I’d just like to clarify, no Geoffrey Croker video could be too long!
@DustinWill
9 ай бұрын
Agreeeed!
@1unsung971
9 ай бұрын
Bravo Sir, bravo!!!!!!!!
@jozsefizsak
9 ай бұрын
I concur.
@dickleon5827
9 ай бұрын
Agree, and xmas came early with this
@ryanwooldridge7546
9 ай бұрын
I also concur!
@StoolieP
9 ай бұрын
I remain convinced that the designers and engineers that created Land Rover have an amazing sense of humor along with a massive drinking problem.
@Valisk
9 ай бұрын
It's the same for owners too! :)
@stevec5280
9 ай бұрын
Naaaaa, no drinking problem. I bet the BRITISH Leyland employees hit their mouths every time they had a pint 😁
@aserta
9 ай бұрын
Nah, they were a mix of incompetent oafs (new) and done-with-this-sh!t (old) people who made a muck of it and quite a lot of other cars later. Clarkson said it best. Past a certain point all their cars were "good enough". And it shows, because LR no1 got restored despite being a pile of rust... but if you take a newer model you can't do the same (as they did it, with strict self imposed rules on what and how the restoration is done so it doesn't end up being a Ship of Theseus). To restore a modern one, you have to cannibalize at least 4 other cars. We like them, but they're not that good. Smartest thing i've ever done for my brother's LR was to replace all the junk material with stainless steel sheet of the same thickness.
@joell439
9 ай бұрын
@@aserta- if he was my brother, I would have replaced his LR with a reliable Toyota Land Cruiser 😂🤣😂
@GutoFontana
9 ай бұрын
those cars were never designed to last that long, they were made to be heavy used and trashed after 10 to 15 years.
@SupercarSeany
9 ай бұрын
As a viewer, the ”satisfaction to vehicle value” of this series has to be 20x that of the next closest build. Always a pleasure watching.
@CROKERvsRover
9 ай бұрын
Well, I mean, that’s not a high bar considering the value of the vehicle 🤣
@reggiedixon2
9 ай бұрын
It is a testament to British ingenuity that we can make such a good vehicle so badly.
@davidcrouch3226
9 ай бұрын
I am unreasonably happy every time you release a video.
@CROKERvsRover
9 ай бұрын
Thank you! I'm quite pleased to move on as well :)
@patrickmorrissey2271
9 ай бұрын
Luckily, you weren't going to make a project out of this.... thank goodness.... Great job....
@hayden_jones
9 ай бұрын
Who wants to see Crocker drive this beast down south and come out on one of my trips? ANOTHER top notch video mate. Your style is 2nd to none. I really hope the previous owner watches these video's..... I can picture them hanging their head in shame 😆
@CROKERvsRover
9 ай бұрын
🙋♂️ I do
@t0nit04
9 ай бұрын
Yes, that is a very, very, very ... very good idea!!! ❤❤❤
@deanecarson2837
9 ай бұрын
Come South South. SIIA vs Disco vs Forward Control.
@Hazmatt4700
9 ай бұрын
This is the most realistic look at how these projects go. Still holding out hope on that 2035 roll out of the classic.
@CROKERvsRover
9 ай бұрын
Finishing the other LR is the priority now.
@canuckfobroader9553
9 ай бұрын
Trees blossoming=Christmas. Me looking at snow in my yard=Christmas!!
@briangreen6602
9 ай бұрын
The Britpart siren lured you on to the rocks again.
@scottcates
9 ай бұрын
I'm surprised there isn't more Britpart hate in the comments.
@willclark491
9 ай бұрын
I'm really glad this vehicle was such a short and easy project! Otherwise, we'd have had to give up on the proper Rover work we tune in for! [edit] I kept expecting the engine to fail while you were driving. Congratulations!
@CROKERvsRover
9 ай бұрын
Funny you should mention that. Dead on the side of the road on the way to take the cover photo this morning 🤣. Lost all ignition while driving - nothing - complete battery disconnect. Did nothing for five minutes and it started right up! There's some work to be done 😅
@nordicphyromaniac
9 ай бұрын
@@CROKERvsRovernot an expert. But from my knowledge as a Minnesota. Rust bucket driver. It sounds like a heat soaking problem. I'd check the coil if it has one. My personal experience comes from an old ignition coil dying, out of the blue taking with it my ignition rotor on my Volvo 940 while driving up a "hill". Whatever the problem may be I hope you get it solved. Love all your work
@adinchina1
9 ай бұрын
If it’s a coil it would only be engine no spark issue. Since is total lack of electricity then it will be something of the main electrical system. Could be ignition key or some computer, alarm? Maybe just main relay. And it probably will be relay. What what do I know🤷
@benkayuk
9 ай бұрын
Can we all just appreciate how clean the glass looks.
@joecosello2188
6 ай бұрын
Crocker, My Mechanics, and This Old Tony have mastered KZitem.
@theflyingfool
9 ай бұрын
5:18 highlights your true dedication to your art - not many people would mask off the bank as well...
@CROKERvsRover
9 ай бұрын
😂
@daviemaclean61
9 ай бұрын
Having fixed (ok, bodged) window regulators on other vehicles, I can testify that they're all a pain in the rear. Onward, towards the Christmas tree
@daos3300
9 ай бұрын
surely you meant a pain in the glass..
@OnlyARoadtripAway
9 ай бұрын
It is so utterly lovely watching this as a German in a hotel in Christchurch after 20odd days on the south island.
@kosta083
9 ай бұрын
Please don't stop!👍👍👍👍one of my favorite fixing video
@greebo7857
9 ай бұрын
I so feel your pain with those bloody regulators. There's only one way they'll go in, and you always find it by fluke.
@BravoCharleses
9 ай бұрын
They salt the roads where I live. I've owned more than 20 cars and none of them would have passed an inspection requiring no rust.
@dfross87
9 ай бұрын
Whereas here (regional Australia), we have vehicles that are older than me which lived outside most/all of their lives which have much less rust than Geoffrey's Disco. Some of the "rust free" vehicles shown on YT channels in areas that salt the roads, my local scrappy would demand a tetanus shot before he'd crush them!
@seanfrank4158
9 ай бұрын
Love your tenacity. I think most folks would've given up on the ol girl once they started to dig into the project.
@CROKERvsRover
9 ай бұрын
Yip. It was destined for the scrapyard. Made no sense for anyone who isn't a youtuber or Land Rover tragic to fix this one. But it's nice and solid now. Mechanically flogged, but solid.
@adinchina1
9 ай бұрын
@@CROKERvsRoverit’s a tremendous pleasure to see any car saved from scrapyard. I’m not a fan of KZitem channels that buy old cars to abuse them and then scrap them. Thanks for your hard work
@banjopete
9 ай бұрын
A genuine pleasure every time a vid appears, I look forward to them, well done.
@CROKERvsRover
9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@steveking9574
9 ай бұрын
Great video! Now subscribed. Couple of thoughts, the base of the ignition switch comes loose on these which can cause stalling/no ignition. Second the headlights need relays put in, I went through two headlight stalks before taking people's advice on this.
@scottbrown173
9 ай бұрын
Your commitment to your non-project disco is perfect. I can't wait to see your series come back together. Projects, life, and time. Great work!
@NigelMarston
9 ай бұрын
I don't think there are many Brits with the motivation to keep one of these alive, even though we have more immediate access to parts here. You are to be commended for your perseverance.
@1chish
9 ай бұрын
Juice Motors, LR Live and LR Time would like a word .... 🤭
@kopperstad89
9 ай бұрын
That feeling, when you wake up, and there is an almost 44 min Croker video to watch before going to work
@honeyforce996
9 ай бұрын
41:30 nice man, congrats Lol at the handprint in the paint. Merry Christmas to all
@bushmanPMRR
8 ай бұрын
There is a wonderful word in the English language: "indefatigable" When you look it up in the Oxford English dictionary it merely says "Crocker vs Rover" Many thanks for another wonderful video and that driving clip at the end was just the icing on the cake!
@WarrenArmstrong69
9 ай бұрын
You have done an amazing job on the Discovery, your narration on your videos is always entertaining. So happy that you have passed the WOF.
@melvindavison8532
9 ай бұрын
Absolutely brilliant. Really appreciate you
@Poging2
9 ай бұрын
I love how the short cuts keep ending up taking twice as long as the proper job 😅 Absolutely loving the videos
@lozl
9 ай бұрын
Fantastic! Great work that man! Congratulations
@concernedcitizen9099
9 ай бұрын
Great video series. I will reference these as i restore my 1994 disco.
@blackwidowrsa
9 ай бұрын
nice, a land rover christmas special
@Alltakenbla
9 ай бұрын
Great entertainment as usual. Was surprised there was no mention of the ABs loss to the Bokke😊!
@karldewstow2933
9 ай бұрын
The best advertising for Toyota land cruisers
@HeikosGarage
9 ай бұрын
Great job, you fix stuff right the first time. Keep that great content coming.
@P38world
9 ай бұрын
Fark me that's brilliant mate...well bloody done!
@coles201
9 ай бұрын
I never doubted it!
@jozsefizsak
9 ай бұрын
That was a monumental and tremendously enjoyable undertaking, at least from my perspective..
@willgrime
9 ай бұрын
December in Scotland is dark and dismal. Watching your latest vid just gave me the will to live through it and make it to next summer. Now I’m going to watch all your other videos and if I’m careful and ration myself to one or two a day that’ll get me past the shortest day. You’re a lifesaver, man.
@dublegi-hr8kq
9 ай бұрын
You need to soak the rubber in kerosene or similar to remove the window channels (and to install the new ones). That makes the rubber very very soft and when it dries, it comes back to shape.
@bluewolf194
9 ай бұрын
Didn't think 2023 would be a year where Geoffrey would complete a project.
@garypoulton7311
9 ай бұрын
Brilliant, thanks for posting, and enjoy, thank God it was just a quick fix, and you did not let it turn into a project...
@andries4561
9 ай бұрын
I admire your dedication to this project! The car is coming back together and I'm watching it unfold, or refold I guess, with great interest. I love your videos and just wanted to say that I love the extra push the car got because of a much needed father-son trip! Happy Holidays!
@scottcates
9 ай бұрын
23:23 "I don't want get 'bogged down' worrying about that now." :D
@Vickwick58
9 ай бұрын
I'm no mathematician, but I do understand that there can only be one hundred percent of something. But you have about a thousand percent more patience than I could ever hope to have. God bless you.
@aserta
9 ай бұрын
I used acetone to dissolve the rubber under the window supports, then the stuff slides off under gravity (as soon as you pull it out of the acetone bath. Also, you're better off gluing the rubber strips to the window using rubber glue and then using construction glue (the stuff that's meant to be universal, both sealant and glue), fill the track with the stuff and slide it on the window. Obviously, tape all around so you don't have to spend time removing the excess. I left mine 3 days so the sealant/glue does its job. As far as the snek-cam is concerned, no rust on anything (yet).
@samkirk3662
9 ай бұрын
Love this blokes content. Need more....... a lot more please.❤
@ptonpc
9 ай бұрын
It's alive! Now time to strip and repaint everything. Don't worry it's not going to be a project dear... :D As for the britpart stuff? I've heard of worse bits from there. Including headlight bulb holders that had been bashed sort of flat(ish) and still had the hammer marks. It seems to be a case of "Who can we get to make these things as cheap as possible? Don't worry, the parts don't actually have for or work".
@DavidPlass
9 ай бұрын
Great episode! And congrats on getting the car back on the road!
@CROKERvsRover
9 ай бұрын
Thanks. Now I have to make it work properly!
@DavidPlass
9 ай бұрын
@@CROKERvsRover starts, runs, steers, stops. What else do you need?
@stco2426
9 ай бұрын
@@CROKERvsRover It's the little jobs that take the time. The big ones just take ages.
@grenvillephillips6998
9 ай бұрын
Beautiful!
@TheDaf95xf
9 ай бұрын
Hi 👋🏻 Geoffrey from the U.K. 🇬🇧 where these classic machines were made lol 😂 I’ve loved every episode and the end result is a credit to you Sir 🤩 Hopefully you’ll do another restoration video matey 👍🏻 Cheers Stevie for all the humour as well 😆
@KatlegoMac
9 ай бұрын
This is the content I love watching when doing laundry on a Saturday afternoon. 👏🏾
@peterwarner8541
9 ай бұрын
Awesome video as always Geoff. I’m part way through restoring my second Landrover in the UK and a bit of a pro on parts, we are definitely spoilt. For rarer parts I do an eBay search and then save the search with email notifications. If they ever come up jump on it and order straight away. I’ve got some rare parts that way over the years. Keep up the good work.
@pgprice1663
9 ай бұрын
well done
@davidforbes6250
9 ай бұрын
Good effort from a fellow owner from Australii. Wattyl Fishoilene is a good idea too for fiddly rusty bits not to be repaired.
@malcolmyoung7866
9 ай бұрын
Love it!! A bit of a journey in itself to get here. Just got my Freelander back together after a 4 YEAR rebuild and 'weld fest'...and some new bits and bobs..
@peterwarner8541
9 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to go to work so I can watch this on my commute!!!
@Jensen-64
9 ай бұрын
Watching all the repairs you've done to your discovery reminded me of the repairs mine needed, it was mechanically sound but the rust was extensive, it needed a new boot floor, inner front and rear wheel arches plus inner and outer sills on both sides, I'll always regret selling it and I look online to see what's for sale but the running costs of a discovery in the uk is ridiculous, looking forward to your next video to see what else you do with yours 👍
@BahjatAlaadel
9 ай бұрын
Liked the cheeky off-roading at the end 😊👏
@karenmurray3098
9 ай бұрын
great work mate !
@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524
9 ай бұрын
Woop!! More Croker video brilliance!
@DDB168
9 ай бұрын
Good to see it on the road and well done for all your persistence and effort.
@egec1
6 ай бұрын
Dude. Love this.
@herme99
9 ай бұрын
Christmas is saved!
@JDnBeastlet
9 ай бұрын
Hey Geoffrey, hello form Canada where summer is definitely NOT in the offing. It's great to see the Discovery back on the road... One hopes it still is when Christmas tree day gets here. Thanks for the video... always a pleasure!
@The_Cotswold_Engineer
6 ай бұрын
Gotta love a 'quick' fixer upper!😂😂 good job sir. Now back to your early series Landy please!
@DohosanV
9 ай бұрын
I love how entertaining your videos are.😂😂😂😂
@CROKERvsRover
9 ай бұрын
Thank you. I try my best to add more nonsense to the internet 😅
@myke49
9 ай бұрын
Congratulations. It is great to see the Disco on the road again and the V8 sounded great. I'm in Australia and I have owned too many Land Rovers. I now have a 2002 Discovery td5 with about 235,000km on the clock. Thanks to the dry Oz climate I have not found any rust in mine though I am sure some is hiding somewhere. Oil leaks will probably be its finish. I owned a Mk 1 two door Discovery. It had about 60,000km on it when I bought it and never had any real problems with it. I traded it on a new diesel five door Defender. Both vehicles had their transmission blow up after I owned them at about 150,000km. Hmmm. The best "Land Rover" I ever had was an original two door Range Rover in Sahara Dust paint and lots of km on the clock. It was one of the pre emission era ones with real horse power. It was economical (if a Range Rover ever was) and better still its non emission engine was quite powerful and happily steamed up hills that the later ones I owned would not. It also drank like a shearer. I am now in my 70s and mostly drive a diesel Subaru Outback. But the Disco is regularly driven and will be until it fails its yearly inspection. Thanks for your series. It has give me great memories of my fleet. Mike in Oz
@CROKERvsRover
9 ай бұрын
Thank you Mike. I almost bought a 2dr Range Rover instead of this. In worse condition for the same money. Was second highest bidder. Someone else wanted it more.
@sheep3854
9 ай бұрын
We were just out on that road recently, and going up there again on NYE to go camping in Matata. You live in a wonderful part of the NZ!
@AlexanderGibbonsAudio
9 ай бұрын
a 44 minute croker video? We are a lucky bunch
@paulcooper9135
9 ай бұрын
There's something about Rover Engineers, and all previous Rover DIY owners... they make you want to cry, or laugh hysterically to keep from crying! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
@leighreid5480
3 ай бұрын
+1 for Rodney
@stephenpurvis
9 ай бұрын
This was an excellent thing to wake up to and stretch out my Saturday morning coffee.
@bobdufresne6294
9 ай бұрын
Yesssssss!!!
@protodad1
9 ай бұрын
Awesome to see it on the road. Glad this isn’t some big project or anything… Your inspections crack me up. In California the DMV is notorious for being a nightmare to work with. You will absolutely fail and not be able to register your car if it remotely doesn’t pass smog or has aftermarket parts. However, zero safety inspections to register. I’ve seen rusted, bald tiered monstrosities rolling down the road with fresh tags. I once saw a car that had clearly been in a rollover and had the whole top removed with the jaws of life just cruising down the freeway.
@CROKERvsRover
9 ай бұрын
Yeah it's the opposite here. The inspectors can be a law to themselves, but thankfully emissions aren't part of the test.
@aperture47
9 ай бұрын
What a birthday treat! I'm allways delighted by your videos.
@aaronbuildsa
9 ай бұрын
Cheezus Mr Croker.. even I was holding my breath when you were cutting the old window slides off the glass, and I'm thousands of miles away 🤣
@scottcates
9 ай бұрын
I had to pause the video.
@mumblbeebee6546
9 ай бұрын
Hooray! Well done you, and thanks for the long and entertaining video! At the end when you were flogging the thing across the countryside I expected the camera to pan to a scared child and a scared xmas tree hanging out the back of the car 😂
@nkelly.9
9 ай бұрын
Expletive good job Croker. Expletive great video again Croker. You are a expletive champion.
@oobeoobe
9 ай бұрын
Lol no way 😂 I did the same tiny spring replacement on 2 doors and the tailgate. That lock mechanism is a right rube Goldberg contraption. I think I managed to remove the mechanism without taking out the window glass entirely. But what a pain in the arse job. My dad always said in an Ideal world he'd have a range rover made out of gold. Because at least it wouldn't rust. Rust killed my d1 300tdi. Sold it to a traveller who then did crime with it. Sad, sad day.
@Mrcaffinebean
9 ай бұрын
I have the same tires on my p38 Rover. I’ve been super happy with them.
@oldjunkandrandomstuff
9 ай бұрын
I admire that you spent so much time and effort on the front end and it looks exactly the same before and after 👌
@brettclayton307
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for being awesome dude
@drumnbass8
9 ай бұрын
This is just what I need bud thanks for the content!
@MrRockinRein
9 ай бұрын
Thanks for another great video! Always a pleasure to watch! Humor, informative and just enough rage.
@russellmasters5764
9 ай бұрын
Post credits scene! POST CREDITS SCENE!
@joelsexton2011
9 ай бұрын
Yes, finally something to watch on KZitem
@willseward7438
9 ай бұрын
Absolutely love it👍
@markbielawski
9 ай бұрын
Amazing saga! I was wondering what was going on since the last video was quite some time ago. I admire your tenacity, but I don't envy the inevitable frustration. Cheers for including couch jockeys like me in your adventure. I hope you and your son find the best Christmas tree ever!
@jimmycccc
9 ай бұрын
I like your use of the CSI sound bite and your videos in general. Please finish the series 3sometime. I want to see how it is finished.
@stuartgray5452
5 ай бұрын
Well I enjoyed every part of that you seem to like Land Rover you have a problem and the way you get round it is very good and its good work i have a new friend from a old English Rover mechanic looking forward to watch more
@johnpipolo8366
9 ай бұрын
Yay!!! Welcome Back!!!
@andries4561
9 ай бұрын
My man! I've been waiting for this day 😎😎
@87rover49
9 ай бұрын
Now a person might think, that a car company based on an island. Building cars for decades, would know how to mitigate corrosion IE rust ... Nope ! As an owner of three Range rovers 2 87s and 1 89 I feel your pain.
@grahammoucka7270
9 ай бұрын
Sitting down with my cup of tea ready for the next installment! 😂
@NikosDIY
9 ай бұрын
I thumbed that up while watching the ads before the video!!!!
@godfreypoon5148
9 ай бұрын
WOF Time? WOF Time and Money! haha, just kidding.. nice work!
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