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I wish but the transmission would explode into a trillion-billion pieces! Ha ha!

@@SoulofaSeeker Andy, you're an engineer and have that Yorkshire grit, I believe I you!

It leaked before I took it apart and rebuilt it. When we reinstalled it, it worked fine... most of the time! Andy

Ha ha! I think with how jumpy it made L it might be too much! Andy (and L)

Eeee na then Ta!

L certainly has a technical way of describing it. I'd say it was blue smoke, but L always just said it was smoke colored! Andy (and L)

Thank you for watching and the kind comment! Send our love to Mary-I was just talking to someone at work about how we miss playing cards with you both! L (and Andy)

Thanks so much for your support! We have always loved making videos to document the process on our Cortez, so it feels great to be able to do that again. Appreciate you stopping by! L (and Andy)

This is a great idea! Actually it was on my list to do, but we never actually got around to checking it. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait for our next videos to find out :) Andy (and L)

Excellent! Greetings from Virginia! (Former Sheffield lad) Andy (and L)

@@SoulofaSeeker United or Wednesday?

Only one team in Sheffield Princess. . The Blades... Wednesday is South Barnsley. ! 😁

Thank you! L is amazing with editing. I just hit myself in the face for views lol! Shorts seem to be hit and miss for us. Some do really well, and others just kinda fall by the wayside. Keep at it! Andy (and L)

@@SoulofaSeeker well for me. When i make a short i get like 800-3000 views. My last maybe 5 shorts combined have like 20k views combined.. while my longer videos of me actually showing ppl what im doing gets like 100 views. I think my short asking ppl if its heat soak/vapor lock on my ild amc 360 engine has like 6k or somrthing views lkl its weird how somrthing stupid like that gets so many views

@@jeepsblackpowderandlights4305 We totally hear you-At the start, Andy wanted our channel to have videos that were more of "How To"s to help other Cortez/restoration vehicle owners. Turns out people don't want to see that nearly as much as they want to see two clumsy DIY mechanics battle it out on an antique RV. I confess though I was thrilled at the discovery because I always lean more to the story-the journey-itself. TH-cam has been hard for us to wrap our minds around algorithms so we have focused on creating videos we like and hope someone somewhere out there enjoys our videos too! L (and Andy)

Tried that-It didn't work. When everything came loose a lot moved out of position. Our wishbone is also in two pieces which didn't help things. Andy (and L)

From when I smacked myself in the face? Yea you're right! I have one-She's called Brenda. Just didn't think to use it at the time. Andy (and L)

my guy hes clearly got like 6 of em under there in a bunch of spots

@williamalexander1743 It looks like you didn't watch it properly. Apparently, you need to watch it again. There's two on each side of the RV. Andy (and L)

Hi there, and thank you always for your support. We definitely hope to hit the road soon and will be sure to share that crazy adventure when we do! Hope you've been well! L (and Andy)

You have a very good point (that Andy agrees with)! Thanks so much for writing, L (and Andy)

Hi, thanks for your message! People have towed cars (and jet skis) behind their Cortez before. I wouldn't want to be pulling anything too heavy though, the Cortez is already heavy, and with the extra weight of a tow vehicle you're really going to slow down. Andy (and L)

The only thing we lacked was a ball joint splitter, which we got. (It is in our full-length video.) Nobody is at risk from anything on our RV, except exhaustion from trying this before our splitter. Andy (and L)

That was the tastist negative sandwich I've ever had! We didn't make it anything other than the hard job it was. When we got the right tools to do the job, it wasn't difficult. I'm not really sure what we're going to get with your 2 cents, but part of me is interested to find out, so fire away! Andy (and L)

I don't think I've ever had a nice ball joint experience. Though the second one we removed was a lot easier, mainly due to the experience of doing this one. Glad you got your Sequoia sorted, I love those things! Thanks for checking out our video! Andy and L

Ey up Dave! Great to hear from you! Hope you're well! L certainly lets me know when I need to start working harder! Thanks for you message! Andy (and L)

Hey @LightningFabrication thanks for your comment! And you're absolutely right about stretching the brake hoses--The only reason we weren't concerned is because we planned on changing them in the future. They're pretty old and tired looking! Hope you enjoy our other videos--The Cortez has a pretty cool history! Andy (and L)

I mean... I thought I did! haha L (and Andy)

A bigger hammer would have certainly helped! Starting off with that little fork-style splitter was never going to work--The proper ball joint splitter certainly made the job easier, and you're right--Replacing a part only to find it isn't exactly the same fit is really frustrating. It has now happened to us several times. Thank you for writing! Andy (and L)

I love that you said you are not wasting time because it is as if you knew exactly what I tell Andy when he says we need to something sit after spraying it with PB Blaster. You're right in looking at it that the time only means a head start on another job -- The impatient person in me needs to remember this! haha Always great to hear from you, L (and Andy)

We appreciate it! I don't know if it was for better or worse that we put off this job, but you're right -- We are grateful to move forward! Thank you for writing! L (and Andy)

@SoulofaSeeker sometimes you just need to bite the bullet...no matter what, it's always a lesson.

@@princesstrojan740 So so true and how we are learning those lessons! haha L (and Andy)

haha Love that Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood -- made us laugh! Thanks so much for your support, David! Hope you've been well! L (and Andy)

Hey Joe!! How are you? You know, I had a suspicion they were kinda important but our Cortez is so heavy that it'll slow down by itself pretty well! Ha ha! Hope you and Mary are well! Andy and L

Thanks for your message! It's great to be back! We have loads of videos to edit and release and we're going to try and be better at getting out content in the future! Andy (and L)

Thank you for the laugh. Admittedly, in our next video we do discuss fire as an option to get our stubborn ball joint out so it is possible we are on the same path of thought haha Appreciate your support and taking the time to write! L (and Andy)

Are you referring to your Cortezes?

Appreciate it much, John! Hope you have been well! L (and Andy)

Thank you for watching and writing! It's much appreciated! L (and Andy)

What a great comment to read -- Thank you tons! Also, I just looked up a 1969 Lifetime -- Love it! How long have you had it? What jobs do you have ahead? Feel free to email us and share pictures (2people1soulofaseeker@gmail.com) -- We love swapping stories of pain, heartache... er, uh, I mean great victories on restoring vehicles. I'm glad you got back into it, and again thank you for your support! L (and Andy)

We swapped our 360 LA for a 318 Magnum! L (and Andy)

@@SoulofaSeeker I have a 318 in mine

@@zracer1099 Is yours a Magnum or LA? Was 318 factory? L (and Andy)

My 69 Pace Arrow has the original 318 2bbl. Fyi

@@ex-engineer6657 We got so tired of that Carter Carburetor -- Couldn't wait to get rid of it! How is yours running? Andy (and L)

We've missed you, friend! We hope you've been well -- Your comment (as always) makes us smile! L (and Andy)

Hi there, We do not know of anyone who wants a Cortez (and we definitely do not want another! haha). We suggest reaching out on the Facebook page as there are occasionally others who are gluttons for punishment! L (and Andy)

Yea it was pretty tired and we got a new one shortly after. What wasn't helping was a drain on the battery when it was connected to the RV wiring harness. We replaced a few grounds and checked things over and it has improved since.

@@SoulofaSeeker don’t forget a battery box. I didn’t have one in my car and it would drain the battery from the contact with frame

I don't know that our TH-cam channel will help you with finding a new home for your Cortezes. However, I wrote a post on where people can buy or rent Cortezes in a post (soulofaseeker.com/2019/07/20/where-to-rent-and-buy-the-cortez-motorhome/). The links to these sites, like the Cascade Cortez Club on Facebook, are great places to post ones for sale as well. Best of luck, and I hope this helps! L (and Andy)

Hi Leonard, Best of luck restoring your Cortez and sorry for the late response! We have tried to keep a massive parts list (though we are going to add many more parts soon) on our site: soulofaseeker.com/vintage-rv-restoration/ This will walk your through mechanical, bodywork, electrical, etc. sections with full part information and links! Hope this helps and keep us posted on your Cortez restoration! L (and Andy)

Hey David, just seen your message! Drop me a message on Instagram and we can talk this weekend. Andy

Thank you so much! We've got alot more work done but we're so far behind on videos! Andy (and L)

Hey Ian, thanks for your message. I'm originally from Sheffield but have lived in the States since 2016. Where abouts are you from? Andy (and L)

Hi, friend! Your message means so much to us, and we are very sorry that we are this late in writing back. We are hoping to pick videos back up (we have not stopped filming at all!), but we found our website seriously lacking in updates about the Cortez so that's where our focus is right now. If you're ever interested in catching us there, it is soulofaseeker.com Thank you again for stopping in -- It truly does mean a lot! L (and Andy)

Hi there! Your comment is so sweet -- We took a break from TH-cam to catch up on our site (soulofaseeker.com) as we found we hadn't recorded our progress on there at all. The good news is we have been consistently still filming and we are just now caught up writing to where our videos were so we will be back to doing videos again. Your support means so much! Hope your Cortez is coming along -- We'd love to hear more on its progress! L (and Andy)

Hi Alion In Tights, Thank you for watching and writing. Sorry for the very late response. I learned that this goat escaped often and couldn't get back in. It apparently would sit outside of the gate until someone opened it and off he'd run back inside. The good news though is the fence and gates are improved, and this fella hasn't gotten out since. From one now-relaxed lady, L

Hey Robert! So glad you enjoyed our video! Thanks for stopping by! Andy (and L)

@@SoulofaSeeker my pleasure Andy .well done on the running and moving ness !

Hey! Thanks for your message! It's good to be back! Yea, we have a set of Hummer wheels on our "potentials" list of replacements for the originals. Hope you're well! Andy (and L)

Can confirm. Have a set on my 68.

We've been doing lots of work on it since our last video but we've been so busy videos took a back seat. We've got lots of updates to share with you all! Andy and L

Thank you so much! We missed making videos and talking with you all but we've been so busy it's been hard! Bring on more work, travelling and more videos! Andy and L