mikuni Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Good stuff! I had somehow missed the part where you repaired the engine and had it running again, so providing an enjoyable afternoon read of the last few posts in the thread. Very nicely written also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 Brilliant stuff, glad to hear its getting some use now, vid of said induction noise now please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thousand Dollar Supercar Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 vid of said induction noise now please? That would probably turn into a vid of wind noise.. but I might give it a go. Or go for an exhaust cam similar to parts of this tongue-in-cheek video I did: http://picasaweb.google.com/oldschool.co.nz/Misc#5286573930582086034 Exhaust cam would help me identify the occasional smoke cloud I've noticed when launching the mighty Rover away from the lights.... I wanna know whether the smoke's blue or black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullitt Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Came across this photoshop and thought it should go in this thread. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyfive Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Did they make an SD1 coupe? That looks awesome! I can't help but think from the side profile it looks like the granddaddy to these abominations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thousand Dollar Supercar Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Did they make an SD1 coupe? Nope. But if you think the Tomcat is an abomination, what British Leyland's Specialist Division did make is prototypes for an SD1 wagon: and for the SD2: The SD1 in Bullitt's photoshop looks good in red and with those wheels. Mine, meanwhile, is still going. I've removed the sagging bonnet lining for weight reduction / because it kept rubbing on my shiny new red plug leads and making them dirty. Unfortunately it has left ugly patches where the previous owner used glue to try to hold it on: Also, the 'red' exhaust header paint I used seems to be being disdainfully turned to ash by that blazing furnace of fury, the mighty Rover six: That's an old photo, more of it is white now after tearing up the highways over summer. Why did this happen / how can I avoid it if I can be bothered painting the headers again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I think its just down to the quality of the paint. When my exhaust was first done it was painted in some kind of crappy paint that came off almost instantly, to turn the normal rusty colour you see on most exhausts. I repainted the headers in another average quality paint for a car show, expecting it to be a temporary solution to the problem and do the same, but so far it has held up well to a track day and about 1000km of motoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thousand Dollar Supercar Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Can you remember what brand the better paint was / where you got it from? What colour did you go for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Was just a can of high temp paint in flat black, off the shelf from Super Cheap. I'm not sure whether I'd recommend it, being that I haven't done huge miles with it, and I don't think it came in much of a range of colours, white/cream, grey and black if that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thousand Dollar Supercar Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 That's all my red paint was - a can off the shelf from SuperCheap. I certainly haven't done huge miles - can't even have been three tanks of fuel yet. Maybe black just works better. The black put on my Alfa's exhaust by the last exhaust shop has mostly come off now, but at least it had the decency to fall off rather than stay on and turn all white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 pretty much none of those exhaust paints will last that long on manifold/headers. the highest spec ones you can get are still only good to about 650 deg. hpc/procoat is the only stuff that lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtdvl Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 I found the black had a higher temp than the red paint when i was looking for paint for my exhaust. It was something like 650 vs 550. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dejer Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Congratulations Mr Thousand Dollar Supercar, You're explorations are on my top sites now bro - well done with your getting to know the fab sd1 - you're ready for the brotherhood now. Y'know it's a disease for which there is no cure don't you? Down here in Nelson, I've got a 2.6, a Vitesse, a p6b S and 3 P6B's and still want more. Maybe I need a counsellor - oh shucks, I am one. Ah well, nothing a can of stop rust can't fix, if you know what I mean. Keep up the postings - it's been fun watching your discoveries. If I figure out how to put photos on this thing, I might be able to help - me n SD1 go back a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Pretty much made my day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana_Jones Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 You love it really lol. Such sweet looking cars _b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Haha that was all a great read, +1 to that picture above being hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thousand Dollar Supercar Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 You love it really lol. Such sweet looking cars _b Yeah, I have a weakness for whimsical rubbish. Ooo look, parts car! http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/wrecked-cars/auction-856680981.htm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 You know what to do.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost_bryan Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Did they make an SD1 coupe? That looks awesome! They sort of did. The SD1 hatch is rumoured to be based on the Australian Force 7 coupe's hatch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.e.d. Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Ben - do this.. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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