Stunning work. I am 71 now, and ill quite a lot. When I am not well enough to work on my own cars I watch TH-cam channels for many hours in a day, so I can say without doubt that your work is some of the best to be seen anywhere in the world. We are all very lucky to be able to share your projects.
Thanks Bob, that sucks about constantly being sick , hopefully keep coming out ontop. Just a self taught monkey having a go and trying to do better work everyday, only early days, lots to learn still, when im your age I should hopefully be pretty good at this.
Awesome work! great to see you patient you are with every part of the lower sill and lower rear and front door jam area and especially the lower front fender work joining it up. Top workmanship!
Thanks mate, its a fully original and complete car so trying to match factory and it look untouched...but on the other two I will make the sills flat underneath and no floor hanging below the sill height, aswell as the overlaps being made flush off the car, before the side of the car is hung on, as they don't have to match the factory overlap step ups.
Thanks mate, I think it will stay as a small channel, people don't want to see long stuff in detail its boring, they want a 5 year build in 5 mins tv/tiktok spec haha.
Mate, you are the Micheal Angelo (you are probably too young to know who Micheal Angelo is) of automotive art. Your efforts are truly amazing. I hope your customers know your quality work and the effort you put into making it perfect. Really enjoy your vids - thank you.
Thanks mate, getting fussier and striving to produce nicer work everyday, haha I thought Michaelangelo was the sculpter who did the wideboggy falcon in my previous video 🤣
being humble is amazing in a world of people seeking attention for not doing much, you are a credit to yourself and the trade and OZ. Perfection doesn't really exist, but your work is very close@@notevn
Love your work, interesting to see how the panels are shaped. I’m doing some rust repairs on my Ute & watching your videos has made me want to do better, have even thrown a few away and started fresh lol. Keep up the good stuff 👍
I'm learning so much from this, and it's great seeing the work you put into theese little gems! I do think at lest one of them deserves to be painted the colour of a swiss cheese though, to pay tribute to the absolute state they're in!
Any questions for things just ask man, I hope to give all the tips and things I wish i knew when I was starting out. Haha I wish I had matching doors for my one I'd leave it rusty
Haha I think I'm at 110hrs so far on this car with a good chunk done and a lot remade from scratch, am cheaper than you'd think, half the hourly of what a shop would charge so I think they get really good value in comparison.
Actually made the custom front drop spindles for it yesterday and am probably going to do the rears this week, I dont have much time to work on it so I haven't compiled a video
Question - i know when you mig thin metal like the skins 6-10inches apart in spots, repeat to keep the metal from warping. When i saw you tig weild a constant stream, i was wondering is tig not as hot as mig? I have never tig weilded before, i was wondering maybe the reason your panels are warping ? Tig a few centimetres then compressed air to cool the panel, then repeat - would this be a easier solution. ? Save some dollying 🤷♂️ Thanks, not pointing anything out, just asking.
Yeah its much different from mig. Mig welds harder than the parent metal and won't budge after welding, tig weld reacts the same as the sheet, so it will always warp(shrink) and you have to stretch the weld and welded area back out to regain the shape when tacked. Still getting the hang of it, is why I need to spend more time on it (but i won't charge for that time) one consistant pass is ideal, I did stop and starts and addressed small sections as I went on the falcon video as that was such a large area with no access, this had access 70% of the way so I went one pass.
I kinda understand- wont know till i actually try it myself 😆👍 cheers for taking the time to reply - appreciate it. That cosmos is coming along mad cool. U got some balls to tackle a large project like that.. 😎👍 lov the content
Interested to know if you would consider using aluminium for your own cosmo for bonnet, doors and boot lid. Also interested in what grade steel you use ? Enjoying the progress your making 😊
That would be sick, if I was experienced in alluminum I would attempt a whole rebody in it, considering I have to remake the entire body on mine, I want to try some alluminum sheet this year. As for the steel thickness. 0.9mm
Can I make a request and ask for an in-depth Video on your 1000 Ute. I’m super keen to learn more about it,the front end mods and it’s got a rotary so I need to know more.
There isn't much I've documented on that car it's pretty much something I built like 10 years ago and is horrible in comparison to my current work, I have cut out and remade most of everything under it(cut the whole floors and rails out)the last few months but I don't think I will make a video on it, is nothing special. Is more photos and stuff of it on my instagram. Has McPherson towers from a 1200 and shortened rack&pinion with just a mixed bag of random parts under it. Is a 13b bridge, semi pp, weber fed,6speed Shortened hilux diff, 4 link, coilovers
Haha not much free time left between working full time and losing a whole day of the weekend to mowing and yard maintenance , I try give myself a little break and squeeze some hours into my own projects as it sucks just looking at them sit everyweek, unfortunately you don't get paid working on your own stuff.
Stunning work. I am 71 now, and ill quite a lot. When I am not well enough to work on my own cars I watch TH-cam channels for many hours in a day, so I can say without doubt that your work is some of the best to be seen anywhere in the world. We are all very lucky to be able to share your projects.
Thanks Bob, that sucks about constantly being sick , hopefully keep coming out ontop. Just a self taught monkey having a go and trying to do better work everyday, only early days, lots to learn still, when im your age I should hopefully be pretty good at this.
incredible work as always dude, thanks for sharing the journey. your patience with this work is inspriring.
Thanks for taking the time to watch mate
Awesome work! great to see you patient you are with every part of the lower sill and lower rear and front door jam area and especially the lower front fender work joining it up. Top workmanship!
Thanks mate, its a fully original and complete car so trying to match factory and it look untouched...but on the other two I will make the sills flat underneath and no floor hanging below the sill height, aswell as the overlaps being made flush off the car, before the side of the car is hung on, as they don't have to match the factory overlap step ups.
Please 🙏 everyone share this. You tube algorithms love that, and it would be good to see channel growth, he deserves it😊
Thanks mate, I think it will stay as a small channel, people don't want to see long stuff in detail its boring, they want a 5 year build in 5 mins tv/tiktok spec haha.
Mate, you are the Micheal Angelo (you are probably too young to know who Micheal Angelo is) of automotive art. Your efforts are truly amazing. I hope your customers know your quality work and the effort you put into making it perfect. Really enjoy your vids - thank you.
michealangelo ;)
Thanks mate, getting fussier and striving to produce nicer work everyday, haha I thought Michaelangelo was the sculpter who did the wideboggy falcon in my previous video 🤣
Literally got that dog in him now.
I really enjoy seeing you restore this car, nice work.
Thanks mate it's worth saving.
Best channel on TH-cam for honest skilled work, well done.
Thanks mate but there's Plenty of others out there much better, I have another 30 years to go before I'll be good haha
being humble is amazing in a world of people seeking attention for not doing much, you are a credit to yourself and the trade and OZ. Perfection doesn't really exist, but your work is very close@@notevn
Beautiful work as always‼️I love seeing this car come together.
Thanks for watching
Its always a treat to watch your vids
Cheers man glad you watch
Love your work, interesting to see how the panels are shaped. I’m doing some rust repairs on my Ute & watching your videos has made me want to do better, have even thrown a few away and started fresh lol. Keep up the good stuff 👍
Best way to learn is just have a go mate, no harm in making something a few times, and don't cut the original off until you are happy with the result.
Ahh the maestro is back with another exciting video
Back for more pain in cosmoland 😅
Impressive work as always! door gaps with welded guards must be a challenge when the door is the only adjustment.
It's coming along okay, and yeah a bit of a nightmare when everything is welded on
Amazing work as always thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching
Awesome metal work you are a master
Thanks mate ,Not yet but I'm on the way there, only early days
Amazing work
I’d love to have the motivation to do it again, but it’s easier to pour a good bourbon and enjoy your work
I wish I could do that instead 🤣
I'm learning so much from this, and it's great seeing the work you put into theese little gems! I do think at lest one of them deserves to be painted the colour of a swiss cheese though, to pay tribute to the absolute state they're in!
Any questions for things just ask man, I hope to give all the tips and things I wish i knew when I was starting out.
Haha I wish I had matching doors for my one I'd leave it rusty
looking good. and looking forward to the door, doing something similar but avoiding it because i don't want to take the door apart completely..
I should be able to do more step by step when it's focused on main items like that
This is all well and good you're doing a great job, nice work. F@%k I'm glad l don't have to pay for it. 👍
Haha I think I'm at 110hrs so far on this car with a good chunk done and a lot remade from scratch, am cheaper than you'd think, half the hourly of what a shop would charge so I think they get really good value in comparison.
awesome works as always bud, really looks bloody awesome.
Cheers man it's coming up decent.
Looking real good
It's coming up decent
Great skills mate!
Thanks mate
Top notch!
Thanks mate
Amazing work Nathan 👍🏽
Thanks mate
Would love an update on the MX5 cosmo
Actually made the custom front drop spindles for it yesterday and am probably going to do the rears this week, I dont have much time to work on it so I haven't compiled a video
Question - i know when you mig thin metal like the skins 6-10inches apart in spots, repeat to keep the metal from warping.
When i saw you tig weild a constant stream, i was wondering is tig not as hot as mig? I have never tig weilded before, i was wondering maybe the reason your panels are warping ?
Tig a few centimetres then compressed air to cool the panel, then repeat - would this be a easier solution. ? Save some dollying 🤷♂️
Thanks, not pointing anything out, just asking.
Yeah its much different from mig.
Mig welds harder than the parent metal and won't budge after welding, tig weld reacts the same as the sheet, so it will always warp(shrink) and you have to stretch the weld and welded area back out to regain the shape when tacked. Still getting the hang of it, is why I need to spend more time on it (but i won't charge for that time) one consistant pass is ideal, I did stop and starts and addressed small sections as I went on the falcon video as that was such a large area with no access, this had access 70% of the way so I went one pass.
I kinda understand- wont know till i actually try it myself 😆👍 cheers for taking the time to reply - appreciate it.
That cosmos is coming along mad cool. U got some balls to tackle a large project like that.. 😎👍 lov the content
Interested to know if you would consider using aluminium for your own cosmo for bonnet, doors and boot lid. Also interested in what grade steel you use ? Enjoying the progress your making 😊
That would be sick, if I was experienced in alluminum I would attempt a whole rebody in it, considering I have to remake the entire body on mine, I want to try some alluminum sheet this year.
As for the steel thickness.
0.9mm
Can I make a request and ask for an in-depth Video on your 1000 Ute. I’m super keen to learn more about it,the front end mods and it’s got a rotary so I need to know more.
There isn't much I've documented on that car it's pretty much something I built like 10 years ago and is horrible in comparison to my current work, I have cut out and remade most of everything under it(cut the whole floors and rails out)the last few months but I don't think I will make a video on it, is nothing special. Is more photos and stuff of it on my instagram.
Has McPherson towers from a 1200 and shortened rack&pinion with just a mixed bag of random parts under it.
Is a 13b bridge, semi pp, weber fed,6speed
Shortened hilux diff, 4 link, coilovers
Beautiful work as usual. And... you do all this AND you have "spare time"?! How many hours is there in a day in NZ?! 🤯
he aint in nz
@@daos3300 Ah crap. Well, same hemisphere anyway.
@@AlfOfAllTrades lol, it ends in 'z' so you're ok
@@daos3300 nah @notevn is gonna kill me... 😅
Haha not much free time left between working full time and losing a whole day of the weekend to mowing and yard maintenance , I try give myself a little break and squeeze some hours into my own projects as it sucks just looking at them sit everyweek, unfortunately you don't get paid working on your own stuff.
👍👍👍