Project Discovery // Part 8 - Back On The Road? 

I’d just like to clarify, no Geoffrey Croker video could be too long!

I remain convinced that the designers and engineers that created Land Rover have an amazing sense of humor along with a massive drinking problem.

As a viewer, the ”satisfaction to vehicle value” of this series has to be 20x that of the next closest build. Always a pleasure watching.

Luckily, you weren't going to make a project out of this.... thank goodness.... Great job....

Who wants to see Crocker drive this beast down south and come out on one of my trips? ANOTHER top notch video mate. Your style is 2nd to none. I really hope the previous owner watches these video's..... I can picture them hanging their head in shame 😆

I am unreasonably happy every time you release a video.

It is a testament to British ingenuity that we can make such a good vehicle so badly.

This is the most realistic look at how these projects go. Still holding out hope on that 2035 roll out of the classic.

The Britpart siren lured you on to the rocks again.

Trees blossoming=Christmas. Me looking at snow in my yard=Christmas!!

They salt the roads where I live. I've owned more than 20 cars and none of them would have passed an inspection requiring no rust.

Having fixed (ok, bodged) window regulators on other vehicles, I can testify that they're all a pain in the rear. Onward, towards the Christmas tree

I so feel your pain with those bloody regulators. There's only one way they'll go in, and you always find it by fluke.

Can we all just appreciate how clean the glass looks.

5:18 highlights your true dedication to your art - not many people would mask off the bank as well...

Love your tenacity. I think most folks would've given up on the ol girl once they started to dig into the project.

I don't think there are many Brits with the motivation to keep one of these alive, even though we have more immediate access to parts here. You are to be commended for your perseverance.

I'm really glad this vehicle was such a short and easy project! Otherwise, we'd have had to give up on the proper Rover work we tune in for! [edit] I kept expecting the engine to fail while you were driving. Congratulations!

Your commitment to your non-project disco is perfect. I can't wait to see your series come back together. Projects, life, and time. Great work!

A genuine pleasure every time a vid appears, I look forward to them, well done.

You need to soak the rubber in kerosene or similar to remove the window channels (and to install the new ones). That makes the rubber very very soft and when it dries, it comes back to shape.

That feeling, when you wake up, and there is an almost 44 min Croker video to watch before going to work

You have done an amazing job on the Discovery, your narration on your videos is always entertaining. So happy that you have passed the WOF.

Crocker, My Mechanics, and This Old Tony have mastered RU-vid.

There is a wonderful word in the English language: "indefatigable" When you look it up in the Oxford English dictionary it merely says "Crocker vs Rover" Many thanks for another wonderful video and that driving clip at the end was just the icing on the cake!

I love how the short cuts keep ending up taking twice as long as the proper job 😅 Absolutely loving the videos

I used acetone to dissolve the rubber under the window supports, then the stuff slides off under gravity (as soon as you pull it out of the acetone bath. Also, you're better off gluing the rubber strips to the window using rubber glue and then using construction glue (the stuff that's meant to be universal, both sealant and glue), fill the track with the stuff and slide it on the window. Obviously, tape all around so you don't have to spend time removing the excess. I left mine 3 days so the sealant/glue does its job. As far as the snek-cam is concerned, no rust on anything (yet).

Cheezus Mr Croker.. even I was holding my breath when you were cutting the old window slides off the glass, and I'm thousands of miles away 🤣

That was a monumental and tremendously enjoyable undertaking, at least from my perspective..

Didn't think 2023 would be a year where Geoffrey would complete a project.

I'm no mathematician, but I do understand that there can only be one hundred percent of something. But you have about a thousand percent more patience than I could ever hope to have. God bless you.

I admire your dedication to this project! The car is coming back together and I'm watching it unfold, or refold I guess, with great interest. I love your videos and just wanted to say that I love the extra push the car got because of a much needed father-son trip! Happy Holidays!

Great video! Now subscribed. Couple of thoughts, the base of the ignition switch comes loose on these which can cause stalling/no ignition. Second the headlights need relays put in, I went through two headlight stalks before taking people's advice on this.

Lol no way 😂 I did the same tiny spring replacement on 2 doors and the tailgate. That lock mechanism is a right rube Goldberg contraption. I think I managed to remove the mechanism without taking out the window glass entirely. But what a pain in the arse job. My dad always said in an Ideal world he'd have a range rover made out of gold. Because at least it wouldn't rust. Rust killed my d1 300tdi. Sold it to a traveller who then did crime with it. Sad, sad day.

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Hi 👋🏻 Geoffrey from the U.K. 🇬🇧 where these classic machines were made lol 😂 I’ve loved every episode and the end result is a credit to you Sir 🤩 Hopefully you’ll do another restoration video matey 👍🏻 Cheers Stevie for all the humour as well 😆

Hooray! Well done you, and thanks for the long and entertaining video! At the end when you were flogging the thing across the countryside I expected the camera to pan to a scared child and a scared xmas tree hanging out the back of the car 😂

Great episode! And congrats on getting the car back on the road!

23:23 "I don't want get 'bogged down' worrying about that now." :D

Please don't stop!👍👍👍👍one of my favorite fixing video

Good effort from a fellow owner from Australii. Wattyl Fishoilene is a good idea too for fiddly rusty bits not to be repaired.

Now a person might think, that a car company based on an island. Building cars for decades, would know how to mitigate corrosion IE rust ... Nope ! As an owner of three Range rovers 2 87s and 1 89 I feel your pain.

It is so utterly lovely watching this as a German in a hotel in Christchurch after 20odd days on the south island.

I love how entertaining your videos are.😂😂😂😂

December in Scotland is dark and dismal. Watching your latest vid just gave me the will to live through it and make it to next summer. Now I’m going to watch all your other videos and if I’m careful and ration myself to one or two a day that’ll get me past the shortest day. You’re a lifesaver, man.

Great entertainment as usual. Was surprised there was no mention of the ABs loss to the Bokke😊!

Expletive good job Croker. Expletive great video again Croker. You are a expletive champion.

Hey Geoffrey, hello form Canada where summer is definitely NOT in the offing. It's great to see the Discovery back on the road... One hopes it still is when Christmas tree day gets here. Thanks for the video... always a pleasure!

nice, a land rover christmas special

It's alive! Now time to strip and repaint everything. Don't worry it's not going to be a project dear... :D As for the britpart stuff? I've heard of worse bits from there. Including headlight bulb holders that had been bashed sort of flat(ish) and still had the hammer marks. It seems to be a case of "Who can we get to make these things as cheap as possible? Don't worry, the parts don't actually have for or work".

41:30 nice man, congrats Lol at the handprint in the paint. Merry Christmas to all

Liked the cheeky off-roading at the end 😊👏

Awesome to see it on the road. Glad this isn’t some big project or anything… Your inspections crack me up. In California the DMV is notorious for being a nightmare to work with. You will absolutely fail and not be able to register your car if it remotely doesn’t pass smog or has aftermarket parts. However, zero safety inspections to register. I’ve seen rusted, bald tiered monstrosities rolling down the road with fresh tags. I once saw a car that had clearly been in a rollover and had the whole top removed with the jaws of life just cruising down the freeway.

Brilliant, thanks for posting, and enjoy, thank God it was just a quick fix, and you did not let it turn into a project...

Gotta love a 'quick' fixer upper!😂😂 good job sir. Now back to your early series Landy please!

Congratulations. It is great to see the Disco on the road again and the V8 sounded great. I'm in Australia and I have owned too many Land Rovers. I now have a 2002 Discovery td5 with about 235,000km on the clock. Thanks to the dry Oz climate I have not found any rust in mine though I am sure some is hiding somewhere. Oil leaks will probably be its finish. I owned a Mk 1 two door Discovery. It had about 60,000km on it when I bought it and never had any real problems with it. I traded it on a new diesel five door Defender. Both vehicles had their transmission blow up after I owned them at about 150,000km. Hmmm. The best "Land Rover" I ever had was an original two door Range Rover in Sahara Dust paint and lots of km on the clock. It was one of the pre emission era ones with real horse power. It was economical (if a Range Rover ever was) and better still its non emission engine was quite powerful and happily steamed up hills that the later ones I owned would not. It also drank like a shearer. I am now in my 70s and mostly drive a diesel Subaru Outback. But the Disco is regularly driven and will be until it fails its yearly inspection. Thanks for your series. It has give me great memories of my fleet. Mike in Oz

Can’t wait to go to work so I can watch this on my commute!!!

Fark me that's brilliant mate...well bloody done!

Thanks for another great video! Always a pleasure to watch! Humor, informative and just enough rage.

Great video series. I will reference these as i restore my 1994 disco.

Amazing saga! I was wondering what was going on since the last video was quite some time ago. I admire your tenacity, but I don't envy the inevitable frustration. Cheers for including couch jockeys like me in your adventure. I hope you and your son find the best Christmas tree ever!

You have the perseverance of a bulldozer! great job 👏 If you need to put a great bumper with a pair of rock sliders then you can use the plans that I posted very recently.

Awesome video as always Geoff. I’m part way through restoring my second Landrover in the UK and a bit of a pro on parts, we are definitely spoilt. For rarer parts I do an eBay search and then save the search with email notifications. If they ever come up jump on it and order straight away. I’ve got some rare parts that way over the years. Keep up the good work.

Great job, you fix stuff right the first time. Keep that great content coming.

@CROKERvsRover, idea for easy (lazy) content: 20-30m videos of you mobbing around NZ in your Rovers. I'd watch it 👍🏻

Absolutely brilliant. Really appreciate you

Love it!! A bit of a journey in itself to get here. Just got my Freelander back together after a 4 YEAR rebuild and 'weld fest'...and some new bits and bobs..

WOF Time? WOF Time and Money! haha, just kidding.. nice work!

Woop!! More Croker video brilliance!

My man! I've been waiting for this day 😎😎

Fantastic! Great work that man! Congratulations

I was on the edge of my seat in the last bit when you drove it uphill, so scared to see it brake down 😢 but it did not! 😊

Love this blokes content. Need more....... a lot more please.❤

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Yesssssss!!!

I never doubted it!

There's something about Rover Engineers, and all previous Rover DIY owners... they make you want to cry, or laugh hysterically to keep from crying! Thanks for sharing 🇨🇦

We were just out on that road recently, and going up there again on NYE to go camping in Matata. You live in a wonderful part of the NZ!

This is the content I love watching when doing laundry on a Saturday afternoon. 👏🏾

Good to see it on the road and well done for all your persistence and effort.

I like your use of the CSI sound bite and your videos in general. Please finish the series 3sometime. I want to see how it is finished.

What a birthday treat! I'm allways delighted by your videos.

Great video as always! Well done on the restoration (so Far!)

a 44 minute croker video? We are a lucky bunch

Watching all the repairs you've done to your discovery reminded me of the repairs mine needed, it was mechanically sound but the rust was extensive, it needed a new boot floor, inner front and rear wheel arches plus inner and outer sills on both sides, I'll always regret selling it and I look online to see what's for sale but the running costs of a discovery in the uk is ridiculous, looking forward to your next video to see what else you do with yours 👍

Amazing! 🎉 Time for full restoration now😅

Getting out to do some much needed electrical work on my car, or watch some poor dude fight with his Rover? Great stuff Mr Croker!

Christmas is saved!

Aah just in time for Christmas! Thank you for this. It has made my December.

Dude. Love this.

+1 for Rodney

Well done 👍

Beautiful!

Another excellent video Geoff! Thanks mate!

great work mate !

This was an excellent thing to wake up to and stretch out my Saturday morning coffee.

Aww yisss!

Love the update! Just in time for the holidays :-)

Thoroughly enjoyed this masterpiece, design for the smart ass in us all.... well done.

I thumbed that up while watching the ads before the video!!!!