Ford Orion Upgrade - Flipping Bangers - S03 EP10 - Car Show

[@officialteamhammertimesweden]

Love the show but that paintwork on the bonnet...OMG!

[@elelegidosf9707]

I thought the same. I got a similar result rattle-canning the roof of my latest flip car, and it was the first time I'd sprayed anything.

[@peterlobb6456]

You should see the episode when they painted a Porsche!

[@officialteamhammertimesweden]

@@peterlobb6456 oooh I've seen it alright- Classic😂

[@peterlobb6456]

@@officialteamhammertimesweden 😂

[@Stripeysnave]

I’m enjoying these videos - they are good tv.

[@John-g1g9x]

guys you’re a joy to watch. Iv got to admire your tenacity…ohhh going left to right was a brilliant watch. I’m glad you made money on the ford ..,brilliant effort

[@Johna130]

Lovin the orange peel paint effect on the respray.

[@phillipbray8647]

Very period 😂

[@TheGra325]

😂

[@wendwllhickey6426]

The car has been repainted once and was never was sanded so new paint could stick .

[@sgtgrash]

This show recreates the cheap as chips fun dynamic of the early Wheeler Dealers shows. Well done fellas 👏👏👏

[@BibTheBoulderTheOriginalOne]

Without Mike 'Arfur Daley' Brewer....

[@garrystamford3547]

Love this show. Made me laugh out loud. It's how car restoration programmes should be made cheap and cheerful.

[@markspreadbury104]

Just found you on KZbin. I used to watch your TV series. Well happy your still going.👍

[@warrenr4]

Credit to Gus and Will for putting this monumental f#ck up out on air.

[@thedeadstig123]

to be honest 5 minutes on google would of all they needed to see this would be a mega job but chances are they never got it registered for the uk anyway

[@elelegidosf9707]

All they lost with the attempted conversion was time, though. All in all, they made 2 grand on the flip and would have made more if they'd broken the donor car. If I made 2 grand on "monumental f#ck ups", then I'd be _more_ than happy doing one every week!

[@Kaspertube513]

​@@elelegidosf9707no chance 😂...if you think they sold that car for 5 grand ..I've got a bridge to sell you

[@elelegidosf9707]

@@Kaspertube513 There is no proof that they sold it for 5k, but there's also no evidence that they did not 😂

[@SimonHarvey-i4z]

​@@elelegidosf9707they never got 5k 4 it no chance

[@kouroshdavoudi7828]

I enjoy your show and I am glad your hard work paid out at the end 😊

[@jameswalker7459]

All done in five days amazing,,lov the show,lov the boys,,we want more series..

[@raylittle8607]

Well done guys. I thoroughly enjoy your skills and enthusiasm.

[@roi354]

When you finished spraying the bonnet why didn't you film the paint roller you rubbed over it lol

[@Benzo-h6f]

This show is so good .

[@2busaman]

Love the Orion. I owned a 1.6 ghia in Mercury Grey with the pepper pots in the correct colour. The white didn't look good at all. You could've rattle canned them back silver, and they would've looked better and spent the money on getting the bonnet done properly. The paintwork looked terrible.

The white wheels look fantastic!

[@stevekoutsoudi1544]

Guys, can you please provide some tips on painting bodywork, I need to know how you guys manage to achieve such a flat and dull finish ???

[@glenbetton3146]

Peter Kay from Phoenix Nights. 10:06 ......."Get it out..take it out of my way"

[@deanoscott]

God lads, first time ive watched your channel, mainly because im a ford nut. I dont know in what language all that made sense to you. For entertainment i get it, but to serve as a money making/saving exercise, its madness. The moments where i could ignore the madness, i quite enjoyed it.

[@phonotd]

I haven't read any other comments, so I'm not sure if it has already been mentioned, or not, but surely the pedal setup was also going to be a massive task to change over? I suspect that the whole exercise was never seen as being achievable, in the proposed time frame, but was chosen in the interest of TV/Video sensationalism. Please don't get me wrong, I did enjoy the video and look forward to seeing more.

[@donotwantahandle1111]

Yep, I was thinking about the brake and clutch pedals, master cylinder etc.

[@Scrubworks]

The "proper" way to do the conversion would be to drill out all the welds from the RHD bulkhead and remove it. Then do the same thing with the LHD bulkhead, and then weld in the RHD bulkhead to the LHD shell. Then you just rebuild the dash and steering gear, adding in the right pieces as you go. The scuttle panel would also need to be changed for the wipers as they mentioned.

[@RD-650]

Great 👍

[@blacknight1003]

Got to give you two this, your collective powers of negotiation are way up there in the top echelons. I mean, to totally collapse and agree with his asking price, knowing that he would never sell it in this country for 1800 quid in a “month of Sundays” takes the biscuit.

[@jameshurst3279]

How did you apply the paint to the bonnet? I would guess you drank blue paint and vomited it on?

[@npr1300A8]

My partner and I recently came across your channel, when you were doing up the Triumph Herald. We thoroughly enjoy your production. 👍🏻

[@Lillymae-f8m]

Found you on amazon and you have become my new favourite program

[@richpolecat6527]

White wheels with silver centre caps. Oh dear oh dear oh dear! Then rhe cut rim that just makes them look like they've been curb rashed then sanded back to hide the damage, all for £300 😂

[@bobburro3642]

Enjoyable fun show. Thanks fellas

[@RD-650]

Fantastic show 👍

[@pedrokd5439]

Good overall job, guys. 🎉🎉🎉 buy a power winch for your trailer 🎉

[@rogerrussell5155]

Did you swap the dip to the right headlamps over to dip to the left from the donor car?

[@Zeem4]

The donor car had no lenses on the headlights, and they said they were selling it to a buyer in mainland Europe.

[@teatimetel174]

then ford brought out the mk5..im glad they did get a grip with the focus mk1

[@dsdek72]

After seeing the "paint" on the bonnet. I'm not surprised they never showed the finish on the quarter and bootlid! Shocking! If you are a body or paint guy this will be painful to watch!

[@thedeadstig123]

Yeah painting a 3rd of the car in 1k poly too

[@dereckjtbear2175]

Me first motor(£220) when. Arrived n UK +,20 years ago,I was impressed with the kit Ford Orion Ghai.

[@AndyFinn-j3q]

My dad had an absolute beautiful 1.6 injection ghia in Rosso red. Live close to Belfast and unfortunately it was stolen about 5 times and he just lost interest in it. EDZ 1313 was the reg, must look out some pics.

[@cristiansinsou]

Bravo pour cette restoration plus de vidéo de restauration de véhicules bravo

[@jameyrobshaw626]

I've changed a right hand drive range rover classic to LHD that I still own 10 years later and it was pretty easy! so you guys were on the right track and I would have expected the shells to be the same aswell. Great stuff guys

[@fatwalletboy2]

Got visions of the owner closing the door at £1800 and chucking aside his crutches and giving it a big "yes" and fist pump down on one knee. Unless the donor Orion was rotten as a pear I really dont know why you never started with that one as it was already the better uk spec, the better colour, £800 cheaper and already a uk registered RHD car. The £1800 you actually spent on the first car could have gone a long way towards your costs doing right to to the RHD car and your time could have been spent better.....this was great for TV but in reality a crazy way to go about it both financially and in the thought process. Unfortunately now there is one less RHD Orion out the and the white pepperpots.......total sacrilege. That grey car deserved saving and getting her mint.

[@00kirbyd]

Grey car looked rotten as a pear.

[@paul7TM]

Buddy as you say it's a TV show. I get what you are saying. Although they'll often use a scrap car for parts. But like Wheeler Dealers ..which I suspect inspired this show..they do things for editorial reasons. I read on a forum that Wheeler Dealers often ended up selling their cars after the show was made on eBay. That the buyers may not be genuine. Although they insist otherwise. Like a Jaguar they restored went on to have three different owners and kept showing up online. But take it all with a pinch of salt what you see on tele. Especially the news 😅

[@HalfdeadRider]

@@00kirbyd It's a D-reg, I wouldn't expect anything different! 😂

[@j14phe]

Absolutely right I had an brand new XR3i my dad had the Orion inj Ghia his wheels where silver they tarted up lesser models with white wheels to punt them on when the new model came out. As for the programme thoroughly enjoyed the banter but not the reasoning

[@jeffskillman6161]

When the wheel refurb guy suggested white with diamond cut rims I cringed as they will just look like the pepper pot when covers. Shoukd gave been factory standard to March the Centre caps. Originality always sells and hey valve dust caps cost peanuts!!!

[@blastingweevil2968]

i had a red 1.8 Si orion ghia it is still one of my all time favorite cars i have ever owned it never ever let me down and i thrashed it within an inch of its life lol.

[@cristiansinsou]

Très belle voiture plus de vidéo de restauration de véhicules bravo

[@andyrbush]

I have restored a couple of old Minis. One time I carelessly assembled it as a left hand drive, it was so simple to do. It only took a few minutes to get it back to right hand drive though.

[@procta2343]

Metros are another one too, but fords everything is welded in place to the point they would have to swop the bulk head over.

[@skylined5534]

How did that given you'd need a LHD specific steering rack for a start?

[@skylined5534]

​@@procta2343 They're not.

[@procta2343]

@@skylined5534 metros are, i have rebuilt two, passenger side has the hole indent where the rack would go through, if i remember, only a case of swopping left hand stuff over, loom etc. the scuttle panels have the holes for the left hand drive wiper setup, but has plastic holes for those. All bolt on stuff.

[@stevewall4589]

Great video guys Absolutely loved the mk4 orion but ended up owning a J plate mk5 which is still one of my favourite cars ive owned.

[@CortinasAndClassics]

That's a MK2 Orion.

[@as3cs3]

hahaha. Will's reaction the the bag of sand for the donor-car 😃brilliant 😄

[@jasonr5357]

My first car at 17 was a white Orion 1.6i Ghia. Fuel injection, power steering, abs and electric windows were high spec at the time, especially for a 17 year old lol. Not so great that half the rear arches missing from rust (wasnt mot fail back then) and the clutch failed after a few months. It went to the scrappy and I had to settle for a 1.3 Escort bonus. Bad times 😂

[@kawasaki5187]

Got a 1.6 in 1990 brand new, it rusted through on the rear off-side wheel arch, no obvious reason !

[@giggitygiggitygoofg6069]

I would have rebuilt the D reg

[@tonyford2734]

Ws too far gone. A complete rot box

[@Troll-Hater]

@@tonyford2734You don’t have a clue 🙄

[@Troll-Hater]

Exactly they are a pair of clueless morons no nothing about classic Fords and which ones are rarer and more desirable

[@donotwantahandle1111]

Does a D reg tell you the year it was made?

[@Zeem4]

@@Troll-HaterYou can see it in the video - the scuttle and front inner wings are rotten, and if it's that bad in visible places, it'll be much worse underneath. I once had a Mk1 Fiesta I left standing outside for years - looked OK from the outside, turned out the inner sills were almost entirely missing and it was rotten all round the rear suspension mounts. Fixable but not remotely worth doing.

[@mhawkins1975]

My first legal road car was a 1987 Gaia Orion miss it would love another one loved it the memories

[@misterwhipple2870]

Aaaah, a car that loved Nature! Just what the Greens have been looking for . . .

[@jackcameback]

I would have done the swap the other wat around tbf - better paint job and already a right hand drive

[@MrRetro-]

The paintwork finish is shocking, ive seen flatter porridge, and the white wheels spoil it,

[@cjmillsnun]

agreed. A wet sanding would've seen that paint right And the wheels should've been redone in silver.

I love the white wheels.

[@captainkemo]

Clue in the title....rivet counters, don't you love em!

[@JibaroCZ4A]

Not sure why you’d assume LHD and RHD firewalls would be identical but still entertained by your antics.

[@kevinmoffatt]

When the model was current I bought a LHD mk3 Cortina thinking I could swap everything to RHD but the scuttle was completely different which was odd because the Taunus was sold for LHD markets. Same thing with Essex V6's from Zodiac/Capri/Granada; where oil sump reversed to fit X member the pump mounting changed as well so you couldn't interchange between different models.

[@davidmccready6471]

I remember hiring an Orion back in the day I drove about 100 yards from the hire company and it cut out and wouldn’t start again! Wandered back told them about it they apologised and gave me a Sierra estate which at the time seemed huge.

[@colinevans7134]

Why do people give negative comments, it's a good show and Gus said he wasn't a sprayer but so what.❤

[@tahustvedt]

I like the show because you both put work in and just get things done, but I don't understand the UK market. £1000 for a field Orion but a running MGB is £1059.

[@clivesilk3501]

my brother had a orion in 2003he payed £50 for it .. we went all over the place in it ... loved it ... sadly now gone to scrap car heaven

[@lukesmith2245]

fantastic show

[@taxidude]

Would you not be easier transferring everything from the left hand drive car to the right hand drive?

[@2busaman]

The righthand drive car was a shed, the lefthand was in better condition by a long way. The righthand car would've needed a lot more work to get ot on the road.

[@barryshitpeas5837]

Keep these two off the tools 😂

[@bestofluckusa]

I used to have a repetitive nightmare about trying to drive a left hand drive abroad and being so confused I had to park it and walk home, so I wouldn't give tuppence for ANY model. Anyway, a great job here and I have been addicted to your series having only recently discovered it.

[@TariqRasul-pw1vu]

My favourite car of all time ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@a11csc]

austin rover made it easy lol

[@hojo9115]

My old boss got one of these when they first came out, i remember driving it on an errand for him and i thought it was great

[@stephenjones3003]

Well done cherish the time you have with your mum and dad

[@800mint]

Owned an Orion too, 1.3 , basic - with the Ghia pepper pot alloy wheels, and the black trim that goes around the rear number plate , that made it look like a more top end model. And an exhaust tip that sounded better ! ( find a 1.6 L diesel hatchback 1986 Ford escort rare as rocking horse muck - had one - loved it as my first car - rust did eventually kill it)

[@2DogsVlogs]

I owned an maroon F reg 1989 LX 1.4 back in 1995. Bought it for 1250 from a dealer. There was a better one for 1500 in Aberdeen private, but I was on a foreign license so had to go through a dealer. Loved the sunroof as I had it open most long trips. Reason was my radiator had very few fins and the engine got a bit warm when it was over 16°. Never had a problem in Scotland but discovered it was an issue when I went to Bristol once and had to turn on the demister to drop the engine temp. Only rust I had was under the bonnet which with a wire brush and rattle can it was fixed. Had it for about 18 months and got 500 for it. The dealer scrapped it. Was told not to get the Ghia at the time because they had a lot of problems with cracked manifolds.

[@n22pdf]

Subscribed as used to watch you on TV 😊 great vid and channel guys.. Pete 👍

[@michaeljohnson-li5nn]

I had a 1600E Orion finished in a dark blue/black colour called Raven. It had grey leather interior and essential items such as a graphic equaliser for the stereo. Went to the local supermarket in the car to do a bit of shopping and that was the last I ever saw of it. The insurance paid out and I purchased a beautiful new Golf 8v Mk2, one of the last that where available before the Mk3 replaced it. As it was the run-out model it had s steel sunroof, BBS RA alloy wheels and rainbow interior trim.

[@JeffPower-dv3zl]

Dont take up pannel beating 😂

[@deanmcclusky9955]

Amazing Matt ❤

[@robwaters8589]

New subscriber! like the content, you boys can't haggle for toffee!

[@leen352]

every day is a learning day!

[@clivesilk3501]

registering it should be quite easy .. if you have the import letter and a possible original Portuguese title dvla will generate a V5 and reg number for it ..i did this for an imported Californian mustang ... happy dayz 😃😃😃😃

[@tabsntoot]

We had an H reg last of this mark nice car

[@JeffPower-dv3zl]

Rattle Can Rodgers 😂

[@viscuine]

oh dear, am only up to the penny dropping at 35 mins in, but had to jump in the comments lol I worked at a ford dealership in the parts department, when these cars were new. looking up parts on the microfiche always had different part numbers for LHD. I knew the obvious like loom, rack and headlights would be different. But it is small details like, the wiper blades, as the drivers side fully sweeps up to the A pillar and the passenger side creates an arc, consequently the scuttle has different mounting holes to achieve the correct effect for RHD. the body shells also had different part numbers and now I see why. time to resume and see what you do next.

[@19Neil67]

I loved my Orion really did F532GUR what a car that was.

[@pellepp9628]

Nice to see a car with the steering wheel to the left😊

[@Dirt-Diggler]

Lol you picked the hardest conversion to do, I used to run a specialist escort breakers back in the 90s, built plenty of turbo conversions back in the day, piece of piss compared to LHD to RHD 😂

[@procta2343]

I have read about left and to right hand conversions on mk2 escorts on the forum, and its known to be a nightmare, so when i saw this been an LHD, and i knew one of them will come up with the idea, of wanting to switch it over. I was like, that's not going to happen. 😂

[@thedeadstig123]

@@procta2343 yep loads of people just think "yeah i bet its easy to make a mk2 or mk1 escort RHD", all because of these people importing the LHD african imports

[@procta2343]

@@thedeadstig123 sometimes people don't research at all and just think, its just a bolt off and swop process, then go a head do what these lads did , and then realise its not as simple, and it turns out to be more in depth job, to the point its more of a hassle plus expensive.

[@gimble447]

@@thedeadstig123But they import from South Africa because they have right hand drive cars too, just like when people chose to import from Malta ( think Malta must be dried up pretty much now hence they moved on to South Africa now) I know there’s shady things going on with that too as even on eBay right now there is an obvious South African car that has the ID stollen from a mk1 I sold 10 years ago in need of restoration, I guess breaking a car that needs too much work and cloning it’s ID onto an import is a thing to avoid all the paperwork , very dodgy practice which makes you even more wary of the rwd escort boom market of the last while

[@thedeadstig123]

thats really common, you see it with these series land rover imports too lots of old log books floating about for scrapped cars, they just make a new vin plate and put it on a import@@gimble447

[@mandismith89]

the orange peel on that bonnet is horrendous

[@id70b40]

I had an Orion in the late 80s…. Loved it. If I had known then what they are worth now…. I’d have kept it :)

[@seantivenan9593]

Don't give up your day job lads, oh s**t you already have.

[@skylined5534]

Where's your superior content though?

[@peterthebricky]

It's tv programme I'm suer the donor car being in the bushes was a set up

[@robertmulhall1634]

Had a 1-6 ghia in Rossi red. The gentlemans XRI.

[@bignove5288]

Orange peel bonnet 😂

[@carlosalbertoguzman]

Los televidentes no los entienden a Will y Gus, ellos hacen en realidad una parodia de los Talleres mecánicos, ellos no se toman muy en serio sus trabajos, y si fracasan con algún proyecto no se ponen a llorar 🤗👍❤️

[@elelegidosf9707]

When flipping for profit, you should always try to get the car back as close to factory as possible. Customising a car like this lowers its value.

[@dennispowell7719]

Would of been easy for them to rebuild the donnor car it's a shame one as to go to scrap tho

[@stevesmith9351]

good series like these guys

[@garythomson5039]

God , why did they not paint the wheels themselves and put the bonnet to the expert ?!😂

[@vitorpassos309]

UAU a car from my country that went all the way to the uk, amazing.

[@michaelknapper8539]

Them wheels are great leave them on😊

[@russelblackwell6041]

Why weren't the centre wheel caps painted the same colour don't match?

[@AlanG-TR7]

Never mind the steering column bracket, nobody mentioned the need to change the pedal box. That would not be easy with the engine in situ!

[@TheGra325]

Man, these boys are rough 😅

[@nostromo332]

Did anyone see that there were no dustcaps on the wheels..... after it was painted white.

[@anthonyfernwood8093]

Owned two of these cars , really nice cars, i also worked in the factory that built them, unfortunately you were never going to be able to change them over on a budget , body parts were purpose made for left and right hand and then welded, but nice car and well done for selling it.

[@wescooley34]

No dust caps on the valves😂😂😂

[@raytaylor4089]

The spraying finish leaves much to be desired as it is orange pealy and the colour looks out its darker. When I was spraying these cars the colour usually needed blending to match and they were starting to be base and lacquer.

[@dsdek72]

Solid colour from the factory mate. Worked at a ford bodyshop at the time. If I had turned that out I wouldn't have worked there for long.

[@raytaylor4089]

@dsdek72 I was working in a Ford dealership as a panel beater and sprayer ( served my time as a sprayer in a for main dealer ) I would have been ashamed to have turned out anything like that finish when I was in the trade. We did use blending clear back in the day when cellulose was the king as ford ha so many variant shades. I can honestly say I would not have worked for 32 years in the trade if I turned out work like they did on the paint.

[@colingale]

Loved these as a kid, we called em booted escorts , put a kent cam in it, you wont regret it.

[@skylined5534]

They actually did get called an Escort near the end of their run as well! Though we're talking mk5 base platform.

[@Madcmak]

Bro thought he was RHD swapping an SD1 😂

[@Mattlawton-ft6ew]

Those wheels need to be silver

[@lupo10]

When I was learning to drive in my mates mk2 XR2 my Dad had a diesel 1600 Orion I drove once. It was so slow, when I reached a tight bend I took it way too fast for my Dads liking. That was the last time I drove my Dads car since 1997.

[@skylined5534]

They didn't get a 1.6 diesel from the factory they got an 1.8. I did however have a temporary car which was fitted with the 1.6D from a mk2 fiesta. It wasn't a ball of fire admittedly but it was more than capable of keeping up with other traffic.

[@drfox4423]

Makes me Wana cry. Keep em both my hearts saying lol

[@richardscrivens8425]

I would have gone for a RS turbo conversion .

[@HATCHETHAS]

Can't believe they di 42:40 d that to the alloys 🤔

[@julietebbs4432]

The donor car looks better than the 1st one

[@Zeem4]

The donor car looks absolutely rotten and would require a massive amount of welding.

[@Ellenslife851]

This car to me is like the sister to the 1980s vw Jetta