Project Awesome Season 2 Episode 5: From rear ramp to side stage

[@Squarepeg57]

The solution to the single man side ramp closure conundrum was fantastic !

[@RubenKelevra]

I'm a simple man: If Maximus uploads, I need to watch it :)

[@johndaniels3316]

Absolutely loving the frequent uploads. Thanks!

[@tomcardale5596]

I'm just worried I'll get used to them and then be left without!

[@sobosol2013]

I love the name of your band: The Caution Horses 🐴

[@jonny7491]

Can’t help looking at all the bits being cut off, and thinking one day these bits will be used for another great project. Once they have been rescued from the bramble store of course.

[@damnoldguy]

The chicken is a photobomb master and I'm here for it! 😃

[@wegan6221]

I love to see the chicken. I wait for her to make an appearance every time, and she never fails to let me down. 😃

[@damnoldguy]

@wegan6221 Same here 😀

[@Dominic.Minischetti]

It was very satisfying watching the stage being wenched up!

[@DustyKorpse]

Rob Scallon connected an mp3 via a midi controller to a church organ and played Metallica through it 🤘worth a watch 👍🏻 definitely worth incorporating to the build 😉

[@johnshaw4140]

Brilliant , a mad adventure from Mark n Max

[@codepuncher]

Great project. I name this carriage, The Horse and Organ. Hey Max what you need is a Momentary Toggle Reverse Polarity Switch with a limit switch at either end of the motor travel.

[@grahameroberts8109]

Horse’n’organ

[@Oblongg]

Horgan

[@rickyball6707]

Well done, you too jobs coming along good can’t wait for your next one👍👍

[@peterh1386]

Need to do a colab with Look Mum No Computer... Drive your pipe organ with MIDI etc... 😁😁😁

[@426john]

Great work , thanks for the upload , very interesting and enjoy your innovation !

[@marcduthie4327]

Coming along nicely as always you make it look easy. Have a good week and a good Christmas. Marc from Australia 🇦🇺

[@dustymiller7758]

Great work both, fantastic progress.

[@colinbates9563]

Hi Max, you should think about removing the stable matting from the side door, that stuff is surprisingly heavy. Great for floors though, I use it in the back of my Land Rovers.

[@BrianM0OAB]

Will Spungle be wearing a tutu ?

[@PeteFox-i8d]

Great work again boys !! Cheers

[@dandandan389]

That ramp looked bloody heavy, good job you've been training! Edit; I continued to watch and saw you used ingenuity to lift it back up

[@TheBrick2]

Such a rad vision. I can't wait.

[@zenzen9131]

For some reason this episode reminded me of "The Flight of The Phoenix" :)

[@martinjustice]

Good progress chaps. You may be able to fit/adapt a roller shutter safety brake for peace of mind.

[@888johnmac]

Kermit enjoying a well deserved nap in his car-port

[@jdjones4825]

1:48 😊 earned a like

[@stephransley4371]

Making good progress.

[@graemeatkinson8411]

Having scared myself trying to cut down racking this year, metalworkers impress me more and more. I ended up hacksawing for three hours despite having loads of spare cutting discs.

[@edgeeffect]

I'm now full of visions of some weird hybrid of ЗиЛ and Venga-Bus!

[@yebo56]

I like how the actual music will be figured out last

[@baldyoldfart5828]

the hairy organists

[@cariboorombald110]

Love this series!

[@garypoulton7311]

Thats going to be rather good, well done

[@TheBrick2]

btw enjoying the editing style you have done on last few videos.

[@spamkontot]

All through the episode, I was simultaneously giggling at the wonderful dumbness of the whole idea, and being very happy about the fact that there are people who get ideas like this and actually act upon them. I can't wait to see the aptly named Project awsome finished!

[@StewartThomas-p8e]

Just brilliant - as to be expected

[@arthurvandijk2316]

nice work!

[@reubenleveridge5175]

have converted a ford cargo into mobile solar stage enjoying the vids

[@maximusironthumper]

Cheers Reuben!

[@Patmac74]

What about the thwacking great hole in the cladding on the right hand side???????😮😮😂😂

[@maximusironthumper]

There's still a great deal of work to do all over the box!

[@baldyoldfart5828]

I can imagine overtaking you on the Keynesham bypass and that bugger dropping... it would give a headache for sure

[@gordonwells6678]

I thought I was the only person that found an angle grinder so much more fun without the guard.

[@supamat]

Fantastic

[@mully89]

Great work I cant wait to see awesome on a showground one day ✌️

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

great vid

[@billywhizz7928]

Bravo!

[@scottsorby7966]

So..... one of you plays with the organ while the other one pole dances on the stage? And you're gonna take turns at this assault on the eyeballs???? Ok, I can't see that not being a runaway success 🤔 (emphasis on runaway 🤣) Seriously though lads, really enjoying this series and of course the madness that accompanies it

[@dragontattooee]

Like others was wondering how you were going to lift the gate, very handy fix on your part. Curious at the size of the organ, would there be spot to sleep in once the organ is in

[@veronicabalfourpaul2288]

Loving it😊

[@alanargent5422]

Season 2 is ramping up. Setting the stage for what's next.

[@twocvbloke]

I can only imagine the look on people's faces when it's described as two men playing with their organs... :P

[@toeknee5464]

The young bethovens

[@BrianM0OAB]

Can we have a bit of Dumpy as well ?

[@MILLI_VANILLI]

Going to well cool this ha ha

[@MarktheOddJob]

Aw heck, thought you were going to go full geek and drill and tap those hinge blocks for grease nipples!

[@bchant19]

Nice work on fitting the ramp making good progress with stage 2 of project awesome. I like your Mig welder Max. What is the make and model? You dont often see smaller ones on wheels that can take a bottle on the back without having to be put on a separate cart.

[@maximusironthumper]

It's a GYS 162 Smartmig, it's fine but nothing special. I had to make some brackets to hold the bottle on there.

[@bchant19]

@maximusironthumper Thanks Max I do see what you mean by it's fine as the adjustments are basic switches for voltage but I like the euro plug torch and the full size 5kg wire capacity in a compact unit.

[@IanSeckington]

Sounds like you guys need to get in touch with the chap from Look Mum, No Computer. Reckon his weird aesthetic might fit somewhat with your own…

[@phildunne2632]

Cool

[@katmandu8208]

👍🏻🍻

[@fbollaert]

the ramp reminds me of knight rider

[@adamcfmacdonald]

How do you plan to put the horse box on the Zill?

[@wegan6221]

You wait for the next episode to find out.

[@stephenhcharlton]

Hey Max love the opening of the video and if I ever need to put a ramp on a horse box lol I have the knowledge now. Can I ask do you run your welder through solar .

[@maximusironthumper]

Depends on the season - relying in the Lister right now - but for at least 9 months of the year it's 100% solar.

[@stephenhcharlton]

@ thanks max because I’m in Portugal there’s hope for me then

[@watahyahknow]

just reminded sumting : look mum no computer (youtube channel by that name) has a museum and he he has a rebuild church organ in it kzbin.info/aero/PLluPQLh1xzlI7EMB5qIxDd_1OLE-Z_kyC (amongst other stuff like a furbi organ) he converted it to midi too so it can play like a jukebox wat might be interesting as he now can play it using a normal keyboard , should make wat you guys plan to do with a slide out consolle a lot eazier

[@leonardfairground5937]

Phil Oakey, not Oakley, Max. I’m sure he gets it a lot. 😊

[@maxwiz71]

Am I daft? Seems like it would be much easier to move the box on to the Zil before adding extra weight.

[@willtricks9432]

I still can't figure out which one is meant to be Compo.

[@Fubarthenomad]

Can you please promise NOT to play any Jethro Tull........just to wind mark up ?? Only kidding

[@straylightc4b]

What happened to the wasps?

[@paulriggers1558]

uh-ho, couldn't watch that one-handed circular sawing, my right thumb became a severe casualty of a kick-back doing that exact type of cut in the 90s... because i was a young, right-handed mechanic, i got sate-of-the-art micro-surgery, took 6 months to save it, god bless the old NHS... also, why the right hand side stage?

[@insertusernamehere6025]

I might have missed something, but could you not just use the tailgate springs with the side loader instead of the winch?

[@maximusironthumper]

They stick out a long way, not an issue when they were on the back but no good on the side (the rest of the protruding metalwork will be going too).

[@insertusernamehere6025]

@ Thanks for explaining! 👍

[@rogerbradbury9713]

I thought I saw a reply to you from Max saying the mechanism stuck out too far, but now I can't find it. But it seems that some ramps have underslung springs; that might be the way to go.

[@oblioi]

:o)❤

[@vlota]

This project is taking so long I don't think either of you will still be in the festival attending demographic, by the time it's finished.

[@ИГОРЬГРИГОРИЕВ-ч6д]

Безопасно -ли при движении автомобиля..?

[@ИГОРЬГРИГОРИЕВ-ч6д]

Что будет если это откроется на дороге во время движения..😊

[@dreddwailing5505]

It will put people off overtaking a Zil for life

[@stevek3036]

I'm still confused whether this truck or the Zill is going to be the vehicle?? clearly this truck appears to be the choice but your intro said Zill??

[@FreeFinca]

Horse/organ box is going on the back of the Zil 👍🏻

[@sirlordbabish3873]

i can't see the demand for an old church organ in the back of a lorry you've lost me completely.

[@dreddwailing5505]

Don't worry, people used to think Frank Whittle was mad while he was inventing the jet engine

[@Shady-Shane]

I've been to a few traction engine and steam rallies and Kit, custom and classic car shows where this would fit right in. it is quite niche thought.

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

Remind me again how many perfectly serviceable vehicles have been sacrificed on the altar of this project?

[@maximusironthumper]

Zil 131 bought (for scrap price) 20+ years ago as very much a non-runner. DAF 45 telecoms truck bought just for the engine and gearbox (after 300,000km everything else was knackered even the chassis). Second DAF 45 also bought just for the engine but came with bonus horsebox. Both DAF cabs completely rotten. Anything useful was/will be taken off and sold to help fund the project. End result will be roadworthy Zil 131 with modern diesel engine, gearbox and braking system, donated from the DAFs.