Great set of videos Dom, really enjoying them all. I do think the BBC need to provide you with the big tools though, as it's not like you just have to bring a sewing box to work. Great work and dedication you are a huge credit to the Repair Shop!
WOW... I’m blown away by the defender your doing. Planning it all putting it together, your so clever Dom and gracious about it too. Well done on getting the lift for Free too, that will make your life so much easier restoring your vehicles. Crikey I didn’t realise you had to pack up and use all of your tools for the repair shop... what a complete headache and logistical nightmare for you each time! Look forward to watching you on the show though and the items you get to restore for those people it means so much to.
The lift is a great addition to your workshop Dom and will make life so much easier. Enjoy your return to the Repair Shop, we certainly will. Kind regards, Richard.
Fascinating. Busy doing your Vespa (congrats on that by the way).....working on the Defender.....and working in the Repair Shop as well!!!! A treat to watch. Well done.
I see you move a lot of stuff by yourself. I've always worked alone in my shop. I found out a lot of years ago that an engine lift with a good set of casters on it was one of my best friends in the shop.
You can never have enough tools that is a fact and I’m still buying and collecting and making bespoke tools 30+ years on I’ve actually got some tools that are 60 years old if not older as were my dads tools that I inherited. Good luck at repair shop my mother in law loves the repair shop and the work you’re doing is top notch.
Great video as always Dom, have a great time at The Repair Shop filming - look forward to the next video. That ramp will be a godsend once its up and running, especially for the Land Rover restoration.
Brilliant news about the lift, it’s sounds much safer. The Defender is really shaping up and putting the cardboard in helps to visualise it. Great news about the filming again although it does sounds a pain having to relocate your tools and nice to see you making a proper coffee with frothy milk in the morning!! Great video 😊
Loving the videos Dom!! Totally agree with what you said at the end......what do you take and what don’t you take!! 🙈 Great seeing your design and build process. Congratulations on your new lift!! Gotta love a handmedown 👍👍 Looking forward to seeing more Repair shops soon
Hello Dom, well look at that! Nice lift at just the right price, seems like your neighbours are just about as cool as can be. Served my time under things on the cold wet concrete with welding splatter rolling around inside your ear hole and setting fire to your nice new boilersuit. Happy days!. Nice to see the project moving in the right direction,looking really good. Cheers Simon.
Great video Dom! Defender's looking cool, interesting to hear about your thought processes during the planning. Good luck for Monday's at TRS, bit of a faff to pack once you're there it'll be brill. seeing all your creative mates again and having a few creative challenges to get your brain around. Big thanks to Dan too for the filming! Safe journey, Lynne
Brilliant Dom. All inspirational stuff! I seem to be catching up with your videos all out of sequence. Time to get out to my workshop now and get on with it!
Hi Dom, have you thought about putting in an electric cool box. I use one on my camping trips. I plug it into a 12v plug in the back of my Defender which keeps it running on the journey and then plug it into the electric hookup on the camp site or run it off a leisure battery. This will keep the box at fridge temperature all day and more efficient than using frozen cool packs which will soon thaw out in the summer. Love the channel. Georgina
Dom, how about some polycarbonate for the panels? It’ll make it lighter and allow the server to see what’s going on around the vehicle. Not anywhere as easy to clean or keep looking nice but swings and roundabouts possibly?
don't whir about it dom youll do a great job what ever jobs you have to do, Im share youll do a brilliant job what ever you given to do metal wise or your other skills you have .?. jonathan c
Dom, what are you going to do with that old BSA Bantam, I think you should put it in a red GPO livery as a telegram delivery bike, I reckon you might get film work for it..
Dom, love the defender project, one question I have is about vibration. How are you planning to stop noise of all this metal work when the couple are driving to the beaches?
Hi Dom, as far as i know, a combination of aluminium and rvs could form a big problem with corossion. Just wondering if you considered this in your plans. I really like your videos! Great work!
Hi there,when you are ready to take your coffee van out on the road you will need the coffee machine tested,let me know I know 2 people who can do it for you in your area,however they will need excess all around the mc plus water and power,it looks like a dual fuel mc aswell,not many can give you a gas safety cert for it though unless you go to fracino.
My neighbour hangs out her back bedroom window taking pictures of me working on my small fleet of resto projects. She should be thankful I’m not out there grinding and welding weekly or daily using a DA rather than the paint stripping of my Routemaster bus. Has my neighbour nothing better to do! 😂🙄.
A very random question Dom if you don’t mind, which brand are your boots? I’ve been looking for everyday brown boots that can withstand a battering because I go through shoes so quickly. Being a handyman, working on cars and dog walks I’m too lazy to keep switching shoes. I love the RU-vid channel and good luck filming on the repair shop. Can’t wait to see you on there.
Best 👢 i had were fat max by Stanley but they were a bit heavy. Never buy cheap boots. laces amongst others things let you down comfort is king never buy online test for half an hour in the shop good luck
Gift horses and mouths come to mind. Easy to take on projects not easy to finish them i find old equipment can let you down. When somebody offers you something charge them a fee and ask for installation and running costs.
thanks for that dom i'll believe it when i see it ha ha you haven't got time to turn around,Anyway love these down to earth videos keeping up the tradition of "man in a shed" well ok in your case a unit take care
May be that lift will get in your way. you need to lobby gov and get two apprentices and a new workshop with all new stuff. The pencil is mightier than the socket set. Working on your own is not good.
Probably not a helpful comment as I am a latecomer to your video Dom but cannot help wondering why the 'fridge' needs to be portable...better to install a static fridge than runs off an inverter or battery ?
