Restomod MK2 Jaguar COUPE on the Deck!

Episode 139
This week we see "Churchill" on the deck and rolling for the first time since we started the project, as well as the latest progress on all the builds at RP HQ!
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[@du7ch384]

Churchill just looks amazing on its wheels, what a car, Stu's a true craftsman and a magician.

[@jonlyons1033]

Stu is as stu does, jennay. An alchemist.

[@mickyanderson3639]

Churchill looks awesome on those wheels..

[@ArtCarFunky]

I agree 👍

[@Steve200TDi]

I do love those chunky classic five spoke wheels off and xjr!

[@Stu_2112]

I may be alone but i love Churchill on those XJR wheels!

[@ArtCarFunky]

You're definitely not alone, I thought it was just me who thinks they look awesome 👍

[@mickyanderson3639]

Oh your not alone. The monoblock style with the slabbyness of spokes really make the awesome work Stu has done stand out

[@markwilliamson2555]

You definitely aren’t alone. I want to hate them but I really like them.

[@ArtCarFunky]

Just to add, I also quite like the bare metal look as well. I'd be tempted to have it brushed metal look (Delorean style) 🙂👍

[@13harward]

Nope, they look fantastic in my eyes. 👌

[@danielfyffe5230]

It's so marvelous to hear you guys referring to "Gordon's car", i.e. you finest work as the benchmark by which you assess standards of progress/ quality of workmanship. Hell yeah, that's how the outstanding/ next level stuff gets done!!!

[@GuyChapman]

Churchill is an absolute masterpiece. A real testament to Stu's skill, ingenuity, diligence and experience. The Escorts are great to see, but projects like Churchill, CV8 and so on, are what set you guys apart. You can't imagine anyone else doing this.

[@Braveheart7914-idfl]

Sunday night complete ☕️👍🏻👏👏

[@hespie1]

Having watched Stu for a few years, his work ethic and skills are very admirable. As is the whole crew.

[@dereksmith2846]

Ditto to that. The Jag just echoes stu’s skills

[@keithfarrell3370]

Tom and Stuart are true craftsmen. Amazing stuff

[@johannwilhelm1426]

Glad to see your tasteful design execution on Churchill. Exactly what my old XJ-6C wished to be!Thank you for fitting proper rear wheel arches…welcome change over Utah’s horrid spats. IMHO, my ‘52 XK-120 was the last of appropriate spats. In the event I’m fortunate enough to find myself across the pond, I’ll put a visit to your splendid shop at the top of my wish list.

[@TheLRider]

That Stratos sounds amazing 😁😁😁can't wait for the road test. Would be happy if you devoted a whole episode 😮😮to it.

[@fritzbrause6332]

I look at the arch extensions of the Escorts with a lot of respect for the incredible amount of work and craftsmanship going in there. For me it would be a nightmare to own this car. Just the idea to ding these works of art plus the gentleman who created them probably wanting to kill me for dinging the arches would render the car undriveable to me

[@davidyates748]

You guys are incredibly fortunate to be able to choose what work you take on, that on its own is something to make me envious! No-one could argue you haven't earned this privileged position though, your work speaks for itself.

[@philtucker1224]

I love the concept of having( what looks like a compact screen wash bottle) in the engine compartment that actually flows into the comparatively enormous screen wash reservoir that doubles as the navigator’s footrest.

[@tonedcos]

Looking forward to Churchills final reveal. Among the rest, the Camaro man. Phew. ;)

[@PeterHatch-mx7zc]

Yes the mk2 is going to unbelievable when finished

[@gregedwards841]

I spent most of my 80’s childhood being transported around in various beige and baby blue allegros with much embarrassment at my parents choice of vehicle I now find myself weirdly drawn to both this allegRo project and Johnny smith’s project. Massive respect for the skills and attention to detail of your whole team, keep up the great work.

[@Danger_mouse]

9:35 Surely it's now an Integro 😊👍 Churchill is looking amazing, it's the first Jag I'm actually attracted to. Amazing looking car and craftsmanship!

[@kevinmanns7170]

It could also be an Allergra Type R.

[@ianbradley9838]

Churchill is absolutely gorgeous

[@lemmy9996]

Can't believe how quickly things are moving on Project Lucky Strike👍👍

[@quintlouis4697]

Bro,kiwi loves watching what your shop does, absolutely top notch, chur bro 👌

[@andylewis7360]

Churchill looks FANTASTIC! Brilliant work lads!

[@13harward]

Thanks for talking about the Range Rover Classic briefly. As you walked past it I was picking my phone up to comment asking you to tell us more about the RR. Please do a little feature on it, I realise it's a staff car, but it is still a very interesting project. Thank you for all the amazing work you show us all. 🙌

[@smudgetherealmc]

Churchill - wow 18 months has flown by

[@cccap232]

wow!! spectacular craftsmanship!! that is the MKII jaguar should have build. Following in anticipation.

[@darrenquirk2269]

Nate's grasstrack mini pickup sounds interesting. It would be great to see it sometime in the future.

[@18robsmith]

It was seen a good few months ago, when it was just a Mini pickup with bits missing and Nat pointing toe where things would be. An update would be great.

[@darrenquirk2269]

Thanks. I missed that somehow.

[@mej6519]

Great to see Churchill on the deck.

[@roberthirons4873]

churchill looks superb, super stu

[@GTD40CarClub]

The stance on Churchill is perfect!

[@oldieman730]

Having watched for a few years now, I am always in awe of the the absolute Master of the Craft called Stu.

[@stevemcilroy9518]

Where do you see Retropower in 10 years time? Will you expand if the customers are there, or keep it the same size with regular customer work?

[@964cuplove]

Churchill looks AMAZING now I’m dreaming of a hint of a zagato bubble roof, but this car looks sooo amazingly strong, a bit chunky muscular still elegant a dream car !! 32:01 first step would be a frameless door window like on a 993 targa… there still is a b-pillar

[@allanrichards3752]

When I bought my 65 289 Mustang it had a repro distributor on it. I was never that pleased with the way the engine performed and in the end I decided to plot out the mechanical advance curve and compare it wit the one in the manual. Suffice to say it was nothing like the one in the manual and also the vacuum had way too much advance. From memory the advance in the manual was 11 degrees at 18 inHg whilst mine was near 20 degrees also. After many an hour fiddling to sort the dizzy the engine felt like it had two more cylinders!! Repro and after market stuff should come with a box full of warnings as your presentation hinted with clutch kits etc.

[@dale205mills]

Is there any update on when you will be starting work on the peugeot 309 gti that was shown a few months ago

[@Lou-f]

That is a very pretty Jag👌🏻

[@taufikekoyudanto6216]

"Project Allegra" 👍👍👍👍

[@nathjmorley7689]

Churchill is stunning

[@syncro18t10]

Is it just me that thinks chuchill really suits those XJR wheels? 😍

[@Stu_2112]

Nope, you're not alone. I think they look great....but I've always liked those wheels.

[@syncro18t10]

Yeah they definitely fall into a small category of very cool OEM wheels like 205 gti, some Porsche, 3dr cossie, AMG merc etc, the list could go on lol

[@964cuplove]

They do look nice, but I also really like the Utah wheels, they look more vintage race car, if had the money to get such a car and make those choices I would go Utah wheels !

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Nah too anachronistic. The temporary BBS splits on Utah sort of worked because it looked kind of like someone had modded it in the 80’s or something. The XJR’s are a touch too modern.

[@syncro18t10]

Utah suited the old style dunlop racing wheels due to it's streamline design but this just seems more GT cruiser to me, this is just my opinion and I like that we're all different with our options makes for good chat 👍

[@dommoss4264]

“It wasn’t me!” Overheard playing on the gramophone 😂 as moving away from the Camaro- was it deliberate? 😂

[@-MacCat-]

Thanks for a great update.

[@martinnicholas9770]

Impresive .Hard to improve on jaguar's shapes but this mk 2 looks like how jaguar would have done if they did a mk2 coupe.

[@Cyberdyne-kg8ku]

Can't wait to see the Integgro finished

[@chrisgee2212]

I know theyre slaves but the XJR wheels really suit churchill.

[@andeeest205]

That mk2 jag is a work of genius Stu is a magician Incredible skill Its gonna be stunning ( wheel choice will make or break it though) Still hate the mk1 escort arches 🤷🏻‍♂️😬

[@ernieleithes6545]

With regard to the metalwork when i see the filling involved how does it not thin down the metal ?

[@albegt98]

Fenomenal cars👍💪

[@stephenscholes4758]

I mean the work involved is incredible but I do worry that by refining the roof and C pillar to make a coupe, Churchill now as a consequence has a very dominant rump, evidenced by the thumbnail pic. So sad about the Jensen, I loved that car

[@dommoss4264]

Will you do a PT cruiser roofchop.. now that’s exciting 😂😂😂

[@ralphmillais5237]

Imagine being told by Retropower that they won't build you a car because they don't like you!

[@terrywrist8448]

it's a tough world out there 😁

[@passinggear]

Churchill needs a proper 6...a Barra 6!!

[@markellis796]

Churchill is definitely the star of the show, I know how to stop the squeak on the Land Cruise - spray some WD40 on the pulleys, works every time :)

[@Stu_2112]

Sorry if I missed it previously, but where are you with the silver Manta 400 replica? I love Manta 400's and am keen to see that one finished.

[@chrish1657]

George is most excellent

[@MrTurk6988]

With all the moisture y'all have there... how do you keep the unpainted steel pans for rusting?? Living in Arizona it's not a issue unless the monsoon weather comes into play and that's a short time during the summer

[@neilsenhall3790]

still wondering if you have had one of your builds get written off??

[@martynwhite3811]

Hi, if you suspected a air leak on the land cruiser why don't you use a smoke tester rather than pull the manifold off? Jag looks great.

[@DevonMcFarlane]

A Question if I may: I love the hybrid projects like the Hondstin Allegra R (Sorry couldn't help myself) and the work you've been a part of with the Redux project. Would you guys ever front your own or do in partnership a Redux inspired short run if an idea was popular enough within the retro power team and a potential client base?

[@kieranproven4874]

Defiant metal TIG gloves. Pricey but well worth it.

[@micheltebraake7915]

Churchill already looks good now that he's on the ground, what will it be in color?

[@dennissheridan1550]

In line with the last question you answered, I was thinking the people who own these cars you are working on must have the patience of a saint. I haven't watched your channel for a while and it popped up so I clicked on it and shazam it's like I just watched it last week. All the same cars are still there so must ask an impertinent question, what is the average turn around time on car you take on?

[@michaelcoe9824]

"The most beautiful Landcruiser... I the World!". Jeremy Clarkson's voice...

[@sishabadab6570]

Seems such a shame that Churchill isn't going to have an engine which lives up to the gorgeous looks..

[@jeffkeen6943]

Cal...what ever happened to the two Mercedes Benz Pagodas that were underway? Are they still hiding under a cover in the back of the workshop?

[@gashpilot]

Reliably informed that one of them will be started on again imminently 🤞

[@craiggreen4388]

So, as an exercise in curiosity. What is the approximate value of one of the mk1 Escort fr wings? £5k+....?

[@ianalderton6683]

the allegro just has to be beige ; ) please - just like my mums was : ) gloves- try motorcycle track/race gloves ? ?

[@pugmanick]

Love the look of Churchill. Are those XJ220 wheels? Silly question from a layman... Thinking back to the release of the Audi TT (back in the mists of time), do you need to consider measures to counter aerodynamic lift from the shape of the body? It looks remarkably like a wing profile.

[@ridgmont61]

Question: Do your clients (have to) return to Retropower to have their car serviced periodically?

[@jagvette1]

As a Jaguar MKII addict and someone who likes things to be almost as they originally were I have to say the Churchill project looks damn good, I thought I would hate it but I don't. Isn't it FERKIN annoying that you cannot trust items you buy I have restored many cars but not as a business and therefore it just delay's my project but as you are running a business time is money and you cannot charge the customer for these problems.

[@fultonius]

How do the lads not get tendonitis doing all that whacking and filing?

[@johnkelly2902]

A question for you please. How do you ensure that all the cavities/tube sections etc are fully corrosion protected? Are you able to get the hot zinc and raptor coat into them or do you use a different method? Thanks. Love watching your art in engineering.

[@martinnicholas9867]

Could be the steering pump. That is tiny noise sweek.

[@jfwartwelch6082]

was that a 4 door conversion ? i had a 67 mk2 now i have 90 xjs and 77 xj6 L

[@uliwehner]

they never made a 2-door from the factory, so that be a resounding yes.

[@philtucker1224]

Will the small screen wash reservoir be metal. As it would always almost appear empty otherwise…

[@ricardo___]

Who does all the administrative work?

[@stuartkenyon1052]

When you encounter painful problems like the Morris is having, who covers the expense for the troubleshooting, the client or Retropower?

[@uliwehner]

technically speaking, and that is true for any solvent company, all the company does is paid for by customers. Not likely that the owners are bringing money at the end of the year....

[@martint8986]

Silly request, but could you guys possibly put in the title or thumbnail wether the episode is an uncut or a feature... just changes my prioritising of watching 😅 As always i still love your guys content 😁 Edit: nice 😊

[@ChristopherHallett]

I bet if I showed up with 10 million pounds in hand and said "I want half a dozen Escorts like Project One/Puma", Tom would down tools and walk into the desert...

[@retropowercars]

I think we all would 🤣🤣

[@paulsanderson9309]

Surely INTEGRO😀

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

Why do you call bushings 'bushes'?

[@lutherblissett9070]

Why do you call bushes "bushings"?

[@ianbradley9838]

Surely it should be “Integro” ?

[@bigears4014]

Spray some wd40 on the belts and see if that quietens it

[@paulmarc7116]

Should call the Alegro /Integra the Alegra ? Who agrees 👍

[@michaelcoe9824]

Enigma... Variation.

[@kevinmanns7170]

The Allegra Type R/Integro HLE

[@mjaymo]

I love this series but the background noise does my head in. I know it's a working environment but , give it a rest for a bit eh? Can't you film during lunch break or something? 😂 Have to mute sound and have subtitles on..

[@retropowercars]

Imagine working here 😆😆😆

[@mjaymo]

@@retropowercars 🤣😂🤣

[@blueiceplus]

What bullshite we don't do jobs just for money we all have to be excited about doing it ..and the amount of filing and beating that escort arch is getting it must be thinner then a coke can :(

[@kevingayadeen7253]

Wow this build isn't finished? I remember following before it entered the Twilightzone.

[@jfwartwelch6082]

was that a 4 door conversion ? i had a 67 mk2 now i have 90 xjs and 77 xj6 L