Restoring (another) Rolls-Royce Corniche! | Brakes Part 2 | Classic Obsession | Episode 73

[@anthoniusalphaproject1588]

I have nothing but a huge admiration for your craftsmanship in taking care of vehicles worth the time and effort to preserve, indeed I can’t have enough of your fantastic videos.

[@tramcuuhocapy]

Your restoration work is absolutely phenomenal. The meticulous attention to every detail and the sheer dedication you’ve poured into this project truly bring this classic car back to its former glory. It’s like witnessing history being reborn. Bravo!

[@classic.obsession]

Really appreciated thankyou!

[@SuperRobertwillis]

Loving the colour of that Roller Gary 😂😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@Liamsroller]

Thanks Gary much appreciated 👍👍

[@RookieWrencher]

Hi Mr. Mavers! Have really enjoyed watching your Corniche videos! I just purchased a barn find 1983 Corniche Convertible here in the US. Would love to ask you some questions if you ever found the time. I have never worked on a Rolls Royce before and would love any tips or resources you use! I am hunting some relays and trying to get my fuel pump up and running!

[@classic.obsession]

You can Message me on [e-mail]

[@patwilkes4122]

Thanks Gary, I really enjoyed this latest video. Great advise round the BMW purchasing the whole assembly. Look forward to your next video.

[@Erwinhooi]

People were always nagging about the Citroen hydro pneumatic system, but they just did not understand the beauty of it… Again an awesome episode, thanks!

[@jonathanholley8043]

I love how you describe yourself as a normal home mechanic, more exceptional in my opinion!

[@classic.obsession]

Appreciated..

[@michaelbarlow3686]

Thanks Gary for another great video I've always loved the Corniche and while never owned one really enjoy your presentations which are packed with easy to watch information

[@classic.obsession]

Appreciated!

[@simonnorcliffe5877]

Hi Gary, your knowledge while working on your Rolls Royce is absolutely incredible 😊 keep up the fabulous work 😊

[@keithdaryl1501]

Wonderful. xx K&D

[@notchboy]

Always a good watch Gary. Keeps me motivated on my resto. 😎🤙🌺

[@DonAl9114]

Hello Gary , you are absolutely correct. Todays cars do not last long enough. They are made to be used up 10 years only. Let’s stick to the older ones and be happy. 😊😊😊

[@alanelder3259]

Thanks Gary!

[@oldgreyhead]

Great content again and thank the Lord you haven't fallen into the common trap of calling that system hydro-pneumatic (water and air) when it's truly oleo-gaseous (oil and gas - LHM and Nitrogen).

[@wahlinsgarage]

Mr. Mavers. Interestening and god as all ways. Thank you!

[@stewartevans3875]

Nice surprise to see this new episode on my feed this morning Gary - quality as always! Great to see progress on this one :-) ! Cheers stew

[@simonelliott5956]

Great video as always Gary, can’t wait to see the Corniche running and on the road again. It’s good to see that far from being the terrifyingly complex Citroen derived suspension that people say it is, you’ve made it seem far more accessible to the home mechanic than I’d expected it would be. Thanks for another belter!

[@scottstrails9369]

Great work again Gary,handy tips for folks out there .Sykes pick flare tool is the best .These ride well with the Citroen suspension as I remember well from having the liverpool Bodyshop back in the day with a regular Corniche convertible customer having regular metallic blue blow ins on wheelarches and wing corners ,think the car was written off and replaced with a big Merc convert ,maybe you remember the car about the town,connected with Faces model agency ?Again,great work and nice to see the Two Ronnies appearing again at 11:14

[@ronniewilson6597]

Great video Gary 👍🏻😀

[@adrianfitch8703]

Great videos Gary. Gives me inspiration and confidence to tackle brakes on my T2.

[@martinclarke6209]

Keep up the good work Gary, your a very talented and knowledgeable chap, I'm always delighted to see the latest eppisode 'pop up'! keep safe buddy. Kind regards Martin.

[@darrenbyrne4622]

Cheers Gary shes coming along nicely

[@jimmypratt6450]

Great work 👍, Bilt Hamber have a brilliant release agent called ferrosol . Its a must try .

[@classic.obsession]

Thanks Jim. I’ll try it!

[@pedrosalas4460]

Great episode Gary You in the uk have rust problems, here in Portugal its the sun who cracks the plasticas like the dash and so one.. Well everybody has problems Another well spent sunday morning. Thank you

[@classic.obsession]

Hi Pedro. Yes we do have rust problems but there’s still a lot of damage caused by the little sun we get here. My lotus Elite trim has deteriorated badly. Regards.

[@PaulFellows3430]

Great video as always Gary. In the case of the Citroen hydraulics, it's easy for people to slag something off if they don't understand it and fail to maintain it properly. But if they follow your advice, spend money on proper maintenance and have it done by specialists who know what they're doing, you're quids in in the long run and have a rare and interesting car to give you pleasure.

[@classic.obsession]

You’re right. If Rolls acquired it from Citroen and it was good enough for them then it must have been a good system. Regards

[@ianashton1593]

Years ago when I was a young lad I owned a Citroen GS Club, have since had some very nice cars but the Citroen hydraulic system without doubt had the best ride quality. Properly maintained it’s superb and extremely reliable 👍

[@indyvignale-wu9qk]

Thanks Gary, very informative as usual!

[@michaelnaughton1393]

High production quality and excellent content. We appreciate the way you go about the jobs and "show" how they are done. Subscribed to the channel some time ago and look forward to the notification that Gary is getting to work once again.

[@classic.obsession]

Cheers michael!

[@dougbelanger3479]

Looks easy when you do it. I have a 1980 Silver Shadow ll that has developed a leak which appears to be coming from the left front brake pipes. I can make new pipes (I see you use copper) and look forward to your video on bleeding the system. Cheers from Detroit

[@classic.obsession]

Hi. I normally use steel brake lines or copper Nickel. Regards

[@neildonaldsonlotusexcelresto]

That Corniche job looked like a right ballsache 🙂

[@classic.obsession]

Excuse the pun!!

[@geoffjordan1254]

Gary, check out a Mountain bike shop for brake mineral oil. Some brands use mineral oil in their hydraulic systems.

[@simonoldroyd5037]

BRAKES!

[@adriansmith38]

I wondered about that as well. Then wondered if it referred to broken springs on the BMW

[@BMan100]

Nah man, they just slow you down.

[@Dg-zj6jo]

brilliant as ever i dont know how you do it all. lovely workshop good music careful your fingers in that frame

[@classic.obsession]

Thanks love. Will do!

[@axeljacobs9723]

Great video Gary on the Corniche update! You are doing a thorough job with it! You got a killer interior for it, And can’t wait to see it repainted to a more respectable color of your choosing! Greetings from California ❤

[@porscha901]

Same as DS and a few othe Citroen accumulator

[@csnelling4]

Thanks Gary , great video 👍

[@armandsimons8484]

Thanks Gary, I enjoyded it!!!

[@peterconnor4193]

Another great video mate thanks

[@jimmyquinn9639]

Good video Gary 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@paulmackay6376]

Great content Gary; love the down to earth approach to your work.......I did notice the two pairs of glasses on the bonnet of the 928......I have the same problem, on and off, on and off and then you forget where you put them !

[@classic.obsession]

I lose my tools as soon as I put them down..drives me crazy!

[@1maico1]

Springs often do fracture on the drive due to overnight temperature changes causing metal contraction and expansion. MacPherson strut springs tend to have a lighter construction. Whoever Ford and BMW buy their springs from need to do more testing!

[@classic.obsession]

Agreed

[@derektrotter4287]

Ooooooh Betty the cats done a whoopsie 😂😂

[@spencerbrowning4126]

E46’s were one of BMWs finest. Springs are entitled to break, the car is 24 years old !

[@classic.obsession]

Well for them unfortunates who own one, let’s hope they’re lucky enough to not have one break on the fast lane of a motorway.. regards

[@spencerbrowning4126]

@@classic.obsession surely they’d be designed in such a way should a spring break it wouldn’t be catastrophic, the shocker would still be intact ?

[@classic.obsession]

When mine snapped, the sharp bit went right through the tyre and blew it out..

[@spencerbrowning4126]

@@classic.obsession oh , I see what you mean now. Loving your episodes, always a pleasure watching you, your attention to detail is 1st rate

[@davidsaulters-zg8ye]

Gary, love your videos, the piano track that begins at 6:28 in this video, could you tell me the Artist and title? Your background music I find very calming and that track brought tears to my eyes!

[@classic.obsession]

Hi David. Just all I can use without paying a fortune!! Free KZbin tracks. Regards.

[@Shane-zx4ps]

Hi Gary, I watch car care nut on KZbin and he actually has a machine that he can put the shock and spring into to change the spring and it looks very safe, cause he’s always saying the same thing as you that’s it’s a very dangerous job to do and he never enjoys the process. Anyway Gary I love your channel keep the videos coming thick and fast.

[@classic.obsession]

I’ve seen the machine. It’s excellent..

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

Hi Gary, I was a bit surprised to see you planning (?) to fit those built-up strut assemblies to the 3-Series instead of repeating what you did on the first side. Presumably you already bought the individual components as a set for both sides and these will now be surplus if you fit the £175 trade assemblies to both sides ? I appreciate you liking to show what sensible alternatives are out there and want to help viewers save time and money (and risk!), and they may have been supplied to you on preferential terms, but obviously your style is generally to do things yourself with quality components. I’m sure all will be revealed in a future episode !

[@classic.obsession]

Hi John be more specific and explain what you mean.

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

@@classic.obsession Sure… you rebuilt the first side (twice !) with new spring, shock and top mount, so presumably you bought enough components to do both sides the same ? Now you have found a pair of built-up assemblies and are APPARENTLY going to fit one of these to the second side that you have stripped down. Therefore you will have mismatched front suspension on the car UNLESS you remove the rebuilt unit from the first side and swap in the second built-up unit, OR you will rebuild the second side with the same separate components to match the first side, and you will fit NONE of the new built-up units and you only showed them to present an easy alternative. That’s how it looks to me anyway…. Cheers John

[@classic.obsession]

Hi John. No I built it exactly as shown. Built up drivers side myself then used the new completed side for the nearside. Did tracking and droplinks,. I already fitted new top and bottom wishbones in an earlier episode. Measured wheel to arch both sides and exactly the same to the millimetre. Already done a coupla thousand miles since and the car drives and handles like new..I’m happy. I know some people or purists will cry I should done exactly the same both sides but I don’t agree. My prerogative. But, yes. I did different bot sides to give viewers an option if they were faced with the same dilemma. Appreciate your comments. Regards.

[@johnmoruzzi7236]

@@classic.obsession That’s great, overall it’s worth renewing the whole assembly top to bottom like you’ve done, it definitely gives a rewarding transformation !

[@highwayman1769]

Great video as always. Quick question - at 11:12, have you had the two Ronnies looking at your 928?

[@classic.obsession]

Haaaaa!! Brilliant! That’s made my morning mate. Took me a minute…then I saw the glasses. Regards

[@billyt8165]

Just missed you at Manor Park . Left before I bought anything. Did you . Regards Billy

[@classic.obsession]

No I didn’t but that Allard looked cheap!..

[@kurtbrueske]

Gary, you're like me...we both need a lift!

[@classic.obsession]

Yep. I should’ve put I pit in originally when I planned my garage but let’s be honest Kurt, the way the world and society is going today, we could probably all do with a lift!! Regards.

[@steprobe]

Great idea with the complete strut on the BMW! Do you have a link to where you got them?

[@classic.obsession]

I’ll look it up and send on..

[@engineer6250]

Hi Mr Mavers, Was just wondering if one of the modern spray treatments might be good for removing the underbody tratement, something like vapour blasting or dry ice, maybe?

[@superbug1977]

Nice video.

[@malcolmclenton1663]

Hi Gary, nice work if not fiddly. Do you send the old spheres back? I remembert on pre mineral fluid cars you could have them recharged.

[@classic.obsession]

No. Intro car have a different policy from everyone else, where they don’t require a deposit until you return the old ones. Same with their brake callipers, which is unique and makes life so much less complicated. Regards.

[@klwthe3rd]

What happened to the catchy signature tune at the opening of each video? It plays at the end but has been omitted at the start. 😢. I really love that tune.

[@tvdel]

Quality video as always

[@DS246416]

great episode, thankyou1

[@no.7593]

Very interesting as always. Agree that quality suffered after the 90's, BMs and Mercs etc.

[@chriskennard5920]

That nearside front spring on the Beemer is truly shocking Gary...WTF are they doing about it?

[@thomascoyne157]

Nice work 👍👍👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇬🇧🙋‍♂️

[@norbertlanger4938]

I agree Gary. The quality went down since the 90'. Same with Mercedes. Not what it used to be anymore.

[@BobSmith-d1b]

Hi Gary. Quick question. The accumulators that you fitted to the Corniche, are they just hand tightened or do you use a strap wrench ?

[@classic.obsession]

I just hand tightened mine but nice and firm, some are a pig to get off. You can’t get purchase on them sometimes. regards

[@Saaketti]

The reason why bmw and psa springs brokes so catastrofically is the design fault that can be easily seen when Gary holds the new set in hand. Lower spring perch is smaller in diameter than the main spring outer diameter. So where is the the spring most usually breaks? Well, the the spot where spring diameter shrinks. That section is the where spring is most abused when there is weight on. Why the perch is so small then ? Because wheel has to be wide for some reason, main reason is the scrub radius. When scrub radius is wanted to be low as possible, lower ball joint needs to basically be out as possible. So the strut comes very close to the tire etc etc.

[@classic.obsession]

Many thanks and eloquently explained!

[@ColinGarner-h1t]

To think Citroen dropped this wonderful suspension system.😢

[@klwthe3rd]

Yeah it makes me very sad indeed. Dare to be innovative and they abandon your progress.

[@garychilds1130]

It's probably not the quality but the design

[@ianashton1593]

Combined with sourcing components at the cheapest possible price.

[@steelcityporsche]

Another cracking video Gary but what’s happened to old music 😢

[@kennethtalbott2233]

hey gary, liking yer flaring tool. annealing the pipe would help with bending it. the old girls looking lovely. if that ABS is like your XJS you have to bleed it using the pump not the pedal. there's video's here showing you how.

[@classic.obsession]

Hi Ken. It’s bled with the pedal depressed and the engine running..regards

[@kennethtalbott2233]

@@classic.obsession ahh, guessing still using the pump at the same time. hope you found the oil cooler for the old jag.

[@Patrick-mg7vv]

Been a subscriber for a while, but i don't watch for the cars, i watch to relax and get a free masterclass in how to talk to camera. Tell a lie, enjoy the cars a bit.

[@adamgilesconcoursdelegance9302]

I thought it was what the Bishop said to the actress !😂

[@classic.obsession]

Different man of the cloth !!

[@adamgilesconcoursdelegance9302]

@@classic.obsession 😅😂

[@Dnasty1]

Great video. I have a chorniche 2 i think like yours mine is a 1989. I have it at the dealer and they are telling me both master cylinders are leaking and they want to charge 2 grand per to change the seals on them (not even get a new one). Is this reasonable? I have also never seen a car with two master cylinders is this true for the corniche?

[@classic.obsession]

Hi. I don’t think your car has a master cylinder. Early models like my 75 had one but they may be talking about the distribution valves as there are 2. These are designed to leak a little so I’m a little confused as to what they mean. Inside the ‘rat trap’ is always a bit wet with brake fluid as a lot of the equipment inside there is machine fit without seals. Just the way they’re designed. Regards

[@Dnasty1]

@@classic.obsession it’s at the dealership now so I hope they know what they are doing. They called them brake pumps does this change anything? Also I’ve noticed under the hood looks like two separate brake fluid reservoirs. Does this mean I have two master cylinders? Sorry I was thinking a brake pump and a master cylinder were the same thing. They have already changed the accumulators on the car.

[@classic.obsession]

Hi. Yes brake pumps are different. You have two plus a double reservoir. One for the front and the other supplies the rear.

[@classic.obsession]

But no master cylinders

[@simonelliott5956]

Meant to say in my previous comment, the E46 is a particular low for BMW build quality, shame they don’t make them like they used to!

[@DekMorgan]

Gary it’s time you got a lift 😂

[@classic.obsession]

I know..

[@joe-sk9bz]

Careful you don't touch the paint work with brake fluid on the gloved

[@michaelrichards7429]

Important! Make sure the headlight wiper brushes are working and park correctly. Nothing worse than a Royce with out of alignment wipers.

[@blankblank124]

I wonder what the annually running costs are on one of these

[@donalheaiy2087]

You need to get a carlift badly

[@jamesellsworth9673]

The 'Cautionary Tale' continues for tyros who buy a cheap Roller and plan to look Flash by the weekend.

[@lesrafton2574]

Why replace springs 12 times ? Go to a spring specialist and buy heavy duty springs and do it once.

[@BMan100]

So many breaks..... enough breaks to be broken....yeah that Black undercoating is terrible, if it isn't done right (which it isn't most of the time) it just traps moisture. and then you're done. the car just rots.

[@geoffsquires6514]

breaks!!! really

[@klwthe3rd]

Go easy could happen to anyone.

[@classic.obsession]

The editors spelling mistake! Apologies

[@classic.obsession]

Haaa!! Shoot the editor!!

[@matthewhaddon599]

Emissions legislation has a lot to do with parts quality as manufacturers have had to save weight to meet emissions. This often ends up with parts being lower quality, but far east manufacture hasn't helped either.

[@cossied01]

Vosa knew about this and ignored it, should be ashamed of themselves .

[@moosejawventure]

Brakes not Breaks 😮

[@klwthe3rd]

😮

[@richardgreene3460]

I think the downfall for BMW/Mercedes was the Lexus LS400 which debut in the US in 1990. They offered an awesome reliable car for 1/2 the price! Unexpectedly, the Lexus sold well. Mercedes/BMW had to lower their quality to compete! Sad!

[@classic.obsession]

I know. It blew everyone away. Great engine.

[@markw4263]

Makes me feel lazy just climbing in to my Subaru and driving….

[@classic.obsession]

Subaru are great!

[@life_on_cars]

👌🇬🇧👍

[@DikkeBetha]

Is the regular springbreak (pun intended) of these Beemers a design flaw? I‘ve owned 9 Audi‘s over the years, ranging from the 80‘s to models from the mid 2000‘s. Drove several of them to over 300000km or more (record: 2001 A8 to half a million km‘s) and I never ever had a spring break. Ever. Dampers I replaced when they started to get wonky, but they never died on me, replacement out of precaution due to age en km driven. I don‘t recall BMW‘s be this poorly built.

[@klwthe3rd]

BMW are that poorly built. In the US, they made tons of components out of plastic that should clearly be metal such as coolant pipes deep within the engine, water pump propeller blades and interiors that turn to caulk after a half a dozen years. Total junk.

[@nerdalert4444]

Some don’ts, Ask a women her age A man his salary German car maker what they did between 1933 and 1945!

[@jeffhammond8969]

And I thought German cars were over engineered!😂

[@classic.obsession]

The older ones were!!

[@spencereagle1118]

I know 'breaks' is how you say it, Gary, but it's not how you spell it 😂

[@CiderGuy]

Perhaps it’s the Scouse version? 😁👍

[@classic.obsession]

Ha! Editors typo. Apologies

[@ianmuir3640]

BMW just like any other company cutting corners for more profit

[@classic.obsession]

Exactly!

[@ThyDEMARCK]

Interresting as always but also,as always,that stupid music on and on..... please do something about it. Thank you.