This forgotten build has it all | 1978 Lotus Esprit

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  • @StanleyKubick1
    @StanleyKubick1 4 месяца назад +57

    This is one of the best resto builds on yt right now

    • @stuartd9741
      @stuartd9741 4 месяца назад

      Agree wholeheartedly.

    • @gorrowler
      @gorrowler 4 месяца назад +3

      best and slowest at the same time

    • @NoHandleAT
      @NoHandleAT 4 месяца назад +3

      Not even close.... not anymore.

    • @RobHermens-tp3dv
      @RobHermens-tp3dv 4 месяца назад

      My son have also the same car.

    • @packerman1203
      @packerman1203 4 месяца назад +3

      My mechanics is doing an old 240z, different style but his work is also top notch

  • @davidboyce6975
    @davidboyce6975 4 месяца назад +15

    Love the Two Ronnies reference :-)

  • @noahpacina8309
    @noahpacina8309 4 месяца назад +23

    Despite the heat, a bit of Soup always makes my day! Soup for the soul, as they say!

  • @philipB31
    @philipB31 4 месяца назад +12

    Getting a notification that you had released an update lifted my spirit more than you’d imagine, there were dark clouds but now the light has shone. Seeing some wrinkled, bent pipes with no future made me laugh - long live the Soup.

  • @dontworryboutitdude
    @dontworryboutitdude 4 месяца назад +8

    If you want to use old hardware, you can clean and recoat them. Id recommend watching geoffery crocker's video on electroplating

  • @philiprowney
    @philiprowney 4 месяца назад +2

    This is the second video in a week I've seen a 'mechanic' use a pipe bender.
    A little trick I learned as an Electrician's apprentice back in the 80's.
    Put your pipe UNDER the form for these reasons.
    1. It's much easier to lift up than pull down.
    2. You maximum bend is only limited by roof height. [ at least twice the distance to the floor, long bends, do it outside! ]
    3. The brace will be under load before you start pulling, so the pipe will not wobble.
    Loving the build.

  • @bradcrossman5068
    @bradcrossman5068 4 месяца назад +2

    YAH, I did watch da last vid !...and da one before dat and da one before dat GEORGIE!😁 Lovely to see new parts goin' onto the old girl happy fer ya and hope all is goin' well. Cheers from Eastern Canada lad!! 🇨🇦

  • @TheUltimate65
    @TheUltimate65 4 месяца назад +1

    Nice podjekt of at car with history...👍👍👍😁

  • @Parknest
    @Parknest 4 месяца назад

    George, you haven't failed. You've found several methods that don't work. Love the Wayne's World and the Two Ronnies references. Yes I did see the previous episode because I saw you employ the late great Colin Chapman's philosophy of adding lighness with the gear linkage.

  • @CR-di1lg
    @CR-di1lg 4 месяца назад +2

    I like you are talking about updates later. Stay with and we will stay with you too. Small updates is fun too vs so many channels that chase the next like or share.

  • @flyingcod14
    @flyingcod14 4 месяца назад +2

    No man will ever know a car more intimately than George and his Esprit.

  • @andrewmarkland9411
    @andrewmarkland9411 4 месяца назад +1

    A return to (Esprit) form - well done George

  • @mikwhiting938
    @mikwhiting938 4 месяца назад +2

    Ooosh. Getting exciting now (Not that it hasn't been anyway). Black and Red perfection. :D

  • @yaz1691
    @yaz1691 4 месяца назад +1

    Superb. As always. Lovely camera work, great humour and presentation as well as honest, quality workmanship.

  • @ogribiker8535
    @ogribiker8535 4 месяца назад +2

    Love the fork handles reference 👍😀

  • @JAYREAD
    @JAYREAD 4 месяца назад +3

    God, I love your channel!

  • @billbeyer657
    @billbeyer657 4 месяца назад +2

    Nice nod to the Two Ronnies

  • @kenneththomas3558
    @kenneththomas3558 4 месяца назад +3

    Great video, George ! Enjoy your humor. thank you.

  • @peterwarner8541
    @peterwarner8541 4 месяца назад +1

    Great stuff George. I know your bead rolling pain, thick walled stainless steel pipe for my defender, nothing would put a bead in it including a bead roller! Had to get a bead welded onto it in the end!!!

  • @RESTORATIONRESCUE
    @RESTORATIONRESCUE 4 месяца назад

    I was mad when you posted so early in the day today, that I had to sit through work waiting to race home to watch it!! Another great video. I can't wait for the next part in this brilliant novel!!

    • @markzed66
      @markzed66 4 месяца назад +1

      LOL, I just watched it while at work! I couldn't wait.

    • @RESTORATIONRESCUE
      @RESTORATIONRESCUE 4 месяца назад

      @@markzed66 Haha I wish

  • @marco2often
    @marco2often 4 месяца назад +1

    Those easy jobs that take a minute to finish are normally killing me. But you have skills and this happens? On a serious note: great channel on a great car!

  • @BahnstormerUK
    @BahnstormerUK 4 месяца назад

    Good to hear even a seasoned pro like yourself has problems. Have downed tools myself after a failed attempt at just servicing my car tonight ffs . But I did manage to open a beer .....lol😂

  • @Sophia-q2v5e
    @Sophia-q2v5e 4 месяца назад +7

    Always entertaining , Thankyou.

  • @dennisobrien2578
    @dennisobrien2578 4 месяца назад

    Dude man, I’m not easily impressed but this is by far the coolest build I’ve seen. You do so much figuring out and doing yourself, when others just buy parts and bolt them on!

  • @stefanlacombe2361
    @stefanlacombe2361 4 месяца назад

    It great to see the car going back together with so much care and attention to details that only you (and us you tube viewers) will know about. Keep up the great work.

  • @HulluJanne
    @HulluJanne 4 месяца назад

    9:15 I usually use lighter gas with the bottle upside down to freeze them even more. It being the cheap option versus a real cold spray. It's very oddly satisfying feeling when the bearing just slides in the housing.

  • @Sharpened_Spoon
    @Sharpened_Spoon 4 месяца назад +1

    I have to say, I chuckled a little when you said it could come together pretty quick now. I don’t doubt your building ability, I just firmly believe in your capacity to find something to improve at every step of the assembly.

  • @htownblue11
    @htownblue11 4 месяца назад

    It’s starting to make some real progress folks! Thanks Soup!

  • @richardjones7386
    @richardjones7386 4 месяца назад +2

    Wonderful photography as usual.

  • @AlteredCarbons
    @AlteredCarbons 4 месяца назад +3

    AHHH . its coming together ! i cant wait to see the body back on this.

  • @antrax8394
    @antrax8394 4 месяца назад

    As always George their can't be good days without bad ones, keep at it you're almost there!!

  • @2loudspeakers
    @2loudspeakers 4 месяца назад

    I'm still amazed at your attention to detail! Fair play!

  • @EngOne
    @EngOne 4 месяца назад

    *Great work on the animations. Perhaps few viewers appreciate how much extra work and considerable time it takes to make these, but I sure do. Five stars !*

  • @NemoConsequentae
    @NemoConsequentae 4 месяца назад

    It's getting exciting as it comes together.

  • @RachaelSA
    @RachaelSA 4 месяца назад +2

    Its so awesome when it changes from taking things off and cleaning, fixing and repairing to putting things back together and seeing it become its self.

  • @johngibson3837
    @johngibson3837 4 месяца назад

    Hey up mate I'm enjoying been back here after nearly two years

  • @forsh3546
    @forsh3546 4 месяца назад

    Red clutch pipe gave me more joy than it should have! 😅

  • @getnotesonlife
    @getnotesonlife 4 месяца назад +2

    14:44 What I love about your build, is that it truly is a ground up build. So many so-called builds on RUclips are really just fancy restorations. That is, slapping a new engine new paint custom interior and fancy wheels and bowler! Custom car? Thank you for your attention to detail and dedication

  • @kimjorgensen24
    @kimjorgensen24 4 месяца назад +2

    Schwiiing 😃 -flasback

  • @SkylarkCamperAdventures
    @SkylarkCamperAdventures 4 месяца назад

    I could watch another hour of that but appreciate how long it takes to create an episode so will just have to wait. Well done and good progress.

  • @CanadianClassicCarNut
    @CanadianClassicCarNut 4 месяца назад +1

    I always enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work!

  • @Jedermeister
    @Jedermeister 4 месяца назад

    Ahhh George uploads and my day gets better. Always watch your videos mate, I am offended you think otherwise haha

  • @kieransammon666
    @kieransammon666 4 месяца назад +3

    Super viewing, its getting exciting G

  • @tonynegus2390
    @tonynegus2390 4 месяца назад +1

    Brilliant love the animations cracking content👍

  • @sunflowersbigadventures-ms9lc
    @sunflowersbigadventures-ms9lc 4 месяца назад

    really geat to see progress here because......The sooner this door wedge is finished the sooner we can see the T1N again!

  • @rivenmotors7981
    @rivenmotors7981 4 месяца назад +1

    Such great stuff George, thanks for taking us along with your wins and (delayed win) attempts. Perhaps watch the opening 10 minutes of the 1982 "Conan the Barbarian" to see if there's any advice from Krom about "the secret of aluminium". Couldn't hurt. Best regards brother!

  • @jakespeed63
    @jakespeed63 4 месяца назад +1

    When done..,will this be the best Espirit on planet earth 🌍??
    As usual, thanks for sharing
    JT: Orlando FLA 😎👍

  • @DIY-V12
    @DIY-V12 4 месяца назад

    Progress can be a bumpy. Like that plated roll bar.

  • @luckylimbo4816
    @luckylimbo4816 4 месяца назад +4

    Great work ❤

  • @xXBocephusXx
    @xXBocephusXx 4 месяца назад

    Can’t wait to see the rolling chassis built up. Keep up the great work!

  • @808v1
    @808v1 4 месяца назад

    i've never forgotten about this build, its orig why i sub'd

  • @r.p.3192
    @r.p.3192 4 месяца назад

    Had one of these S1 restored all by myself… a ton of work as the build quality was… well, approximative to say the least… later bought a S2.2 from a collectionner… I was driving my Esprits during winter in snow, rain, that’s an adventure and only fun when you are young and brave. Still think the Giugiaro Esprit is a really interesting car… when you are young and love tinkering… oh and don’t forget the electrics are Lucas = The Prince of Darkness… 😂

  • @arvidkarlberg5845
    @arvidkarlberg5845 4 месяца назад

    One of your best regular videos and I've been a viewing subscriber and patron for more than 5 years, love it!! keep it up! I'm getting real excited for this one!

  • @garysweetland32
    @garysweetland32 4 месяца назад +5

    Your pipe bender is lacking a former, that's one reason your getting wrinkles. Ideally you want the bend to start at 90 degrees to the bending arm. A former is like a long square piece of aluminium. With the profile of the pipe on one side, that fits closely inside the cheeks. The tighter you can be to the former gives you nearly the ideal 90 degrees. Usually the bending arm has a screw to move it tight to the former.

  • @grkfrk04
    @grkfrk04 4 месяца назад

    Glad to see progress!

  • @MrMightyytau
    @MrMightyytau 4 месяца назад

    Mandel Bender is the nicest way to bend ally pipe, with no gatorbacks

  • @homegolfaustralia1078
    @homegolfaustralia1078 4 месяца назад

    Soot. Use a sooty flame to cover the pipe in soot. When the soot burns off, aluminium is ready to bend.

  • @malcolmyoung7866
    @malcolmyoung7866 4 месяца назад

    The black chassis, red clutch pipework and stop motion really 'pops' in this one George...I now have my blasting cabinet back up and running...its been too long. Tomorrow I am 'home alone' so you can guess what I will be doing to anyhting that rusty I can find!

  • @MrMaxeemum
    @MrMaxeemum 4 месяца назад

    AAARRRRGGGHHHHH NEED MORE VIDEO NOW!!!!!!

  • @MrMaxDelux
    @MrMaxDelux 4 месяца назад +1

    Yessss finaly.. and posters?

  • @JohnaldJerk
    @JohnaldJerk 4 месяца назад

    Made me laugh. Good stuff.

  • @freqenc
    @freqenc 4 месяца назад

    Lotus Elise is my favorite car. Not Ferrari, Not Lambo, Not even Porsche! I'm blessed with an obtainable vehicle. It started with Grieco, then Bond, and then Bond again. It's the love of the person who created such a beauty by hand.

    • @georgebettiol8338
      @georgebettiol8338 4 месяца назад

      I'm not 'picky', I would take any of the abovemetioned cars.

  • @yukiotakata
    @yukiotakata 4 месяца назад

    need more...

  • @joreosuna650
    @joreosuna650 4 месяца назад

    Bluey référence!

  • @modulosonoro
    @modulosonoro 4 месяца назад

    I have a 1978 Eclat 521 with 907 engine, also in white. Such a wonderfully analog car with a beautiful design (Oliver Winterbottom) to own. Fun facts...the Morris Marina was lucky enough to feature Lotus door handles! Ford Capris were also performance-enhanced with Lotus handbrakes! Or have I got that the wrong way around???

  • @ronanmc2112
    @ronanmc2112 4 месяца назад

    Those pipes must’ve been bent hydraulically originally. I could feel your pain trying to get them bent again.

  • @andrewfalenski6583
    @andrewfalenski6583 4 месяца назад

    To put a frozen bearing into a heated part, the heated part needs to be put into an oven at 200c for at least 1/2 hour. Honestly for the frozen bearing, you should use dry ice to cool the bearings. I have done this over 100 times in my work.

  • @suecobandito8954
    @suecobandito8954 4 месяца назад

    Annealing aluminum some tricky business.

  • @aadd3538
    @aadd3538 4 месяца назад

    Polyurethane bushings will squeak after a couple of years. I have read it you use PTFE tape on split type bushes it will never squeak. On a one piece you could glue a peice of ptfe on to the part and use lots of washing up liquid to slide the bush on

  • @CaptainRon1913
    @CaptainRon1913 4 месяца назад

    That pipe bender is a really loud machine

  • @belledetector
    @belledetector 4 месяца назад +1

    Getting impatient. Want to see a rolling chassis ;-)

    • @taylorjs2534
      @taylorjs2534 4 месяца назад

      I don't know about the Esprit, but if it's the same as the Europa, you don't get a rolling chassis until the engine goes in... the driveshafts are also the upper control arms. Rolling chassis with engine looks amazing... almost a shame to mount the body.

  • @moderncoaches
    @moderncoaches 4 месяца назад

    Freeze both parts and it just might slide in, its a common misconception that the hole needs heat, its the opposite, you need both parts to contract. Theres even a contraction rate for every metle per temp drop.

  • @Vaino_Hotti
    @Vaino_Hotti 4 месяца назад +2

    Do you like the W211 E200K as a daily driver? Been thinking of getting one...

  • @nicolanaccari5383
    @nicolanaccari5383 4 месяца назад

    Four candles, handle for forks 😂😂

  • @malhayes4725
    @malhayes4725 4 месяца назад

    A tip of the hat to The Two Ronnie's. I see what you did.

  • @superowl91
    @superowl91 4 месяца назад

    4 candles

  • @oblioi
    @oblioi 4 месяца назад +1

    :o)❤

  • @davidstuart4915
    @davidstuart4915 4 месяца назад +2

    :)

  • @johnphelan6623
    @johnphelan6623 4 месяца назад

    Where djew get that bucket of sand??? 😉

  • @bartoni79
    @bartoni79 4 месяца назад

    What does the sand do?

  • @1one3_Racing
    @1one3_Racing 4 месяца назад

    The sand does nothing. The theory is it'll stop the tube collapsing because it's non compressible. Nut when you bend tube you're stretching one side and shrinking the other. The wrinkles are a by product of the tube not being able to shrink enough. So you have excess material there and the sand is loose in the tube anyway.
    The only way to bend thin wall is with a mandrel or heat.

  • @UncySpam
    @UncySpam 4 месяца назад

    you used the wrong kind of sand! You need to go with the special Mandrel Sand!

  • @grimson
    @grimson 4 месяца назад

    I remember the early episodes with this car, thinking you were spending far too long with the chassis. I was wrong. It looks amazing. This car win stop traffic dead when it’s finally on the road.

  • @whistlingdiesel
    @whistlingdiesel 4 месяца назад

    Schwing or in Sweden schwijergen...

  • @jgrokoest2419
    @jgrokoest2419 3 месяца назад

    Weren’t there 2 models in the 70’s.
    We had a white 2 seater with I think beige interior.
    Why i never took photos i dont know. Had a Morgan +4 too.
    All sorts of cars but they are trying to get us out of cars in Calif,
    So an Espirit & a ????? Cant see another name listed!

    • @soupclassicmotoring
      @soupclassicmotoring  3 месяца назад

      Three; Eclát, Elite, Esprit. Guessing the Eclát never made it to the US officially so likely Elite

  • @andersjjensen
    @andersjjensen 4 месяца назад

    6:21 "Do you want me to stop?" Busted! You ran out.. If you had any more you wouldn't have blinked before dropping them too! We know you too well by now :P
    Shame about the alu pipe. I've heard many times bending alu is a skill that lives in the borderland between witchcraft and science.

  • @davidtaylor3013
    @davidtaylor3013 4 месяца назад

    Just replace those threw body aluminium pipes with copper pipe they will outlast the rest of the car and you can bend them on that pipe bender with ease 😂

    • @georgebettiol8338
      @georgebettiol8338 4 месяца назад

      Your copper suggestion is certainly more robust. However, based on what I have gleamed on this build, George would have some diffilculty on adopting copper pipes due to originality and the Lotus philosophy of 'lightness' as copper pipes are heavier.

  • @terryatkinson899
    @terryatkinson899 4 месяца назад

    Why is it everything fights you along the way, surely they didn't have to put up with this struggle on the production line 😮
    Maybe they did and that's why they took so long to make 🙄
    I did an alternator on a Citroën grand picasso and it only took me 2 day's 🙄

  • @Matnrach2-mf9qr
    @Matnrach2-mf9qr 4 месяца назад

    Why not buy pre made bends? It isn't always sensible to make everything yourself

  • @professorright
    @professorright 4 месяца назад

    I don’t think you should paint it green. White is a better choice.

  • @borismasek1864
    @borismasek1864 4 месяца назад

    I am stating the obvious, but I hope your putting a bit of non permanent loctite on those nuts so they don't work themselves loose.

  • @kwdriver58
    @kwdriver58 4 месяца назад

    no, don't stop. that was an impressively eloquent stream of punny, punny commentary

  • @RA-uj3nm
    @RA-uj3nm 4 месяца назад

    C'mon....... don't reuse any of that crusty coolant pipe......😬

  • @nicholasjackson2833
    @nicholasjackson2833 4 месяца назад

    Green? Please don’t paint it green!!!!!

  • @antking8847
    @antking8847 4 месяца назад

    George - see extract from my Elite Blog on the forum:
    Nice shiny new bearings installed - thanks to @clivef38 for the top tip. Hub carriers in the oven for an hour at 100 deg c whilst bearings chill in the freezer. Bearings then popped straight in without the need to press or anything :) Was originally planning to press them in but getting/finding something to only push on the outer bearing wall was tricky. This really did work much more effectively than I'd imagined. I did wear a pair of 400 degree heat proof gloves though (very effective for only £12). Just got to grease up with high heat grease and fit seals and we are good to go!
    Nice shiny new bearings installed - thanks to @clivef38 for the top tip. Hub carriers in the oven for an hour at 100 deg c whilst bearings chill in the freezer. Bearings then popped straight in without the need to press or anything :) Was originally planning to press them in but getting/finding something to only push on the outer bearing wall was tricky. This really did work much more effectively than I'd imagined. I did wear a pair of 400 degree heat proof gloves though (very effective for only £12). Just got to grease up with high heat grease and fit seals and we are good to go!