Wow, thank you for all those kind words about my videos; they have been a lovely surprise! I'm glad you appreciate all the car nerdiness I've unleashed on KZfaq. My thick Italian accent has proved a pretty divisive subject: some see it as a sign of authenticity, like you, while others just can't bear it! Well, you can't please everyone... Cool video; keep 'em coming!
@OliverPickardКүн бұрын
You definitely can't please everyone and little good has ever been achieved from trying. Even I get the odd comment about my accent haha
@user-fn1df5lr8yКүн бұрын
Excellent video guys, thanks very much.
@kizzmiaz2 күн бұрын
Modify the rear lights. I think round lights like the Lancia Stratos or the 3 section mk1 Cortina would fit well with the style of the car. Just my opinion. I'm totally with you regarding the arbitrary deadlines, I hate them, they add nothing and have destroyed more than one car/bike TV shows by over working staff and burn out. I much rather see a project built properly over time like this and project Binky. Luckily KZfaq lends itself far better to long term projects than TV production schedules would allow.
@OliverPickard2 күн бұрын
There is an earlier GTM that has cortina lights and you are quite right they look fantastic but don't quite fit the feel of the mosquito, I've already bought some new old stock lights and they are 👌🏼 perfect
@greengrowcer24192 күн бұрын
Best father and son collab I've seen in a very long time...loving it gents!!!
@gafrers2 күн бұрын
Cirque Du Mosquito 😁😁👌👌 Great work and attention to details as always. Love the talk about seam sealer, paint, steel-it interaction. Almost no one else thinks about that or mentions it. The Pond is Magnificent
@gregophall90042 күн бұрын
I can't wait to see the body design of the Mosquito. I really appreciate a custom car like yours.
@lawrence51172 күн бұрын
The pond is looking good now. Bentley was certainly enjoying chasing the ball. Though there is still a lot to go it's all coming together well. Thanks to you all.
@Mk2fSaloon2 күн бұрын
Was talking in work recently about old robust furniture and how its all hand made by proper carpenters, made to last and sturdy as heck!! My example was as follows: "theres a guy on youtube, he uses an old french table on tiny wooden casters to put a car hes building on top of" Swear, every time i see it being used it makes me grin and chuckle inside a little at the thought of other KZfaq and their sponser supplied 2 post lifts etc 🤭
@matthewweinle86392 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@OliverPickard2 күн бұрын
Thank you 🙏🏼
@juscozcustoms2 күн бұрын
Looking awesome. Did you remember the clutch line before painting it?
@OliverPickard2 күн бұрын
@@juscozcustoms yup 👍🏼
@juscozcustoms2 күн бұрын
@@OliverPickard excellent
@geoffburrill98502 күн бұрын
I missed what primer you are using. I used epoxy 1k paint for Bodysnatcher when I had it.
@OliverPickard2 күн бұрын
Just a cheap acrylic because it'll all be coming off later, the finished body will get epoxy
@jayinmi37062 күн бұрын
So, is Steel-It heavier than say, epoxy primer even tho it's lighter than undercoating? lol
@OliverPickard2 күн бұрын
Yes although there's not a lot in it and of course epoxy primer is primer so it still needs painting afterwards but it's good stuff and probably what we'll use on the finished body
@Eightballracing8883 күн бұрын
Hi. Car coming on. Envy you're relationship with you're dad Please post a link to you're other channels.
@OliverPickard2 күн бұрын
Thank you. It's in the description, second link down
@andyjrichie67093 күн бұрын
Coming along nicely now Looks great,
@OliverPickard3 күн бұрын
It will when it's all together
@Al-os2cg3 күн бұрын
I was surprised at how seemingly little over spray was hanging in the air, Im no expert but I’ve sprayed parts of my kit car in a single garage, with dust sheets hanging from the ceiling, I had a lot of spray in the air but worked out ok.
@elopingantalope35093 күн бұрын
Props to that table
@mortenvigjensen41943 күн бұрын
Are you building a race or road car? No Stone Chip Protection, i think you be sorry. your floor sounds like an empty oil drum. and you will hear every stone you pick up, not to mention you will have to repair the paint once a year, Even if you add 10 kg on the weight it is added at the lowest point in the car
@cam30023 күн бұрын
Whilst not a KZfaqr, I have had my Lotus Europa chassis hanging from the celling for over a year.
@DarkSalome3 күн бұрын
What a BEAUTIFUL pond! I love watching the two of you. It is such a wonderful energy.
@johnwaga37023 күн бұрын
A highly entertaining video and what a fantastic garden!
@erickvond68253 күн бұрын
In reference to your statement about hanging project cars from the ceiling, you may want to check out @CarsAndCameras. They've been doing that for quite some time with their drag rail.
@jamiedowden3373 күн бұрын
I think you should cut the light boxes out and fit more aesthetically pleasing ones already cutting and adding things, what's one extra 😂
@flintlock_glockTJR3 күн бұрын
All that MIG welding with no gloves. Your dad is so Metal. 🤘🤘
@flintlock_glockTJR3 күн бұрын
P.S. When painting larger areas like the bottom of the floor pans, going close to perpendicular direction of travel between coats will help to prevent tiger striping. Looking great!
@scottsprague99743 күн бұрын
A car on a kitchen table 😮
@dlux7033 күн бұрын
As a veteran fiberglass fabricator, I must disagree with your impulse to paint the body, because when it comes time to modify the existing composite and add flares, structural reinforcement, or whatever, you will not get a good bond anywhere without stripping away ALL of this current "impulse", as well as any previous coating accumulated on the shell. At the very least, you might have painted it with simple latex that is easily strippable and rinseable when the time comes. Anyway, the inevitable consequences will provide at leat 2 episodes of content when you are ready to make the body strong enough and appropriately shaped for its role/tasks.
@OliverPickard2 күн бұрын
It's just a water based primer. The body has some spider cracks so the gel coat will have to come off but it helps us see what we are doing for now
@2strokecarbtuningportingin1873 күн бұрын
Once again great job. Thanks for sharing. 👍 hit the like button. Looking foward to upcoming progress
@jussiriihi11823 күн бұрын
you have achieved less irish rally weight reduction and that is a good thing. you prop told us in one of the early vides but will you put a sound system in this and if yes how are you going to make the car water resistant. if enyone says water proff they are a lier. good job with the umbrela we were entertaned,
@OliverPickard2 күн бұрын
The car won't leak I can guarantee that. I don't know about a stereo, I might just chuck a big Bluetooth speaker in it like I do my daily
@rufftime13 күн бұрын
Hanging stuff from the roof is great, i hanging my steering axles from my roof, they weigh over a ton.
@frankygregg86523 күн бұрын
Love the videos, im from Hyndburn, and the accent sounds very local :)
@OliverPickard3 күн бұрын
kind of local 😉
@pureaggressionmotorsports3 күн бұрын
I have noticed you guys really do more talking than working .... really cool cool car just alot of time wasted
@OliverPickard3 күн бұрын
the down side to weekly videos is less progress per video but we got an insane amount of work done in just 2.5 days
@winlinuser3 күн бұрын
What a beautiful garden to work in - or anything else...
@Ralph23 күн бұрын
I think that's the most extreme conditions I've ever seen for paint spraying! Well done for completing it.
@moss62273 күн бұрын
Thanks for the consecutive weekend uploads! You're videos have become an almost scheduled part of my life 😂 your passion for this project keeps me motivated to keep grafting as an Engine builder so that one day I can do this with my Son.
@OliverPickard3 күн бұрын
@@moss6227 You are very welcome 👍🏻
@jimalexander92306 күн бұрын
I keep waiting for you to use your drill press as a mill. I did that for quite a few years, before I could afford a mill.
@christoffer19736 күн бұрын
Those white ones on your wall would look great on your car.
@OliverPickard2 күн бұрын
They would but it's the wrong bolt pattern unfortunately
@rickh69636 күн бұрын
Oh yea, Metric and Imperial mix cars (trucks) are the worst. I have a GMC Yukon that uses a mix and it's always a guessing game as to which wrench/socket fits. Of course is gives me a chance to use my 40 year old Imperial tools, otherwise they just collect Rust. On my 1985 AE86 Toyota Corolla (all metric) I am replacing a lot of the fasteners with stainless steel, I use a place called Bellmetric to source all my hardware. They do ship so if you ever need hardware, I recommend them.
@ronmarkell44367 күн бұрын
What makes the dynamo 6 or 12 volt? Is it the regulator? Is it possible to convert a 6 volt dynamo to a 12 volt by simply changing the regulator?
@OliverPickard7 күн бұрын
No it's the way the dynamo is made
@paulwhite74757 күн бұрын
I do like the way you engineer everything to the lightest option . Id just get the sheet of 3mm plate out of the material pile and avoid tiresome calculations 😂
@OliverPickard7 күн бұрын
The lighter the car is the more it benefits from tiny weight reductions because it's a bigger % compared to the mass of the car so it might seem minor but it'll add up to a perceptible difference and I don't think there's 3mm sheet anywhere on the car
@gollumthewicked8 күн бұрын
Thank you for being so responsive to the community you're fostering here. Also, I just wanted to say at least once that I'm enjoying these videos in a new light. I had to deal with the passing of my father in June, last month. He was only 71 and now unexpectedly not here. While my father was never the gearhead my brother and I became, he supported us 110% and encouraged us to pursue our desires/goals with fervor. Watching you two used to make me happy, but now it makes me extremely happy in a way that's hard to describe. There really isn't much more valuable than our human connection. Some are blessed to be able to find these connections through their blood relationships, and we would do well to cherish those as well as you two seem to. So keep plugging away, and more importantly don't lose sight of the real value, the journey and not the destination.
@OliverPickard7 күн бұрын
I'm so sorry for your loss. It's a wonderful feeling for Dad and I that we can help someone in a way that goes beyond cars and comments like this truly make the videos worth the effort. Thank you so much for your support
@gafrers8 күн бұрын
Great work as always
@andybarrass53628 күн бұрын
Another cracking video, much prefer the shorter more frequent videos.
@user-fn1df5lr8y9 күн бұрын
Hi guys, another good video, thank you. May I suggest that you start each video with a short description of what you are hoping to achieve that week? If you could also explain what you are working on and why/how before each montage, I would be a very happy man. Cheers. Jon.
@user-fn1df5lr8y9 күн бұрын
Andrew just explained the bottom mounting process perfectly!
@BlakeMcBride9 күн бұрын
Always enjoy your craziness. Thanks for sharing all the detail and work you put into this project.
@HitokiriRaiden9 күн бұрын
Loving the build and the fact your dad is helping build it with you makes the car even more special definitely would never sell it if I was you. Its gonna be a blast to drive when its done.
@andrewdavies78169 күн бұрын
I'm currently psyching myself up to installing seats and interior reels into my spitfire. Excellent video and perfect timing!