would increase with thickness. 👍 I think you were just joking but actually you are right.

  • @Mxyme
    @Mxyme Рік тому +2

    I really love your videos, your know-how (as I’m technician and artist) and humour. 🍀🌞

  • @peterwyeth8815
    @peterwyeth8815 Рік тому +1

    Great stuff as always - love the detail & horrible modesty

  • @TK42138
    @TK42138 Рік тому +1

    Impressive work.

  • @cherrypicker8897
    @cherrypicker8897 5 місяців тому +1

    Excellent works. Thanks for a great description of how this work was achieved.

  • @Bart-ut7cn
    @Bart-ut7cn 10 місяців тому +1

    Nice work!

  • @krzysztof9129
    @krzysztof9129 Рік тому

    I like the sense of. humor ... to much Thames-produced serials in the past but also Mel Brooks movies. Good job!

  • @davidcroft659
    @davidcroft659 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant ! Thankyou.

  • @jarnosaarinen4583
    @jarnosaarinen4583 Рік тому +1

    Nice Job!

  • @TheIronHeadRat
    @TheIronHeadRat Рік тому +2

    Great job 👍

  • @mikeboden8417
    @mikeboden8417 6 місяців тому +1

    You might want to take a look at fitzee`s fabrications method of making panels up in 2 or more pieces where there is both a crown and curve with a bend, hope it helps in the future projects.

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  6 місяців тому +1

      👍 Seen a bit of fitzee's fabrications before, big channel. It's always best to make panels in as few pieces as possible. Keeping the amount of welding required on this boot lid to an absolute minimum is paramount. Multiple parts welded in this case wouldn't end well. Not saying the technique can't work in other cases and I will have a watch to see if I can learn anything from him. I get the impression a lot of what he does is for the benefit of people without the tools like English wheels and shrinker stretchers?

  • @buick1979
    @buick1979 Рік тому +1

    Brilliant !

  • @sergeanthorvath
    @sergeanthorvath 10 місяців тому

    fabulous results - you are master of your art

  • @stlbrian33
    @stlbrian33 8 місяців тому +1

    Very impressive work 🍻

  • @asantos84
    @asantos84 Рік тому

    Very neat job Sir. You are and should be very proud, it takes some thinking and quite some skill to tackle that one .

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  Рік тому

      Thanks very much, I see you can gas weld, not something I can do at present. nice !

  • @ronbunker5778
    @ronbunker5778 Рік тому

    Great tutorial on fabricating complex panel repairs! Thanks!

  • @stefanomastropietro9040
    @stefanomastropietro9040 Рік тому

    Fantastic work 😊

  • @benaskey6769
    @benaskey6769 Рік тому +1

    Great work as always, thanks for all your education and entertainment!

  • @jyttesteenbruhn3211
    @jyttesteenbruhn3211 Рік тому +1

    Inspirational!

  • @darrenhearn1365
    @darrenhearn1365 Рік тому

    A thorough job as usual, good work Ben. I've just spent 3days 're building a renault master chassis.... It looked good but nothing like the detail you put in! I went down the road of "plenty of wax oil will keep it alive "😂

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  Рік тому

      👍 waxoyl is your friend, I used it for years and used to get as much as I could in there. I have a camping stove for heating it up. I've gone away from waxoyl in favour of S50 but I didn't really have an issues with waxoyl as long as plenty was applied.

  • @georgeclements2742
    @georgeclements2742 Рік тому

    Thank you for another absorbing and informative video. Best wishes.

  • @davidcoates9123
    @davidcoates9123 Рік тому +1

    Nice. 👍

  • @searover83
    @searover83 5 місяців тому +1

    impressive quality work. Can you share your english wheel design, and the shrinker attachment please?

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  5 місяців тому +1

      I plan to do a video on it, I think that will be the best way to show how I've done it. Would that be of help, or do you need dimensions ?

    • @searover83
      @searover83 5 місяців тому

      @@bensclassicbodywork yes please!!! All of the above!;)

  • @shedtime_au
    @shedtime_au 9 місяців тому +1

    Sweet!

  • @maxakarudy
    @maxakarudy Рік тому +1

    Nicely done, if I was tackling this job I would have welded the top skin first before welding the underside repair, that way I would have been able to get a dolly in hammer the weld & relieve the stress in the panel.

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  Рік тому +1

      Yes, I think I could have done it that way around, I might have had to cut more out of the inner framework to reach the outer skin weld with a dolly.
      Probably could have bent a bit of 90 degree steel to use as a dolly and got in there.

    • @maxakarudy
      @maxakarudy Рік тому

      I would also used wet rag as a heat sink on the panel, just cool it as well@@bensclassicbodywork

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  Рік тому +1

      I think a heat sink is a help, you can buy products that do this job. I've never actually tried them but I suspect they work. I've never liked the introduction of water to bare steel but bilt hamber sell a product called atom mac. This is a rust preventative mixed with water, if a rag was soaked in this there would be no issue with rust caused by the water.

  • @PeterBinderup-k3c
    @PeterBinderup-k3c Рік тому

    Hi Ben the 🧙‍♂️
    Great video again, maybe you should find a assist more a body with all that bodywork 😊
    Anyway here on coffee day it was good intertaiment to a cup.
    Cheers Peter

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  Рік тому

      😆 thanks Peter. I've certainly got enough work to take on a real assistant. 👍
      Glad it was watchable.

  • @innleadair
    @innleadair Рік тому +1

    The usual, excellent work etc :o)

  • @jamesconnors4297
    @jamesconnors4297 Рік тому

    I've also got my assistant called jack.....for a moment i was expecting an extra set of hands to appear :) jack.....lol......

  • @chopperhehehe
    @chopperhehehe Рік тому

    Nice clean job looks realy good not much filler in that. Can i ask how many hours it took
    👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌️

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  Рік тому

      Thanks, yes I have it written down at work, will message back in the morning. I know I priced it at 12.75h but it's definitely more than that, particularly with the addition of the rear panel modification.

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  Рік тому +2

      27 hours it took me to do that repair! 🫣 you can see why I get upset with poorly pressed panels but I under priced it too. Hopefully the video will do well and help reimburse me. 🤞

    • @chopperhehehe
      @chopperhehehe Рік тому +1

      @@bensclassicbodywork
      Had the same problem with mk2 jaguar panels
      👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌️

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  Рік тому +1

      I've haven't worked on many mk2 jags, only some repairs on the rear wheel covers. Is this a hobby for you or is it your trade ? What replacement panels were bad ?
      It's nothing out of the ordinary finding poorly pressed panels but I do find it irritating how bad some can be. If I was selling panels there is no way I would sell such bad examples.

    • @chopperhehehe
      @chopperhehehe Рік тому

      @@bensclassicbodywork the sills where terble
      I do as hobby slash work . Fixed cars for over 35 years
      I done alot of vw type campers and old ford escorts t4s any car most panels need feetling . Most of the time am like you and make it . Doesn't save time but better finish
      👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🦄😁🤞✌️

  • @fila1445
    @fila1445 Рік тому

    Top 15 rust holes:
    Number 15 alfa boot rust holes😂

  • @ЭтоДрючинский
    @ЭтоДрючинский Рік тому +1

    Wow. This is such and intricate and elaborate work! 🫡