Look At This DISASTER Under This Over Sill! - Disaster Datsun Restoration - Rust Everywhere

[@michaelpagliarini4785]

Hello from the USA. I am restoring a 65 mustang. I am going through pretty much the same thing with this car . The car had floors, inner and outer rocker panel that where new . Of course none of the old parts where removed and most of the new parts are glued in with sealer and body filler. 2 years in now ,i have done all new frame rails, aprons core support, fire wall, floors,front and rear torque boxes, trunk drop off and the list is still on going. And like you most of the parts have been made by me ,out of 18ga sheet metal. The parts you can get are from China and 22ga. So i really feel your pain.

[@garymucher4082]

I have to say it is amazingly sad what some body shops passed off as "FIXED" when they only covered over the rust... Glad you are removing all that cover up and doing it right. Thumbs Up!

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

You are right! but we enjoy doing it the right way :)

[@GT380man]

Probably the customer chose the fast, cheaper, bad repair route. What the roadworthiness inspector cannot see, they can’t fail the vehicle on. So short term, in the 1990s, it probably made perfect sense. The cars then were worthless junkers, but the engine was still sweet, hence the budget repair. I had a Ford Escort Mk2 as my first car in the mid-1980s and it was on its way to the junk yard while I owned it. It’s now a classic model. But who could afford to save them then? It only cost £400. What could be expected for that? My little Suzuki GT380 cost £600 as a comparison, though it was near new (& I still own it today!).

[@ianmoseley4492]

Thank you for reassuring me that what I am going through with my Volvo 1800ES restoration is not unusual, so much looks frighteningly familiar. Seeing how you approach things is so helpful to a novice such as myself. Nice one.

[@fishbonestephen]

Greeting! A fellow Yorkshireman now living in Hungary...datsuns in the 80's were rust buckets!. Best of luck on this one, love the music and the content!.😃😃😃

[@rich4rd-b]

And I was thinking my car was bad… Thank you for the inspiration to just keep going one panel at a time.

[@peteveen4855]

A couple of clips ago I questioned what you were welding the floor to , that question has now been answered lol. You must be the patron saint of lost causes , Keep remetalling it mate, eventually you will triumph over the rust .

[@tonywilliams9145]

Such a huge project. Really enjoying this restoration as it progresses.

[@TheDaf95xf]

The Datsun disaster uncovers more and more interesting crusty rust every time Ryan 😊 I just love it 👍🏻

[@smavtmb2196]

Hello from Vancouver Canada Fantastic job as usual. I've been watching this since the beginning and its a miracle that disaster of a Datsun is being saved. Cheers! 👍 It will be surreal to see it finished and actually drivable. I hope we get to see it drive.

[@nigeljohnson505]

These videos are so entertaining. I'm fascinated by the way the way you get on with the job and do the very best you can with what seems like a hopeless case. They don't make these cars anymore so you bring these dead 'uns back to life. Why not, they were ground breaking when they were new.

[@Afrodizyak47]

Even Rocco has begun to wear safety glasses as work progresses.. Methinks he would be much wiser to buckle on a parachute! Always love your (and YCR's) work.

[@blimpism]

Another great piece of refabricobbling, keep up the good work.

[@DanPopeko]

A fantastic build of a brand new Datsun Z. 😊

[@s4ms0n1t3]

Work of art that filler job on the arch 😂

[@Sanchezricksanchez]

cant get enough mate!! you need to work on this full time 😉

[@user-s0me1x]

Good job! Can't wait to see the body finished!

[@RogerTurney77]

Please, will a company sponsor this and get him a welding table!

[@francisouellette5938]

Bellissimo! Michelangelo would be proud of this fiberglass sculpture. Or, would he?

[@adamanderson2178]

There’ll be more new metal than original when finished😂.Great channel 👍😎

[@russellrobson7632]

Love watching this, great skill 👍🇬🇧 Someone buy this chap a welding visor though...

[@bunabuna9287]

Running out of words 😂😂 best of luck with that 👍 proper disaster!!! Great video 📹 👍 thank you.

[@curtraaymakers6777]

taking one step forwards, and three backwards....you'll get there👍

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Sounds accurate

[@GT380man]

I’m constantly amazed at how extensive the destructive corrosion of bright, mild steel is. In just 45-50 years. The environment in which it’s lived will have been perfect for oxidation to rust. If it had lived around Marseilles, Barcelona or San Diego, it would probably have been a completely different story. Datsun probably didn’t expect this vehicle still to be around by now, and in most people’s hands, it wouldn’t be! Kudos for not throwing in the towel one or two episodes ago. “Why don’t we run away, far away…..” was just too perfect.

[@leeopenshaw9302]

Great job as always Ryan 👍👍

[@TheScubapez376]

If the near side seals are so rotten, I don’t understand how the off side wasn’t as bad. It’s like the car was just parked in a lake and left there for a decade. At least you got to the root of the issues and proper repairs carried out by yourself will mean the car will probably last for another 20 years after your finished with it. Great Work Ryan, I feel for you every time you remove a panel to only discover more rust or filler.

[@russthebiker]

the nearside of the road tends to pool the water and grit, so that side always gets more damage

[@steveworth544]

Another fantastic video. I reckon that if they brought the Titanic back up he would soon fix it. Probably be less rust to deal with.

[@david180361]

The Botch mobile the car that magnets rejected 😂 Your working miracles bud with very little metal left keep the faith 👍

[@garrettlowell7637]

Use the force, young Jedi! 13:06

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Love it! Haha :)

[@julianlangdon3456]

No better advert than this for learning to weld and doing it yourself....properly. The mind boggles at the money that must've been put into this car in the past for sub-standard repairs.

[@aprildangelo7457]

You're doing a cracking job, really surprised the BMW is not far behind rust wise, best wishes.

[@BigPaul62]

Would you have started work on that car if you had known how bad it was?

[@lennym1636]

Good question...

[@garymallard4699]

It was obvious how much work would be needed when it was first looked at....if you ever did any repairs you know it will get worse as you get deeper in the repairs....

[@cloudninephoto]

This is going to end up like Trigger’s brush😅.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Yup. He knows whats he s doing. He never factored in authenticity, which is alright. I'd happily drive the finished car ❤

[@gdfggggg]

@@cloudninephoto ha ha.

[@maelbilquey3743]

These cars were already all rotten away when I began as a mechanic 25 years ago. When a car tends to become a whole giant weld maybe it is time to consider putting it in a trash. Safety would be a concern too in a accident, with all the structure being weakened.

[@italianjob-vx6hp]

Great metal work!

[@gdfggggg]

Fair bit of skill making that look original and getting the door to fit nice. Can you buy the outer sill? Cheers bro, good work 👏🏻

[@Tommy_Poole]

Yorkshire Car Restorations must be the only business where the scrap metal man refuses to empty your skips.

[@danijelcar5184]

Nice looking great😎☕️

[@nickwatson2167]

Keep thinking everytime im going to see real progress . For you only to find more irn bru . Its like its been submerged in a foot of water . Patience is a virtue . Wish these videos were a couple of days a week . Peace from Scottyland

[@georgeclements2742]

I thought that you had forgotten to weld in the brace. I want to see you strip off the paint from that rear wheel arch to see how far the rust and filler extends, but perhaps I'm just a sadist. Object lesson for any amateur thinking about starting a restoration: by all means go for it, but always assume that there will be several times the amount of work you think, and it will cost several times more than you expect.

[@Ragnar8504]

I think that's going to happen at some point.

[@davefrench3608]

Was checking to see it this fiasco has made you grey. Another episode worth waiting for

[@tariqmahmood6497]

Laaaard have mercy someone go fetch for the pastor, I have just seen a miracle, helleluyah 👌🥳😁👌👍 you saviour you bruv

[@neilbarnes3557]

It's getting there, Fresh Air Welding Ltd.! When are you going to do something about that abomination on the upper inner wing?

[@markdavis2475]

Really enjoying this series. Is this a customers car or your own project?

[@ioanionesi127]

Amazing work !❤

[@peterg.4364]

Respekt for this work 👍

[@jimmypratt6450]

Major surgery !!!!! , these cars were n't worth much in the 90's so they were botched up and now they're worth a small fortune people like you have too sort them out . Great work👍👍👍

[@christopherwright1795]

Hahaha that wheel arch ! You’re cars made out of clay it’s more of a pottery 😂, it’s amazing someone went to so much effort in bodgery! The performance must have been really poor with all that extra weight, great video 👍🏻

[@karenmurray3098]

this car is becomming "The Ship of Theseus" 260Z !

[@samperras]

I watch a lot of people treat their bare metal with weld thru primer or treat it before they weld it ? You guys do anything like that ? Kind regards

[@lrdisco2005]

Like a Hammer horror from the 70s, one fright after another. At least the finished car will be rust free and safe.

[@jeffhammond8969]

Do the interior of the box sections that you are restoring get 2k epoxy to prevent rust in the future?

[@rosewood1]

How on earth do refabricate without proper engineering measurements! I am in awe of your efforts with this monster

[@russthebiker]

eye and hand co ordination, its called skill,

[@censorshipisreal3553]

Great videos really enjoy watching them, can’t wait to see some of your finished work 💙

[@dra911]

I'm guess off-the-shelf panels are out of the question (cost? availability?), so I assume a fair amount of "artistic license" is involved with re-creating the chassis/rockers at this point. Hard to copy something that's already rotted away! Great entertainment for us, but I hope you're still enjoying it in some way as well. As usual, best of luck!

[@drumtochtyglen]

Just hard, hard work with another problem round each corner, it must be hard to carry on but you will get there in the end!

[@uleertel]

Looks more and more like you are building a new car with the old one just as a model😂

[@bishbosh1808]

The disasters just keep coming 😱

[@johnboy384]

Is this your personal project? You must really love Datto Z cars if it is mate... Crazy lad.

[@oldgit1091]

You need to rename that car rusty sounds a good name to me 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@landonmarx4753]

I see you eating some cereal in a bowl. Is that rust flakes?😮😢😅😂😂😂

[@movesky6696]

sill have had there day

[@jamesward5721]

Stuff like that where the sills stuffed beyond redemption, I weld in a load of bracing, take 101 measurements of where stuff is meant to be & chop the lot out with a reciprocating saw. Inner & outer. Removing it piecemeal takes bloomin forever. I'd lose the will to live. :-) Out! Make/get new sections, weld those in. Do one side at a time - the other side can act as a "pattern".

[@grahamwatson6612]

keep calm , play the tracks

[@johnharpin8039]

A massive undertaking but making a great job of a disaster.

[@gary6361]

Imagine if this car was put in a chemical dip at the start. Probably would’ve almost completely dissolved….

[@duncanhamilton5841]

Trigger's Broom.

[@tottietortelini777]

The nice thing about the Dutson is that it never gets boring. Door 1 grate. Door 2. grate Door 3 grate Please select a door. If life gives you rust then go uhhhh

[@williamwales6619]

Lo Ryan, Bank Hol weekend bud, Lock the door behind you on the way out. That will still be there on Tuesday. I am enjoying the vids . but as i have said before whoever did the "repairs to that car wants shooting". Happy Days "Not". 👍

[@mercedes_and_more]

That went well 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

[@darrena.377]

I have a Charade GTti needs doing ..how do I get in touch?...

[@The70s80scollection]

Wow, DISASTER indeed, great to see that "if a jobs worth doing, it's worth doing right, attitude,

[@nicklaslarsson3072]

Blir lika förvånad varje gång jag ser denna bilen, vilket enormt projekt 😅

[@russellwade7810]

Do you think it was wise spraying water near the disaster datsun. I was going to say keep up the good work but you don't have a choice 😂 👍

[@reardrive8052]

初コメントになります。 余計なお節介でしょうが、腐ったパネルを切断する際に、元のパネルの形からわかりやすくしたら、 後の再現がかなり楽になるかと思いますが、いかがでしょうか⁉️🧐

[@kieronsmith4500]

If this is a customers car they must have dedication to the make and deep pockets 🤪

[@gcbrain2933]

But loosin everything is like Datsun going down on me....sing... 😢

[@awalk5177]

On a positive note, the roof is fine?

[@lcsiew8875]

how will the new structural integrity be with all these repairs?

[@YootubeUK]

"Thank God I abandoned that damn thing!" "Don't look too bad, what could possibly be wrong with it!?"

[@pamdemic6334]

Was rust an option on this car..it is reminiscent of titanic.

[@themarauder6108]

At this rate, the owner is going to be getting a new Datsun due to how much you're going to have to replace of the original

[@karlegonnielsen7354]

Ha ha you are funny. So that's your way to 3D printing a new car😊

[@DarkestVampire92]

Keep it up, you WILL run out of rust eventually. At some point you will have gone around the entire car body and there won't be any fiberglass, filler and bad welds anymore.

[@alastairwilson457]

Think I would have been bracing the door gaps (and pretty much everything else) and rust proof8ng the new steel

[@jonbowen6805]

Look on the bright side, when you are finished, your Zed will have a new body; one piece of sheet metal at a time. Crack On!

[@johnstockwell9457]

Just one question, why? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@samsudeenjainulabdeen912]

What ie patch upon patch onion or car rusty

[@paulprice9826]

Starting to look like less rusty😂

[@loyndsy]

"This cars had 14 new heads and 12 new handles" "How can it be the same car then" "There's a picture of it, what more do you want" !!!

[@anemone104]

Strewth. Datty wants to go back to the earth. Will it's ambition be foiled?

[@raitshots]

😎👍

[@mddaly6082]

You actually bought two Datsuns, one badly welded onto the other.

[@thefreedomguyuk]

Bondo-rama 😮

[@arfabarmcake2776]

I think in hindsight you should of scrapped the rust bucket

[@SuperWayneyb]

🤘😎🤘

[@jedgreco]

Never seen an abomination like this 😳 The guy who repaired this car previously is a clown!

[@richardmitchell2274]

Why have they welded another sill over the top of the original one ?

[@Ragnar8504]

The old one rusted and they couldn't be bothered to cut it out.

[@Harrybollox]

Did you see the middle of the car sag as you took the old inner sill off, Just kidding

[@ColinCJ22]

You are doing an amazing job but isn't the cost of labour costing more than the value of the car? wouldn't using OEM repair parts be cheaper

[@leofabbro456]

i'm pretty sure you will not sell it.

[@JohnHonda101]

I hope you're keeping that car for yourself.