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Preparing for Reassembly of the Range Rover Classic Overland Rig (Post #750) 11/10/2026

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In this post and video I am preparing small items on my way to reassembling the Range Rover Classic. I’m all over the place on this one. Sort like an ADHD Squirrel on crack.

I prep the screws and bolts for the cowling install. They are not stainless steel and I could not get this hardware in stainless at my local Ace Hardware. So I painted the stuff I have. Primer and paint. Maybe it will slow the rust.

I also replace the foam on the, the, hell I have no idea what those pieces are called. I use some Liquid Nails and a collection of clamps to get the foam to stay in place until the glue dries.

Liquid Nails on Amazon
https://a.co/d/0gAx7xkL

I also talk about some more parts that could be 3D printed. The windscreen wiper beauty covers are really rough. Making these in UV resistant “plastic” would help in the restoration of these beloved machines.

Polymaker PolyFlex TPU95 Filament
https://eolasprints.com/en-us/products/tpu-flex-filament-shore-d60-uv-resistant?variant=49892142055751

I also respray the center console and give it another couple of coats of clear to protect it.

And finally, it is the United State Marine Corps Birthday again. 251 years of being America’s go to when things need to be dealt with in a violent and effective manner.

Happy Birthday United States Marines!!!!
https://youtu.be/ZYPkbzza6NY?si=mWV4bEZP9Nbn5SSb

Finally, it is also Veteran’s Day. To all Veterans, thank you for your sacrifice to allow us to live free. We will never forget what you have done.

Thank you for reading, like and subscribe, and Happy Rovering.

https://youtu.be/ICA2H8GnNBQ
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Windshield for the Range Rover Classic Overland Rig (Post #748) 10/25/2026

Windshield, windscreen… whatever you call it it keeps the bugs out of your teeth.

I ordered a windshield from Rovers North. First thing, don’t expect this to arrive quickly. The glass is made in Türkiye (Turkey) by Doraglass.

Doraglass picture.

It is then sent to AllMakes4x4 and from there it is sent to Rovers North.

Somewhere in there Rovers North puts a ProLine label on it too.

Not sure where “Made in China (CN)” comes into play since the glass is made in Türkiye.

Anyway, the glass (spoiler alert) arrived broken.

Yeah… that’s disappointing. Now before you say, “Just install it like that.” I hired a professional installer and he said it would spider and windup being worse than what I have. Looking online supports this assertion. The corner has a lot of pressure on it. I’m wondering if since the windshield is in a rubber seal if that is slightly different.

I also asked, “Why don’t we just fill all the cracks with windshield glue stuff?” He was not confident in that solution either.

I contacted Rovers North and told them what happened. Erik was quick to ask for pictures and to provide a refund. Which I have already received. Erik was great through this whole process. My original shipping location did not workout and he was quick to get the delivery back to the depot where I picked it up.

If you don’t have a commercial site, with a forklift, and a dock that an average over the road trucker can get a 40 foot trailer in… just have them leave it at the shipping depot. Delivery to a commercial site is $185(US) cheaper to ship to. My delivery was 111 pounds (50.3488 kilograms). This is a crate and the glass. Since it is over 100 pounds, the driver will not assist with the unloading. Another pro tip, make sure you understand the shipping insurance and who pays what if the windshield arrives broken. Rovers North took care of me, I don’t know if any other vendor would be as good.

There are lots of questions.

Will JayZ’s Superbowl 60 Half-time show suck? I have no idea, I don’t think I’ve ever intentionally listened to a JayZ song.

What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? African or European?

Why order from Rovers North? They had one listed. Atlantic British did not. I had two professionals look for the windshield. Scott looked in warehouses in Dallas, Kansas City, Wichita, and another city in Texas he couldn’t remember. They aren’t sitting on the shelves of any glass warehouses in my region.

Would you order another windshield? Yes, but, the other windshields I saw online started at $1200(US) plus shipping. I only spent $795(US) with Rovers North.

What are you doing next? Scott is going to come back out and polish my OEM windshield. This windshield has 280,000 miles of rocks, sand, giant grasshoppers, 300 million mosquitos, at least two birds, and who knows what else. So yeah, it looks like someone sandblasted it. I don’t have much hope for the polish, but I’m going to see if it helps.

Like and subscribe, and I hope you enjoy the video.

Did you get the movie reference on the video thumbnail?

Thanks for reading and Happy Rovering.

https://youtu.be/Vp7v-QWQlHE

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Installing an Exhaust Fan in My Shop (Post #745) 8/12/2026

OMG! If you haven’t noticed, it is hot outside. Here in the Southern Plains (never refer to Oklahoma as “the Midwest”, never). Oklahoma City has recorded about 15 to 16 days of 100-degree temperatures so far this summer in 2026, which is above the typical annual average of 12 to 13 days. We have at least 6 more 100-degree days coming. If your country has never landed a man on the moon that temperature is 37.7 Celsius.

With those kinds of temperatures my metal shop building with the lovely radiant heat effect temps often climb above 120°F (48°C). That’s warm. And for a man of my age that is considered “dangerous”. When you start looking at the wet bulb numbers you can easily quantify your chances of a heat related injury.

85-88Working or exercising in direct sunlight will stress your body after 30 minutes.Take at least 30 minutes of breaks each hour if working or exercising in direct sunlight
88-90Working or exercising in direct sunlight will stress your body after 20 minutes.Take at least 40 minutes of breaks each hour if working or exercising in direct sunlight
>90Working or exercising in direct sunlight will stress your body after 15 minutes.Take at least 45 minutes of breaks each hour if working or exercising in direct sunlight

So we have had wet bulb numbers above 85 all of August. Brutal.

So I’m looking at options to adjust the temperature of the shop down to a “reasonable” temp. That will take at least two major items to help.

Exhaust Fan

This weekend I put a 2200 CFM exhaust fan in. Shops my size should have at least a 1500 CFM fan. So I grabbed a Chinese made fan from Vevor. I ordered one with a “control module”. It was broken when it arrived. I had to repair it. Then I tested it. The temp rheostat did not seem to work as I would have expected. Set on 100°F the fan didn’t come on. So I set it to the lowest temp 32°F the fan came on about 60% speed. That is not going to be acceptable.

So I’m going to wire an old fashioned on off switch to a plug. Plug the fan in and when needed I will turn it on the day before. Simple, efficient.

The second thing in the research, planning, I need some money to buy stage is Prodex.

I’m looking at something like $1,000.00(US) to get roughly 1,410 square foot of Prodex Total 5m material and the ancillary materials to mount it to the building frames.

The testimonials and YouTube video promise I will see some significant temp reductions. And in the winter I’ll retain heat.

That’s what were up to. That’s where we are headed.

Thanks for reading, like and subscribe, and support my work by contributing on Patreon.

May the wind take your troubles away….

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Radio Install for the Range Rover Classic Overland Rig (Several Posts) June-October 2026

In this video series I am installing a new radio in my Range Rover Classic Overland rig.

Part 1 – is installing the integrated cameras.

Part 2 – is a lot of wiring and some rust abatement and painting.

Part 3 – is painting… yeah, painting. When have you ever worked on your Land Rover and NOT had to address some rust when trying to wire up a camera? Oh, it’s just me? I doubt it.

Part 4 – I reveal my paint job (terrible) and fish, fiche, fishe, no, I’m certain it is FISH, fish the wires through the tailgate and back through the truck to a power source.

Part 5

Let’s wire the front camera and drain the battery!!!! OH!!! Let’s catch our Go Pro Camera on fire too!!!!

Part 6

Let’s splice this new radio into the OEM wiring harness and kill our Heat Gun in the Heat!!!

Part 7

I finish up the wiring and talk about next steps.

Part 8

Where am I going to put the camera switch?

https://youtu.be/UidkK1dNvU0
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