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Dec 10, 2017 20:25:27 GMT
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more work done Fitted the sun visors and rear view mirror  The edge of the tool tray was polished, the tools put in the tray and the tray holder was fitted to the car. The spanner and the wrench were send to the galvanising company with lots a bolts, nuts ect and came out very nice  The mechanism for releasing the tool tray had some plastic brackets which were broken on all tray holders i had so i made a more solid version out of aluminum.  The felt under carpet was fitted  The kick plate on the passenger side was missing so a new one was made in SS . The SS sheet was cut and the strengthening ribs were made using 2 angle iron pieces connected to each other and a round piece of steel welded to a flat piece of steel  And then the ribs were hammered in  Then i made a support frame to make the bends and avoid that the panel warped  Then all bends were made after fitting the panel to the support frame  Underneath a picture of the original and the copy  All felt under carpet was fitted  Then started working on the rear parcel shelf area and fitted a new speaker.  The parcel shelf was in fair condition. Some material on both ends was removed for the seat belt brackets and two pieces of wood were fitted as the shelf had sagged a bit in the speaker area.  I wanted to fit new vinyl to the parcel shelf and figured out a solution for the speaker area. Made a template in Excel for making the holes in the speaker area, printed it on carton and fitted this with tape to the vinyl  and started making the holes with a hollow punch  At this moment 100 were done and another 525 to go... It sounds worse then it was as it took me a little over an hour to make the 625 holes but i am glad that it was mono instead of stereo at that time.. Fitted the vinyl with new foam to the shelf  This is how the speaker area looks like  My daily Rover P5B has to cope with snow again  That's it for now Peter |
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Last Edit: Dec 10, 2017 20:37:08 GMT by petervdv
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Dec 10, 2017 21:55:05 GMT
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Wow, such beautiful attention to detail.
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Dec 10, 2017 23:03:10 GMT
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Wow, such beautiful attention to detail. And that's coming from you. Mr. Authenticity himself!  |
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Dec 10, 2017 23:03:35 GMT
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Peter - If at anytime you fancy giving up the day job and moving to the UK - I have a job waiting for you!
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Dec 24, 2017 23:57:31 GMT
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Wow, such beautiful attention to detail. Cheers Jim. Restoring interior trim items on my Rover is a bit easier and do-able then with your Rover as most of the items are made from basic materials. Not much plastic trim, no pressed carpets Peter - If at anytime you fancy giving up the day job and moving to the UK - I have a job waiting for you! cheers Chris, i will consider that. Some progress on the Rover. After trying to fit the rear parcel shelf, i found out it didn't fit properly and looking at my daily P5B, i soon found out that i renovated the fillets of a saloon. I have parts of 2 Coupe's and 1 saloon and found 3 identical corner fillets so i assumed these should be the Coupe one but it were saloon fillets so one of the 2 Coupe's must have been fitted with a saloon parcel shelf. So i had to redo the parcel shelf as the cuts in the parcel shalf for the saloon fillets were visible when fitting the smaller Coupe fillets. So another 625 holes got punched...  In the picture underneath you can see the bigger saloon fillets and the Coupe ones.  Covered the front parcel shelf with vinyl after stitching with the Singer 2 small strips of moquette to the vinyl near the steering coium  Also covered the new kick panels with moquette  After fitting the wooden dashboard panels to the car all trim near the dashboard were fitted   After testing all the electric equipment, the bakelite steering colum covers were also fitted. A merry Christmas to all and best wishes for 2018!!! Peter |
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Last Edit: Dec 25, 2017 0:00:57 GMT by petervdv
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I don't know why, but the dash on the P5 just lights all my candles. Always has, even as a youngster.  |
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I don't know why, but the dash on the P5 just lights all my candles. Always has, even as a youngster. It definitely is a special design. I had to get used to the looks of it. But it makes the car spacious and the front parcel shelf is practical too. Being spacious has been handy too: before i converted my RHD daily P5B to LHD, i once was in a parking garage and the ticket machine was on the wrong side so i got out of seat and went over to the LH seat without much problems. Being 2.00m tall i cannot do this in many cars. Merry Christmas and the best for 2018 George. Enjoy your posts and comments! Peter |
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Last Edit: Dec 25, 2017 0:37:30 GMT by petervdv
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I don't know why, but the dash on the P5 just lights all my candles. Always has, even as a youngster. It definitely is a special design. I had to get used to the looks of it. But it makes the car spacious and the front parcel shelf is practical too. Being spacious has been handy too: before i converted my RHD daily P5B to LHD, i once was in a parking garage and the ticket machine was on the wrong side so i got out of seat and went over to the LH seat without much problems. Being 2.00m tall i cannot do this in many cars. Merry Christmas and the best for 2018 George. Enjoy your posts and comments! Peter And the same to you Peter. To be honest, I'm just wracked with jealousy. I've always wanted a P5, and you have two. Not much chance now, they're a bit thin on the ground here! |
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Rover P5B Coupe - MGB V8Mercdan68
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Wow, such great craftsmanship there
I have great respect for the work going on
A superb car to restore
We had our wedding day 12 years ago in my uncles coupe
He has just had it resprayed this year, need to get some pics of it
Love the pics of your daily in the snow too
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Not much chance now, they're a bit thin on the ground here! Classic cars must be quit rare in your part of the world but you never know Wow, such great craftsmanship there I have great respect for the work going on A superb car to restore We had our wedding day 12 years ago in my uncles coupe He has just had it resprayed this year, need to get some pics of it Love the pics of your daily in the snow too Cheers Dan. Some pictures of your uncle's P5 would be great Best wishes for 2018 to all and may your retro rides wishes come true! Managed to do some work on the Rover, mainly renovating trim pieces.which were already powder coated or painted  The "hockey sticks" which are mounted on the rear inner wings  The lower ashtray beacket was covered with moquette and the upper one with foam and vinyl.  Also stitched trim for the lower D post panels (moquette) which are made from a sort of card board  The trim underneath the rear seats was missing so i made a template out of cardboard  which was copied on hard board  And made for both sides and covered with moquette and fitted these with the rear heather vents  Still need to glue the upper side of the moquette to the car body. Also fitted the rear ash tray brackets And fitted the D-post trim  Renovating these trim panels is rather time consuming but very rewarding! As it made out of basic materials, it can be restored/copied to a as new condition. Lots of newer car trim is plastic which cannot be copied so easily. Thats it for now Peter |
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eurogranada
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Nice work as usual Peter!!
Gelukkig nieuwjaar!
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Wow. I'm up to Feb 2017 - the shell's just been painted - what a cracking build with real high quality work! Can't wait to see how it turns out. Thanks for taking the time to photograph and post your work, it's a great read! |
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Nice work as usual Peter!! Gelukkig nieuwjaar! Cheers Alex. "Gelukkig nieuwjaar" for you and your family. 2018 looks good for you with your new house and the garage. Its so much better to have your car in the garage near the house then in a lockup. Wow. I'm up to Feb 2017 - the shell's just been painted - what a cracking build with real high quality work! Can't wait to see how it turns out. Thanks for taking the time to photograph and post your work, it's a great read! Cheers, glad you enjoyed it! |
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It has been a pleasure watching this progress. Thanks for posting. |
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Interior looks awesome - how easy to clean is the moquette?
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It has been a pleasure watching this progress. Thanks for posting. Cheers Matt - how easy to clean is the moquette? Its wool so i guess it has to be cleaned as wool carpet. Moquette is also available in darker colors (i got mine from Woolies in the UK). I choose the beige interior as i like the combo beige/walnut and it suits a P5B well Peter |
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Jan 24, 2018 21:38:31 GMT
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Some progress on the Rover. I requested and received carpet samples and ordered the one i liked best. Was a bit surprised to receive a carpet with a different shade but what actually liked this carpet more then the sample because it matches better with the moquette and the vinyl Underneath a picture of the 3 samples. I ordered the left sample which differs a fair bit with what i received  I made my choice on color and not on the backing material. The carpet i ordered had a rubber backing material and this is rather thick compared to the original and not so pliable, Started with the center console. The metal parts were powder coated some time ago and all screws and clips got a new layer of zinc  The cardboard in the center console was warped and not in good condition so 2,5mm mill board was ordered and cut in the same shape  The upper parts was covered with new vinyl and new piping. A big difference compared to the spare console!  After fitting the mill board the console was trial fitted  Then foam was glued onto the millboard. This is high density foam which i could not get in this thickness so reused the old foam which was in fair condition.  and the carpet was fitted  And a picture of the center console fitted.  The 2 wooden panels are not original as originally these are steel panels covered with beige vinyl but i like the wood there so made those 2. Then started on the floor mats. Some time ago, i had bought a new set of carpets for my daily Rover but i was not so happy with the way these fitted so decided to make my own. With the carpet i had ordered some beige binding  With my Singer came a small box with several accessorizes and there was a foot which was useful for stitching bindings  It took a fair bit of time as i am not experienced with a sewing machine but it came out rather well and fit much better then the carpet i bought for my daily Rover   Will also make over mats in the same color. When these are done i have stitched 30m of binding.... Thats it for now Peter |
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Last Edit: Jan 24, 2018 21:43:03 GMT by petervdv
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Jan 24, 2018 21:45:19 GMT
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Absolutely fantastic work
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Jan 24, 2018 22:46:28 GMT
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the beats is reborn FANTASTIC REBUILD  |
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eurogranada
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Stunning!!
Did your singer foot also guide the beading around on the other side of the carpet? I'd like a little more info on how you did this.
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