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Rich1179 1972 rover P6 3500S


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 and the final form of that cardboard... some nice clan new carpets and a gear stick boot librated off a mini 

don't even go there about the shiftier its all we had that was a 10mm thread and i was fed up with being poked in the face :D 

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Final update, i said it was a long week :D 

brought a power stering set up off trademe for about $200 when picking it up the guy asked if there was anything else i needed as he said he has some more spares... so yea i got a fue more... cars!

 

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Another fun day today, finally pulled the brake booster apart as i had a spare one to practice on.. well turns out the sticking brakes may have something to do with the completely shagged diaphragm. so pulled both boosters apart and built one good one. side note turns out when you squash the front right of a rover p6 3500 it makes removal of the brake booster a bit of a pain. long story short the studs are now 10mm (about half an inch if you want me to keep it English) shorter so it can be placed and removed without the need of a prybar. 

 

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well been a month since i got it back running, all i can say is it handles a lot better on super cats than cheep Chinese tires on it. still have a list of fixes and tweaks but i think its in a good place At the moment for me to work on the other 3 cars... Civic, Mitsubishi and the other one. No i'm not telling its a surprise.

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Thought i should update the thread as i was here, yes the rover is still alive. went drag racing last December and was very surprised with the go of it. however i feel the 300,000K 3.9L maybe not so happy given he noticeably tap noise from the lifters. however rn i'm replacing the start solinoid because the one in the motor is hashed and i've found that the motor on the engine doesn't exist.. and the p6 one has one too little teeth... nope i have no idea what the flywheel is made from. 

so if i'm rebuilding the motor i feel i should you know... make it faster, i feel 11:1 pistons and a roller cam may help it go more.

good news though the T5 box is still alive :) 

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On 22/04/2019 at 08:31, 1968 said:

hey Rich notice you have some cosmic wheels to fit P5 P6   I have been trying to find a set to buy for ages .... wondering if you would be interested in selling them ?

 

Hey mate, sorry but i also had to track them down as well and they are now fitted. however i do have a couple of sets of P6 Steel wheels (Different widths?) if that helps?

thanks

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Right update time, well i'm stuckin isolatio for 4 weeks so what better thing to do than to work on the rover... so I am :) (hopefully ill be able to get a fait bit done)

Stage 1: clean up, eg paint the damn roof. its been bugging me for years that the vynal on the roof has been this faded gray (48 years of sun will do that) so i cracked out some old vinal die i had from when i painted some of the interior of my civic and set to work

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Started with this one side and it looks better but looked really dark when i put it on but hey ho its on now

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first take on the roof (yes i know the rear screen looks like trash)

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Roof covered, ok actually doesn't look bad

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Really good comparison of before and after in neutral light

Stage 2: fix the speedo, never was connected when i bult the car (Jap speedo drive in T5, english cable on speedo)

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Fixed, with nothing more than zip ties and a bottle cap :D 

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Right then i got news that i was having to go into lock down for 4 weeks, so i did what any normal person would do... I moved the rover and all the parts to my parents place.

there is a reason for this, my car and workshop are not at my hose so i have no access to them for 4 weeks unacceptable

any who stage 3: New exhaust

firstly getting the Landrover 3.9L headers to fit just needed alittle tweek to the chassis... or if your a cert officer, they bolted right in :D 

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Next up some custom down pipes to clear the starter and clutch (Yes the block of wood on the gearbox is highly important)

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next was lots... and i mean lots of thinking, cutting and welding (Did i mention this exhaust is made out of 100% recycled pipes)

New front section

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And rear (tip has now been changed as this looked like poo)

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