'The Leaf' a ratty roadster, part twenty one 'one step forward' the MOT

part twenty of 'the leaf' a ratty roadster
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 for power 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 MOT the leaf and all the trails and tribulations i meet along the way.( unfortunatly i had to cut the actual mot footage after due to permissions) ..I also strip the Crosley engine I have with Uncle Chris from the bracket factory
Chris's channel ... / @thebracketfactory
music this week some old 'doghouse boat boys tunes and my pal Nigel pops in and lays some blues
harley shop.... / attitudecycles
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[@stephenturner1756]

OK hands up who pressed rewind at 7:20 🙋🏻‍♂️😘 More of that please Brian 😉👍

[@oakswamp]

hahahaha she looked great in a swamp shirt didnt she??

[@dragontattooee]

"thank fuck for that" words we all have said during a project. Leaf is looking really well

[@oakswamp]

there were no other words mate hahah thanks

[@oakswamp]

no other words for it ,,,cheers Bri

[@bertbristow7172]

Old blokes and rust go together like gin and tonic. Well done both of you!

[@oakswamp]

hahahah cheers bro

[@chrisclark4813]

Like buses, I've waited years to hear somebody else define bolts and screws correctly .......and then two of you are there at once.

[@oakswamp]

hahahahah it needs to be known ...cheers mate

[@PowerPete999]

@11 minutes. 12 bar blues on a grinder.... perfect

[@oakswamp]

hahahahah

[@deanfryers1407]

Just love watching your video's Brayan, cracked up with the cup of tea next to the grinder😂

[@oakswamp]

hahah cheers mate ...you know how it is

[@briandamaged323]

Epic! My weekends wouldn't be the same without ya!!

[@oakswamp]

brilliant ! thanks dude

[@iancrawford2822]

Always a great watch, I look forward to all new episodes. Also loving the safety crocs when stripping the old seized Crosley engine, accompanied with a safety squint all health and safety requirements are fulfilled!

[@oakswamp]

hahahaha thanks mate ...i survived ... just😁

[@The_Cotswold_Cyclist]

Loving the Crosseley strip down. Super job on the MOT. Just the ticket (excuse the pun) on a Saturday evening relaxing with a wee dram.

[@oakswamp]

thanks mate ...enjoy👍

[@haydenw6585]

The leaf is shaping up to be a sweet rig! I think you’re right about the bonnet, it really makes it look complete hopefully you can use those side louvres too Cheers

[@oakswamp]

thanks dude i have a plan!

[@tedayer1823]

Yup sometimes you just have to step back and regroup, which you did great. It is coming along great. Thanks for another enjoyable video.

[@oakswamp]

cheers mate ...it took me 3 days , i was so close but so far

[@Biokemist-o3k]

That connecting rod handle was brilliant!!!!!!

[@oakswamp]

cheers ...it was available hahah

[@Biokemist-o3k]

@@oakswamp Very cool!

[@robertchall8576]

I just love the way you build with what u have when possible very few tools and used parts that 100 percent Rat rod.😊

[@oakswamp]

Thanks 👍

[@lanceneuman9528]

Thanks. The crosley engine is very interesting and quite different than most.

[@oakswamp]

isnt it? ...excited to hear it run !

[@shotsrodder]

Now that is how you dismantle an engine 😂😂

[@oakswamp]

hahaahah

[@panelvanman7671]

on the bonnet , you could leave the first four louvers and fill the rest in ....or cut out the three near the firewall and move them over to the front , the louvers look great 👍

[@oakswamp]

cheers yes it with deffo keep the louvres...i have a die coming !

[@jeremyusher5194]

Fab catch up just got WiFi again in Greece so we’ll happy 👍👍

[@oakswamp]

Nice one …have fun

[@llaeeZ]

Love the ingenuity going on. Putting together what is essentially scrap into a functional, safe(ish) and legal vehicle. As for tyres, i think space saver tyres from Peugouts are 16" and fitted on 5" wide rims. So maybe check the scrap yards for those.

[@oakswamp]

thanks will do !

[@clarkmarkey1498]

That Crosley looks great! I have a pair of Dunlop tyres for the front of a Harley on Ford 16" spoked wheels on my 26 modified project. They certainly have the look.

[@oakswamp]

not sure how they will perform but this is no race car...cool little motor isnt it?

[@adamfrazer5384]

I had a similar problem with a weber carb running rich on my Model A Ford. Turns out I needed two fuel pressure regulators to lower the high pressure given by a modern electric fuel pump. Can be checked with a fuel pressure gauge ( this might have been why the Indian carb kept overflowing ). Keep up the good work - best car show on KZbin.

[@oakswamp]

yes they are super sensitive to pressure...i did fit a regulator in line but removed it when i put a return in...might just need to go back in! thanks alot mate

[@donhoughton271]

Very cool modification 😊😊

[@oakswamp]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@martinlewis4968]

Sick bryan love the vids bud brill as usual going to watch this again

[@oakswamp]

thanks Martin ...enjoy bro

[@miguelpaixao1317]

Keep going!!!💪💪💪💪 All good.

[@oakswamp]

thanks mate

[@larryreece2839]

Looking awesome! Following the Crossley now!

[@oakswamp]

thanks mate ..the corsley will be going in something very soon !!!

[@racebanning6390]

Jolly Good times !! Diggin the Ramshakkle porting on that carb adapter😂🤣😂🤙🤙Epic! I had to make my own adapter from Dualquad to Twin deuces on my Koop. So i know that dance well LOL. Kool the MOT is all sorted, and gettin close to some reliability runs. Out plenty of petrol in Mate. Lmao, runnin outta gas on the home lane... best place ever🤙🤙Rock On Brother Oakleaf🏁🏁🏁🏁🛠️🔨🛠️🔨🛠️🔧🔧🛠️

[@oakswamp]

nice one , thanks dude ...

[@funeralhall2573]

Another excellent video!!!

[@oakswamp]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@karensavarese5684]

The early Crosley engings were called COBRA. Copper brazed sheet metal. Super light, but failed often! Crosley motor would be great, for cars you build. Rock on brutha,,,,Love,,DUBS,,,,

[@oakswamp]

looking for to putting the little crosley in something soon...cute motor cheers mate

[@N_Norse]

That bonnet looks sweet as.

[@oakswamp]

finishes it off doesnt it? cheers

[@oakswamp]

cheers think its gonna be the number

[@besenzon1]

Great video Bryan. Lots done and congratulations on the MOT. Love the bike tyres , need to get white walls for the rear now.

[@oakswamp]

thanks mate ....thinking about putting white wall flaps on the back tyres

[@dennismccarthy7032]

❤brilliant

[@oakswamp]

thanks

[@leighharron]

All good stuff as usual. Great to see The Leaf out on wee trips. I thought you were going to put some ribs in the air filter top plate, would look right at home

[@oakswamp]

would would nt it? cheers mate

[@caspar0777]

love the doorcranc with that rod, excellent. The bonnet will looking also good, but I wouldn't fix the side panels, just the hood. The leaf looks better and better! Cheers bro, see you soon👍

[@90FF1]

First a pliers gas pedal. Now a a con rod door handle. Bryan brings out his innovative genius again!

[@oakswamp]

cheers boys

[@JohnnyJalopyArt]

she is coming along great!

[@oakswamp]

thanks dude...can you draw it?

[@JohnnyJalopyArt]

@@oakswamp YES!!!!!!!

[@ronhanson9687]

looking good

[@oakswamp]

Thanks 👍

[@StefanMarjoram]

Another bumper episode. So cool. Love the tunes too. Think it was the Indinananapolis 500 a few weeks back :)

[@oakswamp]

hahahah cheers bro

[@martinhacche1329]

Great recovery on the carb brother👍👍

[@oakswamp]

cheers dude ...phew

[@PhineasPhlob]

18:47 and 19:02 perfect timing!

[@oakswamp]

thanks🤙

[@delukxy]

MOT Pass. Well done. Advisory - No mudguards fitted but no MOT manual reference noted. I've always wondered about that. I think other MOT stations maybe less lenient.

[@oakswamp]

grey area ..there isnt anything to say you have to have them just if fitted must be secure ...but it is illigal to drive on the highway with out them

[@toboldygo5823]

I love what you do with these Rat rods 😎👍🏻✨ 🇬🇧❤️‍🔥🇺🇸

[@oakswamp]

thanks mate

[@user-ig5ik8wm2h]

Carburettors can be difficult - I still get confused and cross with them sometimes! The weather's been shite up here too (Suffolk).

[@oakswamp]

i understand them which makes it even more frustrating ....just like the weather !! cheersmate

[@Paul_Hassell]

Love the lateral thinking with the carb, we recently had to find an alternative for one of the Topolinos we have here, know your frustrations Buddy.

[@oakswamp]

carbs eh? nightmare

[@mikego18753]

Good.

[@oakswamp]

Thanks

[@mikego18753]

Cheers mate

[@peterbonnez]

Good progress, congrats on MOT.

[@oakswamp]

thanks mate

[@Mopar46]

I believe some of the early Crosley engine blocks [dubbed CoBra] were made of stamped steel and copper, but weren't too successful, and were discontinued, in favour of cast iron ones.

[@oakswamp]

yes , soon as they were fitted to domestic cars they failed , bad maintenance and climate....when in generators and pumps used by the fire and army deps they were good engines apparently

[@karensavarese5684]

That passage, was (most likely), to pe-heat the carb., a bit. Nice, but not mandatory 😂. Weber is very tuneable, so yeah, good,,,,Love,,,DUBS

[@oakswamp]

what i considered too ....went nowhere so must of been from a different model maybe sharing castings...cheers dude

[@mcm9329]

Not sure if I be putting them on steer wheels but they do look cool..cheers

[@oakswamp]

very soft compound will help ...best i could do for the moment ! cheers mate

[@faroironandcustoms6577]

Nice!!!! Enjoyed as always!!!!

[@oakswamp]

Thanks dude...

[@daleskidmore1685]

I'm not a biker, but I fell for Thirty8 as soon as I saw her! Loads of good stuff going on again Bryan, adapters and brackets galore. I saw an old Ford in town a while ago and that had no mudguards; must have been removed post MOT, maybe. I felt sure there would be a black toenail whilst beating the Crossley block. Happy to see all ok.

[@oakswamp]

hahahahah was close mate ...its not an mot requirement but its agaist the law to drive without them ...a grey area ..advise is fine, cheers

[@timwilson4967]

Another blinder, Bryan👍🏽. Your work-arounds and lateral thinking when problem-solving are an inspiration. A Q: do you not need a rear number plate lamp for the MoT? Best, Tim.

[@oakswamp]

cheers Tim ...no lights on it so it cannot be driven at night or low vis days so no reg light required either

[@nigelperren2645]

Nice one! I don't normally record things I play, when I hear it played back it doesn't seem like it's me😅

[@oakswamp]

sounded awesome mush thank you ...till the next time

[@karensavarese5684]

The HD tires seem good. I put a pair on US 16" early Ford wire wheels, and, while they did fit sorta. Not as good as on your rims. Car looks quite road-worthy to me! ,,Love,,,DUBS

[@oakswamp]

dunno how those tyres will perform but free is the number !!!

[@toboldygo5823]

I used a motor for rotating X-ray machine wall size,that was being thrown out put it in the heating system in my house an example of simplicity in engineering🥴👍🏻

[@oakswamp]

sounds cool ...fair play

[@keithwignall1428]

Looks and sounds great!

[@oakswamp]

thanks !

[@chrislarn8675]

cool mate. lovin the leaf.

[@oakswamp]

Thanks 👍

[@michielvanmeurs4747]

Wish we had the same laws on MOT here!

[@oakswamp]

where are you mate?

[@michielvanmeurs4747]

@@oakswampstill in the Netherlands but seriously looking at france…your visit there did help😂

[@oakswamp]

@@michielvanmeurs4747 haha south of france is lovely ..

[@flatbrokefrank6482]

Is it bad luck to rename a car - like renaming a boat - The Boiled Frog - keep the content coming 🙂

[@oakswamp]

hahahah theres a frog comin soon mate cheers !!

[@thebracketfactory]

You need to stock up on Hob Nobs!

[@oakswamp]

hahahahah

[@SuperDickiedavies]

Just stumbled into your channel and I’m hooked. ❤

[@oakswamp]

awesome ,welcome!

[@colinhead284]

41.26 My mind had an idea , but my mouth rejected it😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@oakswamp]

really? please tell

[@oakswamp]

please tell....

[@bantampop3532]

👏👍👍

[@oakswamp]

🤙😁

[@paulmyhill4158]

Amazing how few things you need on a car for a mot.

[@oakswamp]

1936 so it has very little to test or can be tested

[@rangieman]

As usual fantastic mate , I didn't quite understand the MOT did it mean you need mud guards . Any way keep up the good work catch ya soon mate , Oh by the way i sent you a email as i have some things happening that i needed to explain to you 😉

[@oakswamp]

an advice isnt a fail mate ...just an advise but fenders are not an mot requirement , my nipper was covering every base as its a grey area....cheers bro ...ill check my mail x

[@sassyvintageshopgirl]

Congrats! love from Sas xxx

[@stevepearce1913]

Bryan - lovely to see another video mate. The Leaf is a 1930s car and is tax and MOT exempt so why have you got it booked in for an MOT it doesn't need?

[@oakswamp]

i intend to sell the reg number so it has to be mot'd ....cheers

[@Icebuntrucker]

Another ace update mate , Re the bonnet could you not leave the shape louvre end and modify the body to suit (the angle looks super cool ?

[@oakswamp]

its does dosnt it ? but I gotta stay true to the path

[@bertbristow7172]

This has piqued my interest in a motor I knew nothing about. I read that the Crosley monobloc rights were sold on in 1952 and the basic design built and developed up to 1972 (mainly as a boat engine) and even ended up as a twin cam supercharged race motor, big hint for the Wragg? At 26 bhp it was much more potent than the A7 out of the box. The Crosley cars it powered were singularly ugly but briefly sold well.

[@oakswamp]

really intresting the early cobra engine were sheet metal ! im gonna build a little single seater round it i think

[@bertbristow7172]

@@oakswamp yeah, Colin Chapman would have undoubtedly tried this if it hadn’t been a total failure! The Italian sports cars like Bandini that used the design must have been screamers.

[@boydsargeant7496]

Great vid mate! It’s really coming along! Well done re MOT! Loving it, really looking cool now. How’s the blue grass band coming along?

[@oakswamp]

cheers mush....slowly and continuely changing members at present !!

[@user-yu6px4xp1u]

Still got to get me a t-shirt

[@oakswamp]

please do ....thanks

[@user-yu6px4xp1u]

Don't have PayPal mate..

[@robames1293]

You say the needle and seat seemed to seal. Silly question did you check the float level, if that was too high, petrol would overflow even when the needle valve seated.

[@oakswamp]

several times ...i ran the pump holding the float ...when not running and pump flat out its just hits the bypass ....odd, wasted 3 days messing on it it had to go ....cheers mate

[@ashleyjones7375]

Keep the louvers.

[@rnwagner]

Can you move the bonnet sides further forward and cut some off the front end of them?

[@oakswamp]

Hey mate making new sides

[@toboldygo5823]

During the war everything was made to be interchangeable until the 80s including washing machines heaters motors all, were interchangeable electric motors gas and otherwise nowadays they make every different so nothing can be used with anything else 😮😢 😂

[@oakswamp]

all gone east mate

[@MikeMiller-fc2cc]

Noooooo. Cut the cowl lean back the firewall

[@oakswamp]

are you joking cut a 1920s body one of about 300 to suit a 20 quid bonnet and make it 30's ? nah mate

[@roberthocking9138]

How would it pass an MOT, without headlights ?

[@oakswamp]

test as presented mate ...people say daylight mot's but its purely testing what is fitted ...very much like no windscreen why would you have wipers ? if you did they must work ...same as lights

[@dwansbo]

Number plate illumination light?

[@oakswamp]

it hasnt lights so it cannot be driven at night or dark conditions hense it doesn't need one....

[@dwansbo]

@@oakswamp Ahhh, so it's no good for a trip to the pub after dark! Daytime drinking only.

[@oakswamp]

@@dwansbo hahahah lights will be added later

[@XoVoX]

I had emailed you a while back and never heard back. Did I punch in your email wrong? It was in reference to the rat.

[@oakswamp]

hi mate im not sure, please try again , thanks [e-mail]

[@dogpaw775]

save the louvres, trim the front instead then get creative.

[@oakswamp]

Have a plan dude ..😉 cheers

[@glennstatham960]

Watching English people trying to build hot rods is hilarious!

[@oakswamp]

not a hot rod mate????

[@glennstatham960]

@@oakswamp No. No, it isn't lol

[@OutlawEdge]

I’m binge watching all your vids! This is an amazing channel bro! 👍😮 love the fab and awesome projects! SUBBED!!!! ARCO-MN OUTLAW CUSTOMS ( outlaw edge KZbin channel)

[@oakswamp]

cheers dude ...👍