As the old saying goes, if you aren't prepared to show your failures on camera you shouldn't be able to show your successes.
It's really good that they filmed the whole thing, including the diagnosis and the rebuild. Franks a champ for going above and beyond to turn that around so fast.
Like he said, in engine building **** happens.
Al's a top bloke, I've spoken to him on Facebook a few times and he's always happy to offer advice. The iron lion series was what gave me the motivation to build my one of my old 304s with a mate for his car and now also build my new engine for my car thats sitting in my office.
I also learned a lot about wiring, AN fittings and exhaust fabrication from Skid Factory, which is why I'm happy to donate to their Patreon each month.
Is it too early for a Lemon Squash?