The battle of man vs camper build

The perfect environment for motivation when you need to remove a windscreen for scuttle repairs... outside. In Ireland. This is dealing with a project camper van conversion that you’ve tried to start but keeps falling by the wayside… refuse to back down!
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[@andersjjensen]

Ahhh.... 50 minutes and 33 seconds of relaxation and recharging. You, George, are for the motivation to work on my own projects what an aspirin is for a head ache. Thanks, cheers and keep up the good work! :D

[@shize9ine]

"Witnessing someone who know's their shit is always something to behold" You may not be a professional window man, but I'd say you know your shit in editing and stop motion. Always something to behold.

[@syopspwnz]

I appreciate the stop motion work but holy hell that has to increase the effort of capturing and editing! Thanks for the artistic hit...we appreciate it visually.

[@bastogne315]

Ok at the SM he did on the Merc saloon and Lotus!!!

[@porleg]

Same, split the videos up at least for your own good

[@D3nn1s]

He once said it wasnt that much more work but i most definetely agree^^

[@chylimzbydzi]

At 26:05 I literally pointed my finger at the spot that was still holding, trying to offer some help;) Thanks for everything you do!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

I always look over my shoulder to see if anyone saw me talk to the TV :D

[@BarterBales]

I sit down for these videos with coffee like its a new episode of game of thrones or something.

[@vod8008]

Excellent choice of music and masterful photography - always a pleasure to be told another of your videos is available. Thank you!

[@darrenmeears3912]

Compelling watching this has to be my favourite channel 👍👏👏👏👏👏👌

[@ninety5tag170]

Like butter through a hot knife.... ok, that killed me!!! Awesome!!

[@garrethsmith9954]

Spent all last winter sanding the entire body of an lt35, the same body as your sprinter. Resprayed and converted to a camper, well worth it in the end. Love the windows you fitted, excited to see you remove the pillars. Delighted I found your channel, been binge watching while I work on a 1974 t2! Hats off from County Kerry!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Did you go bare metal!? [Kerry is the kingdom!]

[@garrethsmith9954]

@@soupclassicmotoring Not completely but had to on the bonnet due to it being covered in deep pits from stone chips. Worst areas were all the bottoms of the doors and windscreen surround, how are yours holding up? She's only approaching 75k so was well worth the resto.

[@hazardsoftech]

This channel is so unique. Lots of compilcated work done and then the stop motion. It's just 'next level'. Love it!

[@NemoConsequentae]

Nice work, George! I long update of what's gone into it that we didn't see before. (Noting that the Land Rover windows aren't in the roof in this!) I understand the loss of motivation that leads to those long gaps & false starts, but sometimes the best thing you can do is walk away & take a break, then return to it refreshed with new ideas!

[@WiscomptonBoys]

I’m another hobbyist in the epoxy primer camp! Everything that I care about gets a nice epoxy coat.. It’s great for the bare metal stick, the hold down of filler repairs, and especially the ability to encase old paint so the new stuff doesn’t lift and wrinkle it. Always such a pain trying to stay ahead of rust.. and on and old Sprinter that gets worked on between rain storms! Always an inspiration. If you can fix and paint a sprinter in the elements all of us garage guys have no excuse to not soldier on :)

[@danielmorskijr411]

I aspire to have your "patience". Watching you makes me appreciate my air tools...

[@kymcopyriot9776]

As someone who works in video production, I understand the staggering amount of work you put into this, George. Wow. But what REALLY freaks me out is all the outdoor work you do, in a climate that is, well, not ideal. (I’m in Australia…) Hats off to you!

[@soupclassicmotoring]

...every pert of my being is working toward a workshop build now, that's the mega-dose of motivation. Cheers!

[@marcusott2973]

Same here I'm a TV camera man and I tinker with cars, the amount of effort going into this is mind boggling.

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

@@soupclassicmotoring It could be worse, I currently would have to lay in a foot of snow would I work outside, and the workshop needs to be heated overnight nonstop, otherwise You could throw out all the frozen stuff ruined by the cold (I have an insulated "chemical closet" with a 100 W oldfashioned bulb in it to prevent that) like paint or resins every morning ....

[@ognjengalic4971]

@@soupclassicmotoring On the other hand, I'm happy to tell that you motivate a lot of driveway warriors to push with the projects on driveways and in small sheds. Really gives it a friendly and familiar atmosphere...as if I'm wrenching with a mate on a driveway

[@donaldasayers]

Loving the commentary, so soothing. You get the feeling this guy would be calm in a nuclear armageddon. I had my VW Passat windscreen shot out by a youth with an airgun. When I had it replaced the old screen was out in seconds because VW bond a string into the adhesive, all you have to do is find the end, centre of windscreen, at the bottom tucked behind the trim, and pull. Brilliant.

[@grantmckendry3323]

Always a great day when a Soup Classic Motoring video pops up. Great work, great to see the progress. Looking forward to more Lotus and W123 updates.

[@syncrosimon]

Just thinking about Soup today. Quality time ensured. Thanks for taking the time.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@mrc7478]

OMG soup video time! Yay

[@ToolsnTrack]

"Don't scorch me..." My man, you're dedication puts you so beyond any criticism. Love the update, as ever.

[@JustinBelford]

This my hangover content. So relaxing and the only thing I can watch that doesn't hurt my brain.

[@nikcodling]

Didn’t have to watch it to give a thumbs up, but did anyway! My goodness your patience is astounding. I think I’ve come to realise that as a man it’s important I restore old vehicles, but the reality is I’m not sure I have your levels of perseverance and determination! Good on you, please don’t ever stop.

[@2loudspeakers]

Woohoo! A beer and a seat. All set to watch! - yet again your dedication to the work and to the filming bowls me over. Fair play!

[@konradzymula3848]

Working on my van all saturday, to come back home lie down and watch people working on their van😅 great job, video and music💪

[@mannye]

YAY! So glad I got home early! Can't wait to pop a few cold ones and watch the latest episode! Now THIS is a FRIDAY!

[@Ford_TImelord]

Between you and the Irish youtube channel westcorkrestorations I've never been so happy that my VW T3 surf van and I live in the land that rust forgot. Australia! Thanks for the amazing fabrication vid George!

[@jasonshull3106]

Same here in Arizona usa

[@geneva760]

CRAZY using that grinder like that without a guard on it. Have a safe and nice day all. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.

[@danielesilvaggi]

The Sprinter was originally to be built in Windsor, Ontario, Canada but things didn't go as planned between our Union, Company and the Government so they sent it to be built elsewhere. Now if it were to have been built here in Windsor I can say for sure that those vans would not have been rust buckets. The minivans we were building had a great rust coating process that held them up really good. I am now retired from the Chrysler Minivan plant after 37 years. Keep up the great videos and I can't wait to see more.

[@rupertmclean1776]

Always a good day when a Soup video lands. Keep up the great work George 👍🏻

[@michaelnielsen7503]

When winter is upon us, nothing better than some Soup! You are true “Jua Kali” which is Swahili for workers making a living with their trade under the “hot sun” in Kenya! Love the work!

[@schrodingerscat8621]

Holy hell! This video gave me PTSD. Right before the first lockdown in 2020 I purchased a high top Sprinter Van. Although I could see it had a bit of festering rust underneath the side trim, little did I know there was rust hiding everywhere! One full month of grinding and patchwork got it back under control. That’s the pitfall of buying a vehicle with so much real estate surface area, so much work to do. I really enjoyed this video, can’t wait to see it finished…

[@Vaino_Hotti]

Late 90's and early 2000's Mercedes' are all incredibly prone to rusting, seems like Sprinters might be the worst.

[@soupclassicmotoring]

@@Vaino_Hotti Two main weak spots that I have noticed... the roof seams and the scuttle. The Newer model rusts from water getting inside through the panel holes for the side trims.

[@jasonshull3106]

Such a lovely place and a Great piece of work.

[@mcljot]

Ohhh there's my evening watching sorted. Can't wait, cheers George :)

[@kjeldlarsen912]

Just love your videos thank you so much , great work on the big whity 👍😊

[@rennch.]

Your storytelling and imagery are such an inspiration to all of us content creators. You are just playing a different sport…it’s amazing.

[@fhmconsulting4982]

George, you are the only content creator I know who could make mini-masterpieces like this.

[@stuartmatthews8187]

Best automotive channel on KZbin. No nonsense, brilliantly edited, truthful and absorbing.

[@rabk5702]

Never boring watching this channel great stuff 😁👍👌

[@TheJensenInterceptor]

superb weather thank you for bringing the SUN to us

[@azizhachimi8744]

Brilliant, just brilliant, George! Nice to have a so long awaited episode! Cheers from a dead frozen Canada!

[@Chris-uu3cp]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@LazerBrain11]

10:50 'Witnessing someone who knows their shit, is always something to behold' 👌 That someone was my dad & this is why I became an engineer 🙏

[@kelboization]

One thing about having more live action, is I can feel the music cue building for a stop-motion bust. Kinda digging that structure. Plus Best Alternate Use of Camera Car Mount Suction Cup Award!

[@LittlePixelTM]

That Jaffa-cake reference was a deep cut! Amazing video as always. You're an inspiration George.

[@neildee9834]

Obviously the mechanic's gloves hadn't shown up yet! Fabulous content and editing as ever.

[@dave-huston-dublin]

Always interesting and great to watch.

[@adogmcdizzle]

Please take this the right way: It wouldn't cost you anything to not swear, but it would however keep this family friendly and maybe mean some youngsters get introduced to this which otherwise would have been prevented. Love your work, thanks for the continued content.

[@markdicker2732]

I have one big issue with your videos , and that is we want more ! , love the photography and the time lapse, fantastic learning tool for all who watch . .just fantastic cheers dude

[@lifelong5425]

Watching you as a transplanted Scots fella from Ayrshire living in Vancouver the past 40 years...by jeeez....replacing a bloody windshield in an old bloody van.... giving it a lash....must be off me medicine.....Enjoying the crack....power to ye lad.

[@AJC508]

George- Nice to watch you keep on keeping on. You are, as ever, endlessly entertaining and I would watch you sand vans all day. As you're in the Republic of Ireland, you retain access to that EU thing. Whenever you are next in Normandie, ping me. I would love to have you over.

[@Theadamvok]

28:20 "that's gone, ah no here it is" haha I love these little pieces of humour

[@gene80shits]

as ever worth the wait for every video..poetic camera work.

[@gf04rce76]

You are truly the best at what you do.... and New panels.... who knew!!! LOL

[@AW_DIY_garage]

That moment when you have other things to do, but you see a new Soup video and you clear 50 minutes from you schedule to watch immediately! Always great seeing a video. Keep it up. Love to see others being honest about how difficult it is to stay moving on a project.

[@johntheleprechaun178]

"Like butter through a hot knife" 😂

[@316automotive9]

I mite not b the sharpest bowling ball in the box, but instead of grinding your fresh primer back to enable welding, I have used Eastwood Self Etching Weld thru Primer. Works great in very similar repairs I've done. Also, when applying sealant to an exterior sfc, lay down a strip ov tape on either side. Smooth the sealant, then pull up the tape. Nice sharp lines. Keep up the great work my friend. Maury

[@ARL74]

George, you have inspired me! I am finding great satisfaction in mending the "little issues" with my daily driven car & truck. It's a nice change from another engine (re)build on the race car. Keep up the great work George!

[@garethbird4259]

Great effort George! Get on that W123!

[@grayman1363]

Nice work, good to see the sprinter being revived!!. They appeared to have been designed to work for 500,000 miles or 5 years....whatever comes first!!!

[@johnsherborne3245]

I’m tempted to suspect it was a miss placed enthusiasm for environmentally friendly pretreatment chemistry, all that happened is that so treated vehicles return to natural iron oxide faster than normal, meaning more vehicles are required.

[@fastinradfordable]

@@johnsherborne3245 Did you know in the 90s Mercedes made biodegradable wiring insulation on some models. Guess what it did….

[@johnsherborne3245]

@@fastinradfordable how sad, I’d hoped that at least Mercedes would still build solid reliable cars.

[@kymcopyriot9776]

Oh and George, can I make a suggestion? Bolle make an amazing, thick, optically perfect face shield. I use it all the time and it can be worn with ear protectors or earplugs. And it will stop shards of exploding grinder wheel dead in their tracks, along with wire wheel bits and all the rest. Ask me how I know…

[@soupclassicmotoring]

Thanks for the steer, I'll check it out :)

[@pauloconnor7951]

Good to see you filming your own manual work on the Van. Not only stop motion. :)

[@habsom1406]

Here's a dude that knows his sh%t. And whooos d' hunk of a fella trying to start the submerged surfing hatchback? I think he's flooded the carb! Loved the poetic opening sequence and shots of beautiful Ireland....to be sure!

[@danbrown4517]

George, thanks for the top tip of Easy Parts online - I found the perfect sill and wheel arch panels for my new (c)rusty 1988 W124 long roof. I just have to figure out how it fits into my restoration schedule of the Series IIa Land Rover, Land Rover Defender and 1984 Maserati Quattroporte... Well done on the good work - you inspire me to work on mine!

[@zambotv8150]

Amazing stuff, I have been working on one for years now, there's loads of videos on my channel , what an inspiration

[@doktoruzo]

Another masterclass as usual. Superb.

[@1leggedganjaman4]

Best project vids on the whole tube Irish dude......... I'm waiting like a dog with two cox for the next update on the surf wagon. Superb skills man

[@dmdm8018]

Love your videos and the film making Thank you.

[@AntBangBang]

Yes!! Perfect timing. Going to enjoy this.

[@Lordosvk]

great camera great music... well done.

[@phillynch6295]

Stunning work 👍 Completely agree with your view of two pack epoxy. Have you ever seen Fitzees Fabrication’s channel? He uses a flattened drill bit to clean paint from the panel under a spot weld. Simple and effective

[@mobiledevto]

Holy shite.. 50 mins of pure bliss. Lemme watch this as soon as I throw the wife and kid outta the house.

[@jordanholmes9943]

Visually immaculate. Inspiring content. Great work again George.

[@BobFlavinVideo]

Really enjoyed this!

[@nicklyon3780]

I proper chuckled at the retro Jaffa Cake advert reference!

[@fastinradfordable]

Hey soup: Last year I was wishing I was in a place to get more stuck in. Now I am. And I’m better off for it. Keep it up.

[@peterwall9896]

Top content again 😎❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@DusanZke]

Your videos are the best

[@pavelprunner5367]

The way you improve your skills is relaxing and calming to watch. :) Great job and good to see that some things still work. Thanks, PP

[@brianpatten]

Fantastic work, George. Glad to see the progress! Thanks very much for being such an inspiration.

[@perchancethishandleiswens]

1:24 totally not expecting that

[@RESTORATIONRESCUE]

Once again. A phenomenal video and we at restoration rescue love your work. It’s always top notch! Keep killing it.

[@graemelliott3942]

Excellent Video! Cheers 🍺😃🏁👍

[@Tom111060]

Quick tip (seen on Fitzee's): when placed the repair panel remove the primer through the plugholes with a flat ground old drill bit (saves time and keeps more surface primered)

[@fordyootbling2189]

Like the vid, very very good and refreshingly not neurotic. Working on converting a Sprinter for windsurfing right now, thankfully no rust problems. I want to see what you do with the inside.

[@Sheptunofff]

What a beautiful place you live at!

[@patfilice]

That was a lot of work, keep it up

[@glennstocker487]

Nothing cooler than an old school Merc with surfboards on the roof, masterful stop motion videography, as always. 45 years in the automative / machinery trades and you've educated me as to the mystery's of bonded windscreens, thank you. And yes epoxy primer = "belt & braces" How goes the Denbigh Pillar drill project?, Just picked up a Denbigh "No 1 Model" (480Kg behemoth) Am starting the clean up/make operational restoration project -a little daunting however it is impressive how well made it is. Cheers Glenn. DownUnder.

[@01AceAlpha]

Nothing like putting on your noise canceling headphones on a -18C night and enjoying some hot Soup!

[@motoafro1]

Just. So. Good..... such great content with imaculate editing, you've done it again George.... Thank you so much

[@becomematrix]

Nice work George

[@brianbatten3664]

Mate that was just unreal. How you do all that video magic. Fair plat to you

[@TheNorthernmunky]

Yay I was missin ya! Glad ya back. You know your shit too.

[@aNorwegianGuy]

This channel is unarguably one of the channels with the absolute best content on KZbin. I'm no mechanic but as a man this is just so enjoyable. The great music adds to the experience, could I ask you to please add a playlist of the music in your description? You add music i would like enjoy at home and on longer drives. Keep up this great work, thank you.

[@Le42]

YAAAAAAY New vid

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

The bean counters decided this bumper hanger plastic was to be a single use Item because it is a consumable in terms of confined spaces where the commercial Sprinters were used "in contact" to Transits and Ducatos .... they break easier than the bumper they carry. So, after having scrubbed a Transit side good with visible trophy traces on it, Your hanging loose bumper needs a new hanger for a couple €uros, You definitely don't need a new bumper though. You don't even need a new (rear) bumper after an 60 km/h impact in Your stationary Sprinter back that costed a month of specialized workshop labour and thousands in repair - don't ask why I would know. Anyway, Thanks for sharing, have ball, she looks fabulous - where You already came over her, that is, of course! Cheers

[@SoreHands]

Oh shhhhhi it's Soup o'clock again! Your perseverance is inspirational - do you keep the vehicles in view so they can glare at you every time you walk past them? There must be a joke about a marathon approach to a Sprinter project in there somewhere... The Lotus AND the van driving before the end of the year is a fair old target to hit - awesome.

[@stevewoodw]

If something you haven't really considered that difficult seems to take the form of a new type of art, you've seen a good vlog. WIndscreen removal, how would Jackson Pollcock, Pablo Picasso or Vincent Van Gogh have done it....? Even if it is like a hot knife through butter.....

[@stevewoodw]

@@creamwobbly I think you're right. You'd never leave Pollock, for instance, painting your van - or in this case, l think something Pollock like would not be too bad an idea. Pollock would have crashed the van in a drunken stupor into Van Gogh removing his limbs and Picasso would have painted dreadful picture of the scene...I think

[@peterwarner8541]

Awesome job, next video next week this time??? Surely got to paint the engine bay too!!! I’m just the same with bits you can’t see, I still want to clean and paint them regardless….

[@Whateverpoopiepants]

Yeah boi ! Epoxy primer bro’s for life . My preferred brand is upol raptor epoxy primer because of its zinc content , I then scuff that up and out some high build over the top . Love the work you do man , 10/10 . And I see you like to walk on the wild side/are a masochist with the wire wheel/needle thrower .

[@albertoc5882]

Amazing Broski!!!

[@johnpartridge7623]

I've just discovered this Video & I think you're doing a good job mate 👍

[@ClaudeSac]

Entertaining, inspiring, and astonishing as ever. Thanks for another great video.