The Worst Job I have EVER SEEN! Kit car build.

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Published 2022-07-12
Hello all, this is just a quick video about the job we did in June. Possibly the worst bodge job ever! Have a look at how this Kitcar was repaired in the past! It's like a locost or a westfield, the car is an MK INDY.
P.S. I did ask who repaired it but was told “it was a place that does welding” so not a clue of the name.

What's your favourite bodge on this, let me know in the comments and leave a cheeky like too x.

All Comments (21)
  • What I'd say is, name and shame, those of us who have built from scratch or those that build kits put so much care and attention into them for our own pride and self preservation that work like this needs publicising, the company put out of business and the proprietor prosecuting.
  • @richie9777
    OMG that is chronic workmanship. I'm afraid I'd be demanding my money back for that shoddy dangerous work. Name and shame. Great work guys. Sounded ace!
  • @grayfool
    That's a perfect example of why I am always nervous of letting anyone I don't know touching any car I own. Finding someone to trust, basically with your life, is sooo difficult.
  • @banger220
    As a Locost kit car builder and driver I would be interested to know what cowboy did that and especially if they are apparently kit car specialists, should be ashamed
  • @machinist5828
    I worked at a foreign car repair and restoration shop in the early 80s here in the states. In a country that was still trying to break it's addiction to body on frame, rear wheel drive habits the horrors one would see for repairs was incredible. The first one was a rather nice 356 Porsche. It seemed to drive ok. The fellow that had more money than skill had just paid a bit more than full restoration price because this was the cheapest(!) 356 he could find. He was an excellent customer though so we agreed to put the car on the lift and check it out. Thankfully the customer let me take him on to work beforehand. The first clue was the arms of the rack would not clear the bottom of the car. We had our lift inset into the floor because of the low slung exotics we worked on. Uh-Oh. So ever resourceful I got some wood blocks to get things up a bit. We always used extreme caution when doing that first rims height of lift so slowly and carefully I proceeded up. Just as the weight started to leave the front wheels there was the unmistakable sound of rust crumbling. I stopped and got the boss. Spooked by the unpleasant noises we decided to put it on the drive on lift instead. It took more work than usual to get it on that lift so we were on red alert. With trepidation we sent it up in the air. It may be a shocker to you folks in Britain but rust can do evil things to the support structure of a 356. Ok humor there. The chassis was pretty much gone. In its place were all sorts of bits of flat bar, angle and plate. Nothing Porsche had left there though. We were shocked and horrified for our good customer. My boss made the call and had the man come over. First we tried to get hold of the seller. Nope. Then the previous owner. Nope Then the title had issues.... Stolen! Not from the owner but the scrap yard it had been sent to after it went down and embankment because the front axle had separated from the chassis. Luckily he had paid with a cheque and the bank stopped payment. To it's credit it ran well and had many parts to give. My boss paid the scrap yard a small portion of what it would have taken to ship it back from Florida to Massachusetts. We also found our now extremely grateful customer a 356 that had an older restoration. He paid about half for it compared to the rusty stolen mess. Then there is the Fiat that came from New Jersey..................... Cheers Terry from South Carolina USA
  • After 40+ years in the trade I would say that that is pretty standard fayre and,I've seen much worse.Just recently I repaired a fiat based Italian kit that had around 9" of front upper rail missing between the bulkhead and replaced by a very well disguised and skilfully shaped piece of hardwood,fixed in place to the side panel with PU and panhead self tappers,with one Tec screw holding the front engine mounting in place. I have never understood the mentality of such practices,apart from the safety and handling aspects,you spend more time trying to get the components to re fit than you would if you just effected the repair properly in the first place.
  • As a child I would spend every spear moment along side my father " Bob Rose" pushing pop rivet's into holes and helping my dad to build his triumph herald based home built sports cars, New Zealand in the 80s and early 90s are impressed in my soul . To watch this brought back memories and I thank you for that !!! 48 now , dad has passed away recently and it hurts to see that !!! His passion was ripped away because of new ministry of transport Rules . I'm saddened to the point of sorrow to see this for obvious reasons .
  • @sihayers
    I gasped when I see the chassis repairs. That's criminal. Great repairs from you guys. Looks awesome now. 👌
  • @AnIdiotAboard_
    Had something like this myself. Got the car new from dealers. Had short time, had an incident in a car park, not massive damage but plenty of bent things. Dealer repaired, I went back almost weekly, something is wrong with it mate its just wrong, I couldn't be any more specific. After about 6 months, took it to a small garage, up on the lift it went, all the dealer had done is replace some parts, no attempt at straightning or replacing a bent shock, sheered spring (The very first coil was sheered and it was hidden by the mount), bent lower control arm and twisted upper. They did put new calipers on, new bearings and from the witness marks you can see they had tried to brute force something straight. Got the little man to repair it, and I told him to be unreasonable on the cost, took more than a year and some court action but they main dealer paid out for it all in the end, and I never went back took it to his rivals on the other side of town who have so far touch wood been only to happy to keep me serviced
  • Should name and shame as that is horrendous! Obviously not repaired by competent engineers, or even someone with mechanical sympathy. Good to see it's all sorted and is back to being a proper toy.
  • @brianmac1
    Plenty of this sort of stuff went on in New Zealand in the past. However, several years ago the hot rod, sports car, motor caravan and repair industries developed codes of practice to help prevent the Government from bringing down restrictive legislation. Some complain about requirements being too tough, but it keeps this sort of death trap and poor engineering off the road. It never ceases to amaze me what shocking things can still happen in other parts of the world. Hopefully, this thing would never have passed an MOT. It certainly wouldn't pass the NZ equivalent, the Warrant of Fitness.
  • To quote Red Green, "If you take it to someone, you don't know if they did the job wrong. If you do it yourself, you can be certain."
  • @-abacchus
    Incredible..! Every trade has its fair share of bodgers, but if a decorater gets paint on your carpet, it's not gonna maim the occupier. But the welder behind this job endangered the drivers life! Also, a few thousand for that repair..? About £100 of steel used - tops! What an amazing transformation though; Keiths amazing spray job and Pauls bulkhead are probably my fav bits!
  • Years ago, I've seen the battery in a 1987 Ford Fiesta, held in place with a glued on piece of tin can. Nothing surprises me afterwards. Unbelievable how some people "fix" cars.
  • @paulg9483
    That repair was absolutely shocking. Begs believe if he had, had another accident in it. Good job again chaps, keep up the great work 👍.
  • The cutout in the chassis for the pedals is insane, imagine if that had another crash. Not good. Makes you wonder how many other unsafe cars there are out there that they have repaired.
  • @enoz.j3506
    Love the video,what a great outcome.I have noticed,the K & N topped oil breather catch tank,the K & N hole,needs to be around 25mm (looks a lot smaller)or greater,as you need low pressure venting,what happens if the hole is too small ,you get oil misting and oil coming out of the K & N,which just messes the surrounding area up with oil deposits.Stay safe lads.
  • @theafro
    That really does look like the work of an expert. as opposed to somebody that actually knows what they're doing.
  • @benjohnson7170
    Sunshine on biscuit! That's some funky bits right there.
  • @petrolvectors
    To release a car back in the hands of a customer in that state is staggering! It's a great machine too....well, now it is! Subbed 👍