I've really enjoyed this journey restoring bramble so far Pete, and I think anybody contemplating restoring a car to a high standard should watch this videos to see just how much work is needed..

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thank you!! from Pete.......hope to bring you more soon....theres actually loads of footage but its not quite edited out for youtube yet.....i bang up the raw footage on patroen then later i edit it up for youtube, all the best, Pete

400th to like this Pete, still enjoying the series. Fabulous work!

excellent work as per Pete. liked the Hubnut reference with the Triangle of doom.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

THE DOOM THE DOOM !!!!! LOL

Liked the video before it started. Knew you wouldn't disappoint. Incredible workmanship.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thank you sean!!

@alexjewell2351

5 жыл бұрын

Me too, always an enjoyable view. Although Pete's project is huge in comparison, these videos have helped spur me on to start my Lambretta resto. I'd been putting it off until I found these Bramble videos. Cheers Pete ;-)

Is that Pete singing Pink floyd Vera ? I,m so addicted to the quintessential British car channel lol ,,love it !!,,i,m your man for the Dave Gilmour guitar work,,,let's go for a pint and start a band to finish of the car shows like F1 days,,, " Does anybody else in here feel the way ah do "

@PeteCswampy

4 жыл бұрын

I think it was,,,,,well spotted, OK im up for the band George!

@gw2031

4 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy check out my comfortably numb cover [on my channel] let me know if i get the job ! " Does anyone else in here feel the way i do" ,,see what i done there lol .ps your car at the show looked edible, amazing !!

WELL WELL - here we are with the bodywork now pretty much wrapped up - and what an interesting adventure it has been watching you transform a rust-moth and salt-worm eaten carcass of a Ford Cortina Mk3 that was dead in the Brambles - to this example on the Wonders of Cosmetic Metal Surgery! A real beauty will have very good bone structure - and this little lady has that now. She'll be gorgeous when fully dressed up.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thank you for watching !!!!! chips and sausage for sean !!!!!

Excellent Pete coming along very very nicely 👍

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

oy oy mr holmes

Just catching up with the last few episodes; that shell is looking amazing, fab job!👍

Another milestone reached Pete... Well done mate

Awesome Vid Pete C. your Mate is a classic , great comrad you have there.. look forward to the next episode cheers Joe 90 NZ

Great video Pete 😎 Always a pleasure to watch your video’s m8y 🙂🍻👍

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks from Pete

Hi Pete, just back from Greece. Looks like your making good progress. Cheers Kev.

Good job, Pete. Now I'll have that song running through my head for the rest of the day.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

sorry mate !!! lol but ya cant beat some floyd

Another great episode Pete, this is going to be your best resto so far.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks John !!!!!!!!!!!! you the man

You are putting filler in for the right reasons. I bet many cars on the production lines have a bit of filler on them somehwhere due to body imperfections

Great chips eating action shots there Pete

Excellent video mate was looking forwards to it. She's looking really good 👍👍

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

helloooooo ALI MACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! back the ali mack !!!!!!!!! thank you from |Pete

Fantastic work as ever bud. As for the Finnish. Your car, your time n money so what ever you feel happy with is fine. I’d far rather see classics being driven not sitting in some storage place or on a transporter. Respect ✊👍👍👍👍👍

Top work Pete,, you're fly through. Many hours put in there. Liking the new bump cap at 47.00.😉👍

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

hell yea Paul!!!!! thanks |!

@1967RTMOPAR

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy cheers Pete, you should get parcel at your work address this week., manly clothes delivery. I'm going to stratford upon Avon show week Sunday, Gary is going too I think,

Fantastic work Pete, in one way I absolutely hate you as only jealous that I haven't got a garage to do work. Love your work. Keep it coming 👍👍👍👍

The exciting bits now, rebuilding the suspension bits .Keep up the good work lad.(Gary McDonald)

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Gary !!!! thank you mate, for this encouregement!!!! you will like ep26 pt2 as it shows the suspension rebuild!!!! all very scary releasing the springs Gary !!!! from Pete... PS thank you!!!!

Any video that starts with a bit of Floyd is cool 👍

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

lol wayne its me covering the song, i wanted to see if youtube picked it up ! so far so good, lol, though i only put down 2 parts of the song, i cant sing the vera part...lol, does anybody else in here....feel the way i do???? lol, and guitar part one was hijacked, though i played second part, i thought of this becuase of the t shirt blowin about seemed a bit floyd the wall ish.....hope you get what i mean , thanks wayne as ever, from pete

@SuperWayneyb

5 жыл бұрын

Pete C I heard the lyric and instantly smiled as someone who sang in rock bands a wee bit myself Floyd are obviously brilliant and very recognizable. Great looking job and really starting to look like her old self 👍🤓👍🍰

Great job it's looking really good 👍

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Ron!!!! that means a lot to me so thank you for taking time to watch AND to comment!!!! hpe you will liek the next vids!!! exciting times ahead Ron

I quite like the brown primer colour! I remember my dad having a cortina in a similar colour.

Top. Great job

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thank you

Incredible workmanship. The work you put in your projects are an amazing display of skill, determation and attention to details. Job well done and t will cool to see the car come together! You should edit some of these videos for a short documentary which shows the whole progress and display it on a screen on future car shows. This would give some non car addicts a clue on the hard and excellent work you put in your cars! Cheers from Sweden!

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks ollie, kind sir !!!!!!!!!!!! from pete

@ollieahokas9179

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy Hpnoured to get to follow you and know you, Sir!

Loooking good Pete

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

cheers woody!!! from Pete

Nice to see that the Greek aphabet reaches into the world of Cortinas with 'omega' clips.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

ha Ian yes the omega clips are well err omega shaped!!! lol they always snap, but mark from the mk3 owners club has had new ones 3d printed !!! horay!!!!! what a guy!!!! MARK TAYLOR !!!! form mk3 club a great great guy *he was one who found bramble too!!!!) hes on the early bramble recovery vid

Bramble's looking the business, Pete!!

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thank you !!!!!!!! its getting there mr wallace!!!

Hi Pete! Mais um bom trabalho.

O right Pete,I've been watching through your other vids as well as this one,dam fine job your doing there bud...I used to work on these motors as a thrusting young buck and brings back good memories working on them,what's with all this OCD business.....I know what it stands for...... OBSESSIVE CORTINA DISORDER......

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

ha monkey !!!! yes oc d you got it thank you for watching this vid and all the otheres, i hope you liking them all the best wishes from pete thank you again..... !!!!!!!!!! means a lot.

Amazing progress shel be on the road soon and ul be enjoyin the fruit of ur labours u got anyother cars in the pipeline or u taking a long break all the best dude pls take care

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thank you Ian, been a bit tired but had a break in the sun, though looks like sun has made it to uk 39 degrees in London ???wtf????

PPs. Blimey the Big guy can eat !! What an appetite ! Good on Him .

Newt here, great to see progress Pete, looking good, I fancy a chip barm now...(I think that’s what you called it!) 😂😂👍🏼

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

oy oy

Coming along well bro, all that effort has it looking good. All the best

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

hi ken hope you ok, are you feeling the heatwave?? cant recall if you in the UK Ken,,,if so where or where are you in the world??? pete

@mischef18

5 жыл бұрын

I am way way down under in NZ bro and it is about 14c and wet, it is about 4c above normal though.

Starting to look like a car again. Keep up the great work.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks!!!!! i like the name Ambrose!!!! that is cool!!!

@bloggs730

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, its a family name passed down through generations, originally from West midlands.@@PeteCswampy

First class work - looking great underneath now! 👍🏻 I have to confess I didn't watch all 1 hour 14 minutes of it, but I've seen enough to know you've done some amazing work thus far.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thats ok!!!!!! thanks for reply and glad you liked the film, appreciate your comment, pete

Been looking forward to the next vid.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

no probs mark

It has been ages since the last vid but worth the wait. I think I had Crocky withdrawal! I can certainly understand how tiring and messy it is. How good was it to see the brown paint go in the floor. Thanks for the interesting and fun instalment of this amazing project. The least said about the 'heart attack in a box' the better :-)

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

you are most welcome !! glad you enjoyed.....pete

Hey Pete, great work as usual. One tip though... etch primer and filler do not go well together. the chemical composite are not compatible. the chemicals in the etch primer will react with the filler and it will peel off. Check out Trev's blog and he show you this. Great work.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

most filler is best over bare metal, thats what ive done on most of it, thanks for the tip!!!! from Pete

Great vid. Keep up the good work :)

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanking you cuddles !!!!!!!!!!!! pete

looking nice pete.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

hiya Aly!!!!!!

your right about the finish underneath,factory is plenty good enough.Had one new,the finish was alright and no more. Cheers mate.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Mike!!! from Pete

Abso Brill Pete!!!!!!!!!!!! DOWNTOWN

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

hell yea Jus

Pete you're the Alan Pegler (I know you'll get this as you're a train buff) of MKIII Cortina's. You've saved these rare vehicles from the scrapman and it's a joy to watch you bring these cars back to showroom condition, Hats off to you Sir.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Barry Island if i recall???

This has been a long time coming Pete, thought you melted, lol at 17:18 I thought "yes!!! A blast of cold fresh air" , sadly it didn't come through my screen:( keep up this pace and you will be doing a full resto on tc starting January, I think tc would get a lot more interest as its an estate, same with bramble, you have a lot more subscribers with this one, for a few reasons, 1, how fast she's coming along and 2, because she is a 2 door, there has been a few 4 door mk3s on KZread, swampy and ruby being two of them, but the only 2 door I could find was bramble.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

good point and yes 15k plus subs!!! TC is good candidate but can i do it.......i will at least need a rest of some kind, it drains time , energy and cash !!!!!!! if youtube paid better it would actually pay to do it but alas,,,, youtube vids pay pittance !!! hence PAT|REON , good call though!!!

One, Two Buckle my Shoe. What i’m i going to do for 3 Weeks Pete until the next Episode. Can we not Binge Watch the whole Series in one go on I Player Pete. Great Episode, great ending watching Shaun eating Sausage and Chips.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Ronnie, next vid is in a week or so so dont worry!!!

@ronniewilson6597

5 жыл бұрын

Pete C Hi Pete, 1973 Mk3 Cortina Superspeed 2 owners for Sale at St Andrews Autos, Essex £29,950. www.standrewsautos.co.uk. Tel 01245 248888/07836226228

Update! Yes! :)

The underside looks great Pete , sure you could go on but you have to draw a line somewhere , and like you said , if you're happy with your work then that's enough . While l can appreciate a fully painted and polished underside (and the huge amount of work involved) l think it is a step too far , and completely unpractical unless your car is a trailer queen . Like everything it's all about balance , l don't expect the factory finish for the underside was as good as what you have done (or there would be more mk 3 survivors around!) but it looks great and is a credit to your skills , patience and dedication . It's nice that you consider the specialists to whom you farm out some jobs to , such as blowing all the dust and crap out of the seats before taking them to the upholsterer . The pattern on the seats themselves reminded me of my mk3 gxl l owned over 30 years ago , although they were all black . I used to clean the vinyl with some foam cleaner called "groom" (probably wouldn't get away with that name today!) then bring them up to a shine with STP's "Son of a Gun" (ditto!) Used to buy these products from our "Motorists Discount Centre"(MDC) which was kind of like a Halfords , only better and without the push bikes . Both the products and the shop have now long gone . Looking forward to you restoring the front clip , am l right in thinking only the gt and gxl mk3's had an anti-sway bar ? Are you going to drop the ride height down a touch or keep it factory ? (Please drop it a tad !) That scrap metal going in the skip was kind of sad . They're just chunks of rusty metal that are no longer of any use , but l can't help thinking that once they were an integral part of a car that was once somebody's pride and joy . If you were a rep (travelling salesman) in the early to mid seventies you would probably have been given a mk3 cortina . Say you were in your mid forties then , supping brewXI and on twenty fags a day (that's cigarettes to any Americans reading this) you'd more than likely be dead now . Makes me wonder what it's all about really . Before I get too melancholy , l loved the ending with the chips . I love chips , couldn't do without salt and vinegar on them though ! You can keep all your haute cuisine "picture on a plate" stuff , l'd have a big bag of chips every time ! Interesting that you were eating them in the Mondeo estate , bet back in the day two blokes had to be eating chips in your cortina estate , talking about random stuff . Just shows you everything changes and yet stays the same . Hope your cats are okay in this heatwave we are having at the moment . Thanks for this video and look forward to the electrical parts coming up - just looking at a wiring diagram in a Haynes manual (l can make out the head and tail lights !) fries my brain !

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Peter, thanks for a nice read / reply always look forward to your insights, and replies, yes the scrap metal made me sad too, it was like the last stand, the end, but then again, those parts were part of something that saved the shell and at least they will be recylced, yes indeed i had to cut off the level of detail on underfloor or else ill just never move on, its importan to move on as it is to get a mirror finish, if you factor in the timescale of life itself, some give too much time on details that will actually never benefit in the greater scheme, what i mean is, the need to use and enjoy the car, as part of a greater philisophical view, we have only limited time on the earth nad LIFE is just a bunch of experiences, i wish to use the car, to meet, to travel to show, to enjoy and if you sketeched a graph, or even a pie chart, and factored everything in, with enjoyment being the prime objective, you would find a sweet spot where you cut off, in order to achieve the overall objective, this weighs heavy on my mind and im wary of it. I was always wary of NEVER underestimating TIME itself. If only we were nto biological creatures then perhaps this would not matter. at what point do you move on and say "that is it" that level of quality will do. I dont mean at all to cut corners, for me this is no good, i want decent work that ticks the right amount of boxes and achieves the highest satisfaftion on that chart, chips need salt and vinegar, Sean HAD to cut salt from his diet, i think you can see why, and sean wont mind me saying that, he used to pile it on SALT, rock salt is better but too much salt unless a treat, so i have it as a treat, and chips with salt and vinegar is sdivine as im sure you know, cats all ok, i have aportabel air con unit on wheels in bedroom and cats are on bed all ok , fed and watered, all Kool and the Gang, tons of good stuff coming up, all the clip work is on ep26pt (filmed 3 weeks ago) i just release to you tube a little furhter behind than what we are, as it happens, all the clip parts are powder coated and clip is beginning re assembly, i post most stuff on patroen but it eventually reaches youtube, yes we also had a MOTORIST DISCOUNT CENTRE here in SOuthport Lancs, this is wher ei kitted out my mk2 1300 escort van with all sorts of naff goodies, pin stripes, boy racer steering wheels and spotlamps and such like, i have many pictures of y early motring days both on still 35mm film and on vhs, i need to upload this history. I used to use my van to sleep over in with my mates when we went clubbing from 1987 onwards in the towns of Wigan , Bolton and Blackburn and Blackpool. We were on the hnt for women but rarely succeeded as we jsut lacked the appropiate knowledege of the female brain at that time......I have lots of audio tapes of me and my mates coming back to the escort van at say 2 am , 3 am pissed, then i hit the record button in stereo and we put the world to rights on audio tape before one by one we fall asleep and you can hear rain on the roof of the van and drunks staggering past and ladies high heels clip clopping and prob men too (it takes all sorts lol ) we saw some sights in the 80s and i have a lot documented. Been messing with Ford vehicles and enjoying them on the orad since 1987. all the best Peter from Peter

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

yes rear anti roll bar only on gts and gxls, front was standard across the range

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

xls too ( i think????)

@peterbarker6249

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy thanks Pete for your reply , thoughts and memories , much appreciated .Glad to hear "Kool and the Gang" (LOL !) are okay and enjoying the air-con! If you need an idea for future intro/outro ideas l found two Ford related ads on you tube , left the details for them on my last comment on Episode 25 part 2 .

Great to have you back Mr C, I hope that you have had nice break. Car is looking really nice. By the time that underside is gravitexed and painted silver its going to look well nice and be durable in real life. You're not building an ornament you're building car, you get in it and go places that is what its for. Anyone who wants to lay under a car polishing it needs help IMHO. Is the shell off to paint yet? Won't be long if its not. I got my lunch today from the Cortina sandwich bar in Holborn and I get in from work to find EP 26 in my inbox how is that for fate? Made my day. Excellent work as always Mr C and can't wait for all the good stuff still to come. Good luck with the subframe hope you wore steel toecap boots while you were taking the springs out just in case. Very dangerous business interfering with those things. Keep cool geezer and all the best from the smoke Oooooohhh yeeeaaahh ☺ 👍.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

love Holborn i know the area well. i used to be based around there when working for sony music doing a fanzine. the subframe video is all done ill post soon !!!! you willl like it !!!!!

@bbiggs6474

5 жыл бұрын

The Cortina sandwich bar is in St Andrews street off Holborn circus if you're ever there again maybe take a picture of one of the cars parked outside. Sony music moved out of the city years ago. They are in Derry Street Kensington these days same building as the Evening Standard. I'm sure that I remember seeing subframes and axles in that Dagenham blue colour on some fords back in the day, not all of them though. Makes a change from Black what do you think? Hope you're keeping cool Mr C its been an absolute scorcher down here still baking now at 11.15 at night. No fun at all when you are out working in it. I have an idea what hell must be like after this week. Must be like an oven in the workshop if you're doing the car. Leave it alone and go have a paddle in the sea. Wish I could.

Pete doors always drop or droop it applies to bank vault doors car doors etc keep up the great work.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Sean its just the door gap swage line seesm big, ill investigate, its like th edidint make the panel long enough, as though 2 door cars are supposed to have a larger door to sill gap. ill check pics of other cars online and see,,,,,,thanks Sean from Pete

@bigbird2100

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy interesting point as 2 door car's always longer maybe sill spec was changed in height and door skin wasn't made deeper.

Good advert for Fylde Road chippy if you're local. I know he could beat the whatever out of me but your mate has a hint of Johnny Vegas about him :-). good vid, glad the epic with the bodywork is near an end though.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

im sure sean will like the johnny vegas quip!!! thanks for watching John!!!! from Pete

Looking great pete, I am surprised to see the front seats have zips on them! not seen that on any other vehicle before, should make it a lot easier fitting the covers. Also you may want to look into sprayable seam sealer, its basically a seam sealer that you spray on using a special gun and it comes out like a stone chip effect. Its used by many car manufactures like bmw, Mercedes,etc.. its really the only true anti stone chip coating around, as it stays soft and flexible(with it being seam sealer) the gravitex and other stonechips are ok, but they are not really a true anti stone chip coating, as they dry to a hard finish which can be chipped, where as the sprayable seamsealer is impossible to chip, as it stays like rubber.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

ill check it out. i shall be inspecting swampys gravitex as that car now has 34k miles on since i built it, if its good and unchipped ill be going with what works for me but i like sound of that, thanks for advice, pete

@RW-bi2rp

5 жыл бұрын

That makes sense, I was going to add that if you do use gravitex, its not a bad system, was just pointing out that there are better options(although a bit more expensive) that in my opinion are worth using for maximum protection.

Pete, I'm sat here in Perth Australia craving English fish and chips.

@Hertog_von_Berkshire

5 жыл бұрын

You'll have to fight Sean for them!

You would have loved the car side of of a classic car and bus rally i went to in Alton, Hants a couple of days ago. There was a couple of a MK3 Cortina's GXL's there and a 2000E

I was getting worried for a week or so !.... looking superb.. I can't wait for the running gear resto and the electronics. The electronics on Ruby were off the chart !.. I see you have the same three saddo dislikes and "wearing more manly clothes"..though.. :D :D ...

@jaggass

5 жыл бұрын

And i thought modern day car electrics were complicated.

Hope you had a nice break Pete.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks, yes all good

Well after watchin that I can honestly say without a shred of doubt, I neeeeeed a Sausage it'll have to be a spicy Sausage though and possibly even 2 I'll have to pay a visit to Tescos deli counter tomorrow I think. Excellent work Pete you've done a truly amazing job mate gotta admit I was wondering about that seam that runs the full length of the floor and gearbox tunnel and wonderin why you hadn't welded it but then the seam sealer answered the question so all good. Looking forward to seeing the front clip and rear axle/shocks etc progress it'll be great seeing her sat back on her wheels I reckon Ford should start making the MK3's again you could go for a job as supervisor or quality control and show em just how it "should be done ;)

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

lol cuda !!! thanks yes chasssis leg was spot weld and plug welded then seam sealed, it will be fine, im already filming ep29 here

@baron1946

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy Hi Pete, it wasn't the chassis leg i was referring to mate it was that first seam you sealed forward of the gearbox tunnel that runs across the floor just under where the chassis legs curve upwards toward the engine bay, I kept thinking why's he not welding that you can plainly see it then when you seam sealed it I realised it had already been done. Looking forward to episode 29 I don't usually get time to watch your videos until late in the evening drink in hand they're a great way to wind down after a long day which usually ends with me doing a few hours in the shed doing a bit on whichever bike it is I'm working on. Keep up the fantastic work mate with the skills you have you'll ALWAYS be a sought after man and worth your weight in gold pal ;)

Must be SO satisfying being at this stage Pete! Take pride my friend, us armchair watchers are blow away! I took your recommendation and bought the last of the B&Q crocs! Did you say you had a good source of belts?

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

hi yes i bought the belts from ebay, a german make, blue ones, cant recall the name , 13mmm wide, high quality, i think i do mention them on one of the vids, wish i could recall for you but at this exact moment im blank, they also make cutting discs, a popular wl known company , kingspur or something like that klingspur...i need to check....let me know if you find out before me pete

HI Pete, great work as per usual, thanks for sharing with us, when I saw the front seats I thought they would perhaps benefit with head restraints while they at the trimmers, improve safety and comfort, maybe could be sourced from a later or different Ford model. keep up good work. cheers John

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

i have thought of this and i recently mocked up some mk5 headrests and frames, but it looked wrong, i do have some tombstone (GT) seats but the Jury is out on this............i may do both.....seats

@lofty7180

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy oooh tombstones!! Now that could look really good!

Pete is there any chance you can do a video update on your "fleet", just covering how they are running, future plans and any issues you had/are having, maybe someone will have experience with certain issues. Cheers Chris

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

good call Chris, will do, fleet as it stand is TINA G, Mk3 GXL fern gren metallic auto 2.0 GXL in storage but recently used by James May for the grand tour, Swampy, Saphire Blue manual 2,0 gxl, about to go back on road after a rest, RUBY Maize yellow 2.0 auto GXL in current service, currently set for a trip to Scotland and then Italy, Bramble undergong resto, 2 door gxl auto in silver fox, and TC 1300 base estate , unkown plans. will do a fleet update on youtibe for you, thanks Chris from Pete

@billycahoon1834

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy Why do you call the estate TC??, over here in Perth Aus the mk3 is known as Cortina TC and TD the mk 4 is TE and mk5 TF

Outstanding! Inspirational and hugely enjoyable while being informative. Great progress Pete, astonishing attention to detail pal. Keep it going buddy, it's gonna be a hell of a car. How is Tee Cee getting on by the way? We need an update buddy! Regards to spec Pete, is it Silver fox, black vinyl roof,and ruby trim, with the Ro style wheel? Cheers mate. 👍😀

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot paul, yes silver fox, rostyle, ruby interior (or maybe pearl grey or some form of very shiny silver.. i dont want a dull silver) pete

@paulbarnett5857

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy Thanks Pete. We had a grey 1300L back in the 70s, when I was a kid, AOJ255K , so from your neck of the woods originaly, despite us being down in Glamorgan here. Being a 71/72 car, what would have been the actual colour mate? I remember it as a light/mid Grey. There was another one locally, but had green interior, L spec, instead of Black, like ours. I do remember ours having the gearbox changed, for one out of a Capri. Strange on a 1300!! All the best mate!

He’s back ! Ha ha

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Steve,,,,,,we back buddy !!!!

Great channel Pete, I've been following this for a while now and hope my Mk1 Escort is half as tidy as this. What's next after Bramble?

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

hi mate, im not sure, this project is quite full, ill take a break after this and enjoy the car for a while, i do have decent estate car that i could do, but not sure.........thanks for watching!!! pete

I want some sausage and chips now 😩😩😩

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

ha chris !!!! ,me too , i had jacket potatoe and salad but wanted chips really lol!!!

chips and snarlers

if you are changing the steering rack anyway do you fancy power steering?, consul granada and sierra can be made to fit with different mods. original cortina ghia power racks are like hens teeth these days.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

power steerin already aquired for bramble, ep26 pt 2 shows the set up

Looking on track to be yet another fabulous restoration heaing towards its latter stages, so do you have another project lined up, or maybe TC is next up?

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Jools ill have to see, the prob is that the restos tend to tak eover your life, even into dreams.....especially with where i am with project, after finish the welding it becomes quite a task becuase there are so many things that need to land all at once to make it run smooth, so many things i have to out source like chrome and paint and parts for the supsension and engne etc.....also i dont have much more room left and i dont want to sell the cars i have built as you just loose money, no one is goign to pay me for all the detailign work,they just want a cheap car for no money, its tricky !! however i will still keep making vids Jools!!! lets see what happens but thank you for watching and for your comment, i really appreciate that. From Pete, Cortina City

@joolsfreeman4359

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy you love it pete, and we love watching you get all enthused about it all, TC needs some love too, build another garage!

and a pete c muckbang for the finish

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

jeff i was boring and had jacket potatoe and salad lol

Watch it dry for an hour , lol Will be like a brand new Cortina when your finished.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Andy!!! lol I spared the one hour paint dry lol

Pete , Great EP 26 What about them Doors ??? Strange . Ps. Need more practice playing them Tags matey !!! Keep up the good work Pete. !

that looks to be one complex maths problem oh its not maths? it cirits? well other then spraying some oil into the tape deck to get it working your better off askiong someone else, the body's finished now to the other bits, hmm, goodbye rusty parts lol few days later on ebay "lightly rusted mk3 cortina bits any good? some fool was throwing them out they seem okay to me might need some work" aw you not using the orginial engine? it seem to work before work started, it was also transported to a show half finished and it got rained on so might add to the flash rusting, still good to rid of it now,

Hello Pete,I’m on holiday in paphos Cyprus and the yellow mk3 gxl has been moved today from outside the sixties bar.It was there last night but moved today,bar owner stated the mayor wanted it moving?.

@PeteCswampy

4 жыл бұрын

thanks John for the info

Pete, regarding filling and bodywork teqhniques. Check out Trevs blog. the man is an artist but explains and shows how its done in laymans terms. Worth a butchers.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks yes trevs blog is great

I wish the underside of my Mk3 looked half, nay a quarter as good as yours is now I'd more than happy. A damp garage and a non driving car means all the paint is just flaking off like skin after a bad sunburn!

If you're anything like me, was there any point whilst you were throwing away the scrap metal that you thought, "maybe I should keep that bit?"

@alexjewell2351

5 жыл бұрын

Then I saw the part about the chassis leg... :-)

Hi Pete! I watched the first 28 minutes , would have been nice if you had posted that bit of info at the end of episode 25. I would have liked to know we wouldnt be hearing from you in a while it seems like ages … I understand the situation

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Chri sand sorry for the delay and confusion, i did mention around ep25 (maybe in description) that i was taking a break in July, i really needed it,im sure i mentioned it but sorry it wasnt clear, this said i appreciate your concern and jsut glad of your patience and for your valued replies and for watching, always great to hear from you, ive replied whenver i can to your comments and hope you enjoyed the latest episode, CHris, what can i say but thanks !!!! from Pete.

@chrishull4174

5 жыл бұрын

Pete C I’m not in any way disappointed, I love watching your videos. I learn bits from you that I can apply to my own car restoration. I think because I’ve been watching you from the start and I do mean the beginning , in a way consider me as a fan , i just feel like a bit short changed now your moving over to Patron I’m missing out lol . I personally don’t think it’s right you deserve more from KZread. I’ve bought a couple of t shirts and a mug but with all other commitments in life I got to much going out. I suppose I will have to cancel Netflix- she’s gonna kill me

You've got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lu.... no no no thats not the question.. You've got to ask yourself two questions do I want to drive it? or do I want to Look at it? That was the question..

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

do ya feeeel lucky punk LOL yes to drive or to trailer queen !!! im in it to drive it , give me ITALY give me ENGLAND and Scotland and the motorways....i love to drive and hammer the car and then fix it up, life is for living, the car for driving, i better get busy......time is short........thanks wreckerman you are on the same lines!! PETE

a4ld transmission.... make sure you add a bigger cooler for it

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

you are right !!! i blew an a4ld box recently for not having a good cooler !! good call!!!!

I can’t believe how rusty the front discs are, given that you’ve driven the car in and out of the nec... and the un official drive around the roadway? Those bloody chips make me feel homesick, you just can’t get decent chips in bristol! Acropolis chippy in Ormskirk are great!

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

yes not been the Acropolis for ages !!!!!! was always good!! how the hell you end up in Bristol smiffy????

@smiffy1071

5 жыл бұрын

Pete C I was born in Ormskirk, and the family on my mums side still live there. My dad is from bristol, and while in the navy he met mums brother, who invited him home while on leave....where he met my mum....and the rest is history! I especially love your videos not just for the cars, but I like trying to see what places I recognise.... like when you had the business unit at the top of Higgins lane, my mum used to live in the row of houses by the canal swing bridge.

Feeling a need for sausage and chips now ...

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

plentu of salt n vinegar !! cHRIS !!!!! THANKS FROM PETE

@chriswareham

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy I managed to resist until today, when I came out of the local B&Q and found myself irresistibly drawn to the burger van in the car park :-D

just thought,it was plastered in bloody underseal,and that was shite.

Detailing the bottom of the body- don't take this the wrong way- if the car is every rolled ( heaven forbid) then people will see how much you cared😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

lol Mark !!! YEP !!!!!! HAHHA or maybe a judge will be climbing under at a show !!! pete

Pete can i have your old seat covers,be a big improvment on mine.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

i dont know what will be left of em, ill ask the trimmer Mike

@mikego18753

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy Pete NO,it was a joke cheers.great vid.

Hope you had a nice break from KZread pete

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Neil i had 9 days off, i needed it, i was tired, not with you tube just generally worn out !!!!

Had to laugh, I thought the wiring diagram at the start said inter wife...

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

lol

Nice vid again Pete. I'm off down the chippy, steak and kidney I think.

i,m still slogging through this bloody vid. Pete, have you thought about soldering problem 'lips'. cheers mate.

Great video but please don't keep calling the front subframe a front clip, the car or you aren't American and the American language is really starting to ruin our British English

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

in ep26 i call it front suspension and address this very point, however in our club we call it a clip and always will, know exact what you mean John