Project Utah Driven and Reliant Scimitar Under the Knife!

Episode 223
In this episode Nick drives the 2JZ powered MK2 Jag, "Project Utah" and the Reliant Scimitar "Project Bassey" is under the knife as we start to prepare what will become the pattern for the new body.
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[@puggzymalone5824]

Blimey Bobby sounds like a real genius! It seems like he can turn his hand to any discipline of car manufacture. He must be worth his weight in gold to your business! If you ever had to replace him you would have to do so with many different experts in various fields! I'd love to see inside his shed at home to see what he did for fun - probably making a submarine that is also a helicopter!

[@dancarter482]

Probably _sleeps_ in a cryo chamber at the back of the workshop downloading data.

[@dingmanracing]

I ran an auto glass and upholstery shop for 14 years. I don’t know if people can appreciate what Richard is talking about as far as the CAD department accommodating rececesses for the seams on his thread work? It’s not common for an upholstery shop to have the possibility to have that option. I know Richard has worked with them to do this which makes the difference between a good job and a great job..spectacular. As a person in that field for so long..I can’t emphasize how much of a difference Richard is making by requesting the room for the threads to have a seated place. In short..hats off to Richard for going to the most finite detail to show off their quality and of course the CAD cave..vestibule guys for working so closely with him. Certainly a team effort

[@brentwoods7450]

To me Richard has been the last piece of the puzzle. Before Richard, the trim work was good...but not up to the quality of every other department. Bringing Richard in has brought the trim work up to the level of everything else at Retropower, which is exceptional

[@alanvanbelt6840]

Love the input from the artisans themselves, Bobby is gold, Mark is a diamond, Richard is a gem, + many silent wonders. Thank you all.

[@philtucker1224]

It’s great to see Luke and George having such important roles in the re-engineering process of these beautiful cars. We are all living in a very modern high tech world so it’s good to see these cutting edge techniques embraced and perfectly merged with the other more traditional car building methods. Well done RPC !👌

[@MarkyMMP]

Love it live on set Mark lol

[@bobbythompson3544]

Richard is a super talented tradesman!

[@Anderzander]

Amen !

[@tonywall8393]

Completely agree!

[@ronald1968]

Awesomeness everywhere as every week..... Utah is a thing of beauty...... however, I suspect the 2dr coupe will be on a whole nother level!

[@philtucker1224]

I thought after Bobby’s lengthy challenges on the wasabi doors that Cal was very tactful in not suggesting he had almost become “unhinged” at one point…😁

[@tonywall8393]

Great job Bobby - we’re all rooting for you!

[@stevesloan6775]

I love the crossover between 3d printing and upholstery. Thats not taking away from everyone else. Amazing work! : ]]

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

I’m sure they’ve tested the process/material, but I’m still worried they might have some issues with warping if the cars end up parked outside in a heatwave.

[@RetropowerNat]

@@Jonathan_Doe_it’s a carbon reinforced nylon material. Temperature stable to around 200 degrees c. Should be ok.

[@Kyuzeth]

Nothing like wrapping up the weekend with a new update on what's going on at Retropower. That craftsmanship is what the world needs more of. Cheers from Belgium!

[@sydneypauley3187]

The amount of work involved in the wasabi door hinges is a testament to your can do attitude because if it isn't right it isn't right.

[@criscross572]

Thinking Richard would make a great teacher for some young apprentice, excellent work.

[@dominiccox8294]

Bobby what a star you are 👍

[@ideabrickworks9043]

Bobby deserves a raise! Door hinge hazard pay too!

[@shoutykat]

Such a treat to see Utah on the road, and didn't it look absolutely flawless after the detail! A pity you didn't roll it a bit further out into the direct sun for us.

[@phil_p]

Beautiful work as always.

[@Braveheart7914-idfl]

Sunday night best time of the week end catch up with the projects ☕️in hand feet up enjoy hope all are well 👍🏻😉🇬🇧

[@dingmanracing]

Comment from here in Florida USA. I haven’t seen a video in awhile that I didn’t think how extremely fortunate you are to have Bobby…or A..Bobby. I believe you know that. I worked on multiple disciplines of racing teams for over thirty years and a team almost always had ONE Bobby there who’s skills stuck out from all from all others. Very very rare to have Two of them. Consequently…often dealing with other teams trying to poach said Bobby. He’s someone I’d be very paranoid about losing to another business. I know from experience when the guy moved on ..sometimes it greatly affected the entire team. I was always in AWE of THAT guy and so impressed with his skills and ingenuity that it just made me feel stupid around them while I tried to scarf up any knowledge I could watching him.

[@TheXJRMAN]

We're in England mate, lots of very very handy engineers and technicians, that all go underappreciated.

[@jimhutton4352]

Nice Porsche 😂 😉. Thanks for looking after it guys. Excellent service 👌🏻

[@ezoff2vegas]

awe inspiring this firm is different gravy

[@philtucker1224]

I hope Richard doesn’t feel too lonely up in the Den as he’s such a nice super-valuable member of the RPC team. I wonder if he listens to Classic Fm when he’s not being filmed?

[@covvy]

That Sage Silver on Utah is still my favourite colour

[@dangerousandy]

Good evening y’all

[@raymond_rayder]

Forklift cam for the win!

[@AB-ob3lq]

Truly amazing work. This place seems like a dream place to work. A fantastic blend of art and engineering!

[@moonface978]

In a perfect world it would of been lovely to show these Allegros off to Mr Harris Mann ( the original designer) RIP

[@TheLRider]

Was thinking much the same, wonder if any of the team at BL ivolved with the Allegro are following their reincarnation on here.😊

[@-MacCat-]

Another great video. Thanks guys. All hail the algorithm.

[@teamjdb]

Project Utah was, I think, the car that got me subscribed to this channel. In today's video we're told that it drives like a modern car. One of the things that I enjoy most about my classic cars are that they don't drive like modern cars...

[@retropowercars]

Its all about the balance. Retain the bits of classic feel that add to the experience and remove those that don't. "Modern" in this context is a 90s cruiser. Not a Tesla.

[@carmadham]

I appreciate what goes into these cars but I thought the same.

[@Alexgetstowork]

Amazing work Bobby 👏

[@LaPetitWookiee]

I’m not sure if I ever appreciated the Colour on Utah before, but the shots this week really showed off the changes that occur in different lighting. The blue-ish hue that appears in strong light is beautiful.

[@artimusprimeutube]

My head cannon is that most of the lads are former mi6 agents, on retirement. Lots of expertise in this shop.

that Fiat Dino is stunning

[@LeonMOOK]

Fuck YES!!!!! CAD VESTIBULE!!! Lol u legends

[@davidklauer3422]

1:15 in Dallas Got my beer Let’s do this!

[@TheOriginalDaveJ]

Welcome. Please share amongst your friends.

[@Turbo-Drew]

Really cool episode Thankyou

[@18robsmith]

The monster truck lift on the Scimitar body is "somewhat different", but in a good way.

[@Matnrach2-mf9qr]

The Allegro looks great (especially the Harvest gold one) Much better than the original renderings

[@hanshoogendyk2203]

Harvest gold? You mean more appropriately fresh cow pat green??😂😂😂😂 I will have you know it's the ultimate camouflage colour from personal expirience😮 I had a Datsun 180b in the same colour, in the 3 years I owned it, it got tapped, hit bumbed 5 times, and reply I got from each perpetrator? Sorry mate I just didn't see it, 😮😢😂

[@paultaylor8338]

Blows my mind that I'm actually coveting an Austin Allegro!!! Never thought there would be such a day! 😂

[@jamest5149]

Bobby’s evil eye… doing the bead rolling 👀 😂

[@logtothebase2]

The Reliant Scimitar is such a pretty car, I am glad you are having a moment before committing to tooling as I am not sure your CAD quite honours that as it stands. Of course it’s up to your customer but I Would want something more Scimitary in its lines and proportions.

[@onionfx]

Does Bobby have to do it again on the other side? 😮

[@Matnrach2-mf9qr]

So the only thing that the original car is going to be used for is for scanning purposes? Essentially a totally one off bespoke car that just resembles a Scimitar

[@RetropowerNat]

Correct

[@vokstar]

The SUV Scimitar looks great! :D

[@bobturner6516]

I've been a fan for years now, Churchill is my favorite Retropower "creation", have you ever considered taking one of the cars to SEMA? I know it would be time consuming and expensive, but I think the builders here would really appreciate the craftsmanship and creativity of the crew at Retropower.

[@josephconnor5312]

More retro awesomeness

[@pantster9855]

A reversing camera on an e type where you can practically touch the rear bumper from the drivers seat?

[@davidhart2979]

Is Bobby Polish, because all the Polish guys l have worked with have been top rate. Really talented.

[@timc5969]

Bulgarian isn’t he? I seem to remember he went back to Bulgaria to have some dental work done last year.

[@RetropowerNat]

Bulgarian, via Scotland for quite a number of years.

[@TheXJRMAN]

Had a company called Utah Jaguar Spares in the late 80's early 90's until the financial crash. Nice job.

[@allanfoster6965]

Bobby needs a raise. Or a holiday! That door pillar, mind blown. How the fk?! 😮👍🙌🙌🙌

[@neilsmith1502]

That opening shot of the Scimitar got me thinking how good one would look on a modified Range Rover chassis.... Anyway, time for my meds.

[@gsmdo8836]

I don’t believe it. You had another piece on Utah and STILL didn’t give us a look the interior. In case you’ve not noticed, we’ve NEVER been shown it… 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@twist2410]

They've shown clips of it. But the leather was a bit wonky and not at all on par with the level the interiors of RP are now. I think it was upholstered elsewhere.

[@dancarter482]

I wonder what's going to happen when they discover the reason "Richard" can do such precise work so fast and perfect is that he is really Bishop from _Aliens_ !!

[@raybaker226]

The new years honours list is going to be a bit crowded with EVERY staff member of RETROPOWER up for a gong.

[@keithfarrell7638]

That Rick Wood gear is amazing stuff. Stockport & Uk's finest builder. Princes Ann had one of......

[@andrewlitchfield4843]

Where are you with the Jensen CV8 project?

[@elliottslab]

Customer put that on hold

[@SB-vb8ch]

Not sure what you mean when you say S3 XJC? XJC was only ever S2? Finished before S3 came along.

[@burgundyexpress]

I think you should try some Harly Wax on project Utah, the ceramic coating doesn't look like it's doing much? I love that car!

[@frankjames6276]

That boar was very well sized

[@oikkuoek]

The LS engine chassis needs some serious diagonal supports. Even though it's based on existing fairly used design, that design is inherently dangerous. Not only will it rot to pieces, the engine torque, even with the Audi engine mounts, will twist it out of shape. no matter how heavy or hard, it starts to do that when the engine exceeds 200 hp. Also on front end collision, the whole engine package will dive into the cabin folding the base of the A-pillar with it. As the A pillar folds, the rear starts to catch up with the front folding the whole cabin around the front seat area. Either direct line from the engine rails to the rear suspension cradle with added horizontal /x supports, or "torque boxes" diagonal boxed sections connecting the drive line rails into the rocker rails. These boxes are under enormous stress, rotting them out and ripping off any hard welds. Also none of these rails/boxes can be fully sealed. They all need to be ventilated and treated from the inside to prevent them from rotting from inside out. If you get this wrong, added under that cheesy Aston body shell, you create a literal death trap. All it needs is a blip of a throttle on a wet road to get it out of shape and never recover. Same happens if you drive over a bump with just one wheel, and the anti-roll bar catches it.

[@neilperry2224]

The Agglegro looks cold and they should have done this with the rally cars they built in the 70's.

[@timgosling6189]

Must be just an artefact of the filming but the Project Utah steering wheel looks wobbly?

[@jackypackham7666]

D2 , good stuff . D3 is sintered price prohibited. Made a set of chipper blades for a mates Woodchester put of D2. Vacuum hardened and double tempered.. To 58/60 rocwell. Choppers everything up. Sharpened them every 18 months. ❤❤❤

[@jackypackham7666]

Used it foe oak mostly. 😂😅

[@jackypackham7666]

For

[@jackypackham7666]

Paint ❤❤❤❤

[@RetropowerNat]

Nice! I imagine they’ll stand up pretty well!!!!!!

[@grantp7975]

I am no fan of lifted suspension but for some reason the opening shot on the video, with Scimitar body raised over the chassis, looks very interesting. You could have a spin-off Dakar version... If it's good enough for Porsche, why not?

[@kager911]

On the Churchill engine is it normal to install cams before torquing down the head? I thought on some engines you could snap the cams if you didn’t follow the correct torque sequence.

[@davidsolloway9349]

like 86 !

[@paulwhite7475]

3:59 I personally think that Scimitar was restorable. And I don't understand why you needed it when you are literally making a whole new car

[@leecwilkin]

Serious question. Are they going to make you go lead free on your lead work? It's getting harder to buy lead for electronics work now

[@rickyfletcher9563]

Series 3 xjc ?

[@BuiltatBlackjacks]

If Nat is looking for a tangent to go off on how about lead vs. filler? Obviously you need lead in places such as door gaps. But on the other hand you can tell from the bare metal bodies that the flux is still a rust promoter. Mk2 Jags, E Type Jags, and Jensen Interceptors all use a lot of lead, and all rot pretty badly. But where its not an edge that's going to chip, filler used sensibly is lighter in weight and doesn't have the same issues with rust promotion?

[@RickForsyth]

What's the red motorbike at the back of the Den?

[@lesf4969]

I love this car and the build and work that’s been done, I would prefer it with the bumpers on , but that’s just my opinion, 👍 but love the car

[@jagvette1]

Richard is an ARTIST of the FIRST DEGREE, PAY HIM MORE

[@TERRYB0688]

Just a question, it’s fair to say that these projects are not cheap, so bearing that in mind why is it not possible to make all components that come in contact with water ie chassis and mechanical components in stainless steel

[@allanfoster6965]

Who is the #Terrierist in the CAD vestibule?

[@brianbob7514]

Pay Bobby whatever he wants :)

[@stephenscholes4758]

They still haven't put the front bumper back on Utah....geez those platers take a long time....

[@Pedroisanickname]

Nice clownshoe.

[@Anderzander]

I wonder what’s going on in Area 51 🤔 reminds me of the cloak and daggers when the redux thing started….

[@johnnytenjobs]

Respectful approach for Scimitar style. Tom Karen (Raleigh Chopper) of Ogle would appreciate that I am sure. Funny thing is the factory widened the body moulds themselves for a later model by way of a new central strip. And lost some of the cohesive charm in the process.

[@marcjudge680]

First 😊

[@neilperry2224]

The jaguars rear end looks like a whale shark to my the myopic eyes. Dont you think?

[@steenlassen5718]

That Aston Martin chassis looks very flimsy to me??? Nothing to keep it from flexing and twisting.

[@davidhart2979]

When l look at Yorkshire car restorations and your selves, they are shit, being a retired fabricator you always make the biggest panel you can. Nice to see proper work.

[@danb.3397]

OKAYEEEE. BUT.......Utah vid was ALMOST good, EXCEPT, no INTERIOR or FUNCTIONALITY of the systems. You nerd out in the FAB shop but then almost nothing about the FINISHED PRODUCT which, to me, is more important than any of the previous vids. I AM HUNGRY for road test vids and the end result !!

[@jameshutton5979]

Retropower you need to edit the F word out of your channel!

[@peteranderson7497]

I hope nobody was hurt when they were "sizing the boar" 😄😆😃😜😕🤔🫢😬