Fabricating A New Arch, Sill & Door Jamb On Auto Alex's Classic BMW E30

[@orawas]

I don't care what anyone says: this here is flippin' art!

[@davidmckinney6577]

You done a very good job 👏 Ryan it looks really good extremely good job as usual good buddy you have a wonderful personality

[@rs010575]

It's great that you show how things go wrong or don't work. It always works out in the end. Keep it up!👍

[@jfnotk255]

Day of the too short sections? Yes, absolutely nice to see that I or we are not alone with such problems 🙈. But always nice when a step is done.

[@seanfarrell6009]

Stunning fabrication skills, simply wonderfull to watch a true craftsman at work

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Thank you very much!

[@BrakeForLoop]

You're a wizard, Ryan.

[@iwanevans607]

Haha If you had a pound for every time someone said why not just get a replacement panel, you’d be millionaires, great content as always and hats off to you for not giving up on that panel and the final panel was an absolute beauty, top work as always 💪👌

[@markedwards158]

Absolute masterclass. I love watching your videos the skill level is off the chart. Oh, the music is great as well. Cant wait until the next one.

[@L_i_amMc]

This episode was absolutely bonkers! Serious credit due that compound curve and dish was the limit of the metal for sure! 👍😎

[@richardhunt809]

Wow that really is a complex panel. Nice work!

[@RobertSmith330-in1qz]

I’ve purchased my mx5 from these lads just before Christmas 2023 and the way they have looked after me is out this world and the work they do is second to none a big thank you to them from Rob

[@idesignyou...9257]

Congratulations Rob!

[@kevinstork719]

Great work Ryan, fabricating skills absolutely off the charts. Keep it up, your skills combined with your quirky sense of humour makes for fascinating content. Have a great 2024!

[@carnutz_uk]

Always good to watch

[@davidbeckett7291]

Hi Ryan. Showing all your skills and my favourite music at 5:20 well done

[@loftyRST]

I had to dig out what the track was, it’s called “lucid” by an artist called Nomyn

[@russellr1677]

Nice tune - might warrant official credit in the video description.

[@GT380man]

@@russellr1677They generally do give the citation. Royalty free music usually comes with that condition, reasonably enough.

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

that was one complicated piece Ryan. great fabrication skill and problem solving like always 👍👍💪🏻

[@Finne72]

Amazing craftmanship!

[@xeon4888]

fricken mind blowing work!

[@paultaylor9652]

I just hope he doesn't trash this car after all the work you've put into it. As always, great to see a skilled/talented person on a excellent KZbin channel.

[@hansi6606]

I do feel your pain, there's just a tiny gap in between frustration and satisfaction with this type of work. Regarding the split panel: Whenever there are complex forms, the manufacturer already pressed the sh** out of those panels. That's why they are typically really thin and keen to crumble apart first of all. Especially with wheel arches panels are often less then .5 mm already from factory. So even if it's tempting, there is no point in trying to make it from a single panel. Been there and I see, how a two-piece re-manufacturing is the better solution. Keep up the great work!

[@markbennett2170]

Amazing Video content. You are a true master of your craft!!

[@dirkbosse1786]

Nice job. All done properly in really good quality. And with simple tools. You are an artist.

[@E30_Ethan]

Incredible metal fab work!

[@delboyfly1139]

Superb work, a joy to watch such mastery

[@matthewgrice6902]

Thanks for the video.

[@snoosebaum995]

very satisfying work !

[@nicklaslarsson3072]

Helt otroligt arbete, allt detaljarbete vilket jobb.... Av med hatten

[@johnpetersen8116]

Fitzees fabrication has some unique ways to make complex panels, might be worth a look. Absolutely love this channel! Amazing work.

[@shanehen8211]

A master at work, Absolutely awesome to watch 👍

[@christiankarlsson4149]

You are so skilled!

[@malliz1]

Nice job Ryan well done mate

[@deebee3901]

Brilliant work mate!

[@TheAgwarn]

Great to watch as always but there must be a repair panel available for that? You must have put a lot of time/labour into making that panel 👍🏼

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

not unless you cut them from a donor car. BMW doesnt make repair panels anymore except fenders and quarters. maybe a specialty place like Wallot nescht might have some but shipoimg from germany would be very expensive

[@leofabbro456]

It's a story about panels. Some goes in front, some at the back, some up, some down, some side by side and at the end, it's a new car.

[@paulluggar5964]

You certainly know your nuts and bolts Ryan! 😉 Great stuff as usual dude. 👍🇬🇧

[@loftyRST]

Loving the work as always Ryan. Awesome episode

[@GeorgeEI7KO]

Fair play Ryan. A right tricky bastard that one. Well done lad.

[@TheDaf95xf]

Hi 👋🏻 Ryan 😊 it’s like watching a magical show when you’re making panels 👍🏻

[@tellitlikeitis-rg4ny]

One word. Genius

[@willemjordaan4108]

Old estate BMW's should be restomodded for the family men out there... 😢😮😅❤

[@michaelkopp4313]

You guys are something else!!

[@ronnierobinson1502]

Love your work matey😀

[@aprildangelo7457]

Really can't fault you for trying complex to say the least, i had the same problem restoring the end of back wing, sill step inner, and d-post lower on sliding door 1989 Mk3 Transit, tried always, like you parts of the panel ended up paper thin, ended up in four sections using 1.5mm so enough meat to grind the welded edges, it come right in the end, keep up the great videos.

[@MrR6pilot]

good skills ....but would it not be easier to source a body cut from another car ?

[@Rob-yt5qy]

Another attempt to get my question answered, by one of you Yorkshire guys, how do you treat welds at their backside if you cannot reach them anymore?

[@francissimpson7970]

Take a look at Make it Custom on the tubes. Invite him over!

[@shaunwright6403]

Bloody artist at work! Top job 👍

[@e.mirach]

Great job mate

[@nigelwhite1483]

You are a genius 👏

[@ChrisJay]

QQ, why don't you put the vice on the new fabrication bench with all the holes, you can just slot in a removable bolt and stop the vice moving..

[@DanRoper-ex2vy]

Well done Ryan fab job

[@SomersetUpNorth]

mans a talanted magician i swair. i look at that and think only way it can be done is lots of small peaces welded together. then here comes this guy and a few hours later has a perfectly crafted section made up, cleaned up and ready for its new home

[@neilhardwick1376]

Brilliant 👏 😊

[@kjeldlarsen912]

Thank you well done

[@1954307]

those few parts you fabricated ryan were a pain in the arse but you got there eventuall well done...

[@bobfrankish8883]

What a PITA panel that was Ryan. When I first saw it I thought, what would Fitzee do? Answer, make it out of several panels welded together. There's no shame in it in my book, I know it's nice to accept the challenge and make it out of one piece of steel, but sometimes it is just not practical, and is actually much quicker to make it from several pieces. Anyway, as usual, you got a great result.

[@jeffhammond8969]

Nice! I was wondering if trying to make that in one panel would cause the steel to get work hardened.

[@naikjoy]

This looks so difficult to do. I shared this video on my and some other discord servers.

[@johnturner4400]

Some days are a hard slog!

[@broosbetonboringen]

Wouw je bent echt een artiest dat is pas restauratie 💪

[@malcolmcowan9554]

Superb gezzer

[@craigmabbit89]

Sorry if I'm asking a stupid question, but aren't there fabricated panels to buy and replace, instead of making it from 100 of pieces?

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Where are the other 98 pieces at?

[@craigmabbit89]

haha i didnt mean literally a 100 :D just asking out of curiosity. @@yorkshirecarrestoration

[@trangvurley2555]

​@@craigmabbit89BMW doesn't make replacement panels anymore

[@S_D_97]

Hi, do you guys have an email I can use to enquire about some work? Thanks

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Yes. [e-mail]

[@blue89irocz28]

You should look at a Pullmax for complex shapes.

[@tomswindler64]

👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@KhanKhan-ss6dj]

Love the channel What type and make welder do you use please?

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

View previous videos. It is shown many times.

[@ThomasJakob-b9b]

💯👍👍🔨🔨🖊🖊

[@lennym1636]

OK this was better (time wise)...

[@billgriffiths1685]

Yipee i'm 1st. Love the show

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Legend! Thank you 😁

[@Star69ca]

Горбатий жах. Розбивай панель на простіші фігуи. Краще прокласти короткий шов, аніж нівичити всю деталь)

[@PAUL-W]

Extremely talented but one thing I don’t get is why spend all that time fabricating a panel can be bought very cheaply

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

Read previous comments to learn that BMW doesn't offer replacement panels for these older models. Another good reference is Restore It @RestoreIt E30 Sport restoration and the difficulty of obtaining repro or used donor parts for older BMWs.

[@PAUL-W]

There are tons on eBay at the minute for the exact piece he’s making for £55 delivered. The videos are great as they show that anything can be made and how to do so

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

@@PAUL-W Provide references to those videos to Chris and Ryan for their future consideration if they indeed exist.

[@dbuts5136]

Just buy a repair panel ? You only live once.

[@bumfie]

its a shame that for complex shapes you cant just scan into a computer and create a punch die that could press out the complex pattern .. E.g - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKrVqqCsqtKBY5Y

[@Watchyn_Yarwood]

The vid you linked is titled Making a Simple Punch Die. This piece is anything but simple. A bit of research on your part would reveal the complex manufacturing process of making a die with such complicated features as this one. Further, a die of that complexity could cost upwards of 10k USD