Fixing Jim Bowen's Broken Bentley

After a busy couple of months getting the FV4005 Finished for Tank Fest Its finally time to get back to all the other ongoing projects we had to put to one side.
But sadly the first job was to fix the poorly Bentley.
Huge Thanks to Flying Spares for all the parts we needed.
If you own a Classic Rolls Royce or Bentley be sure to look them up for parts.
www.flyingspar...
mrhewes.co.uk

[@davesmith9325]

The way you go straight to the point , no padding, is just brilliant. Real men doing what we would do if we werent so lazy

[@BlueButtonFly]

"Real men" lol. OK.

[@robmarsh6668]

I don't have space for a 1:1 scale chieftain

[@snowflakemelter1172]

Real men have a cervix.

[@davidrobert2007]

I would recommend having the chassis checked for integrity as the vehicle has inevitably spent an inordinate amount of time towing caravans and speedboats to / from television studio. Better to be safe than sorry 👍

[@diamondderek848]

Nothing in this game for two in a bed.

[@davidrobert2007]

@@diamondderek848 Oh Matron!

[@ruleninetyone]

Mooo!

[@BarryR.]

This is what you could have won

[@philipcable437]

Tonight's star prize!! It's Jim Bowen's old Bentley! Lovely, super, smashing, great!!

[@Sgt_Bill_T_Co]

For those of us who had dealings with him, he was a bastard.

[@DraftySatyr]

@@Sgt_Bill_T_Co In terms of parentage, or character?

[@Sgt_Bill_T_Co]

@@DraftySatyr Character - threatening to ram a camera down a throat for starting a recording early while he was swearing at somebody else - among many other instances.

[@RustyShackleford66]

@@Sgt_Bill_T_Co What a lad. 🤣

[@Bumbaclot213]

With a complimentary cheese toastie maker in the boot

[@MartinPGrindrod]

I loved Jim Bowens quote - when we started Bullseye it was rubbish, when we finished it was still rubbish but I drove home in a Bentley!

[@paintedblue1791]

Great, Smashing, Super , and you could have won the speedboat but you got the car instead!

[@LeakSprungGarage]

Flying spares are legends, did my dad's silver shadow 2 with pretty much all bits from them. Service bits to an entire interior!

[@farmersboy]

Yep, farmers are experts at finding cheaper ways of doing things. Helped my dad change a power steering pump on a Rover 820. Took us 7 hours, including 2 making the special tool we needed to do the job.

[@micklong3618]

Good to see you back after all the FV turmoil, I know everyone has been bangin' on about it but I will be pleased to see the T34/85 progressing. To be fair Joe; I couldn't give two fucks what you upload I will still watch it with joy. Don't ever stop, and v soon quarter million subs, the whole team richly deserve it. Especially the hound.❤❤

[@assassinlexx1993]

I suggest you fab a thin sheet metal wrap around the frame and the oil line. This could eliminate those tie wraps but secure and protect the hose. I bet the car rides better too. Cheers

[@safn1949]

I was a GM tech in the US for several years, it sucked, so I went back to truck driving, I feel your pain. Beautiful automobile, I look forward to the T-34.

[@richardhouvener6423]

Sympathy from the USA! In my younger years I worked on some UK cars, LR model 109 (parts are hell to get), MG As and I found out with some friends that the best way (almost the only) to get the motor out of a bugeye Sprite was to have a really big, strong guy straddle the engine bay and grab the loosened motor while the rest of us scrambled to secure it when he stood up straight. Don't even ask me about how you had to rebalance the carbs after changing the spark plugs on a Lotus Europa and then go to a chiropractor for the rest of your life because you had to dangle yourself upside down/sideways to get to the engine bay. Tanks must be a lot calmer to work on.

[@E7DMG]

Had a 1995 Turbo R. Did about 9.5k miles a year in it. Looked after by Ray Hillier of Hiller Hill in Olney. Flying Spares are the boys.

[@chopper7352]

I'm liking your plans for our Old Mate ... "Concrete Chieftain". Can't wait for what's ahead lads. Cheers fm 🇦🇺

[@Spartan902]

👍😁🇦🇺 Me too.

[@chigeryelam4061]

Jim Bowen's Bentley is a national treaure, thank you for restoring it to its rightful glory and prominence in the nations heart.

[@BrianSmith-ow9gy]

Ted, please tell Mr Hewes the springy up and down things are called dampers. Dampeners are what rain does to working outdoors.

[@paulbooth1373]

I was just going to say the same! Pedants Unite!!🤣

[@ewanstewart8011]

It can be as old and rusty as it is, but it is still a wonderful looking car 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

[@dorsetdumpling5387]

-agreed, provided you don’t look too closely!

[@dennisbailey4296]

If your still worried about the tire wearing the hose just cut a stainless pipe in half and make a shield over the hose. All the best from Surrey BC Canada

[@KD2HJP]

The shop is very tidy, Ted friendly

[@Kaisan-vc8fw]

I used to have a clever little box which one put across the battery Pos/Neg and that allowed one to weld without issue. Extremely handy when it is a commerical operation and spending hours resetting everything is not required 🙂

[@GlideYNRG]

Very grateful we don't have icing issues /salt on the roads here in Australia. The old Bentley is a tank in its own right. Nice vid mate. Cheers.

[@markclifton14]

Nice quickie repair on Bentley. Looking forward to you getting on with your projects now the FV005 is now finished. 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@philipB31]

Always a pleasure - thank you for sharing.

[@bodyshopboyz3563]

Those coil springs are insane 😳 looks like lift lift coils for like a 8 inch lift kit for a truck

[@djwarren5081]

Agree about Flying Spares. Quick and efficient service. My Bentley Brooklands could leak mineral oil from everywhere.I managed to get it sorted eventually. Good luck with the old girl.

[@joepapp01]

Man, I've really started to love this channel after finding it only a few weeks ago. Great stuff. Hope the Tour de France goes well! :D

[@johnnunn8688]

How DARE you not mention the chief technician and foreman, Ted!

[@MrHewes]

He was away on a Walk during this video 😅

[@lazaglider]

@@MrHewes Who was he walking?

[@7seriesmax]

I work for several years, restoring British cars in America. One of the jokes we always had were Rolls-Royce which is Bentley are designed by six-year-old school kids with no concept of a vehicle. Especially the brake and hydraulic suspension systems. That one you’ve got there is no exception. It has front springs bigger than my 1988 Ford F350 Dually has in the front. it has a 5000 pound GVW front axle in it. That is an appropriate car for you kid, It’s built like a tank.

[@bunkerbusterexplore]

No wonder he gave Boney M records as a star prize. The money he saved bullseye, bought the Bentley. Super smashing great! Bless him.

[@mikeschillinger4427]

That front spring is as big as Jack! Glad to hear the T34 project is back on. Thats a good watch

[@johndrew3202]

After an incredible few weeks/months normal service resumes at Ted's garage. Foreman Joe proves his skills at the best of British engineering and presents the coming programme. Fantastic, welcome back!!

[@RangieNZ]

"Ted's Workshop" needs to be a sign on the back wall.

[@williamcarl4200]

I enjoy finely tuned small engines and the uses of them. I hate having to fix the family cars. I see Ted hates it too. Love the show, thank you so much.

[@lazaglider]

Flying spares is a brilliant name for that company!

[@nsha2011]

Might think about putting some form of cushioning between the zip tie and the oil hose and frame to prevent excessive rubbing. Hate to see something go even worse. Good job by the way! Live your adventures and work!

[@wimpietel]

Great repair,of the spring and demper @ the Bentley 😎 . And the explaining off the work is to come, I loved to see the next video's❤

[@hastuart9639]

Good, you copperslipped the strut, your learning, well done.

[@jonh9561]

I feel your pain brother, I hate working on cars to ............. makes me appreciate my Land Rovers even more.

[@alanbeaty2094]

Brilliant. I bought a lovely Turbo R about a month ago and the first two problems I had to sort were exactly the same! I got my parts from my friendly Bentley Rolls Royce breakers near Leeds.

[@Mike-Honcho-]

Any video you make is a good one. Thanks for sharing.

[@EJHarrop]

Brilliant video as always, thank you. The Bentley is a life work for sure, have some fun along the way. Looking forward to the next installment of the epic saga, cheers.

[@malcolmwhite6144]

You making the tank up as easy as washing my outside house windows - you make me laugh 😅very interesting as always Chrs Malc uk 🇬🇧

[@dartmoormancave]

Keep it up... another great video! Liking the engineering solutions for the broke Bentley....look forward to hearing the exhaust on the concrete Chieftain....

[@stephengunnell5048]

I'm happy to see your finely honed Russian tank repair skills have application to British automobiles.

[@martinharwoodcubatrust]

we are in new zealand we use flying spares to get parts for the bentley do not use the agents unless you have a large box of money great show love it

[@jaapkeesdrijver2758]

Geweldige filmpjes, ik geniet er elke keer weer van

[@planespeaking]

Worth putting in the effort on this car and it will serve you well as long as you can afford the dinosaur juice for it.

[@timetraveller9321]

Here’s what you could’ve won…..great upload very informative and enjoyable lovely car

[@richardphelan8414]

Never a dull moment with you ,working on a Bentley ,or a Rover or a tank it's great stuff interesting as all hell keepem coming Brilliant videos mate

[@stco2426]

Brilliant. Don't forget to have a holiday too, someday.

[@66kbm]

Joe, you seem to be a "Magnet" for broken things that are not initially not known about. There must be a word for this, i like to call it the "Hewesnes".

[@alanmolloy3661]

That was cool 😎. Like to see more of your car.

[@paulday-lh5mx]

Nice to be back in the shop. Looking forward to the upcoming video's. Better clean my tools up. Gonna be busy.

[@lablackzed]

Ted needs a pay rise or more beer money .🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺👍

[@ianmckay1780]

10/10 for effort Joe. I can imagine the oil feed pipe was a telephone number as it's a Bentley. Only thing I would have done as temp measure, was put hose protector wire around the front bit where tyre might rub. (Hydraulic) Now back to normal panic mode with everything still to do.

[@stevesalvage1089]

Super tank project, be really nice when done , thanks for sharing Joe

[@pete.theeggbox]

i had a similar issue with an oil cooler pipe years and years ago - the vehicle which i won't say what it was coz your laugh and make me feel even sillier, had an odd pipe that was no longer available and if it was, was probably only available on Mars or somewhere, but my friend who happened to be a plumber come gas fitter went (in a Joe accent) 'Oh that's a BSP fitting i think' checked it and was spot on, so off i went to my local plumber gas retail therapy store, they got a spare parts section downstairs, and the nice chap their disappeared with my sample pipe and came back with one exactly the same, complete with the end banjos as well, bonkers, and i think it cost me about £12, so i bought a handful and of course made some profit on them as you do PS trust Jack to break the spring on the Roller, do we ask what he was doing at the time? anyway - love you

[@thebigweasle]

That spring looks like something off of a trophy truck!

[@clivehibburt]

I never Sean large frt springs like that on a car before last time I did frt springs was on a mark2 ford cortina long time ago sorry Ted was not there to help ,look like you have a lot work ahead of you ,I like all the work your doing on the centurion 👍👍👍👌👌great video

[@markmilner6729]

Well in joe car maintenance never fun but sometimes needs must as always a great video and a good watch looking forward to the t34 and concrete chieftain

[@williamorton7600]

Restarting the T34...that one I've been waiting for.

[@xenasloan6859]

Just lovely watching - cheers!

[@petersmith4455]

hi Mr Hewes, i am old enough to remember the Torry Canyon oil tanker when it went aground of the Scilly isles, a complete mess, the army sent in Bedford RL's with 50 gall drums full of degreasing fluid to try and help. in the end the RAF bombed the ship. great video, Jim Bowen was great and did games shows,

[@discordia013]

There is clearly an opportunity here for Rolls Royce to facilitate one of the best KZbin Rolls Royce "premium" parts consumers with a sponsorship. Ted will handle the negotiations.

[@richardhunt1384]

We bought rear discs for the Boss's 70's Shadow and then tried separating them off the hubs...... went to local Commercial Vehicle workshop to use their 1" Air gun to get the nuts off....... didn't even touch it. Ended up buying to complete hub assemblies with the discs from Flying Spares. Just over a grand for the pair (one side was more expensive than the other which was weird) and the discs alone were something like £650+.

[@highlandmalt6368]

I had exactly the same problem with my Continental R and the oil pipes. And I also went to Bonding and Reline - because I can confirm to replace the 3 pipes with aftermarket us £2500! Bonding and Reline managed to copy the originals with the solid sections, superb company.

[@MrHewes]

Such a great company I use them all the time

[@vegardringstad9071]

We want a video of the mad professor Land Rover

[@MrHewes]

Soon

[@babaganoush6106]

@@MrHewes have you talked to the guy with the Meteorite Landy? kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3Krend3qcZ5f5o

[@benwinter2420]

But it will make us dizzy again with it's sheer nonsense

[@stuartdiprose8382]

Good to see you free to pursue other projects again!

[@trumpetrider565]

I reckon a few more Bentley repair videos would be a nice refreshing change. 😊

[@raggytom]

Welcome back. Straight into it

[@WDWDAVE0]

The torrey Canyon, now that's going back a few years.

[@tinymonster9762]

Flipping heck, I was eight years old! I remember the huge importance at the time, it dominated the news. I was amazed when they bombed the wreck.

[@robbey300]

After all that super, smashing, terrific work you deserve a Bendy Bully……. But look here’s what you could have fixed! 🤓

[@inasnap7133]

Very impressive shop , great video / update

[@scottallpress3818]

Genuinely looking forward to the t34/55 engine build .

[@JohnWellings-k8d]

Nice job, lovely car 🚗

[@chrisfairbrother9197]

Good job Mr. Hewes. Just like working on a tank😊

[@ditzydoo4378]

Mr. Hewes thought process.... Broken Bently, hmmmm well let's keep it an all British show and drop that spare V-12 Meteor engine in, it's bound to fit. ^~^

[@returnofthenative]

If I had a car like that, I don't think I could resist endlessly waving to the hoy poloi as I wafted serenely past.

[@schwabrichard9829]

I thought North American can rust out! Good work Joe!

[@pmiller7886]

Cheers Joe, greatly enjoy your videos!

[@madmaxinthunderdome]

There should be steering stop bolts that stop the wheels from turning to much you could probably back it out some so the wheel won't turn so close to your your new oil line. Just a thought.

[@petercraig9197]

Great, Smashing, Super, Talbot Samba.

[@patricklopez1799]

NGL, I've been waiting to see the Bentley get a video. I'm obsessed (and I should seek professional help) with this era of Bentley. An RT Mulliner is my dream old man car.

[@marcusgault9909]

I feel your pain, since I am currently welding at a 1989 G Wagen, that I suspect went paddling in salt water once too often.

[@Mariatorget08]

The name Jim Bowen makes me think of an editor of maritme books. Howerver, there are probably many.

[@Sarge084]

Joe, you should try rust converter, I swear by the stuff (bloody hell - see!!). It's water based and chemically converts the oxide layer into a hard protective coating. Just remove all the loose stuff first, as you did on the Bentley, then spray or brush it on, thinning with water as required.

[@daza3620]

Impressive hammer collection.

[@bakedbeanzontoast9078]

Super smashing great, let's see what you could've won..........👍👍👍👍👍

[@willbee6785]

Good to see suppliers get a mention. It’s a British thing.

[@life_on_cars]

Nice work Buddy 👏 hopefully mine doesn't have that much tin worm

[@davidbarnsley8486]

I we are very time poor mr hewes but I would have done the side of the Bentley whilst you had it there in pieces Especially with using that special spring compressor I have never seen springs so long before in my life but I have never worked on anything so fancy 👍👍🇦🇺

[@babalonkie]

"Variety is the spice of life"

[@paul4608]

Nice car, its a big up yours to the new EV craze and the Ulez brigade old cars need to be kept on the road.

[@57northphoto32]

Bloody hell! Bentley springs are bigger than Land Rover ones 😳

[@Laura_milne100]

flexible hose are cheaper and works better + it last way loonger than metal/copperhoses. so i agree that is the best option you made to fix the oil issue :)

[@ThomasEdward]

Probably when Jim lived at his property in Melling up the lune valley all the sea air coming up from Morecambe Bay 😂 Ps do more Jim Bowen Bentley work I love it!

[@fhwolthuis]

Nice job!

[@888johnmac]

good lad Joe .. after all his graft with the FV4005 , the least you can do is fix Ted's Bentley .

[@andrewoakley4957]

Bloody hell Joe 😳 I thought that the exxon valdis would have been too old for you! But I guess that your dad must use the Torrey canyon quote when describing an oil spill or leak.😊

[@ekspatriat]

Just changeing motorbike springs gives me cold sweats.

[@garywade1938]

Time waits for no man , time is a mans worst enemy , even worse than rust I reckon . 😢

[@kevinburrows735]

Great video good to see you getting back into it.

[@juliandone15]

You're my kind of mechanic Mr Hewes..... but then I too am the son of a farmer