The comments, 'found it, lost it' had me snickering for a good 30s. The stream of anecdotes, humour and ocd was all spot on - because its so identifiable. The bracket thats so sharp it can cut you from a distance for example, was hilarious. I almost spat out my morning coffee as a result 😏
That's the witness-property copper-anti-seize producers build/mix into their stuff. Was it only where it is supposed to be, nobody would know You used some of it, at all.
This is definitely the best New Zealand-based Series III Land Rover restoration channel on RUclips, and I don’t care what anyone else says! Keep up the awesome work mate, glad you could spare the time away from all the sheep.
@@CROKERvsRover Its great to see more of your content. Yours is easily my favourite channel on RUclips. Always funny, informative and beautifully shot.
When you're finished, bring it down south and we'll go on a real adventure into the mountains. (If you like your paint I suggest wrapping it in bubble wrap before we go) 🤣🤣 Love your work mate
I loved the 70/80's electronica - it was like watching a land rover version of Risky Business. Especially when that spring let go. Can you still have children?
Great progress. The handbook for my 1929 Singer actually specifies the interval at which the leaf springs should be removed, dismantled and regreased. Greasing the springs is absolutely the correct approach.
The argument used against the greasing of Land Rover leaf springs is that the ingress of crud, sand and grit into the grease between the leaves turns it into a grinding paste and accelerates the wear. I do grease my springs as my Landy doesn't see a lot of heavy off road use.
@@Stu_2112 I grease mine too - I've not seen any Land Rover leaf springs abraded away to nothing by a greasy grinding paste but I have seen a lot of them corroded into a solid lump with splayed leaves caused by rust expansion. Spring steel is pretty hard and unlikely to wear significantly. Regularly hosing the crud off the underside will make everything last longer anyway.
I'm not kidding Geoff, my whole chassis rebuild has stalled waiting for you to show me how to do it properly! Thanks for all the detail on the U shackles...
Nice to see you posting again!!! Rear axle spring locating hole is too big because someone got lazy .. drilled the hole out to accept the nut on a set of springs that had the retaining pin upside down. The Land Rover is looking good! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
I’ve been watching this project since part 1, and have been addicted since. I even have rewatched previous videos just to get my fix, while I wait for the new ones. Seriously great stuff!
I’ve never really been a fan of Land Rovers but subscribe to both your channels and thoroughly enjoy your content and workmanship.. Keep it up Mr Crocker 👍👍
Nice wheels! Well, loads of nicer things that I need to thank you about as I tackle a leaf spring job, but that will have to wait; you’ve given me loads of things there to check and get correct! You and BOM (Binky) on the same day. Is this a conspiracy of fun? Anyway, great content. Thanks for bringing everyone along with your journey and explaining all as you do. Cheers!
It’s a bit concerning that you have no one to help you. But I’ll ignore it…that may be your plan. Excellent video as always. One of the best on RUclips for content and production quality.
Great to have you back! The only problem with watching your videos is that it makes me feel bad about the quality of my SIIA restoration. Now need to go back and do a better job of my axles!
Geoffrey thanks for your another great video. I think that's the worlds most accurate Land Rover restauration that some one has started. Thanks for sharing the wins and losts with us.
nice to see progress, entertaining as always! Those spring locating pins are always loose.. Land Rover tollerances, it don't make an iota of difference to the drive... :)
It's a lovely feeling on any project when you flick the racket over from loosen to tighten and start putting things back. It's looking too good to drive!
Just stumbled across this series and binge watched to get to this episode. Love the Series 3 and love the humour in the episodes, also great to see someone else from the bottom side of the planet making RUclips content on these amazing British icons. When I finish my 2 MK1 Minis a Series 2 resto will be next.
Looking good... your gearbox rebuilds were a life saver when I did mine over lockdown... I can empathise with the fly away nut.. I'm still looking for clutch slave cylinder bits that went pop when my son was playing in the cab and stamped on the pedal... pop....
Discovered your channel yesterday and binged through all of the rover series already, what a journey. Really appreciate your humor and editing, had me crack up a bunch of times!
The enjoyable part begins right! There is a guy in Auckland I found that's a guru with interiors and seriously reasonable when you get to the interior. He works from home and does beautiful work.
It Looks Great! Keep up the fantastic content. It is starting to go back together,. I bet you are very happy, I have been following this build for a long time. Land Rovers are one of my favorite kind of vehicals, but here in Canada they are prohibitablaly exepensive due to the shipping cost of items coming accross the pond, I am very interested in the INEOS Grenadier, which is like a ultra mondern version of the Landrover. If I have to spend all of that money to buy and restore a Land Rover I may just as well buy the Grenadier instead and not have to do all of the restoration work. But if I lived in great Britain where I could get the parts redily I would go for a Diesel Landrover. Again Please keep up the great content!
Thanks for posting this. It's great to see things coming together, even if a bit out of specification... I can't wait for Episode 207 "It's a problem I'll deal with in the Future" :D I reckon it could be a couple of hours long ;)
The comments, 'found it, lost it' had me snickering for a good 30s. The stream of anecdotes, humour and ocd was all spot on - because its so identifiable. The bracket thats so sharp it can cut you from a distance for example, was hilarious. I almost spat out my morning coffee as a result 😏
I wasn’t joking. I’m sure I hardly touched but my hands felt like they’d been dragged through a rose bush 🤣
same. Lost it at “lost it” 😂
We've all been there LOL
Don't you love how that copper anti seize gets smeared on every surface, even the ones you didn't touch? Nice to see the Landy coming back to life.
I got some on my shirt from just watching this video
Mechanics mascara ;)
No amount of rags can contain it.
@@CROKERvsRover Quickly learned to smother everything in Copper Ease.
That's the witness-property copper-anti-seize producers build/mix into their stuff. Was it only where it is supposed to be, nobody would know You used some of it, at all.
You are going to have a great first drive with this machine when it is done, with your grandkids... 😃 Charles
Still faster than Project Binky 😂
@@marekant7776 Yea that is truth...new video coming up I hear. Have a nice weekend. Charles
@@marekant7776 Ouch!
@@marekant7776 Tectonic plates move faster than Project Binky
@@Stu_2112 😂😂😂 true
Geoff you are one talented RUclipsr storyteller and I love your work 😊
Great work Geoff.
This is definitely the best New Zealand-based Series III Land Rover restoration channel on RUclips, and I don’t care what anyone else says!
Keep up the awesome work mate, glad you could spare the time away from all the sheep.
🤣
I challenge the other NZ series 3 restoration channels to a duel 🤺
@@CROKERvsRover Its great to see more of your content. Yours is easily my favourite channel on RUclips. Always funny, informative and beautifully shot.
I've been waiting a while for this next installment... and what a video! Glad to see you are still alive Geoff.
Still flapping around
When you're finished, bring it down south and we'll go on a real adventure into the mountains.
(If you like your paint I suggest wrapping it in bubble wrap before we go) 🤣🤣
Love your work mate
First test drive is Bluff and back
@@CROKERvsRover nice.
Great to see the old girl coming back together 🍻
I loved the 70/80's electronica - it was like watching a land rover version of Risky Business.
Especially when that spring let go. Can you still have children?
Great progress. The handbook for my 1929 Singer actually specifies the interval at which the leaf springs should be removed, dismantled and regreased. Greasing the springs is absolutely the correct approach.
The argument used against the greasing of Land Rover leaf springs is that the ingress of crud, sand and grit into the grease between the leaves turns it into a grinding paste and accelerates the wear. I do grease my springs as my Landy doesn't see a lot of heavy off road use.
@@Stu_2112 OK I suppose that might be reasonable. My LR has airbags so not an issue for me.
@@Stu_2112 I grease mine too - I've not seen any Land Rover leaf springs abraded away to nothing by a greasy grinding paste but I have seen a lot of them corroded into a solid lump with splayed leaves caused by rust expansion. Spring steel is pretty hard and unlikely to wear significantly. Regularly hosing the crud off the underside will make everything last longer anyway.
It's a good day!
Found this in my old mechanic school book about leaf springs : "always lubricate every spring with suitable grease at reassembly" 🥳
God I’ve missed your videos. So glad you’re back at it. 🙏🏼
Imagine all the knife videos you can make from the old leaf springs!🍺
Thank You, your video is easy to watch and we're looking forward to seen your Defender back on the road. the Boys From Redondo Beach, Ca. USA
it's a series 3
"Oh this is perfect"
I enjoy seeing the way you do things, and your attention to doing things the right way. But your of humour is as enjoyable.
I didn't realise fixing up old Land Rovers could be so entertaining. Good content.
24 mins seemed like 5!!!!! Absolute total entertainment. Any job involving those springs is always a nightmare 🙂
Congratulations on getting a small amount of space back in the workshop! The landy is probably down to "only" taking up 3 parking spaces 😁
Just what was required on Saturday night.
Passion.
Excitement.
Some laughter.
And a whole lotta gettin’ it done.
Very special.
Wonderful surprise on a wet Sunday morning across the ditch. Welcome back indeed!
Great to see your videos again. Really looking forward to the test drive.
Hahaha same.
Yesss!
There’s nothing better than a fresh pot of croker vs rover in the morning
Nice work buddy!
Excellent! Just need a Foreman + Wilms Landy vid to drop as well and my weekend is complete 🙂
I'm not kidding Geoff, my whole chassis rebuild has stalled waiting for you to show me how to do it properly! Thanks for all the detail on the U shackles...
My whole life stopped until I finished watching this 🤙
Great to see it coming back together..
Nice to see you posting again!!!
Rear axle spring locating hole is too big because someone got lazy .. drilled the hole out to accept the nut on a set of springs that had the retaining pin upside down.
The Land Rover is looking good!
Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
Love your sense of humour and I always look forward to watching your videos
ive never been more excited about land rovers than I have watching your vids :)
Geoff, as always, a great video. Slighly comic, slightly seld efacing, 100 great. Thank mate - looking forward to the next one!!
That engine is a piece of art! When you pulled of the cover I actually said wow out loud 😂
"lost it" me too buddy, me too 😂😂
A new video, it's a Chassismas miracle
Brilliant to see so much progress in one video.
Fantastic! Project Land Rover is baaack! 👌
I’ve been watching this project since part 1, and have been addicted since. I even have rewatched previous videos just to get my fix, while I wait for the new ones. Seriously great stuff!
Great video, man. This really cheered me up today.
Great progress. Wheels will be another milestone.
An upload from Geoff is always a pleasant surprise to make your day
Refreshing youtube everyday waiting for the next episode - loving these!
Oh yes. Here it is.
I’ve never really been a fan of Land Rovers but subscribe to both your channels and thoroughly enjoy your content and workmanship..
Keep it up Mr Crocker 👍👍
It's an incurable disease that thankfully has no known cure
Is unbelievable that Binky has been finished and this British gem" is still on works
1. Binky isn’t finished. 2. They had a five year head start. 3. I will still finish before them 😆
Truly inspirational! Awesome video!!! We’re on vacation now in beautiful Hawaii and I can’t wait to get home and work on my rover… lol
Ladies and Gentlemen, it's coming together!
Great narration. Thumbs Up
Feels like christmas everytime I see an update to this series :D
Worth the wait, my favourite channel by far!!!
Looking good, and I finally got to use the charts...pics will come as promised.
Great content. I love your attention to detail and production values. Well worth the (rather long) wait.
Nice wheels! Well, loads of nicer things that I need to thank you about as I tackle a leaf spring job, but that will have to wait; you’ve given me loads of things there to check and get correct!
You and BOM (Binky) on the same day. Is this a conspiracy of fun?
Anyway, great content. Thanks for bringing everyone along with your journey and explaining all as you do.
Cheers!
It’s a bit concerning that you have no one to help you. But I’ll ignore it…that may be your plan. Excellent video as always. One of the best on RUclips for content and production quality.
Coming together nicely, she'll be better than new. Thanks for a great Series. No pun intended.
I just binged all of these! I need more!
Nice to see you using ring spanners and sockets no adjustables in sight.
I would use them all the time, but my adjustable wrenches are all metric.
Outstanding content! Thanks very much. Looking sweet.
You’re back!
Love to see you fit the panels and such
Good stuff. Hope the rest of the rebuild goes so well.
Good to see you posting! The build up looks good so far.
Thank you for making these videos.
Great to have you back! The only problem with watching your videos is that it makes me feel bad about the quality of my SIIA restoration. Now need to go back and do a better job of my axles!
I am enjoying this video series very much.
You almost have a roller! Can't wait to see what tires you pick.
Geoffrey thanks for your another great video. I think that's the worlds most accurate Land Rover restauration that some one has started. Thanks for sharing the wins and losts with us.
Go for the diesel spring and put a pto winch in front 😊
nice to see progress, entertaining as always! Those spring locating pins are always loose.. Land Rover tollerances, it don't make an iota of difference to the drive... :)
It's a lovely feeling on any project when you flick the racket over from loosen to tighten and start putting things back. It's looking too good to drive!
hey man, im not a land rover guy, or even a car guy at all, but i like your vids alot, cheers from the states!
Brilliant as always Geoff 🍺👌🏻🏴
Great Content. Thank You for sharing. have a nice day!❤👍
Long time coming Geof, but it's worth it.You have the patience of a saint,but I bet you swear like a trooper at times..haha.
I absolutely love my fraction conversion and drill and tap charts!!! Top quality and crammed full of information 👌
Fantastic progress mate!!!! Love it! Love the tee shirt too! 👍
Haha. Those three t shirts are on constant rotation!
Excellent to see it starting to come together again!
beautiful work
This is by far the best thing since Binky
Brilliant video. Thank you so much for making it entertaining as well!
Just stumbled across this series and binge watched to get to this episode. Love the Series 3 and love the humour in the episodes, also great to see someone else from the bottom side of the planet making RUclips content on these amazing British icons. When I finish my 2 MK1 Minis a Series 2 resto will be next.
Superb rebuild great production. Please update more often.
Great to see you back, as always, a thoroughly enjoyable episode, please don’t be too long before the next one!
Looking good... your gearbox rebuilds were a life saver when I did mine over lockdown... I can empathise with the fly away nut.. I'm still looking for clutch slave cylinder bits that went pop when my son was playing in the cab and stamped on the pedal... pop....
Oh man, I’m going to have to back and do mine again.
Cheers bro, loved it.
Long time fan of this series, always glad to see new videos. This one is great as always. Thank you!
Great video it's great to see it going back together .. Really look forward to your videos great content as always.
Love your videos Geoff. They always make me smile.
Discovered your channel yesterday and binged through all of the rover series already, what a journey. Really appreciate your humor and editing, had me crack up a bunch of times!
The enjoyable part begins right! There is a guy in Auckland I found that's a guru with interiors and seriously reasonable when you get to the interior. He works from home and does beautiful work.
I am waiting for the complete assembly videos 😁
This project is coming along very nicely!! well done.
It Looks Great! Keep up the fantastic content. It is starting to go back together,. I bet you are very happy, I have been following this build for a long time. Land Rovers are one of my favorite kind of vehicals, but here in Canada they are prohibitablaly exepensive due to the shipping cost of items coming accross the pond, I am very interested in the INEOS Grenadier, which is like a ultra mondern version of the Landrover. If I have to spend all of that money to buy and restore a Land Rover I may just as well buy the Grenadier instead and not have to do all of the restoration work. But if I lived in great Britain where I could get the parts redily I would go for a Diesel Landrover. Again Please keep up the great content!
Great job as usual
concentricity..am impressed...
Thanks for posting this. It's great to see things coming together, even if a bit out of specification... I can't wait for Episode 207 "It's a problem I'll deal with in the Future" :D I reckon it could be a couple of hours long ;)
Great to have another video on this project. Keep em coming sir.
Great update! Thanks!
Great update, start to look like something again :)