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Project Purdey
France
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
We bought a 1988 Land Rover 110 on Ebay to rebuild into a car for the Dakar Classic rally in 2026.
Is it possible to do, on a tight budget, in our shed?
We have to meet FIA regulations to get an entry, so no pressure there, but we are determined to do it.
We are Helen & Marcella, and we will be the first British female team to compete at Dakar Classic if we pull this off.
Follow us and see if we can make Purdey a reality, against the clock and against all the odds !
Is it possible to do, on a tight budget, in our shed?
We have to meet FIA regulations to get an entry, so no pressure there, but we are determined to do it.
We are Helen & Marcella, and we will be the first British female team to compete at Dakar Classic if we pull this off.
Follow us and see if we can make Purdey a reality, against the clock and against all the odds !
Behind the scenes of the roll cage build at @SafetyDevicesLtd, welding & powder coating, Episode 17
The roll cage is completed this week for our Land Rover 110, Purdey.
Many Thanks to Chris and the team at @SafetyDevicesLtd for providing the footage!
We love the spare wheel holders to keep our @GitiTires safely stowed during a stage.
Meanwhile we tackle more of Priscilla's wiring gremlins and strip down a transfer box ready for fitting.
Purdey then moves on to @demandengineeringltd, another Suffolk based partner, where next week she will be getting her exhaust pipe.
Thanks to all our build partners eurospare, Marsland Chassis, @AndrewGraham-AlliSport-Ltd @ExolLubricants@GitiTires plus @landrovermonthly7806 for also sharing the story and @paddockspares for ongoing support and sharing.
#landroverclassic #landroverbuild #landroverproject #landrover110 #rollcage #engineering #metalworking #safetydevice #personalprotection #rallycar #dakarclassic #4x4 #offroad #car #automobile #landrover #powdercoat #welding
Many Thanks to Chris and the team at @SafetyDevicesLtd for providing the footage!
We love the spare wheel holders to keep our @GitiTires safely stowed during a stage.
Meanwhile we tackle more of Priscilla's wiring gremlins and strip down a transfer box ready for fitting.
Purdey then moves on to @demandengineeringltd, another Suffolk based partner, where next week she will be getting her exhaust pipe.
Thanks to all our build partners eurospare, Marsland Chassis, @AndrewGraham-AlliSport-Ltd @ExolLubricants@GitiTires plus @landrovermonthly7806 for also sharing the story and @paddockspares for ongoing support and sharing.
#landroverclassic #landroverbuild #landroverproject #landrover110 #rollcage #engineering #metalworking #safetydevice #personalprotection #rallycar #dakarclassic #4x4 #offroad #car #automobile #landrover #powdercoat #welding
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Priscilla gets some love, wiring, roll-cage build update and Dakar Classic 25 footage. Episode 16
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With Purdey at @SafetyDevicesLtd we are able to do some long overdue jobs on Priscilla, our other 110. and Delilah, our 90. We didn't expect to find an oil leak from Priscilla's rear axle though. The re-wiring job is a fiddly one, and half the car seems to be in bits, but it will be worth it! Meanwhile, the roll-cage is taking shape in Suffolk, and Chris from Safety Devices gives us a great upd...
Join us on our trip to the U.K. and at @SafetyDevicesLtd where we talk all things rollcage. Ep 15
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As Purdey, our Land Rover 110, heads into the @SafetyDevicesLtd workshops, you get the first look at the cage construction discussions and Chris from Safety Devices answers the question from @graham-martin5847 about why they are doing a special build for us. We cover lots of road miles, take a couple of ferry trips with @DFDSSeawaysUK, strip down a couple of Land Rover wings in my dad's garage,...
Doors & bonnet are fitted, getting ready for the trip to Safety Devices. Land Rover 110 build, no.14
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How long does it take you to pack for a journey? It's taken us a week to ready Purdey, during which we cut a polycarb rear window, fit the two piece Series doors and rear door, get the bonnet on, cover up all the exposed electric connections and use some pallet wrap. But with the trailer loaded, we are ready to go! Next stop Safety Devices for the rollcage; another step for our Land Rover 110 o...
We meet a real 80s Dakar Land Rover 110, fit a windscreen and get panels back from paint. Ep. 13
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Happy 2025 everyone!! A short week this week, but a very exciting one as we meet a Land Rover that went to Dakar in the 80s, giving us a boost ! Also, we get working flaps in Purdey, have a nerve wracking hour as we fit a windscreen, take a road trip, fix body stays in place and door hinges, and do some work on the transmission tunnel. Guest appearance by Hattie cat and a couple more of your qu...
2024 Retrospective! All the action, emotion, and Land Rovers. #landrover #womendrivers #2024
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Christmas Wishes, answers to questions, oil and a goat retrospective. Build week 11, Land Rover 110
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Although it's Christmas week, some work gets done, including getting oil from our partners @ExolLubricants into the gearbox and transfer box, fitting the final bits on the front axle, and a bumper. We give you an update on the situation with the wings, put some Christmas lights on Purdey, share a totally fabulous sunset and answer some of your questions. Oh, and for those fans of the goat, ther...
Nothing is easy this week! But a Land Rover 110 is appearing in our shed! Build week 10, episode 11
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Well, it really was a challenging week for our morale as things just don't work out as we imagined. We need to source another wing, the roof to windscreen surround seal and the front suspension were not easy to install, and let's not even mention finding a windscreen! We have to modify floor panels and the seat support brackets. On the positive side, we take a road trip, eat some Nakd bars, Min...
Visiting Safety Devices, collecting parts in the dark, road trip, body panels & mistakes. Episode 10
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Starting the week in Suffolk at @SafetyDevicesLtd with Andrew from @AndrewGraham-AlliSport-Ltd as we look at the facilities where Purdey's roll cage will be constructed, with furtive guest appearance from my dad! Then we head south to collect more original bits of Purdey on a dark wet afternoon before heading for the ferry, where we give you a top tip for combating sea sickness. Back in the wor...
It’s all about the bodywork, as we prep the second hand panels for our Land Rover 110. Episode 9
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The body panels take up a lot of time, but we also receive our seats from OMP, and luckily my bum still fits !! We take a look back at choosing the seats at @demontweeksshop9542 , refit the seat box after paint, and drive north to the port at Dieppe. As there is only so much grinding, cleaning and sanding you can watch without getting bored, this is a shorter episode. But it’s all important wo...
Lots of wiring, cut and fit seat box, side sills and more, build week 7 Dakar Classic 110
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The week doesn't start well as we have no power, but soon we are able to move on with wiring on our Land Rover build. The countdown towards Dakar Classic continues, and also the @SantanaTrophy, and we show you some footage of Priscilla, our Defender 110 and Lulu, our Discovery 2 on the 2023 event in Morocco, offroad, including the Sahara desert. The seat box is modified, we work on the windscre...
Weathering the storm, fitting body panels and putting the gearbox and transfer box back. Episode 7
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Good progress this week with our Land Rover 110 for Dakar Classic 2026. She is starting to look like a car! But, we battle the weather, we have another visit from our random goat and I talk about lubrication. The yoga mat comes into play again, and we watch some TH-cam "how to" videos. Big thanks this week to Sue and Abi who helped with filming, to @ExolLubricants and @lofclutches4156 as well a...
Episode 7 teaser! #landroverdefender110 #4x4 #automobile #landroverrestoration #car #buildit
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All wheels are on! We build the front axle, have visits from animals & inspect the clutch. Episode 6
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Land Rover 110 build. The long awaited delivery finally arrives, allowing us to get on. The chassis wiring goes in place, the gearbox comes off, we have a panic about the steering box and lay under Priscilla. Brake pipes get made and the transfer box is ready! The countdown to the @SantanaTrophy and Dakar Classic continues ..... Thanks once again to @hotbray906 (eurospare) for their valued help...
that was so neat!
@@mytimethinking thank you
Very nice roll cage .filling strong
Thank you!
So inspirational and motivating as I am doing similar activity ( wiring in better blade type fuse blocks) for desert activity this year and a Rallye raid in 2026. Great videos. 👍🐫
Thanks! I’m glad you are enjoying them, and good luck for your adventures! Which rally raid are you preparing for ?
Nice to see Helen relaxing for a change
@@Kevin-dp1vy it’s a rare sight!
One step more👍. Good job
My Landy friends have just seen you getting off the ferry. Safe journey, i hope all goes to plan, and looking forward to your next video 👍
Oh cool! They should have said hello. 😊
why are you taking landy to them for a cage they do a kit fit it yourself i am sure if you can build a landy you can fit a cage those wings you are buying are tdci wings for ref
Hi Graham! I know Safety Devices do a cage for a Defender but it is exterior, and not to the specification for Dakar Classic. We have several pages of technical data to respect to conform with the technical requirements for the event, so Safety Devices will be building Purdey a custom cage to suit. I know what the wings are from. We only need the metal parts. Thank you for your question, and for watching! 😁
@@GazellesOffroadTeam i get ya is ya chassis powder coated or painted and sand will kill it
The chassis is powder coated. I know the finish probably won’t last, but it’s galvanised underneath. We can always repaint it!! It’s red to draw attention to it, and promote Marsland Chassis ….. but it does look cool doesn’t it ?! 😁
@@GazellesOffroadTeam I got my original 1989 chassis galvanised when I bought it ex army as it was immaculate and still is didn't bother painting mine I like the galv look my other one I got back from the Falklands I just got blasted and painted it that took is a zero welded chassis
@@graham-martin5847I know most people leave the galvanised finish. I’m not most people 😂 and anyway we wanted the chassis to stand out. My other 110 Priscilla has a yellow and black chassis.
A mate of mine has a Dakar RRC, so a few about on the continent, he's somewhere in France...
Oh, how cool. Most of the period Dakar vehicles would be in France or thereabouts I would imagine, as Paris Dakar is a mainly French event, conceived by a Frenchman and still run by the French.
Keep up the good work…. from Scotland 🏴
Thank you! And thank you for following our channel.
The very best glue is moisture cured acrylic body panel mastic. I use it on kids shoes so it must be good.
Good to know! Thank you !
You use parts from eurospare...is better than britparts?
We have found the eurospare parts to be excellent quality, and we are pleased to be partnering with them for our build.
Hello i start to follow you that amazing project . I fully hope you win this challenge
@@manumoi9256 thank you! 😁
Hi, what prep and finish is on the chassis.?
Hello Julian, the chassis has been galvanised and then powder coated.
That' s a BIG meccano set you're working on; I admire the make-do-and-improvise attitude too.
Thank you Tom! Sometimes we have to improvise to advance !!
Hi from the Uk. Great video & good on yer. One tip from another youtuber... In your title there is no mention of what you are building. TH-cam algorithm ideally needs you to put a title so viewers can see what the video is about. ( Landrover full restore part ??? etc. ). Hope this helps & your channel grows. Subbed. Steve.
Thank you @stevietrg52 that is very helpful. As you can tell, I’m new to this so all help is very gratefully received. Thank you.
Love the precision that goes with fitting metal parts together; wary of the heavy lifting and human muscle stresses required at times!
@@tomhosty we try to use brain, not brawn, but sometimes you just have to put your back into it !!! No humans were hurt during the making of this video 😉
Subscriber #42 here! Hello from North Carolina in the US! Followed you from LR Ladies FB page. I’m so stoked to see you progress. Great luck to you both and have fun!!
@@bugginout3169 Thank you so much! Great to have international support. Isn’t LRLadies just the best group?
Do you know if you are torquing up if you click the wrench more than once you go over the torque setting just for information the job is going well
@@johnharris5028 no, I didn’t know that! Thank you for the information, something to bear in mind.
Everything is so amazingly CLEAN, delightful to see how it all fits together.
We are trying to keep the build area clean …. !
11h10 am.....you stop the work, time for a good gin !
Ah, no gin allowed in the work space !!! We definitely deserved one at the end of the week though!
A very detailed description of the beginning of a daunting challenge you are taking on. I was fascinated by your ingenious methods of lifting and moving those weighty parts. Watch and learn!
@@tomhosty thank you, we are glad you enjoyed episode 1 ! We have to adapt and improvise, much like we do on a rally, but with determination we will get this done!
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