Getting It Back On Its Wheels! | Austin J40 Pedal Car Restoration

[@debyoung7133]

Black seats for the pedal car. Great job y`all

[@darthvirago]

I would go for a Cream leather seat. The car is looking fantastic.

[@GrahamWP58]

Black with red piping for the seat, great to see it coming to the final furlong. Next the Porsche

[@iaincameron5538]

Seats: when I built my kit car (blue body) I wondered about seat colour. I chose black seats with red piping, and it works really well (especially as the spark plug leads are matching red!). I'm sure that if Austin don't do this combo, Dom and John could have a 'Pipe-off' with a bit of vinyl paint and a race to create the red piping on plain black seats! As ever, great video; thanks for all your entertaining work, it's a delight to watch.

[@eskimojulie]

A look round Austin pedal cars would be really good 👍

[@danheaton2522]

Hi Dom, wanted to mention I received your new book from Amazon earlier this past week and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. I appreciate how much time and research went into this book, I love the facts and stories as well as the excellent artwork/illustrations. Great job!!

[@chrisseward5368]

As apprentices, my mates and I always had a saying that really annoyed our lectures: " We do it right because we do it twice."

[@mikerinn6187]

Well done! This build has been so fun and educational to watch. Cheers Dom

[@likeakite]

Yes please... metal spinning is amazing to watch....I've never tried it. Go on guys give it a go !!! That paint job looks wonderful

[@kenattwooll4250]

Reckon red with black piping will set her off lovely Dom!

[@davidquirk8097]

I'd love to see a metal spinning video with someone explaining the ins and outs of the process.

[@darthvirago]

I seen it done on "Wheeler dealers" Very clever how he did it I think it was for the little polish car.

[@frogandspanner]

18:58 In about 1997 I was rebuilding my Norton 650SS and took bits for plating to a two-man business that worked out of a shared workshop here in Brum. I was fascinated to watch another two-man business in the unit spinning headlamp shells - it was amazing to see how quickly they could spin a disc into an acorn cupola. It would be great to see it again.

[@digitaIgorilla]

Yes please, would love to see you try your hand at metal spinning.

[@cliveburton8992]

The pedal car is looking great. It would be great to see you fetching the remaining parts and touring their setup at the same time. 👍👌

[@zyndhel]

perfect color

[@markrhodes9175]

That colour reminds me somewhat of the Joe 90 car and he had cream seats.

[@leslieaustin151]

Well done, Dom and Jon. Super job. Now just the detailing! Thank you I looked at these little cars in the local garage as a kid, when they were new. Way out of my league then, and looking at the present prices, I think they still are!

[@marieeaton-smith5168]

Love the body colour so much..

[@vickiesandover5738]

Love the colour. Well done you. Lovely to see John, he is always a delight. You work so well together. Take care and have a great week 😘💓

[@Robert-cr8bq]

Metal spinning and a look around Austin Pedal Car's works both work for me.😊

[@frances7243]

Looking forward to your trip (I hope) to Austin Pedal Cars and something on metal spinning. Just great.

[@delhog6161]

Great video Dom. I remember going in a Cadillac 46 yrs ago the same colour as the pedal car and that had white leather interior.

[@luddite6239]

What a fantastic colour choice that metalflake blue is! Regarding the upholstery, I saw an American muscle car finished in an identical blue with a really nice caramel coloured interior.

[@simonclark9367]

I agree with you regarding the seats, definitely red. Maybe with the white piping.

[@wsherratt5159]

Great idea to go and visit Austin Dom. Take us along for a look in! If you take the rocket, you could weigh up the different colours of upholstery on site and choose what you think looks best. A great opportunity to return the loaned Austin too. I’d also like to see some metal spinning. Never seen it done before. Thanks as always for posting this vid. Wayne

[@johndavey72]

Hi Dom. At last ! You can see the wood through the trees !! I'd choose a light blue as l think anything too contrasting will not compliment the paintwork . Abd where would you be without Jon 😂

[@anthonynash2899]

Great job guys, she’s looking super,👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤠

[@tezinho81]

This is a really great project and its nice to see one coming close to finished! I imagine all the fine detail work needed on this mini car (welding etc) is great experience and practise for doing the bigger porsche, which I know we, your viewers, are desperate to see more of!

[@franksmodels29]

It’s looking fantastic I would go with white seats … 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@tonychandler6550]

Looking great guys

[@gpw203]

As my dear old dad used to say "Where there's a will, there's a bicycle"

[@davefrench3608]

Looking beautiful, what a stunner.

[@argee55]

Coming along nicely.

[@bad_stick]

Highlight: Jon's impact gun sound effect.

[@juhapihkanen]

Metal spinning...yes! I have got a lathe for that (many years now) but never used it because I do not have those pressing tools and I do not know how to do that job...

[@tomswindler64]

Nice,lot of work,y’all have done.great video 😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@MrPeteykins]

Red glittery vintage Naugahyde for the upholstery would be brilliant.

[@garrymatthews4430]

Spinning is an amazing process would like tosee you both have a go, I reckon a bright yellow would realll set it off and be something different as is the paintwork, great one guys

[@JohnPilkington-o7h]

Grey with black piping would look nice, great build by the way.

[@carrosene]

I’d go for some sort of brown for the seat. Probably a lighter or more redder brown than something too dark. I’m sure whatever you pick will look great though because it’s looking amazing so far.

[@vickiesandover5738]

I think red with white piping looks good, but you'll make the best choice.

[@dnealuk]

Pedal assembly incident reminded me.... "Oh no! The head is on the wrong end of the nail!" "Don't be daft. That nail is for this wall over here."

[@alanclarke4646]

Looking really good.

[@terrytopliss9506]

Well you got there in the end boys.👍👍

[@CalneRotary]

Would love to see around their workshop

[@ianrumford9247]

Great job that car looks amazing. 👍

[@alanroper5412]

Black seats defiantly with that Leary paint finish.

[@elizabethdubin2407]

I would like to see you take a paint sample to Austin pedal cars and compare it to all the different upholstery options

[@DominicChineas]

Not a bad idea!!

[@shuflie]

Black with red piping would look really good with your paint job, but if you really want to go red get the white piping on it.

[@rmcbeigh]

it really would have been funny after Dom said if this turned us off or restoring one our self and that the company would restore one for us if John had said, wait what?? you mean this whole time we could have just sent it in? hahhahaha

[@BillSedgwick101]

Looks great! I like red

[@ferguscosgrave7510]

Well done

[@georgeclements2742]

Wonderful to see the J40 back on its wheels: is there any chance that you could get the Goodwood scrutineer with his measuring sticks to come and formally confirm that it is all within specification ? A tour of the Austin Pedal Car Company workshops would be good to watch. Personally, I am not bothered about metal spinning as I've seen it done before, and as for the seats, best to get some samples and try them against the car: I'm sure that between you and Jon you will make the right choice. Best wishes.

[@martinkavanagh196]

'Dazzling' bodywork boys ..

[@whu58]

I like the blue seats with white piping = go`s with metallic blue exterior

[@beekeeperkev]

If you get a chance the SU side would be interesting as well, they take me back to apprenticeship days when we used to buy parts from Burlen Fuels

[@mencewilkinson9625]

Dark red interior would be nice.

[@malcolmfunkymalcolm2369]

My vote is Black seat cover, which won’t fight against the metallic blue body work

[@Johnrockerldn]

I remember these cars when they used em for the merry go rounds at the fun fairs, I suppose they were 10 a penny back in the 70's.

[@honorw4125]

Got to go with Grey seats with Black piping. Black matches the running gear any other colour seat won't match the that super exterior 😃 that is unless you go with a bespoke seat finish 😉

[@Liam1H]

Red would look great. With such an over the top paint job, I'm afraid a black seat would just look anticlimactic. Red would be up to the same level of bling.

[@jasperdemann5936]

You'll be needing a tiny test-driver soon then, Dom? Do you know any jockeys? 😁

[@mikehipperson]

He must know Warwick Davies?

[@saxon-mt5by]

I'm going to be boring and suggest the blue upholstery would look best - the red will make it look too much like a fairground car.

[@Edgeair]

Thank you.

[@hermannstraub3743]

Seats: I would fancy bright BananaYellow. Like really bold!

[@LA6NPA]

Spinning: Would love to see you both try it out! Seat colour: Same as the red (plastic) seats that used to burn the back of my thighs on summer days in my dad's Mk1 Ford Cortina: Fire Brick #B22222 (HTML/hex code). That's the way I remember the interior looking like anyway. Any red would do fine, though, as a nice contrast to the paint! On another note: Don't you just love the rear light design on the Mk1? I remember thinking they were so cool!

[@davidklauer3422]

Flippin cool!

[@Palmiped09]

Black with red piping for the seats

[@bigworries5146]

Red tartan!

[@markrutlidge5427]

All it needs now is some 'hot wheels' flames. 😊😊😊

[@stuartmottram9284]

Dom, did you at least put metal sealer where the jig was mounted? Otherwise I know where it will rust out first!

[@DominicChineas]

Yes I painted it!

[@petergduncan]

Black leather for the seat. 👍🇨🇦

[@jonhewlett]

A red seat would be good :)

[@blacksquirrel4008]

That blue needs white pleated vinyl, in my opinion. If you’re going to tart it up with candy metal-flake you may as well go full Corvette Stingray.

[@hayestweed7143]

Yes please on the metal spinning

[@Stuart.A]

White is right,red would clash.👍

[@miguelpaixao1317]

Nice to see you both trying to achieve this rebuilt 😂😂😂😂😂😂. It is quite technicall!!!🤔 Why not a camel color for the seat😊???

[@simoncutts8570]

The Tan seats for me. Offset the slightly louder paintwork

[@mikeskelly2356]

A reddish gold color would make for a striking accent...

[@scottrocca338]

A dark blue; like blue/black ink.

[@PaulWright-y5x]

Surely custom interior courtesy of The Repair Shop experts?

[@rayhitchman4741]

No Wendy ? How very dare you lmao

[@vintagetinrandykehler4824]

I'd say the red seat as well, but the more subdued "oxford," not the bright red.

[@Lorddanielrushton371]

Hand break? We don't need no stinking Hand Break.lol

[@delukxy]

You can get metal flake vinyl (Naugahyde) Why not carry on the overkill with 2 tone blue and white?

[@frankdemascio4808]

Twice is usually the best thing to do.

[@ianswindell]

Yellow is the opposite of blue so that is a safe option for the seat cover. Great job.

[@Johnrockerldn]

Red seat white piping.

[@diandrikk]

Lacy's corollary to Murphy's law. " If you have a 50/50 chance of being right, you will be wrong 80% of the time.

[@richardstevenson2727]

👊👍

[@a1topdog]

Won't brass wheel nuts be too soft, with the risk of the thread stripping?

[@saxon-mt5by]

No, many full-size pre-War cars manage with brass wheel nuts.

[@TheFirefighter56]

Red for me.

[@OliviaMuomom]

Your videos are always a delight. Thank you for your skill and creativity.🛤👓🔮

[@keithphilliskirk]

Maroon for the seat, great job. But starting to get too many adverts for the length of the program.

[@darwinsfish]

It’s going to take a lot of training to get Wendy to drive this.

[@alanlansdell7533]

Red stripe tires. And a red plaid seat.

[@MuntyScruntFundle]

Canary Yellow seat.

[@taylo256]

Get Suzi (repair shop) to make interior.

[@simonmarsden66]

Will Noddy get his car back?

[@Stephen.C.]

Austin pedal cars have everything you need, except body panels.?