Project Kermit 17: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration

[@Littlegreenlightweight]

"That patch for the engine mount won't be a problem because it'll be covered in oil!" Made me choke on my coffee! ;)

[@EmptyGlass99]

This is the money shot! Everything shiny and clean!

[@orb505]

It's pretty much hedge proof now!

[@mumblbeebee6546]

That was my first thought too, “now it can mature safely among the brambles” - sorry, Max! And congrats to see it looking so fine, your prep work was spot on!

[@thejoetree]

Looks great Max, you must be well chuffed. For some reason it's a little unsettling seeing you out and about in the 'real' world on a motorway, surrounded by the general public and modern vehicles. Maybe because in my mind's eye you exist only in this little off-grid plot away from all that stuff!

[@maximusironthumper]

It's a little unsettling for me too!

[@thejoetree]

Haha!

[@jamesgibb9737]

@@maximusironthumper lol I know what you mean 🤣

[@volvo-express]

#coldwarmotors had the same issue going to the shops. I love the videos!!

[@danielharper2329]

My grandfather used Newport Galv (we are near Stroud) in 1991 on our S2 LWB Pick up. Like yours, it was less twisted when it came back! We could noth fathoum that out. Still pump in wax oyl each year, but its solid - and I inherited it (RIP Seth), sadly, in 2018, still stinking of cigars and ahheeem, whisky. This video has taken me back to when I was 14, so thanks!

[@popuptoaster]

I worked in a galvanising place many years ago, none of them like doing "old" stuff because if it's not been cleaned and prepared properly it contaminates the tanks. Looks good but I'd still whack cavity wax inside it just in case of missed bits.

[@RubenKelevra]

11:50 Maximus: I feel weak Also Maximus: Lift's off a whole frame off a trailer and tilt it to it's side.

[@graemezimmer604]

Is easy to patch up any missed bits. Buy a stick of zinc (looks like plumbers solder), grind chassis clean and brush on the zinc with the oxy. But you probably know that. Thanks Max.

[@maximusironthumper]

Good tip, I've also got the cold glav coating I used on the axels, fortunately that mount seems to be the only duff bit.

[@siliconjim2554]

I must admit i do enjoy the team work when yourself and bunglestrumpet work together. You do have a good synergy.

[@gbentley8176]

Proper job Max. Love your Capt Nemo diving kit for sand blasting. Thank you for the videos. Very much appreciated by an old dinosaur with a series 3 awaiting restoration for a young family member who spotted it in a bramble patch when visiting for the first time.

[@jfv65]

All commodities have gone up, no doubt zinc as well. Chassis looks good!

[@robmidwales8513]

Well done, you've turned a corner there!

[@ASCIITerminal]

You've probably got the straightest Series Land Rover chassis in Britain now!

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Time for a beer Max! Congratulations on a job well done!

[@dieselbushcraft1299]

I reckon although the price sounds expensive it is actually pretty good especially when you think how much time you’ll save in future by not having to revisit rust spots. That chassis and bulkhead look great.

[@johndonohue4153]

Would you consider doing a quick video about your life previously what inspired you to become self sufficient/living off grid? Keep up the good work Max👍

[@grenvillephillips6998]

I am sure Lemmy will be looking down from heavy-metal heaven and admiring Max's Silver Machine.

[@gilbertsprojects2954]

Possibly all the bumping it about on/off the trailer etc knocked it into shape… either way it’s a bonus 👍🏼 can’t wait to see this go back together.

[@rustandoil]

A great start for the rebuild

[@TheKnacklersWorkshop]

Hello Max, Looks like a really good job and great news that the alignment has not gone wrong... an enjoyable video, thank you. Cheers. Paul,,

[@kevinsimpson7114]

All the parts look great. Onwards and upwards.👍🏻👌🏻

[@_n_l_]

I really love this series!

[@paulmackay6376]

Looks great Max, can't wait to see the rest of the restoration.

[@dragontattooee]

Very nice result all round

[@KM-rh1eb]

Sandelin curve relates the silicon content to zinc thickness, get it in structural sections too

[@0hN0es203]

This is a cool project. Can't wait to see the finished vehicle.

[@KHGrinderboy]

Awesome Max, brilliant to see it at this stage!

[@spungletrumpet]

"Now it's just a case of putting it all back together!"

[@maximusironthumper]

Easy peasy! I could do with some help if and when you can fit me into your busy summer schedule :-)

[@spungletrumpet]

@@maximusironthumper Yeah, it's all a bit mad at the moment. Nice to be working on events again though!

[@MrBennyboyC]

Looking forward to watching this rebuild.....After you've finished project awesome 😁

[@BrianM0OAB]

A Land Rover for life, the big kids meccano set build off video's begins with bright shiny bits getting bolted together, this is way better than watching Boyd Coddington whinge at his creative staff. 73

[@daz6937]

Great job and looking forward to the rebuild 👍🏻

[@davidcorner1174]

'Just got to put it back together'. that's what I'm thinking after respraying my motorbike frame lol. I think you're more capable of achieving it than I am.

[@nicholasviney5975]

It's got a good base to become a great landy

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

I love that two man sandblasting apparatus.

[@dustymiller7758]

Great entertainment as always, the chassis and parts look amazing. Well worth the effort.

[@pauljenkins2501]

An excellent video, as always. Thank you.

[@christopherkise]

Today i would like to add comment during the video, so: i paused at 0:02 and got me some food, a beer and found my best chair. This is going to be so good.... What a nice litte story, i liked it. Looking forward to the repair of the repair to get it finished. what do you think, about the difference between the real dipped galv, against the cold galv (i think it was called zinga?) Thank for the video =)

[@maximusironthumper]

Both have their place, for enclosed sections it has to be hot dipped and it leaves a nice thick layer of zinc, on the other hand, some things you wouldn't want to dip (axle casings, cast iron) so the zinga wins out for those.

[@cbmsysmobile]

Hope the bulkhead isn't twisted after galvanising, will be fun trying to get it to fit.

[@bowycolt2132]

Lovely job max

[@martinjustice]

I reckon you should get a tooth galvanised to match. Great Video Max.

[@simonmercer9530]

Nice work mate looking good

[@gregdyar6451]

Can't wait looks class

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

👍👌👏 Looks great. Now I'm eagerly looking forward to watch the car being reassembled. Best regards luck and health

[@machiningbasics1729]

Excellent stuff I spent ages drilling all the galv holes in mine I went for 12mm so about the same as yours and it worked lovely

[@jacquesbrink9113]

Lekker Max wish mine can soon get the same treatment

[@Jamal_Tyrone]

I know neither channel will have the time to do this but Maximus should collaborate with Edd China, especially on Project Awesome cos that would be right up his street!

[@Nikel87]

Kermit is going to be mint!

[@truthwarrior2431]

I’m a galvaniser from up north and the place we’re your engine mount was, should not have been missed it should have been degreased or ground down before going in the acid id get in touch and ask them to send you some Galv spray as it’s a defect and should have been sorted out by the fetling department

[@dave1secondago]

fill the internals with wax oil job done

[@johncochrane2707]

Another entertaining video, the chassis looks great.

[@David-lb4te]

My SII LWB was too rusted to repair. Fortunate to afford a new galvie chassis with a removable box cross member. Interesting to note the differences between a SII LWB and a SIIa LWB.

[@re-cyclops405]

woohoo!! i was wondering when the next instalment was gonna materialise.

[@coop_coop007]

Shiney.

[@awalk5177]

A really interesting video. I have a galvanised chassis in my Defender 90, but I bought a new one as a replacement. Certainly you did it the cost effective way and with the bulkhead and frames maximised the cost benefit. I am still wondering if they should be painted or just left as it is ? Mine already has the body on. I still have some small things to do to the bulkhead. I hope you get yours put together this summer. Best of luck. Thanks for the video.

[@mm5aho]

Its true that weld wire is a different chemistry, so the zinc coating is thicker over the welds. The steel doesn't change dimensions, doesn't come proud of the base metal, just the zinc thickness is much thicker over the weld. Its avoidable by using weld wire the same grade of steel (same chemistry) as the steel being welded.

[@maximusironthumper]

Yes of course. I did not phrase my explanation very well!

[@meanmoodymidget903]

Great work, please don’t let it end up in the undergrowth lol.

[@davidbrodie5044]

All you need now is a big old electric motor and some batteries for affordable eco motoring (over relatively short distances) 😃😃

[@maximusironthumper]

It's on the list, at least for one of the landys!

[@davidbrodie5044]

@@maximusironthumper - that will be really interesting, I'm thinking similar but haven't got beyond the thinking as yet😀

[@japersjolly8763]

@@maximusironthumper Go for the water powered car Max, much more interesting

[@chriscoulthard4947]

There is probably an old milk float in a hedgerow somewhere........

[@ragfour9303]

Ooooh Shiney :)

[@highdownmartin]

I drove my 61 lwb landrover with my trailer behind over the Severn bridge from Chepstow on the M4 back in March. Stayed on the motorway for about 30 miles, it was quite windy and the concentration levels were quite high! I had a 1946 knucklehead Harley in the trailer, and it was a relief to turn off and revert to old A roads. The galv dip must put a few stone on the overall weight?

[@naushad911]

Another milestone completed. Are you going to paint over the galvanizing?

[@mceajc]

Excellent!

[@williambowman155]

Another great video

[@alanalzee4849]

As always a pleasure to watch, will you be painting it ?

[@fireball9709]

nice job. iI have enjoyed watching the progress

[@rolandpl1958]

3:18 > A je to!

[@dave1secondago]

brilliant vid as ever

[@eclifton4070]

Would you mind sharing the drill locations for the galvanisation ports/vents? I am planning to do this later this year and cannot find any information on proper drilling locations. Thank you. I look forward to your next update on this project.

[@maximusironthumper]

Not an easy task! We made no notes, just copied over each hole from one chassis to the other. I'll try to sort something out, I'll have a ponder and get back to you.

[@maximusironthumper]

Hello again, I've now made maps of all the holes and taken lots of hi-res reference photos. Keep an eye on my website and I'll post them all there shortly.

[@eclifton4070]

@@maximusironthumper Thank you so much for taking the time. I really appreciate it. I do look forward to seeing progress. Blessings!

[@maximusironthumper]

@@eclifton4070 No worries! It's up now. maximusironthumper.co.uk/index.php/project-kermit-technical-archives/

[@eclifton4070]

@@maximusironthumper Perfect! Much appreciated.

[@Nikel87]

I love the sand blasting compressor. It blow so much smoke out of the exhaust but none of it from the correct hole. Is there a rats nest in the silencer or something?

[@maximusironthumper]

I suspect there's just not much smoke left by the time it gets to the end.

[@Nikel87]

@@maximusironthumper So that must mean that it is very eco friendly. No bad smoke out the pipe. =)

[@mandofan2616]

any idea on release of part 18? Thanks

[@HeinerStorchennest1]

Thanks for sharing. How about the rust inside the chassis rails? Do you think, your galvaniser left the chassis long enough in the stain? May I ask, how much it costs to get all that stuff zinc coated again.

[@maximusironthumper]

As shown is an earlier episode I cut sections out to allow me to gritblast inside the whole of the chassis. It cost £600ish to dip, can't remember the exact price, but it's mentioned in the video.

[@HeinerStorchennest1]

@@maximusironthumper Hi and thanks a lot. You give me an idea about the costs of galvanising a chassis and helps to decide, welding and galvanising or buying a galvaniced chassis from Richard's. Heinz, Germany

[@yako0000]

will you also paint it with bitumen? i live in Canada and have never heard of bitumen protection outside of your channel.

[@edd6113]

Do you have an endoscope to have a nose inside? Always wondered how well they get coated.

[@markflack9191]

Time to get the axle's back under it, a rolling chassis is much easier to deal with.

[@maximusironthumper]

Yep!

[@mickpospiech1363]

4mm out? It was probably more than that fresh out of the lr factory.

[@aarondwyer3746]

Well horatis,we got our Captain Nemo,s and their draughts

[@MapleMarmite]

Seemed a bit of an epic voyage to the galvanizer’s place and back again. How far away did the borrowed template chassis travel from..? It is Somerset where you are isn’t it? My mum lives in a little place called Williton - is that far from you? 👍🏻

[@HT-io1eg]

Landrovers are fantastic, if you have an engineering degree, a garage full of tools, and love getting covered in oil and rust

[@highdownmartin]

You really don’t need an engineering degree. But the rest is very true.

[@matthewayres9393]

And you don’t need lots of tools, just a set of imperial spanners and a range of hammer sizes

[@borisjohnson1944]

Looks like a "Proper job". :-)

[@graham-martin5847]

i got my 110 chassis galvanised and didnt drill an single extra hole ? and it was a mint 1989 x army clean as a whistle leeds galvanising if anyone wants to know were i got mine done 5 years on still spot on

[@WilliamTMusil]

Hiya Max

[@grahameroberts8109]

I took pleasure watching the ‘old girl’ transporting the parts to Wales. Great job mate. Let’s see how you go with the next stage. I think you must have a bit of German ancestry seeing as how you like precision in your work. 👍🏻🙏🦘

[@bigbandguru]

Understand the rust was a very serious problem for these English vehicles. Do the new ones have galvanized chassis?

[@maximusironthumper]

I don't think even the last Defenders ever got galvanised chassis from new.

[@twocvbloke]

Not long now before it's all back together and riding off into the sunset, assuming the inflating diesel prices haven't forced such things off the road that is... :P

[@spungletrumpet]

If diesel gets too expensive, he can always convert it to electric. ;)

[@twocvbloke]

@@spungletrumpet Which hedge is he hiding that conversion in then? :P

[@samrodian919]

As a matter of interest Maximus, how many pounds or kilos of zinc were used?

[@maximusironthumper]

I've checked back on the invoice - they didn't tell me!

[@garrigproductions]

@3:28 Would you kindly leave aside that euro pallet for me, I can get a lot of kindling out of one of them with 39 year old chain saw...

[@grumpygrandpa3640]

Odd question but what boots are those been trying to find a decent boot forever lol

[@elbowomar2430]

You swapped ends when leveling The bubble in your level may not be perfect. It pays to end for end you level on and surface or two points to check if it's accurate. The bubbles are glued into the aluminium and can be reset . I clamp my levels to a known flat or plumb surface and hot glue the bubbles to in-between the lines.

[@robertevans6418]

Fantastic, when is the OM605 going in?

[@carlhobson1578]

How long for the rebuild Max!?

[@Lyndalewinder]

sounds very cheap to me but looks a good job

[@willowwoodknives]

I am probably imagining it but was that you talking to James O'Brien on LBC a couple of weeks ago???

[@maximusironthumper]

Nope not me!

[@hoon2806]

You didn't get pulled for no number plate on the trailer then.

[@olivergilcreest5941]

It hurts my eyes and brain. This must be the shinniest thing you own. Get some oxidised aluminium panels bolted to it ASAP

[@tulipmonnty1875]

I know you care about the environment, but I do worry about sand blasting with old glass with no system to capture the waste.

[@raytalbot5890]

Take a look at LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧