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Why would you put welding as an intro😂

Somehow missed this post when it came out, so catching up now. I've not got one of those tools, but they look quite handy.

Those wire rod thingys at the rear of the seat base. How do you dis-egage 'em and worse, how do you re-engage 'em? it is all soooo annoyingly not obvious or easy....

I'm not familiar with those cars but there is obviously allot going on during the assembly of that car with lots of overlapping panels which makes repair difficult and even more so without new steel or a good donor car to cut steel from. That is a big project and without looking at it in person it's tough to come up with a plan of attack. Ideally you would replace parts from the inside out but it may come down to a do your best type repair to be as close as possible and maintain structure.

Fully understandable , Unfortunately TeeCee is not a quick fix, but you will get there with your very sensible attitude

What a bummer . I can't belive you didn't cry. I would of 😢 x

You need to weld onto clean metal , i.e. shiny metal. when the metal is brown it is rusted and the heat from the welder just burns straight through. Also try the wire feed speed down to 3 or 4 and adjust up if you feel the need. Definitely use a twist knot wire wheel on the grinder great for cleaning up any area you need to weld , will save you going through so many of the flap discs.

I am happy to listen to you have a rant and ramble on as you put it , like many of us with old cars they can be long term projects with many other things in life taking both time and money. The important thing is to not give up and do what you can when time and finances allow.

Gutted for you, but TeeCee is in good hands with you, Rustivals will come and go, I too will miss yet again the next one but we all have a limit with costs...we love these old cars but gosh they do try us...plus nothing wrong with seeing more on the ZZR...🤑😁

Don’t worry…. You are prioritising doing a good job that’s all, only thing with doing the whole legs is all the millions of spot welds and getting aligned etc… I’d personally give a lot of thought to making up sections , whilst saving, so you’re not loosing time, but it’ll all come out in the wash…😊

Hi simone how u doing enjoyed watching your channel and watching the progress on tc good luck with getting tc sorted look forward to seeing the next video

I've got a really old 'Black and Wrecker' version of this finger file - really handy tool to have. There is an adjustment on it for tensioning the belt btw, little black knob on side.

I do like that car having seen it in the metal, keep up the good work and see you at a future event :)

Wonder if you could do the car on your welding course. Years ago my son finished my Trikes petrol tank when he was on a body work course.

You got do what you got to do. I have to do this many times wait until i had the money. Its unfortunate but sometimes it is the way of thing's. Paying for workshops are not always an option cost is a big factor. As you know where I live the weather is another factor. 😊

i don't think you need full chassis legs. they mainly go at the rear and at the fork area as those areas used to be available as pattern parts. if you get really stuck i could make a pair of rear sections copied from my car 👍

I feel really sorry having watched this video this morning. Must be really disappointing to get to this point and see that Rustival etc is out of reach at the moment, but we can clearly see in the episodes you have put out the extent of the work required. I am just sad that these parts you need are not cheap and easy to get hold of, and the struggle you have to do this in the limited space available to you, but admire your perseverance. I really hope this all works out well for you and TeeCee in the end x

yep get done right - do it once and do it right sort of thing - pay off in the end youll be happier if done right

hi simone it will take a waild to due .you will get it dun .👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😄

Is there an owners club for these can anyone help from there ? .

I hope you get there simone 👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👏👏

Those looking for £££ for bits of metal are disgraceful. The wheel arch looks grand now. I can't see a power pack running a welder, but what do I know 😮 I hope someone has the bits you need cheaper/free and sees your passion for this old car. Perhaps an email to a company making these chassis bits for any help might work 🤞, my mam had a saying " if you don't ask, you don't get"..... Look forward to the welding training, it might take some of the guesswork out of set up etc

You're doing the best you can. Doing a great job! Keep up the hard work!

Nice one Simone 👍😊

awesome :)

Very nice Simone! Hope it does work for you!

Fantastic little machine.

That definitely a strange looking sanding machine for your help Simone 😊

It's a harsh thing to say but that car should not have been on the road and an insurance company would not have paid a claim. The car is dangerously unroadworthy and would not have survived any impact. This is where MOT exemption is a farce.😮 She's beyond repair IMO. Sorry😢

Hi Simone I have to admire you, so many people would be totally daunted at discovering so much rot and give up but not you my love. It will be both interesting and inspiring to see how you tackle it.

Hi Simone, I'll take a proper look at this vid later tonight. Mad busy at the mo. Hopefully I'll have something you can use.

That is a lot of work, you can do it!!!!!

Will it end up being easier front underneath rather than cutting the good boot floor up?

Great job. Dont you just love welding with your head up in the arch whilst wrestling the axle. 👍👍

Wow, that is so very very rusty! Just sent you something to help towards your new tool.

Thanks!

good thing or bad i've just taken delivery of a mk5 cortina that's been sat in a field for 15 years

I feel sorry for you Simone, I presume the drivers side will be a mirror image of crust! If you've got money I think Expressed Steel can produce the Estate panels. You could be chasing rot for a life time on that shell !!

I thought I had a fair amount of welding to do, until I saw this. It’s going to keep you busy all summer, good luck with it, you can do it

Wow, you know you have to remove all that has dark rust on it or the welding heat will make it come back with a vengeance 🙄 the old rule "if it's black, it's coming back" applies I'm afraid. Is there anyone who can give you a hand? Think new panel required if affordable/available as the amount of curves etc would be hard to make. No doubt you are great at what you do and i hope a panel is out there somewhere.

Nice video Simone...its a never ending job that Cortina...pity u cant afford a new one...ha ha....sorry i couldn't resist that...ive got a wicked sense of humour...good luck....Bob..Paignton.....

Special package arrived today! Thank you.

hi simone well dun .look good.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😄

Keep up the great work. Will you be going to the Ford day at Gaydon in July?

METAL!!! 🤘 😖

I think you are doing an awesome job Simone people get a realistic view on what it's like to be an auto body repair person with this and prior videos !

Another excellent video Simone 👏👏👏👏👍👍

you ever think of restoring it simone - i reckon you should do it - anything ever happened to you that could end up on the track - restore it and too good to race sort of thing - nice car and nice colour, dont know hiw rare mk3 estate is these days - base model, but even cooler in my mind