Part 9 Alfa Romeo Spider Restoration 1972 front panel replacement

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  • @yorkshirecarrestoration
    @yorkshirecarrestoration ปีที่แล้ว +3

    love the tin worm Haha, also some nice progress on the spyder :D

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wow! A Comment from the massive yourshire car restoration. Now that's a privilege 😊. Your channel is doing so, so well and you do great work, a lot of hard work has been put in to getting where you are. You deserve it, very well done. With a big channel like yours there is going to be the odd negative comment, must get irritating at times.

    • @yorkshirecarrestoration
      @yorkshirecarrestoration ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bensclassicbodywork you will get there just keep plugging at it :)

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you. 😊

  • @alastairwatson3201
    @alastairwatson3201 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I do enjoy watching a true craftsman do his thing.

  • @graemelliott3942
    @graemelliott3942 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ah nice video mate! Such hidden talents you possess with tin worm and talking vice grips!

  • @richardgarbutt6804
    @richardgarbutt6804 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Ben I’m one of the lads that works at Yorkshire Car Restoration your David Attenborough impression was quite funny it made us chuckle. Good luck with the build looks a lot of work.

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks so much, means a lot coming from you guys. 😊 your work and channel is super and you have come a long way in a fairly short space of time but I can understand how much effort it took. I'll keep watching, I think you're going to go big if you carry on, amazing how many people just enjoy watching bits of metal get welded. 😆

  • @guybrown8971
    @guybrown8971 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for your effort...always enjoy them ...keep going.

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  ปีที่แล้ว

      I Appreciate the encouragement, really helps to make more videos. Thanks

  • @gerhard6105
    @gerhard6105 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You did a nice job. I have to repair the back side of my GTV6, including the spare wheel well. Keep it up. Regards from Belgium.

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, lovely sound to the Alfa GTV6 never worked on one but I've heard one and it was awesome.

  • @bobfrankish8883
    @bobfrankish8883 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi Ben, just found your channel and binged all the videos! You certainly know your craft, no mistake. I have subscribed and look forward to future content.

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hi, thanks for watching and subscribing, much appreciated!

  • @rickydub6950
    @rickydub6950 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very thorough intricate work as always. Damn rust worms lol

  • @PeterBinderup-k3c
    @PeterBinderup-k3c ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi Ben.
    You are doing a great job and explain so everybody can understand, about rust on the spider I think it is normal on a not restored 50 year's old car, at that time Spiders was also driving at winter normal, there wasn't normally not money to two cars then and you look like one there can't live without 😊
    Cheers Peter Binderup

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Peter, yes the car would have probably been a daily driver during the early part of it's life and used in all weathers. Can't expect too much particularly from that era. Luckily very little previous repair work had been carried out on this car so despite the rust it's nice to work on. The owner is going to have a nice example by the end of this, I think.

  • @stevefuller1779
    @stevefuller1779 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have recently done one of these, I used the entire panel as I Did not want those long joints that you have got, I found it fairly straight forward but a little nerve racking taking the plunge with the welder as it does need to be perfectly aligned.

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Using the entire panel is a good choice and it fitted ok around the headlight aperture's ? I planned to use the whole panel too but seeing how well leaded and protected the headlight rims were I was reluctant to disturb it on this occasion.

  • @6wheels646
    @6wheels646 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mate this is awesome. I was waiting for a new video! When I saw you take that whole front end off, to a layman it looks like “holy hell, how is he ever going to get that back to how it supposed to look”. Well done, it’s obvious you really care about the finished product. The videos are super interesting to watch, please keep them coming!

  • @mustafaoshaughnessy3198
    @mustafaoshaughnessy3198 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks Ben!

  • @darrenhearn1365
    @darrenhearn1365 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Ben, it's nice to see you included the 'error', in my opinion it's easy to do when you're on a roll with a job, I've put things right many times ! 😆 Once again a good job. Do you use 0.8 or 0.6 wire?

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, I try to keep errors to a minimum but I still get it wrong on occasions. I've had to correct my fair share of errors of the years. They can be very time consuming and are hard lessons to learn. I've been using 0.8mm wire for several years now but I actually prefer 0.6mm. I bought a new welder which is compatible with 0.6mm but I had a problem with the wire burning back to the contact tip when it first arcs. A welder defect I would say, 0.6mm was better in my opinion.

    • @darrenhearn1365
      @darrenhearn1365 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for your opinion, I've used 0.6 for years and now use 0.8 ! I'll give 0.6 another go to convince myself....!

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@darrenhearn1365 I just thought there was more penetration control with 0.6mm wire. I had a brief go with a friends welder, he had a 300amp welder with 1.0mm wire, we wanted me to do some body repairs with his welder and I gave it a go. It was horrendous trying to weld with 1.0mm wire and I will never agree to trying it again. I think that tells a story of suitable wire gauge. All down to personal preference and specific welder though.

  • @tomthompson7400
    @tomthompson7400 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    first class

  • @jasondavey1686
    @jasondavey1686 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm just wondering why you didn't use the whole panel?
    Cheers

    • @bensclassicbodywork
      @bensclassicbodywork  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Only because I was reluctant to disturb the nicely leaded headlight rim. If replacing the whole panel then lead work would be advisable. It was an option of course but I chose what i think was the better course of action. I certainly wouldn't object to someone else's decision to replacing the whole panel if they wanted.