You're a braver man than I was. When I saw potentially terminal cancer on my BGT, I decided to make it someone else's problem. Too much work, not enough time for too little return on investment and ass pain. Your rockers appeared to be in decent shape, so count your blessings!
It's not the first time this car's been restored, I guess these sills are only about 30 years old... man, time flies. Definitely still way more work than it's worth financially, but this is the car I've got!
I've just discovered your channel. Very impressive work. You clearly know what you are doing and talking about. I'm looking forward to watching you restore her over the coming months.
That front corner looks great - definitely worth the effort. Welding upside down - BAD, Tilt-O-Tron - GOOD, although you're braver than me moving the car whilst on full tilt.
It was fairly well balanced when I first jacked it up, but having removed both front wings etc. it is now decidedly rear-heavy and it's a bit sketchy. I put one of the wheels in the engine bay as a counterweight :oD
Saw this one in the past. Still a great reference vid. I wonder how far along you've gotten? The tilt device is also neat. "Why would there be a wiper motor in the way?". But of course ! Lol Take care and thanks again for taking the time to make a video while doing all this work.
I haven't made as much progress as the march of time might suggest, having run out of motivation and completely ignored it for 2 years. I'm back at it now though, for the moment at least!
@@funksterdotorg I understand. No problem. Still a great video. I'm doing house repairs/maintenance now, so I'm off the cars for a while. Such is life. Cheers!
Thnx for sharing this project. My "B" will probably need the same attention in the near future. It's nice to be able to see the backbone parts of the car, that you just can't see without severe disassembly!!! Good job. I don't know if you completed all the work yet, but I hope you can drive it soon. 👍
Great vid. Keep up the good work I've been doing my bgt for 11 years, without a garage and I'm a bigger cheapskate than you. Good tip with the Phosphoric acid. I must have used a gallon of Kurust, oh the waste of money now. Great delivery and humour and good filming/ lighting. Keep it up, I'll race you to finish.
Thank you! It makes sense to be as much of a cheapskate as possible, even when mint these cars aren't worth the money we pour into restoring them. But it's the one that I've got! Good luck with yours, let's see who's on the road first :o)
The real 5/16 weldnut was present and correct, but for some reason the guy who installed the wings had put a 1/4 bolt through it and somehow managed to get a nut on the other side. My guess is he had the entire wing fitted up and bolted in place and then found that the hole in the scuttle didn't line up, and needed a smaller bolt to clear.
Stick with it, man. And I don’t just mean the car. This is first-rate writing and TV-making. Also, my wife finds you attractive. Or she did until you turned your head. The facial hair is apparently a dealbreaker.
