The Lotus chassis it took four years to fix | Classic car restoration timelapse
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- After four years of repair work I compare the weight of a classic Lotus chassis before and after, and it gets a final coat of paint. Then I get some help making some custom stainless steel rear radius arms to carry the hubs on my 70's Esprit
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51kg. Well done George, you've added lightness to the chassis! Mr chapman would be proud of you.
This is a criminally underrated youtube channel. Fantastic cinematography and an amazing project
Thanks for being one of those people who does the whole job. So many fall into the trap of laziness masquerading as efficiency. The time and effort put in are never "worth it" on paper but the satisfaction of having done the hard work is worth more than the finished result alone. Maybe it's just one of those things that if we have to explain it to you, you're just not going to understand.
conversely, my first thought was just "surprised you didn't just acid dip the whole thing then powder coat it, its not very big"
@@iainbagnall4825 That's' what I thought.
Great to see a fabricator confident to show the evolution of their skills rather than just focusing on the creation.
Does anyone else get extreme satisfaction of the music timing with the cuts and welds? It scratches an important itch in my brain. Once again, a fantastic video. Would give more updates if i could.
Yes very much so!
Funny how it originally looked as if made in a shed, and now as it's actually made in a shed it looks as if it's made in a factory.
Funny, but true!
It was made in a shed originally too.
Holy heck you're killing it these days George! We're spoiled with content and I can tell by your voice that you're happy as a drunk sailor on land leave with the progress you're making.
Great videotography and wonderful presentation style, thanks again George for including us
Stephen B , Delvo
T'was you who included me, pleasure was all mine [especially when it looked like I'd never leave] 🤘🏼
I miss the surferMerc...4 years of SOUP ...still remember watching the RangeRover medley 3 years ago and thinking :"whoever this bloke is ,goddamn he have a lot of spare time....and A LOT OF TALENT".
The Esprit will be something special, if nothing else we can see the amount of care put into it, it shows on every single video .
Wow George! The paint on your chassis looks better than the paint on my Elan's bodywork!
Soup, as craftsman we often reject or neglect to seek help out of pride towards our work. Kudos for allowing some chaps to lend a hand, bet it made their day to be a part of this epic build. Thank you for such a great adventure in this story.
This channel sets the bar for restoration channels. Deserves way more attention!
Those trailing arms look like a gateway drug to more stainless shenanigans. Great vid as usual, cheers George!
You said there and square with that beautiful accent. I’m enjoying you build and videos.
Process of bending that didn't go as planned at first attempt makes me smile, as a person with eight years of steel metal constructions designing and sheet metal bending expertese=) Been there, done that...
The format shows the work with minimal dialog as necessary to describe what is going on. Absolutely perfect.
Ah the music starting at 19:10 is so soothing. Love it! Could be on a “deep sleep, relaxing” type of playlist.
Nice work George, but you're a bit confused about the principals of lathes. Chuck runout won't make the drill cut any more oversize than a twist drill is likely to cut anyway, it only means that the hole will not be prefectly concentric with the outside diameter. In any case, you need a 7/16" clearance hole, which would be 29/64ths or 11.5mm.
I've got some lathe work to do myself. I'm using Elite lower links to replace the butchered ones on my S3 Esprit. The anti-roll bar bush arrangement doesn't hold up well, particularly with modern bush materials (rubber or polyurethane). I'm making weld in housings to use a NMB spherical bearing.
You work with some fucking craftsman. Such good content and a joy seeing you learn. Great camera work too.
Of all of your amazing and incredible videos, this amazing and incredible video is my favorite so far 🥰 Such wonderful precision and craftsmanship on display from people who really know their stuff. There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a job being done properly. Be still my poor wee Irish heart. Until next time George, Slan agus beannocht.
Your getting to be a superb all rounder car cobbler!
That'd be nice, thanks man :)
OMG Ive been waiting years for this! How many of you started watching this back when he was only working on this car?
George awesome. Delta guys wow where are tradies like these guys in oz!!
When the man who inspires you to make youtube videos gives you a shout out... thats a fuzzy warm feeling. Thank you dude!!
That chassis has come out stunning. Looking forward to the bling!!
Great work all round but shock horror leaving the chuck key in the 3 jaw no matter how briefly. My apprentice master would have kicked me up and down dale for that 😄
Stunning paint on the chassis, seems too good to put the body on now! Btw stainless steel doesn’t have the same tensile strength as regular steel so check it out before putting it all back together. Keep up the great work.
They are generally comparable, stainless is generally a little less ductile. This also means that stainless generally has a higher tensile strength. It's unlikely that the trailing arms were made of high carbon steel seeing as they are bent sheet metal.
@Skybird Projects: It's highly likely that the trailing arms in question are manufactured using mild steel - as ease of manufacture, cost and fatigue strength are the important factors for such components - i.e. it's not a 'money no object' car destined for the race track. Without getting into detailed specifics, mild steel has a yield strength of 240-250MPa. Grade 316 Stainless Steel has a similar yield strength, so it would be my choice if I was replacing the trailing arms in question without any accompanying engineering analysis. Grade 304 Stainless Steel has a yield strength of circa 205MPa - so if used to create an exact dimensional copy of the mild steel version, the trailing arm would be "weaker". However, if the appropriate 'engineering analysis' is conducted - then SS 304 could be adopted by using a modest increase in material thickness or a change to the trailing arm's shape or construction. Needless to say, an engineering analysis would be expensive to perform and would be overkill for 'this Lotus project'.
When I built my 7 the stainless exhaust was dull. So found a polisher and went down there. Found this little old chap about my dads age in his workshop and left it with him. Came back next weekend and picked up my mirror polished exhaust. Beautiful job which he kept apologising it wasn’t perfect. Well it was in my eyes. He did a fantastic job and it still cleans up perfect 20+ years later.
If they are going to be seen I can recommend getting those arms polished.
Just fantastic, well done👍👍🏴🏴
It's nice to watch professionals that take pride in their work do a job
Looking so good! I can really appreciate the simplicity and spartan design of the Lotus chassis. This has been a good refresher course on lean design. Can't wait for the next installment.
I think you have created future demand from customers wanting complete chassis remanufactured from stainless.
Soup classic customs has a ring to it.
So it does, but the skills, tools and workspace required are ringing alarm bells lol
Having worked in structures at the American Airlines Alliance Maintenance Base working on airliners I have much respect for sheet metal guys with that level of expertise. Great job on your restoration.
RIP, American Airlines Alliance Maintenance Base.
Mick Dundee would be proud of you 🤠
yeah! Been sub'd from right after the stop-motion full resto of the Rover went viral...been patiently waiting/watching on the Lotus!
Thanks for the sub!
Amazing attention to detail……inspiring…..this is how I would want to restore a car 👏👏
Fantastic attention to detail, even if that is with help. The right people to do the job right. Amazing finish on that chassis. I'm not jealous, honest. 👍
So glad I found this channel. Love this content!
Love the channel and approach. I have rushed to many things this is a joy to watch
Great story as always George!
Awesome progress and love the stainless upgrades. Please do this to more parts!
Thanks again, for your great work.
Fabulous spraying tips and technique, cheers Georgie
Good to see you dude. You’ll be advising on body repairs soon 🤓🤞🏼
@@soupclassicmotoring btw ur only a gimp
Removing net 2 kilos of protective dirt'n goop does honor Colin's main idea of added lightness properly I reckon 😁
Thanks for sharing!
..looking forward to next instalment :)
Wow, what a fantastic episode, how fortunate to have such supportive and generous crafts people around your build.
Looking good, but would ACBC approve/endorse SS over CS for suspension arms, just a thought on the relative properties.
Gotta say the SS will look very smart though.
Again with thanks for sharing
Congrats on achieving such a milestone! Fantastic work!!
She's a beaut. You should be really proud of that outcome... Metal work, primer, paint... Cheers!
Has a more beautiful and satisfying Lotus chassis ever been reborn into existence? I think not.
Was there anyone under 50 in this video? I do hope these skills don’t retire from our world.
Bastard! 🤣
Hey I had an S1 Esprit- they age you prematurely
🤣 you redeemed yourself, but only partially
Thanks George for a mega episode. Painting and metal folding tips and tricks and a nice side order of philosophy. Awesome.
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Bloody marvellous.
The videography, the music and the commentary are all first class.
The fact that George does most of it himself (with help and training) just brings a different level of wonder.
Glad you are painting instead of powder coating. Delorian powder coated his. Over time it developed fine cracks where occasional water penetrated causing hidden rust.
Dare I say.... better than it left the factory?
Yeah, go on!
Great episode as ever.
Nice video, mate. It's good to have an expert painter showing us the ropes with you. The dedication to his craft just makes me appreciate the quality of the results that much more. Utterly relatable, these learning curves of yours. My armchair warrior factor has improved tenfold since I started watching your videos.
Trailing arms: Glitz, be-damned, that stainless steel was a superb rework; a proper reimagining of old Lotus tech with improved materials for future enjoyment. And, once again, I appreciate you showing us a true master on the sheet metal brake. Impressive and satisfying.
Awesome! What a fantastic result. You must be over the moon with this chassis. And the stainless arms are going to be awesome. This is really a very special car you're putting together.
Your videos are never long enough. I want moreee. I neeeed more!
Does stainless mean it’s now part DeLorean? 😀. I love the patience and detail in your restoration. I really need to get moving faster on mine.
Keep it going and thanks for sharing the “fun” with all of us.
Bling bling, I’m getting excited for you now, so close to the end, but still far away
Rest assured it is now way better than factory probably best in class!
I dare say, better than factory - amazing patience, skills and determination. Well impressed
Great folks there at Delta Autobody. That's one classy chassis 🙂
Now Another business added to the hero list Delvo Engineering. Very cool
Your work on the cars and videos is outstanding! Keep up the good work!
Enjoyed this so much. That chassis all shiny in black is like a spaceship! Joined Patreon tonight after years of enjoying your content. Only a couple of bucks but if we all did that…
Wonderful stainless fabrication work ,chassis looks gorgeous,well done!
Amazing work George. Great to see the progress.
Great to see another video, and a very well made one too. I was thinking about home made powder coating ovens - if you ever see someone is ripping out some old storage heaters and you can pick them up for scrap value, you could make a huge one. Not that you'll need to powdercoat something the size of the chassis of the Lotus...
Great content, and top notch humor to go with it. Miagi and knife jokes really cracked me up :0)
Great progress.
Lovely chassis finish, JPS pinstriping now...
Brilliant job George.
Once this restoration is finished you will be so glad at how much you did yourself, you will
have those skills for the next one 😉
I think you will be surprised how quickly it will come together once you have the chassis done
and get the body on top.
Looking forward to the next episode now.
Even without the filler, the thorough primer/sealer/paint application will do loads to protect the metal from tinworm.
Great video as usual! Am I the only one that thinks your painter bears a striking resemblance to Colin McRae? Keep the great videos coming!
It's just plain 'ol good filmmaking.
Nice work!
Amazing how light Chapman's frames/ chassis were, I put the last ( at the time , maybe they produced more) factory built Europa chassis on a twin cam model in early1983, right after he died, wrote inside it a rip message, car was in Vancouver canada.
Ah George, thanks for the film and movie references. If I may, 'You have big dreams and right here is where you start paying, in sweat.'
Watching this channel is beyond therapeutic, your so inspiring and creative . I can't wait to get back into my 15 year project this summer inspired by what I've seen you do. Thank you from Blair in Canada !
I have no words, other than meaningless superlatives. Awesome!! Shite, still did a meaningless superlative. 🤣 Thanks for all the beautiful videos!
Amazing job on the whole enterprise, but love the stainless trailing arms. So impressed with the sheet bending press both the man driving it and never forgetting the people who design and make such presses. Tool makers are another breed. A quick question, what will you use to treat the inside of the chasis box sections? Be very very proud of what your doing. I love the Esprit and anything Lotus tbh.
Glad to see you have your Mojo back... 👌
awesomely entertaining build and videos, time after time!!! Kind of wishing I had a time machine to fast forward and see the project finished but equally I am enjoying seeing the progress!!! :) :)
Is there space in there for two?
I thought in was doing well swapping fasteners for stainless steel! You've out done expectations as always.
Someone: Thats not a knife - this is a knife!
Soup: Thats not a video - THIS is a video!
Great great video of work thank you
Great work sir
Dude, you got my last name right! 🎯 Loving the network you're getting involved. Keep em' coming! Cheers! 🥃
We Irish know how to pronounce ‘-gh’ ☘️ 💪🏼
Some skills on display this week 😎
Weekend has started. Lovely!
You know.... I can't stop thinking about this car color change tease in the last video.... I have a thought for you. Pearl White.... Was really more of an early 90's color but I think it would look amazing on the lotus. An upgrade from the plain Jane white of yesterday.
Verrry tempting, but white just isn't my thing.
Looking fab!
It did seem a bit like you were trying to measure centre to centre on the holes at the end by guessing where the middles were in empty space. You can of course measure edge to edge and subtract the 2 radii (or a diameter if the holes are the same), all of which is a bit easier to measure.
Can't wait for the next episode.
It's looking great George. What a journey its been on 🙂
Brilliant. As always. Thanks George.
Can’t wait for my great grandchildren to see the finished product. 😂
Just brilliant 👍👍
Always a treat! Thanks for sharing George
Much awaited, much appreciated excellent work as always.
George, just watched latest patron update, mercedes seemss to be turning over quite fast, a compressountest will indicate whether you have bent valves, a possibility if cams have turned out of sequence with crank. Chassis of Lotus looks great!
Good vid George. Just bought meself a lathe lately. A colchester bantam 2000. Go big or go home lol.
Your videos always make me feel like they are being narrated by Dara O Briain.