Project Kermit 33: A Series Land Rover Full Restoration
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
- Into the midsection of the truck this time!
Chapters
00:00 Seatbox
15:06 Bonnet catches
17:43 Oil cooler pipes
22:00 Mud shields
23:11 Engine plumbing and seats
28:49 Trying to start the engine
Project Kermit is a 1978 Land Rover Series 3 109 (long wheel base) which is being stripped right down and rebuilt with a 200tdi engine and a few other improvements. The other videos in the series can be found in this playlist: • Project Kermit: A Seri...
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And suddenly it's not a project, it's a vehicle. Well done Max, really chuffed for you, what a marvellous bit of work. Be very proud, it's going to be a truck for life. Just make sure it never gets nicked, they're magnets for thieving toe rags...
One of the sweetest sounds known to man: a 200 Tdi starting up for the first time towards the end of a restoration project 😊
Nice feeling breathing life back into the old girl.
The blue jay of happiness was a very positive sign!
It's alive!
Thumping, drilling, cutting, screwing, welding, grinding, painting... 38:05 minutes of magic Max.
I think the cat knew you were going to use the seats, so applied a furry (and anti-mouse) protective layer 👍👍
Growing up I used to watch a programme called HOW! And out of town A clever chap called Jack Hargreaves presented it , you're the modern day version of that man.
Was that a Jay supervising the project?
The smile on your face when you got behind the wheel made the journey so far worth it. thankyou for taking us all along.
If only you could've seen the smile on your face when you jumped into the drivers seat and tapped the pedal !😃
We had a gathering of over 250 Landrovers at Clonoulty Vintage Show of Sep 3rd, we parked them in a manner that made up the words 'Land Rover 75' when viewed from a drone above. We're likely to do it next year too so hope you can come with Kermit...
Max, super pleased for you bringing the beast back to life! The grin on your face said it all! Well done!
That grin when she fired up
Nice work Mike... Missed a few episodes, can't believe it's the same Landy... Will have to back track
🇿🇦 👊🏻 ✌🏻 👍🏻 🇿🇦
Congratulations Max great achievement and you made it very entertaining for us armchair mechanics
Absolutely brilliant!
The litter smile to the camera says it all!
Well done.
*little
So we watch a few minutes out of the hours and hours of work that go into every episode and it all looks so easy. My hat goes off to you for for just the dedication alone.
I really like your approach of soaking up masses of information and then making up your own mind which way to. This is going to be such a fantastic, well thought out workhorse.
Zero interest on vehicles yet fascinating series, looking great, extremely impressed Max
Another success for the engine whisperer 👍
You could do the spring bonnet clamps like the series 1 and have the spring end on the guard and catch on bonnet. Its really looking great ,you should be proud of your self. Max you have done a great job. The county Defender seats fit better , you can remove seat base to get to battery and box under drivers side
Great progress, @maximusironthumper .
I think I recommended the transmission longitudinal tie to you around six months ago. As I said then, it doesn’t just save the engine and transmission mounting rubbers from the shear force every time you apply the hand brake, but it massively increases hand brake efficiency - you will be amazed at how far the assembly moved forward when you pull the brake lever, and how much more clamping force you get when that movement is restricted. It was fitted to 4-cylinder models by the MoD, especially on FFR variants with the big cooling fan - they wanted to prevent the fan hitting he back of the radiator.
Keep an eye on the condition of your transmission oil using that noise blanket. The transmission gets very hot and burns the oil if you prevent airflow cooling the casings while driving. Synthetic W75 might withstand the heat better, but I didn’t like it and removed the noise proofing I had installed under the tunnel and went back to EP90. I don’t think W75 has anywhere near the protective benefits of EP90.
Kermit went back together great. Well done from Texas.
Excellent job Max!
Hi Max, really enjoyed that episode. Many thanks from Nr Chester.
Awesome 😎 it’s so satisfying when you get this far , and it’s alive again 👍🇦🇺
The Jay is so cheeky 😁🐦
Yay for Kermits milestone! 👍
Well done Max, awesome work! ✨
I love jays and have not seen one this comfortable near humans - is it just that they grow up near you, Max - or did you treat it for injury or abandonment before?
@@mumblbeebee6546 I think the Jay is friendly as he has been observing Max feed his chickens and probably built up the courage and curiousity to approach him for snacks 🥜 that way.
It's less Kermit and more Desert Rat now! :-D Love the colour!
Igor! it lives!
Awesome, anyone else cheer when it started? Ha Ha. Bloody brilliant Max!
I've never seen such a tame Jay.
Quality craftmanship in Champions League!
Brilliant to watch, as always.
That reminds me of the night we desperately tried to restart a 1976 Unimog with a knackered lift pump in sub-freezing temperatures! We ended up rigging a gravity feed from a temporary mini-tank cable-tied to the door mirror to the injection pump. The lift pump on that type of vehicle is accessed through the offside (on an LHD vehicle) wheel arch, sticking your entire arm up past the wheel and bodywork so just figuring out the pump was knackered was a massive task.
That Jay seems very tame
3 gaskets on the lift pump max, ideal distance from the cam👍
She lives! Amazing. Well done Max.
excellent progress young man
if you ever get stuck, shove an airline into the tank + blow the fuel through, they will normally keep running from then on
the stop solenoid is the weak link in the thieves handbook, make an armour plate around it, then run the wire inside a steel meshed fuel line, back to a hidden kill switch, they are looking for wires, not fuel lines...
Happy for you too , brilliant feeling eh !
I watch Mike over on Britannica Restorations , religiously . On one of his videos he determined that the diesel pump ran best and would have a longer life with three standard gaskets fitted .... And fit a filter if you have not done so !
Max brilliant: chuffed for you. Great content well done.
Gotta love it. Like watching a kid on Christmas! Lol. Congratulations, great work!
Congratulations! Always a good moment.
Well done that man.
Can confirm as a hydraulic hose supplier 90% or automotive hoses are not compatible to use with our machines, and they are all different to each other most of the time.
You certainly earned your name thumper in this episode.
No better moment than when they fire up . Well done .
well done Max
Max great strides sir! If you are going to use those Disco seats, getting to the battery in a hurry will be problematic. I'd suggest putting a battery kill switch into the front of the seat box in case of an electrical emergency. You are quite correct Sir Terrance Conran did design the seats. In fact he designed the whole series one Disco interior. I had a 1991 3.5V8i Disco with the beautiful blue interior and I loved it!
Dear Maximus I.
👍👌👏 Congratulations 🎉 for the successful first start. Additionally a lot of progress happened in this video. The vehicle is really coming together now. The colour looks great.
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health in particular.
That started smoother than warm butter on hot toast!
200 tdi s do. Never needed heater plugs in five years and down to minus ten
Well done, all that work and she starts on the button. Pity your Fancy Fowl were away on their hols but stand in Mr Jay said OK and away you go. Thank you for posting such excellent videos. My LR V8 LWB is still in the brambles unbolted from the chassis. Its on the list though.! Stay safe from a lad just younger than Grandpa.
Great progress!
Absolutely wonderful! Not only does Max accomplish anything he puts his mind to, he does so brilliantly. You should have your own Land Rover reman shop.
Now I understand the channel name. 😂 loved seeing the Jay come up close unafraid. 👍
Best thing I have found and use for this is a 12v pump from the tank to the lift pump, Switich that on and bleeds itself as the 200tdi bleeds itself as well but the 12v ump is just an extra help/backup
Pretty cool Max. The Land Rover will soon be roving the land again.
Nice one, ah Camel trophy, "the good old days"😂😂😂
Brilliant. So many on-line rebuilds are frustratingly never finished so it's great to see one that will be. Your enthusiasm is infectious.
Well done mate, not long now. It will be finished before the winter weather sets in.
Wow she looks and sounds great. Cheers mate from Rick in Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 👍
Loving the Kermit series!
Win! I hope you re-upholster those seats with something cool, maybe a nice cream pleather.
Project Jay 2 🙂
Great video installment as always. Your technical presentation and editing is spot on. You're more enjoyable to watch than than any of the recent "Wheeler Dealer" programs. Try swapping the bonnet catches around. They'll work fine as you have them but you might find that you start to scratch the wings every time you put the bonnet down. Plus without knowing the exact type they may also hold water when it rains. Keep up the great work though and your thoroughly enjoyable videos. Phil...
Sounds good healthy engine well done Starting to look really good
Thumping Iron again. Cheers
Fantastic result!!
What a great start up even if it did take 3 or 4 used fuel pumps! Well done.
Dad and I are thoroughly enjoying watching you work on kermit and both agree that you should be very proud of what you have done.
When dad was a lot younger he done something similar to an old series so he is really reliving it watching you.
Kermot is a credit to your craftsmanship Max.
Wow Max
We now have Kermit the Bumble Bee you will be buzzing along the hedgerows in short time.
These videos are motivating me to rebuild one myself.
Well done mate.
Nearly there Max. Looking forward to see it under it's own steam.
It's alive.Good job Max😉
Nice work. Love watching this come together
Love the colour 👍
*You need a Brian Blessed voiceover when the engine started "KERMIT'S ALIVE"*
Purrs like a kitten, but very large kitten, while having brochitis... ;)
Thumper that was great, watched all of the build, so far,real good, from Steve near Chester England 🇬🇧 where the Roman's once lived.
that's brilliant Max sounds lovely its really coming on looking forward to the first drive 😀
What a satisfying feeling it must be to drive a vehicle you built from the ground up.
This has been one of the most enjoyable series I've seen on youtube, well done mate
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 YES!! This is excellent. Its a dreamcar coming true
i liked the part where the wrench (spanner) vibrated off the cowling and clattered to the ground. we've all done that lol. very happy for you that Project kermit is nearing completion.
Well done max … you put me to shame ! So happy it started … not long and you will be driving to an admiring audience!
"Happy as Larry" - the look on your face when it started. Looks like you've pulled together a very nice vehicle.
great job you have done looking forward to episode 34 and 35
You're a talented chap Ironthumper, takes me back to when I restored my series 1 many moons ago. Only thinI'd do if I had one now is Dynamat the whole bloody thing!
and its nearly there Max it will not be long before it is on the road well done and thanks for the video
Absolutely brilliant to hear it start and run. Well done Max. It’s really coming along and it looks fantastic.
If your worried about sound then it's best to dynamat everything before fitting 😉 👍
Nice job... I like the "old school" way of repairing and making do during this rebuild.... Hope to see you out and about in Kermit sometime wave 👋
Woo-hoo!
Kermit is looking very snazzy, you should look at britannica restorations he advises using 3 gaskets on fuel pumps or they fail he's done a series on them and how the arm position is quite crucial.
Well done Max , great to see Kermit live again
Chuffed for you Max. I'm thoroughly enjoying this series and have to say you're doing such a good job. Not just on Kermit but on the video series. It must take a lot of extra time and effort to film and edit these videos. I find them really comprehensive without being long winded. Really thoroughly shot with some great editing choices. Keep em coming.
Nice work!
lovely mod on the oil cooler pipes!
The smile on Max's face does it for me..congratulations Max
Love the big smile at the end; amazing job!!!
When fitting the mudshields put spacers between the mudshields and the back of the footwells (I used nylon) it will make a gap that will stop the build up of crap that will rot your footwells out.
Nice work Max 👍