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Hi Alan, thank you for this video. I’ve been trying to figure out the windscreen seal and how to replace the back windows on my 1956 107”. Now I know, thanks to your video.

1:00. The grille says to me Series IIA, what we call here a WideLight. They were a sort of a transition model, something LR did a lot of, usually to use up parts inventory. That winch mount is horrible....😱😆 I think though that you have inspired me to get back to my 109" SIII tray project.

I enjoy Piesankloof. It is a bit bumpy, but a nice trail and great views from the top. I enjoyed your additional info on the history and geology!

Nice colour. Oh, it’s not your Landy. Lol. Were the tyre pressures lowered; or were you concerned about sidewall damage? Nice to see the lad driving ‘his’ Landy. 👍🏻🙏🦘

Yip, Those rocks on the steep downhill were like driving on marbles ! I think we will return there in the summer months, then it will be a different trail all together.

Looks like you guy's had a fantastic day out. Should have let me know and I would love to have come along in my tdi 90. Well put together video.

This looks like a proper maiden flight! Those loose rocks look like axle breakers .🥴

Love your Disco 3, it looks great after 15 years, bit jealous about lack of winter salt & corrosion where you live. I think being aware of unusual noises and things that don’t work quite the way they should and being prepared when unexpected things go wrong is a good thing is something we all should do, not just Land Rover Owners! I would buy a car from a guy who was a bit of a perfectionist “worrier” every time over someone who just ignores every noise or warning and you end up buying their basket case, been there, not again. LR Time is a great resource, very capable and resourceful and independent, I like that plus surprisingly humorous for Germans.

Thanks for the link! Will take some time everyy now and then to read about some travels all around the globe. First reveal noticed was in the picture of overturned vehicle.... It has Salisbury axles and some modified powertrain....🧐😄👍

Greetings from Finland! So nice one to see these beasts in action! So, your FC2B had the stronger ENV axles, but still some broblems with half shaft failures at the rear??? And some driveshaft problem at front? Some more info on this??? Really heavily loaded vehicles? I bought 2 FC2A:s 2 years ago! (Those have the weaker standard Rover axles ). Total projects. One is a Firetruck and the other one is an old Telecommunications vehicle with a big half-ready "camper snail" on it. Maybe one day one will be a useable camper and the other one a work truck with an original flatbed that came with those Beauties. 😊

If you're worrying about the cost you're missing the point imo. It's sobering to see this though. I have a Series III 109 tray back here, and I think at my age it would be best to move it on to someone with the time and disposable income, sad for me as that is. And mine is complete, with little to buy except for door tops. It's more the scope of the job than the $$$, if you want it done well. It's not a simple case of some spanner twirling and a coat of paint.

Amazing lifetime and im sure it will keep increasing. Keep them going and keep going

Great work ethic and a useful breakdown of costs - i am sure you will have many years of enjoyment from this car !

I really enjoyed the Milbug, you could hammer as much as you like, it just kept on going.

Just got home from a trip to Hawaii and found your video waiting for me!🏝️🌋🗿Aloha! I’m always amazed at the availability of parts on these older Landys. The carpet roof liner looks great. You even used slotted screws on all the trim strips, 👌wonderful attention to detail.👍 Did Land Rover originally use Perspex on the windows, or glass? My Series2A has some aftermarket wiper motors . I would love to have original motors but they are difficult to find. 💰💰 It’s so great you saved this Series 1 from that abandoned derelict on the hillside. Beautiful job. Cheers Allen.

Beautiful!

Wonderful work, I like it when a plan comes together😅

Your attention to detail is superb! Great work and thanks for explaining each step so clearly. Best of luck with getting your Landy registered, hope it goes very well!

both really nice original examples. i daily a 2004 defender 90 td5 but also have a 1971 S3 109 which i absolutely love and drive it every weekend.

Good morning Sir it's a VERY beautiful cauntry.. MOZAMBIQUE is a CORRUPT county VERY BAD police and migration people me and my sun knows Mozambique VERY well when we speek nice to the CORRUPT police then they started to scream at us like rubbish and want money and show us the AK 47 dont want to give the DRIVERS LISENS back they first wanted money

I have that exact same Coleman tent. So easy to setup! What a pleasure.

Which camp is this

I’ve spent thousands on my 05 HSE Disco but can’t part with it lol.

MOZAMBIQUE very beautiful cauntry but not good for WHITE PEOPLE'S its very bad the police just wanted money and look for someone resonant to get money and always stand in front of the car with the AK 47 . I know MOZAMBIQUE VERY well always stop us and stand in front of the car with the AK 47and treat us like rubbish...... people who dont know MOZAMBIQUE VERY well.. WHITE PEOPLE'S its very bad for us

Not your every day collection. Im not a landy guy, but I can appreciate the connection you both have to the brand. It's pretty cool. I feel a surprising rise of nostalgia watching this.

Fond memories with the blue one at 1998 😊

The history of Land Rover in your family is incredible. Subscribe to this restoration of a Series 1. Thanks for sharing your story

Wow, That was an incredible trip down memory lane, Thank you. And bythe way, #51 Arrived on Sunday in the form of a S2a 109 Caboose to become a new camper.

What an amazing video! They are not building them anymore so it’s great to see them preserved. I think #49 was my favorite as it is the most like mine. Cheers and thanks for the look into the history your family has with Land Rover.👌 I also love that blue 55 truck!👍

can you get new series 1 chassis?

Not stealing your thunder in any way but from experience the following may help others, in the UK we have the "advantage" that BSF is still available but at times limited and expensive. BA - British Association are also used for light Trim and electrical connection. Series 1 they fix the door seal trim to the roof and the dash surround and other similar items. Metric 5mm work as well! I use 5mm Allen head cap screws as security for expensive external item i.e. badges and original number plates Sherardizing (distinguished by a dull light grey colour), is a uniform, corrosion-resistant coating of zinc on the surface of iron or steel objects. This is often used on Land Rover parts. Acme Thread - best known as thread used on engineering vices but also used on the hex head screws that fix the rear edge of the wing on 2/2a & 3 vehicles. Beware that Land Rover carried on using BSF fastenings i.e. top and bottom swivel joint nuts (2/2a & 3) and the lower rear shock absorber (Discovery D2) ; 7/16 BSF/3/8 W socket/spanner for reference. Normally metric equivalent will work but the correct size is best. “Flank” drive sockets are a great asset. Land Rover also mix fixing on individual vehicle, my late series 3 (1984) was split down the middle UNF one side: metric the other! Another challenge to add to the list. At least make a list, as Alan says, to indicate to next owner or to remind ourselves what was used where.

Que motor tiene?

Again a very good and realistic take on this sticky subject. I have been surprised as the cost uplift against series 2/2a and 3 parts and the subtle differences in specifications. A bit frustrating when I have a surplus of 2/2a & 3 parts. I was lucky to obtain two series 1's but effectively it was one as the chassis and bulkhead on one was a write off. A question, can the book mentioned by Jon Keeppeyne "conserving a legend, 50 year of L/R technical tips and tales" be obtained in the UK? Best Wishes.

Hi, I built a similar storage system for my 08 D3 using 13mm steel tube and plywood. It houses a fridge slide for a 50ltr waeco on the driver side and a kitchen box on the left, the shelf above is about 50m higher than the side storage bins and with a cargo barrier I can load it to the roof. I like the idea of using a seat for the fridge with gives you more space in the rear for food or other gear. I also have a rhino flat rack mounted low with a 270 awning on the passenger side, standard pull out awning on the driver side and 40" led light bar mounted on the front. I wanted to be self sufficient so have an arb bullbar and winch for self recovery. Owned the disco for 7 years and it's been the best landy in my 30 year land rover journey. I'm an Aussie but spent 6 months in Africa from Kenya to SA and spent 2 months exploring SA from Joburg to Capetown via Kimberley and along the coast to mossel bay, George,knysna and thru the garden route to PE via Transkei and siskei and up to Durban and then to Ladysmith where I stayed with friends.

Thank you for this video: it gave me much needed information on truck cab fitting, as I had none of the windscreen brackets. So between this and the parts book I can make progress. The rear sliding windows are a real challenge but as I have only just taken it to bits (with plenty of photos) hopefully this can be fixed. A caution the lower track has drain vents thought rear cab which are easy to damage on removing. Thanks again.

Wonderfully peacefull, Looks like I'll have to do that trip someday...

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Awesome family adventure!👌 Cheers Allan!🍻

Great video. Where are you sourcing your parts from ? Currently in Pretoria and starting to work on my 1998 defender station wagon

Just rediscovered this after seeing this vehicle on another video. This was an awesome build!

Just watched this again. I love these older films. Very cool 109 camper!

I have a 1971 2a shortwheel base pick up had it for 23 years used for shooting logging and deer control. Cost 400 UK pounds no. MOT or road tax insurance 104. Pounds from Adrian flux 💥

This was brilliant! Thank you for sharing. I remember the Drakies in those conditions - I was at the Drakie Choir School during this period

Great mix of vehicle set up and overlanding trip.👌 How does the LR3 compare to the Defender as far as off-road capabilities? My wife likes the LR 4 , so we may look for a lightly used one when the time comes. I believe they were the last Land Rovers to use a full frame. Am I correct? Cheers Allen.👍

I think the hooter ( horn in some parts of the world) should be brown and black, have you got the correct loom?

My dad has a V8 variant. He doesn't use it for off road travel but as a Toyota Prado owner in the past, I envied the space and practicality of his Disco3 and have spent much time dream of how I would use it if it were mine. I miss my 4x4s and am desperately dreaming of getting one again. I keep looking at Disco3 but been nervous given reputation of the diesel engines crankshaft issues... the Disco4 doesn't appeal to me as much as the 3 either.

Awesome video, Disco and stories! I've owned a 2005 D3 2.7 auto for the past 7 years and covered 200k km (just bought a 2016 D4 now, but haven't sold the D3 so far; still pondering). Very similar needs were met by the Disco. We were a family of 3 when I bought it. Used for daily commutes in the city, main family limo, rare long motorway trips through Europe, professional field/ expedition workhorse (I am a biologist studying wildlife, often times in the most remote and difficult to access places) and recreational overlanding trips (from 2-21 days long, from a couple of hundred to 5400 km through several countries). I run stock size 17" AT tyres (Cooper AT3s for the past 5 years) to keep it legal and frugal. I added a HD sump guard, the OEM foam bullbar, light guards (mostly for looks, I know), and the cheap tailgate ladder (+ HD tailgate struts) to which I attach my cheap recovery boards (also handy for a trasharoo). Because I use a hardshell roof top tent (which takes up almost all of the roof), I only added aftermarket (OEM-like) long roof rails and crossbars. No need for a heavy roof rack if it's going to be covered by the RTT anyway. Also, I try to keep the Disco in the garage, and it doesn't even fit with the crossbars on. Much easier to remove 2 crossbars than a heavy roof rack. I attach a normal 2.5 x 2 m awning dirrectly to the roof rails. Awning must go in first, then crossbars and RTT. My second battery is a 75Ah deep cycle AGM placed in a boat battery box behind the backrest of the rear left seat (I have the 35:30:35 configuration as well, but only 5 seats from factory), and in front of the "furniture". I have did some cutting in the plastic next to the boot cubbies, where I installed 12V and USB chargers linked to the secondary battery. Next to the main battery, I've installed a Victron Cyrix-CT (50$), a VSR which works great with the D3, and connected to the rear battery via cables run along the chassis. I also have a HD Anderson plug in the back for manually disconnecting the two batteries at will. I also have a small foldable panel to keep the secondary battery topped up when staying several days in one spot (rarely happens). The furniture: a simple shelf system (without a floor) made by a carpenter out of some very light but strong wood, covered in black carpeting. I use the 4 anchor points on the side to strap it in place. In height, it's almost up to the windows, narrow enough to fit between the 4 anchor points; the space between the rear seat backrests and this furniture there is just enough room to fit a 20l Frontrunner water can and a decent sized tool box, both vertically, on one side, and the secondary battery box on the other sided. It is devided in 2 equal sides vertically. The right side is left as is, and the left side is split horizontally. The bottom left compartment hosts the 35.5l IndelB drawer fridge. The upper left compartment hosts two single burner stoves (and some other bits and pieces). The right compartment just hosts a 80L plastic box on rollers where we keep gas cans for the burners, all cooking gear (pots, pans, plates, tongs, etc, etc) and non-perishable food items. On either sides of the furnitures, I keep the solar panel or various misc. items. On top of the furniture I have bungie cords which anchor the table and chairs, all our person items (we use soft clothes bags), or other gear (there room for my 8 yo daughter's bicycle on top). When I don't intend on camping, or I go ground camping) and just stay at various accommodations during expeditions, I replace the RTT with a roof box. I think I covered most aspects of my D3. Very minor permanent mods. Except for the RTT, awning, cross bars (which is a bit of a hassle, requiring 1-2 extra people) I can pack/ unpack the entire boot (battery, furniture, fridge, etc) in around 30 minutes. Cheers from Romania!

You have made such a Brilliant job restoring your Landy . It put a smile on my face . ,,,,,,,,,NEXT RESTORATION PLEASE.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Keep up the great work