kws Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Yeah, i'm a sucker for punishment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost_bryan Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Yep, you're stupid, but in the best way possible. You now own two of my favourite Rovers. Hope the engine starting/running issues aren't too major - dirty contacts or a broken wire, not broken computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
66gt Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Looking good. Great that all the interior is in great condition. Mechanically anything can be fixed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Thanks guys. I have somewhat become addicted to these silly lumps of British metal. My EFI is still a gorgeous car, but the sound the Vitesse makes is just an eargasm. And no, wasnt too bothered by mechanical issues. Its easier to get a whole Rover V8 than to find Vitesse interior bits, so thats a huge relief. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muncie Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Solutions for all problems except rust below. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 I like that car, but nah, gotta have that unique RV8 sound. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
666DAN Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Love your work Kel! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 let the air back out of the valve to lower it again. theres a minimum recommended pressure, I think its 15psi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUL8R Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 ^ Clint beat me to it. In relation to your shaking steering wheel, I would damn near put money on it those tyres have flat spots from sitting in the same place for too long, unfortunately you can't fix it once it has started. Easiest way to check for you is bolt the wheels off your other Rover, before forking out to have them balanced. They do look quite old too? Nice find on the dizzy, Im surprised the previous owner hadn't tried it himself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 2 hours ago, cletus said: let the air back out of the valve to lower it again. theres a minimum recommended pressure, I think its 15psi Tried this with a pin but didnt work, will try with the tyre inflator tomorrow. No idea what brand the shocks are yet, so dont know what the specs for them are. They were dead empty when i got it. 1 hour ago, CUL8R said: ^ Clint beat me to it. In relation to your shaking steering wheel, I would damn near put money on it those tyres have flat spots from sitting in the same place for too long, unfortunately you can't fix it once it has started. Easiest way to check for you is bolt the wheels off your other Rover, before forking out to have them balanced. They do look quite old too? Nice find on the dizzy, Im surprised the previous owner hadn't tried it himself! The tires are quite old. Not sure how long it was sitting in one place for, but you could very well be right since its rego has been on hold since 2013 and the fuel was varnish. Good tip on swapping the wheels over, will give it a try at some point. Its not too bad, but quite noticeable at lower speeds. The previous owner tried swapping the whole dizzy, but as i have that spare dizzy in the parts box without a cap and rotor i do suspect he swapped those parts over, thus carrying the fault with it. The rotor physically looks normal, so no idea how its failed. He has said that the actual fault is intermittent, and the starting issue wasnt the actual fault he had (apparently the starting issue happened only recently). I knew it had a different fault, where the car will begin to misfire after a period of time until you cannot give it any throttle, but im 90% sure i replicated it yesterday and it hasnt happened again today since replacing the rotor. I need to keep testing it and then head down for a WOF check to see what i need to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Also, i have a pair of what appears to be new old stock Monroe standard shocks. They are in mint condition, but i can compress and extend them by hand, albeit reasonably slowly. That doesnt seem normal to me? Theyre blue, but have no stickers or anything on them. They were in monroe boxes that were moisture damaged and i cant see any identifying model numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Normal oil shocks (not gas filled or anything) will move by hand. Even gas charged one will move but will push back out. Good work on getting starting. A dud rotor is pretty subtle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Night Shamalayan Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 35 minutes ago, kws said: The rotor physically looks normal, so no idea how its failed. He has said that the actual fault is intermittent, and the starting issue wasnt the actual fault he had (apparently the starting issue happened only recently). I knew it had a different fault, where the car will begin to misfire after a period of time until you cannot give it any throttle, but im 90% sure i replicated it yesterday and it hasnt happened again today since replacing the rotor. I need to keep testing it and then head down for a WOF check to see what i need to do. This is exactly the problem I had with the hunter that went away after I replaced rotor too. Been sweet ever since. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost_bryan Posted December 3, 2017 Share Posted December 3, 2017 Faulty repro rotors seem to be a widestream problem in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, locost_bryan said: Faulty repro rotors seem to be a widestream problem in the UK. Cheap chinese clone distributors in general seem to be causing widespread issues in the SD1 community. Thankfully the Vitesse has an original Lucas (haha, "thankfully") one and the EFI has the chinese one (being used only to drive the oil pump due to wasted spark coils but worked mint before that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana_Jones Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Nice project mate, love SD1's, such a sweet looking ride. Agree with the shitty rotor arm stuff, been there, done that with the 'crab. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuel Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Pics don't work on your last update broseph. Says can't establish a secure connection to your site, regardless what browser I use. /maybe it's just me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 3 hours ago, fuel said: Pics don't work on your last update broseph. Says can't establish a secure connection to your site, regardless what browser I use. /maybe it's just me. Damn. Sorry, did some changes on my site that must’ve borked it. Should be ok now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyBreeze Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Old man had a Vitesse when I was a wee lad. Max pines. Don't think I have seen any locally since he sold it ~20 years ago. Can't be many around these days! I laughed at your garage entry conundrum, he had the same issue and had to pour a small concrete slab so he could get it in the garage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 According to my records i have 7 Vanden Plas EFI, 16 Single Plenum Vitesse and 3 Twin Plenum Vitesse in NZ. There are no doubt more hidden away in garages that i havent spotted, and some of these cars have since been scrapped or taken off the road. Not many of them are on the road and being used regularly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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