VTEC Austin ALLEGRO Continues to Take Shape!

[@jimmcdonald5721]

Best part of a Sunday evening

[@chrispy104k]

For someone who is particular about fabrication, handing over that role to someone else to do is a leap of faith. Hats off to you Nat for having faith that someone else can do the job to the same quality (or better) as yourself. I've watched that happen in a place where I work and he feels like he is going from a Rooster to a feather duster.

[@rocklover7437]

Worked at JCT 600 in the late 70,s who sold Rolls Royce, Bentley,s , Porsche and Ferrari. Everywhere Rolls and Bentley's used lead they rotted . Apparently it was down to not washing the flux from solder tinning with soapy water and solvent like panel wipe before applying the lead .The flux rotted the steel .Maybe the flux used for solder tinning is different these days and not acid based . Porsche sensibly recommended the use of inert epoxy primers and fillers . We also used Upol D filler which is reinforced with aluminium flakes for high adhesion across multiple substrates. Even today i still use Upol D after all these years because it never lets me down .

[@rocklover7437]

3M FC Epoxy Metal Filler lead substitute

[@mikewa2]

Stu needs a plaque somewhere on that Jag having devoted some of his life to its reincarnation

[@stephenscholes4758]

Aston Martin used to put the bloke who built the individual engine a plaque on it

[@uliwehner]

@@stephenscholes4758 as does AMG

[@Braveheart7914-idfl]

Sunday complete ☕️on feet up let’s see what progress has been made this week 😉👍🏻

[@michaelharrison1093]

Lotus = add lightness Jaguar = add lead

[@dbsax2]

Another very interesting video! And isn’t the paint quality on the blue/white Escort exceptional! One of the very finest channels on YT!👍🏻👍🏻

[@philtucker1224]

I’ve never seen a mk1 escort with that amount of quality paintwork applied to it. Quite surreal.

[@keithhilton1564]

That was very honest of you Nat, if some one can do it better then why not.

[@koolkar55]

Australia is just coming up the late spring & into summer so don't pull the t-shirts off the shelf yet. When you guys are wearing Hoodies we're in t-shirts & shorts.

[@davidyates748]

Sterling work again chaps, thanks for sharing!

[@keithfarrell3370]

The best thing on a Sunday evening

[@marknorman1084]

Hi Cal and Nat. Just catching up with my weekly dose of the excellent retropower uncut episodes and clicked on retropower allegro image search, and clicked on the fb image of the silver allegro render. To my surprise a couple of pics down in the related images bellow is a sketch that I’ve drawn of a Restomod Princess. I remember watching an episode with cal with a group of old cars and a Princess was one of them which partly inspired my sketch. Don’t know why my image came up in the search but wondered if you had seen it

[@155andRising]

Good to see Nat taking precautions with the Safety Squints 😑😂

[@LaPetitWookiee]

There was a Punk band called Consumed from Nottingham back in the Nineties. They had a song called ‘Tw*t called Morris’. So for the last… however long it’s been, every time the lads come to ‘Morris’, I can’t help calling out ‘Tw*t called…’.

[@jabberwockytdi8901]

For classic car wiper arms always get the wedgelok type, if possible, rather than the type that just clip on. The clip-on ones suffer from spline wear and the arms flap around, particularly at higher speeds, whereas the wedgelok type stay firm.

[@EdgyNumber1]

The engine on the Allegro seems rather forward of the front axle line. I'd love to see the weight and balance figures on this. A Quaife ATB diff will be an absolute must on this.

[@byronmills5952]

The Honda underpinnings are virtually unchanged other than the rear floor being cut and shut to fit the Allegro wheelbase, therefore the engine is as forward of the front axle line as standard Integra Type R.

[@jerehada]

Allegro chassis had the engine further back lol

[@stephenscholes4758]

Look at the Lancia Fulvia or Alfasud....well-forward and iconic handlers

[@ivoman7]

I think everyone there is happy with their specific job-position. I don't think anyone is sick of looking at any of the cars there. Careful with taking comments on KZbin's comment sections serious. A.I. can be a b*tch. Cheers.

[@lemmy9996]

Loving the paint scheme on Kumar/Coomer 😁

[@waiateruati]

Best way to start my week👍🏾 it’s Monday morning here in NZ so great video to watch while having breakfast. Thanks Retropower.

[@sishabadab6570]

Condolences on your govt..

[@yokel_honda]

Might be a bit late, but the MK1 CRV (RD1) AC compressor is a nice compact unit. Being a B series it'll bolt right up to the B18.

[@mikephelan563]

Being an old school sparky, we used to wipe lead cable joints with a mole skin rag, not sure if any moles were actually used in the making of the rag.

[@miketucker7466]

An art that very few can do today

[@davideckford2415]

My Sunday is complete now 😂

[@markwalton8644]

Roast Dinner, Bottle of Red and Retropower, does it get much Better than this😊 Oh and Harry's Garage😅

[@marty3469]

Enjoying the show guy, great work. I done a wiper mod on my mk1 Escort van using fiesta mk2 wiper arms that have the same spline which have the hook location for the blade and used those aero blades , just offering an idea.

[@JasonSimonSmith]

OMG the poor, poor Stratos customer must have an IMMENSE amount of patience .. like jeepers H mate.. wow !

[@stuartcudlip223]

As always lads brilliant content👍🏻

[@dominiccox8294]

Excellent job lads

[@amraceway]

Love how these guys knock over a car build in a weekend for a couple of grand.

[@MrBurnie8]

For the lead shaper we used to call it a posser 😊

[@tombennett4199]

21:34 Nat, whilst your hot zinc metal spray looks fantastic, what sort of protection process would you recommend for somebody restoring a car in their garage. From bare metal to finish paint? Tom.

[@Anderzander]

Love how the DVLA check on the number plate lists the manufacturer ❤

[@seanandersen5752]

Do all these cars just end up on a q plate

[@Anderzander]

@@seanandersen5752​​⁠ The IVA (individual vehicle approval) process gets them registered as a new car. For the Stratos that’s pretty simple - not sure what they do with the Allegros though..

[@hattontoma]

Interesting and educational as always 👍 How's the grass track car coming along Nat?

[@micheltebraake7915]

The lack of space puzzle with the Allegro to get everything into the engine compartment.

[@Jonathan_Doe_]

Only just grasped how close the supercharger is to the drivers seat headrest in the Stratos rep. The whine must be pretty brutal!

[@MatthewPoxon]

Question: Your metal finishing process with zinc metal spray, primer and raptor. What to you do regarding tubular components like wishbones to prevent corrosion inside the tube?

[@chrischallis4240]

Wow..! That’s a lot of leading and finishing work on that Jag..!..Weight ?

[@jerehada]

Can’t hold a skills candle to RP but something about the whole process that makes me think if it makes sense, after all that hammer and dolly work you stick a load of messy led to then begin filing down.

[@stevepayne750]

Two escorts and two integra thingos. Four clients? Three? How did you come by two of each?

[@hynes64]

Please show a video of the stratos being tested. Sooo want to hear that being put through its pases.

[@jayaircon]

Loving the Allegros! One question; the Porsche 911 has two of those condenser coils, will having just 1 be enough to condenser the refrigerant adequately?

[@TazR6]

Coming to the end of the road on a glut of builds all at once. I am looking forward to seeing what replaces them. On the Mustang, is it shadow, or is the leading edge of the passenger door sitting proud? The driver's door is totally flush, but the passenger side not so much.

[@SharpblueCreative]

Question is will your Allegro be finished before Johnny Smiths stealth build?

[@commonasmuck1234]

Things seem to have gone strangely quiet on Jonny’s Allegro.

[@alistairallan1178]

Why don't you ever put the six clock dash in your MK 1 escorts? All RS escorts had them even the 1300 GT, twin cams and 1300E. So cool

[@davidyates748]

They weren't very good ergonomically though, the steering wheel obscures the additional gauges most of the time. A very cheap solution from Ford at the time.

[@GuyChapman]

Dry sump tanks: yeah. Short of casting them you’re not going to get close by any other method. Wiper arms: LOL! You are Project Binky and I claim my five pounds. Land Cruiser: possibly my favourite build ever. Tremendously sympathetic to the original, I would love to see Toyota’s take on this. Have you talked to them?

[@maxakarudy]

I bet the back end of the Jag has dropped a few inches after that lead treatment🤠

[@TERRYB0688]

Would be interesting to know the thinking around mating the Honda and Allegro together, wonder why they where chosen

[@begachka]

was wondering that as well

[@ianbates1312]

Have you thought about making plastic wheel arch liners for any of your cars (to protect from the obvious) and road noise

[@gordyl9247]

Check out the ford transit custom 2022 clap hands wiper system ,very slick

[@mikejames5590]

Is the Morris going out with the Halfords DAB aerial in the window 🤨

[@marcjudge680]

What do you think the final KERB WEIGHTS on the INTEGRO. Higher than anticipated or hopefully lower. Looking forward to seeing how it handles, to a sorted integra. Great builds and vids as always 👌

[@mattyj624]

Hi lads, are you🎉 going to put a heat shield or webbing on the headers on the allegro?

[@philtucker1224]

The leading and zincing all sounds very toxic? (Is there any health risks involved?)

[@rodpym2051]

Given the monetary and aesthetic value of your creations, have you considered using blind spot warning rear view mirrors?

[@fredericrike5974]

Ned, one of my unfavorite jobs on an E Type was anything to do with the rear brake pads- is there any way to open that access behind the seats to help that? Many E Type owners would run the rear brakes to ruin- only adding a couple of discs to the cost but lots of pain in the disassembly .

[@sresto7943]

nealetin solder paste for anyone looking for leading.

[@ynot5105]

Talking about the BLUE E Type....whatever has happened to it, or is that one of the projects, being parked, till further notice? I can't remember...

[@retropowercars]

had to be paused at customer request

[@moonface978]

I wonder what’s going to be filling the massive void

[@user-kd2lg4od1c]

What brand/model Lazer cutter are you using on interior parts?

[@WesW3187]

Gee those Morris wipers are prominent aren’t they.

[@kenjohnson6338]

Jag... wheels grow on you.. .

[@jagvette1]

When did door pane;ls become door cards, I always knew them as door panels, you refer to all the other parts as panels and surely you should afford the same courtesy to the DOOR PANELS.

[@rennkafer13]

Door panel vs door card is a US vs British nomenclature from my experience. I've always called them door panels here in the US, but all of my British coworkers (and the lone Kiwi) called them door cards.

[@davidsolloway9349]

Like # 16 !

[@denis9450]

Still would have liked to have seen the Allegro stretched in length and width to suit the Honda

[@shaunsheep8252]

Me too, I really don’t think those arches suit the look. Would be so much nicer to have it widened so it still has the standard look to it

[@user-kd2lg4od1c]

Did you find a qualified pinstriper?

[@guywadsworth3637]

Could you adapt your zinc sprayer to spray lead

[@jerehada]

Hehe

[@engineer6250]

What happened to the Jensen work?

[@stephenscholes4758]

It's owner went broke and halted the project. Mentioned 3-4 months back.Sad as it was magnificent

[@neilperry2224]

Still think you should call it the Allaggro.

[@FstopPicturesByAlunDavies]

My question is, can anyone turn an engine into a sump if it was was not built that way by the factory. Eg. Let’s see someone had an early fiat spider. Wet sump. And u wanted to put in a Alfa bus so v6 but it’s to tall with the oil pan Could u switch to a dry sump so u had engine clearance and ground clearance Hope im wording that correctly

[@rennkafer13]

Some are easier than others, but yes, you can convert most any engine from wet to dry sump. All it takes is money and time.

[@michaelstark9485]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@johnwade1095]

Cosworth make a dry sump K20.

[@Ben-in6qh]

I bet you guys are sick of the sight of half of those cars 😂

[@stevewood588]

Should Stu been wearing a mask while filing the lead on the Jaguar ?

[@RPM.Retropower_Marc]

Stu is a robot