Rusted BULKHEAD REPLACEMENT for our Land Rover Defender | South Africa

Our Land Rover Defender needs a major repair: a complete bulkhead replacement in South Africa. Rust in the original bulkhead was beginning to cause structural problems, affecting the doors and allowing water into our home on wheels. We had been aiming for Gateway Offroad Centre for major repairs—and, luckily, our new galvanised bulkhead was already waiting for us. But once the front end came off, the true scale of the job became very real. Handing over your vehicle for major work is daunting at the best of times. Handing over your vehicle and your home, thousands of miles from home, brings a whole new set of curveballs. In this episode we watch the Defender come apart, meet the team taking on one of the biggest repairs of our journey so far and navigate the uncertainty of putting our home back together again. — CHAPTERS 00:00 Arriving at Gateway Offroad Centre, South Africa 01:23 We’re Ken & Rose 02:05 Day 1: Dismantling the Land Rover Defender 02:57 Removing the rusted bulkhead 04:57 Our new galvanised bulkhead arrives 06:17 The most shocking sight so far 07:00 Preparing the chassis for sanding and paint 07:59 Installing the new bulkhead 09:20 Our surrogate Landy breaks down 12:22 Week 2: Reassembly, wiring & electrics 14:46 Rubberising the footwells for extra insulation 18:06 Mechanical work begins 20:58 The Defender’s first test drive — Follow our journey as we travel overland from Scotland through Africa in our Land Rover Defender camper - one border crossing, breakdown, wild camp and unexpected repair at a time. Watch our daily reels Instagram: www.instagram.com/overlandy_ — Support the journey Buy me a coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/overlandy_ — Music from Epidemic Sound — #LandRoverDefender #BulkheadReplacement #OverlandAfrica #SouthAfricaOverland #LandRoverRepair