Project AllegRo - EP8: The K20 Allegro Is On Its Wheels For The First Time!

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Жыл бұрын

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The Allegro is finally on its wheels. What a relief! With most of the rear suspension finished(ish), it's allowed us to bolt the wheels on and get the car off the jig. We can now check lots of vital things, sump & wheel clearance etc, we can also get in to finish off welds and do some cleaning up.
As always, thanks for watching and don't forget to tell me what i did wrong in the comments! :D

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@moonface978 Жыл бұрын

I love that you aren’t radically changing the outside appearance of the body shell

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

That was the goal!

@robertcook2572 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I just can't see the point when they make them look like a hot rod

@Scoots1994 Жыл бұрын

I wonder it the color is going to stay.

@johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын

You know what a ‘sleeper’ is, right? 😂😂

@johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын

Self-sealing bag tank?

@UncleTriangle Жыл бұрын

It's cool to see two radically different approaches to a Honda powered Allegro build (yours and Retro Power's). Both are equally impressive in their own rights.

@KarlAdamsAudio Жыл бұрын

Very impressive filmmaking as well as the engineering and fabrication. Presenting to camera is not an easy skill, and Adam does an excellent job, sharing insights into the thinking behind every decision - a delight to watch.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@jesusjohnny8286 Жыл бұрын

Never wanted an allegro or princess before but suddenly they look wild. Really enjoying these builds.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@E9JMX Жыл бұрын

Know of a 5dr one the exact same colour. Lowered on SAAB 99 Minilites 🔥😅

@Ecosse57 Жыл бұрын

@@FabCoUK excellent work! 400 hp via the front wheels ought to be entertaining. lovely dog btw.

@raychambers3646 Жыл бұрын

Seen one at a garage in axminster devon ,same colour !

@douglasgreen437 Жыл бұрын

@@raychambers3646Harvest Gold..

@IrenESorius Жыл бұрын

I looooove sleeper builds like this,, 🥰 Cheers and thanks from Sweden, for the time and work it takes to share it all. 🍻😎👍‍‍👍‍‍

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@himwiththehair Жыл бұрын

First thought when you wheeled it out was "oh my god that looks cool". Top work as always and thanks for taking the time to update us all

@skylined5534 Жыл бұрын

Same. And the colour (harvest gold?) Makes it for me!

@Rjhs001 Жыл бұрын

"A low Alegro with the wrong size wheels on". That made me laugh and I'm sure Jonny would heartily disagree. Once again, your engineering skills are leaving me totally impressed. I just love the way you work, always planning several steps ahead, always checking, re-checking and then checking again...just wonderful.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

But from the outside that’s exactly what it is, and what was wanted😃

@frazermcintosh2211 Жыл бұрын

Loved the oldskool British instructional video beginning 😂

@chickentonight22 Жыл бұрын

Easily one of my favorite channels now, subscribed!

@Jagermonsta 8 ай бұрын

Good on him for spreading the idea of 'buy local'. I live in Australia and we've watched much of our manufacturing disappear to overseas, only to realise it's worked out to our disadvantage also gimme more allegro pls? :)

@bobbyedal2737 Жыл бұрын

Amazing what you've achieved so far. The technical engineering you've put into the structural side of the build is jaw dropping. And most of which will go unseen once all is done. Looking forward to more of the same. Thanks.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@CourtNewsUK Жыл бұрын

It looks absolutely superb. What a tremendous job!

@oldieman730 Жыл бұрын

Looking good, great stance. Well done

@mariemccann5895 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work, I look forward to the next installment!

@mc4130 Жыл бұрын

I am absolutely in awe of what you are doing here - solving problems all the way. I’m here because of the Jonny link, I’m not a fabricator, or an engineer, but I’m sold! Really hope your still enjoying it, and cannot wait to see the next stages (and the Princess!). Well done, man!

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@localreviewking134 11 ай бұрын

I went to College with a guy who at 17 owned a Vanden Plas 1500, in the weirdest brown (well some was rust). He paid 100 quid for it and has 2 years. Proper cool, even had a radio!

@iankstanley Жыл бұрын

I always loved the shape of the allagro when I was a kid. Love what you are doing with it.

@simonm2092 Жыл бұрын

Awesome progress. Thanks for another update video, great viewing 👍👍👍

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@chrisgarside7974 11 ай бұрын

Great project with impressive approach to the engineering - many thanks for sharing and I’m hooked on this one !

@Mandk1108 Жыл бұрын

This has been a pleasure to watch from first episode. You sir know your shit and it’s nice to see ppl can still do this sort of builds and do it correctly.

@paulmackay6376 Жыл бұрын

Great update, thanks. Love seeing the progress you're making on this build.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@SteveMorton Жыл бұрын

Great progress, thanks as always for sharing all the details and the reasoning behind the way it is being built.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@tonydotnottingham Жыл бұрын

Really loving this build series, both in presentation but also in the progress - thanks for sharing!

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@michaelhodgson3833 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff as usual, doggy's body language says it all, waiting for more "Princess "

@rickfazzini22 Жыл бұрын

Till this video series of the Allegro build I had never seen one, that’s a super cool little car and your doing a fantastic job making it handle as good as it looks👍🏻

@bernardwarr4187 9 ай бұрын

Great stuff, nice build. Setrab nice equipment. Great presentation too

@Android-vk8yh 9 ай бұрын

Still one of the most interesting builds on KZfaq. Can't wait to see more especially as it's the same as my late aunties allegro and has same k20 civic type R engine as my civic 👏 I just want him to go to a car show and burn a GTI off the lights 🤣

@user-yg2vw8cc8c 11 ай бұрын

Looking forward to next video which is soon I hope!! Loving this build

@chrisgarside7974 Жыл бұрын

Properly cool build and outstanding fab skills. Particularly value your thought process explanation and can’t wait to see the finished product.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@simonredfern9501 Жыл бұрын

So much more interesting and real world than throwing money at a project.. And it still looks like an Allegro too... Awesome

@smiley4288 Жыл бұрын

Wow….great presentation on your thought process and work ethic with a hint of humour 👍😎👍

@alexmacdonald4270 Жыл бұрын

I have waited in anticipation for this video, and I wasn’t disappointed, you are truly a genius, it looks so cool already and you wouldn’t know what is under the bonnet. Can’t wait for the next video.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@paulb4uk Жыл бұрын

Superb work so far its coming on nicely .

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@davidyates748 Жыл бұрын

Nice work Adam, the old Agro is looking great!

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mjaymo Жыл бұрын

Fantastic update thank you. Loving your work.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@mlowbridge2988 Жыл бұрын

Keep up the excellent work,can’t wait for the next episode

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

@reddcocker64 Жыл бұрын

Great work. It does look cool. Very understated and that's what makes it cool.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks a bunch!

@l9jjp Жыл бұрын

Fantastic build brilliant engineering very cool

@tallblokesam Жыл бұрын

It's great to see this car coming together, at times it felt like it was likely to be abandoned with V6 fitment trouble, work commitments etc.. I'm sure Jonny is over the moon with the progress and quality of your work. Thanks for the excellent report 👍

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@SimpsonsClassics Жыл бұрын

Excellent update! Love this car/build!

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@RTC057 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant......it pays the bills 😀. Another great episode. Thanks for taking the time to share.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@dunkg73 10 ай бұрын

Love what you’re doing and how you’re doing it. Wish I had a fraction of your capabilities, ingenuity and knowledge. I don’t just see a lowered Agro in the wrong size wheels though. It’s already looking really cool. @CarPervert had a wonderful vision for this and as a team you’re making magic.

@GeorgeEI7KO Жыл бұрын

Looks great. Can't wait to see it progress along.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Me neither

@Ex-Pear-Rocker Жыл бұрын

Awesome work mate, can't wait to see the finished article. Much respect 👍

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

@Ex-Pear-Rocker Жыл бұрын

@@FabCoUK I am a competent mechanic myself, but fabrication is not my forte! I seriously envy and admire your work, keep it up bro.

@andyday1981 Жыл бұрын

Loving this build. And just goes to show you how any car that’s lowered with bigger wheels can look cool. And I personally think that looks proper mint.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

😁

@elgorka5103 Жыл бұрын

It's a pleasure to watch you working, honestly! Bravo! *not to mention films nicely mounted as well. ;)

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@aidencoder Жыл бұрын

I love these videos, the depth is really engaging. They're also oddly relaxing to watch. Thank you! Also sort of wish the build had gone a weird step further and mounted the K20 the other way and gone RWD somehow. I wanna see the AllegRo popping some wheelies.

@admiralswalk6694 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for a great video, I love driving - but that’s it, I have no clue on the components or methods you speak of, a whole new world. Thanks for the insight 👍🏻

@olewurtz7625 Жыл бұрын

Enjoying the build and appreciate the comments about the origin of the oil cooler 👍

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

@neill4133 Жыл бұрын

Awesome fab work, and great presenting on the videos. Really informative 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@TimInertiatic Жыл бұрын

That looks fantastic. Good work 👍🏻

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@ninja12lawbreaker Жыл бұрын

I seriously cannot wait to see this Allegro drive

@robertpatrick3350 Жыл бұрын

Good to see the Princess making a guest appearance in the background

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Now and for years to come most likely 🤣

@seanadams8504 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work Adam a work of Art look forward to the end result great video to detail 👊

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@pda49184 Жыл бұрын

Great work.. Looking forward to the next update on progress.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@pda49184 Жыл бұрын

@@FabCoUK 😅😅😅😅

@themekfrommars 11 ай бұрын

That's looking proper Bo, I tell thee!

@SteffenHansen1973 Жыл бұрын

This is as cool a K2x swap as Mike's Ferrari 308! Thank you for sharing \o/

@Android-vk8yh Жыл бұрын

Very cool that it's a stealth sleeper. Completely different underneath but from the outside it will look all most standard

@BettySwollocks13 Жыл бұрын

Keep em coming, looking great!

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

More to come!

@knobon Жыл бұрын

Knowing the brief is for it to be a sleeper, my first impression of seeing it on its wheels outside is that it is obvious at first glance it's been modified by being lower. But still an awesome build, glad to see its becoming a realisation after all these years.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

The car was originally setup to be higher, but Jonny decided he wanted it lower once he saw the wheel in the arch 😊

@lemmy9996 Жыл бұрын

Coming along well Adam!!👍👍

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻

@mikethomas2138 Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Great update.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@peteredwards7872 Жыл бұрын

Phenomenal work 👏👍

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊

@Nick-Emery 6 ай бұрын

When I was younger I always wanted an allegro with a rover turbo engine in, maybe it’s not possible but it was my dream

@julesb5414 Жыл бұрын

Superb work mate, looking good. Enjoying watching you engineer this build. Someone else favouring an E46 as their daily - parked out front your garage :)

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Peak era 3 series!

@spotfreefinish Жыл бұрын

You're awesome, awe-inspiring amazing geezer! 😊

@tigran86 Жыл бұрын

Craaaig Davis is now an iconic thing to utter. Keep up the great work, can’t wait to see this slice of beige making some epic choo-choo noises.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

On it!

@stevie007 Жыл бұрын

Total admiration 👌

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@watsom31 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work 👏

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks ✌️

@andybegbie8553 Жыл бұрын

Yiiipppphhheeeee, glad to see your back 😊

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Me too!!

@richardchubb3917 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this car

@stephenedwardsnewell1715 Жыл бұрын

Gwan Johnny you are definitely ah mad professor 💎🤛🏿💯, please put some ICE in 💯

@stephenedwardsnewell1715 Жыл бұрын

The Guys are called Studio incar the owner Carl is a mad scientist like you truss 🤛🏿

@memsybabe Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see someone extend the body shell on one of these to make it look more like the original concept sketches. Something more like an Alfa Sprint. But that's a huge undertaking... (not that what you're doing isnt 😁) Loving your work so far.

@ralphmillais5237 Жыл бұрын

Light, Strong, Cheap. Pick any two, you cannot have all three.

@LewisCollard Жыл бұрын

I was already partial to an Allegro (don't judge) but even with my weird biases aside, that actually looks cool. Fantastic work and so sleeperific :D

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

That was the plan!

@johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын

Me too. Had an old banger for 3 years in early 80s, was comfy and gave me no trouble.

@LewisCollard Жыл бұрын

@@johnnunn8688 jealous that you owned one! I just think they look nice (but I was 30 until I realised most people didn't eat kiwi fruits with the skin on - I understand I am not a normal person). Interesting how it'd be a "banger" at that point - early 80s would have made the oldest of them about 10 years old. Cars just aged differently back then I think.

@johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын

@@LewisCollard, think I paid £400, deffo a banger. Modern cars are often soulless lumps but they do last far longer.

@williamwoods8022 Жыл бұрын

I used to own a 1980 Allegro 1750 TC Equipe which was an excellent reliable and quick car for its day - I would still have owned that car today if it wasn't written off in an accident caused by an idiot driver - it went for scrap in excellent condition apart from the accident damage as I looked after it. We also had a 1978 Allegro 1500 LE in the family at the same time which was also a very reliable and excellent car as well - both of these models of Allegro are very rare now. I always came back to my Equipe anywhere it was parked with people looking at it and in it and asking me about that car - you never got that with any other "normal" cars such as the Allegro.

@neilperry2224 9 ай бұрын

Cool build retro have got two on the go, with integra typeR chassis.

@envoycdx Жыл бұрын

It looks great :)

@matzo2217 Жыл бұрын

Looking awesome - can I suggest this must have a Choady Shifter, with the knob nestling within a gaiter made from the seat fabric ! go on Jonny !

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

I’m not sure he’d have much chance of changing gear 😅

@nickmassey9104 Жыл бұрын

Some old bloke has badly parked his allegro outside your unit came to mind initially . Great progress

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

🤪

@TruckerMRB Жыл бұрын

Excellent...Top man at his trade..

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

😃

@johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын

Call me a weirdo but I always liked the look of the Allaggro. Had one, early 80s, 1750L I think. Gave me no trouble except one sussy line burst but was driveable home and cheap and easy to fix. Had it 3 years.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Never been a car I’ve liked the look of unfortunately 😅

@johnnunn8688 Жыл бұрын

@@FabCoUK such a shame that we don’t all have the same opinion. However, you can’t help being wrong. 😂🤣

@haydendemenezes2460 Жыл бұрын

Finally an update! Been a while and forgot about the project.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

How could you forget?!

@gf845 Жыл бұрын

I daily a K20. Brilliant choice.

@Scoots1994 Жыл бұрын

Getting all pro now with the "Oh! Hi there!" opening :)

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

😎

@robdrew6423 Жыл бұрын

Looks ace, great progress so far and excellent work, needs a roof rack! :-)

@mattclayton9165 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this build. Looks great at this height. When I win the lottery I’m going to bring you a bag of cash and an Austin Maxi for you to work similar magic. Proper.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@darrenmeddings7484 Жыл бұрын

Love this 👏🏼👏🏼💪🤜🏻

@deangaryjames Жыл бұрын

Been waiting for an update, lots been done behind the scenes, coming along nicely and back on it's wheels, personally , ride height looks too low for a sleeper, but i'm sure that will get tweaked later as interior weight is added etc, keep up the good work!

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

That's the plan!

@chadderton Жыл бұрын

15:54 was the icing on a great video. 🤣

@grantlouw3182 Жыл бұрын

Coming on good. I do hope you going to have a good solid skid plate protecting the sump.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

I hope so!

@tim205Mi Жыл бұрын

I know I’ve said it before but great fab work, enjoying these vids 👍🍺

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@nicklewis2734 8 ай бұрын

Awesome stuff. When all this is over and Jonny gets this car. It would be great if you built another one to your specifications… 👍🏾

@dcallan812 Жыл бұрын

Nice work 2x👍

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thank you! X2

@MrBusaPhil Жыл бұрын

Well I was one of the first to say that Escort Rack ain’t gonna. But the LHD version as someone else mentioned would. Looking good and gonna be so sweet.

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@mpglass8560 Жыл бұрын

looks good keep up the good work

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@KrustyRustySalvage Жыл бұрын

Looks completely awesome

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@KrustyRustySalvage Жыл бұрын

Wheels look perfect

@paulw103 Жыл бұрын

I really hope Jonny shares the final bill for this build! I’m fascinated to know what it’s going to come in at……We won’t tell his wife, honest 😊 Great video as usual, love this series 👍

@FabCoUK Жыл бұрын

Thanks, but I doubt that’ll happen!

@rickburnout666 9 ай бұрын

They got made better when they were fitted with a rover 3.5 litre engine and rear wheel drive like my friends one had in the 80's, it really became a real Sport when racing around Lydden Circuit and was just a little bit faster than the old 1750 engine was 😅 It decimated Capris at the traffic lights