MK2 Jaguar Two Door Coupe!
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- Опубликовано: 27 сен 2024
- Episode 187
Project Churchill's body is completed, and Project One goes out for first road-test!
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Just the last thirty seconds... There's a man who loves his job.
Stu’s heat shields are just superb! 👍
Wasted on a heat shield OEM nothing glide as good.
(I had the job of repairing the heat shields on my son’s old Boxster) the originals were so thin torn and rattly I eventually ended up ripping them all off!
1964 Commando 🏍️
You folks don't make things easy for this yank. For the longest time I really thought Utah was my favorite Retropower build. It's simply superb. Then along came the Morris. That little car just blew me away. I absolutely love it! It temporarily replaced Utah as my favorite. Now that Churchill is in paint, I find myself saying, "What Morris?" Between Stu's artistry in metalwork and that glorious blue color, it's going to be extremely hard to beat. It's already a true work of automotive art, and it's not even in the assembly shop yet. You've raised your own bar so high, I don't know how you think you're going to top it. I have a sneaking suspicion, however, that you're working on it as I type this.
Fully agree. He did say what that blue is, but I have forgotten and would like to know. Also, what are those LED headlamps with the pilot light bar across the centre?
Vw orley blue is Churchills colour
The German here agrees, Utah and Churchill are my absolute favorites, I wish I could afford a XKRetropower 140 with Utah's power plant…
30:58 The Norton is an early post WW2 ES2, a pushrod 500cc single, roughly 1947. I judge that particularly by the front fork sliders, which have the centre bridge stays for the mudguard vertically in line. After the first couple of years of telescopic forks, these bolts were across the slider, instead. Before anyone says it's a Model 18, the cheaper model was always rigid rear, not plunger suspension as on this bike.
Nice machine.
deserve more than 10pts for this explanation
Well spotted sir ✅.
Totally loved the ending!!!
Please please please..make that a feature of all of your videos.
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44:46 I've definitely had worse days in the office than that. Project One sounds epic!
That blue Jag paint looks about 3" deep. Incredible.
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Yes and no skim coats of bondo like US cars seem to get.
The CAD Cave is my favourite part!
Great to see the enthusiasm in the CAD cave, can't beat learning on the job & the devil is always in the detail.
this channel should be on 500k subs by now it is an amazing outfit and deserves more people to sub
50mph has never looked so fast! 🤘
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Great job again marc...that blue paint looked fantastic
Thank you 🙏
Love the driveshaft at 09.00 😆 Lovely work as always 👍
Stu needs more coverage. He can drive two cars in opposite directions at the same time. Granted that’s a Chuck Norris reference but he is that man.
Stu is totally brilliant and slightly younger than Chuck Norris as well I believe! 😁
I could listen all day long to you talk about blasting and tig welding or what ever 'Tangent' you go off on.
(If that crushed glass supply hose did actually burst) would it result in a media frenzy? 🤔
Glad to see that you have come up into the light! This has always been a good show to watch- huge skills, lots of vision and a dogged passion for "make it right"; Retropower has found the way to fuse personality and art- the cars speak for you all. Btw, the new camera work and the ever closer he can get without disturbing your ongoing projects is intense- Tom welding up the Jensen exhaust was a portrait of how things get done. From as nearly perfect parts you make outstanding cars. As to the "orphange" aspect of your new hires; all I can offer is "Absent Comrades". You will have to get them to do an intro sometime- tell us what their learning experiences were, hobbies, all of that.
Nat making good use of his spare time while Mark has the camera just highlights the level of commitment from all the RP staff!
23:25 Jag Coupe 'You won't get a better one in the UK, it just needs...'
* Proceeds to list every panel below the belt line 🤣😁🤘
You guys blow me out!
Love your work!
So so so inspirational!
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Always a good Sunday afternoon with Retropower
Awesome work guys as per usual ….
The Norton is a1947 ES2 - 500cc
10 points to you sir!
I bet your his friend and he told you that 😁😁😁
That hard working diesel compressor deserves a cosmetic refresh when you have a gap in the body shop!
That Escort sounds so quick at only 50mph! ;-)
I live just round the corner from where the Jensen factory was in West Bromwich, so it's great to see a fantastic car getting a new life.
I know nothing about metalwork or engine mechanics, but I LOVE this channel! Every day is a learning opportunity!
It was the same for me Mark when I became professional 50 years ago. My advice to anyone that identifies a job they would love to do is always apply when they ARE NOT advertising a vacancy. (It’s worked for me every time) live long and prosper buddy!🖖
That Escort sounds so good.
That blue paint incredible 😍😍👌
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That heatshield you held up looked like the worlds coolest footwell floor mats 😆
This week wasn't uncut, it was definitely buffed! Cheers all!
Hi, when filming road tests don't forget the japanese guy who made and sold a video of him doing 140 mph on the motorway in his F40 then was prosecuted with the evidence he provided.
Great video 👍 Loved the ending and the glorious sound of that engine 😅
Another fantastic video.... only made better by the last 60 seconds...... those escorts are certainly going to put smiles on thier lucky owners faces!!!
Ooooh that engine sound of Project 1.. Another great episode guys..
Allways lovley to watch a retropower recap! The interior design's are very interesting- please show more of the process!
only us brits “it was 1/4” and it’s now 8mm”
And Austrailans. Happens ALL the time.... 🙄
@@couttsy222 And all the seppos think in imperial and will do for ever....
I needed a special spanner (open ended crow's foot) for a 9/16" BSF headnut. A 21mm is about 0.005" larger. That will do nicely.
❤ BEAUTIFUL work on the exhaust & heat shields...wish I could do that...
Fantastic colour on the Jag; looks sooo nice!
Definite skill in blasting. I used to use a guy to blast my shells. He came to do a firebird and mfb roadster shell for me. I gave him the loose panels for both bar the aluminum bonnet the mgb had. He said he could blast the bonnet no problem. Sure enough he did it with no damage whatsoever. Proper skilled guy. That wasa y ago and now I can't find anybody I could trust to do the same. Dipping is great in principal but poor in practice?
Yes! Keep the explanations going! It's incredibly informative and interesting to see how detailed things get at this top end of car restoration/modification/resto-modding
Paint by mark gaz and the team is just perfection . The fact it’s been hand formed from a four door is why British skill is still alive and well ! 🇬🇧🙏🏻👏👏👏👏
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True we are still world leaders in hand made Goods
Also when you see the English wheel in action it starts out as a big piece of metal then it’s smashed and stretched and wheeled left and right Back and foreword. Then miraculously it’s a curvaceous shape of a classic car panel. Marvellous. I wish I could do it I would be in the workshop all day every day.
The skills on show are always so impressive and it’s great that we still have a small number of craftsmen in this country that have learned these techniques. We are currently short of more than 60,000 hand skilled craftsmen just in the U.K. than the levels we had working here 50 years ago. We need more young people!!
These guys are masters of what they do,that includes everyone performing as a team, you can see the pride shining from Mark and his team,beautiful is the word 👍👍😎
@retropowercars
Question: How do you come up with the project names for each car you work on? For example, project Churchill, Utah, etc?
It's amazing how fast legal speeds seem from the passenger seat! 😉
Love the clip of road testing!
I'd love to see a session on the ins and outs of the programming of the ECU and other control systems.. It's an area full of mysticism to so many of us but it's all logic at the end of the day. 😂
Amazing work all round and imagine a world where the designer took on board the advise of someone who has to work on the finished product!
Silver wheels look great on Project One!!
Just over a hundred xjr manuals made very torquey
I watch a lot of your videos, enjoy them greatly.
One small thing. Strong magnets in the interior? What if someone wants to use a compass, as built into mobile phones? What about watches?
Simply use what we do in production cars, a plastic interior plug, it does not scratch paint, it's not magnetic and can be replaced easily. Any clothes , jewellery hat have metal in it will cling to it. Also credit cards and chips n a jacket will be wiped
The Escort is really loud at 49mph 😂
Great episode guys. Loving all the deep detail. Super helpful in me making my 72 XJ Jaguar better. Thanks!
Question 1 : What is the teams favourite biscuit?
Question 2 : If a chocolate hobnob isn't in the top 5 - who hurt you?
Soggy 😂
I have a question, how often do you get nicked for speeding when on road test ? 🤔 Many years ago I worked at Aston Martin (proper Astons, Newport Pagnell) one day we looked out the window just in time to see the test driver in a Vantage (V550) being escorted back onto the premises by 2 traffic cars 🤣
8:27 the pressure of being filmed shows eh :D
damn it, I wish I knew about Norton bikes, i'd of loved to have won 10 points towards nothing, I never win anything me 😂
Norton ES2 I think.
I laughed just the same at the Escort drive.
I’d be interested in some serious ‘waffle on’ regards how you go about selecting the appropriate size and type of mufflers for exhaust systems. Cheers Adam
All satnavs on Restomod Escorts default you back to Essex 😁
Did get given a couple of allegros so I like them but I was given some weird cars lol lal💜🙏💜🤔
Unluckyel you can't do half the crap I did back in my day not happy about that it's slowing down free thought just my opinion lal💜🙏💜
Hi regarding the door handles instead of using magnets could you use Velcro?
Did you do a Stirling in Project One, and part company with the ground briefly?
Strong magnets are sn interesting solution but maybe just check how strong?
For example long term close proximity to a strong magnet may not be recommended for people woth certain medical devices fitted.
They may also erase data from magnetic material, though that is perhaps less of a problem these days than it would have been in the era of cassette tapes!
I assume you have already considered the case of proximity to powered window opening and closing mechanisms?
Or am I over imagining the amount of strength in your use of "strong"?
Are the RETROPOWER wording elements at the customers' discretion, or compulsory?
I do want to get lose on a mental mini but I have my own problems tbh lol lal💜🙏💜
Upholstery as a separate service? Damn it, now my head's full of silly and probably expensive ideas for my ridiculous ex-taxi Peugeot Expert renovation project.
Instead of spending days developing "new heat shields" visit a very high performance car dismantler, spend an hour or so rumaging through their spares pile and for a few hundred pounds( or even free? ) you will get all the best results to carry on with, after all most cars are build down to a price when new and had no quality stature of any significance in their day, modern cars have to deal with safety issues as well exstream heat sources like cattalitic converters hence very well design heat shielding😊
When you buy your media blast, could you not ask the company to supply with with the mix you want? I.e small and large mixed together?
Looks to me like a Norton ES2 about 1950??
Question: How much of a shock did those folks in the Dacia get when you blasted past them? hahah
Couple of questions,Cal: Will we see more of your Celica in the future? Do most of your former customers become repeat customers? Thanks!
Great episode as usual and great tangent by Nat, what paint stripper do you use/recommend?
Isn't Dean sorta "in house"? I thought he was in your building. Now competing against him?
Luckily my mate I made a lotus mini is on a nda but was bit pissed off when it was sold when I was in jail lal💜🙏💜🤔
Oh dear! ( were the Lotus and the Mini not your cars then?) 🤔
@@philtucker1224 I had a lotus engine in a mini lol
1940's Manx Norton by the looks. I'm a Triumph type so will probably get told i'm all sorts of wrong!
Still think you should call the Allegro, the Allagro.
velcro for the handle fabric cover strips?
Question: Are all suspension set ups done in house and what steps do you follow? Things like corner weighting, camber and damper setting and hiw much is the car owner involved, especially on the escort/Allegro type builds
What vin will the Allegro's use, honda or allegro ?
40:57: Can anyone of your design team recommend fusion360 over Rhino 3D or vice versa ? out of personal experience with both - for someone wanting to learn a tool for car body design ? (leaving everything aside but the programs capability to model and design complexly shaped body panels and their detailing) .....OR any reader of this comment ?
I searched thoroughly, but could not get any trustworthy traceable information: by someone obviously experienced with both - therefore I would be thoroughly delighted for being enfranchised.
I dare asking since those two CAD programs are relatively easily accessible and: I hope and guess, I am not the only one watching, whose desires of learning such skills is being boosted by your videos contents.
Thank yo very much for sharing already that many insightful information very generously.
1950s ES2
Hate getting dust in my helmet
Are the replacement body panels (floor pans, sills) for the XJ coupe the same as they are for a sedan?
What PC spec' are you using for the Fusion CAD software?
Not sure what's wrong with 1"-14 thread. McMaster-Carr carries the 1'-14 left handed tap. So It is a 'thing'.
possibly it is in the USA, but in the UK, not so much
@@petelattimer6808 I guess UK is all buddy-buddy with US only when it comes to vetoing at the UN security council. But when it comes to bolts, oh no! UK has its pride! 🤣
Have you ever crashed a car on a test drive?
Cal, don't you think it's a bit risky doing the "shakedown" runs on local roads with other traffic and trucks etc.
I would think to hire a bit of track time at a circuit or old airfield.
At those speeds a stone chucked up from another vehicle could do a lot of damage to paint or glass, especially at the speed you appeared to be going.
The lotus one eat drive shafts even the rally one's didn't like 1500 lotus top but sounded like a a farrari before stuck couple of baffled crap on it but if I get money I will ask you for help but I have good taste in cars like women 😜
Is anyone in the shop a ruster? My friend leaves rust finger prints on anything he touches
Is he a rusterfarian 😂
Concurrent Engineering 😅
Still ll not got over losing my 1960 mini because of the covid bullshit but what would 2liter wankel engine be like in one something I will probably know tbh but sounds interesting lol lal💜🙏💜
Is he a rusterfarian 😂
"No officer, not one mph over the speed limt. Would i lie to you?!?"
Great to see Churchill coming together. Escort's 'On-it' footage sounds great!
Nat’s spy name should be Blasting Tangent. “The name’s Tangent, Blasting Tangent. Cheers, Paul.
The frontal view of the Jag is spectacular, not just the shape but paint choice and finish.
More videos of the Escort being driven!! Please 🙏
One option for the edges of those crinckly ally heat shields is to use a thick adhesive (ie sikaflex 522 etc) bead that gets folded into the seam made when you fold the material back over itself. This provides an obvious adhesive effect and adds damping to the edge of the sheets meaning they buzz less. You can also use this to stick a two sheets together at key "flat" points on the shields, and this prevents buzzing as it not only increases the beaming stifness by about 10 times but also, again, adds damping to the system that actually absorbs vibration energy ;-)
It is good to see how design interacts with the workshop in a positive way. When companies get too large this just becomes too difficult to do. I doubt this will ever happen here though
Great episode as always 👍🏻
If a customer came to you with an unlimited budget and absolutely no preference, what car and spec would you want to build ?
PS, I’m not that customer, sadly 😂
What killjoy made that road 50 mph
Wow, you flew the Escort all the way to Mexico just to do a bit of on-road tuning? THAT'S dedication!