Project Discovery // Part 3 - Repairing the Boot Floor & Rear Crossmember

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This video covers a major rust repair to the boot floor of a Land Rover Discovery 1. Removing the boot floor and surrounding panels. Repairing the rear body crossmember. And re-welding all the panels back in place.
Chapters -
0:00 Removing the boot floor panel
1:51 Repairing the boot floor panel
5:56 Removing side panels
7:54 Repairs summary
10:44 Rear crossmember centre section
11:38 Rear crossmember end repairs
14:18 Rear crossmember centre section welding
21:29 Shrinking metal with a mig welder
23:06 Rear crossmember centre section welding
26:16 Replacing rear body mounts
31:45 Fitting new boot floor side panels
37:52 Chassis cleaning
38:41 Making new trim mounts (drilling square holes)
40:41 Welding in floor cross supports
45:52 Welding in the boot floor panel
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@zachsmith98 Год назад

Never apologize for nearly an hour of amazing content haha

@tfarris1 Год назад

I agree!!!

@janosnagyj.9540 Год назад

I literally said "Don't worry about it"😅

@collinwilliams9690 Год назад

Came here to leave this exact comment and here it was

@twoborders Год назад

Didn’t realise it was that long, until you mentioned it. Worth it.

@adinchina1 Год назад

Damn Your story telling plus music selection coupled with sharp humor and great video content with lots of self criticism and showing us how things can go wrong is just epic content. You’re one of the best channels out there👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

@johndavies2396 Год назад

He's not one of the best he IS the best

@pabsocs Год назад

If I had to chose, it would be my favourite channel on yt, and I put my fair share of hours in to this black hole

@piffiiiiiiit Год назад

We need a companion sound track 🎵

@LittleAussieRockets 8 месяцев назад

Yep, totally agree. I'd love a master class from this guy, he can turn mundane into a magnifico.

@josilhus Год назад

Boy, I was missing your videos. You are the best restoration channel. I just love your content. Keep the good work man!

@ryanp9223 Год назад

This was the best hour of content I have seen on here in a long time. Hands down, 110%! You have shown real world repairs and did an amazing job with what you have. (Even though we all want the 1000000 dollar shop of tools.) No endless yammering about what your going to do before doing it and all that shit.

@joannehart9624 Год назад

Good thing that this time you bought Rover that you could just jump in and drive without a lot of work.... I do enjoy watching your work! I'm helping a friend with her truck restoration so I can relate to some of the frustrations that we all face doing "projects". 😊

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

Hey! It’s a daily driver ok!

@thebnicho Год назад

@@CROKERvsRover Daily driver in Jan 2024? :D

@hamongog Год назад

I imagine there must be a team of 25 behind the scenes. The work itself has to take untold hours. The filming, the editing, narration, etc. I barely have the attention span to watch this, usually 1.5x speed. ALWAYS entertaining, interesting and informative! I've followed along vicariously for two or more (?) years and looking forward to more!

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

Thank you Michael

@jamesherbert8391 Год назад

Ya know what they say, Geoff. "Grinder and paint make me the welder I ain't!" Love the video. Can't wait for more :D

@talljake Год назад

50 mins of gold? You are spoiling us!

@bushmanPMRR Год назад

"...quick fixer-upper" for me is up there with the "...sheep-infested Darien Gap" Your quotes are fantastic and your patience seems almost limitless! Don't apologise for for a 50 minute video, it was more than worth it!

@willclark491 Год назад

Your use of ominous music is highly amusing. Thanks Geoff!

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

Ominous music plays in my head 24/7 help

@rogermartin9481 Год назад

Sometimes, life’s hassles mount up, there’s family dramas, health worries, wars and famine and a climate crisis and everything gets a bit much! Then, Geoff releases a new video and we can all relax for a bit, watching a talented bloke from across the ditch do battle with an old Rover. I REALLY enjoy these and 50 minutes flew by. Good on you mister Croker, I simply long for the next one. I hope it goes for over an hour!

@mazchen Год назад

DISCOVERY seems to be a great name for this not-a-project! Surprises all over the place.

@TheDaf95xf Год назад

Hi 👋🏻 Buddy. That’s was absolutely awesome 👏🏻 loved every minute including the sense of humour as you went along lol 😆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@Brian18741 Год назад

Great video 😊 not many people could make an hour long video about a rusty boot floor interesting! 👍

@PUSHCUT Год назад

As someone that will never have the space or time to undertake a project like this I am eternally grateful for the escapism your work provides. Came in handy today while my sick kid watched countless episodes of Bluey.

@XxCrankyMoosexX Год назад

You definitely don't have to apologize for this being a long video. I enjoyed all 50 minutes lol

@dpmakestuff Год назад

My toxic trait is thinking I need a Land Rover in my life every time a guy on the other side of the globe posts a RU-vid video.

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

Do it! Now!!

@mumblbeebee6546 Год назад

Masterful storytelling, especially with your use of music :0) - and it’s not even a Project (yet)! 😂

@aserta Год назад

DO NOT apologize for long content. We love this sh!t, that's why we're here. RU-vid loves to smack people who put long term content, but we are not RU-vid. We're your journey's fans, daresay, your fans.

@roelvandervelde8022 Год назад

This video makes me want to prevent rust on my old landy even more...🤣 Great video, great work! Thanks.

@timwilliams2035 8 месяцев назад

Inspired to start my blue land cruiser 60 project. I did the mini mania when I was kid and I miss tinkering and fab work. It’s the feeling of knowing you did it yourself that brings driving joy. You can’t buy that.

@scottcates Год назад

Thank you. Super nice work here. I never knew you could shrink a bow with weld. That crossmember repair was pretty goddamn impressive.

@13harward Год назад

Great work. You're doing what I wanted to do to my Discovery before I had to sell it because of divorce, midway through the work. Although you're doing it with a hell of a lot more skill than I could wish for. 👌🙌 Don't apologise for the length of the video, it is great content. Thanks Geoff.

@hanshans387 Год назад

Feature length film! Aww yiss!!!!!!

@olivercooksey2243 Год назад

The sound of the welding in time lapses sounds like it’s part of the music, excellent 😚👌

@lesdmark Год назад

Longform content is where it's at these days.

@jbturk Год назад

The fact that someone of your skill level can still manage to fuck things up is really reassuring to me. Thanks for being you.

@CorporalWobbly Год назад

That music of impending doom gets me every time

@rustyreckman2892 Год назад

My heart goes out the that chisel. What a hero

@protodad1 Год назад

Killer work. Every time I watch these I check prices on LRs. Don’t apologize for it being long. It was awesome to have tons of content to watch.

@TreasureDivers Год назад

such a sense of humour , I chuckle all the way through an episode 😁

@Fueltruckracer 10 месяцев назад

I just picked up my own daily driver Discovery, a couple years newer and a bit better shape, and I have several little projects that I’m working on. Your videos are both inspiring and terrifying. Keep up the great work.

@tommykn715 Год назад

Welding montage music gave a sense of impending doom! All satisfactory in the end. Appreciate admition of mistakes - the DIY'ers among us are learning from your journey.

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

I enjoy being known as the guy who makes lots of mistakes 😂

@lozl Год назад

Fantastic! Inspirational! Awesome work! You are slightly unhinged taking this thing on, but I love it, keep up the good work. Can't wait for the next

@MrTobestool Год назад

I wish I had watched this before having to do the boot floor on my parents' Discovery 1. Nice job you've done, it's going to be a great car once you finish the not-a-project! Shrinking with an inch of weld is a useful technique I've not seen before. Thank you.

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

Better if you have a tig welder. Then you can do it without adding filler wire

@pawpawbandit3871 Год назад

this channel is going to blow up, just as soon as you take care of this non-project lol; seriously I love this, bought a rusty D1 in about the same shape before I sought emotional and educational support on RU-vid; to say you're an inspiration doesn't even come close!

@R4TeT 8 месяцев назад

Congratulations, both on the work itself, and the editing on the video as well!

@OnlyARoadtripAway Год назад

This makes me not miss the hours I spent on our Range Classic... Hell so not fast, and fun. Given the shell is near identical I was counting on the fact this would end up exactly as it did.

@kellymcteer5076 Год назад

Thank you! I literally leap for joy every time you post a new video. Thanks for bringing us along on the journey.

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

Thank you for watching!

@carlhydes2058 Год назад

Absolutely brilliant. Having had done this on my disco back in 2004 I felt his pain. But what an excellent job. Great video and a great landy...

@lumotroph Год назад

25:47 That was such a beautiful shot! Well done

@MichailDoc Год назад

Very happy i found your channel. Always in for a good sense of humor. A great project is an added bonus. Cheers

@Chau083 Год назад

I love the long form content. As long as you're putting out vids, I'm watching.

@chrisgarside7974 Год назад

For someone who didn’t want the disco to become a project, it sure looks like one ! Great content though and I particularly like your trick of metal shrinking with a mig welder. Please keep the content coming as your style is addictive - best way I’ve spent an hour in ages.

@michaelwynne2801 Год назад

I don’t need another project, I just want a daily driver! Yeah right Geoffrey. That’s what makes your content sooooo good!!!

@ericcorse Год назад

I like the way you shrunk the metal.

@pabsocs Год назад

The joy of waking up to a Geoffrey Crocker notification!!!!

@jordan00191 Год назад

Geoff: Buys a disco that he claims won't be a project... Proceeds to cut half of it away 🤣 This is bloody good content mate keep it up 👌

@casperbadenhorst6538 Год назад

My Good Sir. Makem as long as you want its Epic! Thanks for all your work and showing it to us!

@The_Cotswold_Cyclist Год назад

You're a brave man welding in a t-shirt, whenever I do that I get really bad 'sunburn' from the uv light from the welder.

@theflyingfool Год назад

Project Disco, that might morph into Project Disco Lighting one day ;)

@oleksandrmarchenko2064 Год назад

First thought, dammit, so much effort into a worthless turd. So stupid. The next thought was, dammit, so much effort into a worthless turd. That is so cool! Awesome job! Keep doing it :)

@mikekjellman Год назад

your videos get better and better.

@jamesdills6720 Год назад

Some people realize, but most may not, how long it takes to make this kind of progress. That was monumental amount of work. Thank you for sharing. The disco turd may yet look great again!

@wolverjay Год назад

Absolutely love your videos. The longer the better for me!

@peterwarner8541 Год назад

Awesome work! So glad you sorted the chassis before putting the panel back in, that was stressing me out for a large part of the video….

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

C’mon… Did you really think I wouldn’t?!

@markdammes1947 Год назад

Your videos get better every time. Great editing and music choice!

@Komuniecki Год назад

Nice one! Just picked up your chart and it arrived in the mail! Beautiful. Now I feel like I have a bit of Croker in my shop too! As homage, I read the measurements in a NZ accent. :)

@Godzilla032 Год назад

Loved this video! Dont change a thing. I see you're also a perfectionist.

@theogantenbein7870 Год назад

Good Lord. You are a much more patient man than me. I would’ve ripped out the whole crossmember in a moment of rage.

@simonjohn9368 Год назад

“The obvious answer is to escalate.” Perfect.

@thodkats 7 месяцев назад

This guy is an artist

@dan725 Год назад

Just found out my favorite kiwi of all time has uploaded another video. I was on a long flight, so I didn’t get the notification :(. Must watch now. Edit: lol please invest in a sheet metal brake. The time you could’ve saved with all them square tab things; but it was still brilliant you made them with the stuff you had laying around! Edit2: LOL forgetting that block of wood!

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

If I had space I would have all the equipment! A sheet metal brake is a big object for one purpose

@stevetritle2101 Год назад

Great video! It’s always a pleasure to watch your skill. I sure wish I had that level of ability. I create the stuff you fix….

@grenvillephillips6998 Год назад

Totally awesome as usual - I was particularly impressed by the bit where Croker used the welds to straighten the panel.

@stephenlee62 Год назад

I love the Tangerine Dream-esque soundtrack. It makes it appropriately tense and ominous as new horrors are uncovered.

@lrdisco2005 Год назад

I do miss my Land Rover, it taught me how to weld.

@FuManchu5ltr Год назад

You do so well turning it into four wheels and some headlights and back into a Landrover again. I think. Maybe. Yes. I should add that you are quite an entertaining bloke and you make me smile, which is why I watch your content.

@ufx808 Год назад

The return of the angry man, he is within all of us at some stage. Thank you, Geoff, for an epic 50 minutes.

@YZoxK52m Год назад

Thanks for putting this together and sharing it. I love the emotional moment when we say goodbye to the back of chassis

@gav17 11 месяцев назад

Love the Candlebox lyrics 😅 I currently have a 1995 Disco up my driveway needing rust repairs around the front window 🤦‍♂️ 'discovering' more and more rust

@My911 Год назад

Hi Geoffrey, great to see the work on the Discovery. Didn’t skip forward once and loved the content. It’s such a cool looking car. Part of me wants you to keep the brown doors! Regards from a snowy Dresden. Joël

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

Haha. I will have to keep the brown doors for a while at least!

@TheBasementChannel Год назад

I love hard manual labour, I could watch it all day! Thanks for the epic boot floor saga, I appreciate you taking us on this journey.

@alfiversen7023 Год назад

I am not a car guy ( I found your channels back when you were restoring the lathe) so the mystery of spending this much effort on rebuilding a derelict vehicle escapes me totally- however I really love the problem solving and general enthusiasm you put forward- and the quality of the videoes themselves when it comes to editing and sound effects is thrilling and very entertaining. Thank you for making them, and keep them coming please!

@georgeandrews6818 Год назад

Top the way you editing and talk through love the aggressive pop ups 😁 lol

@jhendri124 Год назад

Great series. Loved the video length.

@AndrewBryantPianoTuner Год назад

Clever bugger!

@robw7205 Год назад

Worth the wait. Also, thanks for the black paint closure, it was a nice final touch.

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

Nothing like black paint for job satisfaction!

@grewk2518 Год назад

I have zero welding experience and 2 weeks ago I decided to pay someone to fix my rear tub. Watching this video made me glad I didn't try and take it on. You rock

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

I wish I had paid a guy as well 🤣

@karenmurray3098 Год назад

i always learn somthing watching your videos thanks geoff

@bobferranti5222 Год назад

I especially loved the "Beyond Thunderdome" setting on the sander! The dramatic music during the rear body mount removal was epic! Geoff, you do stellar work, your repairs turn out fantastic.

@felicityfox1589 Год назад

Hi Geoff brilliant as ever, your videos are professional quality and I thoroughly enjoy every one. I have even got used to your strange accent!

@BettySwollocks13 Год назад

Fantastic as ever, cheers!

@claeswikberg8958 Год назад

51 min video!, ok, most important thing first, thumb up, and whiskey in hand, its gooing to be a good one

@8151noname Год назад

Great video, really enjoyed the restoration.

@Paullsthebest Год назад

Worth the wait! Took me a few days to be able to watch it tho. Great stuff

@jozsefizsak Год назад

That was tremendously entertaining and also vastly outside my comfort zone which gave the whole thing an air of surrealism!

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

Thanks Jozsef!

@JeremyMakesThings Год назад

A very satisfactory job done! I learned a lot that will be useful as I rebuild y Jeep. One tip I picked up on another channel for holding the floppy bits together is to use small self tapping sheet metal screws. Remove them as you weld, the holes will be small enough that the plug welds will close them up.

@CROKERvsRover Год назад

You mean through the existing spot weld holes? 🧐 Good idea 👍

@GavinEarnshaw Год назад

@@CROKERvsRover I think tek screws or those for sheet roof joins the ones with neoprene washers. We both live in wet bits if the world so you may choose to keep the neoprene 😁

@petedig5809 Год назад

I reckon the hours you’ve spent doing this just about equals the aggregate hours we’ve just spent watching it! Thoroughly enjoyed that, even though it’s never something I’m going to do. Don’t apologise for giving us nearly an hour of entertainment.