How many people are watching this full series and wanting to meet the man and the car when it’s finished?

After all the repairs that you have done i can't believe that you can't repair that door plus it's good to see that you are enjoying a good AUSTRALIAN drink after all your hard work

Hi Pete, most entertainment on the internet. I've recently watched your old stand up stuff, we need to see more of you. You're a very talented and intelligent guy. Keep up the good work!

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Tony!! Ill prob go out on the road again soon with some new poems/stand up, appreciate the comment!!! glad you like, always a pleasure. Pete

Sheer Admiration PeteYou have invented a new sport.Extreme restoration!!

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

its tough out there, but ill keep going!

Great progress Pete .we learnt a lot on this eposode.Never seen anyone Tackle a whole foorpan and chasis before..Thanks and well done.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thank you

First comment! This is like non-stop Wheeler Dealers without the bogus salesy nonsense. Enjoyed your European grand tour speech and celebration at the end.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks for this!!!!!

Extremely enlightening video full of determination and explanation a pleasure to watch.

Thanks friend for the wonderful pleasure I get from your channel. “Mr Pete C. For services to the car restoration community. OBE”.🎖

This is the biggest journey this car has ever made. And what a driver.

Nice job Pete certainly looking the part👍😊

This Beautiful car is SOOOO Lucky you found her! Lots would have just Junked her Out! You Must be my Brother from Across the BIG Pond! I do the same thing here! Keep it up!

Looking good Pete.Really enjoy watching your attention to every detail mate.She will be better than factory.Cheers

LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS ONCE AGAIN PETE. IT'LL BE MY EVENING ENTERTAINMENT WHILE I ENJOY A NICE SPAGHETTI DINNER WITH A RED MERLOT.

@faerieSAALE

5 жыл бұрын

YOU NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME, PETE. LOTS OF PREPARATION WORKS, FITTINGS, CHECKING AND RECHECKING, WELDING, DRILLING, CUTTING, MARKING, MEASURING, SANDING, AND GRINDING, ALL OF IT MAKING PROGRESS TOWARDS YOUR GOAL. AND YOU KNOW #15 IS OFFICIALLY IN THE CAN WHEN THE CAT BATS 15 OFF THE CAMERA.

Another well filmed and detailed video Peter! Your editing and production, combined with the funny intro/outro are the finishing touches. Keep up the good work mate, enjoy that well earned Peroni

Pete I’ve got to take my hat off to you again 😀 Your dedication to this project is second to none and I love everything about what you do in restoring a real classic British car. 😁 Well done and a big thumbs up Stevie.

Bramble is looking great, ive only recently aqquired a flux core mig welder to tackle several repair job,s as it was infinitely cheaper than paying a welder, and i wanted to learn anyway, best way is to have go yourself, and its more rewarding!

Pete in Depeche Mode, Enjoy the Silence!

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Maaaaaaaaaac !!!! get to the chopper

Pete, Thank god you’ve given me my fix. I was going cold turkey waiting for this next episode.

Thanks Pete for another quality Video for evening viewing

Another great vid thanks Pete 👍

I was restoring a one owner MK3 cortina XL and a faulty carburetor caused a fire in the engine bay burning down everything near the carburetor. Had a tough time locating parts online but glad everything was available. The car sat for 11 years without a single start. The worst parts in the cotrina is the distributor and brake system. I got it converted to electronic distributor and front calipers received stainless steel pistons, brake master pump/servo is from a hilux (with slight modification to 4 stud mount and push rod) and rear wheel cylinders from a 1999-2001 Honda Odyssey mini van (100% direct fit).

Pete you have definitely grasped the welding-Spot on lol .4 different cars with different floor measurements, I remember years ago a very good car body repairer once told me to be within 10 mm of original specification is a classed as a acceptable repair . It sounds allot by todays standards but i should think your distances are well within spec . after the power tool ringing has stoped you have a Love Joy moment brilliant

You're doing a great job on Bramble Pete. A Lot done and a lot more to do and I'm enjoying seeing the progress. Take us on you're trip to Scotland and then to the continent all the way down to Italy and show us some of the beautiful sites along the way.

Hi Pete , I also really enjoy the videos and look forward to each new episode. Keep up the great work 👍👍

Great video Pete. Floor is really looking great now, its all fitting together nicely. Lots of great videos posted on this car ! Cheers, Jeff.

The work your doing is amazing. I'm loving your vids.

Coming along great, your hard work and measure measure measure really paying dividends. Love your video style Pete and the wind down piece at the end is very relaxing. And that's why you always watch a video to the end!

Holy Moses, this is coming along so well and so quickly.

Moving along at record speed! Keep up the great work

fantastic work Pete.which is the norm with you. great viewing thank you

Cheerio colander floor ! Great work Pete

Excellent video, with all the precision measuring especially for final seat position which is so important of course. Someday I want to do a complete floor pan,...actually I am enthused cause I'll be more prepared by then and I could just buy a old vehicle, even an old truck and do it and I cold always sell it off for more money to fund my projects, that is how I'll get into doing a complete floor pan. I sure am gonna study and restudy these floor pan videos, that is for sure. I have aspirations of working on a small truck, like a old Datsun pickup or something like that, or the usual american car or truck.

Love the intro Pete, good to watch your steady and methodical progress with good commentary.

Lol leisure pool king! Good to see project manager Cortina kitty on the ball. Although I assume that the big boss executive kitkat was sourcing essential root beer supplies...great work Pete, this car’s going to be a killer !

Interesting episode Pete, like you I've been learning the joys of cold welds so seeing you explain them has helped me as well, I've been busy on my secret project this week with lots of welding but due to health issues I can only manage 2 or 3 hours a day. Your plug welds look great, I've been watching your Swampy vids again and its obvious your welding skills have improved immeasurably since then, floor pan is going in a treat. John (Norfolk)

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks John. we are in this together then.....

Looking good Pete ! Btw the oval holes in the floor pan you cut out are access points for cavity wax lance...It allows ooodless of nicely warmed wax into the chassis legs 👌👌👌The more the better mate...Save the floor turning to weetabix again 😂😂😂

Keep at it Pete,

LOL. Love the ending Pete. Top job mate again, so not long off NEC so see you soon

Great work Pete thanks for sharing 🙂🍻👍

Really precision work its going to be a great car when finished. Hope to see you at a show soon.

Love the channel very entertaining better than the crap on TV, I have watched all the swampy, ruby & bramble vids keep up the good work hope to see you at the NEC march 23rd

Nice progress so far Pete. Coming along nicely. Looking forward to seeing you at the NEC

Loving the restoration. Great job! Can't wait to see the finished car.

Afternoon Pete My 2 door 1972 cortina, that I once owned now your mate has , that large panel gap on yours was just the same as mine and mine was as it left the factory, it’s looking good by the way

We all need a BED LEVER!!! Ooooooooooooooooohhhhhhh Yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!! ABSO BRILL Pete!!!!!!!

you do a brilliant job cant wait to see the cortine back on road :)

on Taunus there is metal floor "bongs"..only in the spare tire hole..the "plastic hveel type is used in one hole..but mine is a 74...januar..so a erly 74 your.welding is great..just that littel more amps flat the veld aut..nice...just hold a bit closer...not so long vire stick aut...hold close up..it gives more amps,,as the viregive more restistins..hope you get the viking english

You're working a miracle on Bramble Pete, excellent detailed video as always with your talent for these MKIII Cortinas. T-Shirt ordered as well.

coming along nicely pete. iv'e been thinking about what fuzz said to you when you had bramble on display pre resto, "you should keep it like it is", in the end you were right and he was wrong, though the car did not look that bad before dipping, it shows you that even experienced restorers make the wrong call without all the facts. the startling thing for me about bramble is just how much of the rot is hidden and structural.

once again great vid floor plans looking good soon be road trip to cortina city

All looking good Pete. Currently you're probably my favorite KZreadr. Any chance of more frequent uploads? A week is too long to wait for an episode!! Keep up the good work mate.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

hi theres no way i have time to do more vids. It takes ages to do and I cant justify it. Im struggling to put out a video a week, i do this all on my own. Patreon is a crowdfund site that helps me. theres no money in youtube until your into 50K plus views, its really hard, you would struggle to make a living sub 50k views, I doit for the fun, and anymore than a vid a week WOULD NOT BE FUN!!!! however patreon is the reason im putting out a vid a week, i put the patreon link at the end of the films , i really appreciate the patreons but if more patreons - more filming. hope this explains a bit !! PS Thank you for comment and watching, Pete

@-abacchus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply, I can imagine just how much work goes into this and the fact you still find it enjoyable is brilliant. I'll admit at the start of the video when you spoke of the gap at the bonnet to shuttle panel, you sounded disheartened and I genuinely felt gutted for you, just because of the tone in your voice.I'll check out Patreon, and whenever possible I'll send a donation your way. And if you're ever in Suffolk, there'll be a pint waiting for you here.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks ill take that Pint for sure!!!

Goodness me, you certainly have a lot of work to do, but I know it will be fantastic when it is done.

another great vid pete a few videos ago you asked about favorite vids my top 2 are swampy goes home and finding bramble in the bush!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Superb work as always Pete. Its quite coincidental you are doing to a Cortina floor what I am doing to a Mini floor. Mine is basically in on dry fit (God bless Tech Screws!) - RH & LH Floor halves, tunnel, heelboard and seat X member all in. Some fettling still needed on the tunnel. Sadly I found out Noah also needs a new boot floor which is on back order so fill in jobs for now to keep the two brain cells working. That roof has to go mate. Crayford convertible in blue needs doing ...

Epic progress, really enjoying this project. Fantastic stuff Pete. Hope to make the NEC this month, will say hello! :)

Satisfying isn't when you rag out all that rotten metal and let in fresh stuff.? 🤔 Best part of the day when stand back and compare ☺. It's looking good kid.

Coming along really well bro, as for imagination I am imagining a 1600 BDA engine in TC just for a fun drive and a bit of a head turner . Hey all the best

A treat to see another episode Pete, Im not rushing you or anything, but I bet you already know what your next subject is going to be?

Jeeze Pete the work involved beggars belief but keep at it my man

got some welding to do on my x type jag, have learnt loads from watching you and other peoples comments

Hi Pete great work and I can appreciate how hard it is to not only do the work but video it at the same time..great effort. I wondered if you found a reason for the wider gap between scuttle and wing on the offside as it looks tighter on previous episodes? As an amateur I rebuilt my Mk1 Cooper a few years back and a great guy at M-Machine of Darlington gave me loads of advice, the most important being that I must do a proper dry run and screw or rivet the complete front end in place, bolt on doors, door catches and bonnet for a trial run checking door/ bonnet/sills gaps for about 4mm with locks working etc before welding anything. As it turned out I should have listened a bit harder as I ended up cutting the nearside wing and scuttle off again, but I don't know if you follow this practice or think it's worthwhile ?

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

it looks like a patttern wing, another wing i tried is better, yes i agree with your story, Kevin, if only we knew, but its all about learning i guess !

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

found one of the wing rail captives i fitted was out by 5mm, re drilled, all ok!!! wing fits good

Haha... No way! NO Way Jose... that will never be finished by then.. even if you burn the midday oil.. Can't wait to watch this next episode though.

Hi Pete, the way you are going with this project you will soon have a steering wheel. Cheers Kev 😁👍

Great vids Pete, have you tried the cobalt spot weld drill bits? They’re much better and quicker than the ones your using and no need to cut a pilot hole and then having to possibly weld up a pilot hole later 👍🏻

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks GG yes i have the cobalts too, i do like the precison of the hole cutter type and I use the pilots to reposition exact panle fits in some cases, but yes both good, both have a place!!!! thanks and glad you enjoyed!!!

@GG-im1cb

5 жыл бұрын

Pete C when I was served my time as a panel beater 25 years ago and I used to love restoration work sadly I’ve done very little since leaving the trade 15 years ago, but I’ve recently built a big garage at the house and I’m looking forward to getting an old Ford project in the near future, and love your videos which are inspirational 👍🏻 Air tools are a must though, I hate lecky grinders and drills 😄

Just epic. How all restorations should be done. No BS. Just straight down to bare clean metal and start building up. Go big (proper) or go home. Andy.

@andyfanshawe

5 жыл бұрын

Oh, Pete.....if you've got Instagram, pop over to andysamericankustoms and have a quick look!!

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

i will check it out andy!!! did you get the clues in the ep15 thumbnail.....

@andyfanshawe

5 жыл бұрын

No.....I had to enlarge the thumbnail by 200% to see the finer details. Very, very clever!! Can't beat a bit of number fiddling!!

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

theres an atomic element........15

@andyfanshawe

5 жыл бұрын

Not sure about atomic elements, but I know the atomic kittens.

hi pete car looking good

Stop obsessing Pete, looks good to me.

👍👍

Hi Pete great work again.The only thing I watch on the Tv these days.I don’t know if you have see it there is a new ford Nos rear valance on eBay.I know you need one for Bramble

Great video as ever, such attention to details that will, for the most part, be hidden. Makes me cringe at some of the bodges I did back in the day. When you did the the other side and have the new floor tech-screwed with the overlap, you could have just cut thru both layers with a 1mm disk, small section at a time, then butt-weld as before, working tack by tack. No need to take the floor back out, cutting along pen lines then having to clamp it all in place to weld it. Only negative is that sometimes I think you could be more aggressive with your editing. Using the hole-cutter, for example. We got the idea after 5 seconds, no need to include all the filming IMO. I find that on your hour plus videos I fast-forward the 'paint-drying' bits to get to the learning bits.

that car is a bloody rust bucket,i would have chucked it good on you for doing all that work ..jeff

Hi Pete hope you're making good progress, I was giving that wing gap thing some thought as it does appear to be a little excessive, if you definitely can't move the wings back any farther to get the correct spacing I'm wondering if it would it be possible to make a couple of fresh arched wing edge pieces to take up the excess gap so you're actually lengthening the wings a little in that area. All you'd need do would be to weld them in place skim em off with the needle file and then fill over the tops so they look factory ... but sayin that with a bit of jiggery pokery here and there I reckon you could probably get that gapped right or a whole lot closer than it is currently.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Cuda, I sorted the wing, it wasnt bolted all way forward corect, i was using one of the bolt holes i had made on the bonet hinge bracket, turns out it was in wrong place by 5mm, redrilled and this allows wing to slide much further forward which fixed it!! also the wing was not the best, suffice to say i have closed the gap up a lot better, i still think its a little large but just on the tolerance, its maxed now as bonnet would have to move and bonnet is sat just right. thanks for suggestion!!! pete

@baron1946

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy Got every confidence in you Pete I knew you'd sort it one way or tother compared to what you've done already and 'are doing a little thing like that isn't anything to worry about ... would have bugged the hell out of 'me though too, thumbs up mate ;)

That gap between the wing and the scuttle, I seem to remember the pattern wings being a bad fit there back in the day, so maybe that's the problem?

Great video Pete bramble is coming on nicely. Any news of any more barn find mk3's??

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

hi , there may be a few in pipeline, theres rumours of a 2000e in Liverpool im chasing up

By the way dig the swimming pool lol pmsl!

Hi Pete, a cuestion for you. After all you work, you stronger work on the car body ... do you thing apply a final rust protection coat, these one that all car body sink into a pool? Well, like you sink the car to give off rust but now to protect every inner corner. Modern car factorys does it, I don´t know if all car but at least expensive ones.

The floorpan on Bramble is under tension as it is mostly assembled the outside floorpan is not so it's bigger as it has more flex in it.

Another great video with extra fun at the end. Could you add a little bit of metal to that wing and close the panel gap?

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

looks like a pattern wing, tried another at fits lot closer.

@worldofrandometry6912

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy Ah, that's good. I knew you wouldn't be satisfied with that.

I am really enjoying this series so have started watching Project Ruby as well, but for some reason episodes 11 and 15 are not available in this Country so I wonder if you could have a look to see if they can be made available, cheers mate.

Another fantastic video pete, another ending for the blooper reel, and hey, good news...... It looks like your serial disliker got bored because at the moment there is 0 dislikes!!!

@johnparkinson881

5 жыл бұрын

nah some clown did one

😁🐱👍

Great vids, some good tips too, i currently have 3 restos on the go, a 1961 rover p4, a 1986 skoda estelle and a 96 vauxhall calibra, the estelle is the roughest and am taking some of what ive learned from your vids and putting them to good use on that. Are you at the nec this year?, i will be there on the 24th (my birthday)!! Anyway, keep up the fantastic work, look forward to ep16.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Hello Mr C from Mr C !! great that you like the vids and they are useful for you, yes at NEC in Hall5 !!! see you there? Are you on a stand???

@mrc7157

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy no mate im just one of the paying public this time round, ill look you up there and if you would be so kind have a photo together. Keep up the great work

Are you using 0.6mm or 0.8mm Welding Wire for those Plugs? Steel Floorpan is 0.9mm?

Why are spot welds so hard to drill out?

Great episode again pete thanks. Is there a po box or something where i can send a parcel to you as youtube dont use Pm's now i was gonna bring it to the NEC but its too heavy to carry from the car

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

you can reach me on twitter or via mk3 owners club, if you go to the site i think you can find my email, publicity officer. or on patreon....i would put my email on thsi reply but it may get spammed, thanks for exciting offer Antony!

@tonybone40

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy ok pete ill contact you by email cheers

Get yourself some Knee pads Pete when your working on the floor pan etc Your knee joints are gonna be knackered otherwise when you get to my age budd ;( Oh and a clapper board so you don't keep forgetting what episode your on lol

So Pete, what exactly is your connection to Sean Locke ? I really enjoy your channel man. ;-)

I have to admit I don’t understand your fascination with automatic transmissions. I love driving manual transmissions. In America it is getting nearly impossible to find a manual transmission car.

I was just browsing stuff (bored!) and found out that at Thurleigh Airfield in Bedfordshire there are rows and rows of classic cars that were traded in under the 2009 car scrapping scheme. And yes there are MkIII Cortinas. One with a double sunroof! I just drooled over the Minis of course. Story here: www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/people-urging-government-save-cars-traded-scrappage-scheme/ KZread visit here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/npyJqa-rh6bXqco.html (Skip to 08:13) I think they have all been de-registered but what a source for rare spares. Someone needs shooting for not getting some money back for the taxpayer who bought every one of these cars 9 years ago. Upu could set up a production line just out of Defenders!

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

hiya mate yes I saw this, I think I have a pic from Andy L, which shows the mk3 on the way to the airfield on a trailer, its rare as its twin sunroofed, not factory but unusual enough to get it noticed, i think its in red or orange if i recall???

@1chish

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy Yep thats the one. There are others. It just seems scandalous to me that given they have all been de-registered and cannot be re-registered they are a real source of spare parts for those engaged in restoring and rebuilding classic cars. I mean that Rover 75 is priceless! And whatever they fetch is revenue for the Treasury .. I am sure it wouldn't be too difficult to part them out in an organised way.

Hi Pete do you have a main job if so what doing. Ps great job on bramble

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks, im electronics field service tech. part time now. servicing atm's and POS machines, vendors etc

@christophermason1574

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy is the POS for piece of sh*t or Point of sale?then again if the later keeps breaking down then it is both lol

@micklamb9942

5 жыл бұрын

Cool. Wish I had kept my mk 5 2ltr gearx but if I knew then and all that lol keep up the great work mate

Bramble is gonna be at the resto show??

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Gary Yes Bramble will be there

@gazsuper1

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy brilliant!! See you there mate 👍

where did you get that root beer from? i want one

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

lol John I got it from local convience store, I was curious then got hooked, needs to be cold.....

Stupid idea anyway a swimming pool in Northern England. Though it's clear this wasn't filmed in February 2019 😅😅😅. Mind you I'm writing this in my 1995 MX5NA top down in a station car park in France. So who can tell? Stranger things have been known...

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Robin, it was filmed in February 2019, but in Spain

@robinforrest7680

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy 😆😆 cheat!

Pete I know why dimensions are up and down it's because exchange Ford works from Germany Belgium etc used metric and the Brits used imperial.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

yes good point this was the crossover period, ive heard this tale before, to be fair, im getting tolerances of up to 4, 5mm, however im taking an average across 4 known good cars and getting 2mm, so ill go with 2mm across the board Sean. great. thanks for info, pete

hi Pete it's Mark your Cornish fan the spot welder you have where did you get it from mate and will not sure how much to spend on one my mate David was saying on eBay they're about 200 second-hand and also brand new there about 600 quid is that about right mate

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

hi ya buddy!! YES I GO TMINE E BAY 275£ ITS A SEALEY. 600 IS ABOUT RIGHT NEW. hope you ok

@kernow..exp.

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy cheers mate the Land Rover project is coming on nicely now getting a bit fed up with welding to be honest my mate David got a ford fiesta mark 2 that we are restoring so we need the spot welder for that and any other potential projects regards Mark in Cornwall

Still didn't make first view.

And only 11k subs, maybe you dont inject unnecessary bs drama into it and do time lapse to keep the goldfish attention span brigade happy, but please dont change!

bit earily to be playing pool? the car still got a lot of work unless your going to bodge it but that's only for later on when its needed