On a break right now during the Graveyard shift at 03:55am, can't think of anything better to do with my time but watch this man bring back a car from the grave. 😁

I can't think of anything better to do on a Saturday night In Melbourne Australia than watch someone work on their Lotus.

Most underrated car channel on KZfaq.. Might be the best edited out of the bunch. Amazing video as always bud..

Soup's back on the Menu 👍

You should spray all the parts golden, because most of them you built yourself and they are worth of gold for you. Very relaxing watching your creations.

I feel your pain, I'm 5 years in an S1 rebuild......took me 2 weeks just to assemble the doors and get the to fit properly.

That shallow DOF is beautiful! Your videos man.. they're just as much a work of art as what you're building.

I love that you wanted the visual metaphor of something arriving in the post, but that it didn't fit through your letterbox, so you tore it apart, shoved it through the letterbox, then "reassembled" it afterwards. Bravo, this is magnificent story telling!

Music absolutely on point in this video. Bravo.

You read my mind! I was just checking to see if you’d uploaded any more vids!!!

I won't hit the like button on my way out. Already hit it on the way here.

Changed 5 living locations in past 4 lotus years, but these videos makes me feel home. 😊

Arming bushes is one of my favorite things.

You are the dude!

I'm so excited to see new Esprit content.

Saturday morning surprise. Thank you!

He's back... legend

By far my favorite series on KZfaq right now.

Your welding has come along way - excellent work. Keep up the momentum, it will be worth it!

Yay! New episode. You're the best, George.

Keep up the good work! Can't wait to see the Esprit get back on the road.

Great to see you back at the Esprit again George. You really have the patience of a saint and the willpower of a sweet tooth trying to get through Lent 😂 Be great to see you getting closer to the paint booth with the main car body. I'm sure Gareth will guide you well.

I am loving this build! Thank you SO much for sharing this entire process! All the best, M-

"Just a little tidy up of the casting before it gets painted"... now there's a rabbit hole! 😅

Great OCD as always George!!! I share your passion for detail.

I like that Ice and Fire track, I think Dominic Chimnea used it also on his channel. Great episode as always!

Beautiful episode George, poetry in motion.

Great seeing the Lotus again!

Nice welding on the new bush housings, i got exactly same auto vice, brilliant bit of kit, thanks for another classic vid.

Quality as ever. Progress is happening!

It's your fault that I have a new vinyl top for my Miata and a brand new rivet gun, waiting for a clear shot of a few hours with a direct line to a teenager's pair of helping hands. Thanks for the energy you bring to our own projects!

These are fun videos to watch mate.

Ah, good way to start Saturday.

Much awaited much appreciated looking forward to excellent work as always from you.

Your script writer, videographer, executive producer, director, special effects department and video editor must be collectively very critical because you have yet to provide anything but excellent content - thank you for sharing.

И снова Лотус😍 вот это праздник☺️

Mate, you made the right call. Fix it, get it running, enjoy it. There is always an excuse for interesting side project like a 15mm dimple 🤣

Great update. Progress! I'm sure you'll have it done by the end of the year, George!

Those lower control arms look almost identical to delorean LCAs, not surprising since lotus did the engineering work for the delorean. What some delorean owners do to their original LCAs, is weld a plate on the bottom of them to strengthen them up. I knew a couple guys that had their original arms tear.

A pleasure to watch, as always. Such a uniquely filmed channel, your time, effort and creativity is much appreciated 🙏

Thanks love it

so amazing, if only I'd had time and energy left after work. Used to do this to old Honda SS-50 bikes as a kid and have a 205 GTI waiting in shed for this treatment. Jealous 😄

Simple/straightforward cars...........but they fight you all the way (every screw/pipe clamp/bolt/bush either rusted or perished......). Unbelievable cars mind you (I've got an Excel, not quite in the same league but the fighting you thing is the same.

Greatly disappointed that the trolley was on wheels and not tracks so it could go down the stairs. Kidding, of course. Great video as always George.

AMAZINGNES!!!

"The Dude Abides", thanks.

Love that letterbox bit ,oh! and nice stainless tube work 😁

Welding in waxed cotton.....love it

Nice progress 👏. Don't forget that the sleeves that you welded into the lower control arm will shrink slightly where the weld bead runs around it, do yourself a favour and relieve it slightly inside the sleeves at the ends with a file or the die grinder to make it easier to press in the bushings .

Nice work again..a lot of progress..more steps forward and it’s done!!

Nice, like the short video even if I want more.

Ah, back to the Esprit!

Let's GO!

Soup... check. Esprit.... check. Progress... check. ✌✌✌✌👍

Look, I lived through the 90s and aughts in the States. We do not need more Bushes being armed. 😂

i hate casting rash with a passion, so where ever possible i get rid of it.. nice seeing someone else do that :) then i throw it through the vapour blaster so that i can get it all looking uniform. (i know right) Love your attention and time you are taking. Pushing forward hard is the only way. :) x

Unfortunately that was another short one. I would love to see much more longer videos, that’s how much I like your channel. That calmness with a great sense of humor is relaxing and sounds almost professional. But with dedication, an eye for detail and proper rust removal and protection to prevent it from coming back. I think I would have chosen for epoxy powder coating and a polyurethane finish. But again Love this channel and would like longer videos. Good luck with the rebuild 💪

The king of stop motion is back!😄 Only thing that I am worried about with this talk of lightening stuff is it seems Lotus already were on the structural edge and sometimes over it with their components? Personally I would add gussets and worry more about rigidity than saving maybe …20kg tops if you add it up? But your videos are a joy to watch and nobody else does breakdown and renovation animations like you👍

Will it submerge? Missiles? I had the little toy 007 Esprit.

Passion

I really enjoy your videos. I owned a new Series II Europa and . . . .Well, Good Luck with your build; I feel your pain brother. The trials and tribulations of owning a Lotus

We are also witnessing the creation of, what will be, the nicest Espirit on the planet 🌎 😎👍🏆

спасибо, как всегда было увлекательно наблюдать. всего доброго.

If a man with your luck can make any progress at all, any project is within the realm of possibilities for anyone!

Honestly , is there a more relaxing automotive channel to watch and sip your coffee to Sat morning? I think not.

Good man yourself GK

Is that a London grammar instrumental track? Nice

brilliant as always, maybe you can turn up the volume, because I have everything on max and it is still quite quiet . . . . ... thanks

Good decision to finally want to finish the project

5:20 I think your welding has improved quite a bit. Not that I’m the pro. I hope mine gets as good as yours.

Oil and dirt kept that part like new 🤗👍🇮🇪

Ya boy 😎

Welding is really good these days

Good Luck! Owned one for 12 years. Had the body off TWICE Repaired virtually everything on that Incompetently Built thing at least twice. Far better to look at than to drive or God Forbid : OWN>

Would love to see Sreten videos (M539 restorations) with these dude camera shots magic. It would be true and magnificent work of art.

VIPER, VIPER AND VIPER!!

Ah yes, Lotus content, just what the Dr. ordered.

Great stuff George.. That solid bar you replaced? Chapman wouldn’t have allowed such a thing unless it was absolutely necessary?? Although not a suspension component it reminds me of a torsion bar…. Without the torsion element.. maybe a compromise for engine ‘frame’ rigidity… or something Chapman would have approved of a ‘cheap’ fix for a rigidity issue? Just seems but strange that one. R-Tech for the win regards welding ..

HAH! LOOOOTUS! LOOOOTUS!LOOOOOOOTUHHS!!...hy George!

Greetings :)

Thank you, cool to see you are making progress on the Lotus. Been watching the videos since the W123 'surfboard' Mercedes and the Range Rover restoration. Great cimenatic and storytelling experience, thank you. And a thought or two came up during this video, for your careful consideraton of course. But I might as well share the thoughts, hopefully to your benefit, that is the idea anyway. But how about taking on a dedicated (freelance) Lotus restoration Project Manager to see things through, so you can focus on your prep work and the video production side of things? Also, have you perhaps considered organising a subscriber/contributor day for 'the heavy lifting', when the Lotus body needs to move? And as an idea, maybe the wider car community where you are, can also help out to see this Lotus restoration through. Thinking of the drift car scene, for instance. Alexi from the Noriyaro YouTiube channel, recently has made a great drift scene video, that what's inspired this idea. Thank you very much once again, the restored Lotus in tow behind the Sprinter campervan build, now that is an awesome, future sight to behold ☺👏

Don’t you dare rush that build (we want as many videos as you can put out)

Many suspension parts on a Delorean looks nearly identical to these Esprit parts :Rear trailing arms, front upper and lower control arms.

I think your upper control arms look exactly like my Fiero's upper suspension arms. Is my Fiero trying to be a Lotus? 😂

If KZfaq has taught me anything, you should go to SEMA, car would be done in a week 😉

the Title should be ... "How to NOT restore a Car (Lotus Esprit) when you fiddle around with way too much other Stuff" In the time YOU started this Series I restored TWO .... DUE... 2 ... CARS and now aiming for the next one. The same attention to Details and everything else. BUT - I don't make YT Videos and fiddle around with other Projects. AND I even travel for my Job, so I miss Weeks sometimes where I cannot work on my Projects.

Just for the contrast and the uniqueness: keep it white-ish 😁 you build a solitaire, don't you?

Hurry up and fing wait the soundtrack of the 21st century .....wanted a wheel laced on the enfield ...3 months ffs

I’m getting concerned that you may just get it done this year ! Take your time …….

I keep expecting to see Morph walk into shot spanner in hand . I guess cos it's Ireland that should be Murph.

:o)❤

You have an interesting voice, have you tried singing? Southern rock, maybe? You'd be a good fit for ZZ TOP.

I wonder what the weight is in dirt and rust the car carries around?

Its high time fella. Get it finished. NOW.

Is there any other sport car on the planet that has U-joints on the drive shafts?

Arm the bushes!

Looks like some of the original Lotus welding is a bit Uhm.....ordinary !

if he worked on the lotus as much as spends time on editing the videos, he'd be done by now

12:20 Stirred, not shaken...

Watching the imminent start of WW3 or chill the fuck out with my man Soup? Easy. Ps great tunes thanks