Building a Land Rover Defender in a Day - Extended Version

We get a lot of questions about how long it takes to complete a Land Rover Defender restoration project. While the timeline might vary depending on the build level - it's typically 600-1,600 hours over the course of a year or so.
In the case of our Project Steele build, we decided to combine a lot of the assembly work into a short 8 hour sprint to show how much work can be done when you're properly prepared.
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[@cdoodev]

Haha, love the GoPro shooting stick!

[@islandblacksmith]

i came for the link to the camera tape...japanese timber framing is also plenty of prep and then a one day assembly...3 door 110 for the win!

[@jerseyman99]

Those exposed bores would cause me concern in such a grubby work environment.

[@NathanNostaw]

That made me anxious the whole time too.

[@landieman6044]

Reminded me of been in afghanistan, when our team of locally employed civilians could change a chassis on a wmik in 4 hours, air lines and flip flops everywhere lol.

[@theimbiber]

Why mention independence day , and American voice over in UK ?

[@NathanNostaw]

That confused me too. I was wracking my brain to recall a British Independence Day as almost countries' independence days are from the British. :)

[@christianoronaldo4409]

What model was that black all glass Land Rover on the hoist?

[@vzo8049]

Wheels original defender rims?, also what size tires?

[@moto-tribe]

The wheels are zero off set wolfs, tyres are 265 75 16 bfg ko2.