About ten years ago, I lost my father to a collection of cancers. He was a car-loving farmer, who would happily explain the internal operation of any machine to anyone who stood still long enough, which mostly meant me and my siblings. Whilst you’re probably not much older than me, your videos give me the same feeling I had all those years listening to dad or enjoying spirited drives around the Lincolnshire countryside with him. We also both thoroughly enjoyed your magazine output over the years. Thank you Mr Metcalfe.
Most gentlemanly and civilized discussion about an engine ever. Honestly though, very informative and interesting to see something like this broken down on the bench.
One of the worlds best motoring journalists and one of the worlds foremost classic car experts, having a chat about a V12 engine..what more could you ask for?
Oh I love this so very much. How incredibly satisfying to see twelve of everything is so wonderful. I hope this guy has an excited young apprentice to carry on all this knowledge to future generations.
FYI - 3M now offers a clear window film that blocks 97% of infrared and 99% of ultraviolet, so you can get some Perspex that has the look you want, then apply this to the interior side to reject heat.
I love these vids .. I can see why you entrust that chap with your car, apart from being a nice chap he really knows what he's talking about .. thanks for taking us through this process .. it's really interesting ..
One thing people have to remember when it comes to the cost of the whole rebuild, or any other fix and upgrade planned for the Espada: These cars appreceiate in value over time, these are collector cars, and every dollar/pound spent on it, will more than likely over time, add to the value of the car. If Mr. Harry spend 20K on it, i bet the value at least increases with the same, and will surpas it, over time. Another thing is that MR. Harry is a true car enthusiast, and like a true petrolhead and enthusiast he drives and enjoys his cars, soo fixing them is necessary. Might aswell do it right and to ones taste, when the whole engine is already out and dissasembled. Love this engine rebuild series Harry, looking forward to more episodes :D cheers from Norway!
your summary is all so true. The cost would be reflected in future value but I pushed the button on this because I really like owning this Espada but was getting increasingly frustrated by the fact the engine wasn't 100%, meaning I couldn't enjoy it to the full. What I'm looking for at the end of this process is a great driving Espada I can probably enjoy to the full. Simples.
@@harrysgarage and that is what it`s all about, when buying a Lamborghini, or any other drivers car, and you intend to drive it, then the driving part should be optimal. Thanks for the reply, and can`t wait for more videos, both on your garage and farm channel. Cheers!
@@beetledrift and yet i think it's the most beautiful car ever made (the early ones especially), and whenever i see a bus with the same lights, it reminds me of the diablo, and it's nice.
Great to see other workshops doing the rebuilding of these fabulous Italian beauties. I have fond memories of my work at Noble House Garages in Almere, and Classic Cars at Baambrugge, in The Netherlands, where as Chief Engineer, I built engines for very wealthy Dutch businessmen who thought nothing of spending a hundred thousand on an engine to race at weekends at Spa, or Assen. I built Maserati, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Aston mostly, and prepped them before roadtesting on a straight bit of the road alongside the Rhine Canal, where I was able to give the cars their head, and enjoy the rewards of my handiwork for a few miles, before handing over my test report, and the keys to a grateful owner. What a life !!
Having thought about the broken piston rings ( ten pistons apparently had these ) I don't think that the cause was a suggested, which was the excessive clearance on the piston lands, possibly exacerbated by high revs through the gears. In my experience, the prime cause of broken rings, especially as ten pistons suffered in this case, was that the rings were NOT gapped properly. The previous engine builder probably assumed that new pistons and rings were going to be OK in slightly worn bores, but remember that the combustion temperature at the top of the piston is going to be above 1000 degrees Centrigrade, ( this temperature is NOT the temperature of the piston or the head, but the front of the flame path ) and this would cause the top rings to expand to a critical point , closing the ring gap, and putting further stress where there should be NO stress on the ring. Given that most of the engines that I built went racing, I would gap the rings up to five thousandths of an inch wider in order to avoid that problem. If an owner is spending tons of money on an engine rebuild, the last thing that he wants is to have to take the engine out to sort out problems that should have been taken into account at the build stage. Great programme fellas, keep them coming !!!
This is no criticism of your theory but wouldn't that result in catastrophic failure of the piston? If the ring expands enough to close the gap and the piston to bore clearance, it follows that it would be forced into the wall, scrape the oil off the bore and heat up past the point where the piston could transfer it away, causing the piston to melt. There appears to be no damage in Harry's cylinders and if we accept that the smoke was the fault of the wrong valve stem seals, his engine is in pretty good health. Again, just my thoughts.
Thanks for posting these - it's a great opportunity to see a top-shelf classic engine pulled apart by a real master mechanic, with someone else paying. The banter is top shelf also.
That is the conversation in a project that is equal parts dread and excitement. The attention to detail and perfect knowledge is just beautiful to watch! Very nice Harry.
Extremely fascinating!! I'm a Yank technician, with 40yrs experience, but still salivate, over this "bit of kit". When you blokes are pushing daisy's, these cars will be sitting in some garage, because no young person, will understand them. Thanks so much for sharing. Absolutely love the workshop. Too bad about the rain, but being in Florida, I understand. JT
Really Interesting watching this. When i was in school maybe around 28 years ago i did my work experience with Ian Tyrell as he had a performance garage local to me. He owned an Espada then and always had lovely cars in the garage. He was friends with my mum as they where in the local operatic society as he is bit of a singer etc aswell.
Adam, your comment just reminded me of a Saturday job I had while at school. I worked for in a motorbike shop doing some mechanic work, which I remember with great fondness, including working on some fabulous old machines such as a Vincent Black Shadow. Anyway I was watching 'A Bike is Born' where a chap called Mark Evans rebuilds a Bonneville (he did a number of series on Discovery), he casually says "so I took my wheels to my man for respoking" and lo and behold up pops the chap whos shop I used to work in! He took him through the process of truing up the spokes, which I knew well as I'd watched him do it first hand numerous times. Incidentally I helped deliver the Vincent I mentioned back to the 'garage' of the chap that owned it, which turned out to be essentially a large warehouse full of old Rolls, Astons etc. In some ways I regret that my career took a different path, otherwise I think I would have greatly enjoyed getting into this style of restoration work. Love these videos, superb in both style and content and really enjoying Iains own channel too.
I can remember a casual "50 grand" mentioned on one of Harry's garage walk-throughs ... But when I see the depth of knowledge of his engine expert, you can kinda see where the money goes. I'm sure the previous rebuild at another garage with a previous owner cost the same money, but mistakes were made. This engine expert is the real deal.
@@buggerlugz6753 I said "here and there", i.e. let's do that stuff under the bonnet (£10k), let's polish up the heatshields (£10k), let's empty the ashtray (£10k), lol.
@@Czechbound Often finding someone who can do the job properly is priceless. I do most of my work myself, but on the occasions I don't have the facilities, equipment, skills or desire to do something, there's no point paying someone to do a bodge job when I could have done it myself for free :) and if something isn't right (for me at least) it just bugs me to death and sucks the enjoyment out of the whole experience. Harry obviously has much deeper pockets than I do, so probably just has to consider its value in what it brings to the finished product, rather than whether he can justify such expenditure in the context of everything else that constantly requires money.
Mind blowing! Loving the Fiat Dino convertible in the background. The first one I ever saw (and filmed) over 2 years ago belonged to a famous Architectural presenter.
Somehow I don't think Harry has the mechanical sympathy that Jay Leno has. Jay has Espadas and lets them warm up until the needle of the temperature gauge is off the stop. Mentions it a lot in his videos.
@@keithhoughton4308 people who are interested in the mechanics of a car aswell as interested in driving are a rare species. leno isn't part of that species. I like his channel because you can learn about cars there but at the same time I hate it because you barely get to see ANYTHING being driven anywhere near the redline throughout the hundred or more videos.
@@herberthans7015 I guess Top Gear is the show for you then! But seriously, Chris Harris is your man. Never seen him with a spanner in his hands though. Wouldn't want oil on his racing overalls would he?
@@keithhoughton4308 there was a show called "drivers republic" with chris harris, jethro and another well known bloke, they made a video on how to drift with an M5, I learned some valueable knowlege from that video ages ago. that video and the "best motoring international" track videos describe the best automotive journalism I know.
Iain Tyrell the polite Gordon Ramsey of engines a true master class of how it is done Bravo on your choice of mechanic Harry says a lot about your passion and knowledge of vehicles...
Confessional moment: 4:53 "... they're moving up & down, I'm revving it ..." voice drops off. You're revving it like a guy who knows how to properly use a classic sports car Harry, you are getting on it! And that's why we like watching you review cars, no half measures, attack the beach!
I've always been fascinated by the roof in harry's Espada. I'm so glad they finally talked about it. Funny how that modification was way ahead of its time.
I just love listening to this! Really enjoying this series and all the “Harry” clips as well. You’re my favourite Harry, been following you in EVO since 1999.
Some times I find Harry's own tech info a little on the light side, but with the right tech geek to talk to / interview he makes a great conversation which is very watchable.
Being this deep into the repair, I would do everything this technician recommends. He really knows what he is doing. Love this type of video. Thanks Harry.
This is really nice. One can see Harry’s excitement and expectation to bring his engine up Miura spec, while facing design limitations. This is something we all can relate when rebuilding our cars...
Such a gorgeous car it deserves all the love you can give it, your rebuild strip-down videos are excellent with such detailed information from the mechanic . Great stuff !
I wish we could have some of that rain here in eastern Australia you mention on the roof, it's getting very critical here now! Major towns etc are running out of water. NEVERTHELESS another fantastic episode of the engine rebuild. Seems like it's in very good hands.
The distributor is really awesome. I won't like to tune it, but really beautiful. Also I am looking forward to hear it rev even better with its forged pistons.
Like Iain's opening comment. We can take anything apart, putting it back together is the challenge. Very very true. That's a man who knows engineering and engines. Slack fitting bearing: Loctite Bearing fit. Matt Black so you cant see the oil leaks. Watched it to the end expecting to hear the cost of 12 new pistons, and it was never mentioned.
These videos are just so good. When you hear a conversation about localised induction hardening of a steel crank you know you've sailed waaaay past the banal squeakery of junior youtube influencers. There's tonnes of enthusiasm on show here but critically there's also lots of actual knowledge.
The house could be falling down around me whilst watching this and I wouldn't know a thing! Totally immersed, so, so interesting, love it!!! This is what I would call proper Top Gear!
What a fabulous video of two knowledgable enthusiasts actually talking sense and enjoying the internals of an engine, and my wife wonders why I slink off to watch it instead of watching Bake-off!
You would not believe how much I’ve been looking forward to the next instalment Harry. This brings back many happy memories of my childhood weekends and evenings helping my uncle strip down the engine on his old Lagonda. Thank you Harry and Ian, this is pure gold!
Man it is fair hosing down ( the rain outside! ) The car is a Lamborghini, it was not intended to be idled around cities, nothing wrong with giving it a bit of a workout, but wait until the engine is fully warmed up, i would be running upper cylinder lubricant in the fuel to help lubricate on the cold starts ( i use upper cylinder lubricant in my cars, ). There are some REALLY nice classic cars in that workshop.
This is actually a really good track to use for audio testing. Harry always surprises me with the Audio quality on his videos. If you have a really good sound system? Listen. The stereo imaging of the rain and the shop is really something.
What a nice surprise to find this video waiting. This channel is one of the few where I know I can sit back and just let a half-hour video play from beginning to end.
Iain thank you watching this video as brought great memories back of me rebuilding my MK 2 Mini Cooper I’m now 75 years old a remember other so called mechanic’s telling me I was to fussy 🤔 everything laid out in order after clean down, the white sheet is just the was I did it even on other rebuilding and not just my own, Sir I thank you 👏👏👏👏👏
AWESOME REVIEW HARRY AND CO! LOVE THE INFO ABOUT FARADAY'S INVENTION OF INDUCTION HARDENING IN THE 1800'S. THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING REVIEW WITH A LOT OF TECHNICAL DETAIL- EXCELLENT.
Looking forward to the next stage, there's something wonderful about a newly assembled and refinished engine, even if mine I'm working on is only an AMC 5.9 V8 and not a Lamborghini V12!!
Iain is this type of shop owner where you always feel good. He tells you what has to be done in this kind manner and you can't argue that. You're always nodding when he's telling you how to draw more money form your pocket. In the end you are paying twice as much as in any other shop but you are feeling well. Reminds me of my last classic Mini shop (obviously the numbers were down a little bit).
Thanks for sharing this Harry - Very Educational! First time I've come across a half groove main bearing pair where the groove should be at the bottom (in the cap). As firing loads are towards the cap, this lower bearing gets most of the loading and the plain bearing offers greatest bearing area to support it, while the lightly loaded grooved upper has the clearance to introduce oil and generate the hydrodynamic oil film?? (I know the oil supply groove behind the bearing is 360 degrees - but this just makes it easier to machine?) I'm sure Ian just took the liners out to check the water jacket to crankcase sealing, and when they are pressed (sorry hammered) back in, hopefully the finished bore size will still be correct. I always thought forged crankshafts had greater fatigue strength due to the grain within the steel following the shape of the crankshaft - and the metal inserts within cast aluminium pistons were to control expansion. Every day's a school day! Looking forward to seeing an engine stand in the near future! Respect to Ian for working in the spotlight!!!
I thought that too... Usually if the groved bearing is in the bottom oil pressure has no chance to fight crank pressure being pushed down... so it starves itself of oil...
Here's what really impresses me. Iain clearly has an encyclopedic knowledge of an Espada engine, but I see a Daytona, a few Jaguars, a Triumph, and various others. I suspect he has the same complete knowledge of all those engines also. Really incredible.
A friend recommended your channel. Glad i tried it out. Loving the videos and your genuine enthusiasm for things. Not a very common thing on CZcams these days
Once again a day in the life of Harry and Co never fails to deliver intrigue, learning and full scale admiration for passion devoted to maintaining classic beauties. Despite the rain I never lost focus and was the quickest twenty odd minutes in my weekend. Thanks Harry and no doubt in the end this will be ‘Top Draw’ engineering. Looking forward to the next episode!
Fantastic work there chaps and thanks for sharing. Mentioning stiff steering - the steering idler arm which is on the opposite side to the box has nylon bushes on the pivot which swell up with time. Its well worthwhile removing the idler and lubricating or rebushing the pivot. After a long journey the steering in my espada would lock completely. Fitting phoshur bronze bushings and a grease nipple rectified matters. Really enjoying the progress, top job!!
Awesome work Harry... love seeing this detail on vintage engines. It’s like archaeology seeing how they made things 50 years back. Next episode now!!! Come on!!
About ten years ago, I lost my father to a collection of cancers. He was a car-loving farmer, who would happily explain the internal operation of any machine to anyone who stood still long enough, which mostly meant me and my siblings. Whilst you’re probably not much older than me, your videos give me the same feeling I had all those years listening to dad or enjoying spirited drives around the Lincolnshire countryside with him. We also both thoroughly enjoyed your magazine output over the years. Thank you Mr Metcalfe.
Most gentlemanly and civilized discussion about an engine ever. Honestly though, very informative and interesting to see something like this broken down on the bench.
check out David Vizzards videos, you might also like,
I’m amazed to hear cylinder liners have to come out for boring. I’m sure it’s uncommon to do that with “normal” engines.
2 real British gentlemen :)
One of the worlds best motoring journalists and one of the worlds foremost classic car experts, having a chat about a V12 engine..what more could you ask for?
Oh I love this so very much. How incredibly satisfying to see twelve of everything is so wonderful. I hope this guy has an excited young apprentice to carry on all this knowledge to future generations.
It is quite nice seeing 12 of everything. I suspect it's less enjoyable seeing 12 of everything on your invoice!
He has his own channel.
Two highly intelligent men having intelligent conversation - great stuff!
Both with deeeep pockets. One emptying them, the other, filling them !
the opposite of where i work then ........
Marc René Yvon Maybe, but a lot of skilled labor hours here. They will talking money after the video.
@Harold Sweathead x20 at least LOL.
@WarmWater Eddie I did say "at least!"
FYI - 3M now offers a clear window film that blocks 97% of infrared and 99% of ultraviolet, so you can get some Perspex that has the look you want, then apply this to the interior side to reject heat.
Chip Holland Many thanks for info, I will investigate further but sounds exactly what I’m after.
A perfect sunday afternoon video.
I love these vids .. I can see why you entrust that chap with your car, apart from being a nice chap he really knows what he's talking about .. thanks for taking us through this process .. it's really interesting ..
That chap is only the foremost classic cars expert Iain Tyrrell
One thing people have to remember when it comes to the cost of the whole rebuild, or any other fix and upgrade planned for the Espada: These cars appreceiate in value over time, these are collector cars, and every dollar/pound spent on it, will more than likely over time, add to the value of the car. If Mr. Harry spend 20K on it, i bet the value at least increases with the same, and will surpas it, over time. Another thing is that MR. Harry is a true car enthusiast, and like a true petrolhead and enthusiast he drives and enjoys his cars, soo fixing them is necessary. Might aswell do it right and to ones taste, when the whole engine is already out and dissasembled.
Love this engine rebuild series Harry, looking forward to more episodes :D
cheers from Norway!
your summary is all so true. The cost would be reflected in future value but I pushed the button on this because I really like owning this Espada but was getting increasingly frustrated by the fact the engine wasn't 100%, meaning I couldn't enjoy it to the full. What I'm looking for at the end of this process is a great driving Espada I can probably enjoy to the full. Simples.
@@harrysgarage and that is what it`s all about, when buying a Lamborghini, or any other drivers car, and you intend to drive it, then the driving part should be optimal. Thanks for the reply, and can`t wait for more videos, both on your garage and farm channel. Cheers!
That mechanic really knows his stuff
And that salesman knows how to sell too! "We can make this look nice Harry" :)
@@Maulzy23 it's understandable, he hasn't built this huge garage for giving his services away for free
He is more likely a highly trained engineer .
You can certainly tell Iain is of the Gordon Murray ilk of engineers.
Dayumhesgood Probably has a first in Mechanical Engineering from Oxford
Two gentlemen with impeccable manners. Am I the only one who misses this sort of attitude in our modern daily life?
Andreas Martin Very much so.
Be the change you want to see. Let us all lead by our example.
Joshua Rosen Absolutely right! I try my best, greetings AM
@@AndreasMartinLaute Jolly good. I also try to do as well as I can. Greetings from England.
Joshua Rosen Greetings from Spain! Best, A
Living in California, in between the two parts on fire, listening to it "chuck down" is absolute music to my years, play on!
Beautiful engineering and explanations. I could listen and watch videos like this for hours.
Got to love it when you're taking apart your Lamborghini and you find a part from a Ford Pinto.
on the diablo you don't even need to take anything apart to behold the rear lights from a bus.
@@zloychechen5150 Or the headlights from a nissan 300zx ;')
@@beetledrift and yet i think it's the most beautiful car ever made (the early ones especially), and whenever i see a bus with the same lights, it reminds me of the diablo, and it's nice.
What's amazing is he knew EXACTLY which car they were from. I think this might be a common retrofit on some exotic engines.....
@@zloychechen5150 Oh sure, it's a real nice car!
That's not rain, Harry.
it sounds more like a huge applause being given, for your fantastic CZcams channel !!
It's the sound of Harry s bank account being deep fried.
...or somebody forgot to turn the telly off.
That’s “proper” rain. The sound processing is struggling with the white noise.
Great to see other workshops doing the rebuilding of these fabulous Italian beauties. I have fond memories of my work at Noble House Garages in Almere, and Classic Cars at Baambrugge, in The Netherlands, where as Chief Engineer, I built engines for very wealthy Dutch businessmen who thought nothing of spending a hundred thousand on an engine to race at weekends at Spa, or Assen. I built Maserati, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Aston mostly, and prepped them before roadtesting on a straight bit of the road alongside the Rhine Canal, where I was able to give the cars their head, and enjoy the rewards of my handiwork for a few miles, before handing over my test report, and the keys to a grateful owner. What a life !!
Having thought about the broken piston rings ( ten pistons apparently had these ) I don't think that the cause was a suggested, which was the excessive clearance on the piston lands, possibly exacerbated by high revs through the gears. In my experience, the prime cause of broken rings, especially as ten pistons suffered in this case, was that the rings were NOT gapped properly. The previous engine builder probably assumed that new pistons and rings were going to be OK in slightly worn bores, but remember that the combustion temperature at the top of the piston is going to be above 1000 degrees Centrigrade, ( this temperature is NOT the temperature of the piston or the head, but the front of the flame path ) and this would cause the top rings to expand to a critical point , closing the ring gap, and putting further stress where there should be NO stress on the ring. Given that most of the engines that I built went racing, I would gap the rings up to five thousandths of an inch wider in order to avoid that problem. If an owner is spending tons of money on an engine rebuild, the last thing that he wants is to have to take the engine out to sort out problems that should have been taken into account at the build stage. Great programme fellas, keep them coming !!!
This is no criticism of your theory but wouldn't that result in catastrophic failure of the piston? If the ring expands enough to close the gap and the piston to bore clearance, it follows that it would be forced into the wall, scrape the oil off the bore and heat up past the point where the piston could transfer it away, causing the piston to melt. There appears to be no damage in Harry's cylinders and if we accept that the smoke was the fault of the wrong valve stem seals, his engine is in pretty good health. Again, just my thoughts.
Superb series Harry.
It a pleasure to hear Ian describe the engine wear and tear.
"While we are at it."
Ohh those words are never good...
Last time I herd these words I was at the dentist ! Oh it’s painful...
@@klausnielsen7102 - Bet its even more painful for Harry in this instance.
:->
@@klausnielsen7102 Are you my patient? I say that a lot. It should be illegal but gladly isn't.
Yep, especially when you are upgrading a room in your house... then another one, then... never ends. A 500$ project becomes $15k projectS.
Thanks for posting these - it's a great opportunity to see a top-shelf classic engine pulled apart by a real master mechanic, with someone else paying. The banter is top shelf also.
Harry has curator responsibility here to keep this gem fit for future generations. That is an expensive labour of love.
That is the conversation in a project that is equal parts dread and excitement. The attention to detail and perfect knowledge is just beautiful to watch! Very nice Harry.
Classy too.
Extremely fascinating!! I'm a Yank technician, with 40yrs experience, but still salivate, over this "bit of kit". When you blokes are pushing daisy's, these cars will be sitting in some garage, because no young person, will understand them. Thanks so much for sharing. Absolutely love the workshop. Too bad about the rain, but being in Florida, I understand.
JT
Really Interesting watching this. When i was in school maybe around 28 years ago i did my work experience with Ian Tyrell as he had a performance garage local to me. He owned an Espada then and always had lovely cars in the garage. He was friends with my mum as they where in the local operatic society as he is bit of a singer etc aswell.
The secret's out! Great story
Adam, your comment just reminded me of a Saturday job I had while at school. I worked for in a motorbike shop doing some mechanic work, which I remember with great fondness, including working on some fabulous old machines such as a Vincent Black Shadow.
Anyway I was watching 'A Bike is Born' where a chap called Mark Evans rebuilds a Bonneville (he did a number of series on Discovery), he casually says "so I took my wheels to my man for respoking" and lo and behold up pops the chap whos shop I used to work in! He took him through the process of truing up the spokes, which I knew well as I'd watched him do it first hand numerous times. Incidentally I helped deliver the Vincent I mentioned back to the 'garage' of the chap that owned it, which turned out to be essentially a large warehouse full of old Rolls, Astons etc.
In some ways I regret that my career took a different path, otherwise I think I would have greatly enjoyed getting into this style of restoration work.
Love these videos, superb in both style and content and really enjoying Iains own channel too.
What a wonderful series ! Thank you so much Harry. You made my Sunday one more time !
Thank you 🙏Harry for taking us on the journey...Brilliant 👍🇦🇺
What I like is that you don't care about the money involved. You just want to have it done right. Chapeau!
I actually love the combination of rain coming down on the roof & intelligent car conversation. Downright soothing.
This is truly absolutely fascinating!
Love this update, very informative and altruistic too, preserving a nice piece of Italian Art for another two generations...
Brilliant! I can't wait to see the next one.
I loved the way Harry just casually adds £10k to the bill here and there.
# cash
you sure it's just £10k??
I can remember a casual "50 grand" mentioned on one of Harry's garage walk-throughs ... But when I see the depth of knowledge of his engine expert, you can kinda see where the money goes. I'm sure the previous rebuild at another garage with a previous owner cost the same money, but mistakes were made. This engine expert is the real deal.
@@buggerlugz6753 I said "here and there", i.e. let's do that stuff under the bonnet (£10k), let's polish up the heatshields (£10k), let's empty the ashtray (£10k), lol.
@@Czechbound Often finding someone who can do the job properly is priceless. I do most of my work myself, but on the occasions I don't have the facilities, equipment, skills or desire to do something, there's no point paying someone to do a bodge job when I could have done it myself for free :) and if something isn't right (for me at least) it just bugs me to death and sucks the enjoyment out of the whole experience. Harry obviously has much deeper pockets than I do, so probably just has to consider its value in what it brings to the finished product, rather than whether he can justify such expenditure in the context of everything else that constantly requires money.
Everything I wanted so say has been said already. So I'd just like to say "Thanks".
Ditto. :)
My goodness what wonderful knowledge could listen for hours.
Absolute definition of the word "Gentlemen."
Mind blowing! Loving the Fiat Dino convertible in the background. The first one I ever saw (and filmed) over 2 years ago belonged to a famous Architectural presenter.
Knowledgeable man.
Spotting the engine not having correct parts fitted in past.
Fascinating. How wonderful to enter a workshop in such immaculate condition. Thanks Harry. Most enjoyable. Cheers, Bob
"When a Metcalfe gets behind the wheel 'Woo it revs to 8000'!"
Somehow I don't think Harry has the mechanical sympathy that Jay Leno has. Jay has Espadas and lets them warm up until the needle of the temperature gauge is off the stop. Mentions it a lot in his videos.
@@keithhoughton4308 nobody cares that Leno babies his cars
@@keithhoughton4308 people who are interested in the mechanics of a car aswell as interested in driving are a rare species. leno isn't part of that species. I like his channel because you can learn about cars there but at the same time I hate it because you barely get to see ANYTHING being driven anywhere near the redline throughout the hundred or more videos.
@@herberthans7015 I guess Top Gear is the show for you then! But seriously, Chris Harris is your man. Never seen him with a spanner in his hands though. Wouldn't want oil on his racing overalls would he?
@@keithhoughton4308 there was a show called "drivers republic" with chris harris, jethro and another well known bloke, they made a video on how to drift with an M5, I learned some valueable knowlege from that video ages ago. that video and the "best motoring international" track videos describe the best automotive journalism I know.
Iain Tyrell the polite Gordon Ramsey of engines a true master class of how it is done Bravo on your choice of mechanic Harry says a lot about your passion and knowledge of vehicles...
Mr Tyrell's face at 7'40" when Harry discuses maxing the revs - priceless! Wonderful stuff - thanks to you both.
I love how passionate you are about this engine. It is by a stretch my favourite car of yours!
Makes it worthwhile harvesting the wheat on the farm!
Absolutely fascinating! Thanks for sharing this with us Harry! First class as always👍
That was a delightful tour around your wonderful engine! I cannot wait to see it gradually get put back together!
Following your engine rebuild is my favourite thing to watch on CZcams Harry 🙂👍
Confessional moment: 4:53 "... they're moving up & down, I'm revving it ..." voice drops off. You're revving it like a guy who knows how to properly use a classic sports car Harry, you are getting on it! And that's why we like watching you review cars, no half measures, attack the beach!
I've always been fascinated by the roof in harry's Espada. I'm so glad they finally talked about it. Funny how that modification was way ahead of its time.
Two knowledgeable gentlemen talking and explaining how a Lamborghini V12 works. This is quite an entertaining and relaxing video
I just love listening to this! Really enjoying this series and all the “Harry” clips as well. You’re my favourite Harry, been following you in EVO since 1999.
How these engines were made by hand, using pen and paper only is an absolute bloody miracle.
Some times I find Harry's own tech info a little on the light side, but with the right tech geek to talk to / interview he makes a great conversation which is very watchable.
You guys are so chill. Id love to just be a fly on the wall in that shop, talk about learning something.
Sawyer You’d be one clever fly.😃
Being this deep into the repair, I would do everything this technician recommends. He really knows what he is doing. Love this type of video. Thanks Harry.
Give the man some credit, he is making engineer not technician noises.
This is really nice. One can see Harry’s excitement and expectation to bring his engine up Miura spec, while facing design limitations. This is something we all can relate when rebuilding our cars...
Such a gorgeous car it deserves all the love you can give it, your rebuild strip-down videos are excellent with such detailed information from the mechanic .
Great stuff !
I wish we could have some of that rain here in eastern Australia you mention on the roof, it's getting very critical here now! Major towns etc are running out of water. NEVERTHELESS another fantastic episode of the engine rebuild. Seems like it's in very good hands.
Love your Sky News Australia....MSM here are left wing idiots...
Really interested to follow this work - thanks for taking us along Harry 👍
What a treat! Lazy Sunday afternoon right before football - American, that is - AND a new Harry's Garage! Life is, indeed, good.
You get the feeling Iain never cut's corners when repairing engine's, true British spirit right there 👍🏻 great jobs lad's
The distributor is really awesome. I won't like to tune it, but really beautiful.
Also I am looking forward to hear it rev even better with its forged pistons.
4 sets of points.!
Like Iain's opening comment. We can take anything apart, putting it back together is the challenge. Very very true. That's a man who knows engineering and engines. Slack fitting bearing: Loctite Bearing fit. Matt Black so you cant see the oil leaks. Watched it to the end expecting to hear the cost of 12 new pistons, and it was never mentioned.
Awaiting quote..
These videos are just so good. When you hear a conversation about localised induction hardening of a steel crank you know you've sailed waaaay past the banal squeakery of junior youtube influencers. There's tonnes of enthusiasm on show here but critically there's also lots of actual knowledge.
Great wealth of knowledge from Iain Tyrell. I can see why there are now so many V6 engines. All those parts!!!
I loved listening to the conversation, nothing better than to hear someone talking with knowledge and experience, thanks.
The house could be falling down around me whilst watching this and I wouldn't know a thing! Totally immersed, so, so interesting, love it!!! This is what I would call proper Top Gear!
I love that Harry's cars have been on Top Gear and Grand Tour. He's a proper part of that universe of brilliance
@@RobJaskula He certainly is, his Countach pops up everywhere!, and obviously knows all the right people through the EVO magazine, a true car nut hey
Lovely series of videos. Thanks for sharing this 'experience'. Can't wait for the next one
Ian such a great bloke knows his way around engines he used tune my chevette in the 1990"s by ear brilliant
What a fabulous video of two knowledgable enthusiasts actually talking sense and enjoying the internals of an engine, and my wife wonders why I slink off to watch it instead of watching Bake-off!
I could listen to these 2 for hours. Especially Harry. Very articulate and witty. How can anyone dislike this?
I live in Florida for half the year, and thought it rained down here. Harry, its a biblical rain, its mad. Love it.
You would not believe how much I’ve been looking forward to the next instalment Harry. This brings back many happy memories of my childhood weekends and evenings helping my uncle strip down the engine on his old Lagonda. Thank you Harry and Ian, this is pure gold!
Isn't this one of the most satisfying activity a person can do?
@@RoverWaters ?
How cool is that !! Great chat between Harry and Iain and even better the heavy rain reminding me why I left the UK.
Happy Sunday lunch! Cheers from East Coast USA
A bit late but Cheers !
I live in rapidly drying out Australia and the rain is just beautiful music....
Man it is fair hosing down ( the rain outside! ) The car is a Lamborghini, it was not intended to be idled around cities, nothing wrong with giving it a bit of a workout, but wait until the engine is fully warmed up, i would be running upper cylinder lubricant in the fuel to help lubricate on the cold starts ( i use upper cylinder lubricant in my cars, ). There are some REALLY nice classic cars in that workshop.
This is actually a really good track to use for audio testing. Harry always surprises me with the Audio quality on his videos. If you have a really good sound system? Listen. The stereo imaging of the rain and the shop is really something.
What a nice surprise to find this video waiting. This channel is one of the few where I know I can sit back and just let a half-hour video play from beginning to end.
Iain thank you watching this video as brought great memories back of me rebuilding my MK 2 Mini Cooper I’m now 75 years old a remember other so called mechanic’s telling me I was to fussy 🤔 everything laid out in order after clean down, the white sheet is just the was I did it even on other rebuilding and not just my own,
Sir I thank you 👏👏👏👏👏
I love the calm and professional explanation of the man who owns that rainy shed. 😃
Another EPIC video
AWESOME REVIEW HARRY AND CO! LOVE THE INFO ABOUT FARADAY'S INVENTION OF INDUCTION HARDENING IN THE 1800'S. THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING REVIEW WITH A LOT OF TECHNICAL DETAIL- EXCELLENT.
Looking forward to the next stage, there's something wonderful about a newly assembled and refinished engine, even if mine I'm working on is only an AMC 5.9 V8 and not a Lamborghini V12!!
Iain is this type of shop owner where you always feel good. He tells you what has to be done in this kind manner and you can't argue that. You're always nodding when he's telling you how to draw more money form your pocket. In the end you are paying twice as much as in any other shop but you are feeling well. Reminds me of my last classic Mini shop (obviously the numbers were down a little bit).
Don't want to wish bad luck on any of your autos, Harry, but more of these. MUCH more! This shop is wonderful.
Doesn't get much better than this! Thanks Harry!
Class Harry, cheers.
I haven't a bloody clue about mechanics, but my god these videos are interesting Harry. Can't wait for the next episode!
Thanks for sharing this Harry - Very Educational!
First time I've come across a half groove main bearing pair where the groove should be at the bottom (in the cap).
As firing loads are towards the cap, this lower bearing gets most of the loading and the plain bearing offers greatest bearing area to support it, while the lightly loaded grooved upper has the clearance to introduce oil and generate the hydrodynamic oil film?? (I know the oil supply groove behind the bearing is 360 degrees - but this just makes it easier to machine?)
I'm sure Ian just took the liners out to check the water jacket to crankcase sealing, and when they are pressed (sorry hammered) back in, hopefully the finished bore size will still be correct.
I always thought forged crankshafts had greater fatigue strength due to the grain within the steel following the shape of the crankshaft - and the metal inserts within cast aluminium pistons were to control expansion. Every day's a school day!
Looking forward to seeing an engine stand in the near future!
Respect to Ian for working in the spotlight!!!
I thought that too... Usually if the groved bearing is in the bottom oil pressure has no chance to fight crank pressure being pushed down... so it starves itself of oil...
Brilliant vid.....I could listen to that bloke talking about engines all day.
Here's what really impresses me. Iain clearly has an encyclopedic knowledge of an Espada engine, but I see a Daytona, a few Jaguars, a Triumph, and various others. I suspect he has the same complete knowledge of all those engines also. Really incredible.
Absolutely facinating video.
But, my God, what a drenching rainstorm.
Obviously you’ve heard of zircotech coatings. I wish I was 40 yrs younger and working for that guy, the knowledge he has.👍
Those exhaust manifolds need ceramic coating
@@paulstandeven8572 - I said the same thing out loud.
I could watch this whole process. Fascinating. I bet Harry drives the heck out of this when he gets it back. Can't wait.
I am quite impressed by Mr. Tyrell. What a gentleman.
Great to see and great explanation!
Luckily I don’t have to pay the bill for that...😇
Crossed my my each time he says 'they weren't too bad" it saves a few bob off the bill...!
A friend recommended your channel. Glad i tried it out. Loving the videos and your genuine enthusiasm for things. Not a very common thing on CZcams these days
About the pistons, I would suggest try JE Pistons. I got a set custom made for a Ferrari 330 GTC and they were fantastic!
Great to get a fairly in depth explanation of whats required to rebuild the engine. Can't wait for the next installment
Once again a day in the life of Harry and Co never fails to deliver intrigue, learning and full scale admiration for passion devoted to maintaining classic beauties. Despite the rain I never lost focus and was the quickest twenty odd minutes in my weekend. Thanks Harry and no doubt in the end this will be ‘Top Draw’ engineering. Looking forward to the next episode!
Fantastic work there chaps and thanks for sharing.
Mentioning stiff steering - the steering idler arm which is on the opposite side to the box has nylon bushes on the pivot which swell up with time. Its well worthwhile removing the idler and lubricating or rebushing the pivot.
After a long journey the steering in my espada would lock completely. Fitting phoshur bronze bushings and a grease nipple rectified matters.
Really enjoying the progress, top job!!
Thanks for info, I'll check it out and report back..
Awesome work Harry... love seeing this detail on vintage engines. It’s like archaeology seeing how they made things 50 years back. Next episode now!!! Come on!!