Love watching anything like this. I used to weld aluminium car bodies, including LandRover repairs starting back in the 1970s. It was Oxy Acetylene then and the filler rods were strips cut off the aluminium sheet. Mix the flux and paste it on the join then dip the filler in the flux. Set the torch to a Carburising flame to keep unburnt oxygen off the job. Retired now and just for fun recently attended a Tig course. Found it really hard to adapt from my engrained gas welding technique. Eventually started to get the hang of it. Was itching to join in on the job you did filling the holes in the Landy wing. Great video.
So nice that the original wear and tear was kept. Patina shows the history of the vehicle, and each scratch and dent has a story.. Nut and bolt restoration takes all that away, and is mutton dressed up as lamb. Well done on a neat and clever fix on the fenders. Landy Nutcase, Hermanus, Capital of Land Rovers in RSA. 👍🏻 🇿🇦 👍🏻
Guys, really enjoyed the video and appreciate care being taken with a Series 1, but a couple of things bother me. Firstly, as surely you know, those aren’t the original side lamps. Secondly I’m bemused by your approach to repairing the wings, with a nice honest repair, covered by a thin film of lies. Faking a patinated finish is the exact opposite of respecting the honest patina of the rest of the body. Fix it, paint it (just like the chassis) but don’t fake it. Please.
Love watching anything like this. I used to weld aluminium car bodies, including LandRover repairs starting back in the 1970s. It was Oxy Acetylene then and the filler rods were strips cut off the aluminium sheet. Mix the flux and paste it on the join then dip the filler in the flux. Set the torch to a Carburising flame to keep unburnt oxygen off the job. Retired now and just for fun recently attended a Tig course. Found it really hard to adapt from my engrained gas welding technique. Eventually started to get the hang of it. Was itching to join in on the job you did filling the holes in the Landy wing. Great video.
So nice that the original wear and tear was kept.
Patina shows the history of the vehicle, and each scratch and dent has a story..
Nut and bolt restoration takes all that away, and is mutton dressed up as lamb.
Well done on a neat and clever fix on the fenders.
Landy Nutcase, Hermanus, Capital of Land Rovers in RSA.
👍🏻 🇿🇦 👍🏻
Enjoyed the video but the audio let it down in places. Seemed like you were all relying on the camera mic.
Really appreciate your feedback. It was the first video we did “In house” and most certainly room for improvement. Hope you had a great weekend.
Semaphores were fitted, but not from factory as standard. The bracket in the windscreen to mount them are however in every vehicle.
Guys, really enjoyed the video and appreciate care being taken with a Series 1, but a couple of things bother me. Firstly, as surely you know, those aren’t the original side lamps. Secondly I’m bemused by your approach to repairing the wings, with a nice honest repair, covered by a thin film of lies. Faking a patinated finish is the exact opposite of respecting the honest patina of the rest of the body. Fix it, paint it (just like the chassis) but don’t fake it. Please.
Nice vid. Like seeing what you do. If this a later 80 then it wouldn’t be a lights through the grille.
No pressure doing the family's car!
With burmer brite you need to anneal hammer anneal hammer,,,,,,,,,,,,
I’m personally not a fan of patina.
Thanks for that info.. 🤔