Rebuild Begins to Save My RRC From the Grave - Range Rover Classic Restoration - Ep 2

Rebuild Begins to Save My RRC From the Grave - Range Rover Classic Restoration - Ep 2
Join & Subscribe! ↠ steveb.me/SubscriberSquad
◎ My Instagram ↠ / stevebooker
◎ RRC Instagram ↠ / niceclassics
So I bought one of my dream cars a 1991 Range Rover Classic and over the next 8 weeks I'm going to be restoring this 30 year old classic into a completely new car. Follow along and subscribe so you don't miss any of the weekly episodes on Sundays @ 6pm.
In this second episode of the Range Rover Restoration Project we get rid of the rotten boot panel, treat the chassis, send all of the old parts to be reconditioned to come back as new and complete all of the welding! So just a few of the main things I'm doing to save my RRC from the grave! Follow along and subscribe so you don't miss any of the weekly episodes on Sundays @ 6pm
Steve.
0:00 Welcome to Week 2!
0:43 Old Parts, New Life
1:45 Removing the Exterior Trim
3:28 Wrestling with the Rot!
4:38 Rotten Boot panel is out!
6:04 Parts shipped off for paint
7:18 Day 8 of the Restoration
10:55 New parts have arrived!
13:06 Cleaning the rusty diffs
14:32 Rust treating the Chassis
15:21 Painting the diffs!
16:07 Day 10 of the Restoration!
19:38 Raptor Treating the Chassis!
20:11 Horrible welding job, Steve!
Make sure you SUBSCRIBE for WEEKLY VIDEOS!! ☮
#rangeroverclassic #rrc #restoration #restomod

[@TheJuicyVlog]

Coming along! Enjoying this series 👍🏻

[@ViDiaz]

Loving it. After that rebuild, a good roof rack, a roof tent, a set of BF Goodrich tyres and then overland around the UK, to test the new equipment!!! 😄😄

[@stevebooker]

Hell yeah! That would be amazing! Thanks for watching

[@elizabethevanskiikka2184]

Or the bike rack to take his cross country cycling to the next level! So many possibilities ✨✨✨

[@JonnyHammond]

Great Video Steve! Looks like a great project!

[@keithmcindoe]

Found your vlog via Sam’s STG Channel. Enjoying catching up with this restoration & quality content! 👍

[@SkylerBlueMac]

I love the interactions with the guys from the shop, you three are doing a great job!!

[@jonas.zehnder]

This is so much fun to follow. Everythings coming along pretty nicely. Loving the series

[@stevebooker]

Thanks Jonas, so glad you’re enjoying the content. We’re making great progress. Excited to share this with you guys!

[@NinaGrkovic]

Still following along! Getting exciting!

[@blacksquirrel4008]

Good seeing an old Type 2 still earning its keep. I had a ‘71 for 21 years and once hauled many loads of brick and granite with it down on the suspension stops.

[@bashes1]

Great progress! Awesome to see you getting involved and getting your hands a dirty too, it's one thing to have an old car recommissioned, it's a completely different experience if you're there helping it all come together. Can't wait for Ep-3, keep it up.

[@stevebooker]

Really appreciate the comment! I'm loving it, learning lots from the guys, glad you're enjoying the series!

[@kiwirangerover6052]

Keep it up you guys are doing so well!

[@johnrichard2253]

Thanks, Steve - I’m enjoying these!

[@stevebooker]

Cheers John, glad you’re enjoying the series!

[@mattierobo]

Making such good progress! Beautifully shot once again too 😍

[@stevebooker]

We’re making great progress! Glad you’re liking the content and the way it’s shot! Thanks for watching

[@callumjenks6202]

Watched your videos for year. Im a mechanic so loving this one. Great content. Great experience for you.

[@stevebooker]

Ah cheers Callum, appreciate you following along with my content. Glad you’re enjoying this one

[@jonnymoore5342]

A good bunch of lads 👍 great content

[@bryanaz3726]

This is amazing. The classic range rover is my dream car too. Hope to get one in the future, and I will be doing the same things as yours.

[@rvarover]

Very nice work. Giving me confidence to dig further into my Series 3!

[@stevebooker]

Cheers! Ah lovely, good luck with that! Thanks for watching

[@tedhendey9005]

Steve Booker Uploaded. Been waiting for that notification. Loving the series so far mate 👏

[@stevebooker]

Nice one Ted, appreciate you putting the notifications on too! Thanks for watching! 🙌🏻

[@ScoutTheDefender]

Great video Steve! Loving the series and watching the journey! It's going to be quality 🙌

[@stevebooker]

Thanks so much for following along, so glad you think so! Appreciate the support

[@EviEhvee]

Somehow I missed from this episode onward. I’m not mad about it though. Now I can binge the content!

[@MLGmountainjew]

Loving this series 👌🏻

[@stevebooker]

Thanks so much, really appreciate that!

[@_________4292]

Ep 2 is amazing, I look forward to watch Ep3 :-)

[@stevebooker]

Thanks, so glad you’re enjoying it!

[@BlobbyOllie]

Smashing it with this series 🙌🙌

[@stevebooker]

Cheers Oliver! So glad you think so, thanks for watching!

[@benfel9403]

Watched Top Gear first this evening then this, enjoyed this just as much ! Fair play...

[@stevebooker]

Haha, love that! Appreciate you following along! 🙌🏻

[@elizabethevanskiikka2184]

Me, don’t own a car, don’t even like cars, enjoying the hell out of this series! 🥰✨🌈 missed ya Steve! Hope all is well! Enjoying your new hobby with ya 💙 (Maybe come summer a bicycle restoration could be fun😉) 🚲

[@harryblofeld6965]

Loving this series man, I picked up an 89 Mercedes yesterday, hoping it won’t need this much work!

[@stevebooker]

Cheers Harry! Ah nice, good luck with the car. Hope it all goes well for you! 🙌🏻

[@1chish]

Those lads sure know what they are doing and its great to see you mucking in but not trying to be clever. Nowt wrong with asking silly questions! A bit surprised the chassis was not dropped out and sent off for blasting and coating / painting. For sure the body mounts will need replacing. Just having done so much great work that surprise me. Not saying its wrong but .... Subbed and liked!

[@SkramHD]

Love it mate, im sure it's gonna look fantastic when its done!

[@stevebooker]

Thanks so much mate! Can’t wait until it all comes together! Appreciate you following along with the series

[@terrymacmillan6958]

Another great episode, really enjoying this series Steve. It’s clear your having fun as well as learning from two great guys too

[@stevebooker]

Cheers Terry! I’m absolutely loving it! The guys are great, learning a lot! Thanks for following along

[@terrymacmillan6958]

@@stevebooker top man , if your taking it for a spin around the country let me know when your near Manchester 🙏🏽

[@jamesthainmusic]

looking great pal!

[@stevebooker]

Thanks James, really appreciate it!

[@janvohryzek5449]

Great job Steve! Loving the series. I bought a 93 RRC last year and went through most of the same steps you are going through now. Great seeing the progress and thanks for saving another one of these wonderful cars.

[@stevebooker]

Thanks so much Jan! So glad you’re enjoying the series. Ah no way! Congrats on your project, was yours a soft dash? Same to you for saving another beauty from the scrap heap!

[@janvohryzek5449]

No, not a soft dash, which I prefer. I have the long wheel base and the car is currently not starting. Typical😁 Keeping one of these running really is a long term commitment. I am planning to use mine for road trips with a roof top tent. Looking forward to seeing what you do with yours.

[@stevebooker]

Ah ok, mines a hard dash too. Haha, Classic. Good luck with the project and thanks for following along

[@caymanblack9567]

Looking good Steve!

[@stevebooker]

Cheers, glad you’re liking it! Thanks for tuning in!

[@danlatham714628]

This is a great series! I can’t wait til the next episode. The car is going to be awesome

[@stevebooker]

Thanks so much Daniel, so glad you think so. The rangy is coming together isn't it! Next episode will be live tomorrow at 6pm

[@oliviaw9410]

This is great

[@stevebooker]

Thanks Olivia, appreciate it

[@DanyVanDudeson]

NETFLIX was yesterday, now its STEVIE-Time! xD

[@stevebooker]

Haha, thanks for watching! Appreciate it

[@dyamoy]

Dream of rebuilding a Land Cruiser or a Jeep Grand Cherokee in the future too! Lays the ground for me then, this series! Can't wait for the next one!

[@stevebooker]

Amazing vehicles too! Thanks so much for tuning into the series, appreciate it!

[@benrochford8769]

Great job again man, great to see you doing most of the work! It's a great experience to take a car apart, brake lines are always a pain! It's going to look amazing when done, you should enter it In a concourse when it's done to showcase your hard work

[@stevebooker]

Cheers Ben, really appreciate that. I’m definitely trying to chip in and learn as much as I can and loving it but the guys are the hero’s. I’d be lost without them! Thanks for following along with the series. Concourse would be awesome too!

[@benrochford8769]

@@stevebooker give yourself more credit a lot of these youtubers who feature car content have never held a spanner never mind do the dirty work like cleaning the rust off a diff, big respect to you, I recently changed the clutch on my car took me ages and had to do it outside ! So good job, look forward to the next installment

[@stevebooker]

Ah really appreciate that Ben, clutch change must have been a job! Thanks again for your comments!

[@GunnCon]

I’ve been waiting for this one🎉

[@stevebooker]

Cheers Connor, appreciate that! Thanks for following along with the series! 🙌🏻

[@makrja]

Yes Steve!

[@stevebooker]

Cheers Mathias, thanks for watching

[@Nutjobdotcom]

Loving the welding Steve. Think that maybe your time might be better spent supplying us all with those doughnuts!??

[@stevebooker]

Practice makes perfect 😉

[@Nutjobdotcom]

@@stevebooker we can certainly get the eating to a fine art...

[@eddieflores2852]

Trying to rebuild my 89 RRC but having a hard time finding replacement sheet metal parts? Are you able to point me where I can buy them or find item for that matter? Sweet build!

[@gilwanderer7071]

These mechanics are excellent. Unfortunately, there are fewer and fewer of them.

[@celticed8100]

Loving the videos Steve. Would love if you included costings, if it's not being nosey. Purchase price + labour + parts, would be good to get some idea, for anyone thinking of doing something similar. I can only imagine there are some pretty big bills. I just bought a very good condition 2002 L322, but it's still going to cost me €2,500 - €3,000 to do little bits to the body and change some lights and interior bits. Good luck with the rest of the project.

[@stevebooker]

Cheers Ed, glad you’re enjoying the series. Good luck with the L322. Costings are definitely something I can look into sharing when the project is finished.

[@Coordinator61]

You should have bought new innerwings. At Froggatts. Keeping original steel, haha. Its now a complete puzzle under the bonnet. Take yje wings off and fit new innerwings.

[@stevebooker]

New wings are patent wings and the fit is never as good as original, you can spend days faffing around with trying to get the the fit like the original. This is a restoration so we are trying to keep as much of the original vehicle as possible. In terms of a puzzle under the bonnet, this isn’t patch welded, it’s rebuilt so it will have the same look as it did when it came out of the factory, not a puzzle. Keep following along and watch the progress on this to see what I mean.

[@Coordinator61]

@@stevebooker I bought new innerwings at Froggatts and a perfect fit. Lasercut with original as template. Done deal.

[@sadshoe]

great

[@stevebooker]

Cheers David! Glad you liked it

[@DanUnplanned]

Loving this Steve! What’s the goal at the end keep it or sell it? Wanna see you convert a van that would be my dream and just travel and film but brexit happened 😂

[@stevebooker]

Thanks so much Dan! The goal at the end is to definitely keep it, it’s one of my dream cars. It will be converted into something pretty cool involving coffee also! So keep an eye out 😉

[@DanUnplanned]

@@stevebooker is it a giro wagon now Steve? Haha love the series tho mate! You have inspired me to visit Canada when I can mate to film some vlogs

[@brucelumsden94]

Really interesting. I realize I bought my first new Land Rover before you were born. Then I was about your age.

[@piet04]

Enjoying the series. Is the original color a type of gold or is that the lighting?

[@stevebooker]

Cheers Piet, glad you’re enjoying it! You’re right the original colour is a gold colour, the official name is “Roman Bronze” but that’s all changing. Thanks for following along

[@ItsChuckyy]

It’s coming along great! How many episodes will there be in total do you think?

[@stevebooker]

We’re making great progress! There should be 8 episodes in total. Thanks so much for watching!

[@gordonbarclay6106]

When is the final video coming been waiting ages for it..

[@irishlaura115]

I don't why I don't get ur videos have 6 more to watch ive pressed the bell too 🤔🤔

[@lostandscattered]

Steve is like the annoying nephew trying to learn about cars for his school assignment. Im only joking Steve, loving the series mate. The aesthetic of it all is AMAZING. 3D Range Rover???? WHAT

[@stevebooker]

The annoying little nephew has to learn somehow 😉 glad you’re enjoying the series and aesthetics of it all. Thanks for following along

[@lostandscattered]

I’m totally joking mate I’ve been here with a previous car of mine and it’s thoroughly enjoyable watching someone else enjoy it as much as I did. Enjoy! (I think you’re Brighton based too? If so it’s great to see some local creators!)

[@traids3514]

Can you ask (Jazz?) what happened to his red Retro Camper hoodie?

[@stevebooker]

Jazz cut the pocket off because it kept getting caught on things

[@carsonbarnes3283]

Jealous of all the VW s they have around

[@stevebooker]

That’s not half of them, they’ve got some gems hidden away too!

[@DanielPierce]

First…?

[@stevebooker]

You got it! 💪🏻