Peter, your skillset and craftsmanship is incredible! Its very rare to see someone with such expertise in panel work, painting and mechanical. The results are beautiful, so great that you’re inspiring the next generation. As the owner of a Vitesse, 2 Litre this is an incredible inspiration. What a dream it would be to live close by, and watch you work, help and pick up even a little of your knowledge. It’s invaluable that you’re sharing your knowledge with far flung Triumph lovers over the world. Thank you for taking the time to create this video! Will you create a video of you cruising in the Vitesse? Best wishes from New Zealand, Jason
Hi Jason thank you for your kind and encouraging remarks. I can upload a video of me driving around in my Vitesse, but not the Vitesse in this video. I restore these cars for the pleasure and satisfaction I get from it. Not from driving in them. The car in this video I kept for a short time then sold it to get money for my next project which was a triumph GT6 M2. So watch this space and I will upload a video of me driving my Vitese shortly.
@@peterdunne8107 Hi Peter, thats fantastic! Happy to hear you enjoy the process of restoring. You’re doing incredible work, and helping to keep more of these cars on the road for another generation to enjoy. Curious, how long did the restoration process take you, from start to finish? Looking forward to your next video! All the best, Jason
I really liked the wire wheels, what made you revert to the bolt ons? I used to own a Valencia blue Mk 2 saloon, still on the road with a 2.5 ltr engine now, according to the owner & now a red convertible. Now if I could find one like yours, I’d be tempted to buy, so I had a classic to drive. In the meantime I’ll rebuild my MGB & Elan+2.
Peter, thank you for returning to RU-vid! (I've only recently noticed your uploads!). I'd like to say how much your videos inspired me to undertake my first complete restoration, of my Herald 13/60. When you removed your original videos I was extremely saddened, as I often re-watched them to boost enthusiasm or tackle a similar task. I asked in several groups (TSSC etc) about them, & eventually found a reply greply. I personally hope you share them again, in whatever format, for others to experience your professionalism and craftsmanship. I hope to shake your hand one day, and talk to you about rotten cars! 😂 Keep up the good work 👍🏆
I don't think anyone could have done a better job than you, you have rescued the car. I had a Mk2 convertible in the late 70's, I spent a small fortune on it only for it to be stolen, I would love another or possibly a GT6. I think had it been me in your position I would have rebodied the chassis with something like the Fomosa, although I'm delighted to see you didn't take the easy option.
Hello Peter, thanks for placing your video of this stunning restoration again, thanks for showing your skills, tricks and knowledge and the products you use, goes in a fast tempo but gives the best impression on how to do it, I'm still learning, thanks to you! Hope many video's will follow, thanks mate!
Absolutely masterful restoration of this wonderful Triumph. Not always easy to find such craftsmanship these days. It is a joy to watch and learn. Smiles and thumbs up from the USA.
@@peterdunne8107 Well, your 60 years experience shows well here. It's the one part of the motor trade I never got into but wish I had, I think I would have enjoyed it.
Hi Peter, so glad to see that you’re back. I’ve almost finished my convertible restoration where you made me the panels for the rear deck. I painted it last summer 2022 and just finishing the trim, only the soft top to fit once the weather warms up. Will post pictures once complete but couldn’t have done it without your original set of videos. I’d never welded anything before. Cheers Ian Bennett
Hello Peter! What a great pleasure it is to see you back "on air" again! I have been desperately searching for your old posts for months, to no avail! What a surprise to find you back again.. Peter please could you repost some of tour "How to" videos, as I take a great interest in those. I was in particular looking for the one you made for the ribbed floor pans using a modified air chisel and then the one where you made one using a metal former. No I am not physically able to do this but your expertise and ingenuity, was inspiring. I slowed the clip to .25 so I could see the detail better.. I find the time lapse makes me giddy .. (medical issues).
I cannot find the video you requested on the floor pan using a pneumatic chisel but here's a link to Elin Yakov where he uses the same method, which he borrowed from my channel. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WVsKI_En75Q.html
Peter, my deepest respect for you your skills and craftsmanship. I'm currently busy with my second TR6 body off restoration, but it's child's play in comparison. I leave the bodywork and paint to the experts and do only the mechanical side, stripping and reassembly. I wish some master like you would live not to far away to be able to watch and learn. Best regards from South Africa.
Hi Peter, I thought I had seen this before, I used to subscribe to Jade Mutley. I was amazed by the quality of your work. It is great to see you are back. Kind regards Paul from 48 Spokes
@@peterdunne8107 That's great. I hope you enjoy watching my efforts. I am on a quest to build a really well engineered car one that looks like it was built like a production car as opposed to a kit which is what it started out as. The only untouched panels are the rear wings and the running boards. I have been in touch with Trev over a few things and I believe that he's one of my subscribers 😳.
Hi Peter, an amazing restoration, a heck of a lot of expertise a real craftsman, very in-depth. I miss messing about with old classics. Sell her to me 😉. Cheers.
Brilliant to see you back Peter, please keep it coming, it was nice to see this catch up. I watched all the originals, outstanding work. It was you that inspired me that I could refurbish and paint my own car doors, all be it with special rattle can mix from TSSC, but the technique was all from you, thanks you soo much. Please never listen to the 0.00001% of cretins on you tube,
What a fabulous job. Even more so because having that work done professionally would have cost so much that it would have been uneconomical and another British classic would have been broken up for spares. First class job mate.
Coor, tha's quite a bit of allright. Impressive fabrication skills, would like to see more about how you formed the parts. I've done similar stuff, but not in your league. Working on a '63 Herald now, thankfully with very little rust. "Triumph: Turning owners into mechanics since 1952."
Hi Peter, super inspiring work! There used to be a whole set of more in depth videos of this restoration. They were so so helpful. Is there any way of viewing them? Huge thanks!
@@peterdunne8107 I'm so glad to hear. That series of videos is a treasure. I hope they are available again for viewing. I was counting on them to help with restoration of my Saloon.
Yes but I need to redo the audio on some of them, and sort out my Internet problem this video is 22 minutes long and took me 18 hours to upload what a pain in the arse.
@@peterdunne8107 That's a looong upload time for sure. I don't recall any audio problems in the old videos. I suppose you could upload the ones with acceptable audio overnight. Will you have any new GT6 projects in the future?
I will upload them again but I need to redo the audio on some of them, and sort out my Internet problem this video is 22 minutes long and took me 18 hours to upload what a pain in the arse.
Peter. how did you shape the repair patch that you put in the inner guars at 11:04 > 11:23 please? It has compound curves and a lip as well..... Neatly executed!
That looks the absolute dogs doo dah’s brilliant, always wanted one, my parents had one, same year as me, promised to let me learn to drive in it, then bloody sold it. Bucket list item to own one, even if it starts as a basket case.
I do this for a living , let me tell you that’s a nice job and nice fab skills. Hint….. I use copper weld to spray between seems it just helps with rust prevention 👍🏻
I hope that you didn't have to pay for that concatenation of iron oxide. It would be interesting to know how much all that rust weighed and then compare it with the weight of what you replaced it with.
This is a great watch. However, with all your skills and knowledge I wonder why you did not fit a Triumph 2000 gearbox to the car, the Vitesse/GT6 gearbox is not man enough. The Gearbox used in the 2000,2.5, Stag, TR6, Sprint, is a far more durable unit.
Yes I know, unfortunately there is a lot of alteration work to do to the chassis, then you have to make your own gearbox tunnel cover, and you can buy a pressed carpet set for the Vitese which would not fit the gearbox tunnel cover, if you changed the gearbox as you suggest.
