I love old things being restored, I prefer gravel roads to tarmac, and fixing things makes me happy. I aim to learn more about the things I love and hopefully you enjoy the videos.
looks ace!! i have to admit i did my wheels with a really thick almost tar like black paint and brush :O i didn't do half as much sanding prep as you here AND i used playing cards! hahaha safe to say they aren't the best but as its more of an off-road play toy they are mostly covered in mud :) and my chassis sadly just isn't worth looking at i thought id get away with welding here and there but looking at it the other day i really do think its a new chassis but i just can't do that it would have to go to my local guy so its a huge expense but i guess once its done it should outlast me so there is that :I great video thank you
@DaleReubin3 күн бұрын
Thank you mate! I’d actually like to build a rough 4x4 play toy as well. Sucks about the chassis, it’s so frustrating how these cars rot.
@stephencross49785 күн бұрын
The only negative that I really have about South Africa is the currency devaluation making things really expensive and the crime. if we can just solve that...
@stephencross49785 күн бұрын
Hi Dale, just discovered your channel. You mentioned photography, where do you post about that?
@DaleReubin5 күн бұрын
Hi Stephen, I don't really post on YT about my photography. I used to post to Instagram quite a bit but I lost interest after not being able to grow on that platform. I have a website but it's under construction at the moment. I don't get work from posting on social media so I've not seen a need to have that extra pressure.
@geoffgibson55765 күн бұрын
Wheel spacers wreck your wheel bearings!!!
@DaleReubin3 күн бұрын
I’ve heard this as well, I suppose the leverage on the bearing increases the further out the wheel sits. Then I guess deep dish wheels would do the same?
@donaldpaton16913 күн бұрын
Do rims with more offset have the same effect on Wbearings?
@keithgordon6397 күн бұрын
If you go back to stock I’ll buy it off you!😎
@daviddooley99136 күн бұрын
Sorry, Stock ain't all it's cracked up to be, ie: plastic, plastic and more plastic on my 1996 Defender 90
@olan66007 күн бұрын
Nice video Dale. I like your honesty about your skills and humour. Very interesting video. 😎.
@paologil52847 күн бұрын
Personally I think these changes bullshit.-STRONZATE..if you adjustment engineTappet give an extra gear without touching anything of the power supply ( the defender tdi 300 was voluntarily depowered by the Land Rover because the transter gearbox lt230 was 1:40 and not 1:20)....
@DaleReubin7 күн бұрын
Interesting! I'd love to read up more about this - are there any forums or articles you could suggest? Thanks
@ReconXOverland7 күн бұрын
Love this man. I have a 300tdi 130 truck and just added an Alu Cab on it, and boy is she struggling with all the added weight. Looking at ways to increase power so I’m thinking of this and some other things like performance intercooler. Great vid and thanks! Cheers from Texas USA!
@DaleReubin7 күн бұрын
Thanks for the comment. Those Alu Cabs are sweet! I've since found out a few things on tuning the stock 300tdi without having to buy extra parts. You can just rotate your original boost pin so the aggressive angle faces forward and you can change the preload on the star wheel which sits below the boost pin spring. There are some other tricks I've found - maybe a whole new video. Anyway, thanks for watching and I hope you get it sorted and enjoy your 130 out in the wilds somewhere!
@lordapophis939 күн бұрын
I am becoming more and more interested with chickens. I would love to eventually have a farm and raise more birds. I have a small backyard flock currently but they're all 11 weeks old
@KevinTravis-kw1rr9 күн бұрын
Walking to table mountain on walking path see security their as well tourist have been attacked.
@KevinTravis-kw1rr9 күн бұрын
Get use to the whether in UK. South Africa has high vilonce crimes , murders is up in South Africa banana Republic. Vat going up soon to 21 percent in South Africa. High unemployment rate in South Africa. Chin has flooded South Africa with their goods.
@conorgraafpietermaritzburg372013 күн бұрын
Have you considered using Workaway volunteers?
@mkent121313 күн бұрын
How much they charge u for patching up? I need welding, i knew abt gumtree, just never really thoight thryd do weldin
@DaleReubin13 күн бұрын
It was £120 to do that bit of welding and underseal. I'm sure if you have a fair bit to do they might give you a better price.
@mkent121313 күн бұрын
@@DaleReubin ahh okay ill send them a email and see what they say
@AngusAbbott-qf8xm14 күн бұрын
Well done , my “mechanic” friend always breaks the old screen so I keep a spare under the bed
@thomasbartlett340915 күн бұрын
lol.......If you can afford a Land Rover, then get the right equipment. A quality spray gun with application wands and a good air compressor. I have to laugh at the large amount of money people will spend on vehicles and then buy cheap unless crap to protect them in the North East rust belt..
@anandabaker655618 күн бұрын
I lived in London for six years, many years back... The first two years was like "a magical mystical toor". The Art the music it was all good but i was dying inside. Been back in S.A 20ish years, a business owner earning Rands and a single mom. Things is not harder just much slower and slower means more time with my boy. African time is a real thing... The pace took a whole while to get use too and the stairing we all look each other in the eye, in our day to day passing. In London i did the eye looking out of habit thing and some chavs sitting on a wall, got rowdy asking " you looking at me like you know me" hahaha i know your mother. Nice channel... this was such a flashback, thank you. O yes, I was born and bred in Mpumalanga
@iansmejkal805518 күн бұрын
I am British and my wife is French. We are international school teachers and i have some family in Johannesburg and we have South African friends/colleagues. After visiting them a few times, we decided to buy a beautiful retirement/holiday house in South Africa. We absolutely love South Africa and our aim is to retire there when we finish our teaching career.
@ellentaylor435119 күн бұрын
Hardly anything to compare. It's way better in SA. It's awful here, it's scary there. BUT 👀 To compare quality of homes doesn't compare, most aren't built well, they fabricated and mostly ugly. The lifestyle, the people, the food, the life style is magnificent. The greatest shame is COST, you pay and pay and pay. In fact it's all about money that's the burden in Britain.
@dishxpert19 күн бұрын
The comments under this video got me. I am a Jamaican who lives in Jamaica and is searching for somewhere to vacation for a month in the next 12 months. South Africa and Namibia are at the top of my list as I enjoy photography when am not working. YT algorithms pushed me this video and the comments are out of this world. The same minuses about SA exist for JAM, and to a large extent, the same pluses. Everyone who can afford to want to vacation in Jamaica but many are also afraid of the crime while the locals who are not highly skilled or with money leave to the US, UK if they can get a visa. Mankind will continue to be migratory and constantly in search of what they believe is best for themselves or family. In the meanwhile, there needs to be a space to enjoy some of what life has to offer if you can afford to or choose to afford to. I will one day visit SA to soak up the amazing culture, geography, and of course visit some of the rough places where visitors avoid. Keep the comments coming!
@blastingweevil296820 күн бұрын
lol at all these rubberised underseal products... they are BAD for your chassis because they are rubberised and water proof when moisture gets behind (and it will) even if it is just condensation.. there is nowhere for the moisture to evaporate so it sits behind and rots from behind and you cannot see it because of the coating, better to do what my grandfather used to do and spray old engine oil underneath let it drip dry and repeat everytime you do and oil change...
@Vince_Paul9 күн бұрын
That a very old school way of doing it. An is very effective. An what you say about these products is so true.
@maralynbunting947120 күн бұрын
If l had the finance l would be gone
@simonewilliams905621 күн бұрын
Titanic ref is spot on
@Schaapkraal21 күн бұрын
To give you an idea of how much better the weather is in SA , Bournemouth has an average of 90 sunshine days a year( best in uk) Durban has an average of 320 sunshine days a year(worst place in SA) A sunshine day consist of any day with more than 8 hrs of sunshine.
@Stormer-Europa22 күн бұрын
Stacey Burke, TJRTrades, Unknowntrader24. Trust me, few years down the line you'll thank me. Oh and Dr Shawn Baker.
@koketsondikandika844023 күн бұрын
SOUTH AFRICA IS NOT FOR THE SPOILT BREDS AND PRIVILEGED.
@SpencerCourtis23 күн бұрын
You will be back - 7 to 10 years and South Africa will birth its turn around. People of integrity will eventually govern. Look me up when you return. webswillwork
@gonnabeok.24 күн бұрын
Thanks for your post. Every country has its downsides. People leave for whatever reason then some end up coming back. COL very high hete now. No load shedding in the pipeline. Im going to stick it out. Grass is never greener.........
@user-gv6ge2gi3n24 күн бұрын
South Africa is very beautiful country but NOW IS VERY DANGEROUS 😢😢
@daw60-gx3fo25 күн бұрын
For sure you have a point, though the number of emerging right wing parties is suggesting a strong groundswell of resistance. The man in the street thinks very differently from the institutions. Even so, my point remains, notwithstanding, UK cannot be even closely compared to the nonsense present day SAfrican taxpayers have to put up with.
@priscillagovender12825 күн бұрын
Welcome home good to have you back let build our county to be the best place to live with love and understanding and tolerance God Bless South Africa ❤❤❤
@mollymaryna611825 күн бұрын
Daar is nie 'n toekoms vir ons kinders nie.
@ceceliagrgin832426 күн бұрын
In South Africa we can also order ANYTHING on line!!!
@marianneryder166126 күн бұрын
You're a brave man Dale, Africa is an amazing wild Continent, but multiculturalism doesn't work in reality. Every day in Europe we see that and the massacre of white farmers in SA and Zimbabwe shows it , we need to work to improve our homelands where we are. There's a lot that's bad in Europe right now, but with faith and time we can become civilised again, and visit other continents rather than colonise them ( meaning colonising of Europe not other way round ).
@christinerobinson54726 күн бұрын
Pity you picking up that funny accent!! Dont loose your identity!!!
@livingsimply6826 күн бұрын
I was in UK last month and felt so vulnerable and out of place. The majority of the people are cold and uncaring, especially in London. I can't speak for anyone else. I was so happy to be back home.🇿🇦
@LindaMbasa-en8fp27 күн бұрын
Whether you live in England or not we don’t care
@DaleReubin27 күн бұрын
Whether you watch the video or not I don’t care
@jackiemullen235627 күн бұрын
It’s hard to beat South Africa
@DaleReubin27 күн бұрын
Absolutely agree! My favourite place on earth.
@jasonhd0927 күн бұрын
Hey Dale, dig your content and sincere vibe. Subscribed and looking forward to following your journey. Cheers from South Africa
@DaleReubin27 күн бұрын
Thanks Jason. I appreciate that!
@thatsouthafrican28 күн бұрын
Dankie vir jou video ou Mater en sterkte in Engeland!
@mikerichards906128 күн бұрын
Real nice job. I'll buy your spare chain guards if you still have them
@DaleReubin28 күн бұрын
Thanks 🙏 dm me your email or your address on Instagram and I’ll post them out to you - no charge 🤙🏼
@angelamututu439928 күн бұрын
Sadly the poor south African can't do the same as they don't have the privilege.
@taniapretorius747029 күн бұрын
❤
@Ironkitten8329 күн бұрын
Bunch of White Folk complaining about the land of their ancestors … Africa is for Africans and your Glory day are over
@Wave_ride29 күн бұрын
I would sell it "as is" sometimes you can open a can of worms opening up to much
@DaleReubin29 күн бұрын
So true! That’s why I’m so nervous 😬
@Wave_ride29 күн бұрын
Wheel spacers make a huge difference, looks very nice 👌 👍
@DavidSmith-hg9jw4 күн бұрын
Should have fitted the seat belts on the tub then you could remove. The roof. On summer days. I did this 👍
@brendant1929 күн бұрын
In Canada this would just be about 6-7 lbs of good metal held together by a web of rust.
@BoyRacerS326 күн бұрын
The UK ain’t much different, this one is only nice because someone’s cared for it
@ramarover29 күн бұрын
It's a nice series 3 and I've really enjoyed the videos of your work on it, but I think their valuation is a bit optimistic, I'd sell my own s3 if I could get that for it, and its just as solid.
@PaulMcGuinness29 күн бұрын
I agree... I think my 1970 Series 2a would be worth less than that, and I've done a ton of work on it. However... makes me feel good about the Series III I bought for £3750 recently (albeit that it needs new outriggers and fuel tank!)
@DaleReubin29 күн бұрын
I agree, it is a bit optimistic. But I guess I’ll find out soon enough. I’d feel too cheeky even listing it for that much so I’ll probably go a lot lower.
@edwardharrington678Ай бұрын
Very good and it is in good condition for the year but did not see the point of fitting wheel spacers though?
@DaleReubinАй бұрын
Thank you mate. The wheel spacers are a reversible experiment to see if it changes the look and feel.
@Adam-dt6boАй бұрын
Would wear a mask. I did mine last year without and made my lungs sore for a day 😂
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Great videos Dale !
looks ace!! i have to admit i did my wheels with a really thick almost tar like black paint and brush :O i didn't do half as much sanding prep as you here AND i used playing cards! hahaha safe to say they aren't the best but as its more of an off-road play toy they are mostly covered in mud :) and my chassis sadly just isn't worth looking at i thought id get away with welding here and there but looking at it the other day i really do think its a new chassis but i just can't do that it would have to go to my local guy so its a huge expense but i guess once its done it should outlast me so there is that :I great video thank you
Thank you mate! I’d actually like to build a rough 4x4 play toy as well. Sucks about the chassis, it’s so frustrating how these cars rot.
The only negative that I really have about South Africa is the currency devaluation making things really expensive and the crime. if we can just solve that...
Hi Dale, just discovered your channel. You mentioned photography, where do you post about that?
Hi Stephen, I don't really post on YT about my photography. I used to post to Instagram quite a bit but I lost interest after not being able to grow on that platform. I have a website but it's under construction at the moment. I don't get work from posting on social media so I've not seen a need to have that extra pressure.
Wheel spacers wreck your wheel bearings!!!
I’ve heard this as well, I suppose the leverage on the bearing increases the further out the wheel sits. Then I guess deep dish wheels would do the same?
Do rims with more offset have the same effect on Wbearings?
If you go back to stock I’ll buy it off you!😎
Sorry, Stock ain't all it's cracked up to be, ie: plastic, plastic and more plastic on my 1996 Defender 90
Nice video Dale. I like your honesty about your skills and humour. Very interesting video. 😎.
Personally I think these changes bullshit.-STRONZATE..if you adjustment engineTappet give an extra gear without touching anything of the power supply ( the defender tdi 300 was voluntarily depowered by the Land Rover because the transter gearbox lt230 was 1:40 and not 1:20)....
Interesting! I'd love to read up more about this - are there any forums or articles you could suggest? Thanks
Love this man. I have a 300tdi 130 truck and just added an Alu Cab on it, and boy is she struggling with all the added weight. Looking at ways to increase power so I’m thinking of this and some other things like performance intercooler. Great vid and thanks! Cheers from Texas USA!
Thanks for the comment. Those Alu Cabs are sweet! I've since found out a few things on tuning the stock 300tdi without having to buy extra parts. You can just rotate your original boost pin so the aggressive angle faces forward and you can change the preload on the star wheel which sits below the boost pin spring. There are some other tricks I've found - maybe a whole new video. Anyway, thanks for watching and I hope you get it sorted and enjoy your 130 out in the wilds somewhere!
I am becoming more and more interested with chickens. I would love to eventually have a farm and raise more birds. I have a small backyard flock currently but they're all 11 weeks old
Walking to table mountain on walking path see security their as well tourist have been attacked.
Get use to the whether in UK. South Africa has high vilonce crimes , murders is up in South Africa banana Republic. Vat going up soon to 21 percent in South Africa. High unemployment rate in South Africa. Chin has flooded South Africa with their goods.
Have you considered using Workaway volunteers?
How much they charge u for patching up? I need welding, i knew abt gumtree, just never really thoight thryd do weldin
It was £120 to do that bit of welding and underseal. I'm sure if you have a fair bit to do they might give you a better price.
@@DaleReubin ahh okay ill send them a email and see what they say
Well done , my “mechanic” friend always breaks the old screen so I keep a spare under the bed
lol.......If you can afford a Land Rover, then get the right equipment. A quality spray gun with application wands and a good air compressor. I have to laugh at the large amount of money people will spend on vehicles and then buy cheap unless crap to protect them in the North East rust belt..
I lived in London for six years, many years back... The first two years was like "a magical mystical toor". The Art the music it was all good but i was dying inside. Been back in S.A 20ish years, a business owner earning Rands and a single mom. Things is not harder just much slower and slower means more time with my boy. African time is a real thing... The pace took a whole while to get use too and the stairing we all look each other in the eye, in our day to day passing. In London i did the eye looking out of habit thing and some chavs sitting on a wall, got rowdy asking " you looking at me like you know me" hahaha i know your mother. Nice channel... this was such a flashback, thank you. O yes, I was born and bred in Mpumalanga
I am British and my wife is French. We are international school teachers and i have some family in Johannesburg and we have South African friends/colleagues. After visiting them a few times, we decided to buy a beautiful retirement/holiday house in South Africa. We absolutely love South Africa and our aim is to retire there when we finish our teaching career.
Hardly anything to compare. It's way better in SA. It's awful here, it's scary there. BUT 👀 To compare quality of homes doesn't compare, most aren't built well, they fabricated and mostly ugly. The lifestyle, the people, the food, the life style is magnificent. The greatest shame is COST, you pay and pay and pay. In fact it's all about money that's the burden in Britain.
The comments under this video got me. I am a Jamaican who lives in Jamaica and is searching for somewhere to vacation for a month in the next 12 months. South Africa and Namibia are at the top of my list as I enjoy photography when am not working. YT algorithms pushed me this video and the comments are out of this world. The same minuses about SA exist for JAM, and to a large extent, the same pluses. Everyone who can afford to want to vacation in Jamaica but many are also afraid of the crime while the locals who are not highly skilled or with money leave to the US, UK if they can get a visa. Mankind will continue to be migratory and constantly in search of what they believe is best for themselves or family. In the meanwhile, there needs to be a space to enjoy some of what life has to offer if you can afford to or choose to afford to. I will one day visit SA to soak up the amazing culture, geography, and of course visit some of the rough places where visitors avoid. Keep the comments coming!
lol at all these rubberised underseal products... they are BAD for your chassis because they are rubberised and water proof when moisture gets behind (and it will) even if it is just condensation.. there is nowhere for the moisture to evaporate so it sits behind and rots from behind and you cannot see it because of the coating, better to do what my grandfather used to do and spray old engine oil underneath let it drip dry and repeat everytime you do and oil change...
That a very old school way of doing it. An is very effective. An what you say about these products is so true.
If l had the finance l would be gone
Titanic ref is spot on
To give you an idea of how much better the weather is in SA , Bournemouth has an average of 90 sunshine days a year( best in uk) Durban has an average of 320 sunshine days a year(worst place in SA) A sunshine day consist of any day with more than 8 hrs of sunshine.
Stacey Burke, TJRTrades, Unknowntrader24. Trust me, few years down the line you'll thank me. Oh and Dr Shawn Baker.
SOUTH AFRICA IS NOT FOR THE SPOILT BREDS AND PRIVILEGED.
You will be back - 7 to 10 years and South Africa will birth its turn around. People of integrity will eventually govern. Look me up when you return. webswillwork
Thanks for your post. Every country has its downsides. People leave for whatever reason then some end up coming back. COL very high hete now. No load shedding in the pipeline. Im going to stick it out. Grass is never greener.........
South Africa is very beautiful country but NOW IS VERY DANGEROUS 😢😢
For sure you have a point, though the number of emerging right wing parties is suggesting a strong groundswell of resistance. The man in the street thinks very differently from the institutions. Even so, my point remains, notwithstanding, UK cannot be even closely compared to the nonsense present day SAfrican taxpayers have to put up with.
Welcome home good to have you back let build our county to be the best place to live with love and understanding and tolerance God Bless South Africa ❤❤❤
Daar is nie 'n toekoms vir ons kinders nie.
In South Africa we can also order ANYTHING on line!!!
You're a brave man Dale, Africa is an amazing wild Continent, but multiculturalism doesn't work in reality. Every day in Europe we see that and the massacre of white farmers in SA and Zimbabwe shows it , we need to work to improve our homelands where we are. There's a lot that's bad in Europe right now, but with faith and time we can become civilised again, and visit other continents rather than colonise them ( meaning colonising of Europe not other way round ).
Pity you picking up that funny accent!! Dont loose your identity!!!
I was in UK last month and felt so vulnerable and out of place. The majority of the people are cold and uncaring, especially in London. I can't speak for anyone else. I was so happy to be back home.🇿🇦
Whether you live in England or not we don’t care
Whether you watch the video or not I don’t care
It’s hard to beat South Africa
Absolutely agree! My favourite place on earth.
Hey Dale, dig your content and sincere vibe. Subscribed and looking forward to following your journey. Cheers from South Africa
Thanks Jason. I appreciate that!
Dankie vir jou video ou Mater en sterkte in Engeland!
Real nice job. I'll buy your spare chain guards if you still have them
Thanks 🙏 dm me your email or your address on Instagram and I’ll post them out to you - no charge 🤙🏼
Sadly the poor south African can't do the same as they don't have the privilege.
❤
Bunch of White Folk complaining about the land of their ancestors … Africa is for Africans and your Glory day are over
I would sell it "as is" sometimes you can open a can of worms opening up to much
So true! That’s why I’m so nervous 😬
Wheel spacers make a huge difference, looks very nice 👌 👍
Should have fitted the seat belts on the tub then you could remove. The roof. On summer days. I did this 👍
In Canada this would just be about 6-7 lbs of good metal held together by a web of rust.
The UK ain’t much different, this one is only nice because someone’s cared for it
It's a nice series 3 and I've really enjoyed the videos of your work on it, but I think their valuation is a bit optimistic, I'd sell my own s3 if I could get that for it, and its just as solid.
I agree... I think my 1970 Series 2a would be worth less than that, and I've done a ton of work on it. However... makes me feel good about the Series III I bought for £3750 recently (albeit that it needs new outriggers and fuel tank!)
I agree, it is a bit optimistic. But I guess I’ll find out soon enough. I’d feel too cheeky even listing it for that much so I’ll probably go a lot lower.
Very good and it is in good condition for the year but did not see the point of fitting wheel spacers though?
Thank you mate. The wheel spacers are a reversible experiment to see if it changes the look and feel.
Would wear a mask. I did mine last year without and made my lungs sore for a day 😂
Go to Scotland plenty mountains , lakes .