Damn modern mobile phones!! I needed a welding mask of my own whilst watching Pete weld, flipping bright 😂😂. Loving the bramble restoration 👍👍👍

Love it Pete I'm fed up of hearing people say it's not worth fixing and too rotten-when they see a Restoration project,if everyone thought like that we would have no classic cars left,you are an inspiration well done mate your doing a brilliant job

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Ed !!!!! arrrrhhh thanks mate for this. you made my bloomin day mate sayin that. Pete

Pat yourself on the back Pete your doing a great job you are a patient man.

@marklittler784

5 жыл бұрын

Most people would be a patient Monday to Friday by now!!

This kind of surgery is awesome. Slowly but surely taking shape. Exciting stuff!

Looking more and more like a car instead of a scrapper every vid mate , spot on Pete

Hello Pete, Great work being done by you and i do enjoy the episodes. Here is a true Cortina story Which i think will be hard to beat. In 1973 my brother and my cousin bought two new Ford Cortina 2.0 Litre GXL'S From Rayrigg Motors of Windermere who are still in business For £1,350-00 each out of the door. They were both in Copper Bronze and they both had matching registration numbers PJM 590L and PJM 591L. Now get this, not only were they both the same colour and matching registrations, they had consecutive chassis numbers and they both had the same keys. Either set of keys fitted either car. My Brother said he checked on the dvla website and one of the cars still shows up. Keep up the good work. Just beautiful cars and that's why i had two of them in the 70's when everyone else had crapri's and escort's. Cheers. Billy. P.S. I just done a search on the DVLA Website and PJM 591L Still shows and was registered in April 1973. Cheers.

@TheHorsebox2

5 жыл бұрын

Great story. Thanks for sharing.

You make a tricky job look easy, great job as usual and great workmanship pete.

Pete, I just wanted to say how much I'm enjoying watching this video series. I really appreciate you taking the time to give detailed explanations of what you're doing and to then to see you doing this amazing restoration of this car is fantastic. The floor pan welding was fantastic. I really look forward to each episode! Keep up with the great work. Best regards, Peter

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Peter, thats really kind, thanks for this, I promise i will keep up witht he work, EP 14 and 15 are really good, they are ready but ill release each week, all the best, from Pete C, Cortina City

Great to see someone going this 'in depth with a car restoration you're doing a hell of a job Pete I sat here last night and watched all 12 episodes can't wait for the next update absolutely amazing. I had a couple of MK3's in my late teens both 1600's a green one and a purple one with a black vinyl roof she was absolutely MINT had her for about eight months then sold her on ... and been kicking myself ever since. The car had been gone about four or five months then one morning there was a banging at the door REAL early I opened it to be confronted by the flying squad turned out BTU 722N (the purple one) had been used in an armed bank raid in London as a getaway car and had 'got away .. initially, turned out it was still in my name on the log book. I was asked lots of 'in depth questions as to who I'd sold her to could I prove it where I'd been on the day in question etc etc it was a little intense to say the least I half expected to be thrown in the back of a car and shipped off to Wormwood for the duration. She's still on the DVLA register as I've checked from time to time but fact of the matter is being used in an armed robbery she was probably crushed, hoping I'm wrong it would be great to find her one day and buy her back, keep up the excellent work fella you're doing an outstanding job ;)

@almsco

5 жыл бұрын

Funny that, my purple Mk3 HYM 736N was also stolen and used for a bank robbery in Edmonton. It was gone three weeks before I got a call from the old bill. They found it parked in a car park in Waltham Cross with the doors unlocked and were watching it as they thought it would be used again. After another week they called me that I could pick it up. When I got it backed I found it had been tuned, all of the engine changes I had made had been optimized. I just checked DVLC and it is not taxed so I dont know if it still exists.

@baron1946

5 жыл бұрын

@@almsco Mine hadn't been stolen I'd sold it to somebody I knew at the time who bought and sold cars from time to time it wasn't long before he sold her again and low and behold she reappeared on our street across from where I was living at the time. The car had been bought by a neighbors son it came and went for a few weeks then disappeared for good I never saw her again then a few months later I got the visit from the law and the grilling commenced. She's still on the DVLA register but hasn't been taxed since May 1984 so I think its sadly safe to say she's long gone. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made selling that car but she's not the only motor I've had and sold and kicked myself over but it'd be nice to find that she has actually survived somewhere and is sat warm and dry in someone's garage awaiting a new lease of life.

You are one guys with the gifts. Your craftsmanship and attention to details is second to none. You definitely deserved a pint in the end of the day. Cheers Mate!

The process of removing a floor panel is in itself a couragous event. Lots of work to do. Amazing effort and progress is being made. What amazes me most is how must salvage material you get from what looks to be totally destroyed metal.

It's a self tempered work, good work sir. Two thumbs up......

Wow great work, looking good. Can’t wait for the next episode!

you have to have a lot of love for cortina's to do this, and why not, im about your age and remember these as a kid all over the place, then you realise you miss them when they are gone, like on the hubnut video do you watch?) the sound of the morris minor starting up...well this one isnt gone! it will be shiny and be like a new one! as ive got older , faster cars isnt the important factor at all,. ive been watching this series and love the detail and your bravery and effort.

Pete, you could get a job at any body shop, with your skill set 💪

@marklittler784

5 жыл бұрын

With the same enthusiasm?

Nice work Pete. Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

You are doing a good job and that bulk head looks well welded together. 👍

Nice job Pete. One way of cutting for new panels where you are replacing only part of a panel is to overlay the new panel, secure in a few places then cut the new and old remains at the same time with 1mm slitting disc. If you cut near the edge of the new panel, you shouldn't lose anything and then when the old part is removed, you have perfect alignment with the required gap for welding.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks yes sometimes use this method, i wanted half mill gap this time, so tried the spray over method Graham

@ukgraham4725

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy Guessed you probably knew but thought I'd mention it. I've found using an industrial power hacksaw blade (powered hacksaw blade) broken/cut off to any length required and the end sharpened with a grinder useful for splitting panels. They are high speed steel and thin enough not to do too much damage. They come in a range of widths and are cheap. I believe you were right to do a butt weld on the floor, I'm not a fan of lapped (stepped) joints where you are doing a continuous weld seam. One edge/the flange is free to flex unless you weld both sides at each join and that just increases the amount of welding and raises the risk of distortion. Great job so far and interesting videos.

What work and patience you are demonstrating. This would be a hero standard job for anybody and is fascinating to watch. The great Fred Dibnah would be very impressed and itching to help you out!!🙂🙂🙂

full on BA set when removing the floor thumbs up for safety looks similar to the NBC mask I was issued with during the 1st Gulf War as a civilian in Bahrain

Fantastic work on the floor Pete. Penetration on those welds are great. A BIG 👍👍👍👍👍👍's up to you! 😉😉

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Steve!!!!!!

@srodgie

5 жыл бұрын

Quick question Pete, I'm really liking that full face mask you are using. Where abouts did you purchase this from? Many thanks. Steve 😉👍

ABSO BRILL Pete. It’s going It’s going!!! Did you like that!!!!🤣🤣🤣

Wow! Nice work with the floor panel Pete. No doubt, by the time you've finished, it'll look factory.

Looks great! Keep up the great work! Nothing more satisfying than seeing them start coming together! Well, except taking them to a show and saying....Look what I did....Not what I bought or had someone else do!

Hi Pete some great progress ,it's amazing to see it come together so quickly on video I bet theres a few days work there . I see you're still doubting your self - I wouldn’t worry too much about the quality of welding the penetration is right ,Better to have a strong weld than a pretty one . I mentioned before about knocking back the wire speed ,it's just so you can get a flatter plug weld and less work grinding back . I don't fancy trying to but weld a floor pan myself ,I would have been stressing like hell lol . Nice job ! Going to order a T shirt and Mug from you now.

Great video Pete the weld penetration is about the sound of the weld not what the actual weld comes out like.

Fantastic episode again pete your welding is good dont knock yourself mate its just your welder holding you back you could do with a mig pulse welder look into them they make the job easier less blow thru and and heat distortion and half the time say hello at the nec thanks for the massive effort you put in to all your content its much appreciated

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Antony, thanks for tips, are you coming to NEC??? March??? ill see you there, please introduce yourself, im on mk3 cortina owners club stand, Pete

@tonybone40

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy yes mate ill be there never been to a car show b4 but i feel compelled to come see your car or cars. whats the best date to come pete ie when its not too busy?

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

friday is normally the quietest day antony

Another brilliant video you do look really happy drilling them welds,gonna be a good car once done

Ayup Pete .c it’s dunk again from Leicester. Yr welding (penetration) is crack on m8 looking the nuts m8 the way u fitted the drivers floor pan was spot on m8 like I said I’ve been doing classic car welding fabrication for over 35 yrs and that’s how I do it spot on m8 keep up the good work from one ford nut to another 👍👍

Great video, great job on the floor panel Pete. Good progress so far, great welding looks good. Cheers, Jeff.

Amazing what you are doing on this car Pete. Just get the cat to sit on plug hole if plug goes missing again ha ha 😸

One word Pete!.......SKILL.......And I'm not on about the singing....lol

Pete if you can get interballs radio, search Laut FM 80s, NO adverts, no DJs and some really obscure 12 inch mixes. You are cracking on with this a treat

Amazing job Pete thanks so much ,we are working on our own workshop you are our inspiration .

This is great stuff, I mean, good core repair work concerning floor pans, I mean, floor pans are the core problem for so many vintage cars, and I have minimal experience mig welding floor panels, and the work I did in the past was more toward functionality, but I did believe in a continuous seam weld of course, no spot welding repairs for me. I did a volkswagen battery location replacement once, but I got lazy and lapped the metal, of course, and I've made my own sheetmetal replacement floorpan patch panels, but I still consider that I pretty much have zero experience doing a floor pan, and I walked away from some decent good deals on cars and trucks in the past due to my fear of repairing a floorpan,...and your repair illustrates the complexity, cause if there is front and rear rust outs,...that is a big big big job, something always beyond my skills, at the time. I'd like to be doing some welding regularly, both mig, and getting to use my inverter tig welding machine made by everlast that I had bought and barely used in the last five years. Oh yeah, I've owned an inverter tig welder by everlast, a 220 volt(and also able to use 110 volt american household voltage) for five years, now its passed its warranty, and I could in theory weld aluminum if I had wanted to. Got me a inverter plasma arc cutter, at least I have used it several times.

fantastic workmanship Pete total dedication, look forward to next episode , all the best Steve

Doing a good job mate. Seems a long painstaking job. Very looking forward to seeing it finished.

Really enjoying your videos, Pete. Great work and good taste in radio stations too :) My grandad had a blue 4 door GXL from new. I can still remember climbing into it and telling him the dash was like something from a spaceship.

That floor panel went up smooth 👌 this video brings me back to Swampy.

It's getting very exciting now. Your doing a great job.

OK!! Floor in and done. Perfect Fit Pete!!

@geraldmeli7696

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Pete, i need to buy 4 of those metal clips which hold the two panels and weld butt in between. What do they call them ? or were i can find them as in Malta they don't have and heard off. And an other thing what belt file sander do you use as i know you changed quiet a few. Black and deckers are over a £100 here expensive. Thanks for your time.

Pete i am starting to see the picture grow and its coming along very well so keep up the good work mate

Wow, scary seeing it so stripped back and fragile looking with the floor cut away. So satisfying seeing it with new metal.

Great job on the floor Pete, really enjoying your videos on Bramble

Flying along there Pete 👍👍

hi Pete, i think i learnt more watching this video then any other, and its good that you're also asking for feedback. Particularly like the way you used the weld through primer to double up and use as a line marker for the cut line... thanks for sharing.

Really good progress Pete a pleasure to watch looking forward to the next one👍

Great work pete. looking good bud. thank you. 👍👍👍👍

Hi Pete, you have only gone and done it again mate!!! another awesome episode, the way you removed the cross-member was poetry in motion, new floor fitted perfectly, like you I'm still learning to mig but to me those welds look fine with good penetration, I think its better to grind the other side of the panel than to have a week weld with poor penetration. Many thanks for the mention Pete, much appreciated. Cant wait for the next one, John (Norfolk)

Amazing job and loving the vids Pete.

Good idea with the weld through spray to make an accurate line for cutting.

Smashing job Pete. it's coming along reet gradely. See you soon mate.

Absolutely incredible to think how that shell looked after the dip and where it is now. With decent Mk3's so thin on the ground now in the UK, must be worth fetching LHD ones back from southern Europe and converting with parts from the basket case cars?

@robsawalker

4 жыл бұрын

What about South Africa? RHD too. And I wonder if there’s any bits in Taiwan? I’m sure Pete must know all this though!

Yet another great ond Pete , love it mate.

Your welding is coming on in leaps and bounds Pete! Great progress my friend! (TheDrunkenCarRestorer)

Wow Pete its amazing to see how quick bramble is rocketing along now honestly mate TOP JOB and keep it going bud.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks Luke!!!!

The expression that eluded you was" a fair crack of the whip" tho crack pipe made me chuckle!..or you may have meant " a fair bite at the cherry" not sure..anyway floor pans look good very nice penetration on the welds, im sure its going to look great.

by eck you're flying through this Pete,,carry on at this rate and you'll have Bramble on display at Eventcity come September !

Another quality video pete. Made my evening...

Excellent bro it be coming along just dandy, that new floor panel sure takes all the nipping and tucking out of it. All the best

last mini i did i cut out the bad floor with a jigsaw, low speed with quality metal blades, it did the job.

Welds look good to me, I’m a welder also so know my stuff, good work 👍

huge progress there pete, love the story about your cat taking the bath plug lol.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

found it in bed|!!

I'm really impressed how clean the steel is inside the box sections. No way would media blasting get it that clean inside . I wish there were paint removal facilities like that here in OZ, some have tried but the market is too small .

Your welding looks solid to me Pete with good penitration.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks, i think im getting the hang of it. I have never been shown. theres show offs, then there are teachers. Chris and Mark on here, and your comments, have helped. so Gaz, thanks Mate for this.

In my experience the brown sooty finish around mig welds indicates too low gas pressure i also find thin metal like body panels more forgiving to weld if your torch is pointing in the same direction that your weld is traveling, as if pushing the weld puddle along with the torch

On it today only comment 5. Looking good boys keep it up.

Hell of a video Pete 😎 Very nice work indeed and a pleasure to watch 🙂🍻👍

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

Hello Mr Vx!! good to see you again on comments!!!! thanking you. EP14 is good, ill upload asap!! (theres no EP13)

Only you can hear me Pete ...oops wrong car ,that’s the White Vauxhall

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

L O L!!!!

Great Episode Pete. I’m getting lots of tips for welding my own Floor Pan. No where as big a job as yours. Just have a small rust hole to cut out and Weld up.Cheers.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

no probs Ronnie!!

I remember one of my old neighbours having one of these donkeys years ago. He gave it too his mates son to restore it as he brought a new mk3 escort. I don’t know what happened to it in the end as we moved, mind you that was about thirty five years ago though 😉

A little grouse whisky !

I butt welded a Mini Cooper floor I welded in. I had to run over it again just to make sure there were no holes, but just an inch or so at a time to cut down on distortion. Welding wise, I've just been on a welding course, and using a TIG welder seems to be the way forward in place of a mig. Supposedly less grinding off of welds to do, and much less distortion. Haven't got one yet but hope to speak to the guys at the resto show at the NEC and expect to buy one there with their advice. Decided against the EBay route just in case it was the wrong kit. Hope to see you up there maybe?

how to cut that floor- get it in position and screw in place with some self tapers , 1mm cutting disc though both panels at once , get it right and its cut with a 1mm gap to weld

I would luv to see car completed from what it was to fully restored

Nice work. Welding that pan must of taken hours lol

your welds are good plenty of weld coming through

hi pete car is going well so keep up the good work.

when you see the arthur tussik rebuilds of modern cars..when it comes to buttwelds he has his new panel oversize then cuts both the new edge off and into the lower part so they match up all the closer, in your case youd be cutting a sliver off with your grinder, totall loss around 2mm if your handy with a thin wheel, but i can see you need to keep all the new you can :) so your paint can way was inspired i think

I hope when you are fitting the floorpan you are taking care to ensure the seatbelt anchor behind the driver's seat is set to become skin removingly hot.

Just a heads up re your welding Pete, by grinding your seam welds flush both sides you could be taking some of the strength out of them. If my memory serves me correct, I used to dress the underside of the weld only for this reason.

Hi Pete, Great Job so far. If you are gonna sing about Cortina's at the Start. Can i request Grey Cortina by Tom Robinson Band. Awaiting for episode 13 in anticipation. Perhaps a Duet with the drunken car restorer. Keep up the good work. Great viewing

@ 29:10 on I have exactly the same problem with the Mini. A lot shorter floor pan but I have to match each new side floor half with the new centre tunnel (and a heelboard and a seat X member). Complete floor panel assemblies are available from Heritage but the pressings are for '91 on cars and are wrong for my '78 car. My solution is: Have a 1" overlap the full length between tunnel and floor panels Add a flange to the floor panels (ie it fits 'over' the tunnel panel) Underneath the X member make a butt weld join All along the rest either spot or plug weld the floor flange to the tunnel Inside the car you end up with a non factory ridge covered with seam sealer Underneath the car you just have seam sealer which you would have with a butt join anyway if I can do it Pete you certainly can. And you have chassis legs to hold floor panels in place and the tunnel is fixed in place anyway. I have 5 separate panels to pull into place. But I love it ... keeps the head working as well as the hands ... 'innit' But Bramble is certainly marching on ... well done you

Hi Pete, very nice job of the new floor pan, now one side of your car looks as good as mine, thanks to Ex-Pressed Steel Panels Ltd, they are very good quality, I loved the shape and fit when they went on mine, so good when they go in as such a big part of the car is solid in one go, the dome welds are clearly fully through, on the tunnel, so will be strong enough, even Ford used the plug welds in some areas on the shells and yours look as good as their original ones.well done and loved the video as always.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

hi Keith, i just spotted a missed call from you, ill call you tomorrow. there is a stack of parts here spare, if you or any contacts you have want them, they are here, some are free, some are facelift parts that may be handy for anyone building a facelift, ive asked tony, ill check again, if you ask anyone you know, parts are here for ANYBODY, some free.

@Cortinaman63

5 жыл бұрын

@@PeteCswampy I am in work till about 6pm Thur/Fri so would be best to call from 7pm as will be free to chat after that, I know a guy in Sri Lanka that if looking for parts for a GXL he is restoring, plus a couple of others abroad, so depending on what you have it may help them out, plus bits from me, thanks for the message look forward to chatting tomorrow. evening.

Cracking job with that floor, Pete, well pleased for you that it went so well. Loved the way you used spray paint to mark your cut line, so much better than just a sharpie or scribe mark. And i love those little butt weld clamps, have not seen them before, so much better than trying to use magnets. What size wire do you use for your mig? 6 or 8mm? Whatever your using its certainly working for you. I normally use 8mm, have tried 6mm but cannot get on with it. Mind you i am only learning myself, not up to your standards yet, but getting there. Picked up a lot of good tips from you over the years though. Just great to see you working your way along the car, coming together really well.

She's looking good! Definitely has moved from the "chuck it in the crusher" to the "boy that's a lot of work" category. Keep it up! Although, maybe a bit less with the jumpy camera..

great work Pete the floor pan looks great now keep it up thanks again for help I looked at mk3 owner's club website really good I will get in touch with them its giving me few ideas what one to get now have good day

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks JAck, yes club is www.cortinamk3club.com/

@jacklee8168

5 жыл бұрын

Pete C hi just got in from work just saw your message thanks getting back

Nothing wrong with your welding, good penetration (hence the bump underneath), if there wasnt any penetration you wouldnt get the bump and it would be easy to pull apart.

@TheHorsebox2

5 жыл бұрын

Listen to this guy Pete. He's spot on.

i didn't bother drilling out the bungholes on the mini, it seemed daft drilling out a hole just to put a bung in, but when mini floors rot it starts at the hole, and you are going for factory finish so i understand why you are drilling them out, as for your welding it looks ok to me, its penetrated its fine.

@PeteCswampy

5 жыл бұрын

thanks ALY, yes i did think about the bungholes, but i just thought it would suit me better, on fords they seem to last around that area , even on rusty ones, seem rare to rust

2;30 PM EST WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20, USA - PETE - I AM EXCITED TO WATCH THIS NEW EPISODE, AS I EAT MY EVENING MEAL - BUT IT IS TOO EARLY - SO IN ANOTHER FOUR HOURS I WILL SIT DOWN WITH MY WONDERFUL LITTLE SUPPER, POP THE CORK ON A BOTTLE OF WHITE WINE AND ENJOY THE ONE THE BEST CAR THEMED SHOWS GOING AT THE MOMENT. SEE YOU LATER.

@Wearne1

5 жыл бұрын

Pete you are doing a brilliant job I would love to do this type of work if I was much younger. I have shared you work around Aussie land All the BEST MATE.

Oh Pete you funny man.

cracking on now pete mate from mark in cornwall

Spot on Pete,, not a bad 1st time floor fitting id be happy if I could lay laminate as good lol , 10 out of 10 for your efforts haha, say's me who can only pigeon weld haha... Also cant understand the thumbs down , should at least explain the reason why and give you some feedback. Keep it up Pete while we youtube watchers get drunk and watch all the hard work instead of getting hands on.

Look into keikos for temporary holding panels together Pete.

Nice car sir

my tittle ? Yukon jack on the rocks ya!! I see you have scarred up sheet metal working hands like me working on my triumph TR3

Awesome vid mate, ty. She's really coming along and your welding is on the improve leaps and bounds! Just having a look around the various car sale websites here in Oz and there seem to be a number of factory built 4.0L Mk3 and MK4 Cortina's. Do you know if any were any made in the UK? Maybe your next project after Bramble. You could call him 'Skip'! :D Cheers mate

C'mon Pete pull yer finger out I'm chompin at the bit here where's episode 13 we needs updates lots 'n lots of updates ;)

The Portuguese Red Bonnet? Isn’t that a butterfly? 🤣

Anybody else well gutted when these end? The hour goes so quickly.