One thing I am grateful to Mat Armstrong for is the introduction to your channel. It is fabulous to watch artists at work. Thank you for the great content.
Lovely bit of fabrication work, nice to see the strength put back into the shell, instead of that bodge of overplating, great videos keep up the great work.
I feel sad that I've caught up with all these now and have to wait for the next one !.... such amazing work, that'll be a completely new 911 by the time you've finished ! 😀
Echo that! I shared a link with a friend in southern Florida. The next day he sort of complained to me that it was so addictive that he watched six episodes on the bounce of Ryan fixing Mat’s BMW.
I have said before what craftmanship. As a Porsche owner since 55 years I just admire how much work you put into this scrap car. Sometimes I think you could have buit the Porsche from scratch easier.
Hi Steve, It's a real pleasure to watch you demonstrating your impressive skills in removing & replacing this complicsted, 3D Porsche bodywork puzzle. I'm amazed how you recall what piece goes where, let alone forming complex shapes from a flat piece of metal. Keep up the great work! 👍🔥👍
I am fairly new to bodywork so this channel is perfect for me. I always look to see what tools are used the most in a trade and then purchase them. The finger sander looks a wonderful tool. I am guessing it guzzles air like a V12 so I think I will go for the 240v Makita. I love the way you break down a complex job into it's component parts. That gives me confident's along with learning the procedure
Well it’s a good job you guys do what you do, otherwise I’d be climbing the walls. Like me; there may be one or two others out there recovering from an operation, and we are blessed with the content you provide in your channel. Mr Grundy was my metalwork teacher at school, a fantastic teacher bless his soul. You guys remind me of him with your ceaseless mechanical problem solving. I’m hitting that bell so much it’s making me deaf 🤣🤣🤣.
Oddly, I’ve never considered that Porsche 911s might rust. Odd that I’d not even thought about it. Perhaps it’s because all of the examples I’ve ever seen have been cherished cars…..just goes to show, doesn’t matter how expensive a car is when it’s new, it’ll eventually turn to iron oxide just like a cheap car! Great video - thanks for sharing!
When buying a classic car,especially a high performance one,it is better to pay for a specialist engineers report, or buy from a trusted specialist, rather than auction or advert But like houses people resent paying out money for specialist services, hopefully this owner did not get caught out,as a long term investment the repair costs should fade as the vehicle increases in value I looked at 20 cars before I bought mine,and paid an engineer for a report on two that at first test seemed sound,they weren't,did I waste 300 pounds nope Money well spent, eventually armed with a list he gave me I got the correct car Still have it 30 years later and that was on a fairly standard 1960s saloon car
@@russthebikerVery thorough selection method! I wish I’d been thorough when choosing a couple of project bikes. Cheapest is definitely not the right end of the scale.
This Porsche is way worse than Armstrong's BMW, it's been about a 6 month project now, maybe longer, and costs in UK are getting up there, there's tax on the rent for the rent for the tax for the rent, even at a budget, gut feeling, I'd factor in roundabout 12-15k, not including factory replacement panels.
Another great episode, you’ve inspired me to do so much more on my car than I would have ever done before. One question I’ve been meaning to ask why when you create a template don’t you go to the edge of your steel ?
Superb again Steve! New bead roller looks the dogs. Do you happen to know who did all the bodge previous repairs? I know you can't name and shame, but it must be tempting. That car will be so much better and stronger when it leaves your place, it's a real credit to you.
Thanks for another interesting and informative video. The bead roller looks more substantial than the previous one: would it be worth doing a review on it ? Best wishes.
I have a question. Why do you install some hand made panels and weld them solid and blend them in to look seamless and others only a few spots and leave the rest with an obvious cut that is not weld and blended? Is there something I am missing doing that? Thumbs Up!
It usually depends on strength/structural areas or cosmetic areas. Certain areas such as close to suspension mounts have to be seam welded other panels only require spot welds with say an inch gap between as they are not a structural part. For example, Being a convertible, the inner and outer sill panels have to be stronger than a car with a solid roof to keep the body rigidity stop flex. Where as a panel attached to a rear quarter wheel arch may only need spot welds as the quarter panel doesn't require or add structural strength. Its mostly cosmetic on the car. MOT states any rot within 12" of a chassis mount, jacking point or suspension mount is a failure. You would seam weld these repair areas.
Perhaps, timing wise, with all the panels he has to make, it would take to long to film and weld everything or he just makes the panels and just has a massive weldathon at the end?
Would you be better off with a media blaster to clean some of the more undulating surfaces ,love the work as did a week's coarse at college , been doing this since being a teenager
Forking hell!!!! Literally looks like they paid for a outer qtr panel and then bodged everything underneath to save time. Cos I can't see how they managed to weld that panel on with the qtr in place.
am guessing this car has had the (drivers side) rear quarter replaced before as that patch-panel you are removing (around 12 minute in video) would have been difficult to put in with the rear quarter on 🤔
Steve... it is a CAR! Not an aeroplane... things you can't see don't have to be so neet! As always deeply appreciate your work, seriously considering shipping my Volvo Amazon Astate towards you.. I know it will be good!
I still don't know why you are restoring this "Rust Bucket". Surely it would be more cost effective to get a body shell from the US West Coast or Australia that would be mostly rust free. Anyway you guys do an amazing job. Glad I am not paying for the repairs
hi ycr i ordered some merch I was wondered if you have delays on supplies as its been about 5 weeks since I ordered. i wondered if you could let me know when and if I will get what I ordered. I did email also. Thanks
By the time of message I sincerely hope that the shop has outgrown the manual drilling for spot welding. Hole punchers are everywhere and easy to use. You're losing a lot of your time.
@@Дмитрий-й1з6эDoesn't snow much but we don't have winter tyres so the lack of grip on icy roads makes it fun, hence they put salt down to stop the roads turning to ice when it drops below zero.
One thing I am grateful to Mat Armstrong for is the introduction to your channel.
It is fabulous to watch artists at work. Thank you for the great content.
Fine work men, nice to see a Mechanic/ Frame Guy with integrity about their workmanship. B
Thank you Brian :)
Looks like this Porsche was living under the sea 😂 more of a rescue mod than resto mod , fantastic work again fellas
Hi Steve and Ryan. This channel just blows my mind with the quality of your work.
Lovely bit of fabrication work, nice to see the strength put back into the shell, instead of that bodge of overplating, great videos keep up the great work.
I feel sad that I've caught up with all these now and have to wait for the next one !.... such amazing work, that'll be a completely new 911 by the time you've finished ! 😀
Echo that!
I shared a link with a friend in southern Florida. The next day he sort of complained to me that it was so addictive that he watched six episodes on the bounce of Ryan fixing Mat’s BMW.
Great work as usual - what would be cool is a clock running at the bottom of the screen showing build hours so far
And the 💰
Like Project Binky did with a bracket.
Brilliant, great work. You can weld better with your eyes closed than I can with all my gear on. I've never wanted a rusty car so much in my life.
Hi 👋🏻 Steve. It’s incredible how you both can turn a flat piece of metal into a body panel 😊 love it guys 👍🏻
Thank you :)
I have said before what craftmanship. As a Porsche owner since 55 years I just admire how much work you put into this scrap car. Sometimes I think you could have buit the Porsche from scratch easier.
They are top drawer fabs it's great to see them at work . .
Hi Steve,
It's a real pleasure to watch you demonstrating your impressive skills in removing & replacing this complicsted, 3D Porsche bodywork puzzle. I'm amazed how you recall what piece goes where, let alone forming complex shapes from a flat piece of metal.
Keep up the great work! 👍🔥👍
Having done exactly the same job to my old 911......I made sure I fitted wheel arch liners in once finished :-)
It's gotta be such a good feeling to be able to watch an expert work on your car via You Tube! Another great instalment Steve!
Great stuff! It's amazing how deep some of the rot can go.
Steve, I think this may we'll be some of the most amazing fabrication yet! Any reason the panels you made didn't get fully welded together (yet)?
Thank you Jeff :)
When we have tack welded all the structural panels in we check it's all straight then we seam weld everything. :)
I am fairly new to bodywork so this channel is perfect for me.
I always look to see what tools are used the most in a trade and then purchase them.
The finger sander looks a wonderful tool. I am guessing it guzzles air like a V12 so I think I will go for the 240v Makita.
I love the way you break down a complex job into it's component parts. That gives me confident's along with learning the procedure
Well it’s a good job you guys do what you do, otherwise I’d be climbing the walls. Like me; there may be one or two others out there recovering from an operation, and we are blessed with the content you provide in your channel.
Mr Grundy was my metalwork teacher at school, a fantastic teacher bless his soul. You guys remind me of him with your ceaseless mechanical problem solving. I’m hitting that bell so much it’s making me deaf 🤣🤣🤣.
This poor 911. It looks like some rust build up where the Targe top meets the body? You're a good man for tackling this.
Superb skills as usual you have taught me so much on my mini and camper restoration, amazing thank you.
Oddly, I’ve never considered that Porsche 911s might rust. Odd that I’d not even thought about it. Perhaps it’s because all of the examples I’ve ever seen have been cherished cars…..just goes to show, doesn’t matter how expensive a car is when it’s new, it’ll eventually turn to iron oxide just like a cheap car! Great video - thanks for sharing!
Later ones were
Galvanised
When buying a classic car,especially a high performance one,it is better to pay for a specialist engineers report, or buy from a trusted specialist, rather than auction or advert
But like houses people resent paying out money for specialist services, hopefully this owner did not get caught out,as a long term investment the repair costs should fade as the vehicle increases in value
I looked at 20 cars before I bought mine,and paid an engineer for a report on two that at first test seemed sound,they weren't,did I waste 300 pounds nope
Money well spent, eventually armed with a list he gave me I got the correct car
Still have it 30 years later and that was on a fairly standard 1960s saloon car
All 911s were fully galvanised since 1976. It's just the salted roads that kill them - it's hard to combat that. Ask me how I know!
@@russthebikerVery thorough selection method! I wish I’d been thorough when choosing a couple of project bikes. Cheapest is definitely not the right end of the scale.
Always a joy. Thanks.
Thank you David. :)
Really enjoying this, do you seam weld the repair patches at a later date or are they left stitched?
Porsche: I've got a really tricky bit I've been saving...
Steve: Hold my tea...
A masterclass in fabrication.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Fascinating workmanship great to see
Loved this episode, especially how you form the metal.
Thank you we appreciate it :)
It would be interesting to have an idea on how much you would charge for the (great) job you do. Nice videos guys!
This Porsche is way worse than Armstrong's BMW, it's been about a 6 month project now, maybe longer, and costs in UK are getting up there, there's tax on the rent for the rent for the tax for the rent, even at a budget, gut feeling, I'd factor in roundabout 12-15k, not including factory replacement panels.
Another great episode, you’ve inspired me to do so much more on my car than I would have ever done before. One question I’ve been meaning to ask why when you create a template don’t you go to the edge of your steel ?
For trimming. Leave a margin to trim or bend to shape
Superb as usual……how do you remember how it all goes back together when you’ve taken so much out?
Splendid job, thank you for sharing 👍
Superb again Steve! New bead roller looks the dogs. Do you happen to know who did all the bodge previous repairs? I know you can't name and shame, but it must be tempting. That car will be so much better and stronger when it leaves your place, it's a real credit to you.
You guys rock bodywork, good job a 911 will justify the work you are putting into it. Imagine doing a Nissan or Toyota!
Great video once again,love the new bead roller thats an impressive piece of kit,thanks for the brilliant content.
Whoa! I noticed that too.
A small job turned into a big job because the butcher from before didn’t do the job right in the first place. Fresh metal welded onto rusted one.
Unfortunately haha
Brilliant as always!
Amazing work as always Steve and thoroughly entertaining
Ayup Steve some complex panel repairs looking forward as usual to watching it ! 👍🏻🏴👏👏👏👏
Another professional piece of work.
Superb work Steve.
Thanks for another interesting and informative video. The bead roller looks more substantial than the previous one: would it be worth doing a review on it ? Best wishes.
wow and people recon italian cars are rusty !! noice new bead roller steve
Thank you Karen it is a nice peice of kit :)
I have a question. Why do you install some hand made panels and weld them solid and blend them in to look seamless and others only a few spots and leave the rest with an obvious cut that is not weld and blended? Is there something I am missing doing that? Thumbs Up!
I had exactly the same question!
I am sure Steve will answer your question in more detail but suggestion is some are shown and possibly structural while others may not be
It usually depends on strength/structural areas or cosmetic areas.
Certain areas such as close to suspension mounts have to be seam welded other panels only require spot welds with say an inch gap between as they are not a structural part.
For example, Being a convertible, the inner and outer sill panels have to be stronger than a car with a solid roof to keep the body rigidity stop flex.
Where as a panel attached to a rear quarter wheel arch may only need spot welds as the quarter panel doesn't require or add structural strength.
Its mostly cosmetic on the car.
MOT states any rot within 12" of a chassis mount, jacking point or suspension mount is a failure.
You would seam weld these repair areas.
Wait and watch the next one, all will be revealed.
Perhaps, timing wise, with all the panels he has to make, it would take to long to film and weld everything or he just makes the panels and just has a massive weldathon at the end?
Great work as allways Steve!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Exelent work!
Thank you :)
I wonder what sheet thickness you prefer for patches? Impressive craftsmanship!
My fav TH-cam channel, outstanding work as always
Thanks...You instill courage lol, and get me off the couch
Superb channel skill levels are amazing 👍
Would you be better off with a media blaster to clean some of the more undulating surfaces ,love the work as did a week's coarse at college , been doing this since being a teenager
Unless you can work in a specialist booth, using media blasting is very expensive on media and extraordinarily messy!
Do you seam weld the repair patches after as I'm sure a few tack welds are not as strong.
Great work.
Great job on that Porsche 911 😎👍
Thank you :)
Brilliant as always
Hello 👋 Steve tell Ryan I said hello 👋 I'm down visiting my brother today and I'm watching this on his TV were I can see it better
Will do David :)
Excellent work, as usual. 👍😉
Another great episode, you’ve inspired me
Another great job 👍 Steve proper artistic can't wait to see more video 😢😅
You're going well above and beyond with this heap. I hope the owner appreciates what he dumped you with!
Well the owner will be well chuffed. He’s getting a brand new 911 by the time you’ve finished!
Remember watching the first video and thinking it was such a shame to cut up that lovely Porsche 😮
nice work 👏 👍 👌 💪
You could"ve patched up Titanic easier!:-D I admire your patience, cheers
Forking hell!!!! Literally looks like they paid for a outer qtr panel and then bodged everything underneath to save time. Cos I can't see how they managed to weld that panel on with the qtr in place.
Yes deffo the quarter panels had been put over the rust :)
am guessing this car has had the (drivers side) rear quarter replaced before as that patch-panel you are removing (around 12 minute in video) would have been difficult to put in with the rear quarter on 🤔
I am hypnotized.
Fantastic
Powered roller, did the hand crank roller die
Great job. Waiting new series )))
Nice video , keep it on !!! :)
Steve... it is a CAR! Not an aeroplane... things you can't see don't have to be so neet!
As always deeply appreciate your work, seriously considering shipping my Volvo Amazon Astate towards you..
I know it will be good!
It is more like building a new car than restoring it.
Think I would have bought a new shell!
I still don't know why you are restoring this "Rust Bucket". Surely it would be more cost effective to get a body shell from the US West Coast or Australia that would be mostly rust free. Anyway you guys do an amazing job. Glad I am not paying for the repairs
I remember car SOS doing one of them... It was rotten to the core... 😅
No weldable primer?? i would be worried new rost will build up again in a cpl years. Nice work though.
I am sure that Steve will wake up soon and realise that this seriously rusty Porsche was just a very bad dream and it will never darken his workshop
👍👍👍👍👍
Dude, that’s gonna be Trigger’s 911!
Nice work though.
why does my welding never look like that? lol
Thousands of hours practice!
hi ycr i ordered some merch I was wondered if you have delays on supplies as its been about 5 weeks since I ordered. i wondered if you could let me know when and if I will get what I ordered. I did email also. Thanks
Hi Steve. We may know you’re a virtuoso, but we’re always surprised.
I'm starting to believe that this was Clarkson's "beetle" and that he may have parked it on the beach in Bristol at low tide!
More rust? Is there any car left !
I think there is a little bit of car left :)
At least you are keeping a car on the road rather than a pile of scrap,how did they let this car get like this?
None of these has come to finish Don't what has happened to Mazda Cosmo??
Yes they have. The red e24 has been finished fabricating nothing else was required from us. The opel mana is finished and painted :)
real handicraft as it should be
Turn off the lights and air compressor, and you can probably hear it rust.
I thought cars don't rust in Europe. you work very well
The original budget must be absolutely blown to bits by now 😮 but I’m guessing the owner is in to deep to stop now ……
I know hindsightisawonderful thing, but would it have been better to remove the entire rear quarter?
By the time of message I sincerely hope that the shop has outgrown the manual drilling for spot welding. Hole punchers are everywhere and easy to use. You're losing a lot of your time.
jeeez, they forgot to galvanize the shell; weird germans
🤗👍👌❤️
Здравствуйте.А зачем нужны такие большие отверстия под сварку.Много лишней работы.А так молодцы приятно смотреть.Привет из РОССИИ.
Привет, Бро. Вот у них климат то. Тачкам тоже достаётся.
@user-dt6yw1sr9b it's not the climate, it's the salt they put on the roads in winter.
@@CheeeseToastie Is there any snow in winter?
In South-Africa inland there's almost no rust..😂
@@Дмитрий-й1з6эDoesn't snow much but we don't have winter tyres so the lack of grip on icy roads makes it fun, hence they put salt down to stop the roads turning to ice when it drops below zero.
Lifetime wasted 🙈
Of Course, It's ALWAYS MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN YOUR INNITIAL ESTIMATE!!! TYPICAL!
Who said anything about costs? 😁