Oh George. Your undying positivity and "stubborn" insistence on making due with what you have at hand, if that is how it has to be, is a breath of fresh air compared to all the channels who just go "So we went out and bought this $40,000 second hand CNC machine.. what a bargain!"....
@@soupclassicmotoring Then we'd be enjoying classics like "How to make a new bracket with a broken end mill of the wrong size" and "My lard/alcohol/water emulsion works just as well as the commercial coolant... if I machine everything at half speed" :P
I missed the part of story where we were told what went wrong with the welder. And I started at episode 1. But, if that’s the only hole in your storytelling, George, you’re doing a hellofalot better than most youtubers. Nonetheless, I’m piqued.
@@soupclassicmotoring I did it was great to get to know a bit more about you and realize that that its all a question of giving it your best no matter what
When all you have is a welder, everything looks like two separate pieces of metal. No, wait...when you suddenly _don't_ have a working welder - only then does ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING look like two separate pieces of metal that need to be joined. :-P
I love your videos. I’m not sure if it’s all the incredible camera and video work or if it’s your voiceover. I love it all. Please make all your videos 2+ hours each please! Thank you from the land of inches.
To be honest, I am not. Don't get me wrong, I more than grant George his satisfaction and will be grinning ear to ear with a tear in my eye when he proudly drives it for the first time, but for me this cannot take long enough. There are plenty of videos of esprits rolling around, although few of them are as pristine as this one will be. But I just love Soup's style of taking the long and right way, not shying away of all the learning he goes through getting there, including making mistakes. All wrapped up in a unique documentary form filled with his specific type of (great) humor. The longer it takes, the better. Luckily, the welding machine company seems to agree :-)
@@broyout3586 Hopefully George's passion seems unextinguishable. When the esprit rides, we could always give him support with a new project... and keep on enjoying his wondeful videos :-)
This is my childhood dream car. Since I've been watching this, I have seriously considered getting an Esprit... want to see more about the process and complexity of the restairation 1st. Built some Lotus 7,s in the meantime
George, I'm sure if you told us your address we would have all chipped in and bought you a new welder! Keep the faith! BTW, restoring the chassis is the same as keeping the original frame on a Monet, detail is everything and is part of the Lotus's history and life! Good on you sir!
Thanks for that Dave, it has started to feel like ridiculousness a few times. But the sense of satisfaction is pretty big, and then on my budget I don't have the luxury of paying for a new chassis anyway ;)
I think the knowledge, love/ passion that comes from resurrecting the chassis is priceless and worth way more than a new bought one. However, a welder is just as priceless at times 😂
Turning your attention and unique problem solving abilities back to the Esprit is the carrot you've been dangling for a while! I'm sure that I'm not alone in that we're all glued to our screens with each new episode. There ought to be a TH-cam award to recognize best videos production...you're a shoe in, George.
Hello George, Greetings from the North Coast ☘️ keep your spirits up! Yours is by far the most stylish car Restoration channel on planet earth🌍 hope that welder gets sorted soon! in the meantime.. As they say up here keep her lit and keep her between the Hedges 😁
Your attention to detail in your shooting and editing makes this one of my favorite channels to watch. If your welder is still waiting on the stoop (I hope it isn't) you could make a sandwich in this style, and I would watch it. Just make sure you use good bread.
I don't know if it's the love of cars (which I have re-discovered), or stop-motion (which brought me to this channel in the first place), or the attention to detail (which I admire as I don't really have it but wish I did), or the sense of humour (which chimes well with my own), or the appropriate music (which is enjoyable while never intrusive). Whatever the reason, George, the end result is greater than the sum of the parts. Well done on building a terrific channel.
I literally look forward to seeing your videos during these trying times and must say every video you outdo your self both quality and attention to detail paired with your sarcasm and humor like a fine wine with a superb piece of filet...cheers to you and carry on!
Don't you just love slitting discs, George? I get so much use out of them! Loving the content. Currently building my YB Cosworth powered '74 Viva HC 2 door. Costing me a fortune without sponsors... giving it a damn good go though!! Cheers. Leigh.
I love these videos; at this time I saw 14 unlike clicks just wondering how good this 14 people videos are in compare. with all due respect, I'm Pretty sure they don't even have the skills to get close to the quality of the videos. Just my opinion. Can't wait to see more of the Benz as well. Thank you.
Love that you address the details in the chassis. For your shrinker/stretcher hammer I recommend to polish out the stretcher face for the best results.
I just love this vid!!! always looking forward to seeing them. Your accent is great too. Keep it going cause we all want to see that car on the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh I've long been aware of that. There's no process that could ever treat it perfectly and safely. It looked a lot worse in close up on screen. There's no rust anywhere between seams that had been delaminating, and all seams will be sealed. Cheers Dan
A trick for the oval holes. You can get these really cheap handles that hold a hacksaw blade at one end and make a kind of tenon saw out of it. Well, you can cut down a hacksaw blade with a grinder until its REALLY thin like a scrollsaw blade and use of those handles. If you're careful and patient it works great and hacksaw blades are cheap as.
Instead of tacking the 4 plates together with the welder just clamp them together with a set of mole grips and drill them on the pillar drill. You'll need to rotate the table so you can work around the clamp. This is actually better than welding as you don't need to cut them apart and clean up at the end. i would also drill using the step drill as you can do it all in one hit, plus it will deburr the one side.
I hear you on missing your welder I picked up a good AC/DC Tig welder 5 years ago and I’ve fast gone from being a bloke who ‘might find a welder handy’ to a bloke who uses it all the time and would be lost without it. And so would my mates...because I do repairs for them with it all the time. “Will weld for gas money!”
For that crack in the pedal box mount - no need for a welder. Blend it out. It looks to be no more than 1/8" to 1/4" deep. So grind out the cracked area, then use files to make the radius of the cutout to about 1" (radius not depth) (use the edge of a £2 coin or similar). Finish with some scotch-brite. It'll be as strong as ever, and stronger than applying a tiny weld on the edge of a flat piece of metal, which would set up uneven stresses. Whilst you are there, because those plates do hold the pedal box, which means that when you are using the pedal in anger you'll be putting a lot of stress on those particular edges, its a good idea to go over the whole edge with a file and some scotch-brite and shave off about a 1/16" from the whole edge, nice and smooth. That'll take out any micro-cracks that you cant see. (source - Aircraft Engineer - with a lot of experience in structures stress and cracks)
My welder has became like my right hand to me, I hadn't touched one till around a year ago, love your channel what I am doing on my channel seems ham fisted in comparison
@@soupclassicmotoring I have been rebuilding a 20 year old Sprinter van during lockdown, there's loads of videos on my channel, there's some difference watching TH-cam videos of other people doing builds and actually doing one yourself, in 100 years I would NEVER have anticipated how much work actually goes into it!!! Keep the vids coming, I ADORE your channel kindest regards from Glasgow
George: Excellent work. You are not afraid ov diving rite in. Bravo. Keep the vids coming. How do I add 3X to any repair time...I film it. With stop action, you must add 10X or something close. Maury, 316 Automotive.
BTW George - do you still have the jar of bolts/extra bits/etc, that you are going to weigh at the end to see how much weight has been shed? Add lightness.
George, I know you aren't a fan of stop motion, but stop motion is awesome. I understand that it takes too much time, especially if you take a single shot after every operation. If you set the self timed auto shoot? For example every half second, so you can focus on your work and then you have the footage for the videos. Might it be a good idea?
When I devised the series I assumed that an intervalometer would do that for me and I'd be free to simply duck out of shot, but the reality I found was the work doesn't have any respect for the interval between shots, and I was getting caught in the frame again and again. It quickly became obvious that it was going to be quicker to manually trigger the camera.
If I leave near you I I’d like help you drawing in autocad all the parts and make a jig to do chassis to sell to welp finance the project. I’m very impressed with your film music and all the work you do it’s with passion. I which you wealthy and happiness to continue your story and make this very much beautiful films. Best regards from Lisbon Portugal
I know the feeling on the welder - I ran out of gas and my normal supplier is like "we are supposed to get some in next week". Grrr. What happened to the TIG? No Argon? The pedal box mount that you cracked would be perfect for the TIG - if it's all cleaned up nice then you don't need any filler rod and you can still work the metal after you have welded it.
Oh George. Your undying positivity and "stubborn" insistence on making due with what you have at hand, if that is how it has to be, is a breath of fresh air compared to all the channels who just go "So we went out and bought this $40,000 second hand CNC machine.. what a bargain!"....
lol you're making me nervous, what if someone sponsors me a CNC machine??
@@soupclassicmotoring Then we'd be enjoying classics like "How to make a new bracket with a broken end mill of the wrong size" and "My lard/alcohol/water emulsion works just as well as the commercial coolant... if I machine everything at half speed" :P
@@andersjjensen 😂👌🏼
Just so you know. Many of us notice your attention to detail and the editing WITH the music is much appreciated.
Cheers Manny, appreciate it!
Anyone else giving thumbs-up before watching the episode?
I did, but nobody saw
Legend has it, that house is long gone, but the welder is still sitting there in that same spot in the same box.
lol :)
The welder gained intelligence in the year 2150 and now rules the universe
I missed the part of story where we were told what went wrong with the welder. And I started at episode 1. But, if that’s the only hole in your storytelling, George, you’re doing a hellofalot better than most youtubers. Nonetheless, I’m piqued.
George if you dont know what to show us next time, tell us how the Merc is and the range rover and the Vw bus =)
Check out the Q&A I did since... th-cam.com/video/shVv08qBn6c/w-d-xo.html
@@soupclassicmotoring I did it was great to get to know a bit more about you and realize that that its all a question of giving it your best no matter what
When all you have is a welder, everything looks like two separate pieces of metal.
No, wait...when you suddenly _don't_ have a working welder - only then does ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING look like two separate pieces of metal that need to be joined. :-P
Master Oogway?
You should use a step drill bit, they’re amazing. It would save you heaps of time. Great video as always
Just using what I had, have bought some steps since though :)
As a stop motion fan boy, I have to say you have made an itch I didn't know about and scratch it every time a new vid comes out. :D
Love it man, we're two sides of the same universe.
Came here on the recommendation of the Ronald finger site and I'm glad I did. Very witty and some amazing video. I'm hooked after watching 3 videos.
I love your videos. I’m not sure if it’s all the incredible camera and video work or if it’s your voiceover. I love it all. Please make all your videos 2+ hours each please! Thank you from the land of inches.
Def going to start making them longer again, it'll mean a slightly longer interval, but thems the breaks. Thanks
We don't mind. Patience is a virtue.
I'm really looking forward to this car going back together.
To be honest, I am not. Don't get me wrong, I more than grant George his satisfaction and will be grinning ear to ear with a tear in my eye when he proudly drives it for the first time, but for me this cannot take long enough. There are plenty of videos of esprits rolling around, although few of them are as pristine as this one will be. But I just love Soup's style of taking the long and right way, not shying away of all the learning he goes through getting there, including making mistakes. All wrapped up in a unique documentary form filled with his specific type of (great) humor. The longer it takes, the better. Luckily, the welding machine company seems to agree :-)
@@broyout3586 Hopefully George's passion seems unextinguishable. When the esprit rides, we could always give him support with a new project... and keep on enjoying his wondeful videos :-)
I don't know why I didn't think of it, but my ultimate Benz is a W108, so maybe there's a build there for later
This is my childhood dream car. Since I've been watching this, I have seriously considered getting an Esprit... want to see more about the process and complexity of the restairation 1st. Built some Lotus 7,s in the meantime
The creative concept and production quality of this is immense. I cannot watch 99% of broadcast TV anymore.
Thanks a mill Paul!
Ah! Straightening the brackets in stop motion! Absolute magic! :D
Was a nice one in this vid wasn't it. One of those jobs that went well on both sides of my workflow :)
George, I'm sure if you told us your address we would have all chipped in and bought you a new welder! Keep the faith! BTW, restoring the chassis is the same as keeping the original frame on a Monet, detail is everything and is part of the Lotus's history and life! Good on you sir!
Thanks for that Dave, it has started to feel like ridiculousness a few times. But the sense of satisfaction is pretty big, and then on my budget I don't have the luxury of paying for a new chassis anyway ;)
I think the knowledge, love/ passion that comes from resurrecting the chassis is priceless and worth way more than a new bought one. However, a welder is just as priceless at times 😂
You could have built a brand new welder.
Beat me to it! 😄
@@Strike86 as did you me...
Tempting
i thought that's what he was gonna say :D
The quality of the video editing and effects is top class, certainly stands out from the others - you'll never beat the Irish!
Legend!
I like that stop motion, its like magic
Sorry for your welding wand, Harry
All good, it'll come round. Cheers
I cant imagine the amount of time it takes u to put these video's together. Incredible. Your doing a great job. Im enjoying your car rebuild series.
Thank you very much!
Fantastic George. Keep your chin up. Your keeping us all going 👍.
Cheers Ronnie, will do
Came home from the beach, found your T-shirt in the mail and now an episode! I win today.
WINNER!
you inspire me to work on my restoration ... blessed!!
That's some awesome work as always George. Thank you so much ! 👍
Cheers Timothé
Funky music kicked in at 4:30 :-)
Another stunning video.
🍻
I am one early SOB. Love the videos, love the Esprit, cant wait for the completed series to permanently keep like the Range Rover masterpiece.
That's a day I'm looking forward to as well, I hope I can still get in and out of it by then ;)
100k Subscribers! Congratulations! Keep up the fantastic videos we are all in it with you.
Thank you! Will do!
Mesmerizing, George.
Bob! The Lotus is looking smart man, hope all is well. Great to see you pop up.
Turning your attention and unique problem solving abilities back to the Esprit is the carrot you've been dangling for a while! I'm sure that I'm not alone in that we're all glued to our screens with each new episode. There ought to be a TH-cam award to recognize best videos production...you're a shoe in, George.
Hello George, Greetings from the North Coast ☘️ keep your spirits up! Yours is by far the most stylish car Restoration channel on planet earth🌍 hope that welder gets sorted soon! in the meantime.. As they say up here keep her lit and keep her between the Hedges 😁
Two phrases close to my heart too man, thanks a mill :)
Your attention to detail in your shooting and editing makes this one of my favorite channels to watch. If your welder is still waiting on the stoop (I hope it isn't) you could make a sandwich in this style, and I would watch it. Just make sure you use good bread.
With or without pickles? 😂 Welder still sitting here, it's a stunning f*ck up.
@@soupclassicmotoring without pickles!? sacrilege
I don't know if it's the love of cars (which I have re-discovered), or stop-motion (which brought me to this channel in the first place), or the attention to detail (which I admire as I don't really have it but wish I did), or the sense of humour (which chimes well with my own), or the appropriate music (which is enjoyable while never intrusive). Whatever the reason, George, the end result is greater than the sum of the parts. Well done on building a terrific channel.
Ambassador Webgate :D Thanks
Love the synchronization with the music at 11:06 !!!
Thanks :)
Stopmotion keeps me watching.
Good!
Your attention to detail never ceases to amaze
Probably an illness!
@@soupclassicmotoring good illness tho 😉
You my good Sir, are One with the Force!
I wish I could get people to change their minds, and get doors to open by themselves lol
Great tunes, great vid. Shocker! 😂😂🤍
lol 🍻
Congratulations on 100k. Keep up the great work!
Thank John
When I need to drill holes through a stack of duplicate plates like that, I use vice grips to clamp them together.
It's so obvious and the last thing on my mind
I’m going to binge over the weekend and watch from the start all over again!! I subbed. Love it!!
Deadly! And thanks for the sub
Thank you for sharing this with us.
My pleasure! Thanks
Love these short clips,but really love the total rebuilds too
Going to split the difference and do 20-30min videos every two weeks. Seems like the best balance
Loving the regular updates. Dragging myself round my Saturday morning run earns a lie down and my favourite tv show.
Hahaha, prepare to gain a few lbs, I might have to slow the pace just a little ;)
The cinematography is so satisfying.
Glad, thanks
Man watching u beat that metal reminds me of a short story I read called "Mrs Paluska".
I'll check it out
Stay safe George
Cheers Micheál
Absolutely love your channel.
Glad you enjoy it! Thanks :)
Another brilliant upload from your man big thumbs up :-))))
Big thanks 🍻
I literally look forward to seeing your videos during these trying times and must say every video you outdo your self both quality and attention to detail paired with your sarcasm and humor like a fine wine with a superb piece of filet...cheers to you and carry on!
That's my kind of analogy, thanks a mill Matthew
Don't you just love slitting discs, George? I get so much use out of them! Loving the content. Currently building my YB Cosworth powered '74 Viva HC 2 door. Costing me a fortune without sponsors... giving it a damn good go though!! Cheers. Leigh.
I do love them, I just wish they weren't so scary! Good luck with the rest of the work
Man...how did I miss this notification??? 4 days ago?? Sorry mate...I'll watch it twice.
lol thanks Dan
I love these videos; at this time I saw 14 unlike clicks just wondering how good this 14 people videos are in compare. with all due respect, I'm Pretty sure they don't even have the skills to get close to the quality of the videos. Just my opinion. Can't wait to see more of the Benz as well. Thank you.
Maybe they're not video makers ;) Thanks Eliezer
Really loving the changes you've made with the audio & music along the way. Keep it up!
Thanks a mill, always working to keep it fresh
Love the Esprit and loving your spirit. Concentrate on what you can do and not on what you can't do. Fingers crossed that welder comes soon ✌
Finally arrived, 7 weeks later. Thanks
May the welding be with ya , thx for the video 👍😊
You bet :)
Love that you address the details in the chassis. For your shrinker/stretcher hammer I recommend to polish out the stretcher face for the best results.
Thanks for the tip!
Mate, your videos are purely art!! Can’t wait to see you welding all together
You and me both, although I have the fear too lol
@@soupclassicmotoring I‘m sure, you‘ll get it right 👍
Another fantastic video!
Thanks TT
No need to comment on this.....awesomeness flowing through every frame...
;) Thanks man
I just love this vid!!! always looking forward to seeing them. Your accent is great too. Keep it going cause we all want to see that car on the road!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad they're still hitting the spot, thanks OTE
Great video. Love your work.
Thank you very much!
Love the weekly updates, thought for you, if there's rust behind that clutch pipe clip there's going to be more behind the rest.
Dan
Oh I've long been aware of that. There's no process that could ever treat it perfectly and safely. It looked a lot worse in close up on screen. There's no rust anywhere between seams that had been delaminating, and all seams will be sealed. Cheers Dan
Estás en la élite de TH-cam restaurando coches.
¡Gracias!
A trick for the oval holes.
You can get these really cheap handles that hold a hacksaw blade at one end and make a kind of tenon saw out of it. Well, you can cut down a hacksaw blade with a grinder until its REALLY thin like a scrollsaw blade and use of those handles. If you're careful and patient it works great and hacksaw blades are cheap as.
Thanks for the trick man :)
Great Awesome content love the videos !!! your work and time is well spent on little details...
Much appreciated! Thanks
Such nice focus and camera work 👍🏻
Thank you 🙌
Keep up the good work 👍👍
Thanks, will do!
Love the videos. But, seriously, if you're going to drill holes in multiple pieces and want the holes in the same location, use stop blocks.
Going with what I got! But great idea
Fantastic channel
Thank you very much!
Informative and entertaining videos, awesome and always looking forward to the next one.
More to come asap, thanks Scott
Love the video! I'm yet to get my first welder... Already got a big pile of jobs waiting on it.
Good luck, you'll be made up once you're welding
Keep up the great work! Loving the series
Do my best!
Instead of tacking the 4 plates together with the welder just clamp them together with a set of mole grips and drill them on the pillar drill. You'll need to rotate the table so you can work around the clamp. This is actually better than welding as you don't need to cut them apart and clean up at the end. i would also drill using the step drill as you can do it all in one hit, plus it will deburr the one side.
Exactly my thoughts :-)
This is the sort of commentary gold that is a valuable 'experience transfer' for rank amateurs like me, cheers!
Absolutely, never dawned on me!
Try a half-round file for de-burring small components. It’s more versatile than the flat file.
The electronic tunes in the background were entirely appropriate for this car - it would be nice get get a bit of Kraftwork or Numan in there 😁
So much music I'd love to use but can't because of copyright. Thanks a mill :)
keep plugging away at it man...keep plugging!!
Always!
Was just thinking about your videos today and blamo there is a new one 😆 keep up the good work
Thanks! Will do!
I hear you on missing your welder I picked up a good AC/DC Tig welder 5 years ago and I’ve fast gone from being a bloke who ‘might find a welder handy’ to a bloke who uses it all the time and would be lost without it. And so would my mates...because I do repairs for them with it all the time. “Will weld for gas money!”
Can't wait to have the space to run a clean and tidy TIG setup! Fair play for sorting out your pals :)
Great content!
Thanks :)
Just found your site and think it is TOTALLY amazing , just one little question why SOUP .is it because it is easy to remember .? As it is.
Just walked in the door from working on my Honda CR-V (speaking of supercars) and what do I find? A new Soup!
Haha every mans car is his supercar!
The Lotus chassy is very minimal,almost airframe type build. no over engineering done. lightweight.
Nothing that isn’t needed
It's not just the metal work, it's also the camera work.
50:50 hopefully ;)
For that crack in the pedal box mount - no need for a welder. Blend it out. It looks to be no more than 1/8" to 1/4" deep. So grind out the cracked area, then use files to make the radius of the cutout to about 1" (radius not depth) (use the edge of a £2 coin or similar). Finish with some scotch-brite. It'll be as strong as ever, and stronger than applying a tiny weld on the edge of a flat piece of metal, which would set up uneven stresses.
Whilst you are there, because those plates do hold the pedal box, which means that when you are using the pedal in anger you'll be putting a lot of stress on those particular edges, its a good idea to go over the whole edge with a file and some scotch-brite and shave off about a 1/16" from the whole edge, nice and smooth. That'll take out any micro-cracks that you cant see.
(source - Aircraft Engineer - with a lot of experience in structures stress and cracks)
Thanks for the tips, was thinking since it might be a job for the TIG without filler.
Keep up the good work !
Thanks, will do!
Bong engineering ! Takes as much time to design and produce the piece as it takes time to restore it 20 years down the line lol
You said it
Love the stop motion /time lapse, just wondering when a little claymation figure is going to wonder across the frame with..... A welder...
It had better be a full sized unit!
2 bits of 4x2 under the OSB board would help with the work bench
Totally, just easier said than done at the mo! Thanks :)
My welder has became like my right hand to me, I hadn't touched one till around a year ago, love your channel what I am doing on my channel seems ham fisted in comparison
And mine looks brutal when I see others... it's all learning aye!
@@soupclassicmotoring I have been rebuilding a 20 year old Sprinter van during lockdown, there's loads of videos on my channel, there's some difference watching TH-cam videos of other people doing builds and actually doing one yourself, in 100 years I would NEVER have anticipated how much work actually goes into it!!! Keep the vids coming, I ADORE your channel kindest regards from Glasgow
George: Excellent work. You are not afraid ov diving rite in. Bravo. Keep the vids coming. How do I add 3X to any repair time...I film it. With stop action, you must add 10X or something close. Maury, 316 Automotive.
It puts the crimp on work time that's for sure. Thanks :)
Nice work
Thanks
Good luck 🍀 Удачи тебе мужик! Реально очень интересно👍
Thank you! :)
Please someone get this man a welder!
Although I don't understand why you can't use the replacement one Rtech sent you George..?
Because it is stuck in Brexit related mayhem... still hasn't arrived
Man i really hope you get your welder back soon, really good video nonetheless!
hope so too, thanks man
BTW George - do you still have the jar of bolts/extra bits/etc, that you are going to weigh at the end to see how much weight has been shed? Add lightness.
The jar is still there, with that first one little bit of metal in it :)
Can can put the flat part in a photo copier or just put a paper on it and use the part as a guide for your lines.
I think its time to launch a GoFundMe for some new overalls
No, just vintage ventilation slots.
Or hit up the makers ;)
At this pace may as well call it Project Binky.
Hahahahahaha.....yeah....
🤗
George, I know you aren't a fan of stop motion, but stop motion is awesome. I understand that it takes too much time, especially if you take a single shot after every operation. If you set the self timed auto shoot? For example every half second, so you can focus on your work and then you have the footage for the videos. Might it be a good idea?
When I devised the series I assumed that an intervalometer would do that for me and I'd be free to simply duck out of shot, but the reality I found was the work doesn't have any respect for the interval between shots, and I was getting caught in the frame again and again. It quickly became obvious that it was going to be quicker to manually trigger the camera.
Checking out the RR build after. Hungover AF lads.
lol! It only get's worse doesn't it 🍻
Wouldn't two pieces of thin wood and gripping it by the edges be a good replacement for welding the plates?
yeah but I don't always see the wood for the trees, the frustration got the better of me ;)
If I leave near you I I’d like help you drawing in autocad all the parts and make a jig to do chassis to sell to welp finance the project.
I’m very impressed with your film music and all the work you do it’s with passion.
I which you wealthy and happiness to continue your story and make this very much beautiful films.
Best regards from Lisbon Portugal
Thank you Raul!
I know the feeling on the welder - I ran out of gas and my normal supplier is like "we are supposed to get some in next week". Grrr.
What happened to the TIG? No Argon? The pedal box mount that you cracked would be perfect for the TIG - if it's all cleaned up nice then you don't need any filler rod and you can still work the metal after you have welded it.
Its a couple of things, but ultmately if I did TIG it then the welds wouldn't match the rest of the chassis