Rust patches like chicken pox // SOUP 80 Van Resto

The prize sleeper Sprinter van that pulled the wool over. It's not that there's a lot of rust, it's just... everywhere. Motivation is understandably low, and the rattle has come out of the pram once or twice, but biting off a little bit of progress on lots of jobs is the secret weapon for momentum.

[@dan725]

The only channel where I’m utterly obsessed with and have notifications. Middle of the workday be damned….

[@heinzkot360]

Try „Bad obsession Motorsports“ ;)

[@Stu_2112]

@@heinzkot360 yeah, because then you won't have to worry about a notification very often 😂

[@twcmaker]

@@Stu_2112 🙊😂😂😂

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Soup not the slowest? 💪🏼😖

[@heinzkot360]

@@soupclassicmotoring to be honest: thats absolutely besides the point ! I hate the fact that yt tries to educate content creators to post as much as possible. Most yt‘ers lack of quality because of that. So for me its important to deliver quality. Not quantity. And therefore your content is through the roof 👍.

[@richardhasler6718]

When you go to the breaker's yard and the car you're stripping parts off, looks better than the one you're adding them to, that's dedication.

[@habsom1406]

Err, I know the feeling, it's soul destroying seeing every car in the yard looking better than the car you're tire-ing to fix! Even rescued a forlorn BMW once and reclaimed it from the going to heaven/crusher, it was far too good to die.

[@TheDiner50]

Sometimes it is just necessary. Attachment to something or just to deal with stupid laws. To take some old thrown away car instead of giving the love to the machine that have treated you well for 20 or so years? It is not *that* much better is it? (lies :c) Or in some cases the thrown away cars have lower mileage or just younger. But also got the weaker engine or not the options or even car body you want. It is not rare to see low engine option cars in the scrap yard but only the good engines in the rusty sorry state. And that are the only ones that do not go for stupid prices. Since even if the cars are identical laws makes chaining the small engine car into a engine you want is agents the law. Anyways in some places it is. Anyways the purity in the paper are all gone if you start to make a 60hp car into something with say 170hp that it original and was a option to have in that car! Same car body or at most minor changes to the body and better brake etc. Yet your basically going to end up with a modified car. Ruining so much about the car in the process on paper. ;c Really it is not odd to have a 60hp car be just the engine that differ to a 100hp car. Imagen if in the future only "historical" cars are allowed to be kept and owned. So that now modified car do not qualify to be saved and be sent to the scraps? Even now the welded peace of junk is the same in every aspect to the "modified" car that is sound and well body wise? Do not work for the big man. Weld that sucker and claim it to be original since xxxx. And it is a artifact to be saved and cared for! Since anything short of that is going to be denied! Even now much love it put into it! Sadly nothing is as good as clean papers when the door knocks.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

That silver one was so much better in many ways, and had just had a lot of work done when it was in a crash that wrote it off :(

[@SamiHentunen]

@@soupclassicmotoring Was the silver bodied one a factory silver or a white one sprayed? Great work to save yours and now you know it's good and solid. Those spider webs of corrosion around each stone chip (not to mention the paper cuts) look all too familiar, but every one fixed is another one gone for good under a (this time thick) coat of paint. The 903 Sprinter feels just so right and confident on the move, which you shall enjoy once you get on the road to Greece. W906 is like a fragile toy car in comparison.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

@@SamiHentunen It was factory silver, quite unusual. Thanks for the encouraging words, and intel on the 906.

[@trondvaksdal4234]

You should have been awarded the gold medal of restorartions! As an VW/Audi guy myself, I am not shy on challenges to keep my aging ))cars running. Thus working as a top level Audi dealer diagnostician for 25 years. Have just gone through a flurry of your videos, and I am in awe. No US glossy B.S. This is actually what it takes to repair an older vehicle, nothing more, nothing less. Your videos and editing are nothing less than remarkable. Only Irish perserverance and stubbornness can pull this off.. I especially adore the rising level of painstaking performance. This will vane as you learn to cut corners, without quality (experience). Glad to see that you have been able to upgrade your welding equipment, this will for sure extend the longevity of your effort. Best wishes for a future workshop and "prosperity". FINAL WORD: New cars are unattractive to both new possible future owners, what will happen in the future? Keep your old shit running, and stock up on replacements parts.. Environment saved,. The wheel is already invented.. No need to promote child labour to keep Elon's EV's or Audi/VW products, for that matter. I have grown to hate their wokeness, so I try to keep it simple (and rather dificult)as I am cheap. Greetings from Norway.😊

[@htownblue11]

Listen folks, when a master says he’s about to do his work you’re best to take up a good viewing spot, tell anything and everyone to leave you alone, and just bask in the glory of the excellence you are privileged to watch. Thank you soup!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Who are we watching, and when!? 🙈

[@e1r1i1k]

Loved the outtro! ...and the intro, and all the parts in between!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

the outtro's connected to the... intro 🎶

[@kevsheridan7407]

@@soupclassicmotoring and that's the natural law

[@johnpartridge7623]

That was another good repair George 👍👍👍

[@roxburndi]

George! If you're still out there can ya post a pic of some rusty Ford so we know all is well. Thank you good sir.

[@DesmoXVI]

Jesus that armadillo reference was a blast from the past, lol

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Who knew it was Harry Enfield !

[@damienhealy6850]

In every project, this man has the patience and commitment of a cistercian monk

[@antman5474]

Music's cool. Boom Boom drop beat to follow. Are we ready!!!!!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

we are

[@scottcates]

It's nice how boxcutter guy saved 17 seconds on that vinyl wrap.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

🤣

[@darrenlub]

When a new Soup Classic Motoring video comes up, everything else can wait. Great video's great content.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

🍻

[@SB-vb8ch]

I'm sure you have seen it but the Retropower guys have done quite a bit regarding sheet metal patch repairs, distortion is inevitable. They metalwork post weld to get the shape back to bang on. Great vid as ever.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

I've since decided there are different technique's for different jobs. I can't make an impression on this particular job with a hammer and dolly. Thanks :)

[@Anders_HeymSR30]

For content purposes you certainly chose the perfect car - Sprinters are notorious for rust, even very recent models. Excellent job as usual!

[@habsom1406]

Due to their 'green' drive, Mercedes now sources rusty metal as part of it's recycling process and it goes straight into new vehicle manufacture. I think this guy must have huge go%ads to take this on, but it's probably a walk in the park after the amazing resto he did on the W123 and Rangey which sounds glorious btw.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Car's choose US ;)

[@DennisGarage]

It's nice being this early. It's also nice that the video came soo soon after the last one!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Doing my best to bring it :)

[@rBear1989]

Thanks for nice morning video =) And greets from Kazahstan

[@soupclassicmotoring]

🙌🏼 worlds away!

[@markcobb140]

Loved the music! Great.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

🤘🏼

[@DiHandley]

I’m not quite sure how KZbin led me to your channel Mr.Soup, but you kept me pop riveted to the screen until the end. Bewdy mate!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Glad you're here, thanks a mill!

[@94Di]

We miss you. Can't wait to see the state of the Sprinter. Please post something. Anything! 🙌

[@RESTORATIONRESCUE]

I hope all is well!! WE love the content and have really been missing it recently. Been checking daily for the next video. Your style has us hooked!

[@T4TipsGuides]

The absolute joy I feel when I see a notification for a new SOUP vid. Just don't get that with other channels, even ones I really, really like.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

that's deadly ✌🏼😆

[@owencampbell138]

So glad I hung around til the end! Haha!

[@jamesmcgee7723]

Always wait till the end. It helps the algorithym.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Yeah I'm not making a dick of myself at the end for nothing 🤣🤣

[@Texburrito03]

Amazing body work, even better editing and music, top notch dialogue. Just. Love. Your. Channel. Cheers mate. 🍻

[@soupclassicmotoring]

one day, one glorious day, I'll move on to mechanicals 🍻

[@greeneyes7392]

Holy cow - what a bowl of soup you made for us today - good to the last spoonful 💪🏼👍🏼❤️

[@soupclassicmotoring]

with croutons soon

[@michaelskinner896]

This is the kind of entertainment that you truly excel at, and one that isn't reproduced anywhere else. It really sucks me in and I can't get enough of it. Like I've said before, the best "voice-over" in all of You Tubedom.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

for tone if not content 😅🙄

[@dankedney]

The musical additions were brilliant!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Lost my groove for lack of practice, but always fun B)

[@dankedney]

I think that only added to the effect 😆

[@Stu_2112]

Great musical outro George! A man of many talents.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Where does rhythm go as we get older!?

[@w4lsh]

Nice stereo workout for the ears, great to see the Range Rover being used.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Couple of new tracks in this one!

[@VaporEG]

That Dre beat was LIT!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

recognise, Beethoven

[@LazerBrain11]

Makes my day when I come home to a soup vid, thank you 🙏

[@soupclassicmotoring]

🙌🏼

[@amunarjoh]

Next episode, I hope to hear you sing!!! Great job, the welding that is.... ;-)

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Do NOT hold your breath

[@ManinaGarage]

Waheee! Extended break time to watch this! ☕️Thank you 🙏

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Stick it to the man lol 😉

[@habsom1406]

These videos are so poetic, ahhh ya' sure have a way wid d'words George! Amazing arch repair, indeed Rolls Royce standard even though no-one will ever see it once the top panel is attached. Love the choice of music (apart from the piano session at the end that is!) Dum di, dum dum, di, dum dum di dum dum di, dar a dar a, dar ra da!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Piano and banjo... uncomfortable bed fellows, least the way I do 'em

[@matmul4850]

So soon! Well this is a pleasant surprise

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Trying. So. Hard.

[@pontuswendt2486]

Yahooooooo!!! The irishman is back!!!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

😎🇮🇪🇬🇷

[@pontuswendt2486]

🙂🇸🇪

[@janpellegrom9649]

I know it’s mentioned lots but I really enjoy the stop motion.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Never mentioned enough ;)

[@fransb8543]

I've been waiting for this one for sooo long! Can't wait to put the kids to bed and watch this

[@soupclassicmotoring]

You might have missed the one three weeks ago?!? Hope you enjoy!

[@fransb8543]

@@soupclassicmotoring cheers. Didn't miss it, just looking forward to the horrible rust repair. Thanks for another lovely video.

[@energyideas]

Love the artistic Sparks Couple of seasons of clothing I'm glad you finished this video; you are a master of art and crafts.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

couple of seasons = Irish summer ;)

[@paulryan522]

I’ve been there, George, laying into a couple of those ambulances! 😂 🤦‍♂️

[@markholttum]

Good to see someone else still quotes the Dime Bar ad rom about 20 years ago 🤣

[@soupclassicmotoring]

I didn't realise it was Harry Enfield, else I forgot!

[@bradcrossman5068]

Hellyahhhhh! Thanks for another one Georgie. Cheers! Hope it's warm enuff fer ya.😛🥵

[@soupclassicmotoring]

The unit is a cool relief! 🤘🏼😬

[@patfilice]

Made my day 🎉

[@soupclassicmotoring]

👌🏼 🍻

[@gbzberlin]

loved the outro groove!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

groove is kind 🤣

[@darrenmeears3912]

I'll tell you something for nothing I reckon you'll end up with the only sprinter with no rust on it and it will be a credit to you 👌👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@fcallum77]

Untrue. I heard that brand new ones are rust free for a whole 6 seconds after they roll off the production line!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

The state of no rust is temporary, by the sea, in Ireland. So I won't be in credit for long 😄

[@minimoe2008]

Dr Dre!! LOL Amazing video as always sir.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Thank you!

[@davidbrown8365]

Hammer and dolly will sort that distortion. Give it a go. Nothing to lose.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

I went at it with a lump hammer and cold chisel after trying gently with a hammer and dolly... I can't get it to budge!

[@jasonshull3106]

Thanks Mr K for your amazing work, great video.JDS. AZ

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Cheers Jason

[@dan_tye]

Nice surfing 🌊👍 and yet another addictive watch George 🎶

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Found a few of my rhythms off in this one Dan, cheers

[@martinfrance9791]

What a man, what a man, what a good man. Keep them coming dude its great stuff.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

✌🏼😆

[@kjeldlarsen912]

Thank you very much for the video great one love it all the way

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks :)

[@rivenmotors7981]

Enjoy that you're sharing more of your life with us George! Wish I could stand up on a board but I've only been out in the surf once...

[@conorcousins27]

Vice on a piece of old railway sleeper..im gonna steal that idea..love the videos

[@soupclassicmotoring]

It's a real mobile workshop win! 🍻

[@N1RKW]

That was some fine looking air cross member playing! Never seen anything like it before! Also, the repairs looked good too.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Only a master can tongue a fretboard

[@GeorgeEI7KO]

Good to see ya as always George. She's coming on. James Bond meets duelling banjos at the end lol

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Have to poke a finger at it somehow George! Sláinte man :)

[@robertsedgwick1629]

most excellent bit of air crossmember there mr. soup!😁

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Well it'd have been rude not to

[@trumjalle3035]

Highly entertaining, as always. Great job George

[@soupclassicmotoring]

🤘🏼 cheers!

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Another work of art! I particularly liked the subtle nod to the late Monty Norman………👍

[@soupclassicmotoring]

was meant to be! Thanks

[@WanderingDad]

"It's been well repaired" sounded like "Well, it's been repaired"

[@mobiledevto]

RIP Soup Classic Motoring. You'll be missed.

[@sanmiguel4019]

What do you mean?

[@1leggedganjaman4]

Unfortumatly with the rising cost of energy prices and pot noodles, he's had to quit due to the cost of welding now being so high.

[@jamiec5932]

He's still going! Patreon updates suggest new episode soon ;)

[@sanmiguel4019]

@@jamiec5932 Sounds good to me , cannot wait!

[@ChristianBiggins]

Love it as usual GK. I totally get the motivation for the van. Your patience is inspiring.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Means to an end CB

[@krinyo1000]

The only motivation I need...great content

[@soupclassicmotoring]

💪🏼

[@nemzrepairs]

steak and beers relaxed on soup

[@soupclassicmotoring]

nice

[@johnbenbow2733]

Great work, I'm loving the alpine windows. Your work reminds of a lockdown of pain, joy, frustration, that I had rebuilding my Sprinter. I thought I had nearly finished until the steering hydraulic hoses litterally desintegrated on MOT day!!! Can't wait to see yours finished.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Don't jinx me! lol

[@twcmaker]

Making KZbin videos is flippin hard, and you make it look so bloody easy. Love Chicken pox 👍 I think I've learned that you need a slight gap around a patch. 🤔 Great editing as usual 👌👌👌 Jamie

[@soupclassicmotoring]

It's flipping laborious Jamie, that's what! Stick at it man, you know you love it lol

[@RustyRoseAdventures]

Top video as usual George!! Always watch your vids straight away, top content, I’m currently restoring a Mercedes T1

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Thanks a mill man, good luck with the work on the T1!

[@terryatkinson899]

Handy having a few spare vans for repurposing panels.... the sprinters rot like transits only I'd say transits are probably thicker gauge steel 👍 You are great to watch, I couldn't agree more about vinyl wrapping, I worked in a sign place and you could tell who was an expert with the scalpel. Sometimes it's shitty vinyl that is hard to work with and other times it's amateur butchers, like welding you can have all the gear but it doesn't make you a decent welder. Look forward to the next video George.

[@jamesmcgee7723]

I hear you on the Transits

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Sprinters rot like Transits 🤣👌🏼

[@soupclassicmotoring]

PS - Paul the Sprinter expert says that the earlier model like mine makes the newer generations seem like they're made of paper.

[@mannye]

Every three months or so I start getting a particular itch. One that can only be scratched by Soup.

[@TheNismo777]

Love the dedication you got to absolutely go all in with the sprinter! Gonna be great when its done :)

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Gonna be, ok 😅

[@simonpotts4552]

Utterly compelling. Brilliant composition and talk over, keep it coming

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Thank you! Will do!

[@1leggedganjaman4]

Ooooooh the next episode must surely be coming very soon!

[@MrMontychops]

The commentary at 1:25 re nearside scrapes reminds me of a similar “scrape” by a colleague on the offside of a brand new police lwb public order Sprinter. Setting off “on the hurry up” to a bit of a job from a railway station car park, they’d been sat next to a metal lamp post. Yep - a full height floor to roof “v” . . . 😆

[@soupclassicmotoring]

🙈

[@eurotrash4629]

Good motivation, great practice.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

...makes perfect?

[@paultaylor9652]

If a jobs worth doing, it's worth doing well, I think you must as a child been told that many many times. Excellent work on the sprinter and on the video skills.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

There's definitely something psyche-led happening, but let's not open worm cans ;)

[@V8PropaneBurner]

Excellent video again George. Such dedication to the resto and the film production. Great to see you running around in the Range Rover too. I've recently taken the first baby steps in dealing with the rust on my own RRC, and it's all your fault 😁

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Congrats on getting started! Slippery slope lol

[@dave-huston-dublin]

Great Video as always, I'm not getting notification when you upload content, Even with the bell pressed.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

You're not the first to report, on this vid. Not sure what's going on. No red dot in the corner?

[@dave-huston-dublin]

@@soupclassicmotoring. Nothing, I'll keep checking in, I don't want to miss anything, All the Best. 👍

[@kdoran709]

You are a mad man.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Nothing better to do 💁🏻‍♂️

[@fastinradfordable]

Maybe I’ve made some bitter comments. But thank you I moved into a dome in a friends property. And finally getting a (tent) workshop where I can organize my tools and get to it. Keep it up

[@soupclassicmotoring]

If you did, you were probably just ;) Congrats on the move[s] ✌🏼

[@iliketorockrock]

the outro was the best part!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

😁

[@garyculbert7676]

Very tidy. Love the vids

[@soupclassicmotoring]

🍻

[@djk9168]

Loved the Dre outro.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Still

[@malcolmyoung7866]

George...just what i needed to get going with the van again..in the meantime still working on the TD4..my van is in worse condition on the bits you are tackling herebut I don't feel so daunted now..

[@soupclassicmotoring]

I feel better for that Mal, this is one giant cut and paste lol

[@tyburcjusz]

Mega :) as always I admire the perseverance and ability to learn ad you go. Nice bonus outro at the end was quite funny so I am still convinced it's the best content out there :)

[@soupclassicmotoring]

I appreciate ongoing assessment 🙌🏼🤣

[@Dennis-eh2vx]

Don’t change anything about your video’s George! Ok, one tiny little thing maybe, make them much much longer please. Love everything about it!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

The battle of quality and quantity Den!

[@JT-wg5gm]

Weld true primer is a good thing to have

[@craighuskey5432]

I see video, I hit LIKE!!! That was no joke you sent out the secondary video with a swiftness

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Kickin ass!

[@antman5474]

You're basically restoring a facelift mk1 Sprinter. You crazy. All the best with it though. But damn you're hardcore.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Yeah, how did I end up here lol

[@yukiotakata]

YT didnt passed the new video notification...well... HEEEYYY GEORRRRHHHGEHH!!! I DIDNT KNEW YOU POSTED A NEW VIDEOHH!!!!! GOOODDAYY!!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Bad buzz! Thanks for coming back :)

[@RaduB.]

Little by little I'm coming to the conclusion that a car body has one life only... I honestly don't know how you manage to carry on! 😶 Seeing so much rust, I would have given up a long time ago...

[@soupclassicmotoring]

That's a nice, and profound thought. What stops me bowing to it is the realisation that many special and rare examples wouldn't still be with us if someone didn't bow to it either. Pity it's a Sprinter van in this case lol

[@RichardHeadGaming]

Use a hammer and dolly on the welds will stretch the metal that shrank due to welding and the sunken and distorted metal will go right back into shape. Any heat (welding) will shrink the metal. Hammering stretches it back.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Thanks Richard Head. I did try, they were rock hard.

[@krimke881]

And here I though I was to sit down and watch someone grinding down on a sprinter, to learn what I shouldn't do when its soon my turn.. well I learned )=

[@soupclassicmotoring]

here to serve :D

[@kwanyeazy]

George! When will we see more Esprit? Great vid as always.

[@antking8847]

Great to see you back George. How you still have 112k subs is beyond me? Not shabby at all but should be over 500k when compared to lesser mortals. Hope all is good - take care

[@fastinradfordable]

Stupider ppl have millions of subs. He should have more than a mil. The amount of content he has.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

you're down a very niche rabbit hole lads 🤣

[@bradcrossman5068]

@@soupclassicmotoring Start adding an animal sidekick...or at least puppets. Or maybe those Chinese thinning camera tricks.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

@@bradcrossman5068 lol! When I was starting the channel a pal said I needed Barbie dolls doing all the work. Oh yeah... that'd make the work so much easier

[@thelifeandtimesofteddywint5396]

Treated to a gimp surf suit as well, smashing.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

all the elements ;)

[@johnsherborne3245]

I found mixing small quantities of epoxy easier with a couple of syringes, or weight. I rarely mix up big batches now. Btw, love the waves, looks cold though. Last I saw clean waves like those was Manly in Oz, still have the wave ski and dream!

[@coreynewcomb685]

Can't believe you didn't take those skylights from the adjacent sprinter for your camper build!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

They're not going anywhere ;)

[@viksatahristov4783]

Quality content as usual

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Thanks Viksata

[@leaflee2066]

Top Banana.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

...skids

[@AshRobinson94]

Well i think you are crazy But being crazy is ultimately brilliant

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Crazy get's comments 😅 thanks Ash

[@ncc74656m]

To borrow from Dankpods, they gave it the ol' eBay slash n dash.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

ha! Or the forecourt dice and deal ;)

[@AlteredCarbons]

finally... some GOOD fucking food!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

nom nom nom