Restoration Cost Revealed - Land Rover Series 3 full mechanical restoration Time Lapse

In this the 47th and final video on the land rover series 3 mechanical restoration I show you the entire project in under 10 minutes and reveal the full cost of the work completed. Front and rear axles were rebuild, brakes steering and suspension, 29 repairs made to the chassis, a full engine and gearbox rebuild, a new bulkhead and repaired front panel and a reassembly of all the parts removed to complete the work. The video concludes with a clip of the test drive.
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[@MartinBettler]

Absolut great job (and video) !! An old Land Rover is such a wonderful thing. I love you kept the patina.

[@lozl]

Martin, you're too kind, many thanks for comment. I would love to say it was decided to keep the patina, but really it was just a lack of skills in painting and bodywork on my part. That said I love the patina look too.

[@Howeverwhatabout]

First class job. Retained it’s history and concentrated on what was important. Excellent video.

[@lozl]

Many thanks 😀 glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@ramarover]

Excellent time lapse summation of the whole build. I've watched quite a lot of the videos and it was a very meticulous buildwhile sympathetic to maintaining it's character. Cheers!

[@lozl]

Many thanks, you're too kind. It's been so much fun. And lovely to have someone else's budget to just go get bits when I need them, really refreshing. I really appreciate your description of the project. I wish I could say it was my intention but if I'm honest it's just my lack of ability thats less the bodywork not being touched:)

[@davidrussell8689]

There’s a lot of work there ! Not only in the vehicle but the video too ! Brilliant! And what a detail to keep that “ used “ look when under the skin it’s brand new !

[@lozl]

David, you're too kind. Many thanks for your comment :)

[@davidcorner1174]

really enjoyed watching all these. Thanks.

[@lozl]

Thabks for your kind comment. Glad you enjoyed the videos :)

[@andreyt5049]

Well done! Awesome car! Congratulations

[@lozl]

Many thanks:) glad you enjoyed tye video

[@sketchaus]

Amazing job, amazing series! Thank you for documenting and sharing your work and journey. I have a '62 S2a that I am about to start working on. When you started, how much did you know about Land rovers? How did you learn along the way? Were you following a manual/guide or did you just know how to do it all? Thanks again!

[@lozl]

Thanks for your kind comment, reading comments like this is so motivational. I hadn't worked on a land rover before, but I have worked a fair bit on cars, I always refer to the manual for torque settings, and often look for YT videos foe the complicated stuff like the gearbox and bits of the axles. Jeffrey Croker from New Zealand does some very good videos that I referred to. But it is a reqlly simple vehicle, its a lovely thing to work on. If it doubt take a few photos as things come apart. Good luck with your project it going to be great fun. Thanks again

[@mikefoley360]

Great job. @4:47 wonderful shot.

[@lozl]

Many thanks Mike that tiny clip took the best part of an our to capture, I did feel silly running in and out of shot every 15 seconds hahaha, but I was pleased with how it ended up :) Thanks for you kind comment, keep me motivated :)

[@dizzy_cap_car_show]

Proper nice round up man! 😎👍 it’s ace to have kept such a close eye on cost and timings of each job too! Good job man

[@lozl]

Thanks buddy. Yeah was just a function of keeping track for the owner but it it lovely to have the record of costs

[@lookcreations]

That was a good review. All the best Mat

[@lozl]

Many thanks Mat, I'm so pleased with all the videos. It's been a hell of journey and just a small fraction of what you've achieved with land rovers. But I've had a lot of fun learning the land rover ropes. And thanks again for all you're videos I've referred to plenty of yours over the span of the project. Next project is the rolling road. I hope you find some relatable content in these videos. Thanks again

[@jonocharles1046]

Wonderful

[@lozl]

Thanks jono

[@stevedangerous1]

Kin excellent mate...

[@lozl]

Thanks Steve, much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the video

[@donbar6480]

very nice job . and you should get more views than what you currently getting.

[@lozl]

Thanks, you're too kind. The engine time lapse video seemed to go crazy with loads of views, it would be great if this dies the same.... Thanks for the kind comment

[@jakehoward4755]

I’ve been driving a 109 for about 40 years….. I spent a small fortune on removing all the OME Tata tat an replaced it with original/quality made parts an I now have a really reliable truck.

[@lozl]

Its so difficult to find the really good quality stuff. I have struggled with this on several projects. Good on you for sticking with it.

[@jakehoward4755]

Me2 I would always buy 2/3 pieces an keep it in the truck for when it failed. Ive been lucky to date, couple of years ago I came across a garage full of unused military spares which have seen me well. It’s getting to the point now we’re I’m considering selling I’ve compromised before an I won’t do it again. Great vid 👍 happy off roading

[@lozl]

@@jakehoward4755 thanks Jake. Yeah after a few different projects I'm finding it to be the fly in the ointment of classic car ownership. You're good for about the first 20 years, but once a car gets older than 20 years its begins to get trickier and trickier to get bits. What a massive pain I the arse

[@noLza88retro]

nice inspiration video.. do you use the wheel spacer?

[@lozl]

Thanks for your kind comment :) no thar was all standars, just the chunky tyres. They really would have helped though

[@noLza88retro]

@@lozl You are most welcome. I would like to ask, if there's any spacer suitable for original pcd landy rim tyres?

[@lozl]

@@noLza88retro I'm afraid I don't know. It was all done for a neighbour of ours. So I just did as he asked. I know the later defender wheels fitted, they are an inch or so wider, 7j over 5j or something like this. But it won't give it much of a wider track.

[@noLza88retro]

@@lozl Oh it's okey.. Nevermind.. By the way, thanks for your kind response and information.🙏👍

[@lozl]

@@noLza88retro my pleasure

[@robj2704]

Does the chassis really rust from the inside out?

[@lozl]

I have found it does yeah. The worst stuff was rusted quickly from the outside in, where dirty and water gets blasted on the chassis by the wheels. But the rest of the chassis does slowly rust from inside out.

[@davidrussell8689]

I’m no expert , not even a beginner but I have seen people inject / spray wax to rust proof the interior of a galvanized chassis

[@lozl]

@@davidrussell8689 yeah this is a very good idea. I should have done this on this car

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Very interesting, that’s a lot of work in just a few minutes, thanks for sharing this. I am busy with a video on the cost of my restoration and it is quite revealing. Do your calculations include the cost of labour or is that why you have indicated the labour time?

[@lozl]

Thanks for the comment, glad you're enjoying the videos :) The costs listed do not include labour. Those are parts and outsourced work only. I did it this was as my neighbour didn't pay me for labour, he did work for us instead hence keeping a track of the hours

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thanks that makes sense@@lozl

[@bb21again.67]

Why didn't you paint the floor panels?.

[@lozl]

Good question..... I painted some of the panels that's were steel and rusty, but the floor panels were aluminium. They require a more complex paint process and that paint would have worn off more quickly given that they are floor panels so I left them.

[@wrenngineering5414]

Wish mine came in that cheap🤣

[@lozl]

I dread to think :) irs gotta be right mate. If this was mine I'd have had thr galv chassis and bulkhead too. You've defo put the money to good use