rich1179 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1179 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 Final update, i said it was a long week 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! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1179 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 So yea another p6 (rusty as hell) but full clean leather interior plus some 14 inch alloy wheels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1179 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 final note , motor runs(currently on 4) having been parked up in 1995 by the second owner who had used it as a daily for 20 years after buying it in 1976. only stopped due to rust. so who needs some old leaded fuel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rich1179 Posted April 3, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2018 Well just finished unloading the car and made a start on getting the seats out. Ps here are the cosmic wheels 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1179 Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1179 Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1179 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 So yea a daily rover is expensive but makes the right noises and comfortable. the other one is almost completely stripped down now. before I scrap the shell is there any panels anyone needs off? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1179 Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1968 Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 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 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1179 Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1968 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Thanks for your reply Rich Was worth a try !! I have a few spare steel rims also .... will keep searching for the elusive Cosmics !! Cheers Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1179 Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 Hopefully I'll be revising this build thread soon... new garage. And yes the black pos is for sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1179 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 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 Started with this one side and it looks better but looked really dark when i put it on but hey ho its on now first take on the roof (yes i know the rear screen looks like trash) Roof covered, ok actually doesn't look bad 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) Fixed, with nothing more than zip ties and a bottle cap 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1179 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 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 Next up some custom down pipes to clear the starter and clutch (Yes the block of wood on the gearbox is highly important) 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 And rear (tip has now been changed as this looked like poo) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rich1179 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2020 Stage 4: the engine. its tired, blowing more smoke than my grandfather and taps like Gene Kelly. So tbh i have been planing the engine swap fro a few months now, First i brought a whole land rover for the 4.6L V8. (yes that is another 3.5 and a Honda city turbo engine in the background) while stripping this down i was looking at cams and found a hot auckland cams cut that stated "Needs increased compression ratio" and well that is like saying go nuts. so i looked around at how rover mad both the 4.6 and 4.0l engines have the same 9.35:1 ratio. I then found that the only difference is the pistons and this is how they made the 8:1 ratio low compression ones. so well i brought a 4l bottom end so with my maths if the 4.6 pistons in a 4l block lower the compression ration then the 4l pistons with a 4.6 stroke will raise it to about 10.75:1 (only 0.25:1 higher than a stock 3.5L P6 engine) perfect armed with a box of bits that i got just befor lock down I have started the clean up process (Rods and pistons chilling on a jag) as a touch of madness hit... i removed the spot welds on the front rad support... less angle for the v8 to get in and out of the bay then i got bored and well may have made a starter fit in the body as the solinoid did hit the chassis... not no more with a slight tweek to its angle And some new mounting holes well now you are up to date hopefully more to come soon 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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