As a relatively new subscriber I have to say excellent work so far. It's a car you'd have to be mad to want to restomod, but I appreciate the insanity and I'm looking forward to following along! I'm putting the same engine into a MK1 Escort, hopefully supercharged if I can find the room, so we are kindred spirits in that regard at least.
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks David! Totally understand what you’re saying, it’s a car that’ll never really be worth anything that cosmetically is a basket case. Why they hell am I spending hours of my life on it🤣 The answer is, honestly it’s so much fun & all your comments encourage me to keep doing it!!
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Good luck with the Escort. Can’t be many v6 ones💪🏻
@alzheimer7629
2 жыл бұрын
@@FabCoUK Bloody brilliant! I'd fancied doing something like this myself, sadly I'm disabled now and unable to work on my own cars these days. I'm a big fan of using the parts bin from across the model ranges when I used to render. A TR7 front spoiler. A Dolomite style nose for the aggressive look The front grill has gotta go, how about using the plastic grills off a Rover P6B modified to fit? A nice neat solution to mount the V8 badge on... Perhaps modify the headlamps to have circular lenses inside the standard glass? Smaller diameter on the inside like those first seen on the Fiat 131 racing? I've always thought the original rear lights made the car look rather sad. I'm sure I've seen renderings with TR7 rear lights somewhere but I wasn't a fan. The Ambassador rear lights looked like a guy wandered down to Lucas and found the generic lenses off an artic trailer. I think it deserves larger lights, perhaps some off the 90's Jaguar XJ40? I'd fit them a little higher and recess them where the boot folds into the back panel. This serves two purposes, losing the space where BL used to fit silver tape or the princess script and badges and more importantly, it allows the boot opening to be cleaned up and open as deep as the bottom of the lights or encompass the lights? Paint the rear between the lights satin black to match the door tops and C post. Leave the roof body colour! An SD1 Vitesse rear spoiler, which makes me think perhaps the front spoiler and bumpers off an SD1 Vitesse would work. Inside needs wood, proper veneers for the dash and door panels which need retrimming in a better quality material. The chap with the "ST Princess" has probably contacted you by now so he'll be a great help, especially with fitting a rev counter in the original dashboard. If you've seen the triplex Princess Glassback, that had some great styling cues and some, bad! I thought about an Allegro Equipe style garish striping in gold, orange and red to match the hearing aid beige. I wish I'd kept the renderings I'd done with similar modifications, I used SD1 rear lights though, twin headlights with the triplex/Lancia montecarlo style black front, vauxhall senator style egg box grill, a Fiat 127 sport style roof spoiler, Equipe striping going over the roof, Dolly Sprint wheels and front spoiler. I did one rendering using gloss black with JPS Capri style gold stripes and gold minilites with polished rims. I never got the renderings back, along with more modern designs I sent to MG Rover about two weeks before they folded! To this day I'm kicking myself I didn't have copies made! Anyway, this is long but I hope helpful. Tremendous job and I look forward to every update. Alzheimer.
@andrewbelfield2449
Жыл бұрын
Fantastic work, I can appreciate what goes into these restomods having just spent around a thousand hours building a VR6 landcrab. Cheers, Andy
@grayfool
2 жыл бұрын
In the US this would have been "I'll just throw this engine in the bodyshell and we'll go and do burnouts". When an engineer does it, this happens. what a job.
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, doing my best to do a proper job💪🏻
@darianistead2239
8 ай бұрын
@@FabCoUKNot having a go, but here Aus and in NZ where I'm from that'd likely never be street legal without some major re-engineering. Here it needs be Engineered or low volume certified (my old job) to then pass a rwc/wof inspection, (mot) I'd never pass that, it's a death trap.. My very sincere concern would be those front chassis rails and the upper firewall/strut tower braces, you now have no crumple zones and have rigid reinforced structures that'll likely severely injur, maim or kill front seat passengers in the event of an accident.. You now need structure to protect occupants (cage) or re-engineer the front of the chassis to deform or collapse, or to divert under or sideways of the passenger cabin.
@daveyacarter
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!! Found this build following the Allegro from Jonny Smith. I always wanted my dad to buy a Princess, after we sat in one at the Motor Show not longer after they were launched. The old fool bought a 520 BMW in black with factory alloys and body kit. I was distraught. Well until I came to my senses a few years later, when my mate's dad's Princess was a pile of brown dust on the drive and dad's BMW was still like new but in my eyes the Princess was Thunderbirds at the time and the wedge was the future. This mash-up with the Jag is bloody epic. Can't wait to see it finished. Keep up the truly epic work....
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dave!😃
@jimbuilds
2 жыл бұрын
I've just seen this because of your work on Jonny's allegro and binged the princess videos. It's great work and interesting to see how you're approaching it. I'm looking forward see more!
@fishbert17
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve just binged my way through to episode 11 and now feel bereft at not having more to watch. Looking forward to seeing more progress! An amazing project
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks😊
@finlay230
2 жыл бұрын
just watched 1 to 11, awsome build n project !!!!
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!😃
@BMS7472
2 жыл бұрын
SO happy to see another update! Looking great as ever 👍
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ben. I’ll make sure it’s a bigger one next time around!😃
@Stu_2112
2 жыл бұрын
Loving how the production of your content gets better with every episode. Great update. Nice to see someone taking structural integrity seriously and not just throwing it in there. Gotta admit, I was shouting "make the middle brace bolt on, not welded" at my laptop......might make your life easier in the long run 😉
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
It's a much better idea, so i've got some laser cut brackets on order that will weld in from the top once the floor is out!
@thekussiesocial551
2 жыл бұрын
Loving the series. The 30+ (ouch) years I’ve had my Herald have been all about making the oily and mechanical bits as good as they can be - and chasing rust. The unintended consequence of series like these is that I, and plenty like me, will now be back out in our garages scraping knuckles and making our cars slightly better than they were at the start of the day. I’m hooked.
@SimpsonsClassics
2 жыл бұрын
What build this is! I think defo a modern take on a princess your saving a classic at the end of the day, I dig the idea of a duck tail spoiler to. Looks ace with the engine in.
@BradCarter27
Жыл бұрын
Great work! Loving the content, can’t wait to see some more. I’m a fan of the bumperless look, did the same on my first classic mini. Although, I think I might go for corner bumpers given the chance. Keep up the good work! 👍
@MrGMawson2438
2 жыл бұрын
Great video mate 👌
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!😃
@iestynrlloyd
2 жыл бұрын
Since catching up with the Allegro, I’ve binged on the Princess & really enjoyed each episode. I can’t wait for the next one. 👍🏼
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@niallrobertmoran
2 жыл бұрын
Twin turbo!!! You big tease 😜
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Doing it for the symmetry 😛
@stevolarry420stevenslozz3
2 жыл бұрын
Bloody love this series! I didn’t mention before but you remind me of a mate of mine. He does crazy stuff like putting the engine from an Impreza (500bhp tune!) in the back of 2003 Astra van. Can’t wait to see this motor on the road so keep it up dude!
@stevolarry420stevenslozz3
2 жыл бұрын
Ps that lump looks spot on in that engine bay!
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Will do my best to keep up the progress 😃
@gazjones8781
2 жыл бұрын
Bit like my brother, putting a 1.8 MGzr engine in the back of a Reliant Robin. That's just a concept before it gets swapped for something bigger!
@stevolarry420stevenslozz3
2 жыл бұрын
@@gazjones8781 should use an RB26 an twin turbo it, that would b crazy!
@stewarthemphill3684
Жыл бұрын
Going to be a good car lot of good work
@jasonpalmer6916
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Adam just got caught up with all the latest on the princess looking good can’t wait to see some more 👍🏻
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jason :)
@tonysangwine-gould4733
2 жыл бұрын
I've only just seen the Princess project and love it. I always hated the naffness of the Princess but the shape was always quite cool. Finally there will exist a good one.
@jasonrainsbury2828
2 жыл бұрын
My Dad had a Austin Princess 2.2 .So great memories for me .Apart from the hydro elastic suspension going wrong every other week .It was metallic red with vinyl roof .One of our family faves .
@envoycdx
Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to the next update on this one. Binged the lot, and looks to be a creative build indeed.
@frenchie7206
Жыл бұрын
I’d put the twin headlight lights version in the front too
@leelee1973la
2 жыл бұрын
Another great vid from a fellow wedge owner 👍😉
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lee!
@TruckerMRB
Жыл бұрын
Excellent 👌
@scooble
Жыл бұрын
Very entertaining to watch, although I do wonder if taking the external panels and fitting them to the Jaguar would have been easier
@tang0au
2 жыл бұрын
Currently home from work, sick with a cold and watched this series from ep1 to now .... awesome to see and really gets my creative juices flowing to get stuck into the porsche 914 i have waiting for a restomod. I linked to your channel through the late brake show - thats also an awesome to see project coming along nicely ... great work.
@chrisgarside7974
2 жыл бұрын
Just caught this channel following the Allegro build you’re doing for Jonny. Excellent content and can’t wait for more. Princess and Allegro projects are awesome!
@drewsteroriginals4564
2 жыл бұрын
Loving the progress, great to see the updates and lookng forward to seeing the allegro too.
@jamesallan5253
2 жыл бұрын
Great process certainly coming along now
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks James!
@SteveMorton
2 жыл бұрын
I'm loving this series, I've only just discovered it from Johnny Smiths channel! Seeing how rust the basic car is, do you think the roof is in-tact under the vinyl? Cars just don't have vinyl roofs these days! Yes... I'm a teenager of the 1970's when they were very common! I had an Ambassador for a couple of months as a company loan car I enjoyed that! Your Princess is going to be very strong underneath. Good luck with repairing all of the cosmetic panels on it.
@minidoido1
2 жыл бұрын
Great project. Keep up the good work.
@thomasaspin4951
2 жыл бұрын
How.about making one of the lower chassis braces removable? Might ease your worries about getting the prop in. Looking forward to seeing some more..
@riekelbakker2551
2 жыл бұрын
I find it very impressive to see you fabricate all these bits just by laying on some cardboard pieces and cutting them with your angle grinder. One question that’s playing on my mind is whether the princess will remain road legal or how the authorities will test how strong it is during some kind of inspection. At least I would expect you need that? Keep up the good work and looking forward to seeing the next episode!
@jamest5149
2 жыл бұрын
You put a lot of the other KZitem projects to shame. Keep up the good work.
@raychambers3646
2 жыл бұрын
Could you make the centre brace bolt in , enjoying this build ,if this had been a US build show would have been done in 3 days ! Lol.
@Papatroll
2 жыл бұрын
I think I would have bolted the braces for ease of removal.
@DarrenCoull
2 жыл бұрын
New subscriber here! Just watched the whole playlist for this and loving it! Amazing fab work so far, better to overbuild a little bit even if it adds a little extra weight. Did you ever weigh the old 2200 6-cyl against the 3.0 V6?
@Duell-850R
Жыл бұрын
How are you doing? I’d love to see a update on the PrincesS-type 😂
@FabCoUK
Жыл бұрын
I'm doing my best :)
@huwdavies6650
2 жыл бұрын
Have you ever considered doing the hatchback conversion that a couple of companies did for the Princess from 1976 on?
@davewilson7762
2 жыл бұрын
As another "Jonny" import to your channel, I've just enjoyed splurging through this entire project. I'm loving the straight forward, suck it and see, approach which differs slightly from some of the other channels I watch though TBH that's a good thing 😁👍. My only comments would concern your triangulation ⏸️, which to my mind looks more akin to bracing 🤔, but hey there's plenty of time to rectify that. I have one point of concern though, to wit the location of the rear sub frame mount to the turret, to my eye this is a little weak as it connects to an open ended tube which will flex when big loads are applied to the rear wheels, this could have been avoided if your front an rear chassis braces had enveloped the turret (i.e. they'd met up withe each other on either side of the turret rather than on the front and rear), just a thought possibly easily sorted with a bit of extra gusseting... Looking forward to further updates on both of these much maligned cars.
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
I’m the episode before this I did mention it’ll all be closed off, probably at the same time as I tackle the boot floor. Try not to see any of it as finished, as there’s obviously lots of steel to go in yet😃 Thanks for watching!
@richardhaywood4123
Жыл бұрын
Those strut towers have a certain Sd1 rover look about them. Would it have been any easier to frankenstein the jaguar floor pan in to the Princess shell?
@FabCoUK
Жыл бұрын
Easier? no way. Jag is about 6" too long to start, with a much higher COG
@mariopizzamanmario8563
Жыл бұрын
You could have done and X-type (AWD...) 3 liter. Might have been handier?
@FabCoUK
Жыл бұрын
Could have done lots of things!
@Papatroll
2 жыл бұрын
Also the music interludes are a bit loud, should always be much lower then the talking IMO
@briananthony4044
2 жыл бұрын
Might be easier to fit a supercharger
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Easier, maybe. Turbos, better 😎
@KavanaghGTR
2 жыл бұрын
Good video but the music is a LOT LOUDER than the talking
@ianalderton6683
Жыл бұрын
great to watch, but please reduce the 'music' to a minimum . . . . . . ; )
@FabCoUK
Жыл бұрын
£150 and I’ll re-edit it with whatever ‘music’ you like?
@ramdynebix
2 жыл бұрын
That engine looks to be quite far back already, front of the engine is not far in front of the wheel hubs, is it? Definitely not an Audi 😂
@garycromie4260
2 жыл бұрын
I've 30 years in motor trade and if the glass and trim in that car are so old and rare why grind off and weld all over them ?. Should just stripped it down.then gone fab crazy on it.
@FabCoUK
2 жыл бұрын
Glass is about the only thing thats not rare actually, it doesn't rot away! Haha
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