Wheeler Dealers World Tour Season 2 Episode 3

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00:00The car's just up here.

00:07What, up here?

00:08Yeah, up here on the right-hand side.

00:11What are you moaning at, anyway?

00:13Well, I'm dragging the case for the tools.

00:15Look at you, you've got just your Speedos in there.

00:17You also picked the bumpiest hill in Lisbon.

00:20There she is!

00:22Look at that!

00:23We came all the way across Lisbon and up possibly the world's biggest hill to find this.

00:28We could have picked anything up from the airport.

00:29Yeah, but where's the fun in that?

00:31We're going to be driving around in a metal worker's machine union.

00:34It's an Oom.

00:36That doesn't make any sense.

00:37Why?

00:38Well, because the first one's an M.

00:39It's a Moo.

00:40Well, nobody wants to drive around in a Moo, so they switch it around.

00:43It's an Oom.

00:45Right.

00:46What have you got in here?

00:48How long did you travel for?

00:58Mate, you didn't pack much, did you?

00:59No, mate, I don't need much.

01:01I just need my knowledge and that's all up here.

01:03We packed our bags and our spanners for another glow-trotting car-fixing adventure.

01:10Vamos!

01:11See a photo?

01:12There you go.

01:13That's a nice one.

01:16Man, man, man, man.

01:18We're hunting down some of the world's most iconic cars.

01:21Does it get much better than this?

01:23Oh, I can't believe we're standing here in front of an SP2.

01:28Leaning on local wheeler dealers.

01:30Because he really wants it.

01:31Would you take the 30,000 euro?

01:33No, impossible.

01:34Hey!

01:36To rescue these national treasures on a wheel and a prayer.

01:40Please let me find a set of wheels.

01:42That's all I'm asking for.

01:43And make a few euros, pesos.

01:46I think we have a deal.

01:47Yes!

01:48And real as we go.

01:50I absolutely love it!

01:59I do love Portugal.

02:01It's been really good to me over the years.

02:03Me too.

02:04I mean, I've been here on holiday.

02:05I came here racing in Formula One.

02:07It's bloody lovely.

02:08I just love it when the sun's out, you've got the top off.

02:11It's like the weather and the climate.

02:13It tends to look after cars a little bit better than back home, doesn't it?

02:15Yeah, they don't throw salt on the roads like we do back in Northern Europe, you know,

02:20where it gets snowy and slippery.

02:22This is great, this film.

02:24I really like bowling around in this.

02:26It's not the catchiest name I've ever heard, but I actually quite like the car.

02:29It's kind of rugged.

02:30It's like a mini Hummer.

02:32This is one of the only vehicles ever built in Portugal.

02:36They didn't have a big car manufacturing base.

02:38They've used these as firefighters' vehicles, police vehicles, forestry vehicles.

02:44They use them for all that kind of stuff.

02:45But the Portuguese are famous for another car that's very, very true to my heart,

02:52and it is the incredible Mini Moak.

02:56Wow, meet BMC Mini Moak.

02:59Just look at that.

03:01Based on the iconic Mini, the BMC Moak was designed for the military

03:05and featured a simple steel body with open sides.

03:08Trouble is, a low ground clearance and small wheels made it a military misfire.

03:16The incredible Moak goes everywhere.

03:18Well, just about.

03:20Fortunately, somebody at BMC had the bright idea of marketing it as a beach car instead.

03:26From 1980 to 1993, over 10,000 Moaks were built here in Portugal.

03:34And to this day, locals can't get enough of them.

03:39They love it down there.

03:42They absolutely love the Mini Moak.

03:44The market for them is so strong down here.

03:46They've got like a cult following.

03:48Another little link between me and a Mini Moak is quite a good one.

03:51My wedding car was a Mini Moak.

03:54Was it really?

03:55Yeah.

03:55It was a little Mini Moak.

03:56What's this one up for then?

03:57Right, so this one is a bit rough around the edges.

04:00It's going to need a lot of our work.

04:03It's 18,000 euro.

04:05So that's about the same price as a really good mint one in the UK.

04:08The guy who's selling it is called Numo.

04:10If we could buy this one at the right price, do some really nice work to it.

04:14I reckon, in the market down here, I reckon we should be able to push well over 30 grand for it.

04:20I mean, you said it's not mint.

04:21How not mint is it?

04:22Waiting till you see it.

04:23Is it in pieces?

04:24Just waiting till you see it.

04:27It kept me in a bush.

04:31I'm supposed to get out of here.

04:33Come on, don't worry about this.

04:34There's no snakes in there.

04:35Stop banging.

04:37You can make it.

04:38Go on.

04:40You know you're at the right place when there's a little Mini Park there.

04:45You must be Nuno.

04:46Yes.

04:47Nuno on mic.

04:48Hello, Mike.

04:49Very nice to meet you.

04:50This is Elvis.

04:51Nice to meet you.

04:52I've done a few spotted.

04:54Yes.

04:54But what's the least favourite colour of a car ever for you?

04:58It's going to be yellow, yeah.

04:59Hello?

05:00Yes, but I actually got married in the identical car to this.

05:04In a yellow one?

05:05Yellow Mini Moke.

05:06When I married the love of my life, Michel, in Cyprus, we drove off in a yellow Mini Moke.

05:13I ignored the colour then, and I can do the same now.

05:16It looks used, very used.

05:21Yes, very used.

05:21But what can you tell me about it?

05:23I bought this car around two years ago.

05:26I found this car practically abandoned in the south of Portugal, in Algarve, and completely

05:34full of water.

05:35The floors are utter.

05:37Full of water?

05:38Yes, like a swimming pool.

05:39Water to the middle of the floors.

05:41That's an immediate red flag.

05:44If the floor pan's riddle were rust, then the whole car could be compromised.

05:51Whoa!

05:55Blimey.

05:56That is corroded.

05:57It's brown.

05:58I think that engine used to be yellow to match the car, but it's brown.

06:02Generally a dry climate here in Portugal, but that has had moisture in here.

06:06Well, the back of the car looks all right, doesn't it?

06:08It's nice and straight.

06:09Let's have a look inside this boot.

06:11Ah, yeah.

06:12Just have a bit of surface rust, but nothing serious.

06:16I mean, it is solid.

06:16Just that little bit of rust down there, but nothing we couldn't repair.

06:19All right, let's have a look in here.

06:21I mean, this interior is horrible, isn't it?

06:23It's very, very grubby.

06:24I mean, it actually gives me chills to think about this just sat full of water.

06:28You can tell it's got some horrible signs of corrosion.

06:32Crucial thing is going to be how much integrity has this floor still got, because that will be

06:35major work.

06:36If the car needs major structural repairs, the bill could run into the thousands.

06:41And then there's a cost of paint on top of that.

06:44But we won't know for sure until we get it apart.

06:48Actually, I don't think it's too bad at all.

06:53I can see the potential here.

06:55At least one of us is optimistic.

06:57Mate, I tell you what, eh?

07:00It's looking good, isn't it?

07:01I can see it's not been smashed around anywhere.

07:04The back is really nice and tidy.

07:06Inside the boot, it's solid.

07:07It just needs a bit of a tidy up, really.

07:08I do love your positive outlook, because there's a lot of things wrong with it.

07:12This used to be a swimming pool, as you told us, and you can see the signs.

07:15The engine's got to come out.

07:17What?

07:17Well, the engine's got to come out.

07:18It's disgusting in there.

07:19It's corroded everywhere.

07:20It's awful.

07:21It might need a re-spray.

07:22But isn't that what we do?

07:24We come, we buy old cars, we fix them up, and we make a profit out of them.

07:28Don't worry.

07:29But 18 grand, still a profit?

07:31I'm telling you, in this Portuguese market, it may sound like a lot of money.

07:34It's actually quite a bargain, this car.

07:35It's a strong market for these.

07:38All right, well, look, how about we do take it for a drive?

07:40Let me ask Nuno.

07:41Nuno?

07:44Right then, Elvis, set a course for Memory Lane.

07:47I feel like my wedding day.

07:48I'm looking across at Michelle right now.

07:52That makes me feel a little bit uncomfortable.

07:56Woo-hoo!

07:59It immediately pulls to the left, like massively so.

08:03Look at it.

08:04Yeah, it's got a flat tyre.

08:06I gather there is something wrong with the steering and steering rack.

08:09Oh, I can feel that.

08:11There's something just falling off.

08:12Right under my foot, here.

08:14Oh, my goodness, that suspension's so perfect.

08:17It's the old mini running gear, basically, isn't it?

08:18It's those rubber-cone suspension, Tom.

08:20It is, it is.

08:21It doesn't give you a lot, in a way, of comfort.

08:26You've got to find the gear.

08:28Go on, you can find it.

08:29It's in there somewhere.

08:30We're going to come to the stop before you find the gear.

08:32Back in a second.

08:34It's also got very little power.

08:36And with only a tiny little engine, it doesn't weigh very much,

08:39but it doesn't feel like it's got much of...

08:41It does feel remarkably underpowered.

08:43Right, this is so slow.

08:44It's so slow going up hills.

08:46Come on, we can do it.

08:47I'm glad we're about to go down a hill,

08:52because going up it, look at the queue of cars behind us.

08:54Oh, yeah, we are causing quite a bit of traffic chaos, aren't we?

08:59Yay!

09:00Sorry!

09:01Oh!

09:0118,000 euros for this?

09:05Really?

09:07All right, point taken.

09:09Let's see what we can get him down to.

09:11Nuno!

09:13Nuno!

09:13So, what an experience!

09:16Nice experience or...

09:17Well...

09:18Enough.

09:19You know what, Nuno?

09:21Clearly this car...

09:22Hard life.

09:22This car has had a hard life.

09:24It's pretty hairy getting it down the road, but it's exciting at the same time.

09:28But look, we know that it's a popular market for these here in Portugal.

09:31We do want to buy the car, we are just worried about the amount of work ahead of us.

09:36You want 18,000 euros for it, don't you?

09:38Yes, yes.

09:39I think you're being a bit cheeky.

09:40I think you're being very brave with the price.

09:42Okay, yeah, okay.

09:42All right, so, with that in mind, we'd like to offer 15,000 euros.

09:4715,000.

09:48I can't go solo.

09:50Okay.

09:51Maybe 17?

09:55I think I was really at 15, but 17 is not too bad, is it?

10:00It's not too bad, if it's okay.

10:02You know, it's the gamble, isn't it?

10:03Because we don't know.

10:04I mean, I think that's still a bit much.

10:10Nuno, we are quite happy not to buy it, but our final offer will be 16,000 euros.

10:17It's up to you.

10:19Yes, we split the difference.

10:22Nice.

10:22It will be an honour to put this car in your hands.

10:25Thank you very much.

10:27Wow.

10:27We bought a yellow car.

10:28We bought a yellow Mini Moke.

10:30Why am I so happy?

10:31I don't know.

10:32Giddy with excitement.

10:34I never thought I'd see you happy to have bought a yellow car.

10:39Although, I'm slightly worried about how much fixing this one up is going to set us back.

10:45Don't worry, it'll be fine.

10:47And I've lined up the perfect workshop just outside Lisbon.

10:52Rusty Soul specialises in restoring classic British motors like the Mini and the Mini Moke.

11:00Wow.

11:01Look at this place.

11:03This is incredible.

11:04Aha.

11:05You must be Jal.

11:07Yeah, nice to meet you, Mike.

11:07Jal, Mike.

11:08Nice to meet you.

11:09Really nice to meet you.

11:10Nice to meet you.

11:10This is Elvis.

11:11Nice to meet you.

11:12Nice to meet you.

11:13What a great place.

11:14This is awesome, Jal.

11:15So what do you do here?

11:16Classic Minis, more resourcing and Mini Mokes.

11:19So you know what you're doing when it comes to restoring a Mini or a Mini Moke, you know

11:23what you're doing?

11:24Yeah, we know all the corners of the cars, how the process should be.

11:27So go on then, Jal.

11:29First impressions, what do you think?

11:31It's yellow.

11:32It's good.

11:34Yeah, it's a little bit rusty.

11:36It's bad.

11:37When we spoke on the phone, I said that I could do with using a ramp and some space, but particularly

11:43some expertise.

11:44You and some of your guys, are you still open for that?

11:47Yeah, yeah, we are able to help you.

11:48You can use the shop as your shop, as your house.

11:52Lovely.

11:52Let's take it in there.

11:53Jump in.

11:53Let's get on with it.

11:55Oh, it sounds bad already.

11:58Straight, straight, yeah.

12:02Job one is to get the car stripped down so I can work out if we're going to be spending

12:06hundreds on the bodywork or thousands.

12:10Hold on.

12:10You're Joel and he's Jal.

12:13Good job.

12:14We've got Jal's mechanics, Joel and Gonzalo, on hand to help.

12:18Gonzalo, I hear you're the engine specialist, right?

12:21Yeah.

12:21Yeah?

12:22You've done a lot of them?

12:24Yeah.

12:24Good, because I need your help.

12:26The moat was designed to be worked on in a battle zone, so stripping it down in this

12:31workshop is a doddle.

12:33Flying through it.

12:35And a quick look at the front end reveals the dangerous source of the moat's noisy ride.

12:42Recognise this sound?

12:43I do, yeah.

12:43That was right under my foot when we were driving down the road.

12:46Steering rack.

12:46It's a steering rack.

12:47What, it's just come loose?

12:48No, just massive play in it.

12:50We were driving it like that.

12:52Combined with a bent suspension tie rod, it's no wonder the car was pulling to the left.

12:56Hooray!

13:07Look at the exhaust, that's hilarious.

13:10You could use it like a wheelbarrow.

13:12With the engine and exhaust out of the way, we can finally assess the moat's lightweight

13:19body shell.

13:20Just look how solid that is underneath.

13:24That is brilliant.

13:25Yeah, all right, I'll give you that.

13:27It's not too bad.

13:28Thankfully, there are no structural issues, but there is surface corrosion right across the

13:33bodywork.

13:33Every part that's come off this car so far has revealed more paint work than needs attention.

13:40If you looked around this place, the standard of car in here is pretty high.

13:43There's no way we can just touch this up and make it look the way it needs to look.

13:47It needs a full re-spray, doesn't it?

13:49You said the word again, re-spray, which means re-spraying it back the way it is.

13:54We have this golden opportunity if we've gone this far.

13:57Although I could be sort of on my way to getting a divorce if I say this, which means the wedding

14:04car colour has got to change because I don't like the yellow.

14:08And we'll choose a nice strong colour that's going to sell really easy and really well.

14:12Any colour but yellow.

14:17Where's the sea now?

14:25Where's the sea gone?

14:28Ah, we can only go right here.

14:30I think I need to go that way.

14:31But we can only go right.

14:33The lads in the workshop are going to be wondering where the hell I am.

14:39This is why I use a sat-nav.

14:40It's got to be that way.

14:43It's that way, isn't it?

14:44What?

14:45No, it's not.

14:45It's not, it's this way, the ocean's on my left.

14:48Spin it round.

14:49What?

14:50You've gone wrong.

14:50Oh, you are kidding me.

14:52Literally gone wrong.

14:53I admire your comfort.

14:57Sorry.

15:01It's day two in Portugal and I'm dropping Elvis off at the workshop in Lisbon because I'm

15:06heading up the coast on a mission to restore our mini-moke's ageing interior.

15:10Here you go, then, fella.

15:13Hey.

15:14See you later.

15:16Don't get lost.

15:23Sorry I'm a little bit late.

15:24Yeah, I know.

15:25I know, I know.

15:25It's Mike's fault.

15:29My first job for today is to sort the car's bone-shaking suspension, which, like regular

15:35minis, is mounted on front and rear subframes.

15:37The suspension design on the old mini and mini-moke was unusual.

15:43It was unusual because it replaced the traditional steel springs with these unusual but super

15:49straightforward cone-shaped rubber devices that sit up here in the top of the suspension

15:54towers.

15:55The rubber cones, which compress and expand as the car drives, are mounted horizontally

16:00on the rear subframe and vertically on this front one.

16:06But the unique suspension system is not without its drawbacks.

16:10What happens is, and as Mike and I found, as we bounce down the road in our old car, over

16:15time the rubber solidifies.

16:17It loses a lot of its elasticity and the springy effect that you're after.

16:21So, on a car like the mini-moke, designed to bounce along bumpy beach roads, it's just

16:26not good enough.

16:28And that means these need to be replaced.

16:37There it is.

16:38The offending article.

16:39That is the little rubber cone.

16:41And look, I've got a brand new one here that the guys had sitting around.

16:46And look at the difference between the two.

16:48Not only has this one sagged dramatically, they just don't last very long.

16:52They always end up squashed and deformed.

16:55But instead of replacing the old rubber cones with new ones, I've got an upgrade in mind.

17:01First, though, I need to get the subframes fully stripped down so they can be cleaned and

17:05painted.

17:05I'm making my way 200 miles up the coast to the outskirts of Porto, as I've arranged to

17:16visit one of Portugal's premier interior trim companies.

17:21Me and Elvis have decided we're going to change the colour of the moke.

17:25We don't know what colour that's going to be, so let's change the interior at the same

17:29time.

17:30And I'm just going to go there with an open mind and hopefully get inspired.

17:33If they can show me some good colours for the interior, it might dictate what we do on

17:38the exterior.

17:44Oh, this is the kind of place I like.

17:47I'm looking for Felipe.

17:49Hello, Mike.

17:50Is that you?

17:50I'm Felipe.

17:51Nice to meet you.

17:51Very nice to meet you.

17:52Finally, you too.

17:53Wow.

17:54I didn't expect this.

17:56This is amazing.

17:58So what do you do here?

17:59You do all kinds of interiors?

18:00Yeah.

18:00All the kind, from old cars to full reservations, brand new cars also.

18:06The finest materials available.

18:08Now, the problem we've got is trying to find the colour of the interior when I haven't even

18:13chosen the colour of the outside.

18:14Okay.

18:14I am seeing there's green everywhere in here.

18:17Yeah.

18:17It's the official colour of this company.

18:19Of the business.

18:20Yeah.

18:20So you never know, green might be a colour that features.

18:24The company has a workforce of 28 skilled craftspeople and one skilled robot.

18:30It's a mixture of old technology and new technology together.

18:35They produce bespoke luxury interiors for cars old and new.

18:40Beautiful.

18:41And their clients include movie stars, top flight soccer players and now me.

18:47Hey.

18:48With a green colour, you can have this one.

18:51See that?

18:52Look at that.

18:53Do you mind if I just use your...

18:54Yeah, of course.

18:55Oh, look at that.

18:56That really does work, doesn't it?

18:58Tan and green.

18:59That works, Felipe.

19:01That's a good combination.

19:02That is a really good colour combination.

19:04I like that.

19:05If you want to be braver, you can go another brighter.

19:08Okay, but that's just yellow.

19:10Yeah.

19:10Right?

19:11But...

19:11A bright yellow, yeah.

19:12What, on a green car?

19:13Yeah.

19:14Oh, why have you done this to me?

19:16That's an amazing colour combination.

19:17Yes, it is.

19:18It's a bold one.

19:19I'm going to say this.

19:20I think...

19:21Can I say this?

19:22Can I actually decide right now?

19:25I think we're going to paint the car green.

19:27And I think we're going to go for a yellow interior.

19:30I wonder what Elvis would say, because I'm trying to get rid of the yellow on the car.

19:33Okay.

19:36Felipe's team are going to make us a complete new set of interior leather and a hood.

19:44You've deconstructed my old seat, my old frame.

19:47How long does a job like this take to do?

19:49Around one hour to a couple of hours at the most.

19:51Really?

19:51Yeah.

19:51Pedro starts by marking out the various sections for each seat using a template, before cutting

19:59them out by hand.

20:04It's then over to the sewing machine to join the pieces together.

20:11So this is a piece of foam.

20:13This is one of the seat cushions.

20:14Yeah.

20:16That's a great job.

20:17Look at that.

20:18I think that's going to look fantastic.

20:19The heat gun smooths out any wrinkles.

20:24Oh, go on.

20:25You got it.

20:26Now it's just a matter of repeating the process for the rear seats.

20:30Let's get this back to the workshop.

20:32Bring it all together with the ideas that I've got for the paintwork.

20:36I think it's going to look absolutely incredible.

20:41At the workshop, the most rear subframe's been powder coated in black.

20:47Looks amazing, doesn't it?

20:49Looks like new.

20:49Yeah, it is.

20:50I need to mount the new suspension arms.

20:52It's a fiddly job, so I've enlisted the help of Joel.

20:56He's the workshop's go-to guy for all things suspension.

21:00So we need to get these brackets on so that we can mount the arms, right?

21:03Yeah.

21:03So they're going to go on here.

21:05Because it's been powder coated, we could do with cleaning those out.

21:08Have you got a tap?

21:09Because it's been powder coated.

21:11Do you have a tap?

21:12I don't have one, but Gonzalo does.

21:13What, five-sixteenths imperial.

21:16What would it be called in Portuguese, in case he asks?

21:19Machu.

21:20Machu.

21:21Are you sure?

21:22You're not stitching me up.

21:23No, I'm not.

21:23Do you have a machu or machu?

21:29Machu.

21:30Machu.

21:31Machu.

21:32Do you know what that is?

21:33Yeah.

21:34Did I say it right?

21:35Yeah, you said it right.

21:36It's a tap, right?

21:37Yeah.

21:37Okay, good.

21:37I thought he was going to send me to ask for something silly.

21:40No, no.

21:41It's the right word.

21:41Okay.

21:44Okay, so how did that go?

21:46Well, he laughed.

21:48I think that was my accent, not your word.

21:50Okay.

21:51Right.

21:52The threading tap means I can clean out any remnants of the powder coating without damaging the screw threads.

22:01And with that done, we can attach the bracket and fit the new suspension arm.

22:07It feels nice.

22:08That is the lower arm on.

22:11Now I've got one last trick up my sleeve to help transform the moat's handling.

22:16Right.

22:16So, instead of just replacing the rubber cone with a new one, which I know we can do, I've decided to go for these.

22:24Obviously, a bit more of a modern solution, a bit more modern engineering.

22:27These will last a lot longer before we ever have to replace them again.

22:31I think it's a good idea.

22:32Excellent.

22:33There we go.

22:34Lift that up.

22:34As well as lasting longer, the spring should bring an improvement in ride comfort.

22:41There you go, look.

22:42You can see how the spring takes up the compression.

22:46Beautiful.

22:47After a half day's work, I think we've earned ourselves dinner.

22:55We're going to go for a result or a casual.

22:58Does that mean you're paying?

22:59Thank you very much.

23:00Obrigado.

23:01Obrigado.

23:03As long as you promise not to choke on your prosciutto when I'll tell you about my day.

23:07So, as I was walking around, one thing that kept striking me was the whole business and their uniforms were a certain shade of green.

23:18Oh, okay.

23:20I mean, I like green.

23:21What sort of shade?

23:22The easiest way to describe it is like a sage green.

23:24That could be lovely.

23:25I mean, that's also maybe like a little nod back to the military history of the vehicle, right?

23:29Yeah.

23:30Yeah, I mean, that sounds nice, man.

23:31So, all right, what about the interior then?

23:33What colour do you think I went for?

23:35Cream.

23:36No.

23:37Another shade of green.

23:38No.

23:40Tan.

23:40You ready?

23:41Yellow.

23:42That's what you've decided to go for?

23:44A bright yellow.

23:45What?

23:45But it will look amazing, I promise you.

23:53We're in Portugal, enjoying the delights this incredible country has to offer.

23:59This is the famous Portuguese tart.

24:03It's one of my favourite things about Portugal, you know.

24:05These are amazing.

24:06They are lovely, aren't they?

24:08Oh, you've done a onesie.

24:12Very nice.

24:13This is lovely round here, isn't it?

24:15Yeah.

24:16Love the sunshine.

24:17Love the cars.

24:19Love the tarts.

24:20When we're not devouring pastel dinartas...

24:22Yeah, very good.

24:23...we're also carrying out an ambitious full restoration on one of the few cars ever produced here.

24:29The Mini Moak.

24:32Our Moak's bodywork is currently being sanded down and prepped for paint.

24:37See how easy this comes off.

24:39Meanwhile, Gonzalo and I want to do something about that underperforming engine.

24:44Doesn't immediately look too bad.

24:46I mean, it's an old engine.

24:48Yeah, it's just to warm and just need an overall.

24:53OK, well, look, let's give it a full clean-up, first of all.

24:56I'll leave you to do that.

24:57I'm going to go and clean the cylinder head.

24:58OK.

25:00OK, I've got our cylinder head here.

25:02I'm going to go through a process called porting and polishing.

25:05Effectively, what that means is we're going to take away material from the cylinder head,

25:10opening out the inlet and exhaust ports to allow the gases in and out of the cylinder head

25:14in a more efficient manner.

25:15Making these ports bigger means more fuel and air, and more fuel and air means more power.

25:25It's actually taking quite a lot of material off.

25:37If I tip it up, in fact, we might be able to get some out.

25:40Oh, my goodness.

25:40That is quite a lot.

25:43Now, that is a lot of metal.

25:45And actually, that's exactly what we're trying to do, of course,

25:47because we are removing quite a lot to give us that free-flowing of gases

25:50through the cylinder head, which is going to up our performance.

25:55Next, I'm shot-blasting the cylinder head to remove any paint, rust or debris.

25:59And now, Gonzalo is going to help to enact stage two of my engine upgrade,

26:13skimming the cylinder head.

26:16Now, effectively, what that means is we take a small amount of material

26:20off the bottom surface here.

26:22Now, that, first of all, means it's going to be perfectly flat,

26:24giving us a nice, good seal.

26:26But also, it's going to reduce the volume of the combustion chamber.

26:29That means that when we put the air and fuel mixture in there,

26:32the piston's going to compress it into a smaller space,

26:35giving us an even bigger bang for our buck with a raised compression ratio.

26:39In other words, more power.

26:42There you go, Gonzalo.

26:43Nice, clean cylinder head.

26:47First, Gonzalo uses a tool that can detect any microscopic imperfections

26:51on the flat plate.

26:52These could have come from the original casting

26:56or wear and tear over time.

27:00We're talking about tiny, tiny little high and low spots

27:04across the surface of this head,

27:05and that's what this skim is going to get rid of.

27:09Mine's going to be flat, yes.

27:10The grinding tool, that's actually a stone spinning at around about 1,400 RPM.

27:24It's that grinding surface that's taking the material off the top of the cylinder head.

27:31On the first pass, Gonzalo skims just 0.04 millimetres off the head.

27:37About the width of a human hair.

27:39Can you see?

27:45Between the two and three cylinder, a very low spot.

27:51Number four is very low.

27:53So the spinning grinding stone just skimmed over, that didn't touch it.

27:57So we need to go a little bit deeper

27:59to make sure that we get everything off the top,

28:01give us a completely flat surface and a good basis to work from.

28:04Round two and another 0.04 millimetres is going to come off.

28:12The cooling fluid's super important.

28:14Without it, temperatures could really spike,

28:17and that could introduce a risk of distorting the cylinder head if it gets too hot.

28:20But also, the stone itself could get so hot that it might disintegrate.

28:24Yeah, there you go.

28:28There you go.

28:29That's done it.

28:30It's now perfect.

28:32Top work, mate.

28:33Almost half of our spend on this car is on the bodywork and paint.

28:41And as the last bits of prep work are completed,

28:44it's time for me to choose the right shade of green.

28:47No pressure.

28:48Yes, baby.

28:52Oh, yeah.

28:53Green.

28:53See, green works, doesn't it?

28:55That is brilliant.

28:56We have a darker one.

28:57I'm just going to say no straight away.

28:59It's too dark.

29:00Yeah, it doesn't do anything.

29:02I like that.

29:03That's going to sell, isn't it?

29:04Yeah.

29:04That is going to sell in this market.

29:05I think so.

29:07Right.

29:07Decision made.

29:08Citrus interior.

29:09Love it.

29:10Absolutely love it.

29:10Well done.

29:11Nice one.

29:12But before I pull the trigger on the colour change,

29:15I better check with the boss.

29:16Hi, Michelle.

29:20Hiya.

29:21All right.

29:21What's up?

29:21Did you get the pictures I sent?

29:22You had a little yellow mini-moke.

29:24Like the one we got married in years ago.

29:26Exactly.

29:26It's just like our little wedding car.

29:28The thing is, the reason I've rung you is,

29:30would it upset you if I was to change the colour?

29:36Well, I think you look amazing.

29:38Oh, dear.

29:39I just don't think, I think the yellow's too bright.

29:43It's too garish.

29:44That's what you're going to do.

29:45Well, listen, it'd be nice.

29:47I promise you, it'd be nice.

29:49And we're still married after 36 years.

29:51I love you.

29:52Yeah, I can't believe it.

29:54Bye.

29:55Bye, bye-bye, bye-bye.

29:58I might have just got away with that.

30:00Not too sure.

30:02I have a sneaky suspicion you'll be paying for that one later, mate.

30:06Anyway, moving on.

30:07When I drove the car, I really struggled to select some of the gears,

30:12and it wasn't just my bad driving.

30:14I've taken the selector mechanism off the car

30:16and fully expected at the bottom of the gear lever here to find loads of play.

30:20There's a ball joint at the bottom of here.

30:22It's quite a common failure on these things.

30:24But actually, this one's fine.

30:25There's nothing that I need to be too concerned about.

30:27However, if you follow the system along, along the selector rod, this is the problem.

30:33This piece on the end has so much play in all directions.

30:37That is exactly the reason I was really struggling to select a gear.

30:40And the reason is, over time, somebody has replaced what should be a nice roll pin

30:46fitted to the two holes with this, a nut and bolt.

30:49The problem is that, first of all, that nut and bolt is probably too small,

30:53introducing a little bit of play.

30:54But also, instead of it being a solid surface, it's threaded.

30:57So it wears away way quicker than a roll pin would,

31:00meaning the play just gets worse and worse and worse.

31:02Now, what I need to do is take this apart,

31:04and hopefully, Zhao has the correct roll pin to go in its place.

31:08Do you know what?

31:10It's so heavily sort of deformed or bent,

31:12I think I might have to take it in and use a vice,

31:15try and tap it out with a hammer.

31:18Hello, mate.

31:20Two problems.

31:21First of all, I'm sure you've seen it before,

31:24someone's put a nut and bolt through here.

31:26Yeah.

31:27Second problem is I can't get it out,

31:28so I wonder if you've got a hammer and punch that we can tap it through.

31:32Okay.

31:36Yes, there we go.

31:38There you go, look at that.

31:39That's why it wouldn't come out very easily.

31:42Okay, so the next question is,

31:44do you have the correct roll pin?

31:46Yeah, I am.

31:47Yeah? Amazing.

31:51Yeah, look at that.

31:58So there's a tiny bit of play, but that's fine.

32:00It needs to have some of that,

32:01but it's way, way better than it was,

32:03and most importantly, it's now correct.

32:05Thanks, mate.

32:06It's a new day,

32:13and with our car getting a lick of paint,

32:15there's nothing Elvis can do in the workshop.

32:19It's nice down here, isn't it?

32:20Love it.

32:20Notedly warmer as well.

32:22Yes, love it.

32:23Mike and I have travelled 155 miles south to the Algarve

32:28to do some market research at a mini moat meet.

32:31People love putting their personal touches on these cars.

32:36There's going to be all sorts going on.

32:38We're still from areas of our car,

32:40still to be finished.

32:41Yep.

32:41I'm looking for inspiration.

32:45Oh, mate, look at this.

32:47Wonderful.

32:49Walking around the multitude of mini moats,

32:51one thing stands out.

32:53Lots of the cars are Restomods.

32:54I love these cars.

32:57And this is a beach car,

32:58this is a car for the summers.

33:00Restomodding means keeping classic car looks,

33:03but adding some modern technology and convenience.

33:06Which one's yours?

33:08The red one.

33:08Oh, the red one, that's nice.

33:09I recognise those wheels, though, for Renault Turbo.

33:12Yes.

33:13It completely changes the look of the car, doesn't it?

33:15It certainly does.

33:16Look at that over there.

33:17That is a proper-looking mini moat.

33:22Hello, my name's Mike.

33:23Hello, hello.

33:24This is Elvis.

33:24Hi, Giles.

33:25Nice to see you.

33:27This is amazing.

33:28This is a Restomod car.

33:29It's really, really popular at the moment.

33:31The main purpose on the Restomod is having a car

33:33more modernised and more comfortable,

33:35a bit more sporty as well.

33:37Nice.

33:37As we walked up to this,

33:38you've noticed some of the tricky bits,

33:39like it's got these flash sort of LED lights

33:42on the front, indicators,

33:44slightly lower suspension,

33:46bigger wheels and tyres.

33:48It's incredible.

33:49Yes.

33:52Restomodding classic cars

33:53might be pricey,

33:54but it can have a massive impact on resale prices.

33:59Restomod like this,

34:00if you do a full paint job on it

34:02and modernise,

34:0230 and above.

34:03What?

34:04Over that, yes.

34:0430,000 euros and upwards?

34:06And upwards.

34:06What?

34:07Yes.

34:07Seriously?

34:08Yes.

34:08This is spectacular and I love it

34:10and I really can't wait to bring ours to something similar.

34:13I feel like I've had a little lottery win.

34:15Jel, thank you so much.

34:16Nice to meet you.

34:17Really, really nice to meet you.

34:18Nice to meet you as well.

34:19Top stuff.

34:20That was interesting, wasn't it?

34:21Oh, God.

34:22That was fantastic.

34:23With the suspension and engine upgrades we've made so far,

34:26plus the new interior,

34:27we're definitely on the right path with our moat.

34:29But I reckon we need to look at a few Restomod additions

34:34to pile on the profit.

34:36Now you're talking, Elvis.

34:38Time to do some shopping.

34:44At the workshop, our mocha's emerged from the paint booth.

34:48Look at that colour.

34:50It's amazing, isn't it?

34:51Hey, mate.

34:52Hey.

34:52What do you think?

34:53What do you think of the colour?

34:54I like it a lot.

34:55I just think it pops next to that yellow.

34:57I mean, the whole car is now really looking good,

34:59coming back together,

35:00but there's still quite a lot to do,

35:01so if we crack on, I'll give you a hand.

35:02Nice to go.

35:03Nice one.

35:04The value of some Restomod upgrades is clear,

35:06so I've decided to fit a set of upgraded adjustable dampers.

35:11These will complement our new springs

35:13and provide a smoother ride.

35:19That is the nut on top, nut on the bottom.

35:22I've also got to tighten everything up.

35:23That's our nice, shiny new damper

35:24to match our nice, shiny new springs,

35:27nice, shiny new subframe,

35:28and a nice, shiny new Mini Moke.

35:31Looking good, isn't it?

35:33But, of course, that's not all,

35:35because I've also replaced the steering rack

35:38to eliminate the massive amount of play

35:40I felt on the test drive.

35:43The other problem was this.

35:45If you remember, this piece, which sits down here,

35:48controls the track position of the front wheels,

35:50and if you remember, the car was sort of pulling to one side,

35:53difficult to keep in a straight line,

35:55and look at that little close-up inspection

35:57shows you just how bananed, how bent that is.

36:00And because it's so thin,

36:01this is actually a common problem,

36:02particularly around the bumpy roads here in Portugal.

36:05So the lads here, well, they've got another upgrade.

36:08This is way thicker, much more sturdy,

36:10much more up to the job,

36:11but also it's adjustable,

36:13like many of the other components on here too.

36:15So when we fit it, which I'm about to do,

36:17we have an element of control

36:18over just how well this car behaves and drives.

36:21That end slots through that hole in the chassis.

36:25I'm just going to pop the rubber slots over there.

36:28Might need a little tap.

36:30Even small mechanical upgrades like this

36:32are in keeping with the resto mod approach.

36:35There we go.

36:37It should transform the way the car drives.

36:39Elvis, oh, hello, mate.

36:41You all right?

36:42This colour, mate, look at it.

36:44I absolutely love it.

36:45I've thrown a few new bits at it, as you can see.

36:47I can see that.

36:48I've actually spent a bit of cash.

36:50Well, you know we learn at the show

36:51that the top money comes from having a car

36:53in the top spec.

36:54Yes.

36:55Well, this is now the top spec.

36:56Well, I can see that.

36:57It's all new.

36:57I've also been out shopping.

36:59I've got these fancy LED headlamps.

37:02They are fancy.

37:03Yeah, I've got some other lights in there as well.

37:04I mean, they're going to look incredible on the car.

37:06They've got beauty rings.

37:08The indicator works in the beauty rings as well.

37:11They're LED, so they're going to be

37:12really bright for the road.

37:13I love them.

37:14I mean, it's going to look, I think, magnificent.

37:17Right, now, um...

37:19Zhao, he's obviously, no.

37:23In this world, obviously, people know

37:25that we've got this car in build.

37:27So he said that he's got a customer

37:29who's really, really deadly, seriously keen

37:32at the kind of money I'm hoping for

37:34that he'd like to see the car.

37:35Can we just sort of jump on?

37:37And it looks like we've only got to put lights

37:39and a grille on, throw some wheels on it.

37:40Doesn't quite work that way,

37:42but let's have a go, mate, yeah.

37:43Right, OK.

37:43This is quite possibly,

37:59and I'm going to say it loudly,

38:01quite possibly one of the best

38:02wheeler dealer builds in history.

38:05Yeah, mate, it's got to be up there

38:06because I just can't find anything wrong with it.

38:08The Moke may be mini,

38:11but this build has been epic.

38:15It's been anything but straightforward,

38:17but cruising in this iconic car

38:19through the stunning Portuguese countryside

38:21makes it all worthwhile.

38:22What about that, eh?

38:30That is just epic.

38:32I mean, it's just unbelievable.

38:34Mate, the colour choice is inspired.

38:36Even that yellow interior,

38:38it looks so good, doesn't it?

38:39It is just fantastic.

38:40I knew it would work

38:41when I held that colour lever

38:43up against that guy's uniform.

38:45It actually fits the scenery perfectly, doesn't it?

38:49I mean, that is incredible in itself,

38:50but it does fit perfectly there.

38:51And I have never gone to this level of detail

38:54on one of our cars before.

38:55It is unbelievably good,

38:57no matter where you look.

38:59When we bought this little car for 16,000 euros,

39:03there were signs of rust everywhere we looked.

39:06But after some extensive repairs

39:08and a fresh coat of paint,

39:09along with a new interior

39:10and some resto mod upgrades,

39:13the car now looks incredible.

39:16And a full engine service

39:18combined with a whole new suspension system

39:20means it now drives incredibly well too.

39:23All in all,

39:24we've spent around 11,000 euros,

39:27which means we need to achieve 27,000

39:30just to break even.

39:31I've actually got this guy called Riccardo

39:37and I've got him on the hook

39:39at around 34,000 euros for it.

39:42Yeah, worth every penny, mate.

39:43I mean, you know,

39:43it's highest spec you'll find, isn't it?

39:45And I did say that I'd meet him at the beach

39:47because this car,

39:48it deserves to be on the beach.

39:49So, yeah, let's get it down there.

39:51This might be our only chance

39:53to take it for a spin.

39:55Oh, the seat cushions are nice.

39:58They're lovely, aren't they?

39:59It is good.

40:00So, I want to make the most of it.

40:07It is gobsmacking

40:09what you've done with this.

40:10Yes, it really is incredible, isn't it?

40:11The transformation,

40:13it's like it's a different car, isn't it?

40:15It does ride over the ruts and bumps

40:17really, really smoothly.

40:20Oh, look at this nice little left-hander.

40:22I mean, especially with that nice little

40:24wooden steering wheel,

40:24it just feels better, doesn't it?

40:26Well, it looks better,

40:27but I can see it feels better as well.

40:29There's no play.

40:30It's transformed the whole experience.

40:32It's well worth it.

40:40Sounds amazing.

40:41Sounds great, doesn't it?

40:43It does.

40:47It's so nice, Elvis,

40:48that we come together

40:50as a team of all the boys

40:51at Rusty Soul

40:52to get this finish,

40:53and we can put it in front

40:55of Ricarno today.

40:57There is not one thing

40:59it could pull apart on this car,

41:00not one.

41:01It's absolutely perfect.

41:03It's better than showroom condition.

41:05So, let's put it in front of him,

41:07and let's see if we can get it sold.

41:08Great.

41:10Look at that.

41:14That looks amazing, doesn't it?

41:15I can see the sea.

41:16Yes.

41:17Look at her here.

41:19So, this is where

41:20we're going to meet Ricarno.

41:21Let's hope these pockets

41:22are bulging with cash.

41:25It's the guy there.

41:26That's Ricarno, yeah.

41:28So, position the car nicely.

41:30Let's turn it round here, look.

41:32Nice.

41:33You must be Ricarno?

41:35Yes.

41:36Ricarno on mic.

41:37So nice to meet you.

41:38This is Elvis.

41:39Hey, Ricarno.

41:40Nice to meet you.

41:40Nice to see you.

41:40So, Ricarno, what do you think?

41:43Lovely.

41:44I think the car looks amazing.

41:45I love the colour combination.

41:48We've really gone to town with it.

41:49Not only has it got a leather interior,

41:51it's got a leather roof.

41:52The suspension's all been reworked.

41:53Let me show you inside the bonnet.

41:55Yeah, the engine is absolutely fantastic.

41:58It's all been ported, polished, skimmed.

42:01The engine block's been painted.

42:02You can see it's almost like brand new, isn't it?

42:04Yeah, it's new.

42:05Yeah, it's new.

42:06It's got LED lights all over it.

42:08It drives absolutely superb.

42:10We're hoping to get 34,000 euros for it,

42:14which I think in this marketplace, the way it looks,

42:16that's a great price.

42:17I'm not saying it's not fair,

42:21but I honestly would like to go a little lower, if possible.

42:26Like what?

42:2730.

42:2830,000 euros.

42:30Ricardo, we've spent way too much money on this car.

42:33We are quite happy to get in and drive it,

42:36market it and try and sell it.

42:37I understand.

42:38There is one price.

42:39It's the last price.

42:40We can't go any more than this,

42:41and that would be 32,000 euros.

42:45That's it.

42:45What do you say?

42:47I say it's fair.

42:49Yes?

42:50Hey, well done.

42:51Congratulations.

42:53Well done you, mate.

42:54Yeah, nice one.

42:55So 32,000 euros, you got yourself a dream little car,

42:59so congratulations.

43:00It's true.

43:00Thank you so much.

43:04Well, mate, I'll tell you what.

43:06We bought the right car at the right price.

43:08I think it's fair to say we've done the right jobs.

43:11100%.

43:11You know, we properly went to town on this car.

43:13Yeah, we've turned a lovely profit.

43:15We have really enjoyed this trip.

43:18Yet again, Portugal comes through.

43:20It's been really good to us, hasn't it?

43:21Never fails to deliver this place, is it?

43:23We've been really terrible.

43:28Yeah, we'll do it.

43:31We'll do it.

43:32We'll do it.

43:35We'll do it.

43:36We'll do it.

43:41We'll do it.

43:42Very pues.

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