Rare Sighting of Cal's own E30 318is Touring!

[@ChristopherHallett]

Every time Bobby said "bracket/s" Nik from Bad Obsessions Motorsports ears pricked up...

[@gordonkerr1]

FUN FACT…. On a mobile device, you can hold the right hand side of the screen and the video plays at twice the speed, with audio. Nat sounds just like Guy Martin! 😂😂

[@-MacCat-]

With one main difference - one is gifted and "special" BUT a total nutter and the other one is immensely talented, entertaining and sane. 😉

[@nickturner2813]

Can do the same on a PC by holding down the space bar.

[@strikeystrikey8317]

😂😂😂😂😂 every day is a school day!!

[@johnrebus1641]

@@-MacCat- Yes but which one is which. Being a nutter myself I'd rather hope Cal is one too !

[@asadumatitus874]

Now that Saab is spot on👌

[@-MacCat-]

👍Hear, hear. As Cal said, not quite finished but the rear quarter panels are now heading in the right direction.

[@01FozzyS]

Welcome new George! Maybe one day you can have a feature on his Galaxie. Love your E30 wagon,Cal!

[@theengineerium2493]

Loved the simple trick to strengthen a folded bracket, will definitely be using that one here....

[@andrewmurray6772]

I gotta say Nate, Matt and Toms metal working and lead working skills ( Matt ) are very impressive, considering neither of them look over 30 years of age :) cheers from Australia :)

[@GamingDad63]

Oooh, the lines of the SAAB are REALLY getting there. Nice sweeping style. Me like 👍

[@ChristopherHallett]

The note about not having enough time to work on your own cars is valid, Nat and Cal should probably promote someone to general manager and step back. Still come in and work 4 days a week to help keep the place running in tip-top condition and be the "faces" of the company, but give yourselves a proper two day weekend every week, and a day a week to do your own shit. That's the thing about having a successful business - if you don't get to enjoy the success, what was the point in the first place?

[@AdamJRichardson]

Great episode! Good luck with the Den opening - if I lived in the UK I'd definitely be there!

[@timwadedah2292]

Keep the video's coming guy's, great to see your work.

[@AdamEwart]

I recall the day Cal brought the BMW to the workshop, lamenting lack of personal time and hoping for work to be completed so he could enjoy it again...am I having deja vu? 🤣

[@michaeljamesgoderick5805]

Fantastic flashback😂, I remember that glue smell as if it were just yesterday, we had Mark 4's out here in Australia too

[@RichardDowning-iy2vg]

Another great installment guys, thanks. Great solution to the looks of Wasabi, both front (headlights) and rear. Matt's leadwork is outstanding, thought that the first time I saw it on....can't remember, probably the front of Churchill? Oh and Jonny, Can you teach Nat and Cal how to look into the lens of a camera? 😄

[@TimDawson67]

Looking forward to a lot of great video of the launch party! Sadly I'm unable to make the trip over for it, from New Zealand :(

[@Haans5010]

i cannot wait to see that saab finished!

[@brazzawhite6384]

Hey guys, great vid as usual. Just an idea, in the Den….put sensors on the columns with proximity sensors set at say 10 inch……don’t wanna scatch that paint work. Keep up the epic work

[@stevemcilroy.62]

excellent episode. 😁

[@ianstoys13mgs]

13:18 hahaha. health and safety Marc !

[@VOOM_Tube]

😂

[@HillSideKonnection]

Can you (or have you already) do a autofocus or something on plating types / finishes vs rust / longevity

[@philking7805]

Bobby says "nothing difficult there" 😀

[@danb.3397]

And Johnny with his shoes on the sofa. Nice touch.

[@Emily-ou6lq]

You beat me to it. What a disrespectful entitled prick he is.

[@-MacCat-]

Someone ought to give him a "clip across the ear" for that 😉

[@paulr9627]

Slob - tell him to go back to grovelling in back yard garages 😅

[@RichardDowning-iy2vg]

I'm glad it's Jonny getting involved and not Mike Brewer but, he needs to learn a bit of respect!

[@Michael-sz4he]

The coolant hose routing tip is so clever!

[@markkulehtinen4733]

I had a BMW 318 iS 1990 from new back then. The engine had different specs 1990 than it had later. A 2-door shell (only choice), M interior. Basically 325 M underpinnings. Way shorter rear end ratio than a normal 318 or 320. The engine had a rev limiter and the car really needed it. The estate body is way more useful than the 2-door. Mine was the same red, but with one piece BBS wheels. Used the original steel rims with winter tires, because BBS wheels cost a lot here in Finland back then, both from BMW and aftermarket. Interesting video as always. I've been watching your videos sińce the Gordon Murray Escort build.

[@micheltebraake7915]

Good job!

[@mikephelan563]

With regards to the allagro's, what identity do they take? Honda chassis No. Austin reg. What goes on the log book?

[@pashakdescilly7517]

I wouldn't mind if Jonny brought his Allegro to compare with the Retropower ones

[@parrotraiser6541]

Bobby's prototype pipe technique is ingenious.

[@dubCanuck1]

Love the coolant hose tip!

[@gregfoord5784]

Love the 318iS Touring, I have a 318iS here in Oz and it’s a fantastic little car. Would love more details as to what you did to the engine apart from the ITBs and standalone… Cheers

[@kateandrews8506]

Enjoying the Saab build. Out of curiosity, which VIN do you use when joining 2 different vehicles together ?

[@simongroot7147]

When the car is grafted together from two originals, which VIN gets used or does it get a unique Retro Power VIN? Who decides, I seem to recall that the DVLA awarded points for major assemblies to decide but it seems the Allegro and the SAAB seem to be about 50% of each donor.

[@-MacCat-]

@simongroot7147 👍 Very good point!

[@handhwiegman8115]

Cut up the VIN plates and make a new number?

[@williamfreret6859]

Nice tips Bobby, thks!

[@BokorRider]

since one Allegro is Harvest Gold the other would be Blaze Orange for matching period correct names 🙃

[@smplyizzy]

I think it would be interesting if you guys reviewed your process of what you do at the end of the day to make sure the shop does not burn down. Seems with so much welding and grinding you guys have some really good process in place.

[@RetropowerNat]

It’s always a concern! There is a “shutdown procedure” which is used if Cal or I aren’t doing the lockup (though we usually do) and no hot work can be conducted for the last half hour of the day. Flammables kept away from weld areas. All power shut off to non necessary stuff at the end of the day. All that sort of thing. Still always a worry though.

[@neilsenhall3790]

are you using the fantastic spoked wheels on churchill ???? i personally think that would look awesome

[@geofffletcher5739]

How are you getting on with the 309 gti ?

[@theoriginalwallace]

There's a genuine nos Cosworth 3 door shell with doors bonnet and tailgate in Aberdeen! Edit: And an nos late maxi bare shell 😂

[@-MacCat-]

This will guarantee to have 1000's of "barnfinders" scouring the Aberdeen region looking for them, within hours of this post 🤣

[@maxtorque2277]

Health and Safety took a bit of a hit at 13:20....... #eyeprotection 🙂

[@jimmcdonald5721]

Sunday complete.

[@raymond_rayder]

Lead shapers - paddles? P.S. Welcome, new George! Love the Galaxie.

[@RetropowerNat]

Thanks!! Yep, as you’d no doubt expect, I remembered about 1 min after stumbling. At least it’s obvious we film it in one go 😂

[@slghn01]

How can you have two adverts that start 1 minute 36 seconds into the video?

[@slghn01]

And the second set at 6:46 ☹️

[@westaussiejeff1547]

It's all too easy Bobby! Yeah right no skill involved... Must say I like how you two unleash members of your very massively talented team...

[@bongosock]

MC Bobby, in da house!

[@frankjames6276]

Maybe a side by side Allergro comparison between Late Brake and Retropower.

[@TheOriginalDaveJ]

What was that white stuff on the bottom of Churchill's rear bumper?

[@RichardDowning-iy2vg]

That'll likely be what we used to call flatting sludge.

[@timc5969]

Really good to see you have safe systems of work for dust and fume extraction for carbon fibre and lead loading now. As an employer it’s these details that show you’re serious about looking after your staff and protect both them and you.

[@roberty21]

Apologies for lack of knowledge but why lead load instead of just body filling ?

[@roberty21]

@@jabberwockytdi8901 thanks

[@Ben-in6qh]

Mad you had the s4 fully stripped yet hardly using any of it

[@mattwills87]

Try and make sure you park the e30 next to Alex Kerstens 😂

[@logtothebase2]

Mark and Bobby are increasing confident and fabulous on Video, give them both a BIG pay rise,

[@richardbell7693]

Do you treat/coat the bare metal before applying the lead loading, or does the lead protect the bare underlying metal from corrosion?

[@RetropowerNat]

No, it has to go onto bare clean steel, and the flux used (basically ammonium chloride with powdered lead in it) is pretty aggressive. The key to preventing corrosion is cleaning afterwards and prep afterwards

[@chrishay8385]

The metal has to be super clean,so it can be tinned so the lead solder will adhere

[@BurningAlive409]

Base metal is tinned with an acid solution that gets torched on, this is why you can see them wiping with cloths regularly, to clean off the acid

[@manyvalleys9361]

Can you do two videos a week….,that would make me even happier. 😅

[@964cuplove]

Beed roller good E kit - got it

[@arslan2010ish]

Let me get this straight. You are sponsored by Roundstone Coffee, unknown beer but you failed to get the chocolate Hobnob sponsorship? Must try harder Cal.

[@markellis796]

Who's that odd looking bloke on his phone at the end?

[@Rwecosher]

Different lens?

[@RetropowerNat]

New camera 😁 first outing.

[@skelstar]

Chapter markers please! TY

[@MisterHughes]

Mr Smith come to compare Allegros.

[@andeeest205]

What happened to Bobbys arm ? Thats a hefty scar

[@parrotraiser6541]

It's about time someone came up wa satisfactory non- or at least less toxic substitute for lead in body filling.

[@Braveheart7914-idfl]

☕️ in hand feet up 👍🏻😉

[@davidklauer3422]

Got my beer! Ready to go

[@johnhurst3737]

Can I inquire about your views on ' incremental sheet forming ' Is it something you're interested in? Is it viewed as cheating, low skilled, lose of skill? A viable tool increasing productivity and lowering cost, worth the investment?

[@RetropowerNat]

Something I’m very interested in and have been for 2 years or so. I very nearly acquired a 7 axis robot 12 months or so ago with a view to bringing this in-house, but realistically the software is the absolute key to the process and it’s not quite there yet. Close but not yet a fully commercial proposition for our application. One day……..

[@RichardDowning-iy2vg]

@@RetropowerNat Succinct and to the point! You losing your touch Nat? 😆

[@stephenbartlett8289]

FFS Johnny….. shoes off the sofa!

[@MrBoom246]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@bobbythompson3544]

Feet off the seats!

[@southney7211]

Saab model is looking way better.

[@driftmonkey3646]

Feet up eh 😀

[@sishabadab6570]

The minutiae makes my teeth itch..

[@jagvette1]

In the den who was the monkey on the sofa with NO RESPECT, putting it's feet up.

[@davidsolloway9349]

like 27 !

[@nickturner2813]

Who's the self-adoring bloke with his dirty feet on the couch?

[@RetropowerNat]

He’s probably the least self-adoring car journalist I know of!

[@jakey39]

Weirdly I saw a White Saab 900 convertible with it's roof down, just yesterday!

[@jameshutton5979]

How is it that celebrities sitting crosslegged never leave dog shit on the new sofa?

[@suchoi61]

Mister blablablabla😥😧😨

[@zounds13]

I wish you guys would get over your hexagon fetish. It's a completely inappropriate shape for the middle of Wasaabi's grille.

[@retropowercars]

That's just how the early 900 grilles are originally 🤣

[@zounds13]

@@retropowercars but not symmetrical top-to-bottom. That asymmetry is key.

[@nickturner2813]

Perhaps the bloke who's paying the bill finds it very appropriate?