Prepare yourselves for project binky

[Pete.]

Had to do a double-take at 10:38 to check I heard right. He invented a new word "transformatitive"

 

[Morrisman]

All that seam sealing finickiness going on but what about the back of all those stand off brackets and areas the spray gun can't ever get at?

There must still be loads of un painted areas out of sight.

I would have thought they could drill and shoot a bunch of sealant inside, then put a grommet in the hole. I did that on the box section sills of a car I built...basically because I forgot to put any sort of coating on the steel while I was fabricating it....

 

[Gritineye]

I would have thought they could drill and shoot a bunch of sealant inside, then put a grommet in the hole. I did that on the box section sills of a car I built...basically because I forgot to put any sort of coating on the steel while I was fabricating it....

I reckon we'll get an episode where they spend days 3D printing a specially shaped brush to get behind every bracket, maybe even one for each coat!

 

[Morrisman]

I reckon we'll get an episode where they spend days 3D printing a specially shaped brush to get behind every bracket, maybe even one for each coat!

I get the impression they are doing their very best to get as many man-hours into this car as they possibly can.

I dread to think what the labour bill would be if they were building for a customer.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

My bet is they'll raffle it on the interweb, selling a limited number of x thousand tickets at £x each - they'll potentially clean up and start again with something different? Kerching!!

 

[cardiffrob]

That paintjob must have cost more than Elebenty Seven Grillion Pounds. Bloomin' luverly finish.

 

[Seadog]

They said that they'd spent more than £1,500 on materials alone.

 

[Bullet2012]

And nine weeks at the paint shop

 

[Barking Mat]

Does look nice though.

Going to be one hell of a mini.

 

[Bullet2012]

But is it a Toyini or a Minota ?

 

[Ashley Burton]

Yeah that paint job is impressive! I actually enjoyed watching that episode tbf

 

[Barking Mat]

Yeah that paint job is impressive! I actually enjoyed watching that episode tbf

I learnt alot, found it a fascinating insight to a trade i dabble in. I likéd thé flicking technique when hé changed direction.

 

[Richiew]

New binky video up?

 

[Shox Dr]

New binky video up?

I've heard its going electric

 

[angellonewolf]

I've heard its going electric

thought hybrid they still got space in there

 

[OJCar]

 

[skotl]

Good episode. So nice to see the grommets going in and the zip ties being cut - final fit!

What absolutely amazes me about this episode and every other one in the series is the sheer amount of forward planning, I was watching him lay the pipes and cables and it occurred to me that if this was my build, I would almost certainly have a few points where I'd realise I had mis-measured or mis-cut, so would need to add a spacer or another bracket.
No way they're doing that as it would mean ruining the paintjob, but it's not even a concern for them as they have 100% confidence they've accounted for every captured nut, screwhole, bracket and tie point.

Hella impressive

 

[cardiffrob]

You mean, measure twice, cut once?

 

[Morrisman]

...I was watching him lay the pipes and cables and it occurred to me that if this was my build, I would almost certainly have a few points where I'd realise I had mis-measured or mis-cut, so would need to add a spacer or another bracket.
...

Thats the exact reason I have painted my current project in Dulux Weathershield satin black: I know I will make mistakes and scratch/cut/glass/weld again, even on the final fitting.

Maybe one day it will get finished paint, but by the time all the 'challenges and opportunities' of the build are addressed I will probably have lost enough interest to ever want to strip it down again for spraying properly.

And once it is finished, I will drag/drop/scrape things against it every time I walk past.

 

[skotl]

You mean, measure twice, cut once?

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Nah - measure once, cut once, measure again, weld, measure again, cut again

That's why I prefer metal to wood - the joins are easier to hide