Repairing the inner wing on Colin Furze BMW E30

[@brianwaldo2642]

I’m watching an artist here, not a fabricator. What a joy it is to witness someone handcrafting replacement panels that blend in perfectly with the surrounding structure. This is a dying breed of craftsman so let’s appreciate what we’re seeing here.

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

thank you very much :)

[@jimjammy1788]

The great thing is it's being captured on film, so there's still hope for the upcoming generations to learn how to do things properly. 😊

[@brownhues]

Bracket time! The boys at Bad Obsession Motorsports would be proud.

[@g1mpster]

6:00 I love the explanation of what you’re doing, how you’re approaching the problem, and why. It’s much better than just a time-lapse of watching you work. I like to learn and understand what’s happening. Thanks for taking the time to do that and I hope to see more of it in future videos. 👍

[@gregfrance1548]

I’m enjoying the little bits of explanation as you go, Steve. It’s a good addition to the always enjoyable experience of watching your work

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

we are trying to improve our videos all the time for viewer experience :)

[@rlaxton666]

Coming from generally dry Australia, it never ceases to amaze me how much rust cars in the UK get! Amazing work to chop it all out and return the car to something close to original condition. I do wish that you would use some eye protection though when welding!

[@mayomage5064]

glad to see another Aussie here!

[@crenn6977]

@@mayomage5064 Good news! There's another aussie here!

[@Sir-Bane]

To be fair, if you didn't have access to a garage to store a car, wasn't driving said car for many many years, and it was in a country with weather like the UK, after 25-30 years nearly every car, even newer ones today would look similar D:

[@flymetothemoon5138]

Aussie cars get a fair bit of rust themselves, just look at the state of XA/B/C Falcons. Tinworm gets them plenty bad despite the weather!

[@darthvalkyr]

Must be the mountains of rock salt we cover the roads in as soon as it gets cold enough for a decent frost...and this comes before the 2mm of snow shuts down trains and planes etc....🤦‍♂

[@Inclinian1]

The panel you repaired with the bead rolled bit and the bracket, you welded the bracket upside down. I do enjoy the craftsmanship displayed though. And yes, wear a welding helmet instead of Colin's safety squints!

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

yes we know, easy fix :)

[@hazzie2005]

Have to say that not only do I enjoy the video content, but I also like the music that accompanies your videos chaps

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Thank you we really do appreciate the support :)

[@WillDeutsch]

The first couple of patches I saw you make -- I was like --- that is solid journey man welding ==> until you did the final steps and it was almost indistiquishable from the rest of the part. That's when it was clear I was watching some master work!

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

haha thank you very much :)

[@joost_schiphorst]

It's so satisfying to watch! I'm working on my rusty miata, and your videos really help. But don't you ever get stressed how time-consuming it is? After a day of working on my car, I'm always like, really... this took me so long?

[@roosterneck2158]

next level. there are only two fabricators i know who go to that level of care. props upon props to you

[@miklawson211]

It's very therapeutic watching metal being fabricated.

[@austendallaston3537]

Not only educational but very relaxing to watch, thanks again Steve.

[@Device_Mangler]

This man's parrying arc eye/photokeratitis like he's on a Dark Souls no-hit speedrun. Incredible metalwork, though!

[@scottmoreton1037]

Most Safety Glasses block the UV that causes arc eye, I wouldn't be surprised if the glasses he's wearing are Safety Specs :)

[@dancoelho8988]

Is that your son and brother that works with you. You guys are the greatest.i live in states there is no one like you.

[@SiteUnscene]

I wish my grandfather was still alive to see your work. He was a metal worker/body man. Good stuff!

[@mclarenjohnf1]

Colin could build you a secret underground therapy ward for those BMW and Datsun nervous breakdown moments also a safe place to store Ryan at night,

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

to be fair we enjoy it :)

[@mclarenjohnf1]

@@yorkshirecarrestoration To be fair I loved working on cars in the past but body work was never my strong point and as I liked Fiats and the old mini's rust was a big issue like Alfa's they left the factory already rotting.

[@OmnieStar]

That big huge green fly press in the background! Maaan that thing looks cool!

[@buffplums]

You are very clever and skill full doing all this.

[@marchough2424]

I love watching this channel as these guys are real craftsmen , a real joy to watch.

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Thank you we appreciate your support and kind words :)

[@AshleyMillsTube]

Amazing to watch, thank you for uploading! I love the way each piece is like a little puzzle that requires a bit of thinking to "solve"!

[@urieaaron]

We used to own a car with maybe half the rust in its key parts, but one final bump sent it into a dramatic slump - so bad the rear door wouldn't open. Wedged in the frame, the door itself ended up keeping the whole car from collapsing! I would never have guessed how extensive the damage to Colin's car was before you removed all the external panels and laid it bare. I'm surprised he hadn't met his own last bump in that thing!

[@EnglishTurbines]

Enjoyed the close ups of the welding sequences. Camera work is getting better....🤔😀🇬🇧

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Thank you we are always trying to improve our videos for our viewers :)

[@rodneyfairborn9358]

Hello from Canada I recently found your channel . Great content and it’s great to see a family business that’s having fun. I recently acquired a Mazda 5 from my son ( that’s what parents do buy their kids car at above market value). Anyway it has the Mazda cancer rear wheel wells. So I purchased the replacement panels and took it to my local body shops for estimate and repair. To my surprise all three do not want to do the job. In fact one took me it’s about 9 hours work minor rust . However they can make four times the profit on insurance jobs so it’s not a profitable for them. It’s not a craft in Canada that’s why the wreckers are full of late model car here in Canada.

[@thejacksonmurphy]

Killer work! Can’t wait to see how things go and what the final “rust bucket” full line is!!! I’m a bit worried about your eyes. Glad to see you at least close them!

[@nzhillnet]

YCR.., making the impossible possible since...... don't know but I just admire the skill.

[@bobfrankish8883]

Fantastic work as always. (Brake pipe bracket wrong way round, but should still work OK)

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

yep noticed that after i edit the video, my bad, easy fix just whip it off and weld it back on the right way :)

[@OmnieStar]

Oh good someone else notices. I just comment about it so got my answer here. Didn't know if it was for a reason or not.@@yorkshirecarrestoration

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

@@OmnieStar nope just my head forgetting to brain. :)

[@weedfreer]

​@@yorkshirecarrestorationBrian? Who's Brian? 🤔 😅😋😉

[@MrMadmark9]

you welded brake line holder on backwards. see at 3:30 and 12:00... such fun! 🙂

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Yep see comments below :)

[@MrMadmark9]

nice! 😀@@yorkshirecarrestoration

[@nickwillobey2205]

True craftsmanship.......a rare commodity these days 😮😮😮

[@footube666]

The skill is amazing to watch. I was mesmerized. Cheers!

[@hermankroon7803]

What a craftsman 💪🏻

[@medievilassassin]

Love your work guys and I do much prefer the video when you speak and explain little things , just bough a Kemppi Trigger mig welder which I’m hoping will get me started fixing my own projects

[@markedwards158]

The soundtrack on your videos are fantastic add that to the content and you have some of the best relaxation viewing around. What you achieve is simply amazing.

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

thank you mark we do appreciate the encouraging comments :)

[@xenon__8555]

Fabrication is just on another level. Colin furze actually brought me to this channel and I’ve binge watched loads of videos

[@pilbeam1uk]

Great work Steve. I like the explanations as you go along

[@leofabbro456]

Hi Steve. Thank You for that instructive end of year. Try to wear more often a welding mask.

[@stevefinch5890]

Probably one of the best videos you have made. Really like the detailed information etc. just got to save some money up now so I can get the polo booked in I emailed about 😂

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Thank you Steve :) yep polo's can be either good or bad but let us know when your ready :)

[@gerardvanengelen]

5:03 love this explanation! To the point and it shows more then just a timelaps!

[@paulphillips3783]

Happy new year guys. Thanks for yet another inspirational video. They should make this mandatory viewing at high schools - some of the next level work ethic you guys have might rub off!

[@DormentedTrio]

Unbelievable skill!

[@jwalster9412]

Im a fan of Colin furze, im a even bigger fan of car related content. Ive been binging all of your videos, and im not stopping anytime soon.

[@donaldshidal851]

You got to get up early to beat the old man! Well done Sir!

[@wimdejong5399]

You are an. ARTIST! great stuff.

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

thank you we appreciated the kind comments :)

[@georgiekamaratos6939]

That's fine magnificent looking work!!! I'm excited for the rest and very glad to be here!! 💜💜

[@davidmckinney6577]

Excellent job 👏 buddy I love to watch you and Ryan do your fabrication you guys are the best in the world 🌎 it's a privilege to watch you guys work I hope you guys and the entire team have a super awesome new year 🎉

[@stav6668]

I think the brake line bracket is 180 degrees out, check the start of the vid……brilliant to watch your work. Thanks

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Yep see comments below :)

[@stav6668]

Apologies I’m new to this…still doesn’t detract from your excellent work, love the attitude of saving as much original metal as possible 👍👍👍

[@forsh3546]

That's great work to get the comment count up Steve! - not only does intentionally welding the bracket on upside down stop the water pooling on top of it but is a top way of upping the interactions! 😉😅

[@TheDaf95xf]

Guten Sonntagmorgen Vera & Christian 😊 Well I’ve really enjoyed all the LR Discovery videos on a Sunday morning with my brew lol 😂 But now the Queen is a completely new challenge and hopefully will keep us all entertained throughout 2024 🤩 So until next week I wish you and all of your family a Frohes Neues Jahr from Stevie 😊 And as always big hug and kiss for Vera 🤗😍x

[@Claes_Isacson]

Amazing fabrication! 👏

[@chrispybee]

Awesome work Steve. I can’t even cut paper following a line never mind a piece of steel! Great that you explain things that might not be that obvious.

[@jesscourt9068]

The impression you made on me is quite profound. Yorshire car restoration.......for the extra miles. Fabulous work.

[@garrydickinson4839]

I'm loving all your latest projects, I'm really I awe of the skills you both show. I must apologise to Craig!? Apparently for some reason I called you Alex!!?? I'm looking forward to all you have you show in 2024. Happy New year YCR team

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

😂 it’s Ryan the son and Steve the dad :)

[@garrydickinson4839]

@yorkshirecarrestoration yeah I had worked that one out I was just apologising

[@Aegis159]

Love to watch the work!! Did notice how you put the bracket back on in the opposite position it was originally in though, doubt it'll make any kind of difference since it's just holding lines in place.

[@alexmacdonald4270]

What attention to detail ⭐️

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

thank you :)

[@tomladdus9264]

Wow, so much work, and much more to go!

[@paulwh791]

Like the description of what you're doing nice bonus

[@Jim_M_75]

Lovely job Steve, looked a mega complex repair at the start but once you broke it down into smaller panels you made it look easy.

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

thank you Jim :)

[@paulanderson4764]

Absolutely brilliant skills. I love how you maintain as much of the original BMW material and patch only what's needed.

[@JamesOStanworth-Wang]

Cheers - really enjoying more chat about what you are doing. Happy New Year!

[@Braveheart7914-idfl]

Crackin job there Steve ! 👍🏻😉👏👏

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

thank you dave :)

[@matthewgrice6902]

Thanks for the video.

[@kjeldlarsen912]

Thank you great work indeed

[@jimmy4952005]

tidy job mate class all the best in the new year

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Than you and the same to you :)

[@marcovanzanten4974]

hey mate you put the bracket te wrong way up when you placed it back. thanks for the nice videos i enjoy it very much

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

yep noticed that after i edit the video, my bad, easy fix just whip it off and weld it back on the right way :)

[@robhewitt4665]

Very impressive

[@grahamcarr5788]

Well Steve once again you’ve smashed it. Incredible insight into how to restore a pretty rotten vehicle. So enjoyable to watch and it’s true,you can’t buy experience and you guys have got it by the bucket load. Can’t wait to see the next one but in the meantime have a great new year 👍

[@steveworth544]

great work and editing, thank you

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

thank you :)

[@doomslayermax]

hell yeah love these videos, love how you take the time to answer some questions and even go back over when missed filming things keep up the good work guys

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Thank you we do try to improve our videos :)

[@BerndSchmuckenschlager]

Hello Steve! Love your videos! how about a special about the different tools you use to remove certain kinds of rust. There is this chisel, this rolling nail thingy, and the more common ones, would love to learn which one is used best depending on location or rust

[@jurgengebhardt6876]

great video and the amazing information.Thank you

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

no problem at all, thank you for watching :)

[@TheNorthernmunky]

Awesome work stevo

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

thank you for the continued support :)

[@georgetaylor3449]

Great work

[@henrymarkey6940]

amazing work love it

[@pietoosthuizen1116]

May you have a prosperous newyear

[@Falney]

May I recommend getting a Dremel for parts like at 15:30 there is an attachment that pretty much gives you a 3" long grinder, it's just a bit bigger than a dentists drill. The discs for it are only about an inch and you burn through them like a pack of hobnobs at break time. But it is a really invaluable tool that can't really be replaced with an air tool that has a chunky hose on it or a somewhat unwieldy saw

[@Gunbudder]

this car is like the opening sequence in Fifth Element where they completely reconstruct the Perfect Being from just the hand lol. i feel like these guys could take a flake of rust and rebuild the entire E30 from just that

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

now that would be a challenge haha

[@agp-Garage]

Crazy Work. You're doing a great Job These Cars are so rusty. 16:00 pls close the AC lines...

[@davespratt1882]

Is the bracket in the wheel arch been welded back in the right way? Asking as at 2:00 the open side of the slots were facing the suspension turret but when the bracket got welded back into place at 11:57 the open slots were facing away from the turret

[@DanRoper-ex2vy]

Fab work Steve happy new year to you all

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

thank you and happy new year to you as well :)

[@DanRoper-ex2vy]

Thank you guys

[@georgeclements2742]

Happy New Year to you all.

[@rorybyrne975]

Will do

[@russthebiker]

Surgical precision, its like the repair shop,minus the ponytails and crying !!!

[@7732147]

Nice one gaffer!

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

Thank you 😁👍

[@34tuon]

Happy New Year to you guys. Wish you all the best. Good luck with your work. And good projects. Greetings from Russia....✌️✌️✌️✌️🤝🤝🤝🤝

[@dannytouet818]

A bodywork surgeon !👍

[@blackcat62]

I am in awe of the skills and dedication and thank you for it: truly masterful. But I can’t help thinking that the hours in this car make it uneconomic to repair???… I love classic cars but even so ….. I guess the answer is that we all love our cars and to heck with the expense …..

[@LogicalNiko]

In terms of metal thickness, it's not that critical to match thickness exactly. The thickness is going to vary across any panel because of how stamped panels work. As a panel is stamped it will stretch depending on how far the part is deflected so you'll have 1mm in some areas 1.2 and 1.4 in others. As long as you are not heavily off it is not going to impact the total car integrity. In fact in many cases doing full welds around a section, and even in the middle of a panel, will end up with that area being stronger than the factory (which usually just uses folds and spot welds to attach things) and the welds are going to generally be slightly thicker. Also unibody cars have much less dependance on any one area, the total panel distributed the forces. In body on frame cars this is very different, making changes to the frame can have very large impacts to a car's structural integrity.

[@anthonybrown7959]

Awesome

[@eastielover]

Another great video. Hopefully at the end you’ll tell us what the total cost is 👍

[@slincolne]

It's almost magic. There's some measuring, cutting, welding and filing - and then the primer goes on and it looks like there was never anyone there. Houdini would be proud !

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

thank you :)

[@1954307]

brilliant work as normal steve really enjoying all the videos keep them comming.....and by the way you are also like ryan a metal shape shifter...

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

thank you we do appreciate the support :)

[@1200vertex]

absolutely amazing work boys, but I have to say but the time you finished I'll be more stealing that car than what there is in Colin tunnel

[@Die_Dylan]

Thank you for the great video and the amazing information about the steel thicknesses. 🤙🏻🇿🇦

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

My pleasure!

[@michaelkerr2005]

Have the boys at Yorkshire car restoration ever taking on a job they were unable to do because it looks like I'm witnessing magic here🤯 is there any think yous can't do when it comes to restoring cars???

[@michaelkerr2005]

I'm super impressed the talent 🔩🔧that these guys have is of the charts 😲👏👏👏

[@seanbond1556]

Like listening to my dad explain summat love it

[@piotrbazucki4080]

Whatching this video , and some others , im wondering if its in general a good idea to cut open such complex closed multi layer sections and then make weld it in so many points. Especialy as we dont have a possibility to aply primer or any other protective coating from inside.

[@Nomad6763]

I like the explanations and insight into your process, I'm more of a carpenter myself so it's always interesting to learn about the other trades!

[@yorkshirecarrestoration]

thank you we do try hard making them understandable :)

[@fliwatut2450]

Again a great video with interesting explanations. Happy new year to you and the family and a successful 2024. Best regards from Germany

[@axzell2]

Impressive work. Very satisfying to watch.

[@OmnieStar]

Also.. I haven't finish the video. but did you weld that thing on backwards? At the 12min- ish mark?

[@r-joule]

Fantastic work! What is the model of the 20mm wide sealey sander and what belt grit do you use? Thanks