Wow! All the bells and whistle’s going on this thing - what a machine it’s going to be. Personally prefer a more heritage look than pano glass but either way, it’s going to be a mega thing.
When going too far, I generally find that with romance and battlefield violence the limit is just your imagination. This truck is going to be quite the ridiculously large thing James. And I’m an American, so that’s saying something.
Make sure you put a handle on the A pillar. Using the door to get in and out kills the door hinges quicker then people think. People never seem to notice why steering columns are always loose and doors never shut properly on lifted toys.
@Mrjww please celebrate this fantastic project by doing it justice, and depart from your normal content and give us some super hard off-road videos. You Will for sure have a lot of fun and it will be some fresh content. Please celebrate and honor this Defender and its history. Don’t forget to put on a good winch on the front ;) cheers
Good afternoon James ! From sunny Edinburgh?🤤,nice landrover,be nice in red 👍 I have had 4×4 ,Mitsubishi pajero 8 seater 3:5 LRT import nice big ! Great in the snow 😎 !Have you got all your Xmas shopping Like to send you and your family A merry Christmas to you all ! Hope to see you in Edinburgh at GUMBALL 2023 👍👍😃😃 All the Best James regards Alan
Hi James - really enjoyed the latest content - esp. all the Gumball stuff. Quick question - do you have any idea who does the Gumball merch? After watching your vids, I thought it would be fun to get some, but that was two weeks ago, and my order seems to be hanging in limbo. Know anyone I can message to try and get it moving? I'm a bit disappointed in the whole thing so far as part of the order is xmas presents for my kids....
Run it in with a quick run down to Johannesburg down through Spain, Morocco and the west of Africa, and back up the Eastern side through Kenya, Egypt and back home via Jordan and Turkey.
First thing to do: Go Off-road. But, I mean real off-road. Not like most of all „TH-cam-Off-road-Riders“ just going over some dust and mud 😂 Get some proper off-road pros, compare it to a G Class and so on…
Are you going to put 40” tires on there? That gap above the tires now is a bit excessive, no? Should be a super fun rig, just don’t dump it over at the first roundabout. 😁
last guy who built one with that mi=uch lift said it had so many problems because of the lift, personally I think it looks stupid, totally unusable as what it's designed to be. You have a fad, not a Defender. When it's done, Take it off road and I'll happily spec some tracks for you to fail at.
Too tall. The slim suspension components visible while raised to this height unfortunately gives this the opposite of a strong or tough appearance. Muscle needs an appearance of tight and compact components while keeping the scale of everything slightly bigger. This looks a bit like a body builder with a huge upper body, huge feet with no legs at all. Bring it down and remove the transparency between the top radius of the tire and the body. Also the diamond type plate on the lower panel between the wheels from the side view is quite cheap feeling. Generally any type of diamond plate is very “ diy garage feeling”So many awesome things on your channel and the wrap around glass definitely has the ability to give the right touch of modernity. Hope it all goes well!
I cannot for the life of me understand why you would go with that rover engine…. Just seems like you’ve done everything to 10s and 11s and when came to the engine you said “ehh whatever good enough right?”. Why not a diesel, or an LS or LSX something halfway reliable that makes respectable power instead of that turd that you can throw all the money in the world at it and it will never be reliable and never make good power. What a let down.
Money well spent. Christmas can’t come soon enough!
Wow! All the bells and whistle’s going on this thing - what a machine it’s going to be. Personally prefer a more heritage look than pano glass but either way, it’s going to be a mega thing.
When going too far, I generally find that with romance and battlefield violence the limit is just your imagination. This truck is going to be quite the ridiculously large thing James. And I’m an American, so that’s saying something.
Should be fun!
Don’t ever let Damon drive any of your cars or trucks! Thor looks like it going to be the nicest truck ever. 💚💚💚🇨🇦 CONGRATS 🍾
Absolutely Stunning... keep up the great work. Some things aren't to be Compromised
Wow! All the bells and whistle’s going on this thing - what a machine it’s going to be
Great to see you named it in honour of me and my boys james, cheers :) :)
Nice to see you back in the UK “working” on a build. Enjoyed your Gumball content and this.
Make sure you put a handle on the A pillar. Using the door to get in and out kills the door hinges quicker then people think. People never seem to notice why steering columns are always loose and doors never shut properly on lifted toys.
Agreed!
Amazing work!! Love the Defender
Cant beleive you would want to spend so much on a old Rover V8 when there are much more efficent modern GM V8 crate e3ngines available!
Something as seemingly simple as the wrap around glass transform's it big time. Of course you went overboard that's what makes this project special
Beast!! 👍🏻
Awesome project, can’t wait to see it finished.
Not long now! A lot of progress made while I was away 😎🏁
Take it to Iceland!!!
That is one super bespoked Land Rover! The size of it...wow! First trip is to the Starbucks drive through and just try buy coffee...
Fantastic parts going on this project James 😎😎😎😉.
That is going to be sick 💪🏻
Love these build videos.
WOW AMAZING VIDEO FANTASTIC MAGICAL SUPERB
Good Fun!
Will be when it’s finished 😅🙏🏼
Im surprised youve gone for a rover v8 instead of a 6.2 litre ls3
Mr JWW Awesome Video I'm glad your Custom Range Rover Defender is coming along well and I can't wait to see more progress
You gotta organise a 4wd challenge with Mat Watson.
Great update vid mate 👍 and YES 40th Anniversary please. 🤘🔥🤘❤
@Mrjww please celebrate this fantastic project by doing it justice, and depart from your normal content and give us some super hard off-road videos. You Will for sure have a lot of fun and it will be some fresh content. Please celebrate and honor this Defender and its history. Don’t forget to put on a good winch on the front ;) cheers
Super cool! As an American your build is so American. 🤣💯
Mr jww is one of the few English mens who speaks English crystal clear
The JWW version of the American monster truck lol. Absurdly, unreasonably large. And yet, bespoke and refined haha.
Nice
Good afternoon James ! From sunny Edinburgh?🤤,nice landrover,be nice in red 👍 I have had 4×4 ,Mitsubishi pajero 8 seater 3:5 LRT import nice big ! Great in the snow 😎 !Have you got all your Xmas shopping Like to send you and your family A merry Christmas to you all ! Hope to see you in Edinburgh at GUMBALL 2023 👍👍😃😃 All the Best James regards Alan
You can tell this car is good hands, that’s exactly how I want someone explaining their way through engine bores to me 😂
Wonderful. You're rich. Im happy for you.
We love your collaboration with the DDE boys😎wish you can make more videos with them.
Yes but get over it, that was weeks ago!
I find that James is teaching Damon and Dave a little bit of class actually.
noo
First drive should be in the heart of London, to really show its capabilities 😂
You did a fantastic job. I like detailed work that has spent time on it. I was curious about the brand of the wheels..?
What’s overboard 😂 this thing is crazy cool!
I thor i saw a puthycat. I did, I did saw a puthycat! Looking good!
seems a crime not to put an LS3 engine in such a big build...
Defo need 2 take it off road for the first drive!
Yolo
Right! 😅🙏🏼
First drive - any multi story car park in the UK followed by a nice drive through macdonalds then onto the body shop to get the roof repaired
😂👍🏻
Dakar anniversary edition in Camel livery ?!? Mixing up two legendary events, I think.
I would love to see this Vs Electric Classic Cars Spector Defender
Drive through Central London and do a car spotting video on this one LOL
First drive - take it on Gumball!
No spray nozzles on the wipers?
Bet it never leaves the tarmac.
You will regret having that old Rover/ Buick Thor V8 they are incredibly vulnerable
Do they make diesel V8 engine?
the 300tdi Just blew up in mine. I'm throwing 19k into putting a 2.8L into it now.
Damn
2023 Calendar? Buick V8? Custom headers please. Corsa or Borla?
Hi James - really enjoyed the latest content - esp. all the Gumball stuff. Quick question - do you have any idea who does the Gumball merch? After watching your vids, I thought it would be fun to get some, but that was two weeks ago, and my order seems to be hanging in limbo. Know anyone I can message to try and get it moving? I'm a bit disappointed in the whole thing so far as part of the order is xmas presents for my kids....
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You actually are 😎🏁
@@MrJWW haha about bl@@dy time!! Long time fan, love the work as always!
Already can't wait to see the next step in this progression. One small question: is the V8 naturally aspirated or will it receive supercharging?
Still naturally aspirated - maybe upgrades down the line 😅
Use this in Gumball next year?
Needs external body kit its too tall better not risk it if you go for real off-roading slow on some big angles and muddy terrains
Not red calliper!!
Run it in with a quick run down to Johannesburg down through Spain, Morocco and the west of Africa, and back up the Eastern side through Kenya, Egypt and back home via Jordan and Turkey.
J WHAT DID YOU GET INTO 😳👀 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
First thing to do: Go Off-road. But, I mean real off-road. Not like most of all „TH-cam-Off-road-Riders“ just going over some dust and mud 😂
Get some proper off-road pros, compare it to a G Class and so on…
Gumball Europe support car probably? 😅
👀
Imagine the chaos with you the DDE boys in there!
Are you going to put 40” tires on there? That gap above the tires now is a bit excessive, no? Should be a super fun rig, just don’t dump it over at the first roundabout. 😁
Depends on how much travel is in the suspension...
So when are you flying out to cali to see the DDE boys.
Plans are a foot!
@@MrJWW this is good news from a fellow brit! Looking forward to edinburgh and start of gumball nxt year!!
@@brucecameron6910 I know DDE has been posting from Cali lately, but they're normally based out of Canada, no?
@@LiqdPT no they live in canada but there main vase is in LA. At the DDE HQ same place they have just had billionare mike at
Definitely should of gone with an LS7 engine.
I'm guessing it's easier to find a mechanic for these than for a LS in the UK
last guy who built one with that mi=uch lift said it had so many problems because of the lift, personally I think it looks stupid, totally unusable as what it's designed to be. You have a fad, not a Defender. When it's done, Take it off road and I'll happily spec some tracks for you to fail at.
Too tall. The slim suspension components visible while raised to this height unfortunately gives this the opposite of a strong or tough appearance. Muscle needs an appearance of tight and compact components while keeping the scale of everything slightly bigger. This looks a bit like a body builder with a huge upper body, huge feet with no legs at all. Bring it down and remove the transparency between the top radius of the tire and the body. Also the diamond type plate on the lower panel between the wheels from the side view is quite cheap feeling. Generally any type of diamond plate is very “ diy garage feeling”So many awesome things on your channel and the wrap around glass definitely has the ability to give the right touch of modernity. Hope it all goes well!
I can't believe it im the first viewer
Ground clearance is far less than you might think. 15 inches at best...
Hey BE careful about Naming it that , you may get some $hit from marvel or something 🤷🏽♂️✌🏾✌🏾
anyone thinking ultimate support vehicle for gumball
I cannot for the life of me understand why you would go with that rover engine…. Just seems like you’ve done everything to 10s and 11s and when came to the engine you said “ehh whatever good enough right?”. Why not a diesel, or an LS or LSX something halfway reliable that makes respectable power instead of that turd that you can throw all the money in the world at it and it will never be reliable and never make good power. What a let down.
Great info on your build..James I think your trying to fit in with The Big Truck Rednecks of That culture 👍 👌
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