We found a dash, rims, fan and seal the tailgate. Range Rover Classic big trip prep | 4xOverland

I used to do these make-it-work mods and also called them temporary too. Until I discovered they work well and last forever! 😀

[@kazzTrismus]

pushaw..if factory was proper it would have been good.... if it was never good you get a free pass to use anything modern that works. otherwise you get a vehicle that needs to be a trailer queen. fine for a fancy rolls royce or early jag....not for a utilitarian vehicle. too many office princesses "set the bar" these days theyre not paying the bill or doing the work

[@KamranHaider]

Good job 😊

[@madcat4563]

I too have been in such a situation. Where I'm not 100% proud of the job but it works perfectly. A long term temporary fix.

[@PaletoB]

My entire car is a temporary mod.. 🤫

[@rrrandommman]

Haha, Top Gear intro, I love it. "On tonight's program"

[@romulusoverland314]

To me personally, this project is so much more interesting than the troopy builds. It takes a LOT more planning and thinking out the box to take on such an ambitious trip with such a legendary old vehicle. Love watching you find alternative and creative ways of overcoming the old vehicles shortcomings 😀 Love this series!

[@jamesross2373]

As the owner of a 28 year old Discovery 1, this kind of build/trip is even more interesting for me than seeing you build a new vehicle. It's awesome that you have the resources to buy new trucks and kit them out to your heart's content, but for those of us with an older truck this gives us inspiration and shows that we can get out there on big trips too!

[@Luceq]

Loved the “old top gear” intro!

[@christopherberry9496]

Ha, beat me to it!

[@lawesosah9214]

Haha same 😂

[@dl6860]

You're absolutely right about seatbelts. Like everything, there's a time and place.

[@ScottElliott152]

The rims look good ... and there's something satisfying about repairing, maintaining and improving our old 4wd's.

[@teamstarlingadventures3904]

Come let’s be honest they really don’t

[@ericpohl2125]

Nice Top Gear like intro. Like it

[@michaelguerin56]

All good solutions. Fit for a hard trip, not a Range Rover concours event.

[@lazy-rabbitz]

“The most permanent thing is a temporary solution” The way you are doing it makes sense. Practicality over originality and aesthetics.

[@kudraadk]

The early Range Rovers are such great looking vehicles. I love the seating position. It's like you are riding on top of it. Kind of like the very early Jeeps WW2 type. Your knees are almost at the top of the dash so the visibility out is superb.

[@nathanchitrakar2417]

Liked the Old top gear reference in the intro 👍👍👍

[@just_dave]

Couple of clothes pegs on the belt near the drum will hold it 👍

[@pete7167]

Andrew love your work. Outback dust will work it’s way in unless you run your vehicles fan drawing clean filtered air in from the front of the vehicle so to cause a positive air pressure inside the vehicle. Eg Air con running in recirculated mode will cause negative pressure inside sucking dust in but in fresh air mode it won’t

[@championproduct]

No seat belt on slow 4X4 tracks , Sydney adventure man agrees with you Andrew 👌

[@markcandrl6039]

Good job Andrew. The low pressure in the car will not respect the excellent work done on the tailgate…..it will start its mischief on the door seals and any firewall holes not sealed up…….in for a penny….!! You have time , address those issues and outcome will amaze. Enjoying your work sir….😊👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@davidmurphy1902]

Your Range Rover is identical to the one my dad had as new in March 1976. LOV 96P. The car still looks fantastic all these years later. 👍

[@finnianfitzsimons623]

The rims would be cool painted in body colour

[@Angus762]

A triumph of logic and sensibility 👌🏻

[@gfenwick1]

Andrew, i stuck a d shell rubber strip on my tailgate which made a huge difference. The other thing was that i kinked the tailgate glass locking rod ends in slightly. I also taped the ends with about two revolutions of tape. The glass lid always struggled to seal properly and that combo of fixes solved the majority of my sealing probs. Bulldust tends to get n everywhere in the smallest gap it finds

[@williamhart8974]

Andrew, if you need a plan "B" for the tailgate seal, look at the seal on your home refrigerator. It uses a magnet to make an air tight seal. you may be able to adapt one for your vehicle. .

[@vortecmacs]

Love the rims you chose.

[@ernestojrreyes8546]

Wow. Just like our jeepney in our country, The Philippines. They put fans. So retro, so basic but works

[@rockbiterhd]

To make a seal on the other side put a bead of silocone down cover it with glad wrap close the tailgate in the morning take off the glad wrap leaves a nice seal

[@tonyanderson191]

Hey Andrew! Can you do a video on how you DIY your own ceiling netting/hammock , please?? This would be a huge help for a lot of us! Thank you!

[@davidwren6703]

You can get a seat belt guide for an MG that attaches to the headrest pole that will stop the seatbelt moving

[@alankita1059]

I think he could probably 3D print one if it's not available.

[@_bodgie]

Once the Canning trip is done and you get to the dash I'd be inclined to see if you could upgrade the AC system with something from a company like Vintage Air. You'll probably end up with a much better system that's reliable as it's all new.

[@32laurens]

@@SUPERTRUCKER166 APW does not strike me as a person who would just drive there and then hope it will be open...

[@SiCrewe]

Ooerr! My absolute first experience of any Land Rover vehicle was, as a child, getting picked up from school by my uncle in his fancy new Range Rover, hitting a pothole at around 40mph and being terrified when, as it turned out, one of those 3-spoke alloys broke in half. People talk about steel wheels beng preferable to alloys "because you can hammer 'em back into shape" and the merit of that is debatable but what IS undeniable is that steel wheels bend rather than breaking. But, yeah. 40-odd years later, whenever I see an RRC with those alloys on it I still get the heeby-jeebies.

[@yorkchris10]

My grandparents had fans in their houses. It was before in-window air conditioning. They had screen doors too.

[@Defender110SLO]

Great selution on the fome. Cheers. 🍻

[@AlexanderJBarrett]

Great to see more of the Range Rover, very much looking forward to seeing how she does on the Canning stock route.

[@32laurens]

Exactly what I always say: if something can't move, it won't break.

[@martinforsberg]

You Sir, are for sure a fan-boy 😅

[@fatmanoverlanding]

Some of your build series are also like watching a well sorted tropical fish tank. There's something calming about them. 👍

[@dirtroaddashcams1537]

All great ideas Andrew!

[@jonboyle5341]

Nice rims. Perfect!

[@HammerRocks]

It's good to see the RR slowly coming together. Looking forward to your CSR trip. 👍

[@malcolmtrull2643]

Andrew Love your old Rangie I owned one and then moved on to a Discovery or two. A good mod for the tailgate is to reposition the gas struts so that they go over centre when closed and so hold the tailgate shut instead of trying to push it open all the time. It then holds a bit of pressure on the seals and the tailgate does not pop open when you hit a big bump. You need to turn the struts upside down and move the mounting point to the lower section of the tailgate opening. The used to be a kit available to do it.

[@andrewhowton1961]

I've also got a set of the original three spoke alloys with my RRC, they do use different lug nuts than those that work with my steel rims. I've had trouble with air leaking through the alloy itself with these rims, porous castings or something.

[@quikstop4347]

12v fan “looks ridiculous” but is a feature in just about every Russian military aircraft and helicopter (usually un-shrouded and with rubber blades - one must not hurt one’s self in combat 🤪) ever made! We even used to have one in the family Kombi, looked the part for the era. I do like the Sirocco fans though (despite the $$), extremely low power draw and the self timer on them is brilliant for the camper... love your work Mr StP.

[@jjsadv]

I think the rims will be perfect.. good compromise..

[@gilbert7794]

Your definitely making the right decisions, at least any screws used in dash won’t matter as new one is going to replace it.

[@andycaton637]

Fantastic to see you giving the old RR a new lease of life and preparing it for a great trip. Have loved watching the series on this car since you started with it last year. Lovely car and great to see it being used as intended. Sometimes temporary fixes are better than the original solution and it becomes permanent, nothing wrong with a bit of progress. The new wheels will do just fine when they are fitted. They may not be the originals but they will still look good and you have the originals to put back on when you’re back home should you wish. Looking forward to following you’re journey on the CSR.

[@terryoleary5424]

This is going to be a journey and a half . Good luck mate

[@Ben-fs6ji]

Try adding a bend to the end of the tail pipe. If it blows out sideways it seems to not suck into the back of the vehicle. Solved the problem with a WB panel van many decades ago.

[@hiluxmatt1]

A guy in our 4x4 club was driving through a field at 10km/h front wheel dropped into a hole and the vehicle stopped suddenly. He went through the windscreen and hurt himself. I would recommend wearing a seatbelt at all times regardless, unless stopped. With the exception of deep water crossings.

[@garymanning7376]

As an alternate to the fan you have selected have you considered a fan out of a computer .These are 12v and small but powerful. You could potentially fit more than one of these if needed without the bulk of your current setup

[@beto12345]

I thought the same thing...

[@99unclebob]

Great video Andrew, the Range Rover is coming along nicely ,those wheels look great and the wheels nuts can be ordered online, copies of the factory wheel nuts , that closed cell foam you installed on the rear window is extremely good product, i must have installed over 10,000 feet of it when i use to work for New Flyer Industries in Winnipeg a bus builder and we used used it on the inside and outside of the bus and it stood up to the Canadian winters as well as the hot American summers without losing its integrity to seal out moisture and dust as well as humidity and the window tint sure helps to keep your vehicle i would say in some cases as much as 5 degrees cooler, great mantra make it workable 'functional to get a job done, I drive old Volvo 240's as my daily driver and it functions extremely well and i do what is necessary to keep it going until i get the original parts or the closest thing to them. brilliant work 👍

[@noah786]

That fan noise would drive me nuts, but I imagine when it gets too hot it will be a welcome sound. Good solution

[@jameslindley924]

Brilliant Vehicle !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kenworthcummins8105]

Hi Andrew. I mounted the same cheap fan in a School bus my grandparents owned. the driver thought the aircon wasn't sufficient mind you this is on the Atherton Tablelands were the temperature tops at 32 degrees. But we mounted it and put a switch in the dash for him and ended up making a complete new bracket because the thin aluminium one that came with it was just terrible.

[@widget3]

I’m pretty sure the alloys won’t fit over the hubs on a suffix D. I tried with my suffix C. Check the ends of the wheel studs, if they have a recessed line on the end it indicates the hub is compatible.

[@secdetau]

Andrew at Walhallow Station down the metal dump there's a suffix A.

[@DavidMSA]

Vogue SE rims, that's a brilliant idea. (they were colour-coded to the vehicles body-colour on the Vogue SE and grey on the "normal" Vogue). I had them also on my Range Rover Classic (black 1991 Vogue Se) and it looked so good, even in that era when al other cars had 5-spoke alloys. Best Regards, David.

[@gfenwick1]

I used disco 1 rims on mine. Pretty attractive alternative to the originals

[@shotgun283]

Can't wait to see the Canning trip, will be epic

[@jameslindley924]

Steel Silver Rostyles!!:- ALL THE WAY

[@bobhudson6659]

Two ideas. 1st to check sealing on tailgate(s). Cut 25mm or so wide piece of newspaper (or something similar) by about 300mm long and place it at right angles in gap over the new sealing rubbers that you are concerned about/have applied. Now close the tailgate. Then (gently) pull on the end of the newspaper. If you feel friction then you know the rubbers are sealing. If not, back to the drawing board. A panel beater taught me that trick years ago. Can also be used around side windows (to identify source of annoying wind noises) and even tail lights to see if the water entering the boot is coming past the tail light seals. Couple of things. If side doors rubbers are not sealing, before you try to bend the top half of the door frame inwards to close the gaps, wind the window down. Glass does not bend, and if you don't wind the window down - smash - ask me how I know. Re tail light leaks, "gentle" persuasion/caressing with pliers or a SMALL hammer and then a recheck with the newspaper strip will most often fix the water ingress into the boot. 2nd idea re exhaust ingress. As I mentioned last year in comments when Andrew travelled from Melbourne to Perth, aim the end tip of the exhaust pipe at 45 degrees to the alignment of the car. Also have the tip protrude as far as you can but not beyond the dimensions of the car. That way the exhaust is directed into the slip stream and not into the lower pressure area behind the car. I used to make/modify exhaust systems many, many years ago and this modification fixed exhaust gas intrusion in panel vans and the like - it works, and is cheap. If anyone else uses any of these these idea, I will take royalties, or at least a cup of coffee (with cream biscuits) if I see you.

[@andrewjones-productions]

Whilst the obvious and real reason of tinting the RR windows was to help keep it cooler, it also transformed it aesthetically! At first glance, it looked so good that I thought it was a different vehicle. I found the seals idea to be useful not for my vehicle, but for my regular use cargo trailer rear door, which I intend to use as a very simple sleeping space on some filming assignments in the Japanese mountains. So, thank you for that!

[@mudlovr]

On an suv or wagon moving your exhaust to a side exit will push it into slip stream and prevent it recirculating into the back of the vehicle

[@jakedenteith2335]

Perhaps you can put solar shades on the back side windows for the trip to keep interior cooler

[@andisatyagir6161]

Good gracious i thought for a second you were going to buy modern rims. I an quite the RR purist, and although i sort of hate the 4 door RR LSE, those rims were a relief😅

[@jjrevelry7913]

Great Film this Range Rover story is for me a great series! But ... the fan fix i reckon that is not going to last!!! ; - ) Is there any way of adding aircon?

[@Malc664]

The closed cell foam is an excellent way to seal the tailgate. I did it years ago to my ute and it seals the dust perfectly. It's holding up well, no problem at all. I even suggested it on 4 Wheeling Australia's channel for his Hilux. I don't think he has used any seals yet, but has a fan to pressurise the ute tub.

[@MarkRose1337]

No issue with customising a vehicle for a trip! But I would suggest balancing the fan (add weights on the inside rim) so it doesn't rattle so much!

[@darrenc4096]

Seeing as you are in full swing with these clever make it work home repairs you could get a hole saw and cut 2 holes opposite one another through an Engel 12v fridge, use the fan you fitted to the dash and blow air through it and you’d have aircon. 😁👍

[@bannedone3ice138]

That racket of the fan will drive you mad Andrew 😂

[@wa.gtrsoul]

"A short term, temporary fix" is the motto Range Rover engineers aspire to.

[@SpectreOZ]

Ah... the motorhome/camper DIY fan mod, it's popular because it works and is easy to fit 👍

[@87xfute]

The good part with that fan Andrew is, it nay just have enough speed to create enough pressure inside the Rangy to help push air OUT any seals that do leak and help stop the dust from getting inside.I think the rims look pretty cool Andrew. Seeya Rob

[@barbarahotham8533]

Andrew, Will the seat belt slip over the headrest to avoid the awkard angle on the shoulder or can you install a temporary bolster on the top of the seat to change the angle ? I do not recall the problem in the 70s with my RR. and did many touring miles. Thanks for you earlier video I now have a exact model of my 1973 green RR from "Almost Real" . Regards, Gary H

[@k2svpete]

I was going to suggest the same thing with the seatbelt, loop it over the top of the head rest to get it up of the shoulder. 👍

[@jackacres3936]

If you use the adhesive rubber strip, make sure all the surfaces are scrupulously clean and use the best adhesive you can because it will come off!

[@quinnwarman5139]

The tailgate will probably loosen up after a bit of driving great fix it job 👍

[@JimBob-vb8oz]

Nice Top Gear intro

[@AndresK5Blazer]

Nice rims!

[@shaun8309]

Lekker Andrew!

[@kwill1911]

The bogans will be proud of these mods. 😁

[@BubblesTheCat1]

Oh, don't start again with the bogans. Lol. Had such a laugh last time. Sad thing is I've got bogans for neighbours

[@rjl110919581]

thank you for detailed video

[@bakerbk3696]

Nice “top gear” intro 😂

[@daxmonster3429]

I'd fix the fan. Find a replacement or a modified replacement that will work. In the end your sense of order will feel right.

[@parsidhu9261]

For the seats, I've seen people use a clothes steamer to rejuvenate the foam and make it spongy again

[@gilbert7794]

E moor trim do nice replacement seats carpets and many other stuff for old land rovers.

[@StephenStHill-si7en]

I heard the wiper blades off a jumbo did well. Not expensive with the right connections. Put it on the lid so it doesn't get knocked around. It will allow dust ingress if the seal on the sides does not match. Also check the spring in the latch while you're at it, other wise it will not close without holding the button in.

[@AlexVargasPipa]

I hope you have the window film applied on the outside because of Bisphenol A. When I drive slowly off-road I use the hip part of the seat belt just to avoid bumping my head on the ceiling

[@alankita1059]

I've seen plenty of vehicles get their windows tinted and the tint always goes on the inside of them.

[@AlexVargasPipa]

@@alankita1059 And probably you have also seen plenty of people storing food in fridge/freezers inside plastic boxes

[@ro...valverde1622]

Here we say that there's nothing more permanent than a temporary fix 😅😂

[@TheBasementChannel]

It’s a Land Rover product. “Just make it work” is the Land Rover owners way.

[@LVNITUPM8]

Oh man that noise from the fan would drive me insane

[@genehammond7239]

Take a look into heat barrier insulation for the roof top !!!

[@reedmurungweni2091]

anyone else felt that bang!

[@vicious0005]

Wolf rims would have looked good

[@carolyndavis4517]

but would be twice the weight

[@batmanlives6456]

Looking forward to seeing your canning trip in the rangie I believe the first vehicle to drive the canning was a land rover in 1968 I seem to remember… The range rover should eat it The only problem will be fuel range The V8 in the dune country may be quite bad … Otherwise a well set up vehicle should have no problems You know what to expect you have driven it before Looking forward to it !!!

[@seanchristie7150]

I used the closed cell foam for my DIY canopy install and also on my tailgate, worked a treat, drove the Plenty Highway from Qld to Uluru (horrific corrugations) n next to no dust came in. Have you thought of bringing the belt over the headrest instead of the seat

[@nathanhickeyhickey8693]

Doesn't this Automobile look incredibly handsome parked rear end first .. my goodness.

[@boxheadmr]

Canning Stock Route is still closed due to covid and vulnerable communities. Have you managed to get a special permit to do the trip or postponing it to 2023?

[@mikeboone4425]

That fan noise is going to drive you bonkers there has to be something else out there that is quieter. Happy trails

[@dtec30]

the temporary stuff may seal better than oem rubbers ? if you have it in your hands now give it a shot and use the canning stockroute as a test bed for the seals

[@sakarihannula]

How about an aftermarket AC? Would make driving it much more comfortable😄

[@wernerselderbeek]

If you put a roofrack on top you"ll have a lot of shade ( a dubble roof just like some old Land Rovers ) just for the shade. It will be a lot cooler in the car,

[@tayne5009]

That fan sounds like the bearings are on the way out, if you’re happy with the position and size then it might be an idea to be a brand new one (same make and model) before Canning.

[@skipperoftheboat5946]

Coincidentally Andrew I bought the remaining 2 rims! Be interested to your solution to the tailgate opening when the body flexes on rough terrain.

[@thewiredfox2691]

Did you get ceramic tint? It keeps heat out a lot more than metallic tint, but costs a bit more.