Very impressive filmmaking as well as the engineering and fabrication. Presenting to camera is not an easy skill, and Adam does an excellent job, sharing insights into the thinking behind every decision - a delight to watch.
It's cool to see two radically different approaches to a Honda powered Allegro build (yours and Retro Power's). Both are equally impressive in their own rights.
"A low Alegro with the wrong size wheels on". That made me laugh and I'm sure Jonny would heartily disagree. Once again, your engineering skills are leaving me totally impressed. I just love the way you work, always planning several steps ahead, always checking, re-checking and then checking again...just wonderful.
I am absolutely in awe of what you are doing here - solving problems all the way. I’m here because of the Jonny link, I’m not a fabricator, or an engineer, but I’m sold! Really hope your still enjoying it, and cannot wait to see the next stages (and the Princess!). Well done, man!
Amazing what you've achieved so far. The technical engineering you've put into the structural side of the build is jaw dropping. And most of which will go unseen once all is done. Looking forward to more of the same. Thanks.
It's great to see this car coming together, at times it felt like it was likely to be abandoned with V6 fitment trouble, work commitments etc.. I'm sure Jonny is over the moon with the progress and quality of your work. Thanks for the excellent report 👍
Till this video series of the Allegro build I had never seen one, that’s a super cool little car and your doing a fantastic job making it handle as good as it looks👍🏻
Still one of the most interesting builds on RUclips. Can't wait to see more especially as it's the same as my late aunties allegro and has same k20 civic type R engine as my civic 👏 I just want him to go to a car show and burn a GTI off the lights 🤣
Good on him for spreading the idea of 'buy local'. I live in Australia and we've watched much of our manufacturing disappear to overseas, only to realise it's worked out to our disadvantage also gimme more allegro pls? :)
Loving this build. And just goes to show you how any car that’s lowered with bigger wheels can look cool. And I personally think that looks proper mint.
This has been a pleasure to watch from first episode. You sir know your shit and it’s nice to see ppl can still do this sort of builds and do it correctly.
Knowing the brief is for it to be a sleeper, my first impression of seeing it on its wheels outside is that it is obvious at first glance it's been modified by being lower. But still an awesome build, glad to see its becoming a realisation after all these years.
Love what you’re doing and how you’re doing it. Wish I had a fraction of your capabilities, ingenuity and knowledge. I don’t just see a lowered Agro in the wrong size wheels though. It’s already looking really cool. @CarPervert had a wonderful vision for this and as a team you’re making magic.
I have waited in anticipation for this video, and I wasn’t disappointed, you are truly a genius, it looks so cool already and you wouldn’t know what is under the bonnet. Can’t wait for the next video.
Absolutely love this build. Looks great at this height. When I win the lottery I’m going to bring you a bag of cash and an Austin Maxi for you to work similar magic. Proper.
@@johnnunn8688 jealous that you owned one! I just think they look nice (but I was 30 until I realised most people didn't eat kiwi fruits with the skin on - I understand I am not a normal person). Interesting how it'd be a "banger" at that point - early 80s would have made the oldest of them about 10 years old. Cars just aged differently back then I think.
I used to own a 1980 Allegro 1750 TC Equipe which was an excellent reliable and quick car for its day - I would still have owned that car today if it wasn't written off in an accident caused by an idiot driver - it went for scrap in excellent condition apart from the accident damage as I looked after it. We also had a 1978 Allegro 1500 LE in the family at the same time which was also a very reliable and excellent car as well - both of these models of Allegro are very rare now. I always came back to my Equipe anywhere it was parked with people looking at it and in it and asking me about that car - you never got that with any other "normal" cars such as the Allegro.
I love these videos, the depth is really engaging. They're also oddly relaxing to watch. Thank you! Also sort of wish the build had gone a weird step further and mounted the K20 the other way and gone RWD somehow. I wanna see the AllegRo popping some wheelies.
Call me a weirdo but I always liked the look of the Allaggro. Had one, early 80s, 1750L I think. Gave me no trouble except one sussy line burst but was driveable home and cheap and easy to fix. Had it 3 years.
@@southney7211the aluminium will wear the casting of the rack over time, and become loose. The nylon will wear over time and not damage the rack. Nylon blocks are used for mounting hydraulic pipes on the Eurofighter Typhoon. So they are ample enough for an Escort steering rack on this build.
@@E9JMX If you look at a pre ‘94 Polo steering rack; it’s a cast aluminium rack mounted hard to the bulkhead using pressed steel brackets. Never seen an issue with the mountings failing in any way.
I went to College with a guy who at 17 owned a Vanden Plas 1500, in the weirdest brown (well some was rust). He paid 100 quid for it and has 2 years. Proper cool, even had a radio!
Well I was one of the first to say that Escort Rack ain’t gonna. But the LHD version as someone else mentioned would. Looking good and gonna be so sweet.
Superb work mate, looking good. Enjoying watching you engineer this build. Someone else favouring an E46 as their daily - parked out front your garage :)
Its interesting the different approaches that you guys and Retropower have taken. They went with the Integra chassis, you went with a bespoke 'from scratch' design. Both impressive mods in their own right.
I am equally impressed by both, but the Retropower build budget will be huge, and totally beyond the means of most. I am very impressed by how this build is going on what has to be a much smaller budget. Very clever stuff!
@@FabCoUK I seem to recall there was a guy that did a Vauxhall PA Cresta coupe, using a 4 door Cresta body and welding it to the Jaguar XK8 underpinnings. He got a lot of hate for that. I thought the hate was crazy. Personally I find the work yourselves, RP and Electric Classic Cars do is nothing short of amazing.
I really hope Jonny shares the final bill for this build! I’m fascinated to know what it’s going to come in at……We won’t tell his wife, honest 😊 Great video as usual, love this series 👍
Good work. Not that confident on the pipe clamps on the rack. They are pretty robust but not sure how they would take any shock loading like kerbing it etc. The normal clamp and rubber type allows some extra resilience whilst containing it and allowing movement. I use these clamps in relatively low stress applications in some aerospace prototype work that I do. They are fine for that.
It's interesting to see different approaches to this, as Retro Power is building two Allegros as well, but going the route of putting the Allegro body shells on Integra chassies, kinda interesting that they also went the Honda route.
@@FabCoUK Yeah, they got customers lining up to throw money at them, and they do deliver quality... but I dunno, there's still a charm in more down to earth builds for the mere mortals of the planet, it's a bit more of a realistic and achievable build to people, and probably going to be just as much fun! I look forward to how your build turns out.
Been waiting for an update, lots been done behind the scenes, coming along nicely and back on it's wheels, personally , ride height looks too low for a sleeper, but i'm sure that will get tweaked later as interior weight is added etc, keep up the good work!
Can’t wait to see this driven for the first time, what a hoot. Allegro original means quick, finally you’re going to make one that lives up to the name. Trying to think of a good name for a sleeper Agro with a Honda engine. Slagro? Allegrosan? Hongro?
It’s looking awesome. Just binge watched the whole series while sat in bed after surgery from a racing injury. Out of interest, what engine management are you going to be using? Keep up the good work, looks awesome 👏🏻
Well impressed with your engineering skills. Is it going to be kept the same classy Allegro colour ? To keep it looking sleepy. I've recently spotted a bog standard, identical Allegro on someones driveway. It looks in pretty good nick, but doesnt seem to be getting used.
Love it mate - but take a bit of advice - get the steering rack pillow blocks made from alloy - dont use poxy plastic hyd. tube clamps. You'll get creep with the plastic and the heat under there wont help - will go soft.
I love that you aren’t radically changing the outside appearance of the body shell
That was the goal!
Yes, I just can't see the point when they make them look like a hot rod
I wonder it the color is going to stay.
You know what a ‘sleeper’ is, right? 😂😂
Self-sealing bag tank?
Very impressive filmmaking as well as the engineering and fabrication. Presenting to camera is not an easy skill, and Adam does an excellent job, sharing insights into the thinking behind every decision - a delight to watch.
Thanks!
Never wanted an allegro or princess before but suddenly they look wild. Really enjoying these builds.
Thanks!
Know of a 5dr one the exact same colour. Lowered on SAAB 99 Minilites 🔥😅
@@FabCoUK excellent work! 400 hp via the front wheels ought to be entertaining. lovely dog btw.
Seen one at a garage in axminster devon ,same colour !
@@raychambers3646Harvest Gold..
It's cool to see two radically different approaches to a Honda powered Allegro build (yours and Retro Power's). Both are equally impressive in their own rights.
"A low Alegro with the wrong size wheels on".
That made me laugh and I'm sure Jonny would heartily disagree.
Once again, your engineering skills are leaving me totally impressed. I just love the way you work, always planning several steps ahead, always checking, re-checking and then checking again...just wonderful.
But from the outside that’s exactly what it is, and what was wanted😃
I looooove sleeper builds like this,, 🥰
Cheers and thanks from Sweden, for the time and work it takes to share it all. 🍻😎👍👍
Glad you enjoy it!
First thought when you wheeled it out was "oh my god that looks cool". Top work as always and thanks for taking the time to update us all
Same. And the colour (harvest gold?) Makes it for me!
Easily one of my favorite channels now, subscribed!
I am absolutely in awe of what you are doing here - solving problems all the way. I’m here because of the Jonny link, I’m not a fabricator, or an engineer, but I’m sold! Really hope your still enjoying it, and cannot wait to see the next stages (and the Princess!). Well done, man!
Thanks!
Loved the oldskool British instructional video beginning 😂
Amazing what you've achieved so far. The technical engineering you've put into the structural side of the build is jaw dropping. And most of which will go unseen once all is done. Looking forward to more of the same. Thanks.
Thanks!
Great progress, thanks as always for sharing all the details and the reasoning behind the way it is being built.
Thanks for watching!
Great stuff as usual, doggy's body language says it all, waiting for more "Princess "
Nice work Adam, the old Agro is looking great!
Thanks!
Really loving this build series, both in presentation but also in the progress - thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
It's great to see this car coming together, at times it felt like it was likely to be abandoned with V6 fitment trouble, work commitments etc.. I'm sure Jonny is over the moon with the progress and quality of your work.
Thanks for the excellent report 👍
Thanks!
So much more interesting and real world than throwing money at a project..
And it still looks like an Allegro too... Awesome
Till this video series of the Allegro build I had never seen one, that’s a super cool little car and your doing a fantastic job making it handle as good as it looks👍🏻
Craaaig Davis is now an iconic thing to utter. Keep up the great work, can’t wait to see this slice of beige making some epic choo-choo noises.
On it!
Still one of the most interesting builds on RUclips. Can't wait to see more especially as it's the same as my late aunties allegro and has same k20 civic type R engine as my civic 👏 I just want him to go to a car show and burn a GTI off the lights 🤣
Wow….great presentation on your thought process and work ethic with a hint of humour 👍😎👍
Awesome work mate, can't wait to see the finished article. Much respect 👍
Much appreciated
@@FabCoUK I am a competent mechanic myself, but fabrication is not my forte! I seriously envy and admire your work, keep it up bro.
Good on him for spreading the idea of 'buy local'. I live in Australia and we've watched much of our manufacturing disappear to overseas, only to realise it's worked out to our disadvantage
also gimme more allegro pls? :)
Loving this build. And just goes to show you how any car that’s lowered with bigger wheels can look cool. And I personally think that looks proper mint.
😁
This has been a pleasure to watch from first episode. You sir know your shit and it’s nice to see ppl can still do this sort of builds and do it correctly.
Looking good, great stance. Well done
Great update, thanks. Love seeing the progress you're making on this build.
Thanks 👍
Knowing the brief is for it to be a sleeper, my first impression of seeing it on its wheels outside is that it is obvious at first glance it's been modified by being lower. But still an awesome build, glad to see its becoming a realisation after all these years.
The car was originally setup to be higher, but Jonny decided he wanted it lower once he saw the wheel in the arch 😊
Superb work so far its coming on nicely .
Thank you! Cheers!
Love what you’re doing and how you’re doing it. Wish I had a fraction of your capabilities, ingenuity and knowledge.
I don’t just see a lowered Agro in the wrong size wheels though. It’s already looking really cool.
@CarPervert had a wonderful vision for this and as a team you’re making magic.
I always loved the shape of the allagro when I was a kid. Love what you are doing with it.
Enjoying the build and appreciate the comments about the origin of the oil cooler 👍
No problem 👍
Great stuff, nice build. Setrab nice equipment. Great presentation too
Good to see the Princess making a guest appearance in the background
Now and for years to come most likely 🤣
I have waited in anticipation for this video, and I wasn’t disappointed, you are truly a genius, it looks so cool already and you wouldn’t know what is under the bonnet. Can’t wait for the next video.
Thank you so much!
I seriously cannot wait to see this Allegro drive
It's a pleasure to watch you working, honestly! Bravo! *not to mention films nicely mounted as well. ;)
Thank you very much!
Excellent update! Love this car/build!
Glad you enjoy it!
1:52 lol when the car came down on the lift the Husky went down on the floor. Good timing dog Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿
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Great project with impressive approach to the engineering - many thanks for sharing and I’m hooked on this one !
Absolutely love this build. Looks great at this height. When I win the lottery I’m going to bring you a bag of cash and an Austin Maxi for you to work similar magic. Proper.
Sounds great!
Oh, that's going to be a sneaky Q car
It looks absolutely superb. What a tremendous job!
Looking forward to next video which is soon I hope!! Loving this build
Keep up the excellent work,can’t wait for the next episode
Thanks! Will do!
I was already partial to an Allegro (don't judge) but even with my weird biases aside, that actually looks cool. Fantastic work and so sleeperific :D
That was the plan!
Me too. Had an old banger for 3 years in early 80s, was comfy and gave me no trouble.
@@johnnunn8688 jealous that you owned one! I just think they look nice (but I was 30 until I realised most people didn't eat kiwi fruits with the skin on - I understand I am not a normal person). Interesting how it'd be a "banger" at that point - early 80s would have made the oldest of them about 10 years old. Cars just aged differently back then I think.
@@LewisCollard, think I paid £400, deffo a banger. Modern cars are often soulless lumps but they do last far longer.
I used to own a 1980 Allegro 1750 TC Equipe which was an excellent reliable and quick car for its day - I would still have owned that car today if it wasn't written off in an accident caused by an idiot driver - it went for scrap in excellent condition apart from the accident damage as I looked after it. We also had a 1978 Allegro 1500 LE in the family at the same time which was also a very reliable and excellent car as well - both of these models of Allegro are very rare now. I always came back to my Equipe anywhere it was parked with people looking at it and in it and asking me about that car - you never got that with any other "normal" cars such as the Allegro.
Awesome work, I look forward to the next installment!
Some old bloke has badly parked his allegro outside your unit came to mind initially .
Great progress
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That's looking proper Bo, I tell thee!
This is as cool a K2x swap as Mike's Ferrari 308! Thank you for sharing \o/
I love these videos, the depth is really engaging. They're also oddly relaxing to watch. Thank you!
Also sort of wish the build had gone a weird step further and mounted the K20 the other way and gone RWD somehow. I wanna see the AllegRo popping some wheelies.
Fantastic build brilliant engineering very cool
Awesome progress. Thanks for another update video, great viewing 👍👍👍
Thanks 👍
Call me a weirdo but I always liked the look of the Allaggro. Had one, early 80s, 1750L I think. Gave me no trouble except one sussy line burst but was driveable home and cheap and easy to fix. Had it 3 years.
Never been a car I’ve liked the look of unfortunately 😅
@@FabCoUK such a shame that we don’t all have the same opinion. However, you can’t help being wrong. 😂🤣
Getting all pro now with the "Oh! Hi there!" opening :)
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Properly cool build and outstanding fab skills. Particularly value your thought process explanation and can’t wait to see the finished product.
Much appreciated!
Awesome work Adam a work of Art look forward to the end result great video to detail 👊
Glad you enjoyed it
The mounting for the Escort steering rack will be grand. If you're unsure, replace the abs plastic with nylon. Great update.
Thanks!
Or even aluminium machined blocks.
@@southney7211the aluminium will wear the casting of the rack over time, and become loose. The nylon will wear over time and not damage the rack. Nylon blocks are used for mounting hydraulic pipes on the Eurofighter Typhoon. So they are ample enough for an Escort steering rack on this build.
@@E9JMX If you look at a pre ‘94 Polo steering rack; it’s a cast aluminium rack mounted hard to the bulkhead using pressed steel brackets. Never seen an issue with the mountings failing in any way.
@@southney7211 hell of a difference in torque steer between a shitebox Polo and a 400bhp Allegro 🤣
I daily a K20. Brilliant choice.
Awesome fab work, and great presenting on the videos. Really informative 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks so much!
Gwan Johnny you are definitely ah mad professor 💎🤛🏿💯, please put some ICE in 💯
The Guys are called Studio incar the owner Carl is a mad scientist like you truss 🤛🏿
Brilliant......it pays the bills 😀. Another great episode. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Glad you enjoyed it
Finally an update! Been a while and forgot about the project.
How could you forget?!
That looks fantastic. Good work 👍🏻
Thanks 👍
Very cool that it's a stealth sleeper. Completely different underneath but from the outside it will look all most standard
I went to College with a guy who at 17 owned a Vanden Plas 1500, in the weirdest brown (well some was rust). He paid 100 quid for it and has 2 years. Proper cool, even had a radio!
Coming on good. I do hope you going to have a good solid skid plate protecting the sump.
I hope so!
15:54 was the icing on a great video. 🤣
Well I was one of the first to say that Escort Rack ain’t gonna. But the LHD version as someone else mentioned would. Looking good and gonna be so sweet.
Thanks!
Light, Strong, Cheap. Pick any two, you cannot have all three.
Cool build retro have got two on the go, with integra typeR chassis.
Looking awesome - can I suggest this must have a Choady Shifter, with the knob nestling within a gaiter made from the seat fabric ! go on Jonny !
I’m not sure he’d have much chance of changing gear 😅
Superb work mate, looking good. Enjoying watching you engineer this build. Someone else favouring an E46 as their daily - parked out front your garage :)
Peak era 3 series!
Its interesting the different approaches that you guys and Retropower have taken. They went with the Integra chassis, you went with a bespoke 'from scratch' design. Both impressive mods in their own right.
They’re doing an amazing job 😃
I am equally impressed by both, but the Retropower build budget will be huge, and totally beyond the means of most. I am very impressed by how this build is going on what has to be a much smaller budget. Very clever stuff!
@@FabCoUK I seem to recall there was a guy that did a Vauxhall PA Cresta coupe, using a 4 door Cresta body and welding it to the Jaguar XK8 underpinnings. He got a lot of hate for that. I thought the hate was crazy. Personally I find the work yourselves, RP and Electric Classic Cars do is nothing short of amazing.
Total admiration 👌
Thanks!
I really hope Jonny shares the final bill for this build! I’m fascinated to know what it’s going to come in at……We won’t tell his wife, honest 😊 Great video as usual, love this series 👍
Thanks, but I doubt that’ll happen!
Good work. Not that confident on the pipe clamps on the rack. They are pretty robust but not sure how they would take any shock loading like kerbing it etc. The normal clamp and rubber type allows some extra resilience whilst containing it and allowing movement. I use these clamps in relatively low stress applications in some aerospace prototype work that I do. They are fine for that.
A lot of OE racks are solid mounted. We will learn in time how well it works 😊
@@FabCoUK yes they are but not with pipe clamps😂 Iam sure they will be fine with normal use as you have the rack captive between them.
@@NK-dl2nc They'll become brittle and crack surprisingly fast.
It's interesting to see different approaches to this, as Retro Power is building two Allegros as well, but going the route of putting the Allegro body shells on Integra chassies, kinda interesting that they also went the Honda route.
Their body swap is really a much better way of doing it in terms of end result, but we’re dealing with totally different budgets & skill sets 🙂
@@FabCoUK but not a sleeper, show yourself some respect for your Fab skills !
@@FabCoUK Yeah, they got customers lining up to throw money at them, and they do deliver quality... but I dunno, there's still a charm in more down to earth builds for the mere mortals of the planet, it's a bit more of a realistic and achievable build to people, and probably going to be just as much fun! I look forward to how your build turns out.
I think the people who use retropower have loads of dosh . I think retropower do a excellent work . But prefer this build I love the thought process
@@adrianday8678 100%
Looks great. Can't wait to see it progress along.
Me neither
Awesome stuff. When all this is over and Jonny gets this car. It would be great if you built another one to your specifications… 👍🏾
I absolutely love this car
Looks ace, great progress so far and excellent work, needs a roof rack! :-)
Great work.. Looking forward to the next update on progress.
You and me both!
@@FabCoUK 😅😅😅😅
Been waiting for an update, lots been done behind the scenes, coming along nicely and back on it's wheels, personally , ride height looks too low for a sleeper, but i'm sure that will get tweaked later as interior weight is added etc, keep up the good work!
That's the plan!
You're awesome, awe-inspiring amazing geezer! 😊
Can’t wait to see this driven for the first time, what a hoot. Allegro original means quick, finally you’re going to make one that lives up to the name.
Trying to think of a good name for a sleeper Agro with a Honda engine. Slagro? Allegrosan? Hongro?
Agronda
Top man . Nothing else needs to be said
I hope Johnny paints it orange, that BL colour really suits the car.
It’s staying as is!
It’s looking awesome. Just binge watched the whole series while sat in bed after surgery from a racing injury. Out of interest, what engine management are you going to be using? Keep up the good work, looks awesome 👏🏻
What a cool "sleeper" car.
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Blimey,,you sir, have the patience of a Saint..✌️👍
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When I was younger I always wanted an allegro with a rover turbo engine in, maybe it’s not possible but it was my dream
"A low Alegro with the wrong sized wheels on" mwah ha ha - I bet Johny loves that...
*Yells in Car Pervert
It’ll look better when the ride height is dialled in better. Just not sure that the hub cap idea is going to work out though? 🤷♂️
Your skills & talent are unreal, no adding a separate type r floorpan to an allegro, like certain others.......
Thanks!
Nice work. The oil cooler needs less cooling than the water radiator. By placing it on the inside it would also simplify the "plumbing".
It goes where it fits 😃
Fantastic update thank you. Loving your work.
Much appreciated!
glad I'm not the only loon that does the craig Davies routine!!!😂😂
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Well impressed with your engineering skills.
Is it going to be kept the same classy Allegro colour ? To keep it looking sleepy.
I've recently spotted a bog standard, identical Allegro on someones driveway. It looks in pretty good nick, but doesnt seem to be getting used.
Those 70s browns and mustards were lovely, weren’t they? 🤮
The car isn’t getting painted 😌
@@FabCoUK - Will it have the original trim colour ?
Coming along well Adam!!👍👍
Thanks 🙏🏻
Love it mate - but take a bit of advice - get the steering rack pillow blocks made from alloy - dont use poxy plastic hyd. tube clamps. You'll get creep with the plastic and the heat under there wont help - will go soft.
Ok thanks!