Land Rover follow up
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- How has the old Landy been? Does it work as a daily drive? Has it broken down? All this answered plus some important brake info I got wrong before!
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Terrible editing, atrocious camera work , woeful lighting and the best series of videos I've seen on UA-cam by a country mile. I watched them all, back to back last night while my wife slept next to me in bed. Many youtubers concentrate on production and presentation and forget what's real. I only had the follow-up video left for this morning. I've wanted to own a series 2 since I was a lad. I'd love to restore one, but while I have the money for the vehicle, I live in London where the cost of renting a garage is ridiculous. Maybe I'll buy your one when you get the series 3 up and running. Please. !
Brilliant opening line - might ask to use that as a quote on the DVD/Blueray boxset! Thank you and yes I'd recommend a Series 2, you're welcome to mine, but it may be a while as I now have the ZIL to sort out too!
~Haha very good
Impossible to disagree on any point and very well said. Maximum Ironthumper is a hero to anyone who believes in reality and honesty rather than the usual commercial blah blah
I can't see any problem with the editing at all... an' there's nothing much wrong with the camerawork either (you should see some of those videos when some bloke's go a go-pro strapped to his head.)
I’ve just ended my day with a full and comprehensive binge of your Landy series, your honesty, true determination and sheer guts to take on a project with virtually no help is astounding, I love your style, I love your effort and your self drive(through your trials and tribulations), I can only wish to have such a set up, and a free reign of what you do and when you do it(at your pace). Thanks very much, it’s been like therapy for me. Good man, take care, good luck.
Another series 2 man. I owned a 109 2a petrol (1962ish as build date) and my 109 2a diesel (1965) I kept. When my dad lost his car I gave him the 109 petrol as a birthday gift. We should get a group of us doing all kinds of videos, I will subscribe.
Googled 'DIY solar panel', ended up watching a series about restoring a land rover. Very impressed, thanks very much
If this series had been on tv I may have considered buying a licence but glad you were kind enough to make this and put it on UTUbe so that I didn't have to :)
Just watched this from the complete build of the 2a from start to finish over the past 24hrs, throughly enjoyable and great videos max! Really looking forward to the building of the series 3 now!
I know this is a year out of date but I've just found these videos, which have been great. The problem you have with your brakes is that the back plates are fitted on the wrong sides. The adjuster snails and springs should be on the front, leading shoe. With the front shoe not pulled back by the spring, the rotation of the drum pulls it in dragging the brakes on. Just swap the back plates round and all will be well
gillon stewart
I’m a bit late to the party too, but I was going to say exactly the same thing.
Alternatively, you can fit the larger 11” brakes from a LWB. The ones off the rear of a LWB would take the existing wheel cylinders and, although still single-leading-shoe, have springs and adjusters on both shoes so they aren’t reliant on the rotation of the hub to knock them off. Either that or fit LWB fronts that have twin leading shoes.
Reminds me of "Survivors fro the 70's & now im dreaming of an old land rover & living a differnet life! Thanks for your videos!
Excellent series, just watched them all back to back... very well done!
Respect dude.
So many people give up and won't try a repair these days. I'm in my 50s and even I'm amazed at how basic the Landy is for repairs. I can't afford one though.
I’ve watched this series twice now and just think it’s brilliant. All that work you’ve put in has really been worth it. You are a real trooper. Seeing that MOT pass certificate really was amazing to see.
I hope he doesn't sell it
I am trying to get a 1980 series 3 109 going again and needed some encouragement, watched most of your restoration videos and have regained some euthasium again. Liked your attitude as some restorations are almost museum quality show pieces that are too costly and time consuming for us mere working folk. Yours may not look the prettiest but you have got a working vehicle again that with a bit of luck you could get a another good 10-20 years out of.
Just watched all Land Rover restoration videos. Love your honesty! You're not afraid to show the ups and downs. You have just obtained a new follower 👍 Alan Northern Ireland.
I’ve binge watched the entire series over two days. It’s been fantastic to see the transformation from wreck to working, with all its twists and turns. Thanks!
Just watched every one back to back, all i can say is for christ sake dont make it the last one, i dont know what i will do without you. Bloody well done fella.
well I've never "binge watched" anything in my life …. until I came across yours by accident and loved every minute :D thanks for all your hard work :) , hoping to own a landy before I die
Bloody good job! Absolutely Brilliant! I’m not sure I would have had the patience you’ve had. All the mechanical work was done with care and that was the hard part. Now, on to the paint job. Please, for gods sake, please let a professional do that one job! Once again, brilliant!!!! I just found the series and binge watched the entire series. Thanks for all the work in providing the information.
Great series! I don't own a Land Rover, what with them being rather rare here on the New York-Ontario border in the US, but your efforts mirror what any old truck enthusiast goes through. Well done!
Great video to watch, very enjoyable, I have a 1977 88inch that is my daily drive and have driven her across Australia twice now, love the old Series Land Rovers.
Feb 2020:
I stumbled across this channel this morning and have just binge-watched the entire restoration series. It was gripping, enjoyable and informative and was the best viewing of any sort for ages! Really! Well done and please keep up the good work. Thank you 👍
All round genuine nice bloke with it.
Excellent series mate. Has given me a lot of motivation for restoring my 1971 series 2a. I thoroughly enjoyed watching every episode of your restoration.
Watched the whole process - every video - and thoroughly enjoyed every moment. As a fan of old Landies myself I felt your pain and savoured the highs right along with you. This is what YT was made for. Thanks so much for taking us along on the journey mate. Loved it.
Great to see a 2 1/4 working for it's living. I gave up with the tin can reservoir and went down the route of fitting a pair or Series 3 type single circuit master cylinders one for the brake and one for the clutch which have the plastic reservoir built in and only cost £20 each.
That's a good idea, any more issues with it and I'll probably do that
Excellent. Fascinating, isn't it, how the old beasts just keep going but the modern new 'sophisticated' machines wear out and aren't worth repairing. I recall working on my mother's old Datsun 1200 station wagon ... there was so much room in the engine bay I could get into it crank down the head.
i have a 76 120Y station wagon, here in Sussex. Runs like a swiss watch.
I just wanted to say that I so admire your patience. I have a tendency to explode and smash things, but you keep your head cool and find a way to move forward. Very impressive.
Oh, and you're amazingly good at explaining things too. Thank you for making the world more understandable.
I've had a good time working my way through your various videos on your land rovers, i dont even have a car but i'd love to see more videos on this or even on the basic anatomy of the motor etc. Excellent stuff.
I almost never comment on a video , but this whole series was one of the best on youtube , i will rebuild my DKW Munga this winter .
looking forward seeing more from you ! Kind Regards from Holland !
Just watched all of your Landrover videos over the past couple of days - best 'tv' I've seen in ages. Keep it up.
Glad you're enjoying your Landy. Really enjoyed watching the rebuild. Looking forward to the truck.
Well done Max, what a fantastic series! A true Land Rover restoration. I have a 1972 2A that has been waiting for the exact same treatment for nearly five years, you have given me the inspiration and the kick up the backside that I've needed. Your channel is really refreshing.....love all your other content too. Cheers!
So you've gone back to the 2.25 Diesel engine have you? Can't be many who've taken a tdi out and replaced it with the old 2.25!
I bought a old landy which was sat in a hedge for a few years, I couldn't stop it from smoking also but after a good long run it was loads better!
I did my apprenticeship in a old Land Rover garage and the owner new theses engines like the back of his hand, he always said give it a good service and a good blast and go from there!
As you say the timing chain can stretched but another one is the the skew gear under the pump! Usually get puffs of smoke on idle and makes your cloths stink of unburnt diesel!
Had one once where somebody had taken the CAV pump of and elongated the holes to adjust the pump around more, obviously there was some serious wear!
Anyway great channel and glad you've stuck with a Land Rover engine!
Watched the whole series in a day. Great fun. Well done.
Excellent and very enjoyable. Like your humour, which is essential when doing anything like this. Thank you.
just completed watching the whole series and it was superbly good and inspirational. well done to you sir for sharing this with us! cheers
Brilliant series, I've just finished watching them all I was recommended you. Love your calm and steady, but no nonsense approach. I liked the fact that you take us on your emotional journey during the rebuild, not many creators do this. Hats off to you, Max!
Great series, thanks for posting! I have an ex military series 3 LWB. The tax disc inside says 1993 and its been pretty abused for all those years its been off the road. Can't wait to get that piece of paper that says its good for the road. Brakes are next to sort out and I'll be trying all the tips you've mentioned. Thanks again.
Well done & thanks for taking the time to show this rebirth of your Land Rover, it was very interesting & you are certainly a hard working character & deserve all of your rewards😉
Just finished watching every episode and i was hooked very very enjoyable.
you also did a very fine job on the filming and editing a real one man band top job.
as for the Landy so nice to see her being used again and in good health you have great talents, thanks for making this series you have my instant subscription and can't wait to watch all your other video's and all your future projects.
I just downloaded and watched the whole series whilst I’ve been traveling and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Looking forward to watching more.
Glad it's going well! Nice to see the alli door tops, a good find - quite a nice job rebuilding those. Good to hear you're enjoying using it daily, I have been doing so with mine for about a year and thoroughly enjoy it. As you say, they are fine on a long run - watching all the other traffic roaring past in a blazing hurry is part of the charm, always an open road ahead.
Just did another long journey today including a bit of motorway over the Severn bridge loving it and yes, it's just as you say with everyone else in a hurry!
great to see a little update on the old girl. Thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to next the Max adventure, they're great to watch whatever it might be, lanny, zil, off grid, tractor, axes, smithing or just good old horse poo.Cheers ! John
I`m just passing through on a Maximus Ironthumper binge, as you were..
So great to watch , this was a how much you can achieve on a budget , fix and repair not remove and replace ! Cheers enjoyed this a lot !
Brilliant. Hard work and justly rewarded. Loved the Heath Robinson approach and camera work. I could almost smell the workshop. Good job. PS - That's an interesting Bantam cock by the way. All adds to the atmosphere.
Finally worked my way through them all, good job sir.
Loved the off grid videos even more, can’t wait too see some more
I used to have a LR 2a, loved driving it!
You are a patient man, and I wished to be with you to help. Cheers
Brilliant series, thanks for documenting. You're the reason I watch UA-cam!
Great videos! very resourceful thinking. You made the rover work without putting too many expensive new parts! good job
Great set of video's. Just watched all back to back! Now we need to see the old girl working for a living.
Have your ever considered running on Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO)? I had a VW 1.7 SDI, running a Bosch fuel pump and ran that on WVO, worked a treat and cost about £3 (plus the man hours to filter and collect the oil) per tank. Collected the oil from fast food outlets for free. Super cheap!
Ps. Loving the vids, currently sat watching them, almost back to back.
I too watched them back to back, it was just interesting to see your progress and how you dealt with the problems you encountered. I got your channel thru the Zil and organ vids, waiting to see the progress, good luck and congratulatons.
I wish I can have one..I enjoy the series..
Really enjoyed the whole series, enjoyable to watch and dare I say quite educating. Cheers!
Max you did a very good job on this build . I enjoyed the video's very much . thank you.
Love your videos - I too just watched all these back to back and tip my hat to you for having a go and bringing a series Landy back from the brink - Well done Sir !
Hi just watched all the restoration and injoyed them hopefully I will be doing my in June got most of what I need including new galvanised chassis don't know what engine to put in was 2.25 petrol but want to go diesel it's a 1959 S2 the bit about filing down the leading edge I didn't know about is the 2.25 diesel engine really slow thanks for info
thats the way to spend a saturday afternoon fantastic not over restored using it as it was meet to be great work inspired me to sort my old 110 out
What a lovely mashine , built like a rock and simple to repair even for one like me with little experience 😎
Love the way it sounds.
I've enjoyed watching your LandRover videos, thanks for sharing, I've enjoyed then so much I've bought you a beer 👍
Thank you!
Looking forward to the LWB Landy restoration & of course the ZIL...
It sounds very much like a tractor, very pleasant sound
Excellent videos thanks, didn't intend watching all in one day but got drawn in! Keep on making them.
It's great to see that you iron out any problems that you had. Your life is idyllic.
Exellent car, good job!
Awaiting ZIL project!!
Loved the Bonus footage!
Absolutely love it, some day I'll find one of those, in the meantime my 91RRC will do👍
i had a 1959 2a 109 station wagon, did the brakes on that, good watching yours
I really bloody enjoyed that. Great project and a lot of fun to watch the entire series. I'll sub for sure.
The brakes on these old landys are forever needing adjusting especially if you go from the field to the road, that can be dangerous as you don't know what direction it will swerve of to.if you have a 200 tdi engine fitted it is worth considering fitting disc brakes all round defender or dico axles, change master cylinder servo not as bad a job as it sounds Thanks for all the great videos
always wanted a series Land rover
These videos are fantastic. Thank you
I love those old land rovers....wish we had them in the same abundance here in the U.S as you do in the U.K.
You do have lots of other cool vehicles though!
I agree but as we all know cool=$$$$$$.....I like the heritage that the older land rovers have.
Good old work horse, love them.
Hey Max, years ago when I was still driving my '67 Spitfire I had endless brake and clutch master issues which could in most cases be resolved by cleaning or replacing the small slotted/castellated bit on the end of the piston. It turns out that that part allows the hydraulic fluid to be drawn and returned to the reservoir thus relieving the pressure when you take your foot off the pedal.
Brilliant max,well done 😁👍👏👏👏
I remember driving from Essex to Norfolk on one of those in the midst of winter many years ago. I still have nightmares about it. Cushion free bench seats so you could feel every bump & pepple in graphic pain, no heating and lots of places for cold air to get in. They do have a certain charm about them and something you can hand down to your descendents and likely they to theirs.
My dream vehicle.
It does sound lovely
the box that the master sits in at the front there is a bolt if it's not adjusted correctly then for some reason on mine that is the brakes persurise up so as not to release themselves i also find that the inside lip of the drum has a build up of rust once removed "grinder" the shoes fit better
Good Job! I know how you feel with the brakes, 6 months on mine and even when I got them working they still weren't right! Keep it up, love to see more videos :D
Great video looking forward to seeing more land rover video ect.and thanks for taking us along.
HATS off to you. Great series, watched every damn one
Hey Max, did you do the service for the valve clearances and timing chain? I would love to see another follow up video about how the Land Rover is going!
Great news. BUT with everything you know how to do, please learn to brew your own beer! 🍻, it's worth it
It sure is! I've just been getting back into it, first batch of Ironthumper Ale is conditioning in bottles now 🙂
Maximus Ironthumper I'm on me way over!
Maximus Ironthumper I'm on me way over!
And what, pray tell, is an Ironthumper Ale? BTW, this channel ruined my productivity this morning by me watching the whole damn series on the Land Rover restoration. Fantastic job!
Luke Tallant yessssssss i agree... Great idea
brilliant stuff, loved the whole series, countryside looks rather familiar to me, dorset/somerset by any chance? looking forward to delving into the rest of your videos especially the project awesome stuff.
LOVED the series ! 2 suggestions if i may offer them
1 get a body microphone its a bit hard to hear you at times
2 dont do videos near your very impressive but noisy compressor
Great series enjoyed every episode thanks Bryan
Excellent job on the Rover!
Excellent series Max 😎 keep the videos coming
I was lucky to get a bean can brake res for under£30 on eBay. Similar ones are out there for Austin healeys. New at 44 quid. May have to make up two link pipes though. Not exactly correct but it's under the bonnet!! Nice rover
A bit late I suppose, but your back plate is on the wrong side! the adjuster should be at the front. The spring pulls the leading shoe(front) off the drum when you release the brake, with it your way round the shoe will be pulled on all the time as the wheel goes round.
This sounds like what I had with wrong match of master and slave cylinders when my S1 was a Long Wheelbase and the system would pressurise itself making the brakes bind. Agree with another post that backing plates may be reversed - a NZ axle rebuild shows the snails at the front. Presumably the proper LR manual would show the correct detail if there is pdf out there. I had a reprint from Craddocks at one time.
looks and sounds great . must give mine a run out
Love your videos and love the sound of the the diesel! Wish my Bugeye was a diesel....
One on the brake shoes just from my experience, don’t buy allmakes4x4, they are like iron the friction material, have a real “ting” sound when knocked together, had to fit mine to the drums, could fry an egg on the drums after a couple mile, excellent videos by the way
Please do more Landy videos!
Great series just binged watched the play list awesome stuff man
Always fun😎