Nikita The Lada 1200 – Russian Metal: Part Deux
In the second “Russian Metal” video, I go underneath the Lada and see how does a 44 year old Lada 2101 shape up. The results surprised me!
Schumacher loves his Lada!
2020 has been a strange year, and we’ve only made it to May. But it continues to get stranger, as I find out that another F1 driver loves their Lada…
Peugeot Steering Problems? Read This First.
Has your power steering died on your Peugeot? Has it beome heavy or just completely gone away? Before you pay hundreds of pounds for a garage to fix it, read this first. It could save you a LOT of money!
Paddy the Toyota Corolla: Let Me See That Bodywork – Part Deux
In this episode I continue to go through the process of modifying and repairing the rear bumper and spoiler of Paddy the Corolla, as well as dealing with unexpected rust issues.
Paddy the Toyota Corolla: Let Me See That Bodywork
In this video, the first of Paddy the 1998 Toyota Corolla E11, I start to repaint the rear bumper as well as use fibre glass to fix a hole caused by a slipped exhaust.
My Wife Hates This Car On YouTube
It isn’t just this website where videos of Nikita the Lada, Paddy the Corolla and Rocky the Peugeot 107 are shown. There is also a YouTube channel dedicated to these cars
Ford vs Rover – Why did I pick the Rover K-Series?
Since mentioning the Lada project to people, a lot of them have wondered why I’m using a Rover K-Series and not another engine? In this post I go through my reasoning, no matter how mad it might seem…
Nikita The Lada 1200 – Russian Metal: Part One
It’s time we start to peel back the layers and see what state the metal is on Nikita the Lada. It means removing some sound proofing using a fire extinguisher. It doesn’t go well I’m afraid…
15 Years Since MG Rover Collapsed – What Might Have Been?
On 15th April 2005, MG Rover collapsed. I had wanted to do an apprenticeship there but it never happened. My life could’ve been different, as would have the lives of workers of MG Rover and the supply chain. What might have been?
Nikita The Lada 2101 – Rub, Scrub, Scrape, Repeat
The Lada Zhiguli is home, so work can now get started properly! But first, we need to clean. There’s more mold on here than 12 week old bread. There is, obviously, more lurking behind the dirt though…