'The Leaf' a ratty roadster, part 4 prewar car build and a trip to Boomtown festival

welcome to part three of 'the leaf' build
I want to build a 1930's super reliable daily driver, I have a 1936 Austin 12 rolling frame , a 1927 to 1933 Lea Francis roadster dicky body and radiator and a 1800 cc Isuzu petrol engine with a 5 speed gearbox..hopefully this will be a very straight forward build and with luck shouldn't take too long, I will be documenting what this costs as we go along but needless to say I will be using INGENUITY OVER BUCKS....
this weeks objective is to drive the old fella up the road, just to prove the steering brakes and clutch and get a feel of him....this weeks music will be live from a rehearsal we had for our gig at Boomtown festival which features at the end....thanks for looking
massive thanks Alex Chesterton for additional footage ....
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[@neildavies2276]

I know what you mean about taking a car for its first test run - I remember taking my drag Beetle for a blast up my parents street with no wings, doors, flip front or silencer. Neighbour was not happy!😅

[@oakswamp]

hahahahah its the best dude! what gonna fall off, will the tcks hold?? hahahah my mate was laughing as most of it was held on by G clamps

[@rogerdavies5099]

Love the way you got those washers on the front of the chassis to spin when you started it up😂

[@oakswamp]

hahahah cheers Roger I had to go back and watch .....🤣

[@Hazzy238]

There should be more than just one " thumbs up" button! That partition in front of the stage was very Blues Brothers : )

[@oakswamp]

hahahahah cheers mate...another festival we did for flounder did actually have the chicken wire

[@davejobe6282]

I have to be honest here . Because I've been a mechanic for 50 years the mechanical work in your video is just another day in my world usually . I think the reason I look forward to the new video's is the Music and the road trips . You have comprised the perfect selection of shop time , travel and excellent music . Thanks to all involved 😎✌️

[@oakswamp]

thanks Dave....nice to keep it varied !!!

[@MrMadkaw400]

Digging your builds all the way in North Carolina United States

[@oakswamp]

nice one thanks dude....

[@Dragnfyr]

Love your videos... Once again you have awsome music... I look forward to your next video!!

[@oakswamp]

Thank you very much!

[@The_Cotswold_Cyclist]

Nice one! Can't believe the weather recently. It's been pretty rubbish, but then this is England after all!! Good stuff getting your first drive. Top job!

[@oakswamp]

thanks...hopefully an indian summer?

[@flatbrokefrank6482]

I wait patiently for each episode of oak swamp, this one did not disappoint, BRILLIANT - drive safe

[@oakswamp]

nice one Frank glad you enjoyed it mate

[@craig1010cc]

Glad the lights turned up in 1 piece, the black one was my fav too. Looking forward to see what they end up on

[@oakswamp]

ahhh Craig , thanks so much dude ....really appreciated ...please drop me a line here mate ...oakswamprats @gmail.com😉

[@patdesrosiers6423]

Excellent video Bryan and amazing editing. The Boomtown Festival had to have been off the hook. Great music, beautiful women dancing and adult beverages. The Leaf will be killer. There’s something about those prewar British speedsters… keep up the great work and I’ll watch more of what I haven’t seen. I’m also learning from you in the welding and sparks flying department

[@oakswamp]

thanks mate , yes boomtown is a hoot ive played it the last 8 years ...have it this year too !

[@ppshill9863]

Love the way your get it all in your head then put it together

[@oakswamp]

thanks👍

[@frohnnielsen]

Congratulations on running the leaf. Fantastic music!

[@oakswamp]

Thank you very much!

[@nigelperren2645]

Frenchies!! Awesome 😎, Mr Carson too

[@oakswamp]

👊😁

[@Ajen1959]

Boomtown looks like a HOOT! Cheers Mate !

[@oakswamp]

it certainly is mate cheers

[@wooly57r]

I loved your comment around long term builds and then not driving..I am one of those guys! Love to build them. Not as enthusiastic about driving them. Working on changing that #triumphtr3outlaw

[@oakswamp]

yeah man ...its all about the build ...but the leaf I prepose to drive !!!! cheers dude

[@nicholasbell9017]

Hey Bryan that was amazing. Making a thread with Ted, crazy welding, grinding and brazing. Blues of the melted Isooze! No time to lose, Circuit board hero saves the day! The Leaf has grown and flown away, With an ace aluminium bonnet for another day! Then play the big bad bull-fiddle bass, At tha Boomtown, man, You're fuckin ACE...😊 Nick.

[@oakswamp]

you have it all there mate cheers Nick😁

[@paulwhiteman3625]

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! Love that Suzi Q song! Jim played it on a previous video. Great song. Of course, it goes without saying that it wouldn’t sound as good without the additional support from a very talented bass player, probably 🤔😂🥳

[@oakswamp]

hahahah ...blagger more like ... thanks mate

[@dragontattooee]

Thanks for the grin this morning, once I heard that engine start abd then see the leaf rolling. I automatically started to grin

[@oakswamp]

hahah nice one , cheers Bri

[@boydsargeant7496]

Another brill episode! Always love the mix of content. Great to see you overcome the issues and get her driving! Well done at the gig, glad you are keeping your hand in.

[@oakswamp]

cheers as always Boyd😎

[@michaelevason6570]

Totally brilliant! Music awesome Sir!

[@oakswamp]

Cheers Micheal👍

[@PeckerwoodIndustries]

I have a '59 Hillman Husky with a QA1 suspended Jag rear end set up for small block ford, original paint. Also just finished a '52 Singer 4AD light weight. Running her minus all non essentials. Have a stainless steel intake/header manifold setup nearly finished for a small supercharger (500CC/rev.). Have a '65 Tiger that just needs assembly but is subject to delayed gratification. LOL!

[@oakswamp]

cool! come share your projects here mate..facebook.com/groups/1034822480414410

[@shanehnorman]

Great cover of 'Susie Q' !

[@oakswamp]

thanks Shane

[@nothingbutprojects8193]

One of the things that brings me back to this channel is the music, and your band is awesome! Keep it up😁

[@oakswamp]

cool, nice one thanks ....

[@mikego18753]

I,m really enjoying your vid mate.About 3/4s to go,ha ha.

[@oakswamp]

hahahah cheers Mike....

[@warrencole2974]

Nice one Bryan the leaf seems to be coming together really quickly and looking good. Great to get an insight into boomtown and see you play there that's a real treat, keep em coming mush 😎

[@oakswamp]

cheers Warren...leaf drives so soft and smooth cant wait to get a rad on ....was only half the storey at boom but ive done it so many times..

[@caspar0777]

Hello mate! Big fun over there in England! Seems a nice party. Here also many things going on and still going strong💪. Next weekend big old Iron bike/rockabilly party near to Langon(Bordeaux), 7 hours drive on my homemade shovelhead. Just back from a long week end in the Netherlands. Will get my kicks whole week end long! Thanks for your video, excellent inspiration👍

[@oakswamp]

hey Cas...7 hours on a shovel??? take some video dude ...cheers bro

[@paulchearman6261]

fantastic work with the leaf, planning a build on a triumph herald chassis when i find one, As for boomtown a different world .. could hear from the garden over the weekend

[@oakswamp]

ah bet that was nice.🤣..they have made them turn down some i think....crazy place, thanks Paul

[@martinkaye1801]

Another top video Bryan! Really like it when Jim adds tunes to your vids. Boomtown reminds me of the crazy bike rallies/shows i've been to in the past (the bits i can remember)

[@oakswamp]

hahaha I can imagine !!! thanks Martin

[@mikego18753]

I knew it would be good!

[@oakswamp]

thanks mush!!😁

[@austinswallow]

Just binge-watched this build, interesting what you are doing. The "rare" radiator was a good buy at the price, but being rare does not make it valuable, only if people want it will that happen, your fifty quid seemed to be a good deal, well done! Just given you a small tip, perhaps you could put the funds towards buying safety specs., or if you need glasses for close-up work, get a pair of prescription safety specs., I just got a new pair and it was only a week or so ago that a KZbinr (Mart's Garage) got a fleck of metal from angle grinding in his eye - served as a reminder to me to take care, and for us all too. Looking forward to progress and be good if this car really does get used, my "modern" and my regular driver is a 1934 Austin 7 Ruby, my other two cars are both 1930 - with only 4 years between them, the Ruby is quite a bit more refined, the biggest factor is really the drive-train, the Ruby has a synchromesh gearbox, the other two are crash 'boxes, the later gearbox makes the car much easier to drive!

[@oakswamp]

hey mate ...been up the eye hospital several times over the years fishing grindings out of my eyes ...but since wearing glasses not once...I am really looking forward to actually using a prewar car as a daily driver ...the engine is a cheat i know but im not really a fettler of engines so a bullet proof one suits me ....thanks mate

[@bartocheltree7279]

Been watching and a subscriber since the third Austin 10 episode. New email so new subscriber. I live your builds.

[@oakswamp]

nice one thank you ...glad you have stuck with me mate really appreciated👊

[@besenzon1]

Wow !! What a fun packed video ❤️ The leaf looks like it needs a bit of a stance.

[@oakswamp]

thanks mate .....tyres😉.

[@besenzon1]

@@oakswamp perfect 😎👍

[@BillyBob-uc9zp]

Shit hot!. Well done Mr 😎

[@oakswamp]

cheers bro

[@jimwhittemore1610]

Your videos are the best! Love it when a project comes to life. Old band was called Boomtown Rats

[@oakswamp]

hahahah thanks Jim

[@faroironandcustoms6577]

Nice!!! Great episode sir!!!

[@oakswamp]

thanks dude!

[@KeeperofTheMountain]

I think you need an Anvil hooked to a chain. If you want to stop, pitch it overboard! It would be a hoot.

[@oakswamp]

hahaha i could do with an anvil anyways let alone chucking out the door hahahahahah

[@adriancraddock3337]

Brilliant ❤

[@oakswamp]

thanks!

[@peterbonnez]

Excellent

[@oakswamp]

thank you !

[@MrGreeny79]

Good stuff, not only are you a proficient string bass player you play a mean compressed air nozzle as well. Maybe you could work that into the group. Have fun.

[@oakswamp]

hahahahah thanks mate

[@Paul_Hassell]

Fantastic to see the Leaf moving under its own steam Bryan, and the music is top draw as usual, looks like a great festival, keep it up bud.

[@oakswamp]

cheers Paul....yes awesome festival , wanted to stay really but ....

[@baxdesign]

That Anglia is near perfect imho 💜

[@oakswamp]

got to love a 105e with bubble arches !!!

[@stevequirk1995]

Always really look forward to the next episode and it never disappoints 😁🤘

[@oakswamp]

nice one cheers Steve

[@user-lm8rs7gz1n]

Once again another great show.🎉love the rhythms.😊😊

[@oakswamp]

thanks glad you liked it mate

[@garrickmartin7707]

Ahh man. You are a totally lovable nutcase. Part of me would love to do what you're doing. But I'm obsessed with boats. Trying to build one on the pension. I'm convinced that it can be done. I'm also a retired muso. I know where you are when the crew say "one last time". and ya have to get yer chops together AGAIN. ...and in my case, It's not quite convincing , so after a sweat worth of effort ya say "that's it, never again." and the old axe sits there in it's case, muttering accusations..... Upwards and onwards I say. There's life after music.

[@oakswamp]

hahaha. cheers Garrick ......mmmm boats, ive spent countless hours messing with them, shudder , what are you building???......but the old music I started on drums at school , out gigging on guitar in my 20's...hotrods in my 30s then on to bass in my 40's and i rinsed it , this video made me a bit sad...I really didnt want to come home from boom !

[@rodrocket8216]

Cool

[@oakswamp]

thanks !

[@rangieman]

Bloody brilliant mate , Tell Sas she has not a hope in bloody hell of converting you 😉 Oh im trolling thru my putey for a pic no luck yet 👀

[@oakswamp]

hahahah cheers mush.....take a new one in the shirt dude

[@mikedean8903]

We watched your early Monday morning gig at Glasto, then carried our munted Scottish fiddle player back to camp. Fun times.

[@oakswamp]

ah....glasto....I remember miming a gig with you at glasto mush !!!! were you at the boom??

[@mikedean8903]

Not this year mate.

[@jamesduffy9946]

Just brilliant 👍🇮🇪

[@oakswamp]

thanks ...

[@daleskidmore1685]

37:45, can't resist doing my favourite DB joke: Look, there's a midget with a violin! Cracked 'em up at my lad's school concert once, years ago. Never seen a festival like Boomtown, what a great place. The electrics fought back for a while, but it was good to see the Leaf in motion. I will get your name right from now on too Bryan, atb.

[@oakswamp]

hahahah cheers Dale...heard em all mate ...boom is insane mate

[@johnnypeter1835]

The first step when you build a car is to get the chassis on wheels, then you have the feeling that you are close (even it is a big lie), but it stiffens the self-confidence ;-) the next step is the first drive, then man about halfway ;-) looking forward to the next one 🙂

[@oakswamp]

cheers dude !!!

[@stephengent9974]

Ideally the elbows should be flexed when driving. Straight arms engender tiredness on a longer drive

[@oakswamp]

I used our daily as a guide ...arms out straight to the top of the wheel...obviously its angled so is nearer at the botttom, feels good

[@Steve-Chapman64]

The Leafs soon coming together. Good to see and hear Jim again, top guitar player. Also notice youve upgraded from the battery drill.

[@oakswamp]

mislaid the makita ...ive found it again now youre be happy to know.....i will be setting up the piller drill for the winter build !!!! Jim is a Legend isnt he....thanks Steve

[@bantampop3532]

👍👍

[@oakswamp]

🤘😎🤘

[@lenkowalyshen9571]

Great video Bryan , Always good to see what you are up to. Love the music . Say I have a question I have something I would like to send to you that you could use in a build it is a very old cool looking part . How would I send it to you . I feel like having it hang on my wall is kind of a waste and seeing your builds I think you would use it on one of your cars . Better that than hanging collecting dust . Len

[@oakswamp]

hey Len, that sounds really exciting mate !!! glad you like the videos where abouts are you??? , you can find me here [e-mail] thanks mate

[@panelvanman7671]

6:57 🤣NOW WE KNOW , the loch ness monster is real

[@oakswamp]

hahahahahah

[@1953beetle]

Rat rods,rule? I reacon,anyway. Stay safe,ok.

[@oakswamp]

yeah man for sure....thanks dude

[@1953beetle]

@@oakswamp 👍🏻

[@stephenfloat1260]

Are you going to have the Doiley head and arm covers for the seating 😂

[@oakswamp]

hahahah i should shouldnt I ? haahah

[@markrutlidge5427]

Enjoying the music, What was Shawn driving.

[@oakswamp]

nice one cheers ...kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWHLZKRjeNympqM

[@ashleyjones7375]

U are same as me for Tshirts. burn through em. Put a new T on. FKD in a few hours😂 Channels better every week dude.

[@oakswamp]

Im seeing how long the swamp shirts wear....mine have pin hole weld burns all over hahah...thanks mate

[@epah9829]

Please name some of these cars, don't know them in the U.S. like real lea francis so we had an idea of what it was. good show

[@oakswamp]

hahahah theres so many ...ill work on a Us angle😉 cheers mate

[@gordondaniels96]

excellent episode but whats happening with mini the minx its looking a bit sad

[@oakswamp]

thanks Gordon ....yes very sad indeed mate ....I have the parts I need theres no excuse now....well apart from lack of time hahahah