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00:00Sigures de la Liga
00:01Tipo de bicicleta
00:04Sintir
00:06Sintir
00:07Oh yeah, aquí estamos, estamos nadando
00:12Sintir
00:12Sintir
00:15Sintir
00:16Es como estar en una parada 1950, es tan bonito
00:19Sintir
00:22Sintir
00:24Este es la Escoda 11.01 Sport
00:29Es una muy rara y ha empezado a Skoda el foray en el mundo de motosportes.
00:36No se han hecho dos de estas cosas y solo uno de estos competió en Le Mans y esto es todo.
00:44En 1949 este carro se construyó.
00:47Imagina lo que estaba pasando en el mundo de ese entonces.
00:49Y ellos pensaban de ganar las ganas de la mano.
00:53Este carro se ha hecho por un millón de euros por medio de un millón.
00:55Así que es probablemente ser uno de los más impensos que hemos vivido en el mundo, así que cuidado.
01:01No te pierdas.
01:08Mate, no tienes que pagar mucho, ¿no?
01:10No, no necesito mucho, solo necesito mi conocimiento y eso es todo aquí.
01:13Nos hemos pagado los bolos y los espalas para otro otro aventador de carcadero.
01:19Vamos!
01:21¿Puedo ver el foto?
01:22Sí, sorry.
01:25We're hunting down some of the world's most iconic cars.
01:31Does it get much better than this?
01:35Oh, I can't believe we're standing here in front of an SP2.
01:39Leaning on local wheeler dealers.
01:41Because he really wants it.
01:42Would you take 30,000 euros?
01:44No, impossible.
01:45That's my way to do it.
01:46To rescue these national treasures on a wheel and a prayer.
01:50Please let me find a set of wheels.
01:52That's all I'm asking for.
01:53And make a few euros, pesos.
01:56I think we'll have a deal.
01:57Yes!
01:58And real as we go.
02:01I absolutely love it!
02:20I do like the city of Prague.
02:22They drink more beer per capita than anywhere else on the planet.
02:26So I like that.
02:26That's quite a claim to fame, isn't it?
02:27I love this place as well.
02:29It's got great architecture.
02:30But it's also got great cars.
02:32Which is why we're here.
02:32I once went into a petrol station.
02:36I said, you've got a petrol cap for a Skoda.
02:38And he went, yeah, okay.
02:40Seems like a fair swap.
02:41So what do you call a Skoda at the top of the hill?
02:44A miracle.
02:45What do you call a conversable Skoda?
02:47Skip.
02:47Yeah, some of those are really cruel and unfounded.
02:51Because Skoda have always made fantastic cars.
02:54I mean, we're in one now and this is like the state of the art.
02:58But the car we're here to come and see is an absolute legend.
03:02And I can't wait to get stuck into it.
03:05Launched in 1970, the 110R was a game changer for Skoda.
03:11Its sleek coupe styling was a radical departure from the company's usual boxy saloons.
03:17And with its engine in the back, the 110R earned the nickname the Porsche of the East.
03:22But in 1975, Skoda modified the car, reducing the weight and upgrading the engine to go racing.
03:32Transformed into the 130RS, it took the motorsport world by storm with a famous victory at the 1977 Monte Carlo Rally.
03:42Try doing that in a skip.
03:45So we're on our way to go and see a guy called Petter.
03:49He's got a Skoda 110R, which would have been a basic coupe.
03:53He's taken it to the Let's Go Fast shop, your favourite shop in the world.
03:58And he's done a few little personal modifications to take it down that sort of rally tribute route.
04:04But unfortunately, he can't finish the project now because he's had an accident.
04:08And it's now time for him to sell his car, which is where we step in.
04:12OK. I'm interested to see what he's done.
04:14How far down the project was he before he had to stop?
04:16It does start, stop and go.
04:19It's just how well it starts, stops and goes is an issue.
04:23Well, that's a good start. Let's go and have a look.
04:28Now, apparently, this car is Petter's pride and joy.
04:32Looks all right.
04:32And he's a regular at 110R enthusiast meetings.
04:36Hello, Petter.
04:37Petter doesn't speak any English, but he has a friend who does.
04:41Hello, Anushka. Lovely meeting you.
04:42And Anushka.
04:43Yes, that's right.
04:44Hi, Anushka.
04:44Nice to meet you.
04:45So you've decided it's now time to sell your lovely Skoda 110.
04:51Why are you now selling it?
04:53So he's not going to the meetings as often as he did it in the past.
05:01And he has had the accident, so he's not able to be fully committed to the car anymore.
05:07OK. Well, that's a sad reason to sell the car.
05:10He's done a lot of the work himself to this car.
05:13Is there anything that we need to be aware of?
05:15Anything wrong with the car that we should look out for?
05:20I think I had the word carburetor.
05:23Yeah, it's mainly about the carburetor, not the engine inside.
05:26OK.
05:26Are you happy if we look around it and we like what we see,
05:30if we take it for a quick test drive?
05:32Of course. Super.
05:34Is that OK? Oh, lovely. Thank you.
05:36Yes, that's your key.
05:36First and foremost, mate, the paintwork looks really sharp, doesn't it?
05:40I mean, it looks actually in good condition.
05:43Well, and also, all this chrome work, the bright work,
05:45I mean, it needs a bit of a polish up, but decent condition, isn't it?
05:49Mate, what's that? That's not standard, is it?
05:52Look at this.
05:53That looks like a motorcycle exhaust, doesn't it?
05:56The engine has been upgraded, so it's no longer got the original engine.
05:59It's actually got kind of a modern engine out of a fabric.
06:02It's a 1.3.
06:03But that's not necessarily a bad thing, is it?
06:05Because one of the things about this car is it adds zero power.
06:08You know the 0-60 on the original engine?
06:09I think it was about 18 and a half seconds.
06:11You're kidding.
06:12Serious.
06:13Like, straight up.
06:14Taking on someone else's unfinished project could be risky,
06:18especially when it's had surgery as major as an engine transplant.
06:23I'm going to leave you with this.
06:24Yeah.
06:24I'm going to have a good dig around inside.
06:26Yeah, go on then.
06:27I mean, he's clearly done a lot of his own work to this car.
06:32That's not a standard air filter.
06:34He says there's something wrong with the carburetor,
06:35so that definitely is going to need some attention.
06:38Oh, where's the radiator?
06:40There's no cooling radiator in here.
06:44It's got to be somewhere else.
06:53There it is.
06:54It very much is a homemade job, this, isn't it?
06:58To try and improve cooling performance,
07:00Petter's moved the radiator to the front of the car,
07:02where, in theory, there's more natural airflow.
07:06So they have run pipework all the way from the rear of the car,
07:10underneath, right to the front,
07:13and it's fed by a homemade grill in the front.
07:16That doesn't look anywhere near big enough
07:18to actually cool that radiator effectively.
07:21Wow, this has been upgraded inside, hasn't it?
07:25I mean, it looks like these are sculptured seats,
07:27and they look kind of racy, the seats,
07:29but they are basically seat covers.
07:31Underneath, we do have some nice-looking seats,
07:33but, unfortunately, they're torn open
07:36and they're not going to work.
07:37Down on the floor,
07:39that may look like steel checker plate,
07:42but, actually, that is...
07:44Yeah, look at that, that's carpet.
07:46So, that'll have to go.
07:48Petter's clearly put his heart and soul into this car.
07:52He certainly has,
07:53but there's no doubt it's a work in progress.
07:57For me, there's quite a lot of work
07:59to actually tidy this up
08:00and make it look like something we can sell.
08:03Well, look, the key's in the ignition.
08:05Why don't we fire it up and take it for a test drive,
08:07see what it drives like?
08:07Yeah.
08:08I'll get the gate.
08:09Okay.
08:15Oh, yeah!
08:16I like that!
08:17That exhort sounds racy.
08:19It's not going to be a relaxing, long drive, is it?
08:23I mean, even Petter mentioned
08:24there might be something with a carburettor.
08:26It's like a little...
08:27And then it smooths out.
08:30The question for us is what do we do with it
08:34because he's gone so far down a route
08:37of sort of aftermarket bits and bobs,
08:39a bit more of a sort of motorsport-inspired touch everywhere,
08:42but not the full hog.
08:43So do we continue his work
08:45or do we have to go back to sort of originality?
08:49Where's the value going to be in this car?
08:50Well, it's a tough one for us
08:52because we can go back to basics
08:54and turn it into an original car.
08:57However, I feel now that we're in it
08:59and driving it down the road
09:00and it feels quite nippy, this car.
09:03So loud.
09:03It sounds loud.
09:04But he's started to push this
09:06into sort of a rally evocation.
09:09Yeah.
09:10And I know that's exactly what you love to do.
09:13If we keep it a bit of both,
09:16a nice road car
09:17but a rally-inspired looking road car,
09:19I think we'll have a much wider market to go to.
09:22The car's 340,000 kroner, right?
09:27Yeah.
09:27Actually works out to just under £12,000.
09:32Yeah.
09:32But I don't feel that I want to negotiate with Petter
09:36because I don't want to feel like we're taking advantage.
09:39Yeah, because I also don't really want to disrespect
09:40any of the work that he's done,
09:42even though we might undo some of it.
09:44I don't want to use that as a bargaining tool,
09:45so I agree.
09:46Good.
09:49Let's just hope he hasn't changed his mind about selling.
09:52OK, let me check that.
10:13Yes.
10:14And if you're selling it for 340,000 Kroner?
10:17OK, he's done.
10:26Thank you very much, sir.
10:28Congratulations, well done.
10:29Thank you.
10:29Thank you, Petter.
10:30Petter has done some amazing work to the car.
10:33This is a car that me and Elvis really want to finish
10:36basically on his behalf.
10:38Tell him the engine upgrade is great.
10:39He said that you've done a lot of work
10:42and that the engine has improved it.
10:43It's great.
10:44OK.
10:46We've got ourselves a Skoda 110R.
10:48With good 110Rs going for 16,000 euros and above,
10:54I reckon we've got room for a rally-inspired makeover
10:57and a profit.
10:59Yeah, we need somewhere to work, though.
11:02Right, we are on our way to a lovely garage
11:05where we've got use of the ramp, use of the tools,
11:08use of some expertise.
11:11It's a family-run business.
11:12They like their race cars.
11:14Well, if they've got racing in their blood,
11:16I feel like we'll get on.
11:17Yes.
11:18They're workshops in a nearby town,
11:20so we should be there in no time.
11:27I think you might have spoken too soon, mate.
11:36Oh, no.
11:37Oh, blimey.
11:38That's overheated.
11:39That's thrown all the coolant
11:41at the top of the expansion tank.
11:43Why does this happen, like, seconds after you buy the car?
11:45Well, I'm going to be honest with you,
11:46because things like this are bound to happen.
11:49I knew that that cooling set-up wasn't adequate.
11:53I didn't expect it to overheat this quickly.
11:55Well, look, we need to get that off.
11:57It's too hot.
11:58Are there any...
11:59The only way we could do that
12:02is take a seat cover off.
12:03Oh, it's just what I'm doing.
12:04We're not going to use them, are we?
12:05No.
12:06Oh, yeah, it's got a bit of fizz to it.
12:08It has.
12:09Just let the pressure off.
12:11How far away is this workshop?
12:12From here, it's about another five kilometres.
12:15All right, I'm going to just spin it over very quickly.
12:21Oh, dear.
12:23Oh, come on.
12:26It's got worse.
12:27Seriously?
12:28It's got even worse now.
12:30Now, you know why?
12:32What have we got out of the car
12:33that didn't turn the headlights off?
12:35We've got a flat battery.
12:37We are literally in the middle of, well, nowhere.
12:42What are we going to do?
12:44Here we go.
13:10You're going to be my navigator, are you?
13:11I am going to be your navigator.
13:13So, when was the last time
13:15you actually opened up a physical map?
13:16Well, that one's upside down to start with.
13:19We're in Czechia.
13:20Although, don't ask Mike exactly where.
13:24You know you can't zoom in by just doing that.
13:26No, you can't pinch, can you?
13:27Why won't it get any bigger?
13:30After yesterday's breakdown,
13:31our stricken Skoda was towed to the workshop.
13:34We just need to get there so we can start fixing it.
13:37Mate, you have not got a clue, have you?
13:39I have, I have got a clue.
13:40Just give me one second.
13:42Trust me, Elvis, I got this.
13:44The garage is right here on the outskirts of Prague.
13:48And it's run by father and son Skoda fanatics
13:50Peter and Pavel.
13:52There they are, our two heroes.
13:55Hey, how are you?
13:56Pavel, finally we get to meet properly.
13:59Peter, how are you?
14:01With ramps, a parts store
14:03and an incredible collection of cars,
14:05After you, sir.
14:06Thank you.
14:07This place is a shrine to all things Skoda.
14:10Oh, wow.
14:11Check this out.
14:12Our kingdom.
14:14Peter doesn't speak much English.
14:16But judging by all those trophies,
14:18he's fluent in racing.
14:20This is the car of my father.
14:21Yeah?
14:22And this is 130 RS.
14:24You're still racing?
14:25You are?
14:26That's incredible.
14:28Peter, that's amazing.
14:29It is amazing.
14:30And that car is incredible.
14:32Peter's been rallying for more than 40 years.
14:35He's handed his skills behind the wheel
14:37and under the bonnet to his son, Pavel.
14:39So you clearly both know exactly what to do
14:43when working on a 110.
14:45Yep.
14:46That's confident.
14:48So shall we get to work?
14:49Yeah, let's go.
14:50Lean the way, chaps.
14:51Thank you.
14:52Come on.
14:52After yesterday's breakdown,
14:55we already know the cooling system isn't up to scratch.
14:59OK, Pavel, all the way up, please.
15:01Fortunately, the chassis looks pretty solid.
15:03Peter?
15:04Yeah?
15:04It's good?
15:05Yeah.
15:05I mean, no rust.
15:07Yeah, ready.
15:08It's good.
15:08Yeah, ready.
15:09I think he likes it.
15:10The suspension is a different story.
15:13Right, can I have a look?
15:15What you found?
15:16Look, you see that?
15:17Someone's welded a spring.
15:19I think they've cut the spring down to lower the car.
15:22I reckon they've nicked that with an angle grinder
15:25and then welded it,
15:27which is just, you can't do that.
15:28OK, so...
15:29So that's, we need new springs, mate.
15:32The weld in the spring has created a weak point
15:34where it could easily break.
15:35And the DIY modifications don't end there.
15:41This is a bit exposed, isn't it?
15:42What's going on there?
15:43The heater pipes all the way underneath the car.
15:45It's those coolant pipes.
15:47And you're right.
15:47I mean, that's my first thought as well.
15:49It's the first thing that's going to get hit
15:50if you run over a lump or hit a rock,
15:52particularly on a rally.
15:54We'll need to reroute the pipes
15:56or give them some kind of protective covering.
15:59But we can only do that
16:00once we've got the cooling system working.
16:05I wonder how much water is left in this system.
16:10I don't want to know what that is.
16:13I might need a decontamination shower.
16:16Yes.
16:16With the coolant drained,
16:17I'm keen to get Peter and Pavel's take
16:19on this unusual set-up.
16:21This radiator, for me, doesn't look big enough.
16:24Very thin core, right?
16:25And secondly, the grille that feeds it with airflow
16:28is very, very small.
16:31Are you familiar with this set-up?
16:32I mean, is this a common modification
16:33to put the radiator in the front of the car?
16:36Yeah, of course.
16:37It's better for the fresh air.
16:39It's better for the engine.
16:41But the radiator is really small.
16:44You think it could change the radiator
16:45for something with a much deeper core,
16:47much bigger expanse?
16:49Yeah, I think it's a good idea.
16:51It needs some modification,
16:53but a bigger radiator
16:55and one, maybe two fans.
16:57Yeah, it's possible.
16:59To get more air into the radiator,
17:00we also need a front panel with a bigger intake.
17:03We have some, but not painted,
17:06but I think that it will fit.
17:08Well, you have a front panel.
17:09Yeah.
17:09That would be amazing.
17:10And it has the big open grille on it.
17:12Yeah, the same like on the race car.
17:16While Peter and I start removing the old radiator
17:18and it's plumbing,
17:20I've asked Pavel to dig out the spare front panel
17:23and show it to Mike.
17:24Ah, right, OK, this.
17:26It's going to need painting.
17:27Yeah, but it's not rust.
17:28It's good.
17:29Only some need some colour.
17:30OK, all right.
17:32And Elvis says we definitely need this, did he?
17:34Yeah, Elvis told me.
17:35Did he tell you we need anything else?
17:37For a sport look,
17:38it will be nice some air dam.
17:41I think that this one will fit.
17:44Right.
17:45What do you think?
17:45Well, it's like a front lip.
17:47Yep, it's lip-like here.
17:49It goes like that.
17:50Oh, I see.
17:51That does look much better with that on it.
17:53An air dam will help cool the engine
17:55by redirecting the airflow up and through the bigger grille.
18:00It will also give us the runny look we're aiming for,
18:03but it comes at a price.
18:05How much have I got to spend on this and that?
18:10For you, Mike?
18:11Oh, about £7.
18:15That's about £250.
18:17I've been here five minutes.
18:19Five minutes we walk through this door
18:21and already I'm spending money.
18:22Yeah, but I always like it.
18:25Yeah, well, of course he does.
18:26He wants everything.
18:27I will buy these bits.
18:29Perfect.
18:30Thank you.
18:31Mate, what are you like?
18:32We've arrived moments ago
18:34and you've already had Pavel dig out bits for the car.
18:38This is part of the solution to helping our cooling problem.
18:42I've already removed that rusty old radiator.
18:44Once this front panel's off,
18:46we'll be all set to install a brand new cooling system.
18:50Don't need that anymore.
18:51No.
18:51OK, well, I'll get this off to the paint shop,
18:53do a colour match and leave it with me.
18:56Perfect.
18:56That's for me.
18:58I've asked Peter to source and prep
19:00a new larger radiator with a much deeper core.
19:04He's found a similar model to the one he uses
19:06in his own Skoda 130 RS.
19:10Ciao.
19:11Oh.
19:11Oh, hello.
19:13Oh, hello.
19:13Oh, hello.
19:15Dobre.
19:16Dobre.
19:17That is amazing.
19:18Super.
19:19That's super.
19:20Thank you very much.
19:21OK, that is good.
19:23This new radiator has a dual core design
19:26which effectively doubles its cooling power,
19:29something our car definitely needs.
19:32There's essentially so much more water
19:34flowing through this at any given time
19:36and, of course,
19:37it is going to match up perfectly
19:39with our new front panel
19:40which has the cooling vent
19:42effectively covering all of that space,
19:45cooling all of the fluid
19:46moving through this unit.
19:48But fitting it is far from straightforward
19:50as it was never designed for a 110R.
19:54Ah, super.
19:54With no brackets to attach the radiator to,
19:57the only solution is to fit our own.
20:01This is where Peter's years of experience
20:03with 110Rs really comes to the fore.
20:08Luckily, Peter knows the exact form of the new panel
20:11because he's done this before
20:12so we know exactly where this has to sit.
20:15The brackets are on.
20:15I'm just going to mark the holes
20:17and then we can drill through.
20:24It's brilliant.
20:25It's got that motorsport mentality
20:27where you just plough on and get stuff done
20:29because time is your enemy.
20:33With the radiator bolted in place
20:35and the pipe work connected,
20:36the first stage of the installation is complete.
20:47Half an hour away,
20:49me and Pavel have brought our front grill
20:51and air dam to his go-to bodywork painter,
20:54Carol.
20:56This is your man, is it?
20:58Hi, Carol.
20:59Yes, this is Mike.
21:01This is Carol.
21:03We need the new pieces of bodywork
21:05to match the red of our car.
21:07Carol has a selection of colour swatches to help.
21:09It's called...
21:11Oh, how about that?
21:12No way.
21:13It's called Rally-what?
21:15What's that called, Rally?
21:16Yeah, Rally-rod.
21:18Wow.
21:18It's just...
21:19And this is the colour of the car.
21:21Remember, it's a road car.
21:22It was never a Rally car.
21:23But the actual colour is called Rally-rod,
21:25which is Rally-red, I gather.
21:26Yeah, that's fantastic.
21:28Our car is already painted in the same red
21:31used by Skoda's own rally team.
21:33It's as if our rally-homage idea is meant to be.
21:37It has got a couple of broken brackets.
21:40Some of these little springs are barely hanging on for dear life.
21:43While I wait for Mike's new front panel,
21:45I'm tackling the car's ridiculously loud motorbike exhaust.
21:48So what I'm going to do is strip it apart, take it off,
21:50and then think about making our own to replace it with.
21:53Because the car's had an engine change,
21:56a standard 110-hour exhaust won't fit.
21:58Not much of a wrestle.
22:00So we need to create a bespoke system for the car.
22:03Ah, yes.
22:10Hello.
22:11Dobre.
22:12Dobre.
22:12Thank you very much.
22:13That's exactly what I'm after.
22:15So this is the beginnings of our new exhaust system.
22:17This is a lovely second-hand, albeit very good condition,
22:21four into one set of downpipes.
22:23I'm going to slot this in position just for a dry fit
22:26so I can then start to mock up the rest of it
22:28and find out which bits I need to make.
22:33So that is going to sit down there.
22:35That is tight.
22:39That is very tight.
22:44OK.
22:45Unlike a manifold, this header has free-flowing pipes
22:48to allow exhaust gases to escape faster for higher performance.
22:51Problem is, the longer the pipes, the more space they take up.
22:55Petter, who he bought the car off,
22:57when he modified the system to run the cooling pipes
22:59from the engine at the back of the car all the way down to the front,
23:02the way he's routed those is now in the way of my new exhaust system.
23:08So what I'm going to have to do is re-route those coolant pipes
23:12away from the exhaust.
23:14Right, another job to add to the list.
23:21Right, OK.
23:23Shall we, um, can we get to work?
23:25Yep.
23:27Having found the right colour for our new front panel,
23:30we need to give it a good rub-down.
23:32Right, very good.
23:33Before blasting it with compressed air to get rid of any dust.
23:40My Beyonce moment.
23:41That's it.
23:46Next, Carol mixes up some filler.
23:50It's usually about a golf ball, a filler to a pea of hardener.
23:55Then he applies that to any small dinks and dents
23:58on our replacement panel.
24:00We've now got all the little imperfections.
24:02Now we've just got to wait.
24:04You see, what happens in a British workshop, right,
24:11when somebody says 15 minutes, you know what happens?
24:14A kettle goes on and we stop for a cup of tea.
24:19Yeah, typical Englishman.
24:21Tea with milk.
24:23Yes, exactly.
24:26You can't blame a guy for trying.
24:28The longer I'm here, though,
24:31the more I'm beginning to realise what tea is to England.
24:35The Škoda is to Czechia.
24:37When I was young, the Škoda was our first car.
24:42I always say that the Škoda
24:44has an invisible arrow to the Czech people.
24:48Yeah, an invisible arrow.
24:50It's a passion, emotion and also the history.
24:55Yeah, yeah, it's fantastic, isn't it?
24:58Right, I think Carol's ready for us.
25:01We've got a drip on there and you can't tell the difference.
25:05It's a match and we'll be leaving the panel with Carol
25:08for priming and painting.
25:09That is absolutely perfect, yeah.
25:11Yeah, Carol, thanks, buddy.
25:13Much appreciated.
25:14Well done.
25:16OK.
25:17We're one step closer to giving our car
25:20the rally look we're hoping for.
25:22Let's grab that one there.
25:24But don't forget, it still needs to run as a standard road car
25:27and that means sorting out the basics, like that dodgy carb.
25:31Mike and I, when we drove it, could feel something not quite right.
25:34So I'm going to strip it down, give it a full clean up
25:37and a good look over and see if I can find any problems with it.
25:40The carb's controlled by the throttle cable, which adjusts the flow of fuel and air.
25:46Now, with a sort of traditional twin downdraft carburettor,
25:51that cable will pull on the throttle mechanism.
25:54It will open the first of those two chambers.
25:57But with this one, instead of that cable also opening the second chamber,
26:01this is operated differently via a vacuum acting on a diaphragm inside here.
26:07Now, one thing I definitely need to check
26:08is whether that diaphragm is fully intact and working properly.
26:12Now, when this is working effectively,
26:14there's a vacuum pulling on the top of the diaphragm,
26:17which then moves this plunger here
26:20and that's what acts on our throttle,
26:22giving us full throttle when we need it.
26:24If I suck on there, creating a vacuum in the top,
26:26we should get exactly the same movement.
26:27Right, now it is moving, but it's definitely not moving that much, is it?
26:36We're not getting anywhere near the full amount of travel.
26:40That might suggest there is some damage to the diaphragm.
26:43So, the next step is to take that apart and see what's inside.
26:48Ah, there we go.
26:52Let's see the problem.
26:53Look at that.
26:54There's a little hole in there.
26:55Because as a whole, there's no way we're going to be pulling a solid vacuum
27:00on the other side of this diaphragm
27:03and therefore, we're not going to be able to get the full actuation
27:06of our second throttle, not getting maximum throttle.
27:09It's going to affect the way the car drives,
27:10which is exactly what Mike and I felt.
27:13Right, that's going to need replacing.
27:15So far, all we've done is fix problems.
27:17And I'd like us to be cracking on with some rally-style upgrades.
27:23Right, Peter, I think I'm going to finish this tomorrow.
27:26I hope Mike has had a good day, because I'm going to go and meet him for a pilsner.
27:29So I'll see you. We'll crack on again in the morning.
27:32OK.
27:32OK.
27:33Thank you very much.
27:34I've certainly worked up a thirst.
27:39Me too.
27:40Well, don't worry.
27:41I know just the place.
27:45Smells a bit beer-y in here.
27:50What are you doing, Matt?
27:51He's putting some more hops and some more yeast in.
27:53This is where they invented pilsner, and they don't just drink it.
27:56They're literally barfing it, mate.
27:58This is yeast and hops.
27:59You're brewing right now.
28:01So I'm living up to my namesake.
28:04I might be in beer heaven,
28:06but I'm starting to have some nagging doubts about our plans for the car.
28:10Because we're taking it down this rally route
28:12and we're going to be quite specific for the way the car looks,
28:14that does make me worried.
28:15We won't find anyone to sell it to.
28:17This is what Petter started.
28:18Look, he started out on a project
28:20to turn this into some sort of rally tribute.
28:23We only need one person to sell it to.
28:25So if we do a proper job, do the right job,
28:27and put it in front of the right person, we'll sell it.
28:29I love your confidence.
28:31Have some yeast, mate.
28:32Have some yeast.
28:32Stop topping me up and stuff.
28:35Cheers.
28:35Cheers, buddy.
28:36God, I really do smell like a brewer.
28:44Creating a car inspired by its rally heritage is a fun idea,
28:49but how far do we take it?
28:51Careful.
28:52Thank you.
28:5350 miles east of Prague in a town of Kaslav,
28:57the Skoda 110R club is having its yearly meet.
29:00Wow.
29:00The people of Czechia certainly loved their Skodas, didn't they?
29:06It's the perfect place to find out what kind of modifications are deemed acceptable.
29:11Have you named your car?
29:12Green racket in the young stage.
29:15Green rocket.
29:15Wow.
29:16Look at that.
29:19Look at that.
29:20That's incredible.
29:21I want that one.
29:22That's what I want.
29:23I don't think you need to worry, Mike.
29:26There are nearly 200 110Rs here.
29:28And when it comes to modifications, it looks like anything goes.
29:33Modification is OK.
29:34Well, clearly, yeah.
29:35You can do whatever you want to.
29:36No one's going to turn their nose up.
29:37Yes.
29:38Is this his car or does he have another one as well?
29:41Oh, that's yours.
29:44And that one as well.
29:46I can't miss this opportunity.
29:48Would he like to buy another one?
29:50Because we're going to have one for sale.
29:52I see no.
29:53No, that's a no.
29:55It seems 110R fans are happy to embrace its sporting history, which is a relief.
30:01But we need to perfect the look for our car.
30:03I'll tell you what I like initially on this is the stripe down the side because that car's
30:07a lot of red.
30:08Yeah.
30:08And, you know, a stripe down the side does work, doesn't it?
30:11Well, it always makes a car look faster, doesn't it?
30:13And go faster.
30:14I mean, that's added at least five horsepower, that stripe.
30:17Gold wheels as well.
30:18With a red car, that works.
30:21But we definitely need to think about a black bonnet.
30:23I think that could be a good call, you know.
30:26Proper rally cars of a certain generation do that, don't they?
30:29Well, they do.
30:29They do do it to sort of negate the glare you can get on a sunny day through the screen.
30:33But it's a nice little nod to the rally heritage of these cars.
30:37The things that I'm getting from this is keep the car red, maybe a touch of gold in the wheels.
30:42I like the idea of painting the bonnet black.
30:45In my mind, I just confirmed, really, is that front panel with a new front grille that Petter suggested?
30:50I think it's going to work perfectly.
30:51I've seen a couple already.
30:52They look great.
30:53Yeah.
30:53We know what we're doing now with the car, which direction, which means that we've got a lot more work to do.
30:58Yeah, you're right.
30:59Maybe we shouldn't have come here after all, should we?
31:01We should probably crack on, shouldn't we?
31:02Before we turn our attention to the rally look, we've still got some work to do.
31:14Dobry den.
31:15Dobry den.
31:16Dobry den.
31:17Dobry den.
31:18Not least, finishing off that exhaust, which Peter and Pavel have been preparing in my absence.
31:24If you find a position, I'll go ahead and make up the brackets.
31:28Perfect.
31:28We've gone for a large-bore high-flow silencer to complement the new header that I fitted yesterday.
31:36I'm mounting my new brackets onto special bobbins that will prevent the exhaust vibrations from transmitting to the bodywork.
31:43I'm going to mount those on there loosely.
31:46Once I've got both brackets in place, I then can think about offering up the silencer.
31:52It's okay, I know what you're saying.
32:00Yeah, I don't think he likes my brackets.
32:02And I do get it.
32:03I was hoping for a much smaller gap between the silencer and the bumper itself, which also will affect the ground clearance.
32:11We don't want this sitting too low.
32:12And I think Peter has just pointed out what I was realizing myself, that I might need to reform these brackets to sit the whole thing a bit higher.
32:22After adjusting the brackets to raise the silencer, Peter tack-welds the tailpipe to give us our final position.
32:30Okay.
32:31Right, that is looking really good.
32:33Now I've just got to get the whole thing fully welded up and we've got an exhaust system.
32:38Now the silencer's in, we weld a connecting pipe to our new higher-performance rally-style header.
32:44If you could just pop a couple of tacks in there for me.
32:47Yes.
32:47And apart from needing a new paint job, our exhaust system's complete.
32:53Okay?
32:53Okay.
32:59Right on the magic number.
33:01While Elvis masters the oily bits, I'm off to accessorise.
33:07Very nice.
33:08I love it.
33:09To complete our rally makeover, we need to get the car looking the part, both outside and in.
33:15Looking around Peter's collection of his own private rally cars, we can see that almost by default, every single one of them has got, instead of carpet mats, it's got a rally plate.
33:25So I'm on my way to go and see a guy who's going to help me cut out some metal and make me some bespoke rally plates.
33:32How are you doing?
33:38You must be Peter.
33:39Hello.
33:40Is it me or is everyone in Chachia called Peter?
33:43I will get the steel and you can take the gloves here.
33:46Nice.
33:46Well done.
33:47Yep.
33:47Lovely.
33:47I've come prepared with drawings and templates taken from the original car mats.
33:54I like your safety goggles.
33:55These are like sunglasses.
33:56I look like I'm going skiing.
33:58Look at that.
33:59Eh?
34:00Instead of checker plate design on carpet, these will be the real deal.
34:05Fabricated from two and a half mil thick aluminium plate.
34:09I'll go and get a cup of tea.
34:10I'll leave you to that.
34:12No, I don't mind getting involved.
34:14Rally stages tend to be bumpy.
34:16Zzz.
34:18Okay.
34:19Which means the driver's feet can slip around.
34:23See my universal language of zzz.
34:26Zzz.
34:27See, that works.
34:29The textured surface of the checker plate helps them maintain grip.
34:35One down.
34:36So, what we've now got is we've got left and right, both plates.
34:51We've now got to clean up the edges and we've only been here 15 minutes.
34:57It's quick.
34:58They work really fast, these boys.
34:59Now our mats have been cut, we need to file them down and bend the edges.
35:07So they fit snugly into our 110R's interior.
35:10We need to go to another workshop.
35:12Okay, I'll follow you.
35:14Lead the way, Peter.
35:15Let's go this way.
35:16Next door, Peter's colleague has the machinery to bend our sheet metal.
35:22Bet you can't guess what his name is.
35:24Hello.
35:25Hello.
35:26Hello.
35:27No, don't tell me.
35:29Is that for real?
35:31Is his name really Peter?
35:32Yeah, yeah.
35:32Another Peter here.
35:33Everyone around here is called Peter.
35:35This feels like a wind-up.
35:38Anyway, Peter, if that's his name, will use this special machine to make short work of
35:42our sheet metal.
35:45First, he secures the plate in position.
35:47And then, with some leverage and a little brute force, he can bend the metal and guarantee
35:52a perfect right angle.
35:54The whole thing comes up.
36:00It's okay?
36:01Just perfect.
36:03Yeah.
36:03Man, you are a legend.
36:05You're an absolute legend.
36:06That is just awesome.
36:09That is going to make Elvis so happy in the little touch of rally magic that we're putting
36:14into our car, so he's going to love that.
36:16Well done.
36:18While we're here, I'm also on the hunt for some protection for those coolant pipes running
36:22under the length of our 110R.
36:25This is a tough one.
36:27To withstand any bumps and bangs beneath the car, Peter increases our sheet metal to an even
36:32thicker gauge.
36:33That's where they go light.
36:35That's where they go light.
36:38I haven't done that much pulling and pushing for years.
36:41And that is the cage for our lovely pipes that run the length of the car that's going to
36:50protect them.
36:51And it looks pretty cool too, doesn't it?
36:53Thank you.
36:54Yes.
36:56Thank you, Peter.
36:57I'm going to keep these glasses, by the way, Peter.
36:59They look really good on me.
37:00So I'm just going to keep this.
37:02Peter, I love you.
37:07Okay.
37:08I love you.
37:09With Peter and Pavel's help, our Skoda's starting to take shape.
37:13I've given our grimy old carb a spruce up using an ultrasonic cleaner.
37:17So now I just need to fit that new diaphragm.
37:21Crucially, our diaphragm is now fully intact.
37:24If I put it on the carburettor, we should get the performance that we're after.
37:27There we go.
37:32A fully functional and clean carburettor.
37:35We've already removed the bodged rear suspension spring.
37:38So next on the list is to fit some nice new ones.
37:42Someone's tried to lower the car by simply cutting through the existing spring,
37:46which would have been much taller.
37:48In doing so, they've also damaged the coil above it and then had to repair it with a weld.
37:52And the proper solution to lower your car and give it that rally stance that we're after
37:55is by buying a set of lowered springs.
37:58And luckily, the guys here in the workshop have some.
38:01The freshly painted front panel is also now in place,
38:04so the radiator can be kept properly cool.
38:07And Peter's even fabricated a panel to help direct warm air out through the bonnet.
38:11This is a very good job. I like it.
38:13Yeah, yeah.
38:14Perfect.
38:14Thank you. Thank you.
38:15With the mechanical jobs now complete, we can finally focus on the looks.
38:21And I've been busy as well.
38:22Shall we get this on first?
38:25So let's lift that up.
38:26Yep.
38:27I'll do the bolts.
38:28Inspired by our trip to the event, we've got some must-have accessories to complete the rally look.
38:34Like a rally team.
38:35Perfect. Yep.
38:37That's exactly what we're like. We're like a rally team.
38:39As well as repainting the bonnet, we've sourced new seats from a local supplier
38:44and rally-style gold wheels from Pavel's workshop to give the 110R the minus touch.
38:51Oh, this is looking good, Elvis.
38:53I'm pretty sure I've done everything we need to do now to really give this car a proper push.
38:57Hold on a minute. Hold on a minute.
38:58Remember, last time we drove this car, something was wrong with the car, Brett,
39:02and the thing overheated.
39:04So I have my ear confidence, but we're about to find out.
39:07True.
39:08True.
39:18Temperature gate sitting sweetly in the middle.
39:21It is, isn't it?
39:22Feels really good, doesn't it?
39:23And I'll tell you who would be so happy with what we've done right now.
39:27Better.
39:28Better would just be over the moon.
39:30Because he wanted to do this.
39:32This was his dream to take this car down a sort of tribute rally route.
39:37And I think we've smashed it.
39:38Yeah, I feel really pleased that we've kind of continued that journey on.
39:41Because you're right, he started this process.
39:43I mean, he had some good ideas.
39:45And where he couldn't finish it, we've been able to.
39:48So I hope that he'd be as proud of this as we are.
39:53Finishing what Petra had started by taking this 110R down a rally route was a brave decision.
39:59Especially when there were so many mechanical issues to address first.
40:02But boy, am I glad we took the plunge.
40:11Mate, how good does that look?
40:13Just takes a breath away.
40:15We could have quite easily turned it back into a standard car, but that is just perfect.
40:20When you think about all those cars that were that meat we went to.
40:23Hundreds of them, right?
40:24And there were some exceptional cars.
40:26This would sit perfectly in amongst any of those.
40:29Inspired by other 110Rs we saw, we've given the car an authentic rally inspired look.
40:34But the transformation is more than skin deep.
40:40That improved cooling system now works in the way Petra originally intended.
40:44And a new front bodywork doesn't just look good.
40:47It also aids performance.
40:50A new sporty exhaust system completes the loop.
40:53And with a few optional extras to make the Skoda feel at home on the rally circuit, the car owes us 420,000 kronor, or about 15,000 pounds.
41:06It does actually look sitting here like it was born for the rally circuit.
41:09Yeah, right, let's just go.
41:11Just 15 miles south of Prague, a disused field is a hot spot for rally enthusiasts.
41:21Luckily for us, today we've got the whole place to ourselves.
41:34Come on in fella.
41:36Let's get the slipper.
41:36Oh my God, get the slipper down.
41:38Whoa, easy, easy, easy.
41:40This is what this car's supposed to be.
41:42I said, whoa, whoa, whoa.
41:44Go on, round the corner, round the corner, the hairpin.
41:46Go on, whoa, whoa, whoa, find that back in.
41:49Oh, I'll tell you what, it does actually come alive, doesn't it?
41:54Once it's up and high at Redbrake.
41:56Oh, that is wicked.
41:59God, it sounds amazing, Elvis.
42:02Oh, it feels at home.
42:02Whoa, whoa, whoa.
42:03There's a rock.
42:05Find the rock.
42:05Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
42:10We built a rally.
42:14Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
42:18What a car.
42:24What a car.
42:25Oh, I love it.
42:26Can we leave it?
42:27I love the way it drives.
42:28I love the way it looks.
42:29I don't really want to let it go.
42:35I just don't understand what we've done.
42:38We built a great car for the road as a sort of rally tribute, but it ends up you built a really good rally car as well.
42:44It's amazing, honestly.
42:46That handled so well around this track, and it looked great doing it, didn't it?
42:50It's done well.
42:51Oh, right.
42:51Let's get it back to the workshop.
42:53Let's get it cleaned up, get it advertised, get it out there, and get it sold.
42:58Once we've given it a furrow hose down, the car will be listed for sale here in Czechia.
43:02And if we get close to our asking price, we'll have made money.
43:07Thank you very much.
43:07As well as having fun.
43:08Bye-bye.
43:09See you.
43:09Bye-bye.
43:13Ah, you're ready.
43:14God, I really loved it here, eh?
43:16I love Prague.
43:17Great people.
43:18Oh, yeah, it's been amazing.
43:19Great beer.
43:19Love the beer.
43:20Yeah, great cars.
43:21Let's go.
43:22Let's get a plane.
43:32Oh, yeah, it's been amazing.
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