Restoring Europe's Cheapest Mercedes G-Wagon | Project Thor Ep1

[@budlloyd3127]

super excited for this build! and I am genuinely sorry the loss of your grandmother!

[@jonasfreitag]

Thanks bud. That very kind.

[@Jet_D]

And it begins! Nice! I'm so sorry for the loss of your Grandma. 🙏🏼 for you and the family. So cool that you plan to visit her at Christmas with it.

[@jonasfreitag]

Thank you!

[@abdullahs8431]

sorry for the loss of your grandmother! I'm sure she was proud of you. very high caliper resto project amazing work guys!

[@56ragtop]

So sorry to hear of your grandmother's passing, Jonas. My condolences to you and the Freitag family. Cheers on the new project and keep up the good work!

[@jonasfreitag]

Appreciate that, Sir. Thank you.

[@mkfaruki]

Love and prayers 🙏 for grandma. Her bringing you something to drink every ten minutes shows her love for you guys. God bless

[@G500expedition]

Sorry for your loss! She’s proud of you guys !! Awesome project. Love it.

[@alialzamil2797]

It’s an honour to be the first one to watch this series. Keep up the good work

[@jonasfreitag]

ali alzamil appreciate it Ali!

[@leroybrown6042]

Wunderbar!! German efficiency at it's peak, look how fast they work! Shame to hear about Omas passing, 91 is quite impressive though. Keep up the good work lads.

[@jonasfreitag]

Thank you Sir!

[@nrafknfohmna9856]

Same here... on other channels picking up the car would have filled episodes 1 through 6... German efficiency at work... It all looks very professional... Pretty stoked how it will go on...

[@scottboeshans4648]

Fun, a new project !!! BBQ, Mercedes restorations, whatever you got, I'm watching :) I lost my grandmother around the same age as you are and I think of her fondly and often, as you will also im sure. Keep it up Jonas, can't wait to see where this goes.

[@jonasfreitag]

Thank you Scott! Appreciate your kind words.

[@fasteddy07]

Day 1: The car is completely dismantled. Bravo! That’s truly impressive. 👏

[@jona3117]

Superb! Looking forward to watch the whole series.

[@jonasfreitag]

Awesome, thank you!

[@thecartorquechannel7731]

Great work from you all, so sorry to hear of the loss of your Grandma, looking forward to seeing more videos!

[@jonasfreitag]

We appreciate that! Thank you for your support.

[@coreychristenson6500]

Great video. Look forward to the whole restoration. So sorry to hear about your grandmother.

[@murman1965]

Looking good! Whew, now that is a challenge for sure.

[@thedenverrealtor]

Wow! Impressive! What a terrific project! I’m eager to keep track of it with you which is the easy part from the comfort of the sofa. I have lost count as to how many times I was shaking my head with all that goes into this! You guys have a lot of talent! Glad to “meet” you Lasse. Hugs and Support from across the pond!

[@jonasfreitag]

Thanks Todd! Appreciate your support!

[@jamesdepaul3410]

Amazing work. May she rest in peace.

[@nativemeatsbbq4546]

Already commented with my personal channel, this is one I'm just getting set up for my KZbin bbq feed. I'll definitely be following along on this build.

[@jonasfreitag]

Appreciate it!

[@g-class9164]

I enjoy watching your videos that much! It is a great pleasure.And of course I like your pleasant way of presenting your project!

[@JH-zy1dj]

Just subbed! I heart the G Wagon, This has been a dream of mine for some time. I do metal fab and welding on the side. I am working toward getting my own wagon some day.

[@theeyeofthebeholder7099]

Great project, guys!

[@IanMBuilds]

Very nice video and project 👌 I had a slightly different approach for the same goal of building a G-Class during the pandemic😉

[@andrewhirst1653]

So soory to hear of your loss. Great video guys, keep up the good work and I can't wait to see the finished vehicle, this builds going to be great😜

[@jonasfreitag]

Much appreciated Andrew!

[@adelinomachado9232]

thats looks such a good project to work but a lot of hardwork specially with all that rust. all the best looking foward to see the end result

[@jonasfreitag]

Thank you Adelino!

[@metubewot]

Great video.

[@jonasfreitag]

Ian McKenzie Thanks Ian!

[@oskay22]

My grandmother almost same age as yours also She is happy when I’am around like your grandmother , I really really sorry for your lost.

[@jonasfreitag]

Appreciate your kind words!

[@subtlegoose]

Really exciting! I have so many questions & comments, but will keep it to three. 1. So sorry about your grandmother. I hope the finished project makes you think back to her regularly. 2. With so many parts and pieces disassembled, how are you keeping track of everything? 3. Can you share a bit more of your background and how you have the experience / confidence to take on a project like this?

[@jonasfreitag]

Andrew Nichols Appreciate your condolences Andrew! 2&3 are good questions I should pick up in future Episode. We used freezer bags to keep all bolts and small items for any part together and label them. We’ll see how far that gets us. As for the confidence, you may have seen our Smokerbuild project. That sure was a good precursor to this. My brother working at MB and having access to some very knowledgeable mechanics there does most of the rest.

[@ffspo]

can't wait to see the next vid!

[@jonasfreitag]

Thank you so much! Ep 2 is on its way!

[@vicious6573]

Man you guys are amazing in all your effort and talent involved in such a major undertaking! Having owned an 1982 300D as well as a 1984 300D I really respect the quality of the older MBs. They are little tanks! Now that they are being sent to the States in military form from all over Europe, I would like to think of finding one in decent shape! I am very sorry for your loss of your Grandma guys. You and your Brother will be in my prayers. Look forward to catching the rest of your series. I have always wanted to visit Germany all my life my Brother as well. So beautiful there. We have German in our ancestry. My Brother is the local MB Guru on the newer models that have to be coded and such. He is the best I have ever seen on the tech end of it! Take care guys! We wish you the best!

[@jonasfreitag]

Thats so kind so you! We really appreciate it. Let us know if we can be of any help finding a "Wolf", as the German army calls the mil-spec G's, and sending it over there for you. More and more from the UN Kosovo mission in the 90s, where it was the truck of choice, are popping up in Eastern European markets in the mid to upper 10k's in really good shape and usually very low miles.

[@bluejuice7229]

Great work! Keep it up!

[@jonasfreitag]

blue juice Thank you Sir! Appreciate you taking the time to comment.

[@bluejuice7229]

Hey what size rims are on Thor? 5.5"×16"?

[@jonasfreitag]

blue juice They’re 15 inch, I’m not sure of the width right now but can measure when they come back from powdercoating.

[@bluejuice7229]

15! Ok, it should say it on the inside of the wheel.

[@jonasfreitag]

blue juice That’s what I thought, but all it says there is the parts number.

[@alfrobinhanssen1831]

Hallo Lasse & Jonas! Schließlich hat es jemandem, der den Mut und das Wissen hat, von Anfang bis Ende eine detaillierte und reichhaltige "Dokumentarserie" rund um die Restaurierung des Geländewagens / G-Wagens zu machen, wirklich gefehlt (nur kurze unvollständige Videos). Hat sogar zwei Gs, die restauriert werden müssen (-87 W460 und 2002 W463). Ich denke, dies wird eine großartige Inspiration und Motivation für viele sein, die solche "G-Projekte" haben, und einige Kenntnisse, um den Job abschließen zu können. Ich hoffe, Sie nehmen sich auch die Zeit, um ein kleines Detail darüber zu zeigen, wie die alten Teile ebenfalls abgeschnitten werden Wie die gebrauchten Teile erhalten, angepasst und eingeschweißt werden. Steh auf, ich freue mich auf die Fortsetzung. Es tut mir leid, von dem Tod ihrer Großmutter zu hören.

[@jonasfreitag]

Danke Alf, für deine lieben Worte. Wir werden uns Mühe geben, auch die kleinen Details festzuhalten.

[@georgesacco2995]

So far so good

[@realvolvofreak]

Very nice project guys. Sorry for your loss. Can relate to the rust issues. 😂🙈

[@friskid]

Cool - my long G-Class from 1986 is originally from Norway, too, and it has got the same OM617 engine with the same stt-turboloader.

[@stefanschemmer6486]

Dear Lasse and Jonas, again a great video, I like your style and your big goals! Good luck and I think the next project will be an airplane or a hoover craft, isn´t it?

[@jonasfreitag]

Thanks Stefan! We'll be sure to put an airplane on our project list.

[@addydevries2415]

Respect👍

[@franzjimeno8322]

Das ist Mega! Super cool video guys!! any hints from websites/countries where you found other ones in good prices? Good luck! hope to see it one day rolling

[@franzjimeno8322]

my condolences for your OMA

[@mackyoffroad11]

Hola, que buenos videos, estoy aprendiendo mucho.

[@baldehmohamed5440]

It’s amazing

[@jonasfreitag]

Thank you Sir.

[@pauldenbroeder8550]

mine is a norwegian sjitbox also....omg...the rust...i decided to turn mine into a pickup truck.........was the same color as yours........by the way.....why is that rear seat so dang heavy lol....its still laying somewhere in my back yard.....cant lift it by myself 😃

[@sewingmachines6369]

👌👌👌 bravooo

[@masumasajjad1258]

hi bro, hope ur well. i also have the same car and trying to restore it. ive completely disassembled it. the issue now is reassbleing the car. Do u use any manual. how do u know how every part goes where?

[@jonasfreitag]

Hi Masuma! Respect for taking on such a project. Putting the bigger items should be pretty logical. For the intricate stuff Lasse has access to the internal MB manuals. Hit us up if you have specific questions on the assembly of parts.

[@511dydy]

I love g wagon

[@eric_9565]

Hi, sorry if I missed it but where do you source all of you parts from?

[@tonythedrifter]

Not to be that guy, but i bought mine for 5000,- less hehe. Also in Norway since i live here. Mine had much less rust but it was a gasoline. Nice to see you´re restoring it becouse i¨ve seen more and more the these go to the junkyard. Keep up the good work!

[@jonasfreitag]

Awesome Tony! Thanks for reaching out. Are you still driving yours?

[@tonythedrifter]

@@jonasfreitag Yes, actually it´s my daily driver now since the old one broke haha. Horrible on gasmilage but i drive a BMWmotorcycle also so it evens up. Looking forward to follow your progress!

[@felix_themechanic7095]

Geil, noch ein Kölner mit einem W"460 G Modell. Wo in Köln restauriert ihr den?

[@jonasfreitag]

Hi Felix! Vielen Dank. Wir waren zur Miete in einer Werkstatt in Roggendorf. Im Moment sind wir aber wieder heimatlos. Hast du einen Tipp?

[@felix_themechanic7095]

@@jonasfreitag Ich bin zur Miete in Ehrenfeld. In einer alten Fabrik...könnt ihr euch gerne mal ansehen

[@jonasfreitag]

@@felix_themechanic7095 Das hört sich gut an. Und da wäre noch Platz?

[@felix_themechanic7095]

@@jonasfreitag Muss ich mal fragen. Da wird immer wieder Mal ein Platz frei

[@jonasfreitag]

@@felix_themechanic7095 Das wäre klasse!

[@kennovak7726]

I had to buy OEM rockers, where did you find yours?

[@jonasfreitag]

We bought ours on ebay.

[@vincenthjelm8423]

I might get an old G-wagon heaps cheaper in a few weeks, because my grandpa’s friend has one that they put a turbo on many years ago. It has probably been standing still outside for at least 20 years and I’m not an expert at restoring cars so I might not buy it. I haven’t seen it yet but I’m gonna look at it in a few weeks.

[@baportabo8156]

The helper is a looker. 😂 With an unusual name- Mimi. 😂

[@jonasfreitag]

Yep, thats her name.

[@desmarizal]

wow cool

[@شدراتالنورس]

عمل ممتاز 👍

[@mikes2654]

🙌🙌

[@phillips321]

Sorry to hear of your grandma passing.

[@jonasfreitag]

Appreciate it, Matthew.

[@AndrijaVeljkovic]

Where did you look for, mobile.de? Great project btw

[@jonasfreitag]

Thanks Andrija! Yes, mostly mobile.de which then lead us to a Norway specific page called finn.no

[@urbex4x4pl]

Super video .. Happy new year 2021

[@jonasfreitag]

Happy new year to you too! Thanks a lot!

[@JH-zy1dj]

Rest In Peace Grandma..

[@moholdt3335]

respekt!

[@dreamteamoffroadexpeditions]

Hello to G-fans ! I have in restoration the same color and engine W460 300GD 1989 :)

[@therealsimonhicks]

I just found one here in France for 3600€. Looks OK. But for lack of funds I would buy it. 1981. Engine less than 10,000km. Needs new master cylinder. Quite a few other things too I would imagine. If it's still for sale in January.......

[@jon1831]

How much is it in Europe ?

[@paulwales2867]

Yes a rust bucket but the engine can't be beaten for durability, mechanically very straight forward, will run on any oil based product too

[@jonasfreitag]

That's right Paul!

[@robertwa1975]

And I thought the Mercedes W210 was a bad rust bower. But the G seems to surpass it!

[@jonasfreitag]

I think a fair amount of the rust could definitely have been avoided with better design, but we can't forget that rust starts to form where dirt and humidity sit for longer periods of time. With regular deep cleaning and occasional greasing and touch up on the underbody coating these Mercs would last a lot longer then they do.

[@fasteddy07]

I am sorry to hear about your grandmother’s passing. 😔

[@bring-shrubbery]

I would cry if I saw how much rust there is...

[@TiMeS0Up]

Where’s the 2nd episode?

[@jonasfreitag]

Mohamed Daoush it’s In the Playlist. Should come up right after you’re done watching the first one.

[@enoziu6154]

Actualy, i just purchased europes chepest G Class ( W460) 1986 300GD. 2500 euros. 😁

[@lukazupie7220]

Rip grandma

[@jonasfreitag]

Thank you.

[@peterkacperczyk7674]

there are all body parts in good price in Poland

[@jonasfreitag]

Thats right.

[@pllat0scave]

what s with the music so loud ? are we being punished?

[@jonasfreitag]

Yeah, very sorry about that. We're still learning how to do the mixing correctly.

[@aphilesokhela595]

i am so sorry to hear about your car .... but congrats for your grandma

[@jonasfreitag]

You sure its not the other way round?

[@Luraka1978]

G-WagEn

[@Robert.86]

Warum eigentlich in Englisch? Schlechte Erfahrungen mit einheimischen Publikum?

[@James_Cook_Explorer]

I would sand everything first

[@jonasfreitag]

That sounds like a good idea.

[@saadahmad1728]

god may forgive your grand mother:)

[@Lauschifant]

Hey, ihr Pappnasen, ihr seid doch in Deutschland. Wieso macht ihr das Video dann in englisch?

[@jonasfreitag]

Hey du Pappnase. Weil auf einer internationalen Plattform wie KZbin vielleicht 2% des Publikums Deutsch und 85% English spricht!

[@ungurdani8346]

Salut my friend super car super video subscribe subscribe