Project Kermit 28: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration

[@martinjustice]

Great to see a cameo from Marcus Prodigus visiting Maximus to help out with 'the golden one' Kermitus Aurelius that now looks capable of towing Project Awesome. The fact that you can drag an old RSJ or such like, out of a hedgerow, that bests factory spec, never ceases to amaze me. Looking forward to the next one.

[@richardhasler6718]

Ah was nice to see Mark, sadly he wasn't wearing the plastic carrier bag or offering to wire up disco lights but still a worthy appearance. Good work again Max, admitting your errors in public is a quality, not a weakness.

[@DennisVrolijk]

Great to see you back Mark. Would love to see some progress on project Awesome! This weekend I listened to the Bach test runs again. So beautiful!

[@Lemma01]

And so bloody say all of Us!

[@yanmontego]

Hi Max So i love the work you are doing on the Land rover. You are doing it such perfection. I have been working on my 1960 swb for quite along time. When it comes to panel gaps and door fitting! the only fixed point on a Land rover is the Tub(Rear load area) The rest is adjustable with Washers etc. this is why people laugh about landrovers, when the doors open as they go around corners and the chassis flexing. If you start with the tub (which is fixed an then fit the bulk head then fit the doors and adjust accordingly so they close correctly with the rubbers fitted in to the door ways then when you go over a bump the doors won't fly open or shake and rattle and might even keep the rain out !!!!

[@graemefisher7014]

Your life is awesome, being able to play with land rovers all day and more or less stay on your land pleasing yourself is a great choice In life. I won’t insult you by saying your very lucky because being a subscriber for a long time and seeing your challenges making a life there I know it’s not down to luck but hard work to get where you are, keep up the brilliant videos

[@ratheskin58]

The throttle pedal "adjustment " escalated quickly!

[@NobCatz]

"Rest of the pedal in, very promptly" That right there is worth putting on a t-shirt.

[@smays]

Since getting the Land Rover bug 6 or 7 years ago, I’ve watched hundreds of restoration videos. Logic would dictate that many (some?) of them would be on parr with what Max produces. I haven’t found that to be the case. By a wide margin. Both in terms of his knowledge and skill in the shop, as well as the quality of his videos.

[@highdownmartin]

Steamwally is like the workshop manual filmed. Videos of quality and a valuable resource. Especially with gearboxes and steering box.

[@tinglydingle]

Geoff Croker (Or Geoff vs Rover now) is doing a fantastic SIII restoration on youtube and is a really funny chap too.

[@Series2ajosh]

Add project clanger to the mix too, I really enjoy his videos, lots of learning as he goes and he's not afraid to make or rectify his mistakes, and I really like he's doing it on a limited budget and limited facilities, many KZbinrs (not any mentioned above I will add!) Have workshops that wouldn't look out of place in a TV show, and every possible tool imaginable, I love people thinking outside the box to get the job done with what they have, it's what mechanical engineering is all about!

[@smays]

Started watching Steamwally about same time I found Max. Very well done. And I’m certain there are many other very good Ones. Just haven’t found any that brought it all together as well as Max.

[@antmerritt]

Great! I followed you on a map to see what you was walking through, ace fun thanks! Was gutted Mark wasn’t joining you! 🤣 Fun fact: in nineteen eighty something I was on a ship that knocked a road sign down whilst navigating the Sharpness to Gloucester ship canal! 😳😝👊😎👍

[@tonixxl]

It's so great to see two real good friends doing work they enjoy. I really liked what you did with the hitch plate. Awesome job.

[@johncochrane2707]

Really enjoyed this instalment, great to see Mark again.

[@nicholasviney5975]

I'm not the only one that spins something around a few times before fitting it the way I was holding it in the first place. Great vid as always Kermit is a bit closer with every episode

[@MarktheOddJob]

Woohoo, felt so proud when you mentioned my drop plate comment!.

[@astravanmk2]

Get in! Statler and Waldorf ride again. Happy days chaps. That was awesome such great progress.

[@viriato8566]

Just what I needed after a day of cleaning up after the latest snow storm: auto alchemy with Max! Nice guest appearance by Mark. Thanks for another great episode!

[@garyevans9509]

Well done max she’s coming along

[@mrtablet4662]

Good work Max. When I had my td5 110 rear X-member replaced I had a plate made up with welded nuts so I could remove the whole setup without having to drop the tank.

[@Bigredlr90]

I got covid in October and binge watched all the landy vids I need a daily updates really 😂

[@playingwithdata]

I have to congratulate you on your foresight to set up home on a bit of countryside containing such a rich seam of Land Rover parts. Is it where they buried the corpse of British Leyland?

[@raymondpenn1066]

Fabrication special - brilliant Max. Oh, better say, "Hi!" To Mark. :)

[@ASCIITerminal]

Great to see Mark back. Plus, that compressor is a sight to behold!

[@boilerhouseblues]

Hi Max, cracking job as always! Just a thought for the tow hitch…could you weld the nuts onto the spreader plate that you have no access to with fuel tank installed? That way if you need the NATO hitch on later, you can remove one bolt at a time and replace with threaded rod to retain the plate in position, slide hitch over the rod,then refit bolts one by one. You may have done all this by now. Enjoy all your videos! Cheers Guy

[@richardsiddon610]

Some good work there Max. Keep chipping away at it!🙂

[@Alonsel3]

Great work mate, love following this journey alongside my own 2a project. Keep em coming!

[@Garrett053]

The color on this one will be a joy to see on the finished truck! I love it!

[@1unsung971]

Exciting progress. Quality craftsmanship is always a delight to watch. Best wishes from New Zealand. Hope you are warm and well.

[@twocvbloke]

He's back!!! And he's buggered off again!!! I dunno, just can't get the staff these days!!! :P

[@Peter-xm6ve]

Coming on nicely, spot on

[@glenharrison123]

That's a very cool project Max! I love the old Landys. Cheers from New Zealand mate!

[@paulriggers1558]

you need to be a bit more greedy with the lock-stops, back them off till you go down to 1/2 inch clearance between chassis + tyre. check by rotating slowly on the new full lock that the driveshafts are still happy the main benefit of side supports on the tow hitch is that they help to prevent grounding out, ie they act as "rock sliders" keep up the excellent work young man

[@petroldrinker]

Another great video Max. This landy is going to be proper when it's done, I'm so impressed. My poor old truck has to soldier on with me bodging repairs with whatever time and limited skills I have. Kermit is going to be the envy of everyone who knows what they're looking at.

[@philhermetic]

Superb engineering on the tow hitch! Phil

[@TheMrWoodsman]

Nice to see you back Mark!

[@bobbyfischer6786]

Has mark been away doing a little bit of porridge? Hes certainly looking none the worse for it. Nice to have him back

[@willtricks9432]

The Trumpet Returns, he has a wand, excellent.

[@rogerphillips450]

Made my day keep them coming.

[@icba4907]

Good progress 👍 Personally, I'm in favor of the ladder style plate which I use on my series, two plates, one with ball, one with Nato.

[@jimspeed1388]

You can get away with winding the lock stops in a bit for more steering lock as there was pleasantly of room between the tyre and spring. I've done it on the defenders 130's we have at work as they have the turning circle of a super tanker.

[@overlandready]

Re brake pipe, you need to see what happens on full cross axle perameters, if it hooks over the top of the damper, it could end badly. think dynamically there too. it will hit the damper fairly often as when things are stressed the wheel moves further than if on a stand. You'll get there! 😀

[@jshawbitter]

Never seem a hammer used with such speed (lol) great video

[@tomjohns8498]

Another inspirational video with the bonus of Mr Marcus thanks 😊 🙏

[@TheDinnermoney]

Did Mark get much better at Table-Tennis whilst he was on 'holiday'?

[@edgeeffect]

If you get the chance can you show us the cutting a slot in the bolt "trick" again sometime... I'm sure there's something dead useful going on there but I couldn't see the nitty gritty. :) Excellent... now it's got a bit of old RSJ in it, it's properly kosher!

[@maximusironthumper]

Grandad rang up to ask me the same question! It's just a way of cleaning a thread if you don't have a tap to run through (I have lots of thread cutting taps but none in whatever imperial size that was). The bolt was jamming up in the blind hole it needed to screw into. Once the blot with the slot had been in and out the thread was clear enough to bolt up the slave cylinder and all was well.

[@highdownmartin]

When I fitted my 200 into my lwb I made up a cable that runs from the passenger side, where the carb was round the back of the engine and along to the injector pump. Kept all the rods and links as I wanted to retain the hand throttle ( cruise control). The cable was a 650 triumph clutch cable. Still working smoothly four years on.

[@twotone3070]

The torch made me laugh. I'd seen a meme only this week about how it can't stick if it's molten.

[@DavesInHisGarage]

I think you picked a great colour and it's going to look fantastic 👌👍

[@daviemaclean61]

Well done on the tub braces being in relatively good condition. Just had to replace mine, fortunately less of them on a SWB. Clearly I should have parked in a hedge and not on the road! ;-)

[@highdownmartin]

Just make sure your diff throws oil. No corrosion problems on mine!

[@Ragnar8504]

No road salt in a hedge 😀

[@ianwallett7438]

Good job as always. Certainly being built to last. 👍

[@daz6937]

Another great video of this series 👍🏻 Thank you

[@richardmaxfield8339]

Enjoyed every minute ty, stay safe

[@oooru5tynailooo]

I really do enjoy your editing at times 😂

[@dragontattooee]

Hi Mark, love the work done

[@dustymiller7758]

Great entertainment and a few more steps toward your goal. Well done.

[@marcduthie4327]

Great video. Starting to get there.

[@pauljenkins2501]

Another lovely, lovely video. Thank you.

[@barnyardperformanceinc7075]

You will have to start calling that the Healing Hedge.

[@freespiritnufc5661]

Always a good day when there's a new video 🌈👌

[@letmelooktv]

an s plate special... do you remember the was an advert that year really plugging having a new car and "getting an s plate special right on time"

[@cbmsysmobile]

Nice idea adding a furrow plough to the back, will come in handy for planting your spuds.....

[@-EC002-]

A bit late now but if you had cut part way through the back of the pedal bracket with a grinder, bent it easily to the desired angle, and then weld up the cut. About 2 mins and no need to dismantle anything.

[@lukedulson901]

Keep up the good work highly enjoyed it

[@jeffkeating8994]

Awesome you know you could of done 2 episodes with this content

[@richardcox9981]

your doing a great job im looking forward to the next instalment

[@michelod.i.y.5202]

Fabulous, really enjoyed 😊

[@elbowomar2430]

Good progress .

[@georgeclements2742]

Thanks for another interesting and informative video. Good to see Mark again, and best wishes to you both.

[@davelowe1977]

Bulletproof.

[@diablorojo914]

Maximus I recommend you spray the frame down and inside the channels with wool wax or something similar. It’s great at preventing corrosion and displaces water.

[@frankagius2364]

Love this series

[@Dead_Ringer]

When I get to 45yo [only more years 🤫] I hope I can be sandblasted, given new superior parts and loved to survive at least another 45 years... Here's dreaming for you🤣

[@TheNapalmFTW]

You can get hitches that have a good amount of drop (you may have covered it later in the video). I don't know what they're called in England any more - I learnt most of my automotive stuff in the US. But the hitch drops the ball as low as you need it.

[@bowycolt2132]

Nice one max

[@sobosol2013]

I'm calling it gellow (yellow & gold) I believe Chris Martin of Coldplay fame was a fan of gellow 😉

[@jozzilion]

Hey max, landys looking well now, was watching you fit the hitch, I personally keep the braces on my hitch because they act as rockriders too, I would have a very bent crossmember had I not refitted them I can tell you.

[@lazylad8544]

Another great video thanks max. Nice to see Mark again.

[@naturesmoments1297]

There may be some carbon build up in the diesel generator, often a good way to remove this and free up any coked or stocky pistons is with a water mist. Engine needs to be running and hot with a fine spray of water into the inlet, often cars which have had a head coolant gasket leak into the cylinders show sparkling clean in comparison - wind screen washer pump with a garden mister is often enough, if you trying this have a look on KZbin and avoid hydro locking with too much water 👌

[@Polecat54941]

Only just realised that Kermit has the same age as my little Mini!

[@kevinisaac9139]

another very interesting video Max just one thing are you able to get to the nuts when you fit the nato hitch

[@blacksquirrel4008]

Just this morning I was looking through my parts drawer & I asked myself, “How did I end up with all these shock rubbers?”

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

good vid on channel thanks lee

[@katmandu8208]

👍🏼🍻

[@richardpaine5923]

Hi, Max Progress report on the Zill

[@desmondbroad1305]

I really like mark he's great friend to you 😍

[@seeayesix2817]

Yay, Mark's back :)

[@peterford436]

Great stuff...

[@standbanger2]

Just a thought, would you think now is the best time to fit a gps tracker while kermit it at bare bones stage? Just thinking with it being an old desirable land rover with simple locking it would be very easy to steal!

[@PauloLima-bm3eo]

Great job 👏

[@BenRelle]

Might have been inclined to put captive nuts inside the cross member so you can take the whole plate off. You're losing a load of ground clearance there with the plate so deep.

[@jncg2311]

It shouldn't be below the diff housing level where it is. It would only cause an issue on steep slopes/ crossing ditches off road. The LWB doesn't lend itself to that sort of use, I expect Max will turn his SWB series into the off road nutter machine.

[@shanemccauley8354]

Perfect

[@mechanicalmoron2251]

do you need to have the rear tank out to get to the bolts when you put the tub on? also sofar this hase bean a grate series of episodes only bug I have with it is my sort of resto I'm doing on mine is catching up to yours. keep up the good work.

[@chrisbond8821]

Hi Max, is your big compressor a Compair Holman Zitair? I've got a manual for one of those if it is.

[@maximusironthumper]

It is yes, I have have a manual but thank you!

[@stevenhalligan672]

Welcome back

[@oldyellah5266]

Max you should have welded the nuts at the back of the chassis or you will not be able to get the bolts for the nato hitch fitted.

[@twoflower8264]

Is this a bad time to remind you the MOT has run out???

[@rustandoil]

Shame we didn't have Mark around for more of the episode.....

[@williamgable2297]

Got a question for you Max, maybe you have said before in another video and I missed it but, how much floor space do you have in your workshop? The shop looks very small from the exterior but you have a couple of work tables, tons of tools and a Kermit in there. What are the floor dimentons?

[@jfr55man]

im interested as to why you don't use a 2" style receiver for the hitch? Is that just an american thing, or is this style of drop plate just an old land rover thing?

[@rnwagner]

Do you still have access to mount your NATO hook if you want?? Looks kinda tight in there!

[@maximusironthumper]

Yes, there's still access to the lower bolts on the drop-plate, just not the top ones.

[@samuelfielder]

"That pipe down there is not touching the shock either" (kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnKrmWaAidBgncU). Yes, but the shock is of larger diameter higher up. Are you sure "that pipe down there" won't touch the shock under full compression of the front spring?

[@Bakafish]

Yes, I agree with you, that hardline clears with the shock uncompressed, but a good bump looks like it would cause the larger part of the shock to shear it. I was going to post the same thing but checked if someone else already saw this.

[@garrigproductions]

er, did I miss something here...why 5mm out from the cross-member rather than flush with the cross-member ?...