The owner of Wasaabi is 100% WRONG! You guys absolutely nailed the design of that wing in the last episode! The two options that you got it down to were perfect! Gutted to see this 1980's, bolt-on, aftermarket looking tail

I could watch that panel shaping for hours, such beautiful work and incredible talent.

Richard is really good, love the way he is passionate and in the detail

Would you think it would be easier to 3d resin print the lenses for that Allegro?

Very misleading, less than 3 minutes about the Saab 900, boring!

It's an S4002 now.

Nat, I'm pretty sure Cal knew you were a "machinery geek" long before you and he partnered to become Retropower. If I was a bit younger, I'd volunteer to sweep that machining space just to learn how it all works! The rear end for the Jensen is awesome- it will be fabulous after the parts are all painted and buffed! The E Type was let to the "right people"- those hands were very familiar with the many curves of the panels! You know, I'm thinking if you just added a little bit of metal casting, you could have made those "new" mini hinges as another bespoke Retropower part. They might make good "go to" hinges for something else. Cal, looks like the new brainchild is moving along nicely. Loved hearing from Rich's side of the street- it' takes a fair bit of skills to do what he does, glad to hear him speak on it. Cal, as I think on it, the Den will largely be on your daily route; it might not be a bad idea to let Nat build his own machining shop, or so it in partnership with proper machinist.

The "S 2002" is an interesting thing for sure! I hope you do get to work on it as I'd love to see more of it! As I'm sure you guys know, that trailing arm rear suspension is notoriously tricky to set correctly on a modified car. There's very little adjustment built in from the factory, so it requires some aftermarket attention if the car is significantly lowered and/or running a much fatter tire. That gets accentuated when you have the sort of power that causes the car to squat under acceleration. There's not a lot of room to work before the wheel contacts the control arms, either. If I were looking at it, I'd make sure the car has Tii trailing arms, which are fully boxed and considerably stronger, but of course, I'm just some schlub... you guys know better than I! 😁

Great vid. as always. Richard the upholstery guy has such enthusiasm on top of stunning skills for what he does. Probably, like most guys who watch your stuff, the engineering / mechanical side is understandable and potentially doable, but upholstery is a mystery. Also, the delight of this channel is how every car in work has an appeal. The DBS renders look right. Those always looked heavy-handed around the overhangs, the renders have a lot more of an Italian, delicate feel to them.

As for the Aston Martin I’d like too see under body paneling that is a continuation from your front splitter. Done right it creates down force.

As for the AJ16, machine to suit a different bearing. If you can machine it to take factory Honda bearing.😑 I’d love to see you try Ai to match the bearing measurements to find a bearing that suits the AJ16. 🇦🇺🤜🏼🤛🏼😎☮️🍀

Is Tom Lenthall worth a try for some bearings ?

Hi, what is the brand of the shrinker/stretcher @14:50 please? It looks like a quality piece of gear, thank you.

Seems like you are eating noodles while talking

When I was a kid, and mum would buy me a new Matchbox car, I used to carry it everywhere; dinner time, bath time, play time - I'd always have it in my hands. Id even take it to bed with me and fall asleep holding it. Those memories came flooding back to me when you showed the wide shot of the E type being welded. Great work guys, and a wonderful video, as always....

Honestly do you have someone, anyone really, who can do Marks bit instead of him? his attempts at being 'interesting' are at best cringe-inducing and at worse unwatchable. I tend to skip through his bit. His segment really does detract from the overall high quality of the videos.

Ducktail is the right choice on the 900. The emblem in the grille needs a change too imo. Rest looks really good.

Fantastic. Treat of the week watching what amazing stuff you guys have been up to. Keep up the great work....been watching since Uncut Ep1!

I know a lot of people use Upol Raptor as an underbody coating even though it's a bedliner but I just wondered what your reasoning was for using it over say Upol Gravitex which is an actual underbody coating?

Your videos and the work you do is par excellence,,,, I would like to say more about you and your workforce but to be honest my words would not do you justice 🙏🙏

Personal preference I know but I’d like to see the Aston bonnet without the scoop. I believe it was added due to a change in the engine and/or carb/injection set up; looks a little ugly to my eyes…

Grinding the crank makes the most sense, as much, as its a chore , as it will guarantee that in the future you can get bearing. The other benefit you will get from that is that you will re-nitride and polish the crank.

What happened to Gaz? Thought he was the ‘boss’? Now mark gives the updates?

The Camaro/Camaro, that underside of the bonnet makes my eye twitch every time.... I know it would be such a ball ache, but I do hope it is changed.

I hardly need to say amazing work, really beautiful. But… I hate being negative, just my penn’orth (and I’m more than a bit jealous of you guys!!) but it’s a stretch to call it a Saab restomod, isn’t it? More of a rebodied Audi with a Saab windscreen, no? Cheers.

Nat, could you please show the double shear mount for the rear coil overs when done. Thanks John

Every single guy and what they do is mesmerising, admirable and absolutely of the best quality but what Richard does is such a mix of black art, experience, skill and pride that, to me, would the most daunting part of Retropowers masterpieces. Thanks to you all.

F-Type… THE most beautiful car. Ever. ❤️

Loving the orange my good lady had the similar colour on her allegro.

You could solve the jag engine issues bye using a Ford Barra. Bulk power and loads of aftermarket support.

Wheres the Jensen. ?

Cal .. there's no green in that tartan!

I'm always impressed by the level and skill of the engineering that goes on a RP, never ceases to amaze me. But on a different level, where the hell did you find those two in the CAD Den?? Every interaction I seem to get from lads of that age, would mainly be grunts and awkward silences, the guy's in the CAD Den are seriously switched on, enthusiastic, and super natural in front of the camera, really refreshing to witness this. Yet again, an absolute credit to your already massively powerful workforce. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

What colour is the Camaro. I love the colour and I’m looking for a custom colour for a Vespa.

This E Type tail is a piece of Art

The XJC is so beautiful but the pillars to the roof look so flimsy they can’t add much rigidity to the chasis, do you do anything to make it less floppy? Thanks

Mark is looking a bit thin Maybe I should come across the pond and take him out for a pint

My first car was a Mini van. I can attest that the hinges are a pain in the arse.

24:01 That's a massive difference between AJ16 and Ingenuim Diesel 😆

That CAD Saab looks fantastic, Would like to see something similar done to the 80's MG Maestro Turbo.

Very nice work Lads🥇🏆

Scary that there were Colchester 2000's brand new in the workshop the year I started college....

Not keen on Mark's delivery but otherwise another fantastic episode.

Regarding the Aston under thingies looking like afterthoughts, they were! The original William Towns design did not have these, and if you look at the very early pre production DBS they were absent. Problem was they had a major issue with lift at speed, particularly when they fitted the very much more powerful V8 engine. Closing the gap between the valence and the ground mitigated this, and the bib spoiler on the Vantage also served this purpose. But they are aesthetically a bit of a disaster. I would say that you will have to consider the aero aspect of this car in your design, but I am sure you know that already.

Regarding bearings. Try " S C H bearings and power transmission Romsey" As dry-cleaning engineers we use them. You would be surprised at the various shafts, loads, Speeds of washing drying machines.

Nat almost said "Today i'll be mostly" perfectly in his intro. Fast Show lol

Fantastic presentation as per. I love the indepth explanations of the engineering you all produce. Thank you

Fantastic episode as usual.Not to grate on Nat further about the AJ 16 crankshaft but i would prefer the original bearings (checked with plasti guage) and if still in tolerance over aftermarket bearings on an unnecessarily ground crankshaft especially on a supercharged engine.

Everyone only watches to see Richard now. Maybe just Richard and Bobbie from now on?

I'm going to be maybe very picky here but the dash for the XJ-C isn't quite right. The face vents should ideally follow a centre line through the speedo and tacho, and the light switch really should be with the other toggles lower down and a clock separating the gauges, then shove the cigar lighter lower down next to the head unit. That does make it close to the production dash, but it's also more logical and easier to live with. On the subject of the head unit, the trim round that looks really out of place now, the three rings surrounding it don't match the single trim pieces around the dash and makes it look tacked on and a bit cheap.