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@user-rk2vv3tq1e

3 жыл бұрын

Девка-огонь!

I am a professional for 35 years, and I have to give you a compliment for being so passionate and technical in handling your work.

Youre an inspiration Sophie. I bought my 2001 Defender 90, 9 years ago, took take to my home in the mountains of Portugal. It's taken my wife and I to places we would never have seen otherwise and we love our Landy. But, I've always taken it to a local mechanic for every repair. Then I watched one of your videos and you seem so fearless. You'll literally tackle anything. So, now I'm having a go too. A 62 year old man, who's never touched a spanner before. Thank you Sophie.

@mikescudder4621

3 жыл бұрын

Get the Haynes manual for it, or similar. Its never too late to learn something new and working on your own cars is very rewarding!

@ianworley8169

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikescudder4621 Thanks Mike, already have. That, KZread and accessibly cheap parts from the UK

Brilliant work you are doing on that Landrover,my Dad had a 1954 series 1,I have a soft spot for Landrovers specially the old ones👍

@LandRoverSophie

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! You should definitely consider getting another 😊

@LandRoverSophie

10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the kind words! You should definitely consider getting another 😊

@hamishbayer7065

10 ай бұрын

@@LandRoverSophie thankyou Sophie,I would like too.

Holy crap, your work ethic, in depth knowledge, skill level, love of quality and thoroughness are awe inspiring.

I love how perfectionist she is .I can't wait to see the end result .Great job young lady ,keep it up !

00:20 "So I've been teaching myself how to weld" Instant thumbs up. Now, on with the rest of the video.

Once I heard the accent, I knew we were in good hands

@gavanwhatever8196

2 жыл бұрын

Which accent is that? To my untutored (Australian) ear I'm guessing a bit north of Manchester. But what would I know!

I am speechless, I am without speech. All of the women that I've known if you asked them to do this they would be waving at you and not with all five fingers. Great job kid.

I've been working on Fabrication work since I was a kid with my late dad, then 17 years in the Reserves and Regluar Army as a REME Mechanic. I've done countless trailers, Land rovers, Chassis swaps, Welding and Fab Work, Hot Rods etc...I cannot fault her, top performance all round. Nice to see a girl doing it and doing it correctly ...looking forward to seeing more work from her

@LandRoverSophie

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Even without the galv, yours is probably better protected than it would have been out of Solihull 🙂👍🏻

Tinfoil is really good for masking parts quickly and is also a lot easier to unmask

@rosswaring2835

3 жыл бұрын

Ah. I was painting some MGB shock absorber arms today...that would have been more sensible than the half mile of masking tape I used! Thx

Great job, Sophie!

Hey Sophie, I showed your vids & this one to my mate who owns a smash repairs shop. He was very impressed with the work you've done. In his words, he said you've done better than any of his apprentices he's had over the years. Whoever has been teaching you should be proud of your work. My mate was also saying that he'd have you working on restoration projects. As he said, everything is in the details. I help my mate out on occasions. The project he's nearly completing is a 2008 Holden VE SV6 Ute for a paraplegic who wanted a ute. Making it user friendly was the hard part for me as I had to measure her for seating & hand controls. I also had to devise a remote lift for the hard lid to store her wheelchair in & modify the front passenger seat to carry her sports chair. Again a great video & you should be happy with the hard work you do. As my dad would say, "That's proper champion, that, lass!"

@LandRoverSophie

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you to each one of you that said such lovely things, I really appreciate it! It sounds like you’re going to really positively impact this ladies life which is brilliant. Best of luck to you, it sounds like your volunteering is doing some wonderful things. Thanks again and I hope you enjoy the future videos☺️

Your preparation, knowledge, diligence and patience are a tribute to your generation. Keep going!

Sophie, genuinely impressed, quality job.

Sophie is pure quality. I love the attention to detail. You really are good at what you do and i cant wait to see the next episode

Not only am I impressed with your proficiency, but jealous at your project as well. Wish I had a place I could take on such a project!

You go girl, nice to see a young lady interested in Land Rovers, well done flower, i'v got a 1995 p38 diesel which is my daily driver, as well as being renovated at the same time, when i've got the weekend to myself.

I hope my daughters grow up to still love landrovers when your age and do what you do with them

Impressive. Wish our old Landies in Africa had those chassis preps in their day. Great job Sophie. Love your work 👍

did not expect to see such a fine video when I opened this site - good work and paying attention to detail is not a fault.

This is very therapeutic to watch, extremely thorough work, cheers from Aus.

I have been an Industrial Painter Blaster/Sprayer for 45 years I am very impressed on your knowledge of stripe coating and your knowledge of looking after heavy steel well done young lady your way of working is better than half of the painters I have worked with over many years I say again fantastic commitment and job

Part of learning to weld is learning how to enjoy deep, lasting burns and that things that are very hot don’t necessarily look hot. Also, if you do ever need to modify that chassis, welding galvanised steel isn’t great for your health as a general rule so take care with that

I just found your channel this evening and think that what you are doing with your Land Rovers and the passion you have for them is absolutely brilliant!! :)

Loving your project so far. you are going to be so chuffed with this landy when you are finished.... and rightly so.

Excellent videos and project. It's good to see a woman who is clearly doing something like this because she loves it, not using her looks as clickbait. In terms of suggestions, I would be making more use of wire brush on an angle grinder and decoke brush on a drill for rust removal - much easier and quicker than by hand. Also, to remove rust in pitted steel, hydrochloric acid (sold as brick cleaner) is good. Brushed on this will remove even deeply pitted rust. You can follow this with Jenolite for a perfect finish. Jenolite will only convert surface rust on pits, leaving rust underneath. Thus will inevitably activate again and continue to rust.

you do really nice work! I was a little sorry when you started prepping the beautifully galvanized chassis, but I fully agree with your reasoning. And since its an old vehicle, it should look period correct. The chassis is really nice job and very good deal! Your commenting is also very pleasant and your explanations and technical advise are very useful! Build yourself a simple rotisserie, so you can easily rotate your chassis

100,000 years from now, when archeologists of the time are researching this region of the world, they will find your Land Rover in the bush, still in perfect working order. Holy CRAP young lady, that was amazing work just on the chassis. Thats going to last forever lol.

Great job! Very exciting to see your Series 3 being so beautifully restored. You have high standards. That Landy will be so cool when done. I love my ‘71 Series IIA. Being working on it and driving it over 12 years. Your 110 is also awesome!

I too have the sky as my roof when working on my S-IIa. You’re doing a wonderful job!

Stumbled across your channel tonight, have watched both Land Rover series 3 , so nice to see someone who really loves doing the work. Keep it up!.

Yep, while it almost feels like cheating, you can either buy a new chassis & bulkhead, or you can keep patching your chassis & bulkhead until you have a hand-made chassis & bulkhead of dubious quality that is going to require more patching in a few years. Great vid Sophie, looking forward to more. :)

@menditman2004

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a good video, but it costs £1000s of pounds for new bulk head a chassis, my 90 really could do with a chassis but I’ll be patching it for a good few years yet. It would have been nice to see her fix up the old rather than buy the 2 components, but i suppose if she has the money fair play to her.

@andymckane7271

3 жыл бұрын

@@menditman2004 Great idea with the way she's going about her restoration. The new chassis and new dash panel (bulkhead), when well prepared, will last for many years if Sophie keeps out of the salt water. I drove Land Rovers for almost exactly 30 years. I never had a chassis rust out. I lived with them just outside of New York City, Salt Lake City and Montana before moving to San Diego (where I did play with my Series III 88" in salt water a few times). Each winter I took my L-R to the car was about one a month if not more often. And any time I drove in salt water, I'd wash the Land-Rover off very carefully several times. My wash jobs included spraying water right into the chassis on both sides of the frame rails. (I bought my 1972 SIII 88" NADA DHT 2.25 petrol and drove it until 1992 when it was stolen. I had a Series IIA, 1962 88" station wagon before that; I also had a 1967 NADA 6-cylinder station wagon for 10 or 12 years.) No Land Rover that I owned had serious rust issues. Take good care of the Land Rover, and it will take good care of you. A very nice video. And, Sophie, you are going about it in the best possible way! Congratulations!!

@menditman2004

3 жыл бұрын

@@andymckane7271 Hi yes I agree it’s the best way, but i would think your talking about £4000 ish to replace chassis and bulk head. I personally wouldn’t spend that amount on a series 3, they weren’t the best to drive and not the most desirable Land Rover (even though in recent years they have become more popular for collectors) . Some one I work for has just bought a series 2 (which I do like much better) and said it’s awful to drive, my 90 and 110 defenders are a pleasure to drive and have that important power steering, but it’s all about personal choice. I would like a series 1 though but it would be more of a museum piece for me (maybe one day I’ll get one).

Great video. Thank you for taking the time to film your experience and sharing it!

Doing a splendid job there Sophie, looking forward to the next instalment.

I have a galvanised chassis under one of my 2cvs that I fitted in the winter of ‘99/2000. Back then it was £350 and had a 10year guarantee. Needless to say 20 years on its still in fab condition and 100% worth the money. so by doing this to your s3 is definitely one of the best things you can do.

My fantasy is to build a Land Rover from scratch like this. Unfortunately I don’t have a garage or any outside space, or any tools. So maybe when I win the lottery! In the meantime it will be great to watch your channel Sophie.

Prep is often overlooked so great to see you taking the time to do it well. I learned to weld (self taught) years ago. Mig is so much easier than stick but good to know both. Take care welding galvanized metal. The heat produces zinc oxide fumes that are toxic so deep grind the metal through to the steel. If you see a white fluffy surface to a weld its zinc and will need to be ground deeper. Well done for all your hard work.

You are amazing! Not because you're a woman restoring a Landrover, but because your knowledge and mechanical aptitude is incredible for any 21 year old and you are not permanently attached to a piece of technology! Well done, I'll keep watching you!

I like your style! Humble presentation that shows a lot of research and knowledge. You even show your mistakes :) I look forward to the next parts in this series, and other series to come. PS your accent is perfect for voice over.

Someone prepping and painting a chassis has never looked so good 😊 Fantasic job too...it will last forever 👍

Found your channel when watching part 1 was recommended. What an amazing thing to do. Look forward to see future videos. Thanks so much and good luck

Proper chuffed this popped up in my recommendations, what a great project this is shaping up to be already. I would love to work on a Landy of my own some day, keep up the good work, I'll be taking notes!

Well done!! Great advice on painting and a true inspiration and I love how you are going over kill on protecting that chassis🤘🔥🇿🇦

listening to your comments while watching your work is very relaxing, this channel helps with my anxiety

Get a cheap Garden Gazebo to cover your work area, its what i did, and really helps in the great Northern British weather :)

Great vid Sophie & great to see the new chassis. Bit of advise, although the chassis are hot dipped galvanised it doesn't always flow into the insides of the chassis every where so it's well worth the little extra time and money spraying inside with waxoil or dinitrol. Will make a big difference years down the line. Most chassis rot from the inside out due to the condensation. Just my experience. Stay safe and keep the updates coming.

@LandRoverSophie

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I will be using the Corroless corrosion inhibiting cavity wax once I take the chassis out of dry storage. I should’ve mentioned this in the video, but I have the applicator gun with nozzles to get in those cavities and box section 😊

@gregorydobson4307

3 жыл бұрын

That's great, keep us up to date with the build 👍

@morganhanson7940

3 жыл бұрын

Gregory Dobson Hi Greg I've got a Defender 110 2014 I got it this year as I intend to do some serious miles (with my roof rack tent) across Europe and Africa etc what would you recommend to seal the underside? No corrosion right now of course but its still relatively new. Many thanks

@gregorydobson4307

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Morgan, hammerite make an under body sealant which has added waxoyl in it. I have used it on many vehicles to good effect. Also a company called Frost restoration have some good paint products as well.

@morganhanson7940

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks Greg most appreciated

You have the coolest car ever build ! Im so jealous but at the same time happy that you got one cool car !

Please keep these episodes coming! Love your project, I started the restoration of a 1965 Kaiser Jeep a couple of years ago (I always wanted a Series 3 but here they are very rare and expensive), so I can totally relate to your excitement, enjoy the process!

I am a welder fabricator engineer structural City & GUILDS and you rock, well done, subscribed.

You're fantastic. I never knew you could get brand new galvanised chassis. I've seen galv before but I just thought it was people who sent theirs in to be galvanised. Thanks for your videos, I'm very impressed.

Welding skill is a valuable knowledge to master, it will serve you will. Great job keeping this Land Rover on the road, keep up the good work!

Great job! Can’t wait to see it come together

You're doing beautiful work. Love your clear narrative.

Thanks for posting and sharing your renovations!

I am really enjoying watching this series. You are doing something I always wanted to do. I am from Sheffield originally ( in Lincoln now ) and just hearing your accent and seeing your passion come through is so refreshing. Looking forward to watching more in the future.... hopefully during lockdown #2. Thank you 😊

Your amazing! Much love from America 🇺🇸

Love your attention to detail. I can't see a shop doing all this prep. Great job!

Well done Sophie. I really enjoyed watching this video. You are doing what I would like to do if I had time. Can not wait to see the build progress.

Attention to detail is outstanding 👍

Great job again Sophie, good to see you enjoying yourself with the chassis. Looking forward to see the rolling chassis. Bw, George

Love your commitment to keep this great vehicle on the road!

Hello Sophie, i am new to your channel so i am looking forward to watching this series. Good luck!

Love how you do all this on your drive, front room and garden, well done.

quite inspirational and feeling nostalgic for the land rover, yorkshire and the lovely accent

I’ve just started rebuilding my Series II and your videos have been extremely helpful. You have a very natural and easy to understand way of presenting and describing what you are doing. Thank you for making these videos.

Brilliant cant wait to see the final result

Luvin your work, looking forward to watching the build. 👍

Great video! I agree with you about taking time and putting on protction even if it might not be needed, I do the same on my project and as you've said - this is therapeutic. Nice work and I like the way these videos are more raw and honest. This is not a TV show and it is better this way. Cheers and best fo luck with your project!

Awesome work, well done. Welding gets easier, and once you start using a Mig you will love it.

Terrific work, Sophie. Can't wait for the next installment!!!

Hi great video. Nice to see the steps taken. Looks a great finish achieved. Looking forward for the next part. All the best 🇬🇧👌👍

Wow! Well done.. Brilliant.. Very impressive attention to detail. And what luck to have perfect weather. Can't wait for the next installment!

For all the prep and care that frame is getting , it will be rust free for a long time . Good job .👍

Great work and attention to detail. A good hard working Northern Lass , excellent stuff .

Great stuff again Sophie! You really are doing a belt and braces job👍. You are teaching yourself to weld in exactly the same way I was taught at college back in 1990, well done you👏.

Stumbled across your channel. I wish I had your courage when I was in my late teens in restoring them. I grew up with series I, II, and probably series III Land Rovers. My dad belonged to a Land Rover club, so we ended up with quite a few. They were great and remember them fondly. Great job on the restoration task. Can’t wait to see the end result. Will keep following along.

Excellent as always, you’ve done your research. Might be worth investing in a good quality gazebo type shelter now the weather is worsening.

Great video. Mike recommended your channel so I’m having a look. Reckon I can learn stuff from you too, so good shout. Thanks for the uploads it helps people like me understand all the ins and outs. xx.

Great job, well done Sophie👍

Excellent work Soph, you're making good progress. Keep it up.

Well done Sophie. Congrats.

Good job! Giving me confidence to work on my 90 instead of paying someone else for everything!

Blimey! Sophie I worked on my first LR restoration/rebuild about 10 years ago and nothing I manged to do got anywhere near the level of skill and attention you are using, there are many of us that would love the skills you seem to pick up with what seems to be an inherent knowledge (perhaps inherited!). I added your details to the UK Cars section of my site today in the hope that more people will be able to join you on this journey and learn with you.

I don't think I have ever commented on any youtube videos before. But, I just had to say how amazing these videos are! Your knowledge and understanding even down to a technical level is more than impressive, great job! We have a series 1 in storage that needs to be restored and your down to earth and can-do attitude is a massive inspiration to me to get going with it! Can't wait for the next videos! Keep up the great work!

Great work, my question is..........who are the trolls who have given 10 thumbs down.....shame on you

Great job Sophie!

Love your attention to detail

Excellent work. Meticulous attention to detail, love your deep explanations of the product you are using. Your knowledge is amazing. Looking forward to see the final result.

A very impressive chassis prep - this is most definitely a high quality rebuild, excellent content Sophie and I learned a lot - my disco's won't be getting new chassis, but I will be using the corroless products when I restore my Disco 1 chassis, axles etc. Thank you 😁👍🔧🔧 all outside too!

Great progress and prep. Thank you for sharing.

In less than a minute I knew this was an excellent channel to subscribe to! This chassis up rebuild (and what a chassis it is!) looks to be a great way to learn new skills and familiarise oneself with every aspect of the vehicle! I'm particularly interested in seeing how you get on welding as I have recently bought a Mig welder, followed by a (DC) Tig/Stick welder and Plasma Cutter. A Land Rover will certainly provide opportunities for welding, and there's nothing quite like the satisfaction of carrying out one's own repairs (although it may not feel particularly satisfying at the time!).

The attention to details! *chef's kiss* Much respect!

hi sophie from australia....your doing a great job . cant wait to see the finished product

Hats off to you. Takes a lot of dedication and determination to even get where you are now and so much more to go. I know I'm doing a project too. Even the smallest of jobs takes time. Head down and keep at it. Nice work

So much dedication I am amazed!

I admire your patience!

Bravo pour tout les travaux que vous faites,j'ai moi aussi un land 109 en Algérie c'est le meilleur 4x4 au monde, l'amour du 109,magnifique...

Absolutely amazing! I’m doing just the same this winter 👍🏻 thanks