Man it is nice to see these simpler cars veing saved like this. I have had a few 2010+ yr old cars and the amount of problems/error codes and just lack of build quality really shows! I'm actually looking for a little micra like the one in the corner of your garage as a resto project! I've subscribed and look forward to seeing the paint work work especially! Keep up the great work man!!
I'm enjoying the journey of the restoration for this little thing. It's educational & relaxing. The relative simplicity of the build contrasts with what is produced today... A nice jigsaw for grown ups.😉
Buy or do some fab to get a support for the chasis, the points or front-end of those models for some reason thend to spread, if is the same as the Chevy corsa
the reason the drum springs busted when you removed the drum. you might not have loosened the self adjustment enough, if you did at all. this will via the spring tension on the brake shoes cause them to scrink and thus clear the rust rim on the drum. just saying if you or anyone didnt know this. used to own a 3 door corsa b gsi myself. anyways great video!!!
for parts like those "hockey sticks," you can set up a pretty cheap DIY electrolysis tank, and that will get rid of most of the rust with much less effort from you. after that, a quick wire wheel to get off the debris and a little converter will make them like new
Awesome video, awesome channel, awesome host! First on topic of video; i love such constructive videos, where an old banged up car is taken and given a new life. in our time of useless and base entertainment, seeing something constructive is lovely! secondly, i watch many car repair videos, but yours stands out since you give so much advice and explanation that honestly, it could also serve as an instruction video. only, without being boring haha! thirdly, i want to commend the cleanliness of work process and dedication to detail. Perhaps it's a hallmark of swedish mechanics training, but it's lovely to see. this comes from a tree-shade bicycle mechanic where cheapo tools and piece of cartboard to sit on is a luxury. forthly, you mix in the right music at the right time, and you mash it up perfectly with commentary, which creates a seemless flow of the video. Many content creators can learn from you! And finally, i love how polite you are in your presentation. In any case, I wish you all the best! And I look forward to the detailing video!
ever since the first episode, I've been looking forward to seeing another one, and we finally got it. Lots of work has been put in, and it's nice to see older cars getting the care they deserve. If I was to be dead serious, I would have said that I imagined work being done here to be more thorough. Don't take this as a hate comment or something. I just hate to see rust painted over, or not replacing old brake fluid cables. May be my OCD though. I would have loved for the whole rear suspension to be dropped, grinded down to bare metal and repainted, because it is an Opel. GOOD WORK NEVERTHELESS, you will find more joy driving I'm sure
Just a heads-up for 22:00: Applying grease to bolt threads can significantly affect your torque readings. With that much anti-seize on the threads, what should be 100 newton-meters of tightening could potentially double.
I love the kind of work you do here. The fancy “barn find clean up” videos always stop at the surface but I’d rather have it the other way around - get the crucial mechanics right first, then polish. Love it!
Dude, your front brake system got open type guide pins. Applying any grease for them are strictly forbidden. Also, try no to use aftermarket guides because most of them made of trash cans, but the stock ones - INOX or something like that.
When throwing money on this, you somehow forgot to throw a new windshield as well. Isn't it illegal in your country to drive with broken windshield? (It is here, CZ)
Snyggt jobbat! 🙂👍🏻 Några tips bara, lägg lite kopparpasta (eller liknande) på luftnippeln till bromsok/bromscylinder så kommer de inte rosts fast. Samt ett viktigt tips om glidpinnarna till bromsoken. Kolla så att eftermarknads glidpinnarna är i rostfritt! De jag har sett är inte i rostfritt som det är original. Bromsoket glider dåligt sen med rostiga glidpinnar. 😉
where have you been all my life i would benefit so much by having these videos when i did similar things to my old one actually showing how its done, not just "loosen this" and not show how to do it
