SHED RACING - Bugatti Secrets: Firing Order and Fuel Fiasco

One afternoon this week, absolutely nothing seemed to go right for Ivan and John, so we've included footage of that to entertain Shed Racing fans. Now the fuel tank is fitted in the car, the interior is back in, front lights on and it has been up and down the field a few times. Progress.

[@Alfa147]

Loved Susie's reaction to driving the Bugatti for the first time.....she's thrilled!

[@philhealey4443]

"We look like failures!" 😂 "Have you boys done this before?"😂😂

[@leondown6869]

Back in the day my grandfather had a name for himself as a Bug builder and tuner in Melbourne Australia. Loved seeing Suzie drive a propper machine.. a visceral experience.... noise, vibration, smell, wind, effort....fun!! Thank you all.

[@daviddjerassi]

I must say Ivan your John is a bit of a GENIUS and Miss Susie a very important part of Shed Racing love the video thanks What an amazing group of people.

[@samrodian919]

" You did very well............. for a woman!" Oh Ivan you are living dangerously me old mate lol. Love the Bugatti it's looking really good. Suzie was thrilled to do her first drive and she did do very well, for any person not used to double de clutching. It takes a lot of practice to get it right on what I assume is a straight cut gearbox.

[@suziepilkington5600]

Ivan likes to live dangerously

[@bryduhbikeguy]

Suzie down shifted quite well. Next time out I expect to see Ivan holding on everywhere as she does a full 'brodie' in the fields. Well Done to you All !

[@ricardodeoliveira4091]

I had a 1951 Austin A-40 that left me with good memories. I saw at the back of his workshop a car that appeared to be a green Austin Pick-up. I remembered mine. beautiful work! I'm Brazilian from Rio Grande do Sul/Porto Alegre.

[@byjingobob]

I have enjoyed watching the work on this lovely car and to see Suzy drive it for the first time was a great ending.

[@jrnmller1551]

Thanks Ivan and Susan, nice driving susan!

[@h-j.k.8971]

Spot on, allways nich to see and hear from John working his magic.

[@brianmcelvogue3370]

love this show it's real people , ivan's a cheeky chappie 😂😂

[@brentminshull]

From a retired old mechanic over in the colonies ( nova scotia ) you guys are a hoot. Suzie’s whitt is terrific. “Have you ever done this before ? John’s fabrication skills are second to none. And of course all centred around building a car for Suzie. Too bad you couldn’t find a suitable job for Ivan ! Easy to see who was holding the ol’ camera for the road test though. I had to go and take a gravol, for motion sickness! Thoroughly entertaining, and a definite Oscar is in your team’s future. A million thanks.

[@amilton2128]

Imagine Susie and Ivan driving her Bugatti around incomparable Cabot Trail?

[@oldcars5547720]

Suzie seems so happy -- such a fabulous lady. I would give anything to meet both her and Ivan someday. I love looking at her reflection in the finish of the body as she operates the camera. John is a master mechanic -- rather like my grandfather who worked as a repair track foreman for the long-defunct Illinois Central railroad. This is such a lovely car!

[@retromechanicalengineer]

Suzie's joy at driving her car is just wonderful. Great job team. John proving he is worth his weight in gold as ever. Best wishes, Dean.

[@HanstheTraffer]

When I think of the time this thing was made, it boggles the mind at the engineering. People don't realize how few mechanical things there were in those days.

[@philhealey4443]

Maybe it's even more mind boggling that this car could be created so cohesively by some gents of advancing years in a shed using mainly 100 year old secondhand parts ?

[@jesscourt9068]

Horner,Wolf, Vasseur eat your hearts out. Here come the Charletans......fantastic video that shows problem solving is not about what you can do with a keyboard. Thanks to the crew. Tiddley pooh!

[@borisborisov195]

That engagement with driving a car ... thing we miss today.

[@davidforeman8347]

If we keep getting new video's daily we will expect them all the time!! Thanks all three of you, Ivan, Susie, and John !

[@bryduhbikeguy]

Of course we need to acknowledge John's apprentice too.The young man's been glimpsed in a few videos and I'm sure Ivan said his name.I'm sorry young sir, but I rode too long without a helmet to give you a proper re-introduction. Well done for helping keep the fleet upon the roads.

[@mattyb7736]

The Bugatti is a work of art, but i still like Ivan giving the A30 a stretch. 😂

[@Radioman1937]

Really fabulous. Can really tell what a torque monster it is. Outstanding!!!

[@jonathangehman4005]

That's such a marvelous old car. To have things like that, the Hall and Scott, and the other old beasts you have around must be a load of fun. 10 out of 10

[@robertthomas3364]

I spied a rare Facel Vega when Ivan came back to the yard in the Bugatti.

[@tommyrot7276]

Susie, you tell those two where they get off, 'washing up indeed', all taken in good heart, the good old days.

[@suziepilkington5600]

They only say it to try and get a reaction ….

[@ThomasMulhall]

That is a woman's place. The Bible is clear on that.

[@michaelguerin56]

Great video. Susie seems happy. Ivan, you want to get someone in with a grader once those potholes have been filled, to give your driveway a proper crown. That way it should be good for quite a while. Cheers from NZ🇳🇿!

[@tomday7309]

Thanks for posting these videos up. Great work Ivan and John and of course Suzy for providing the Bugatti. It sounds great now that it is sorted and looks fantastic. Seeing it driven in anger will be the next adventure, eh?

[@jorgefernandez-mv8hu]

That was a very nice video. It was nice watching you both work out the running problems. That tank looks superb. I agree about the taillights, but maybe put one on each fender for better visibility. It was fun watching Susie drive the car. She is pretty good at it.

[@nigelsears7191]

WOW , it sounds so different now and is looking beautiful too well done to all , lucky lady that Suzie what a beautiful car

[@MADKIWI]

I am sure I speak for all of your subscribers, Ivan. We love the amount of videos you are bringing to us.... The Long, the Short or the Tall.... All are welcome. How's the red mini? Track day next? Bugatti hill climb with Suzie driving? Anything is great even John mowing with the Fordson, lol. You need peelings from the roads put on your drive on a hot day, then rolled...😊😊

[@bryduhbikeguy]

In the US, we use "Crush and Run", fine and medium gravel, to level our drive so drainage still happens.Allot of it is recycled concrete mixed with gravel so it's porous.

[@90FF1]

Great banter! 08:29 "...and we've also got TIGER SEAL!" "I'm not sure we're going to butcher that with Tiger Seal." "Well, I don't think it will do any harm." 😄🐯

[@SteveeCee]

Fantastic! Your last comment would get you shot in other circles but Susie takes it all as it is, in good humour.

[@ThomasMulhall]

That is how men are supposed to talk.

[@kirbyn2010]

Treading on thin ice! Beautiful. That car is a gem.

[@Lemma01]

You're spoiling us! Lovely way to start a weekend - I'm hoping to see my 1933 Riley Special after Easter, and this is just what I need to get in the mood to play...

[@wschell4023]

Another great Shed Racing video! Very entertaining and it's good to see that not everything goes perfect for your team too. I'm so happy to have met you (Susie and Ivan but unfortunately not John) at Beaulieu last autumn. Please keep up the wonderful work! Cheers from Canada!

[@stevelee5724]

That Bug is so nice ! Nice shiny blue. I love it. Good job Ivan and John. The engine sounds great. Have fun susie😊... Cheers from New Zealand

[@johncrofts4393]

Not Bugatti related , but watching Jacques Tati in M. Hulot's holiday. It seems his car was a 1924 Salmson!

[@richardturner4950]

Great start to the weekend! Wonderful stuff.

[@garymoss5475]

This is the best entertainment for me, on any media. Congrats to you all, can’t get enough of this down under. Can’t wait for the next video. Was that a reflection of the wonderful Tania?

[@gazzafloss]

Great stuff Ivan, John and yourself have done a great job on the Bugatti. Man, your driveway leaves a bit to be desired, it'd be a good test track for Landrover.

[@Ioughtaknowbetter]

That really sounds wonderful.

[@pauldrury9695]

Very good episode! Suzie seemed very pleased with the car and all the progress you lads have made. It sure is sounding on song, even when you dropped the idle down! Cheers to all from Canada!

[@mk1cortinatony395]

Great job by the 3 of you making a car and a video. Brilliant!

[@shedbythetracks]

That was a proper "shake-down" test drive. Cheers from the Iowa shed

[@dukeallen432]

Last bit was fun. Beautiful car Color.

[@bryduhbikeguy]

The plate between the tail lights and the body will fit better with the style.A 'plus' is when you don't coat the plate in mud during the next "off-road" race ;)

[@tresparivet6348]

I know little about engines, but I've been hooked on these videos. I just know that something very important is being recorded.

[@gryfandjane]

It's a real treat to hear a vintage Bugatti. Thank you so much!

[@ianjones4071]

You two are two peas in a pod,great job cheers

[@pashakdescilly7517]

The car is close to finished Susie "I could give you a ride" Ivan "I don't know what that means"

[@johnsheppard7935]

life in the old dog yet!

[@ianrosie4431]

Loved that. MORE!

[@stephenoliver1437]

Absolutely lovely a great horse shoe

[@scottcoe2633]

Perhaps paint the number plate on the boat tail ? Fab video as always Ivan

[@coupster5464]

Another lovely Vid.. many Thanks.. What a lovely Bugatti.. though "naughty car".. that's probably the mildest epithet the Bug has ever had bestowed upon a cantankerous start ! That Facel in the background looked neat too.. You are right though Ivan.. a few loads of gravel rolled into that road would make a great difference

[@A2CVMAN]

Great team work.

[@amilton2128]

Susie’s a better driver than Ivan a cameraman. Her influence on the channel is subtle but it’s now twice as good. Hats off to Susie.

[@chrisrussell418]

Great video, it's always the basics that catch you out, I've been there fuel cap with blocked vent. Is that a Facel Vega in your yard?

[@michaelguerin56]

Classic with that fuel vacuum. Been there done that, especially with cheap Chinese breather caps that come apart every time you top up the tank for a small engine on a site tool.

[@johnsmithmaps]

Proper quality 👍

[@jcgabriel1569]

First comment in, and Ivan working on Bugattis never gets old...

[@HanstheTraffer]

Grrrrrr. I thought I was gonna be first. DRAT.

[@martinclapton2724]

Books have been wrong ,on cars , this early book on the Bugatti isn’t alone. On a much more recent note I used to work on my families Fiat Panda , and the Porter book on the little Italian workhorse got the valve order wrong inlet - exhaust in his text, it was spotted by other Fiat club members too !

[@shadetreemechanicracing22]

Cafeful Ivan, you're treading on thin ice.😅

[@A2CVMAN]

Ordered a diamond file, from China:( ... have been sharpening up all my old large (Dormer) drill bits. THANK YOU for the tip.

[@ruleninetyone]

You’ll have to sit on his lap Suzie! Top marks guys. 🎉

[@johnrussell5245]

Do I get a hint of misogyny from Ivan? Be careful, you're pushing you're luck, fella! Great Episode :-)

[@jeep2003]

I kinda like that big square number plate up high its proper old english looking. But either way will be great im sure

[@roberterskine884]

Spot On!

[@stevewilliams2498]

Sabotage... We all saw John screwing the cap on tight when you were talking at the beginning 😂😂😂

[@lanceneuman9528]

Thanks

[@stevenfarrall3942]

What a lucky girl

[@pklimbic]

Thanks!

[@clivelee4279]

Bit of a nasty kink in the battery lead Ivan .

[@stevelee5724]

Yes Ivan. Fix your driveway mate lol !😅

[@martykath4427]

With that orchestra of noise when it's running, how could you tell if you had an issue??

[@roscothefirst4712]

Cool dude 😎

[@Sir.Fisher]

....... for a woman ! ........... and that was the last time Ivan was ever seen alive

[@erichlausch9886]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@STANLIZ4]

It wont start either😂!

[@984francis]

"Naughty Car"😁

[@Darklightbeam]

So going up hill on low fuel, you will conk out quite soon. Jag type, my experience Gpx

[@Hazzy238]

Could u go over the timing issue again?

[@ianjoyce5120]

Talking of The Repair Shop you should get Dom Chinea over. As you might be aware he has resurrected Ranalah and is manufacturing new wheeling machines and replacement wheel sets. Don't know how he finds the time to do all the things he does.

[@shed_racing]

we met him at Beaulieu....

[@HanstheTraffer]

Thanks for the tip. I checked him out and subscribed.

[@MrSoppysod]

Easy Start on a Bugatti - Ettore would be turning in his grave!

[@adrianhope4796]

Tiddly poo…….!

[@northlandrider5396]

Is the Far North District Council of New Zealand in charge of your potholes too Ivan?

[@shed_racing]

in this video the potholes are on private land, so actually our responsibility....but the roads aren't much better

[@Mercmad]

They( the roads) were never much good .Ex Doubtless Bay resident.

[@mikemccarthy1398]

Great video as usual