Land Rover Restoration Part 21 - Wheels & Tyres

Land Rover Restoration Part 21 - Wheels & Tyres Workshop Charts - https://www.geoffreycroker.com/ Other Channel -    / geoffreycroker     / geoffreycroker     / geoffreycroker   flickgeoffanemail@gmail.com Restoring the original wheels on my Series III Land Rover — and it only took four years. This project started back in May 2022 with five original Land Rover wheels. Unfortunately, two turned out to be beyond saving, and finding good replacement wheels proved considerably harder than expected. After a slightly questionable Facebook Marketplace experience, some long-distance wheel hunting, sandblasting, grinding, painting, unexpected rain and several changes of mind about the correct shade of white, the wheels are finally finished. There is also a brief detour into New Zealand vehicle registration, the joys of buying rusty wheels from strangers on Facebook, and why finding suitable tyres for narrow, original Land Rover rims isn't quite as straightforward as it sounds. 00:00 Restoring the Land Rover wheels 00:51 The hunt for replacement wheels 03:21 Stripping and sandblasting 05:13 Priming the wheels 07:54 Choosing the right white 10:25 Rain, colour doubts and a change of plan 12:07 The soft-top solution 14:40 Final colour and painting 15:08 Choosing tyres for original wheels 19:11 Tyres fitted and back on the ground