I'm glad you're getting new tyres as they really only have 10 year life span and having disc brakes and old rock hard tyres would of made the upgrade pointless.
Great video. The project is coming along nicely now. Can’t wait to see the axles in either 😁. I’m not surprised the chickens like your chassis tunnel. It’s a great little rain shelter as can be heard from the pitter patter outside. There is something so satisfying about being outside (especially tinkering) whilst being undercover when it is raining. It reminds me of cosy camping trips and rainfall is the most relaxing sound I find. 😊
Copper-slip is good on the bushes, helps them go in and hopefully out easier to, once they are worn....... Tip I got from a old neighbour 30 yrs ago who had worked in a Landrover main dealers workshop in the 60/70's, He taught me a great deal and I was really lucky to have him as a friend. RIP Colin.
We're all waiting to see the axles back on the chassis. When you were pulling the tires out I wondered just how old they might be and the wisdom of driving on them after all the work you've done restoring your Land Rover. As you said tires can be expensive but they are your only contact with the road. This has been a great series on a Series Land Rover. Thank you!
I marvel at how you rol around and just pick up old things from the garden and brush without hesitation - in Aus the spiders and snakes slow me down quite considerably!
Excellent Max. To make adjustable reamers cut bigger: cut some brass shim slightly narrower than the width of the cutting blades, and slightly longer. Make a small right angle bend on each end so the blade sits on the shim like a shoe. I remember doing this on mini rear bushes that had to be line reamed in position 😊
Max, if you want to ream out a hole, cut a slot in one end of a rod that fits into a drill chuck, then put some sand paper into the slot and proceed to wind it in and out of the hole.. works great 😊
Great video Max, as usual. I used to use those adjustable reamers years ago as a commercial mechanic, they were great when replacing kingpin bushes on trucks. One tip is, because they are adjustable, they are slightly larger at one end than the other, so you have to ream from both sides or you get a hole that’s bigger on the leading end and narrower at the far end. Also, we used to use a lubricant, like a cutting grease or similar, as you would with a drill bit. Also, I had an Audi a few years back and wanted to fit later model wheels but found that they fowled on the suspension legs because the offset was different so I fitted some hub-centric wheel spacers. The car was terrible after that, it bump steered, scrubbed tyres, couldn’t get the judder out of the steering, despite wheel balancing and just didn’t feel right so I chucked them and got the proper sized wheels and it was great after that. Looking forward to seeing more on Kermit, it’s gonna be great when it’s done.
Always a treat when one of your videos appears. In America we call steel Discovery wheels “spare tire wheels” as most Discoverys here came with alloys, except for the spares.
Some grease on the bushes helps them go in and makes changing them in a few years easier. We share the same taste in cheap Chinese poly tunnels. Mine has a jeep chassis in it at the moment and a series 3 is next in the queue... I do most of my outside blasting in it, assembled it on a railway sleeper base to gain a little height and stop it blowing away, floor lined with upside down rubber backed carpet matting which makes it easy to recycle most of the sand.
Thank you for another excellent Landy video. I both love it and hate it. Love it, because I love to see an old Landy being brought back to life, and carefully, too. Hate it because it reminds me how much I miss my old Series 3. But I couldn't afford to run it as an everyday car when I changed job ( even if it had been reliable enough.....), so it had to go. And a little piece of my heart went with it....😭
I recently had a tire fail on the highway because of age, not wear (i think it was an eight year old GoodYear) so be careful with those old tires. The plasticisers evaporate and the polymers oxidize, leaving the rubber brittle. These were steel belted radials, and it was a side wall that failed. Not fun in the middle of morning traffic! I think the suggested replacement age is six years for standard tires. I had a flat in one a few months ago from a screw on the road. Easy enough to patch, but the stress of bending the rubber when it went flat produced dozens of tiny, invisible holes, making the tire lose air slowly over several days. I checked the patch with soapy water, figuring I hadn't done a good job. The patch was fine, but that area of the tire's sidewalls had developed a dozen or more teeny-tiny holes that were only visible after sitting several minutes after spraying.
kingpin tyres had a bad rep. 25 yrs ago, probably when those were made.... all tyres have date stamps on them, a new tyre this week would be stamped 4722 [week,then year] six yrs old is the industry max for tyres, but i personally run them to 10, if they have been stored out of heat/sunlight, with zero cracking marks [ie, they have been a spare in the boot] don't forget tyre valves only last for 6yrs as well, this caught me out on my trailer, i had failed to change the valves when i swapped tyres, blowout on motorway with estate car + trailer fully laden, so no access to my toolkit in the spare wheel well in my car.... bugger... keep up the excellent work young man
I've just been down the herniated valve rubber path; when one goes unexpectedly you see from the other perished specimens that it's time to replace them all.
@@philhealey449 my valve was 7/8 yrs max, no cracking, just ripped around the sealing face, destroyed an irreplaceable 420 x 10 trailer tyre [that size not made any more], still sitting there with the old remould spare on, it's waiting for 2 new tyres @ £80 each, not happening yet....
Thanks Max, enjoyed that. Thanks also for heads up on those bushes- I've got poly bushes in the chassis at the moment and metalastic in the springs. Likewise, I'd get a year out of Britpart bushes but have noticed a marked improvement since fitting the parabolics- 2 years in and still good. Having just fitted a set, I can thoroughly recommend a set of Michelin XZL's, they have not only transformed the look but also the drive.
Max, my friend, your "parts dept" is just like mine. All bits in the under growth etc. I like showing my other half these vids to show her there are others with a bit of land who are just like myself. Your vids are my favorite on the "tube" mate , Long may you keep them coming !
2:50 ....the sandblasting of your beard had perfect result! So sorry that the tyres didn't work out. BTW my 90 Defender has a light blue chassis! Keep up the spirit ....you are entertaining thousands out here .... thanks
I used to use a deep socket with emery paper wrapped round it for that task and a Cortina void bush tool, Don't do the axle hangers up tight until all the weight is on them, you got there in the end.
Regarding the herniated tyres, that sort of thing is part of why there's been a 10-year age-limit instituted on tyres for trucks, buses/coaches & minibuses (fronts only, if the rears are duals; or all, if singles.); it can be a real pain changing out what _appears_ to be a perfectly good tyre but better that than finding out the hard way it's deteriorated internally! 😧 At least yours herniated while they were just sat there, rather than waiting 'til you were on the road before coming to pieces!
You've just reminded me about the time as a v young soldier driving in the Libyan desert in 63, when we got a message that one of our officers had driven his short wheel base land Rover in to a ww2 slit trench and wrecked the front axel, as I was accompanying the REME guy, (I was a Radio Tech) we were told to give him our truck and wait for an helicopter to bring a new front axle, after some long hours wait n graft we had changed the axle and got on our way to catch them up. I stupidly rode the back bumper, which after time and increased speed I was thrown off and landed on the hard gravel desert floor, with just a pair of shorts and boots, after picking me up after realizing I was missing, we drove to a tank leager where they had a medic tent, then casavaqued to Akrotiri in Cyprus. Many years later in 2002 during my retirement do, one of my colleagues whom had been in the RAF at the time said he was air Crew on the Agosy's out of Benghazi We had worked together 15 years and had never realized our first meeting all those years before as young military men.
Nice job Max. I winced a bit when I saw you using the nut from the angle grinder, as I used the same and broke both the nut and yes, the vice. Was doing rear radius arms from a 110. Did have a bit scaffolding on the spanner right enough - was getting a bit tight. 😛
7.50R16 is the tyre size of champions. Run them on my 2011 110, fantastic tyre size. Not having to moove so much mud/sand out of the way for a start and they're slightly taller than a 235/85R16 despite what the numbers would have you believe. Edit: if you're looking for new tyres, I've got on well with Bridgestone AT001. Last better than the Michelins I had before, cheaper, better off road, better on road.
Here in the Philippines tires are considered to have a four year life-span from their manufacture date. That's for people that can afford to replace them, that is. The tropical conditions are extremely harsh on temperature and UV sensitive materials.
Dear Maximus I. You could easily build yourself a sand blasting room (like a spray booth) or at least a sandblasting cabinet. Water sandblasting is also a good way to use less blasting material and to avoid any dust. 2) In Germany no tires older than 10 years are allowed on cars. Best regards, luck and health to all of you.
Is that actually a legal requirement? In neighbouring Austria I just remember being told in driving school to replace tyres after five years because the rubber hardens and loses grip, which is a pretty bad thing.
As the hole are only clogged with zinc you could turn a piece of steel to the correct size and cut some slots into it, that works fine for just a few holes. Something I have done several times in the past to clear galvanizing out of holes. Even easier if you can find an old socket about the right side to grind down then put some groves in as then you can use an impact wrench to turn it in. When using adjustable reamers you need to cut the absolute minimum and go up in very small increments and only really should be cutting on the middle section where the cutters have the most support otherwise the cutters will chatter and break or chip even cutting plastic can cause this.
Great progress and all is looking really nice. Impatiently waiting for the next video, guess I'll work on some of my own projects in the meantime. Cheers!
Max, there is a company on the internet called big Tyres they do 750x16 Land Rover tyres made by Deestone at a reasonable price, I ran these on my 110 with no problems. Chris
Great entertainment as always, that chassis is going to last a very long time. As they say, do it once and do it properly... you sure did that. Well done.
I ran spacers for about 6/7 years with out a single issue on my discovery commercial and my 110. Untill I had a rear one let go on my 110 whilst on the M1. I managed to limp into the services just in time as only one stud on the hub flange was left on.
I used to buy ex military tyres, from a place just outside Oxford, that were studded........Almost unworn and really new....but had been used in Norway etc on exercise and had been fitted with studs, I had to spend hours pulling the studs out...but got good tyres at half price.
When stuck four new ( unused) Michelin xpcs on mine which had 11 mm of tread I could almost feel the increased diameter. Well actually I couldn’t, but it was a good call to bin the four old ones which had four or five mill on some , and visible tread on the others. Reason being, by the time I’d worn the new ones right down these would be so old as to be unfit anyway. As a useful stuff hoarder who doesn’t really have the room to hoard, that was quite liberating
235/85-16 is also an excellent size for a series land rover. The size is just right. Wider tires just look silly on these things. I have had 7.50 Michelin tires and 235/85 toyo mud terrains on my 88 and i dont realy notice the difference in steering. The Michelins are more comfortable but that is due to the stiff sidewall on de toyo's.
That's looking good. I think steel disco rims suite a series. I have weller 8 dpokes on mine since I bought it, people comment buy hey they do a job... Food for thought with the tyres. I have insa turbos on mine, I believe remoulds, they must be at least 10 years old now : -/ Also agree on sticking with 7.50's. 235'S are Deffo heavier, a regret in hindsight but I was younger and stronger 10 years ago! Keep up the good work 👍
Hey bud, you might want to grease those bushing points very liberally with heavy grease. If water gets in there (it will), rust jacking will damage the structural support.
Awesome. Keep up the great content. BTW, your media for blasting might be intert glass, but what your blasting is not..., paint, old grease, chemical treatments (cleaners used can leave residue behind) all get blasted into the atmosphere and into/onto the ground... I think that more the point that people are saying about blasting outside
Starting to come together great . You probably already know the day and year should be on the side of the tyres after 8 years or so the tyres start to become brittle so unsafe. I have been lucky in the past when replacing the 8 ply Dunlops on my Hilux I found new 4x4 buyers were buying mag wheels and road tyres so the originals rubber were going cheap it might be worth checking the tyre shops around new car dealerships they probably got a shed full. Good luck.
Brilliant : Glad to see it happening again. Keeps me inspired with my own old Landy. Would it be wrong for some reason to apply a bit of grease to the Bushes to assist them to slide in easier?
As I understand it, the bushes need to be an interference fit into the chassis so the outer of the bush is held tight and the inner can move (damped by the rubber). So grease would increase the possibility of rotating the bush outer in the chassis.
Great video, bad news on the tyres, do you think the tread parted company where the tyre had water in it during storage? I'm glad I'm not the only one to mismeasure things! Keep up the fight 👍
somewhat of an input. did you know as i didn't that if you hand tighten your chuck on a battery drill then turn it back anti clockwise it will click. This locks the chuck onto the drill bit. i was yesterday years old when i found a video on it on the RUclipss. blew my mind....you are welcome.👍👍
One thing that has always confused me about the folks who disparage spacers for increased bearing wear is that they are often the people who put deeper offset wheels on their Land-rover which put exactly the same load on the bearings, which sort of proves that theory bunk.
Spendy they may be but it's just not worth skimping on tyres or brakes. Good soft grippy tyres are just so much more confidence inspiring than 20 year old remoulded stones hahaha 😝
ive commented on other similar channels too that I think most of your viewers arent watching because we intend to restore our own landie, we watch because we enjoy it, the reason im saying is because I think longer videos would really take your channel to the next level, you should look at the yt stats and maybe run some polls, honestly I think part of why diesel creek and Andrew camrata get so many views is they rarely put out anything less than 1 hour, Im not a mechanic, I watch because I enjoy it, im not skipping ahead because I need an answer for something, im watching for entertainment thats why channels with shorter videos never seem to be as big even if the creator is interesting and a good presenter, its not a waste of our time to put out 1 hour episodes when its entertainment and not a "how to" kind of thing
Just a quick note Max, the load rating of Discovery wheels of lower than standard land rover wheels. Don't know how serious a difference on a series motor, which are (relatively) lightweight but Land Rover used to say you shouldn't fit them to Defenders.
What happened to the wall off tyres you had all lined up in a massive line? I think you had about 4/5 full sets with spares for every set as well. At least you can roll the chassis around on these old dry rotted ballooning tyres. Good to see some more progress on project kermit.
1. Short sleeves, 2. Chairs out on the decking... This wasn't filmed recently, was it? (shivers!) :) Cor! Plus Gas... that takes me back... Plus Gas was my old dad's universal medicine (well, that and the home-made wine) That reamer looks very nice... needs a comedy sized tap-handle on it though... and your home-made press for the bushings is brilliant.
It’s slightly ironic that you’re not using stnd Landrover steel wheels. As the heystee disc conversion is the only one you actually can run with them. All the others have to be modular or wolf or those disco ones.
well at least it became 100% obvious those tyres junk . remoulds don't tend age the best and not many tyres these days are truly that great 15 to 20 years of age and stored tends make them hard as they need movement to help keep supple . Hopefully funds good enough that it not too much of a burden get a decent new set . Old Kermit will be worth it & hoping you haven't had to sell Grandad to fund it lol . Rolling chassis will be a good enthusiasm/morale booster ... Have fun .
I'd forgotten how relaxing your videos are Max, a bit like old Bob Ross but with different brushes 👍🏻
And a better beard xx
... or even different bushes.
I'm glad you're getting new tyres as they really only have 10 year life span and having disc brakes and old rock hard tyres would of made the upgrade pointless.
I love the nosey hen inspecting your working practices.
Great video. The project is coming along nicely now. Can’t wait to see the axles in either 😁. I’m not surprised the chickens like your chassis tunnel. It’s a great little rain shelter as can be heard from the pitter patter outside. There is something so satisfying about being outside (especially tinkering) whilst being undercover when it is raining. It reminds me of cosy camping trips and rainfall is the most relaxing sound I find. 😊
Yes I agree, but only if the rain stays outside!
Copper-slip is good on the bushes, helps them go in and hopefully out easier to, once they are worn.......
Tip I got from a old neighbour 30 yrs ago who had worked in a Landrover main dealers workshop in the 60/70's, He taught me a great deal and I was really lucky to have him as a friend. RIP Colin.
Replacing bushes that takes me back. Old seddon Atkinson repairs.
We're all waiting to see the axles back on the chassis. When you were pulling the tires out I wondered just how old they might be and the wisdom of driving on them after all the work you've done restoring your Land Rover. As you said tires can be expensive but they are your only contact with the road. This has been a great series on a Series Land Rover. Thank you!
I marvel at how you rol around and just pick up old things from the garden and brush without hesitation - in Aus the spiders and snakes slow me down quite considerably!
Your diesel generator for the blasting sounds like the TARDIS when it's starting!
Between you and Geoffrey Croker I'm sure I could rebuilt a Land Rover now. Nice work.
Excellent Max. To make adjustable reamers cut bigger: cut some brass shim slightly narrower than the width of the cutting blades, and slightly longer. Make a small right angle bend on each end so the blade sits on the shim like a shoe. I remember doing this on mini rear bushes that had to be line reamed in position 😊
Max, if you want to ream out a hole, cut a slot in one end of a rod that fits into a drill chuck, then put some sand paper into the slot and proceed to wind it in and out of the hole.. works great 😊
Great video Max, as usual. I used to use those adjustable reamers years ago as a commercial mechanic, they were great when replacing kingpin bushes on trucks. One tip is, because they are adjustable, they are slightly larger at one end than the other, so you have to ream from both sides or you get a hole that’s bigger on the leading end and narrower at the far end. Also, we used to use a lubricant, like a cutting grease or similar, as you would with a drill bit.
Also, I had an Audi a few years back and wanted to fit later model wheels but found that they fowled on the suspension legs because the offset was different so I fitted some hub-centric wheel spacers. The car was terrible after that, it bump steered, scrubbed tyres, couldn’t get the judder out of the steering, despite wheel balancing and just didn’t feel right so I chucked them and got the proper sized wheels and it was great after that.
Looking forward to seeing more on Kermit, it’s gonna be great when it’s done.
Always a treat when one of your videos appears. In America we call steel Discovery wheels “spare tire wheels” as most Discoverys here came with alloys, except for the spares.
love that dump truck. it makes a noise that sounds like destruction is going on somewhere.
Another enjoyable video ty. stay safe
Some grease on the bushes helps them go in and makes changing them in a few years easier. We share the same taste in cheap Chinese poly tunnels. Mine has a jeep chassis in it at the moment and a series 3 is next in the queue... I do most of my outside blasting in it, assembled it on a railway sleeper base to gain a little height and stop it blowing away, floor lined with upside down rubber backed carpet matting which makes it easy to recycle most of the sand.
Thanks for sharing your journey 👍👍
It's been a great day for Land Rover videos, as Croker uploaded one earlier.
Good stuff, a Kermit update, a brew and sit back for a while and enjoy.
Thank you for another excellent Landy video. I both love it and hate it.
Love it, because I love to see an old Landy being brought back to life, and carefully, too.
Hate it because it reminds me how much I miss my old Series 3. But I couldn't afford to run it as an everyday car when I changed job ( even if it had been reliable enough.....), so it had to go. And a little piece of my heart went with it....😭
I recently had a tire fail on the highway because of age, not wear (i think it was an eight year old GoodYear) so be careful with those old tires. The plasticisers evaporate and the polymers oxidize, leaving the rubber brittle. These were steel belted radials, and it was a side wall that failed. Not fun in the middle of morning traffic! I think the suggested replacement age is six years for standard tires. I had a flat in one a few months ago from a screw on the road. Easy enough to patch, but the stress of bending the rubber when it went flat produced dozens of tiny, invisible holes, making the tire lose air slowly over several days. I checked the patch with soapy water, figuring I hadn't done a good job. The patch was fine, but that area of the tire's sidewalls had developed a dozen or more teeny-tiny holes that were only visible after sitting several minutes after spraying.
Brilliant, I always hoped for someone trustworthy to dispel the myth about spacers. Max that man is you 👍
You can freeze the bushes before fitting, they will shrink a bit.
kingpin tyres had a bad rep. 25 yrs ago, probably when those were made.... all tyres have date stamps on them, a new tyre this week would be stamped 4722 [week,then year] six yrs old is the industry max for tyres, but i personally run them to 10, if they have been stored out of heat/sunlight, with zero cracking marks [ie, they have been a spare in the boot] don't forget tyre valves only last for 6yrs as well, this caught me out on my trailer, i had failed to change the valves when i swapped tyres, blowout on motorway with estate car + trailer fully laden, so no access to my toolkit in the spare wheel well in my car.... bugger...
keep up the excellent work young man
I've just been down the herniated valve rubber path; when one goes unexpectedly you see from the other perished specimens that it's time to replace them all.
@@philhealey449 my valve was 7/8 yrs max, no cracking, just ripped around the sealing face, destroyed an irreplaceable 420 x 10 trailer tyre [that size not made any more], still sitting there with the old remould spare on, it's waiting for 2 new tyres @ £80 each, not happening yet....
Thanks Max, enjoyed that. Thanks also for heads up on those bushes- I've got poly bushes in the chassis at the moment and metalastic in the springs. Likewise, I'd get a year out of Britpart bushes but have noticed a marked improvement since fitting the parabolics- 2 years in and still good. Having just fitted a set, I can thoroughly recommend a set of Michelin XZL's, they have not only transformed the look but also the drive.
I very nearly bought the XZL but ended up ordering a set of Super All Grip instead. They've just turned up today!
@@maximusironthumper Ha! I very nearly ended up with a set of those instead- equally good I believe.
None of what you do upsets me. Always pleasant viewing. Best of luck with your Land Rover restoration.
Enjoying the slow pace and real-life detail. Very different to the flashy US stuff. 🙂
Those parabolics make a huge difference. Good job you kept them.
Great video Max very interesting 👍
We used to take the spring pack apart and paint them with Teflon paint on off road trucks supposed to slide better.
Love the dumper
I have memories of reaming out for Leyland Sherpa king pin bushes, no fun but I did have a quality tool. That chassis is looking great.
You are a genius. 7:10
Old remould tyres not a good idea great series well done Mr thumper
Max, my friend, your "parts dept" is just like mine. All bits in the under growth etc. I like showing my other half these vids to show her there are others with a bit of land who are just like myself. Your vids are my favorite on the "tube" mate , Long may you keep them coming !
Max. always great.more power to you
Nice bit of budget fettling, Max. While pricey, new tyres are a worthy investment. Cheers, and I can't wait for the next update.
If you get that close with an adjustable reamer and you need it bigger shim under a few of the cutters . Ive done that quite a bit works quite well
2:50 ....the sandblasting of your beard had perfect result!
So sorry that the tyres didn't work out.
BTW my 90 Defender has a light blue chassis!
Keep up the spirit ....you are entertaining thousands out here .... thanks
My Grandfather and Father were both blacksmiths. The one quality they both had which you have in abundance is Patience.
Jules Verne would be proud of that blasting outfit. 😎 👍
I used to use a deep socket with emery paper wrapped round it for that task and a Cortina void bush tool, Don't do the axle hangers up tight until all the weight is on them, you got there in the end.
Regarding the herniated tyres, that sort of thing is part of why there's been a 10-year age-limit instituted on tyres for trucks, buses/coaches & minibuses (fronts only, if the rears are duals; or all, if singles.); it can be a real pain changing out what _appears_ to be a perfectly good tyre but better that than finding out the hard way it's deteriorated internally! 😧
At least yours herniated while they were just sat there, rather than waiting 'til you were on the road before coming to pieces!
Great going, Max. I remember changing the spring bushes on my old Landy, out in the desert in central Australia. A long time ago.
You've just reminded me about the time as a v young soldier driving in the Libyan desert in 63, when we got a message that one of our officers had driven his short wheel base land Rover in to a ww2 slit trench and wrecked the front axel, as I was accompanying the REME guy, (I was a Radio Tech) we were told to give him our truck and wait for an helicopter to bring a new front axle, after some long hours wait n graft we had changed the axle and got on our way to catch them up.
I stupidly rode the back bumper, which after time and increased speed I was thrown off and landed on the hard gravel desert floor, with just a pair of shorts and boots, after picking me up after realizing I was missing, we drove to a tank leager where they had a medic tent, then casavaqued to Akrotiri in Cyprus.
Many years later in 2002 during my retirement do, one of my colleagues whom had been in the RAF at the time said he was air Crew on the Agosy's out of Benghazi
We had worked together 15 years and had never realized our first meeting all those years before as young military men.
Weird about the paint - it's looking lovely again now, though!
Nice job Max. I winced a bit when I saw you using the nut from the angle grinder, as I used the same and broke both the nut and yes, the vice. Was doing rear radius arms from a 110. Did have a bit scaffolding on the spanner right enough - was getting a bit tight. 😛
7.50R16 is the tyre size of champions.
Run them on my 2011 110, fantastic tyre size. Not having to moove so much mud/sand out of the way for a start and they're slightly taller than a 235/85R16 despite what the numbers would have you believe.
Edit: if you're looking for new tyres, I've got on well with Bridgestone AT001. Last better than the Michelins I had before, cheaper, better off road, better on road.
Here in the Philippines tires are considered to have a four year life-span from their manufacture date. That's for people that can afford to replace them, that is. The tropical conditions are extremely harsh on temperature and UV sensitive materials.
Sending you love and best wishes Max, you are an awsome man.
Great job👌🏻
Nice job sir
I wish to do the same😂
Fantastic Max...love this series
Dear Maximus I.
You could easily build yourself a sand blasting room (like a spray booth) or at least a sandblasting cabinet. Water sandblasting is also a good way to use less blasting material and to avoid any dust.
2) In Germany no tires older than 10 years are allowed on cars.
Best regards, luck and health to all of you.
Is that actually a legal requirement?
In neighbouring Austria I just remember being told in driving school to replace tyres after five years because the rubber hardens and loses grip, which is a pretty bad thing.
As the hole are only clogged with zinc you could turn a piece of steel to the correct size and cut some slots into it, that works fine for just a few holes. Something I have done several times in the past to clear galvanizing out of holes. Even easier if you can find an old socket about the right side to grind down then put some groves in as then you can use an impact wrench to turn it in. When using adjustable reamers you need to cut the absolute minimum and go up in very small increments and only really should be cutting on the middle section where the cutters have the most support otherwise the cutters will chatter and break or chip even cutting plastic can cause this.
Great progress and all is looking really nice. Impatiently waiting for the next video, guess I'll work on some of my own projects in the meantime. Cheers!
Max, there is a company on the internet called big Tyres they do 750x16 Land Rover tyres made by Deestone at a reasonable price, I ran these on my 110 with no problems. Chris
Great entertainment as always, that chassis is going to last a very long time. As they say, do it once and do it properly... you sure did that. Well done.
Not happy that you didn't do a slow-mo shot of 2:33 but I'll let it go this time.
I ran spacers for about 6/7 years with out a single issue on my discovery commercial and my 110. Untill I had a rear one let go on my 110 whilst on the M1. I managed to limp into the services just in time as only one stud on the hub flange was left on.
I used to buy ex military tyres, from a place just outside Oxford, that were studded........Almost unworn and really new....but had been used in Norway etc on exercise and had been fitted with studs, I had to spend hours pulling the studs out...but got good tyres at half price.
The best way to do a project. Watch max do it 👍
Great progress, Max. I am also looking forward to seeing the chassis reunited with the axles. Mart in Solihull.
Can't wait
loved your review Maximus,
oright 😂🤣😂
The joy u feel when i see a new video from you!! Oh man
By the way Max, I know where there are loads of second hand Zil parts. It's a bit of a drive but they're practically giving them away.
When stuck four new ( unused) Michelin xpcs on mine which had 11 mm of tread I could almost feel the increased diameter. Well actually I couldn’t, but it was a good call to bin the four old ones which had four or five mill on some , and visible tread on the others. Reason being, by the time I’d worn the new ones right down these would be so old as to be unfit anyway. As a useful stuff hoarder who doesn’t really have the room to hoard, that was quite liberating
Nice work 👏
It's going to be a gem mate! everything done jus ryte.
235/85-16 is also an excellent size for a series land rover. The size is just right. Wider tires just look silly on these things.
I have had 7.50 Michelin tires and 235/85 toyo mud terrains on my 88 and i dont realy notice the difference in steering. The Michelins are more comfortable but that is due to the stiff sidewall on de toyo's.
That's looking good. I think steel disco rims suite a series. I have weller 8 dpokes on mine since I bought it, people comment buy hey they do a job... Food for thought with the tyres. I have insa turbos on mine, I believe remoulds, they must be at least 10 years old now : -/
Also agree on sticking with 7.50's. 235'S are Deffo heavier, a regret in hindsight but I was younger and stronger 10 years ago! Keep up the good work 👍
Wow, unreal the cutters on the reamer chipped. Amazed just as you were. Did you ever find out why the coating you put on the chassis turned gray?
coming along nicely Max
Keep the moral up, allot of work but very rewarding
Great work keep it coming
Great Video. Its your project do it the way you want. Love watching you from here in Australia
The build date for those tyres would be embossed thereon.
Hey bud, you might want to grease those bushing points very liberally with heavy grease. If water gets in there (it will), rust jacking will damage the structural support.
Early Christmas present is a new video from Max :)
Great to see the project moving on, what's the saying "It's all the small jobs that take the biggest time"
Awesome. Keep up the great content.
BTW, your media for blasting might be intert glass, but what your blasting is not..., paint, old grease, chemical treatments (cleaners used can leave residue behind) all get blasted into the atmosphere and into/onto the ground... I think that more the point that people are saying about blasting outside
Starting to come together great . You probably already know the day and year should be on the side of the tyres after 8 years or so the tyres start to become brittle so unsafe. I have been lucky in the past when replacing the 8 ply Dunlops on my Hilux I found new 4x4 buyers were buying mag wheels and road tyres so the originals rubber were going cheap it might be worth checking the tyre shops around new car dealerships they probably got a shed full. Good luck.
You have so much patience ... I would have used the electric drill for EVERYTHING :D
Brilliant : Glad to see it happening again. Keeps me inspired with my own old Landy. Would it be wrong for some reason to apply a bit of grease to the Bushes to assist them to slide in easier?
As I understand it, the bushes need to be an interference fit into the chassis so the outer of the bush is held tight and the inner can move (damped by the rubber). So grease would increase the possibility of rotating the bush outer in the chassis.
Great video, bad news on the tyres, do you think the tread parted company where the tyre had water in it during storage? I'm glad I'm not the only one to mismeasure things! Keep up the fight 👍
somewhat of an input. did you know as i didn't that if you hand tighten your chuck on a battery drill then turn it back anti clockwise it will click. This locks the chuck onto the drill bit. i was yesterday years old when i found a video on it on the RUclipss. blew my mind....you are welcome.👍👍
There’s another video on RUclips that debunks this and proves it doesn’t work!
@@emmajacobs5575 very good point however i have tried it on my Makita and it works so....🤔
One thing that has always confused me about the folks who disparage spacers for increased bearing wear is that they are often the people who put deeper offset wheels on their Land-rover which put exactly the same load on the bearings, which sort of proves that theory bunk.
12:04 youtube texting says: Bad things like Will Ferrel furniture.. haha
20:20 it's nice that they have a switch for changing between cutting in Metric and Imperial, isn't it?
Spendy they may be but it's just not worth skimping on tyres or brakes. Good soft grippy tyres are just so much more confidence inspiring than 20 year old remoulded stones hahaha 😝
ive commented on other similar channels too that I think most of your viewers arent watching because we intend to restore our own landie, we watch because we enjoy it, the reason im saying is because I think longer videos would really take your channel to the next level, you should look at the yt stats and maybe run some polls, honestly I think part of why diesel creek and Andrew camrata get so many views is they rarely put out anything less than 1 hour, Im not a mechanic, I watch because I enjoy it, im not skipping ahead because I need an answer for something, im watching for entertainment thats why channels with shorter videos never seem to be as big even if the creator is interesting and a good presenter, its not a waste of our time to put out 1 hour episodes when its entertainment and not a "how to" kind of thing
Just a quick note Max, the load rating of Discovery wheels of lower than standard land rover wheels. Don't know how serious a difference on a series motor, which are (relatively) lightweight but Land Rover used to say you shouldn't fit them to Defenders.
What happened to the wall off tyres you had all lined up in a massive line? I think you had about 4/5 full sets with spares for every set as well. At least you can roll the chassis around on these old dry rotted ballooning tyres. Good to see some more progress on project kermit.
Excellent video, that air fed helmet does remind me of a Sontaran from Dr Who though 😄
Small exhaust leak there Max... Hahaha
when I replaced the bushes, I put them in the freezer a day or before fitting, it worked fine
1. Short sleeves, 2. Chairs out on the decking... This wasn't filmed recently, was it? (shivers!) :)
Cor! Plus Gas... that takes me back... Plus Gas was my old dad's universal medicine (well, that and the home-made wine)
That reamer looks very nice... needs a comedy sized tap-handle on it though... and your home-made press for the bushings is brilliant.
Try two hammers on the tube, watch how easy it will come out, no heat needed, do it all the time on the trucks
It’s slightly ironic that you’re not using stnd Landrover steel wheels. As the heystee disc conversion is the only one you actually can run with them. All the others have to be modular or wolf or those disco ones.
well at least it became 100% obvious those tyres junk .
remoulds don't tend age the best and not many tyres these days are truly that great 15 to 20 years of age and stored tends make them hard as they need movement to help keep supple .
Hopefully funds good enough that it not too much of a burden get a decent new set .
Old Kermit will be worth it & hoping you haven't had to sell Grandad to fund it lol .
Rolling chassis will be a good enthusiasm/morale booster ... Have fun .