The Repair Shop’s experts are well known for restoring items that have fallen on hard times, but one of the stars recently admitting being left “gutted” as he struggled with a dream project
One of the stars of The Repair Shop says he has been left “gutted and without a plan B” as his dream project flopped. The cast are well versed in putting things get back together, but unfortunately, their endeavours are not always met with success.
That is something that restoration expect Dominic Chinea found to his cost while working on a personal project. The BBC star’s ambitious project involves building an Edwardian-era racing special using a rare Liberty V12 aero engine.
Because the original V12 is too long and heavy for his car, he undertook the daunting task of cutting the engine down to a V8 configuration. Dominic ran into one major problem, however.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, which has 182,000 subscribers, he said the restoration job took a “drastic turn” as there was “a massive crack” running through the weld. Dominic said the situation kept happening.
The TV star said he had been “planning and dreaming and plotting” about this days for months, but it did not go to plan. He admitted he was “feeling the pressure at the moment”.
Dominic said: “Because I am the one that cut this engine in half. And I can’t weld it back together. No matter what I try, the weld keeps cracking.
“I’ve tried pre-heating the case, getting the whole thing really hot, heating it up with welding to try and cool it down slowly. Soon as it gets down to like 40 odd degrees, cracks and runs up it. I’ve tried using different filler rod, which is not what I want to do because I know I shouldn’t be using it.
“And that didn’t work. That’s done exactly the same thing. No matter what I try, the world keeps cracking as it calls.”
Dominic conceded that he is “gutted” and going to bed “defeated”.
He added: “So, I’m going to call it a night here before I make things worse. It’s getting quite late. I’ll sleep on it. Tomorrow’s a new day and we’ll try again. That’s it for tonight. I’ll see you in the morning. Hopefully, I’ll be a bit more jolly and I’ll have a plan.”
Dominic recently moved to Cornwall from Kent, with his wife Mary and their dog Wendy. The following morning, The Repair Shop presenter told his fans he was feeling “more positive,” and ready to get into the workshop to continue his welding mission.
He said it was one of the most difficult things he has had to weld. Dominic tried a new technique using a wet rag to control the heat, welding tiny little sections at a time.
That was much more successful, and by the end of the video Dominic was attempting to weld the inside of the casing.
The Repair Shop returns tonight (Wednesday, November 11) from 8pm to 9pm.
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