RoverP6B

Thanks guys; very helpful! 

GW

Yep, made by McLeod Clutches in Texas, USA

The first couple minutes of this link will show you how these work and fully adjustable

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW_QHZM0qN8

Possibly source ex-Ebay?

Or from the manufacturer, these can be had with or without the master cylinder

http://www.mcleodracing.com/categories/Hydraulics.mcl

Lots of discussion on USA forums as this is a fairly common setup, LS-1 Forums, Corvette, etc.

GW

Any shops that can recalibrate a cable- drive speedo? I have replaced a Borgwarner 35 Auto with a Toyota 5 speed and the ratios are wrong: easiest way is to pop the speedo out of the dash and have the gearing changed: used to be a specialist in Oz, but he is retired now, another shop in South Island but I have lost their address... any help appreciated!

Thanks for info., much appreciated!

GW

Thanks, Bros! Got a phone number + address for him?

best

GW

rolling road to tune car with carbs..

Anyone near Putaruru, Cambridge, Hamilton or thereabouts?

Thanks for any heads-up!

GW

November 3rd

GW

edit: and by same style bars, i mean cafe racer style to match the seat

Nah, keep the seat, but I see an "Easy Rider" bike in the making....

RT

Honda Dream 50 has a "Cafe Racer" seat, AC-15 chassis type, you could order through a Honda bike dealer; p/no. 77100-GCR-000 for the padded seat + 87150-GCR-000ZB for the cowl, which comes painted in Silver

also: DiscoVolante in the UK are "Cafe Racer" central, post worldwide + have over 100 different seats/seat bases here: ( might give you some styling cues if you're into a DIY! )

http://www.discovolantemoto.co.uk/bodywork/fibreglass-seats/cat_78.html

RT

Yes, it's Bonita's car + it's still missing; so *please* keep an eye out for this car ( + any parts ! ) Thanks!!

GW

Missing from Sydenham:

STILL MISSING and stolen from Sydenham this morning

The front bumper has been found (destroyed) on the corner of Burnbrae Street and St Martains Road.

1999 Nissan Silvia

R34 Blue

...Body kit

Coilovers

Front mount intercooler

BOV

Exaust

Stripped interior (no back seat)

1/2 roll cage

17' Work Meister rims - White

Number plate - ID0LLI

Call the police if you hear or see anything or call/msg me on 0275 266 482

THX to all South Islanders on the Forum! Let's get this car back to its owner

Still see 'em in Japan; this one is just around the corner from where I'm staying in Tokyo

THX, I will do so!

GW

JasonK, THX! Let me know ( yes or no! )　There's got to be a shop somewhere that does louvres...

GW

THX +Much appreciated; that'll take a while but I'll post the results ( and what they cost ) once the job's done...

GW

Thanks for the reply, Waikato, near Putaruru/Cambridge, but can travel to Auckland or Welly....

Any help appreciated! Yeah,old hotrod trick for keeping things cool under the bonnet, eh

love yer LandCrab 1300 BTW, totally gladdens my heart!

GW

Any North Island shop that would press louvres in an aluminium bonnet? ( like in the picture )

Thanks!

GW

Gidday: that symbol in your steering wheel center is SAKE ( booze/liquor )

GW

This Chrysler hemi hotrod has to be a contender....

GW

Prince was its own independent company before the mid-60's Nissan takeover; this wasn't popular in Japan with Prince dealers, who considered their cars much superior to Nissans, there are still older Nissan dealerships that signpost themselves "Prince" in Japan

"Prince" had that name because members of the Japanese royal family owned Prince cars

The "Prince" name was so well regarded in Oz and NZ, that later cars like the Gloria were badged as Princes years after the Japanese domestic models had changed over to Nissan badging

I saw a Station wagon version of your car for sale in Auckland around 1993, 2-tone blue, it was a gem

Probably the rarest car on this forum.....

GW

I have seen 290hp at the flywheel and it wasn't to hard, but useless for the street.

The torque was impressive though it was almost the same in ft/lbs which is very good for such a small engine.

There is a place in Aussie that only rebuilds rover and Leyland V8s. I can't remember their name but the make them 5.2ltr with windsor crank shafts and different liners etc.

Holden antipump lifters fit easily and are cheap but I am still trying to get the roller cam followers part number that goes straight in. That was the biggest win with the Hp of the mentioned one above. Oil pump was an issue and I can't remember the restrictor sizes we used as they have a bad habbit of flooding the top end and staving the bottom.

Anymore info on the cam Jase?

Corey

YellaTerra YT-6000; this Roller rocker set use the Rover rocker shafts + are a direct replacement for the Rover rocker arms

Oil pump: start with a 3.9 Disco block as these have an improved oil pump system that runs off the crank

Budget stroker Rover motor: start with a 3.9 Disco block; have it aligned bored to take a Leyland P76 crank ( + crank bearings ) use Chev. 327 small journal conrods + have the bores sleeved; there are several pistons will do the job + you're looking at 5.00 litres plus. Use ARP fasteners for conrod bolts + ARP studs for heads + bearing caps

Tough part is finding a P76 manual flywheel; quite a rare part now, if you're going to use a manual trans. These aren't the same as Rover manual flywheels tho' both take a 9 1/2in clutch

GW

Thanks for that!

GW

Found it on here the other day + now can't ( Yes, I've searched )

Thanks!

GW

keep us posted on how you get on

Picture's not my car, but very similar

Cylinder heads ( SD-1 Vitesse ) ready to go on a 3.9 Discovery block Hardened valve seats mean using unleaded gas ( or LPG ) are OK

All the injection stuff has gone + replaced by Carbs

OK, will take a while but I'll post progress as it happens

Thanks to all who have posted!

GW

Thanks,　good advice! Trying to avoid the Rover 5 speed as these are just too uncommon + prices on Trademe show that people do pay up large for these

Expect the driveshaft will need to be modified then balanced; getting the speedo to work accurately wll probably be the biggest challenge after the pedal box

Cars a dailly driver

Best

GW

depends what you want it for. maybe worth sourcing a 5spd out of an sd1 vandlenplas, although it will be hard, it's probably only going to cost you about the same amount as a toyota box, which you will want to use a w55 or similar.....

you'll also not need an adaptor and may even be able to use your standard driveshaft maybe? could be a direct bolt in.

if you're going for a box that you can beat a bit then definitely the toyota item. jsut to get it manual and for economies sake, see what you can find by way of sd1 stuff.

on the topic of pedal boxes, if the tc one fits then go for that,otherwise you're looking at fabricating it from scratch. if you find a donor car get as much of the pedal assembly as you can... master cylinder and clutch lines etc as you may be able to use these.