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Depends on the individual cars and their spec, overall gearing, etc. But what we have here is a RS200 road car running about 360bhp and a full international spec 6R4 making 440bhp with shorter gesring so it will leave the RS200 for dead off the line until it runs out of ideas at about 110mph. The RS is good for nearer 150mph so it's not a fair comparison with these two cars. The 6R4s and RS200s were pretty evenly matched in rallycross but the RS is the better handling car by miles.

Indeed, the Bluebird team was seriously betrayed by the Ruskin Museum but we haven't gone anywhere and we're still watching and recording and we'll keep the historical record straight. So far, a year on, and after their assurances that others could easily fulfil our role, they've achieved nothing whatsoever and we're reliably informed by some of those who've been asked to get involved that the museum is realising it's not as easy as it looks. In the meantime we're all enjoying the RS200 build and Ems is determined to get that drive at Elvington so thanks for tuning in and watch this space.

Cheers, Alby. Hope to see you in the workshop soon.

We're having a riot. I reckon there'll be something else 'chuffing' wrong on the next leg of our learning to drive without learning to drive experience but she'll get there.

Thank you. She wouldn't ALWAYS agree with that sentiment but we're best pals really. And she knows if she breaks it Daddy will be a tad disenchanted. 😒

Cheers. I reckon she's going to be a bit disappointed stepping into that Vauxhall Corsa with dual controls. 🤣

Not very tall - it's a tiny car but Ems is really tiny. Even with platform shoes she still couldn't see over the top but we'll get her there.

@@TheBluebirdProject even if I were thin, I doubt I'd be able to fit into it. Hope it all goes well - I'm sure Ems will do you proud.

@ She's certainly got the bug - it's going to be lots of fun.

It's a timeless design. And the horrors of the original design are news to us too but we're getting around that by degrees. As for Ems - it's gong to be death or glory at Elvington. Or, put another way, she'll stall it ten times then lose her temper with it and red-line it off the line. Can't wait. 😁

That's the plan... It's going to be very cool if she pulls it off. We're taking the 6R4 along too so you never know, she might get to try them both.

@ I think that’s a must do. It will be a day to remember and cherish for sure. Looking forward to seeing the video already.

@ So are we. It's not going to be dash from pole into the lead by turn 1 but if she gets it off the line and up through the gears it'll be a huge achievement. Fingers crossed. 🤞🤞

That was her word of choice all day. The main east coast railway line is literally ten yards from the warehouse too so there were a number of 'chuffing trains' that brought our filming to a halt too. And, yes, 40 years old next year and still a stunner!

Thanks! We had a lot of fun making that. We've some interesting things to do next week to get Ems a bit closer to her dream.

😁 Ems is only too aware that 'RS200 clutch' is a phenomenon to be feared. She's heard me cursing it enough times.

Let's hope she can pull this off - we have quite an intense training programme for her but it's difficult to teach someone to drive without actually having them drive something... Fingers crossed. 🤞

@TheBluebirdProject either way she's still lucky. Getting to drive your RS, I'd love to have the opportunity to drive that and the Metro

@ If you come to Elvington you might get a passenger ride. Depends on the weather.

Thanks. We're enjoying making these small films as well as cracking on in the workshop but we're doing some different stuff for the next few weeks, which you will hopefully enjoy.

Top tip... we'll make a honeycomb nail pulling tool tomorrow! Thanks for that, thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching, appreciated. 👍

We're blokes - it's the story of our lives... 🤣 A minute later you'd have heard, 'another six inches' but we put the music over it.

If you Google 'aircraft countersink' or 'microstop countersink' you'll find lots of them. Aircraft tools are aviation's best kept secret. There's lots on eBay - I just had a look. But you have to make sure you get the correct cutters for the rivets you're using, countersink angle, pilot diameter, etc. If you need to know anything else just shout. Bill

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching. 👍

The next instalment will hopefully involve the other car. 🤞

It's those aircraft people. They have all the good gear but it's their secret. Everyone should have a rivet shaver.

They're a very handy tool. I was once in a factory where they made the parts to bolt satellites onto the tops of Ariane rockets to loft them into space and they were countersinking by hand! They thought a microstop countersinker was a gift from Heaven when I went and fetched one for them. 😁

How long have you got? Automotive, motorsport, undersea exploration, metal sculpture, bits of aircraft here and there, car restoration, metal conservation. I've done a lot of things and been part of the engineering community forever. We restored Edmund Hillary's breathing set in the Bluebird Project workshop and a recent interesting project was mending a priceless ceremonial object 450 years old belonging to the government that got dropped down some stairs. I'm sworn not to reveal the details on that one though. Shame - it would've made a great film. Oh - and there was that boat thing that we spent 20 years on.

Thanks for watching. 👍

We had just such a school day when one of our rivet suppliers said. "What you need here is a rivet shaver." "A what?" It's a great piece of kit - especially for making rough work look really neat. But I didn't tell you that. 😉 Thanks for watching.

I've driven one of these cars for 20 years believing it was strong as strong could be until the start of this project and it seems that had Paddington Bear laid up the chassis with toast and marmalade there'd be nothing to choose between his way and that of whoever built them for real. This is going to go from the most knackered RS200 tub ever rebuilt to the strongest one ever built. No excuses. Bill

We had no clue either when we first started. The aircraft world has all the best tools, and it's a well kept secret, but once you know the kit is out there you can get it all from eBay cheap enough and it's worth spending a few quid to nick their secrets. 😉👍

Thanks. We hadn't planned on tackling that job this week but it went well. Just needs a good clean up and we'll move on to the next part.

Yes, well spotted. It's pointless putting rivets so close to the edge, especially as they're 5/32" rivets so their area of influence is pretty big. One surprise we didn't expect, though, is that those inserts are made of some fancy steel and they didn't drill easily. Got there in the end, though. Thanks for watching.

They're probably all as bad but they'll hang together if they're not rallycrossed. several have had new floors installed on the quiet in recent years. It's the glue that's failed everywhere on this one, the whole tub was creaking and groaning but we're sorting it now.

Thanks... we all served a 20 year apprenticeship on that big blue boat. We picked up a few skills here and there.

Thanks - it's a new skill for us, being middle-aged YouTubists, but we're trying hard - when we remember to switch the camera on. 🤣

It's a very reasonable question. There's almost no flex to be had in the honeycomb panels - they're unbelievably stiff. The key to making the rein flexible is to keep everything close fitting so the resin film thickness is kept to a minimum. Keep it thin and it will bend, a bit like trying to bend a block of cheese vs bending a slice of cheese, if you know what I mean.

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Indeed, we would normally join dissimilar metals with a polysulphide sealant and wet-rivet everything (dip each rivet in polysulphide before setting them) but this structure relies heavily on its glued joints so we had to glue it. Polysulphide is an excellent sealant to keep water and hydrocarbons at bay but it's not an adhesive. Even joining aluminium to aluminium with aluminium rivets carries the risk of dissimilar metal trouble due to the different grades of material. Everything will be painted and coated eventually - then we'll maker sure it doesn't get wet. No.139 has been wet 3 times in the last 20 years. 😊

I used to get into Dunton too in a former life - working on the ST and RS Focus programmes. Happy days...

Thanks, we're flying along now we're happy with the processes.

Thanks 👍 We're almost beginning to enjoy making these little films. More soon.

Glad you're enjoying it - thanks for the feedback. Always appreciated.

Thanks for watching - we actually put a few rivets into the job in the next film. Less talk - more action. 😁

Thanks for tuning in - we enjoy making these films so we're chuffed you like them.

Thanks, will do!

Yes, all those planes stuck together with rivets can't be wrong. Even the modern composite fuselages are made in three parts so they can be fitted out then they're joined into one tube with guess what - two orbital joints full of rivets. Never underestimate the humble rivet.

That's the plan. It's quite shockingly bad even if it wasn't crunched and rotten! If you're passing the workshop it would be good to get together to discuss some repairs on the composites.

@TheBluebirdProject yeah mate I'll pop in as soon as I can, just been busy with work & making carbon parts for the GTE

🤣🤣🤣 She sounds like a laugh.

Hi Pete, nice to see you're still there watching our antics. You must get back up in the summer once we reopen the Kerosene Café.

🤣 Nothing but tea but it's forbidden to wash it. It appals the crew but they didn't grow up on building sites in the North East or they'd know you never wash your tea mug!

That's the one - if you want the back story there's another video on the channel called 'I fell in Love With a Bonkers Car'. It's all there, warts and all.

It gets a bit daft in there some weeks. It's our safe space where we go to decompress amongst friends. Most of what goes on would get our RUclips channel taken down in a heartbeat. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching - it's fun making these short videos so if someone else is getting a little pleasure from it so much to the good.