Defenders Northwest LLC has been been accused of running a multi-year fraudulent restoration scheme. A 63 page lawsuit naming Defenders Northwest LLC, Brian Hall and Michele Hall, and AUTOHOME USA has been filed and can be accessed here or through an online search.

Defenders Northwest LLC has been been accused of running a multi-year fraudulent restoration scheme. A 63 page lawsuit naming Defenders Northwest LLC, Brian Hall and Michele Hall, and AUTOHOME USA has been filed and can be accessed here or through an online search.

6:08 "... have been told to do this kind of stuff to make things look pretty and not for the sake of lightness." video cuts to the scale display showing 21gr less as before 😂

great video, not sure about the green, might look good on print out on paper but in reality on the road? IMO: lotus cirrus white.

Congratulations on 100! You've come a long way in five years. Happy as always to queue up the latest GTK and relax for a watch.

Reference experience (not related to suspension work) - In general, Blaster vs WD40, higher heat and cheater bar. I have a 1973 Fiat 124 Spider1600, I installed full Ansa exhaust system on in 1975. It was wreaked with front end body damage about 1980. Car sat (indoors) and still does. I bought a cherry unrusted and damaged, 1971 like the 73, about 2016. Hay I'll put that Ansa system on the 1971... Working off and on, I removed the system up to the header 4 to 2 slip joint. This was easy up to that point, i.e. "some" amount of movement by twisting and flexing of system pieces. At the point of the last 2 to 1 section / 4 to 2 header slip joint, not much working space and only one direction to remove, straight down. Soaked joint with WD40, various lube products, Blaster and heat from Propane torch, pounded and beat off and on for a year... Finally decided heat source was not sufficient. Bought a HVAC Acetylene torch. Continued as above, to the point of "If you don't come off this time", I am cutting you off! Low and behold finally, with better, higher heat, I beat the dam thing loose and it hit the floor! Unbelievable, after 42 years, the system was completely removed. Factory nickel coating on the headers was a little rough, so I had the headers and the 2 to 1 portion aluminum coated. Painted the balance with high temp and installed on the 71. Moral, persistence and more heat. Blaster does seem to penetrate (sometimes) much better than other products. Ps, no sponsorship involved.

That was wonderful.

Fucking amazing.

This is great entertainment as well as inspirational. Keep doing what you are doing as it matters and is important to see skills and dedication like this on display for everyone to see.

PLEASE DO NOT PAINT the stainless! It is gorgeous, and it needs to get oxygen in order to build up the layer of chromium dioxide that prevents stainless from rusting.

Master piece of work. God bless you

Please make the posters. I would like to put one up in our 1930’s house

Definitely keep it white! Looks so good! Keep up the great work!

Started with Esprit but ended up falling for the Elise. But if you love James Bond, it's a collectable worth having.

Man, the production in these videos is way beyond that of most TV shows, you really are a man of many many talents, I’m in awe…

How does one go about acquiring a Soup Classic pump nozzle decal? My 3rd gen 4Runner is asking…

White suits the car! You could always wrap it in any lurid green of your choice & get the best of both worlds.

COF! cof1 ! IM LATE!! IM LATE!! SOOOORRRYYY!!! GEOOOOORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGE!!!!1

Great progress, George! 👍👍

Coincidentally i have just watched this video while killing time sitting in an Esprit V8 in the glorious sunshine while i wait for my son. I really want to see this car finished but like everyone else enjoy the rebuild videos.

the lotus is making progress! I recently got myself a powder coating gun and an old oven. It is the way to go for painting all the little brackets and pieces. no fumes, no over spray, and perfect glossy finish in 20 mins, save so much time. You should give it a go. Now i wish i had a sand sand blaster setup like yours.

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Loved this episode again, way to short though unfortunately. No offense bij I just like your videos and could watch much longer ones. Good luck to you too

Watch the leisurely progress of your car makes me feel better about my own car sat slowly going back together piece by piece 👌 Good things take, time.

Beautiful work as always George! The car, the video editing, all of it 👍

Fascinating stuff as always, I suspect the material removed from the gear linkage is going to be way the most noticable when it's finished, it's easy to forget how much weight of metal you're stirring around with each gearchange, a classic example of every little helps !!!

Don’t paint it green. That’s just wrong.

BUT BUT BUT changing those brackets and washers to stainless will surely mess with the tensile yield strength and your car will surely explode!!!!! ;) Jest aside, nice work saving yourself from future headaches with some shiny new parts that will never need painting :)

So... This will be a "Resto-Mod" Build?

Great intro George, you set a lovely tone on each episode. Those green lotus prints could be direct from the 80's -just need to have an airbrushed lass draped somewheres in them. That GREEN on the car evokes allusion of the Alfa Romeo Carabo concept car in a good way. I'm really curious if you are going to set off the paintwork with some bright accent stripes or lettering like the concept car did... cheers brother!

Love the backlit posters. Great way to liven up an old work area and a perfect backdrop. What was the song in the background at the end? Very chill…

Best car build on the inter webs! So,so love the stop-action photography!

Dr Tardis! 🤣🤣🤣

Great work to see this coming along, keep going. no sleep till esprit!

You should use a ship anoid on the side of your frame to stop rust. They work. Also fill your pipe with sand, tape the ends. They will bend better. No kinks!

The stop motion makes what could be another boring car reno video into something completely different and fun to watch

Dont forget to drill out the keys! People always forget the keys. But you can swiss cheese those things because they need very little in the way of structure. Love the build!

You got an immediate Like on this just for Shutter Shades. lol

The back lit pictures on the wall look amazing, I haven't seen you on the road lately are you keeping a low profile. 😆

Lotus Content. Bonus.

You don't necessarily need a mandrel bender to make the coolant pipes. You do need a tube guide for the bender, depending on the material, maybe pack it with sand or try WS8 resin. If you can't get hold of a tube guide, try a piece of 1/4" thick strap to spread the pressure from the roller, altering the bend pressure by moving the roller in or out. If you have a solid bench, mount tge bender horizontally and use a big tube to get some leverage. If you can find it, maybe 409 stainless tube? It's less corrosion resistant than 304 or 316, but it bends with a lot less hassle.

Mate you content is about the best of the you tube, like what TV was ment to be, what you do is unique. Not having the skills to do something means just means finding out how to do it without fear. The man the journey the result full stop.

I will just call you Don from now on

Great content George. Please keep it coming !

I still marvel at the stop-motion Morph like footage. Good luck yourself. This car is going to be worth it in the end.

That is going to be one superb car when you've done. How's your W123 Merc going by the way, I loved that old car,

5 year old. That made me laugh

Colin would have approved of the goldfish bowl of weight.

Nice motivation wall. That should cause some acceleration! Glad you're keeping the level of video artistry up as the pace of work is picking up. Must be quite a difficult balance

Clean the bloody thing, please!