"You can't polish a turd, but you can put glitter on it." BRILLIANT! Probably describes many Land Rovers out there. Trick is to avoid buying the turd in the first place. Easier to do, though, after watching Mike's videos.
Thanks for all the tips. I am a new convert to the 18v impact screw drivers that the like of Makita make. With the correct bit most screws come out with ease, even the Bastards on the door hinges . Keep up the good work.
I dont mean to be off topic but does anybody know a method to log back into an Instagram account? I somehow forgot my password. I love any assistance you can give me
@Malcolm Mathias Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and im trying it out atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@@BritannicaRestorations yes,looks like your fixings are better quality than the ones I had lying around,just seen the half painted trim good transformation!
Hi Mike I thought you normally put the window guides in with polymer? I am just in the throws of building up 2 doors,a job I hate.keep up the good work your vids are life savers👍
Hi Mike, it looks like you know what I'm doing, or need to do on my 90ty ... since a while I did have a rattling noise on the drivers door, did sound like a little stone to be somewhere in the window rail... but I could not understand why it was not there when the window was open... Seeing your video and at that position ruclips.net/video/3GAXY87NTxU/видео.html I thought oh .. this guide rail bottom part... opened the door and saw that this guide rail is build by a metal bar connected with the guide rubber.. But all this was in parts and the metal was loose swapping around. Dirty fixed it with two cable ties for now (need to do it more solid soon) - anyway problem solved... Thanx so much Axel
PH3 screwdriver, yes, I know, I need to get out more. Nice video, can of worms as you would expect from the African Queen. The end result was really good. It opened, closed, locked and you could open it from the inside. Oh yes, wind up windows and see through glass. Job done. When you showed that the internal pull handle had slipped with all the constant pulling, my head went back to Africa. "Mechanical Sympathy" is not a thing in Africa, brute force is.
@@BritannicaRestorations It is never going to be a full restoration candidate, it is what is, a rough old African Landy. That is what they wanted. I think they have finally found a man who understands what is needed. It may feel a bit soul destroying because you want to do everything 100% but you are doing a good job with the funds available.
@@BritannicaRestorations In Africa there is no emotional attachment. A Land Rover is just like a truck or a tractor, it is there to do a job and earn money. I think that is right, I love to see vehicles really well looked after but I also love to see them used for what they were designed for.
"You can't polish a turd, but you can put glitter on it." BRILLIANT! Probably describes many Land Rovers out there. Trick is to avoid buying the turd in the first place. Easier to do, though, after watching Mike's videos.
Problem is there is a whole sewerage farm of rusty Defenders out there!
Thanks for all the tips. I am a new convert to the 18v impact screw drivers that the like of Makita make. With the correct bit most screws come out with ease, even the Bastards on the door hinges . Keep up the good work.
I dont mean to be off topic but does anybody know a method to log back into an Instagram account?
I somehow forgot my password. I love any assistance you can give me
@Waylon Forest instablaster ;)
@Malcolm Mathias Thanks for your reply. I found the site thru google and im trying it out atm.
Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Malcolm Mathias It worked and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thanks so much, you really help me out!
@Waylon Forest No problem =)
Excellent result considering what you had to work 👍
You are a magician Mike !
Wish I could make this disappear....
Inside of the doors, it's so dam fidgety to work. I hate working on the door locks and latches etc. Great video, Mike.
They are a pain -more so when they have been 'repaired'!
Good job and it looks ok 👍
I don’t use fancy pneumatic wedges I use masking tape cheap.
Me too...although I do have the air wedge from my locksmithing days...
Series 3 doors is my solution after cobbling winder parts together lol ,I avoid drywall/plasterboard screws as they have a tendency to snap
Never had a drywall screw snap - I think drilling the correct size hole is important
@@BritannicaRestorations yes,looks like your fixings are better quality than the ones I had lying around,just seen the half painted trim good transformation!
Another top job mike, looks like some awful nastys under that white paint
Oh It's bad!
Hi Mike I thought you normally put the window guides in with polymer? I am just in the throws of building up 2 doors,a job I hate.keep up the good work your vids are life savers👍
Not sure what you mean by polymer?
Mike
Britannica Restorations Ltd sorry mike polyurethane sealant glue like sikaflex
Yes I have done them like that in the past - worked well
Hi Mike, it looks like you know what I'm doing, or need to do on my 90ty ...
since a while I did have a rattling noise on the drivers door, did sound like a little stone to be somewhere in the window rail... but I could not understand why it was not there when the window was open...
Seeing your video and at that position
ruclips.net/video/3GAXY87NTxU/видео.html
I thought oh .. this guide rail bottom part... opened the door and saw that this guide rail is build by a metal bar connected with the guide rubber.. But all this was in parts and the metal was loose swapping around. Dirty fixed it with two cable ties for now (need to do it more solid soon) - anyway problem solved...
Thanx so much Axel
PH3 screwdriver, yes, I know, I need to get out more.
Nice video, can of worms as you would expect from the African Queen.
The end result was really good. It opened, closed, locked and you could open it from the inside.
Oh yes, wind up windows and see through glass. Job done.
When you showed that the internal pull handle had slipped with all the constant pulling, my head went back to Africa. "Mechanical Sympathy" is not a thing in Africa, brute force is.
This has to be 'fixed', but on the cheap
@@BritannicaRestorations It is never going to be a full restoration candidate, it is what is, a rough old African Landy. That is what they wanted.
I think they have finally found a man who understands what is needed. It may feel a bit soul destroying because you want to do everything 100% but you are doing a good job with the funds available.
I think that a lot of people think because it is a Defender it must be fully restored as it came out of the factory
@@BritannicaRestorations In Africa there is no emotional attachment. A Land Rover is just like a truck or a tractor, it is there to do a job and earn money. I think that is right, I love to see vehicles really well looked after but I also love to see them used for what they were designed for.