amateur Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 For those who missed it the first time around, the very watchable Guy Martin helping to restore a Mk 1 Spitfire is on Channel 4 at 7.30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darno Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Fantastic watching. Thoroughly enjoyed this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Just watched it again,Duxford air museum is an amazing place to visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Just watching it now on +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 I am sure that Spit flew over the Isle of Wight..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 I watched him last week in a documentary about his truck mechanic work, the conversation turned to the merlin he owns the crux was "it makes most power at x rpm so I give it the beans.took off across workshop and thru store room wall" So he revs the nuts off a 27ltr v12 indoors lol would just love to goto a dinner where he was speaker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 I watched him last week in a documentary about his truck mechanic work, the conversation turned to the merlin he owns the crux was "it makes most power at x rpm so I give it the beans.took off across workshop and thru store room wall" So he revs the nuts off a 27ltr v12 indoors lol would just love to goto a dinner where he was speaker Watched that,the mans a nutter,but what a nutter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millrace Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Just saw advert " guy does India" starts 1st Feb think on 4 looks good...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 A nutter with a TV camera - there are loads about. The spitfire was lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 How incredible was the section where he tried to insert a bush which would'nt fit because the heat from his hand had caused the piece of metal to expand by micro millimetres thus making it too big to fit correctly .Leave it a few minutes to cool down then hey presto like magic it slides in perfectly .Amazing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil82 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 How incredible was the section where he tried to insert a bush which would'nt fit because the heat from his hand had caused the piece of metal to expand by micro millimetres thus making it too big to fit correctly .Leave it a few minutes to cool down then hey presto like magic it slides in perfectly .Amazing . and they could machine parts to this sort of tolerance during ww2, after making gear box parts for bl and land rover in the eighties its no wonder they went under, and they deserved it, used to go from making selector forks that were sent out and used because they looked the right shape to making parts for an American company that had to be within half a thou on tapers that were an ******** to measure, british engineering may have once been the envy of the world but unions and sheit attitude killed that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69chris Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 I watched him last week in a documentary about his truck mechanic work, the conversation turned to the merlin he owns the crux was "it makes most power at x rpm so I give it the beans.took off across workshop and thru store room wall" So he revs the nuts off a 27ltr v12 indoors lol would just love to goto a dinner where he was speaker very cool !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Do you think he was reading the instructions as he went along, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Missed this first time around, and again last night. Will have to watch it on 4 OD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Do you think he was reading the instructions as he went along, was thinking the samething Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69chris Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 was thinking the samething it does look like it doesnt it, but then he doesnt strike as the sorta bloke who would read em 1st tho does he, just 'get her going and figure it out along the way' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminator69 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 very cool !! Awesome did he not say the first time he revved it up,it took off and wrecked his workshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longspoon Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 and they could machine parts to this sort of tolerance during ww2, after making gear box parts for bl and land rover in the eighties its no wonder they went under, and they deserved it, used to go from making selector forks that were sent out and used because they looked the right shape to making parts for an American company that had to be within half a thou on tapers that were an ******** to measure, british engineering may have once been the envy of the world but unions and sheit attitude killed that Mum was an Inspector at a shadow factory in Aylesbury during the war where they made ball joints for Wellington bombers....she would tell me how they were measured and checked for accuracy, then, by hand for "feel", if it didn't feel right, it was binned ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted January 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 very cool !! Elf & Safety would have had fun with that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 I hope someone does "an evening with" put me down for a ticket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Just finished watching 'our guy in India'. Guy Martin seems like a proper nice bloke. It's nice to see because I now find I spend most of my time shouting / swearing at the telly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 [quote name="Mungler" post="2756823" timestamp="1423943896 e I now find I spend most of my time shouting / swearing at the telly. Are you going all Richard Wilson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Damn right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanj Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Damn right At least you are over the chuck norris phase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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