Project Discovery // Part 7 - Building a Bumper and Climbing a Mountain
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- In this video we replace a boot door, repair a bumper, and troubleshoot a troublesome Land Rover. This is part 7 in the ongoing saga of recommissioning a Land Rover Discovery 1 V8.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:24 First Start
1:56 Parts Gathering
3:00 Boot Door
5:26 Bumper Repair
27:48 Second Start
35:25 Outro 
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The amount of effort avoiding a rake or blower in this episode is truly commendable.
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I was about to write this exact same comment 🤣
I love how you just keep persisting on the slippy incline instead of clearing up the leaves 😂a man after my own heart!
Thanks for making today worth getting out of bed for!
You dont watch yt in bed? 😅
@@KooolGMurdernope…the girlfriend has other things to do…👍🏻
Everyday worth getting out of bed 😊
Croker, I love how real your video's are. Your editing style is great and I always have a good laugh. 😆
I’m going as fast as I can - want to get in on one of those South Island river trips!
Well done Mr Croker! You have some space in your driveway for another Land Rover project now.
As a long time Land Rover owner this really makes me smile. My first was a very tired Series I 1954. It went all kinds of places full of Scouts and caving gear. It even did it with a totally destroyed big end bearing which was put in backwards by a mechanic and block off the oil feed to one bearing. Next came a Series IIa 1968 from the New South Wales Electricity Commission (now privatised). It was great. Then came marriage and a block of land. The Land Rover paid for part of it. But before long a Series IIa 109 "camper" came along. Just perfect for "camping" when it rained. Another thirty or so also came and went. Now I drive a Subaru Outback. Sensible. But I still have a 21 year Old Discovery II with the Td5 engine. It was sold in Perth but then moved to Canberra. I bought it about three years ago with about 211,000km on the clock. Touch wood, it has been good so far. It is my "pet" Land Rover. Luckily, Australia is pretty dry and rust is not that great of a problem. I hope. Thanks for excellent material. Makes me remember my "spanner" days. Mike in Oz
This makes you smile? Thats called Schadenfreude, joy derived from witnessing the misery of others.
Perfect kick-off to the weekend, a Croker vid online 👍👍
OMG, I was wondering when there would be an update to this "not a project" your narration style and sense of humour is awesome, I wish everything I watched on RUclips had your voice :) Cheers from an Australian fan!
it wasn't concrete. it was ceramic coating.
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Loving the mission creep on this simple fix up and drive project.
if you know, you know
You will be amazed how thicker jumper cables will help. cant tell you how many times my DIY 16mm welding cable jumpers have started cars that cheap store bought jumpers couldn't. thanks for the vid. keep em coming
As a Toyota fan I really do enjoy these videos
”Hiluxes don’t start first time either” 😅 As always very entertaining. Thanks Geoff
The struggle and frustration demonstrated in this video perfectly encapsulates Land Rover ownership. Kudos to you for keeping at it!
Geoff, you should know by now that Land Rover tolerances are aspirational 🤭 You're way too accurate for them. Amazing work on the bumper, and a great video (again). 👍 It's probably the first Discovery I've seen go off road 😉
Someone get this man a rake! Great video as always.
What's wrong with feet?! How do you think people swept their driveway before rakes were invented? 🤔
@@CROKERvsRover😂😂
@@CROKERvsRover Goats mate. You wait in the bushes for two round moons until all manners of plains creatures get acclimatized to you and when they least expect it, you lash yourself a pair of goats together and make a goat assisted driveway cleaner.
The ending.. so bloody uplifting. Cheers from Canada!
Love the (seriously misguided) commitment. Lucky it's not a project!
Good to see your daily driver not-a-project car is now parked in a more practical spot for all the use it’s been seeing
The "bypass valve" you cleaned is actually the Idle Air Control motor. It controls the idle RPM and was most likely stuck after sitting.
Omg dude just sweep those wet leaves off your driveway 😅 watching your wheels spin on that slope was painful. Great work as every, love your videos.
People who have time to sweep leaves make me angry 🤣
Ahhh, installed a large garden gnome into the garden, wife will be really happy!
I saw a spark near the jumper cables, then later you sprayed contact cleaner on the battery posts. I was thinking this has a high chance to escalate rather quickly. I enjoy your videos very much, your a pro.
Love to see this daily driver coming along.
You make WAY too few videos, man.
The flock is thirsty for this type of quality time killing.
I'm lying in the back of my car parked in the middle of the forest after a spontaneous not so comfortable night. And this is what I see first thing in the morning, what a great way to start the day.
I was going to suggest that you use the foot of a farm jack, with a piece of wood to spread the force, to bend the bumper. You could use the weight of the vehicle to lift against. Then you got the zip cut! Love your videos! They are my video reference for my 109 Series 3 project.
I like how Phteven made a guest appearance helping with the back door.
this one's actually phaul
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Honestly this channel should be called "down the rabbit Hole"
My 2.5-year-old was on the verge of tears when that thing, shockingly, refused to start. But she grinned giddily when it drove up that ridiculous ramp you built, so you’re forgiven.
I have to tell you Geof. I have watched your Land Rover videos for a few years now and it always puts me in the mood to go out and find a used Land Rover or older Jeep and get elbows deep in their innards. No. No it doesn't. You have a lot more patience than I do. Not to mention much MUCH better sheet metal skills. I hate working on the cars I already own. Kepp kickin' out the videos.
We really need more vídeos Mr. Crooker!! They are exellent!!
What an emotional roller coaster. Every crank of the engine was the heart rending crash of hope disappointed. I cheered when it started up. High drama. Bravo
Great vid Geoffrey. Thank you. We have a product on this side of the ditch called “Start you bastard”. It might have at least got the bastard turning over.
There is so much to like about your channel. At the moment, I am noticing the music. How do you score Land Rover repair so well? You do it perfectly and make the mundane positively cinematic. Love it!
Well, well worth the super-extended wait between videos. How you make fixing a dodgy Discovery into a noble quest is beyond me but, somehow, you do. Love it. Thanks.
45mins of Crocker goodness! Today is a good day! In fact my favourite day, since the last video
I do so enjoy just chuckling for 45 minutes straight.
Some real talent there on the welding.
One small thing on my E90 and E61 it is best to jump another car from the positive and negative grounds under the bonnet.
Apparently it stops you frying computers that are sensitive on these modern Beemers.
I have a 1996 Range Rover with 200k miles on it and it’s my daily. So have no fear they do come back and given enough work they can even by reliable!
Loving this series man!
Just discovered your channel today, love your editing style, truly entertaining yet educational 😂 I have a Jeep TJ, but have been looking for an old cheap Disco 1 to nurse back to health. Please keep up the videos!
If everything went exactly as you hoped and planned ...
A: It wouldn't be a Land Rover
B: There would be no Adventure
C: We wouldn't be nearly as entertained
The Correct answer is All of the Above!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
I just love these videos so much... "I need to get the engine running to get it up on this flat spot... So let's put on a back door and fix the bumper." LOL. Cheers Geoffrey
I shouted out loud when the engine fired up. Love your videos, mate.
One of the RUclips' rs that has a unique way of filming his endeavors with an inget of NZ humor every other beat.
All the references to Bunnings has given me cravings for a sausage sanga
So satisfying to see the Disco climb that pile of rubble.
Cheers, Preso.
In this episode of Croker vs Rover, Jeremy builds a wall, and doesnt rake the leaves.
Geoffrey, nice work on the bumper and the hill climbing. Sounds like you had a vacuum leak causing the high idle situation (which you fixed nicely). Good to see things have been moving along with the Rover. It's always great to find you have posted yet again another video for mass consumption, Thank You! Can't wait to see what you come up with next (hint hint, waiting for the next one...lol). Thanks for the share Sir!
This all this classy old iron we need to get you a battery charger and a proper set of 1awg jumper cables that are at least 16 feet long.
Love the channel, i wish there were more posts.
Ya know what? After you cut the bumper top off you could have reshaped it. The only problem would be a larger gap when you weld it back in.
Your quality standards are higher than mine, though.
I literally checked this channel last night to make sure I hadn't missed your return and then this morning, the perfect treat! You're back!
Awesome! You got yourself a rock crawler! :D
Awesome! Glad to see the discovery move under its own power. Now just need part 19 of the old rover series!
I had a D-1 and a D-2 (DI - DII?). The DII was a "G4" in case that means anything to anyone. 2002? Divorced in 2007. Sold it. No regrets. Daily driver is a 2017 Forester. I have a 2012 FJ Cruiser for off-road stuff. When I was 10-ish, my dad did concrete work for a guy who had a 110 Defender from the '70's. That's my regret. I'm 59 now and still regret not getting that. Didn't have much of a choice. Hand throttle, hand option for wipers, Safari shield... Thank you, Geoffrey, for your artistry in cinematography and mechanics/engineering. VERY entertaining.
Man, i just wanted the land rover to start. I was just about to cry when it didn't. Then it did and i cried. Like in a film where you just want a happy ending and then finally get it haha. Jokes aside, amazing how you handle these situations. Your videos give me so much motivation and energy to go back to old projects that at one point doesn't work out and i then stop. Now i will get the projects running, hopes are high - confidence level maximum ;) ! Best to you Geoffrey and thank you for you videos. They help a lot!!! Maybe you are the one who will get me into making videos on my own restorations. We'll see. Greetings from germany
Thanks for making these videos. They keep me entertained and thoroughly motivated while I fix bits and bobs on my Tdi Range Rover.
Super stuff. I was very impressed with the way the Discovery dealt with the big step up. I noticed that when you were trying to get it started there was a lot of sparking in the alternator but I didn't see it once the engine was running. Regards.
Can you see it in the video? I didn’t notice 😅
@@CROKERvsRover Yep.
I think it may have been the writing on the serpentine belt? I also thought that I saw sparking, but confirmed to myself it was the print.
Outstanding Geoff, OUTSTANDING!!!
I was about to write „What’s with a new video? Get up from your lazy bed and entertain me!“ in the comment section of part 6. But then I realized that the new chapter was already uploaded. Me likey 😊.
Was about time…
You should absolutely do a no-expense-spared welding table build, that would be a good watch.
I wish I could do a 'no expense spared' anything! I'd probably spare no expense not buying broken stuff to start with 🤣
T'is intersting. By the music you choose one can say what's coming. Like a pro!
I thought you were going to throw a match under the cover when it wouldn't start!😂 brilliant stuff as always and great to see it running again.
Thanks to you, I have two broken jalopy Discos at this time. Nevertheless, I like you - so I will ignore all the emotional damage and try to help. The exact same sounds came from my latest jalopy when starting. They seemed almost random. 4 issues present, I think you got 3 of them. 1 - Battery was weak. 2 - battery terminals on the battery buggered beyond repair. 2.5 - battery leads mangled. 3 - Negative lead to engine not connected. 4 - the main starter power wire was loose and corroded. A brand new battery, fixing the mangled connectors and tightening down the starter wire fixed here right up.
Great fix👍. Incidentally yesterday I watched a video on straightening a body frame. All he used was a hydraulic ram, and of course some clamps and a very strong frame to push/pull against. After watching that video I think the bumper could’ve “easily” been salvaged, with just one tool. Well, easily in theory 😂
Friday just became better!
The battery terminal nuts are 1/4 Whitworth . I still sometime find a 1/4 whit battery terminal so it's the only whitworth spanner in my box wrapped in sparkles tape to prevent short circuit welding on truck batteries.
And after climbing that mountain there she rests till this day, many moons may have past but she is still a gracious lawn ornament
😆 Already back down. I'm planning on making the ramp more of a ramp and more permanent, so I can use the 'lawn' for under car stuff.
get MartyT round to dig it out lol
Can't get enough.❤ getting bored of the others..... there going nowhere I need to be but this fella is right up my ally. Always look forward to it.
That was most impressive. I would be very much tempted to wire up the high mounted brake light in preference to switching the rear window. On the one hand, if the rubber seal comes off intact then there would be a chance to ensure that it won't leak when you're done by means of whatever is proper installation procedure. Of course both seals might be damaged and/ or be a highly unpleasant undertaking overall vs the satisfaction of upgrading the car with a documented additional safety feature. I think keeping the new glass is the more appealing choice. 😊
I’ll most likely get a window guy to do the windscreen and rear glass. With new seals.
@@CROKERvsRover I thought I was more persuasive than that. What a harsh revelation this experience has been. 🥲
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Whenever I see one of your videos in my subscription tab I smile ,,, Thankyou most sincerely.
Please keep up the great work
Steep drive ways are fun 😂 my street is even steeper, my Vito van won't reverse up the hill without spinning up 😂
You make my day buddy love your videos, a true craftsman, and a funny one 😂
Land-Rover owners are hilariously optimistic!
Outstanding result! I look forward to more!
(Fortunately, with a Land Rover, you'll have plenty of work to keep the channel filled for years to come!)
Hi Geoffrey, love the work you do. The mystery of the battery terminal bolts is that they are Whitworth sized bolts. I can't remember what exact size in Whitworth though. Thankfully I've only come across two applications in 20 years of these sorts of bolts.
Very happy to see another video!
We all know that door will never get painted.🤣🤣
At the very least you achieved the description of the video 😘👌
Very entertaining video 2x 👍
I absolutely love your videos! There is nothing much that comes close to the calmness I get from watching.
Just to let you know, I have petty much recovered from my surgeries, and I am planning on ordering a couple more of your posters, once they're up I will send you the pics I promised!
Cheers fella!
Mike
This is excellent, I'll have to catch up on the previous episodes. I love these Discoverys but must admit I got on much better with the TD5 than I did with my Tdi.
Ahh you see the proper way of sorting the starting issue is to roll it down steep drive to bump start then set up a 100 to 1 pully system and miles of rope a few rocks for chocks at least 5 hrs of effort swearing and sweating repeat at lest 3 times !
She be as good as new !
Really enjoy your video's and the ocd perfection work , such a refreshing change from me , my mind tells me what should be done to fix things properly then the other real me suggest nar if you put a bit of strlng here and a special wire there it be fine 🙂
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Had a Discovery II that i loved. Beautiful white truck with big tires and two sunroofs. But it was the biggest POS vehicle I've ever known, engine parts would fall off on the highway, no joke. But God it was gorgeous.
It’s currently pissing it down in the UK. And I saw you’d uploaded again. Top man. Followed you from the beginning. Gotta say watch that galv when welding I had metal fume poisoning a few months back from welding galv it’s like having the flu for a week. Not reccommended! Keep up the good work. I’ve got a 3 door 3.5v8 discovery on the way to join my 72 suffix A Range Rover I restored.
That sounds like an excellent garage!
I've never clicked a video so fast to watch!
Great job, bud! My confidence level in you was always maximum
The Batman Land Rover bit 👌😂😂😂 thanks for making awesome content bro, I love your style, as a car guy I can feel your pain and rage from time to time 😂 keep it up! Much love from Finland
I hope you win the lottery, so that you can spend more time in the garage!
28:30 You should get yourself a nice 4x4 to do this, it won't have so many problems going up the hill. I'd suggest a landrover..... 😅 Another fantastic video, thanks. It's always a pleasure to see what you are doing.
Now this makes for great Friday evening viewing!
Great work on that bumper Geoffrey very impressed.
Battery woes a common feature on RUclips but at least your battery wasn’t a completely dead dog. Probably one of the most neglected/abused items to be found under the bonnet(or elsewhere).
Usually take my tea with a bit of milk in it but stronger than what most folks would like. Already looking forwards to the next instalment.
Keep safe.
Bloody well done! Love your perseverance and ingenuity.
I was thinking today how awesome it would be to se another video of yours and here it is!!! thank you so much!
Every so often my feed shows the galv chassis episode and I get excited. At least this time there is croker.
if you had inverted the angle so that the horozintal flange was not against the 2mm plate, but spaced out from it by the angle leg
- it would have added much more stiffness
Great video, sympathise with you on hiluxs I gave up on my d2 and brought a ln106, I can fix it with rocks 😂
Hey Geoffrey, it's always a pleasure when a new Croker vs Rover video comes along. I followed along with fascination - great work!
Loving the E91 you got there!
Great to see your update, Geoff👍
Of course, the Tdi starts every time… 😂
Hoping to post a BFD update soon 🚙
Jon
Looking forward to it!
Oh, my god, at _LAST_ .. it's been torture watching the progress on Instagram and having to wait for you to finish the video ;) (This is not a complaint, just a factor of how much I love your videos!)
Odd tangent: I keep telling my wife they won't have an NZ version of the "Below Deck" TV show because of how it would sound with the NZ accent. 😁
Good to see it running. You'll have it put together and have a reliable go getter in no time.