Hey buddy, I'm watching you & some guys in the UK doing Cosmo's at the same time, you've got less equipment than them, but the quality of your work is on par if not better, especially as your on your own, gotta love an Aussie going for it, Rj in NSW
Thanks for watching, it's definitely a big effort to replicate each layer to be identical to factory so that they all mesh together properly and appear as they should. another set of hands would be nice to help hold things 🤣 guess ill keep battling on as a one man band.
Loving the work.. Really looking forward to seeing the next one, as love seeing how the car is coming along.. Your honesty during the videos is refreshing to see and the workmanship is outstanding, it's amazing to see repairs essentially become invisible.
I made my previous comment before getting through the whole video and had to comeback as I can feel your excitement when solving and creating your rails. I do a bit of design and make and it's hard to hold back on the eureka moments. When making and in the zone everything becomes a bit superfluous especially how my work area looks.😊
love the pullmax linear clamps design. The work on the cosmo is really looking solid now. interesting seeing the front panel conversion to Series 2 evidence discovery also.
I hope it makes life easier and lessens how many pieces I've ruined from the factory guide coming loose haha. Cheeky buggers welding a s2 front on hey, I didn't even suspect it so never looked close.
good job, to be definitively efficient against rust , you should put grease everywhere. grease is the only thing very efficient against rust. put grease between metal and carpet, inside door, behind metallic bumper, under the vehicle, behind the repairs you can make (everywhere inside the body - hidden erea - instead of using paint), hollow areas (necessarily hidden, so no need to be aesthetic). For rear wings unreachable with a paintbrush, use an extender and pour old oil everywhere each year. Rust almost always comes from the inside and welds. Handyman Experience - 35 years. From france
Honestly awesome work. Love your commitment to top notch workmanship. Keep the vids coming, i looks forward to watching this series on the Cosmo(s) and their journey to restoration. 🙂
Thanks mate, gotta keep chasing better and better, I treat them all as if they were mine, and i wouldn't be happy with replacements/patches welded in that are "close enough" and smeared with body filler.
Your episodes are too short bro, make them 1hr to 2 hrs long 😆👍 i really enjoy your videos and creativity and craftsmanship 👏👏☝️☺️ I think i need you to do a car for me before you get too expensive/ famous. I love your OCD in workmanship. Not too many people put that much time effort in to being precise these days. Old school 😎👍
Unreal work as always mate. Have you considered putting insulation on the roof of your shed? My shed didn't have any either but last year I bit the bullet and it has made a massive difference. I'm sure your compressor would be much happier to haha All I did was pre-cut the insulation sheets so they were manageable, remove all the roof screws except for the top ones, and slip some 50mm SHS under the lower edge of the roof sheets so that sliding the insulation under was easier. Took me 2 days to do my 6x9 shed, including insulation tape and tidy up.
Thanks mate. Yeah I could insulate but I don't want to spend much on this shed I'd rather knock it down and build a bigger one and insulate that one haha,the aircon will only struggle a bit on days hotter than 35, but still comfortable to work in.
Yeah fair enough haha. When you say bigger, are you thinking of taller with a mezzanine or a larger footprint or a bit of everything? Would be a godsend with the humidity at the moment too haha
Matey ur work is just magical, love the way u do stuff , best thing is u try not to do short cuts, how much do u charge , hourly or job wise , whereabouts r u , need a car done
You're an absolute gun! Loving the level of fabrication you are showing. Between all the Cosmos, you can practically build one from scratch now. Are there actually any Cosmo panels you won't have to make?
Thanks mate, it's a huge challenge haha. 2 out of 3 will be completely remade outer bodies, I don't think there's any panels I don't have to make between all 3 haha. I think I might get lucky and not have to make more than one roof skin and hopefully not have to make doors from scratch for my one as it's extremely uneconomical to remake inner door shells and the hinges etc. But if I can't find any I guess I'll just make them,are simple shapes and it's only time😅
Great video. Your thoughts on problem solving some of the badly affected areas in interesting. Where did you get the linear rails from? Very, very clever idea on utilising these to give you a more accurate way of putting your stages etc in the patches you need to make. Keep it up, Michael
Thanks mate, just off ebay they come in any length so I can buy and bolt them on 2400 long in the future if I want now that the hard work of the base is done. Absolutely vital as I've ruined so many jobs from the factory guide vibrating loose, extremely depressing when it happens.😅
I just get what I'm given, most cars are already blasted when I receive them, I haven't had any experience with acid dipping, but am a bit curious on what gets trapped between the seams, I'd probably acid dip if I was completely pulling every single panel and overlap off and rebuilding it from a bare skeleton, probably the only way to garuntee its all sealed up again, less chance of warpage with dipping,but yeah it's not something I've ever worked with🤷♂️
Hey buddy, I'm watching you & some guys in the UK doing Cosmo's at the same time, you've got less equipment than them, but the quality of your work is on par if not better, especially as your on your own, gotta love an Aussie going for it, Rj in NSW
Thanks for watching, it's definitely a big effort to replicate each layer to be identical to factory so that they all mesh together properly and appear as they should.
another set of hands would be nice to help hold things 🤣 guess ill keep battling on as a one man band.
talent in the extreme, great stuff
Thanks mate. Long way from where I want to be
Always amazing work to watch.
Thanks for watching.
Thanks for another episode of awesomness.
Thanks for watching 😄
Love the workmanship - and the videos. Keep 'em coming!
Thanks mate
This was so so satisfying.. the level of care and attention to detail made me smile. Subbed!
Thanks for the sub!
Loving the work.. Really looking forward to seeing the next one, as love seeing how the car is coming along.. Your honesty during the videos is refreshing to see and the workmanship is outstanding, it's amazing to see repairs essentially become invisible.
Thanks mate. Hope to be back on the cosmos soon just been churning through other cars.
It is so brilliant how nice all these panels turn out. Your work is so professional.
Great work mate! Love the way you work. Top quality craftsmanship 😁👍🏾
Thank you! Cheers!
Great tooling and work.
Thanks
The linear tracks are great man. Love the tooling selection for it already too.
Fantastic work, great skill, thank you for sharing your projects with us.
Thanks for watching.
Love the vids, appreciate the effort you make so we can follow along!
Thanks mate hopefully some better camera work now that I'm outside of the car again.
Outstanding
Thanks mate
I made my previous comment before getting through the whole video and had to comeback as I can feel your excitement when solving and creating your rails. I do a bit of design and make and it's hard to hold back on the eureka moments. When making and in the zone everything becomes a bit superfluous especially how my work area looks.😊
Haha yeah once I'm working it's hard to stop the tornatho from spinning and making a mess
Loving watching this awesome work mate
Thanks mate
love the pullmax linear clamps design. The work on the cosmo is really looking solid now. interesting seeing the front panel conversion to Series 2 evidence discovery also.
I hope it makes life easier and lessens how many pieces I've ruined from the factory guide coming loose haha. Cheeky buggers welding a s2 front on hey, I didn't even suspect it so never looked close.
Great work Nate
Thanks!
good job, to be definitively efficient against rust , you should put grease everywhere. grease is the only thing very efficient against rust. put grease between metal and carpet, inside door, behind metallic bumper, under the vehicle, behind the repairs you can make (everywhere inside the body - hidden erea - instead of using paint), hollow areas (necessarily hidden, so no need to be aesthetic). For rear wings unreachable with a paintbrush, use an extender and pour old oil everywhere each year. Rust almost always comes from the inside and welds. Handyman Experience - 35 years. From france
Hat tip! Gifted weapon.
Cheers mate
@@notevn hey mate I have cleco fasteners and a tool I’ll never use. You are welcome to them. Please reach out somehow if you’re interested.
when you contorted yourself into position and forgot to switch on the tig.. totally relatable lol
😅only happens if you're in a real hard spot
Honestly awesome work. Love your commitment to top notch workmanship. Keep the vids coming, i looks forward to watching this series on the Cosmo(s) and their journey to restoration. 🙂
Thanks mate, gotta keep chasing better and better, I treat them all as if they were mine, and i wouldn't be happy with replacements/patches welded in that are "close enough" and smeared with body filler.
Great 👍👍
Fuken Lol, didn’t turn the tig on. Gold 😂
Only happens when you're in the worst positions or are holding something in the fiddly in the perfect spot to get a tack 🤣
Your episodes are too short bro, make them 1hr to 2 hrs long 😆👍 i really enjoy your videos and creativity and craftsmanship 👏👏☝️☺️
I think i need you to do a car for me before you get too expensive/ famous.
I love your OCD in workmanship. Not too many people put that much time effort in to being precise these days. Old school 😎👍
Haha i do trim a fair bit of boring/ repetitive stuff out so that they arnt too long.
Hopefully not another cosmo🤣🤣
Unreal work as always mate.
Have you considered putting insulation on the roof of your shed?
My shed didn't have any either but last year I bit the bullet and it has made a massive difference. I'm sure your compressor would be much happier to haha
All I did was pre-cut the insulation sheets so they were manageable, remove all the roof screws except for the top ones, and slip some 50mm SHS under the lower edge of the roof sheets so that sliding the insulation under was easier.
Took me 2 days to do my 6x9 shed, including insulation tape and tidy up.
Thanks mate. Yeah I could insulate but I don't want to spend much on this shed I'd rather knock it down and build a bigger one and insulate that one haha,the aircon will only struggle a bit on days hotter than 35, but still comfortable to work in.
Yeah fair enough haha. When you say bigger, are you thinking of taller with a mezzanine or a larger footprint or a bit of everything?
Would be a godsend with the humidity at the moment too haha
Matey ur work is just magical, love the way u do stuff , best thing is u try not to do short cuts, how much do u charge , hourly or job wise , whereabouts r u , need a car done
Thanks mate, trying to do nicer work than yesterday it's all hourly otherwise people start shortcutting as they are losing money. I'm in QLD.
You're an absolute gun! Loving the level of fabrication you are showing. Between all the Cosmos, you can practically build one from scratch now. Are there actually any Cosmo panels you won't have to make?
Thanks mate, it's a huge challenge haha. 2 out of 3 will be completely remade outer bodies, I don't think there's any panels I don't have to make between all 3 haha.
I think I might get lucky and not have to make more than one roof skin and hopefully not have to make doors from scratch for my one as it's extremely uneconomical to remake inner door shells and the hinges etc. But if I can't find any I guess I'll just make them,are simple shapes and it's only time😅
Great video. Your thoughts on problem solving some of the badly affected areas in interesting. Where did you get the linear rails from? Very, very clever idea on utilising these to give you a more accurate way of putting your stages etc in the patches you need to make. Keep it up, Michael
Thanks mate, just off ebay they come in any length so I can buy and bolt them on 2400 long in the future if I want now that the hard work of the base is done. Absolutely vital as I've ruined so many jobs from the factory guide vibrating loose, extremely depressing when it happens.😅
Hi Nathan, what is a bug zapper?
Slang term for a welder. They make a similar sound whilst in use.
Keeps the mosquito's at bay mate
@@notevn ok, now you have to do a segment where you show us how you hunt mossies with your mig.
Sie konnen Stoltz sein super arbeit
Is there any reason why you don't dip the car instead of medium blasting and then probably sin of all sins for you the use of rust converter?
I just get what I'm given, most cars are already blasted when I receive them, I haven't had any experience with acid dipping, but am a bit curious on what gets trapped between the seams, I'd probably acid dip if I was completely pulling every single panel and overlap off and rebuilding it from a bare skeleton, probably the only way to garuntee its all sealed up again, less chance of warpage with dipping,but yeah it's not something I've ever worked with🤷♂️