Parts Department Chat 2! Are You Still Enjoying This? 

You sir, are a legend. Hope your channel explodes, in a good way. But then part of me likes that you’re not mainstream. Don’t change your doing an amazing job.

Do I enjoy it? I’m sat watching a fella tidy his garage like I’m watching a mate. You’ve a talent for presenting… cheers

Love your channel so much, you are for me like my neighbor or some family who is working on old cars. The way you are working is for me as somebody who have no clou what you are doing, but the way you explain all these technical things make it understandably for me so it is something i can follow easily. And of course your sense of humor , you remind me sometimes of Tommy Cooper and that is a great compliment !!! I am retired and i did always drive in older cars, like most of them where Citroën like the 2cv, Visa, Cx and Bx and Ax, and i always loved these cars, they where not easy to repair, but when they where running again it give me so much fun ! Sometimes they had more then 500.000 km on the clock and still running !!! Now we, my Husband and I drive a Opel Astra 1.6 station, and we drive many times to England, Wales and Scotland, and we love the UK very much ! No troubles with this car, but i miss the charm of the French cars.... And yes my workplace can be a mess, but sometimes i see the light and start cleaning up and when the job is done i am happy ! Pleas continuing your channel and share many rebuild with us and keep doing things the way you are doing now... and your Shop is looking amazing again ! Greets from The Netherlands !

HI Ben, like everyone else, I find myself slightly captivated with your channel, easy friendly banter, and I like how you make me feel I am stood there with you. keep it up! PS - What's in my garage? 1972 Rover P6 3500 V8, 1987 Ford Fiesta XR2, 1971 MG Midget, 1999 Porsche 911.

54 mins watching you tidy your stuff up that I should have spent tiding my stuff up 😂 Thanks for the content

Just keep on doing what you're doing Ben, a refreshingly unique channel. Cheers! 👍

I love your editing style, and how it's not all chop chop chop... It's like a Tasty Classics movie 😍

I subscribed to your channel and have been watching your videos for a while now. It's ideal viewing after a day at work to relax and watch someone trying to start old motors and fix them up. Something I really wish I could do but don't have the space or tools. I make sure to give each video a like to show my support. look forward to seeing some more old machines being revived from the dead!!

Been really enjoying your channel for the last couple of months, love your enthusiasm for the cars you find, the big positive cheers when something goes right, and the way you bring us along for the journey. Like others said it like chilling with a mate while tinkering away on a project.. cheers Ben 🙂👍

Best car resto channel by far. A smile making channel indeed 😎😎😎

Put a non return valve in the truck's fuel line. Top channel, thanks for keeping it real.

Great content for me best car channel on youtube love the long videos where you properly work on the cars. I am currently restoring a VW t25 Westfalia Camper LHD import my daily driver just now BMW e39 530i touring wish I had your workshop 👍

As someone with a tool crisis of my own, watching this had made me feel that much better, enough to put my mind at ease until thinking about it pisses me off again sometime next week :") This is like some tasty classics therapy session or something..should watch it each time i have a workspace disaster..

How satisfying. When you label something, you’re writing a memo to your future self. 😊

Vice grip garage did an engine / gearbox swap at a large show in front of the crowds attending , was a great watch. Only watch you on youtube , Ive got a 65 Singer Chamois , a 66 Commer imp estate bodge up and my daily is a 91 190E 2.6 Sportline . Found you because of the Blue 190E you did .

Nut screws washers and bolts! Headline in a local newspaper.

Found this searching for “man talks sh!t while sorting nuts and bolts part 2” so can’t wait!

Love your easy banter, I feel like I'm on a barstool next to you listening to your day, totally engrossed. Only recently subbed after binge watching all your previous projects. Look fwd to a 'new' project I can watch in 'real time'.

Love the content and the big truck. Thinking about your idea of a live show starting an old sat for ages car…. Brilliant idea and I would come to watch that. Keep up the good work.

James was so under rated in their heyday. One if the best groups to hail from Manccyland.

Just going to weigh in with my tuppence on the extra long cold start issue. The mechanical fuel pump has two non return valves in it and a diaphragm. Usually the valves in the pump are good enough to keep the system primed, particularly if the engine doesn’t normally stop with the pump at the top of the cam. If, however, it does stop right on the toe, the spring in the pump won’t hold any pressure against the inlet valve, so that may not fully seat. Then, over time, the level in the float bowl drops, due to evaporation, allowing the needle valve to open, releasing the tiny amount of pressure in the carb feed. This in turn allows the outlet valve to slightly unseat and hey presto, gravity does the rest. So, if the long start is not ALWAYS a problem after a layup, this is probably what’s going on and it’s not anything wrong as such. It’s just that your engine has got into the habit of stopping in an unhelpful position. Far more likely, however, is that one or both of the valves in the pump is leaky, leading to the same outcome. In either scenario, a good, cheap fix is a non return valve in the line to the carb, preferably close to the carb. If the mechanical pump is on the way out, it will buy you some more time and if it’s the engine usually stopping on cam, it’s a permanent fix. Easy to replace, when it wears out, too. There’s one other possibility, though. If the diaphragm has gone porous, fuel can leak into the sump. On a monster like that you may not notice the oil level rising, particularly if it’s a small leak. If this is the trouble, you really need to change the fuel pump as a matter of urgency. That brings me to possibly the best solution for all the potential reasons for your trouble. Do away with the mechanical pump and fit an electric one. That will prime the system when you turn the key on. Just remember not to walk away and leave the key on with the engine not running. If a pipe falls off, or the float fails, the electric pump will keep trying to prime until something bad happens.

Heading rapidly towards 50,000 subscribers! Ya know we’ll need a special vid for that 😇😇perhaps including a workshop office tour?

Derek from vice grip did the get it up and running thing and it was excellent

I live in deepest dark France in the country so my daily driver is a 2006 Mitsubishi L200, other cars are 2005 Audi TT. Roadster fwd 150, 2003 Daewoo Matiz 998cc aka hubnut . And finally 1984 Renault Trafic camping-car which is the only left hand drive out of the bunch . Cheers.

Just watching your latest video, I'm not on social media, don't really care what people think about me. Them sending pictures of their dinner on holiday 🙄 has no interest to me, I'm an amateur tinkerer with 2 90's cinquecentos and a daily kia ceed diesel. I do some other people's cars if they are decent people who may be abit skint, haven't we all been there, also like fixing stuff in the shed and watch RU-vid instead of TV mainly to pick up tips on things and have some banter with some creator's aswell. I do like furious driving as he's willing to give things a go and has made real progress over the years. For me if it has an engine I'm interested so that's what I usually watch. Just happened to see your channel about a year ago and some of the basket cases you repair are worth a watch. Didn't watch the last 3 hour video.... yet as haven't had 3 hours to sit down lately. Best wishes to you and your other half with the channel 👍🇮🇪

I have a morris minor 2 door saloon,off road at moment,just cut out rust around n/s head lamp,bottom of driver`s side door,welded in new metal and prepping for paint,ordered all materials now,just got to get it done! Have to wait for warmer weather,none heated garage,frightened paint will bloom!

19:21 - Sunbeam? 53:21 - Yes!

great to hear the banter

32:00 back in the day you could tell if a car showing 22,000 miles was 122,000 because it was usually clapped out by then - smoking and rattling. Cars didn't seem to last to high mileages like they can today. Or if they did, you could really tell. My first car was a 7 year old Datsun. It had 70,000 miles on it and had holes in the floor, wings, bonnet, doors etc - at 7 years old.

Only found your channel a few weeks ago.. love it.. great content, a car left for dead on stage sounds a great, I only follow you on RU-vid, I did have a Nissan Silvia s12.. but now just a Honda jazz.

What I did on mine that drained the fuel back after a couple of days sitting was a little electric clicker pump. A little button inside. Push button until the clicker stops, start engine. Hope that helps, you're welcome!

Ben , classic video made me chuckle , wish I had a workshop like yours, we can all dream . Keep the vids and content coming . A couple of uk content makers are up there with the best and your one of them Mark , boring man , south uk 1980 Triumph TR7 1990 2.9 Mk 3 Granada Scorpio

Look, getting my arse to the NEC classic show is usually driven by going to see someone/thing: 2yrs ago it was Ian and Carley at Hub Nut - so if you set up a stall this year (2024) consider me there. I even made it from Leeds to a swelteringly hot Arley Hall just to see the Panhard! Today I spent most of the afternoon replacing 3 of the 5 engine mounts on the XC70. It is now smooth as .... something-that-is-acceptable-but-could-be-a-bit-smoother-if-I-replaced-the-remaining-two-really-expensive-mounts. I was listening to Ian a few days ago ago and he was talking about being in your "happy place". For me, that is making a car that was once poorly/ not running right, and turning it into something "much better" .... give me a bucket of tools and some spare parts and I'm in heaven. ..... Q) is April at all interested in cars, could she assist with the NEC booking?

I am enjoying the tv show so very much Ben! Your such a easy bloak to like! I really hope these words mean something to you 🙏 keep up the great work Ben. I watch your TV show pretty much everyday lol I re-watch episodes all the time ⏲️ 😊

Underrated, but not for long. Love your stuff Ben. This was super chill viewing and I love that kind of stuff. I currently have: 2003 MK1 Audi Allroad 2.5tdi - lovely rare spec with heated Recaros and 6spd manual, family wagon and tow car 1999 Audi A4 B5 2.8 V6 Avant sport quattro - needs some brake work for MOT and some general love and care. 2003 Audi A4 B6 1.9tdi Avant quattro - Moon miles nearly at 235,000 and solid as a rock. Most reliable car I have. My daily workhorse. Will never sell. Wife has a 2.0tdi 4x4 Skoda Yeti. She absolutely loves it and so do I! Great channel Ben, cheers, Rich

Just catching up with your videos -excellent stuff! As you asked, I have a 1967 MGBGT, a bit tuned with a bunch of good mods. Cant claim the credit for any of the mod work as done by previous owner. Not much to do on it, so will sell that. However, picking up a 1970 Triumph Vitesse convertible tomorrow and that has a stroppy gearbox (doesn't do as its told). Need to fix that, so something to do at last!

The tape bag 😂, I still have all my vinyl LP's and my Technics stack system, which has a tape deck, still have a few tapes, from my early days when a tape deck in a car was an optional extra!!!

So glad i found you. You are a combination of Vice Grip Garage & Budget Buildz . I have a 1927 Volkswagen Bugatti Grand Prix Type 34 R kit car.

Ford fuel issues . I had a similar problem with my old C10 if I left her for a few week. The fix for me was fitting an in-line one way fuel valve up near the carb, so no more trying to wear out the starter motor. I enjoy your chanel so keep doing what your doing mate

i love all the vids none are boring ,yes the channel is cars but if the person in them is dead then the vid is going to be a flop but all your vids has got humour ,information,and the main part is you as you make it inclusive and fun to watch i also like how you dont cut the niggly bits out like other you tub channels.you keep it real and fun thank you ben

I would love to see you find a 4x4 of some kind and make it an awesome off road vehicle by showing us how to lift kit it, widen the wheels (bigger wheels) possible roll cage etc. You get the picture. Then take it out and test drive it!

Got a quality beanie hat last week. Very warm, much recommend

I do, do hope one of the "new" cars is a Rover 600. used to love mine back in the day.

Only 1 of 2 channels I allow notifications for. King Molesworth.

Just found your channel a couple weeks ago and I love it. Humour is great. You remind me of Derek from Vice Grip Garage at times. I have a 73 Super beetle that I’m always doing something or other to. Keep the great content coming. Thanks for what you do.

Brilliant video Ben!!

@Tasty classics love your disclaimer on the start of your video 👍 iam the same you obviously do no what you are doing 👍 iam a frustrated classic car restorer and owner everything has got so expensive any way keep up the good work bud 👍 you will get there. Love your sense of humour

Those plug adapters in that socket are a huge fire risk. I've seen them catch fire myself with just one plug connected. I highly suggest binning them and change them for a 4 way flat extension cable.

Good evening I’ve been following you on you tube since early last year , great channel hope to see you at a local show

If a car's had a full restoration to such a level that it's essentially a new car I think there's nothing wrong with setting the mileage back to zero as long as its mileage pre-restoration is mentioned.

What do I drive? A 550hp V8 Jag SVR F Pace. New car? Yes, but given the way Jaguar are headed for oblivion with their insane electric plans, the SVR is probably their swansong so I reckon it’s a modern classic. It is obscenely fast!!! Love it! I’d have a proper classic but I live in the Hastings area and need a garage/workshop to store one in but cannot find anything affordable for love or money. Cheers. Keep up these excellent videos.

Enjoyed this content, great looking workshop.

A very interesting day in the office. It looks very well organised that will last about 5.5 seconds believeg me I think ive got the T-shirt On that one and you even organise your drawers it’s always good to have your drawers in the right place. Otherwise you keep tripping over them anyway anyhow another enlightening video into the life of the workshop. If you want you can come round and sort my shed out as well if you want LOL 😂😂😂😂

Great video Ben, they are jobs well worth doing I agree, to make you life easier while working otherwise you can get in a right pickle when you’re looking for something we’ve all been there, Great humour throughout the video excellent stuff mate 😂😂🙌😂

Btw,the engine in your F250 is the 360/390FE engine. FE stands for Ford/Edsel.

Nice one Ben.

Hi Ben .I'm lucky enough to own a few classic cars.1953 split screen morris minor.1965 morris traveller California.1938 morris10.all used as often as possible.

Evening Ben yep still enjoying it!

Hey,; love your channel, I'm a fairly new subscriber, and I'm slowly catching up on you videos, I'm watching you from hong kong, as I live 50/50 there an the UK, as for classic cars, I drive a future classic! A 1997 Ford Escort that I rescued from the scrap heap, and I drive it daily when in the UK, (it was a total rust bucket, but I used it as my practice car for welding, sills floors chassis all done, Thank you for the inspiration, and funny content you bring us, 👍👍

I have a classic with a mechanical fuel pump and it holds fuel fine now. I did have some problems as you described, if the fuel tank was allowed to drop below a certain level. I went through the whole system (it's simple admittedly) and found hardened brittle fuel hose and a 90 degree bend (where there should've been a metal or plastic 90 deg. piece) that was ruptured and letting air in! I was glad l took the difficult route rather than risk a roadside breakdown or fire!

Hello again Ben. Sorry for the 'intrusion' today. ;-) If you want to leave it in the video you were filming, please do...having said that, why on earth would you want to unless it's for your 'Christmas Blooper Reel' Haha. Great to have met you. All the best. Billy.

I love it all. Ben you are such a natural guy. You are funny and seem to be down to earth and care about what you do. Keep it up. I haven't done anything with cars, apart for driving them and the biggest thing I have done is to change discs and pads on my mondeo vignale. But I find what you do very entertaining and interesting. Hope you carry on and you will get to your 100 thousand subs in time. Thanks a million

My Scimitar has a low pressure electric fuel pump that feeds through the mechanical pump. It's on a switch and only used to build the fuel up in the carb for starting after it has stood for a while.

Hi I follow you on RU-vid also. I just like your style on working on old cars. My current car is modern, but I own motorbikes also, your life style is what I wish I had but I don't have your skills. 😂

Top job Ben, what can be better than watching a bloke tidy up his garage / workshop 😅. Seriously though, there's a lot to be said for tidying and cleaning, apart from the obvious it helps with mental health. Great channel Ben, looking forward to seeing how you get on with the Rover

Good evening Ben enjoying the content of your channel 👍

Ben that was great, some laugh out loud moments and very satisfying organisation. Well done mate !

I've an old SLK 350, if it wasn't rusted I'd be driving it daily 👍

Well I like the idea of a live yt video , I have a car in my garage stood since the 90's almost a unicorn and would love to see you try and fit in it, get it running and drive it. It's a short story so far.

Very enjoyable watch. Thanks. I think the back from the dead live show is a great idea. I would bring a deck chair and a picnic.

Good Evening Ben. What you have done to your Professional Workshop, is absolutely Great. i like the way you fitted the parts organiser inside the hole you had cut of of the wooden back wall or area. I really did enjoy your Superb Time lapse Editing. That music was rather different, from your usual Heavy Metal. I am looking forward very much, to your next Project Ben. Tasty Classics is getting more popular, do not worry Ben, it takes a while for Channels to gain, popularity. You should be Greatful and Appreciate all of your Loyal Subscribers that you have now alright. Keep doing what you have been doing, do not change your Content material. Your restoration is really Good. Ben, i will always be for you mate alright. 😃😃😃😃💯💯💯👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Enjoy your channel. Got it on my subscribed list. Easy watching and reminds me a lot of my dad and his brothers. They all owned britsh cars during there life time. In 1982 my first run around was an Austin 1100. I grew up and still live in Port Elizabeth South Africa.

Yes ben you will make the 100,000subs ,just do what you,do . my son and i are on the downward run finishing our toyota tercel4x4 .working out side a 8x12 lock up hard work,but looking good

A Great idea Ben enjoys all content keep it up

Hey Ben, loving the channel ! I can see you hitting 100k 👍 My daily driver is a 2012 Audi 2.0 tdi Avant Sline. I have garaged :- a 1996 Mitsubushi FTO GPX Mivec fairly standard mint condition. Also a 1979 Ford Escort originally a Ghia automatic. Now running a C20 XE, type 9, bilsteins RS alloys, RS seats, lots of mods very tidy. Love the live stand idea 👍 Workshop looks fab.

cant believe you went up that rickety ladder to put up the light when you could have climbed into the back of the pick up and been higher lol 😂

Great channel! I like the mix of motors on your fleet. My daily is a 2012 partner van which is lowered and running 17” 206 GTI alloys and remapped to approx 120bhp. I painted it with a roller which turned out surprisingly well! My toy is a 2016 Abarth 595 comp which I’m going through freshening up all the suspension and brakes etc. Instead of making headway of my 1936 Austin seven Ruby.

If you ever do a live lfd show count me in. Workshops looking good, now you’re all organised to tackle the fleet. Hugely entertaining as always Ben.

The main thing that makes our work place a total nightmare is, we don't chuck things away, just in case

I hear that HubNut was going to do a live show a while back, but in all fairness, checking the window wiper sweep coverage and picking his bird and new stepkids up ain't really gonna crack it 😂😂😂.

Quality music taste on tape 👌 I still listen to New Order, UB40 and 90s Rave Generator in my mk2 Escort like I did in the early 90s when I was 17 lol

does April never wield a spanner, could do with a bit more glamour in the workshop

Some belting tape albums in that box I have quite a few of the same on CD now.

Another great vid. I've got a 1997 Citroen ZX and the big ends may have sadly gone...but...it's not a disgraceful job so the fix is being organised and she's still drivable. I've also been doing wee jobs on my daughters 2003 Ford Fiesta including replacing the thermostat housing and coolant expansion tank so it no longer leaks. Keep up the great vids.

What's happening? Well, I've got a 3.5 RV8 (Edelbrock Carb) in a former ambulance, 110 body as a very ongoing project. Been too long but I'll get there. It's a bit of a finance hoover and so there is none of that left but nemind eh! We'll carry on. Hopefully will be a self build camper eventually. Enjoying the videos and the humour. Keep bringing it.

When I've finished watching you tidy your garage, I might get motivated to tidy mine, that is only a might, though.😊

Good fun video. Here in Australia I have an 1983 Ford Falcon XE. My daily driver is a 2016 Ford Territory (unique to Australia and New Zealand powered by a similar 2.7 Diesel to your Disco.

Workshop looking good 👍 you need a Brother label maker.

Watching from Perth Western Australia. Really enjoy your videos and wish you much success.

As ever, superb! I have old number plates all over my “barn” also.

Mr Ben, Its been three days since ya last video, this is not acceptable, we want one every day lol. ok ill be serious, we all love and enjoy your videos, regardless of the subject matter, whatever you do you bring it to life, Kudos

Well the first car clue I had it pegged right away, and all I shall say is, "Laren"... :P

Buy a soldering pot that you melt bars of solder into and dip your copper lead ends into it prior to fitting the terminals on - makes an absolutely beautiful job of it.

@24:44 I think that's the largest collection of cable ties I've see to date.

I like you’re warts and all approach to videos 👍🏻, I think it’s you’re stamp in this You Tube world 👍🏻🤓. Keep this up, and I am sure the viewers will keep subscribing 👍🏻. Keep the hair though 😂👍🏻

2-way means there are 2 switches [ways] to toggle the power on and off.

Yes, I'm enjoying this :)

I don't follow you on socials as they're evil, but love the channel. 1970 Citroen D Super, on the street, driven a couple of times a month at least.

Think the idea of the live show is a brilliant idea, you could do it at the British Motor show from what my son tells me it was rubbish this year, you would really make it interesting. Have you thought about going down to the motor mart at Beaulieu, excellent place to go especially if you are after parts for older cars. 👍

Your videos are so relaxing, wish we had a neighbour like you who loves cars. Our daily “modern classic” is a UK, 1990 Toyota Celica GT4, black…well a “sunnyday” daily 😅. Our other car is an 2020, Audi A8, also in black. Been on a few road trips in it 😊. The car restoration on stage sounds like a lot of fun!