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It can be a battle eh, rewarding when you can get out and enjoy it. I’d love to do a crazy build one day that just sorts a few of the niggly things out without changing the nature of the beast too much.

@@foldinthemap my series 3 is having the gearbox rebuilt at this week so back on the road next week.

@@paulwest6262 very exciting! A shiny 'new' gearbox will be a bit of a treat.

@@foldinthemap it was catching going into second gear, one of the 3 detent flat springs broke and came out in the oil,, so I took the chance to have it rebuilt, might stop a few of the oil leaks..... Or slow them back a bit. Loving the videos of your Landrover Series adventures, some amazing landscape and of course the lovely Series 2

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Nice one Steve! Cheers for watching. Yes a very pretty spot indeed. Looks very approachable but lots of spots to get stuck haha. Cya out there!

You’re not bloody wrong mate 😏

@@foldinthemap I have a mkii hydraulic on mine, top bit of kit.

Good to be back, still working on the warrant of fitness though hahaha

@foldinthemap I assume that's like an MOT?

@@onetonlandrover yea exactly, having issues getting the drum brakes balanced.

@foldinthemap They can be a pest unfortunately.

Not a bad gearbox reliability wise but way less user friendly eh!

I’ll see what I can do, what’s your email?

Agreed. Yes and no, there was deep ruts that the 130 sailed over like they weren’t there and had me almost tipping over. They both have their advantages and disadvantages… I think Phil’s back came off better then mine though 😂

I’ll make sure to fire the voice over guy

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Yep!

You lucky duck 😅

I do feel for you as my synchro on second still works, but it doesn’t work on third and fourth

​@@Snorting-tuna My 1960 S2 88" slipped out of 2nd gear. Had it fixed. 2000km later, started slipping out of 3rd... Had it fixed.... After 600km, she spilled all her fresh new clean gearbox oil overnight on my rental's garage floor.. I'm done after a 30 year love affair.. She will be discovered as a barn find, and will become some new W⚓'s nightmare. 🇿🇦 F#ck the Green Oval.

​@@alwynvanwyk1851who rebuilt the box when the original problem started, it's not the Landrovers fault it's the cheap fixes carried out, when fixing a gearbox strip the whole thing and rebuild it fully costs a couple of grand but done for years. Series 3 suffix A are a strong box. Don't be the quitter over a gearbox.

Is that what that crunching sound is? 😅😅😅

​ Where is your cool dude voice gone to from your earlier vlogs that disappeared in the mist.

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@@foldinthemap it’s still a dream of mine to one day own a Defender. I love the model you got. It’s such a beauty!

New Zealand!

Agreed!

Much appreciated, thought it was time to poke my head back up!

Thanks so much for these kind words, and cheers for watching!

Errrrmmmm short answer is, no not really, no one cruises comfortably in a series any faster than 60kmph. The whine of the gearbox and the engine/road/body noise is very loud. I don’t mind it but if you’re worried about being slow, it’s slow.. That wonderful little gearbox when you go offroad though… it takes that little tractor engine and puts a lot of torque to the ground. That’s what they’re best for. For long distance on road travel I’d go a disco 2 or maybe a Range Rover classic for the more retro feel? Td5 defender would go alright too. No not yet! Great to hear from you and thanks for your comment, it sounds like an awesome trip you have planned!

​@foldinthemap Thank you for the reply! I was thinking of going crazy with sound deadening to make it quieter and try to remove the tin can sound. But it may not help too much. As for the speed, that might be an issue 🤔. By the time I import a series 2a into Portugal and factoring all the maintenance and build for the rear, it'll be around €20,000 +/-. If I want to go with a D110, i'd be looking at €30,000 +/-... The joys of living in Portugal and their crazy (and illegal) import tax scheme. But man, 60km/h is slow! Haha. 😬 but it might be worth us saving €10,000. Like they say, its the journey that counts, not the destination, right? Right? I thought about the disco 2 and RRC, but they dont have the interior space like the S3 or D110. I need to do some soul searching 🧐

Thank you!

Be back soon mate, been very unwell unfortunately.

do it!!!

Cheers! Couldn’t agree more, always learning, always enjoying the ride 🙏🏼🤙🏼

Cheers mate! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@@hindian21 yes they were, mostly out of complete laziness. This did not cause the flat tyre however, that was down to the person who installed them and the tubes incorrectly.

@@alwynvanwyk1851 engines don’t rebuild themselves…

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Yes! Haha a trap for young players that’s for sure. Not the first time it’s got me and won’t be the last.

Cheers legend!

Cheers! Haha you and me both. Certainly learned a thing or two and happy to have gotten away with it unscathed.

Sounds like a good pair of legends. Can’t say the same for mine haha but hopefully soon it will be that reliable! Post engine rebuild things are looking up.

Just to clarify, the nissan DIDN'T go bungy jumping...

What a trip that must have been! To bungy off the skippers bridge is a pretty epic claim to have. The road is still hair raising but certainly well maintained. We were having issues with the brakes and the truck over heating though 😅😂

Another beautiful country!

@@foldinthemap awesome! Love your videos!

Very lucky to call NZ home!

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Cheers! Greetings and salutations, full steam ahead on the rebuild.

Because our destination was the hot pools and Scottie’s hut.

This encouragement means a lot so thank you! Thanks for watching stoked to have you along for the ride! 🙂

Yeeooowww!

Cheers for the encouragement, I surely need it but I think you’re right, enthusiasm is already building to get some use out of the fresh engine!

Big call! But I like it

Gotta make sure that fella is on good and tight haha. New radiator and brand new cap going in next week so we’ll have no more leaky leaky.

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Aren’t they just. That is definitely the word. Yea alls well that ends well. Not long now and she’ll be back on the dusty trail!

Cheers! Thanks for watching. That sounds awesome can’t wait to see your journey🤙🏼🖤

*leaking coolant actually

@@foldinthemap Could be even an oil film on the transmissions case or the engine or somewhere else on the underside, it's an old car, or asbestos break dust that gets washed of by the river crossing, driving fast though water. Doesn't even needs to be an bashed oil sump or engine blow-up. It's like an underfloor/underbody washing, just in nature.

The good news is the glacier is still melting, feeding more loverly pure water into the flow

I tend to think you might be right. I’ve probably needed new rings for a while so if held on as long as it could. Cheers! Looking forward to having it fighting fit again.

The series Rovers are brutally simple and it’s an absolute challenge to drive and work on them… but sometimes they just make you smile more than any other car. Wouldn’t mind coil springs and power steering though!