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Nov 19, 2019 22:04:26 GMT
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Followed the Police car thread, amazing, fantastic work. This is another level..to be doing this in a car park, at night and through an English winter (x2!) is truely amazing..utmost respect to you. I saw further back in this thread your purchase of Dotty..do you a thread up on here for that?..I can't seem to find anything? I have bookmarked all your threads  Thanks. I haven’t started a thread in here for Dotty, but I have been uploading videos of the progress on YouTube. In the last videos I actually drove it for the first time. The plan was get it mobile then take it home, however someone stole my car trailer so it’s stranded at work now. ☹️ |
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That is UFB. A pox and/or never-ending case of oversized pubic crabs to whomever stole it. The world is going to hell! Will you receive any insurance ££? John
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That is UFB. A pox and/or never-ending case of oversized pubic crabs to whomever stole it. The world is going to hell! Will you receive any insurance ££? John Sadly it wasn’t covered by my dads home insurance and I didn’t have it sure independently. |
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mat88
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Nov 20, 2019 15:31:37 GMT
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Just read this from start to finish over a few days.. can't say I've ever been particularly interested in the sd1 but summat about this kept me reading.. to do all that work in a car park outside you either need a medal or sectioning... Not sure which haha
Cracking work tho, whats this sd1 drift car you speak of
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Nov 20, 2019 16:03:14 GMT
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Just read this from start to finish over a few days.. can't say I've ever been particularly interested in the sd1 but summat about this kept me reading.. to do all that work in a car park outside you either need a medal or sectioning... Not sure which haha Cracking work tho, whats this sd1 drift car you speak of Thanks. This is the driftcar. Just sitting in hibernation now till I get rich and have time to do an LS v8 conversion! forum.retro-rides.org/thread/177637/rover-drift-trackday-general-heap |
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Nov 30, 2019 21:48:51 GMT
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Super exciting happy time! I finally got a break in the weather and my work to weld the rear quarter on. I'm sure my work loves me. Two piles of scrap in the car park, lots of noise and mess. Still,, its Saturday and no one is around.  Made two small filler pieces to act as shelves for the rear panel, where it joins the C and D-pillars. That way i could get maximum heat penetration, and grind it smooth without worrying about overly thin metal that would later crack.  Tacked in  Loads of fettling later, ready to weld  Welding in progress    Several hours later, the wing is on!  |
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Nov 30, 2019 22:03:28 GMT
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Looking good
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Nov 30, 2019 22:05:35 GMT
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Thanks. Took most of the day. How is your fleet? |
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Nov 30, 2019 22:09:36 GMT
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Great that you are ploughing on with this one Jim - Given the conditions & temperature most people would have sacked it off long ago
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Nov 30, 2019 22:25:03 GMT
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Great that you are ploughing on with this one Jim - Given the conditions & temperature most people would have sacked it off long ago It was seriously tempting today. That last 45 mins i was sat on the floor freezing my butt off, literally, as i welded the wheel arch. |
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jules
Part of things
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Nov 30, 2019 22:25:35 GMT
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Excellent progress. As Grumpy says under the conditions superb resolve. Love following your thread, how often do you see 2 old rovers been worked on, on a office block car park !
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Nov 30, 2019 22:48:04 GMT
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Dunno what to say other than LEGEND! Fantastic progress in rather less than ideal conditions!
Keep going Jim, there's light at the end of the tunnel now.
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Great work as always Jim.
This is gonna be a cracking motor when its done.
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1984 Rover SD1 Vanden Plas 2600 Auto
1985 Rover SD1 2300s Auto
2005 MG ZT 1.8 Manual
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Thanks. Took most of the day. How is your fleet? As you’ve seen the Alfa 155 20vt is mot’d but got upgrades to brakes, turbo and 3” exhaust to do to it. Fiat coupe 20vt needs servicing, wheels refurb, rust treatment, under seal and good clean. alfa 156 Gta has just been mot’d. Just thinking which one to do next the Alfa 155 v6 has been off the road since 2013 when mot run out. I’ve done 5 days on it and have most of the bits to sort it or the Alfa 33 1.7ie which I’ve got most of the parts to sort it this has been off the road since 2003 but only owned it for about a year. I’m liking the silver sd1 that you’ve got shame it’s not a original v8 but still cool |
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Thanks. Took most of the day. How is your fleet? As you’ve seen the Alfa 155 20vt is mot’d but got upgrades to brakes, turbo and 3” exhaust to do to it. Fiat coupe 20vt needs servicing, wheels refurb, rust treatment, under seal and good clean. alfa 156 Gta has just been mot’d. Just thinking which one to do next the Alfa 155 v6 has been off the road since 2013 when mot run out. I’ve done 5 days on it and have most of the bits to sort it or the Alfa 33 1.7ie which I’ve got most of the parts to sort it this has been off the road since 2003 but only owned it for about a year. I’m liking the silver sd1 that you’ve got shame it’s not a original v8 but still cool The Alfa gtv 3.0 ph1 needs mot in mid January so I need to look at the offside sill and have a oil breather hose broken. Dee’s golf mk1 needs mot in mid January which was advisories of both front brake hoses and front pads. Have Vauxhall vectra calipers which are bigger so need to get her tsw venoms refurb and tyres |
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hang on.....where did the W reg one creep in from???
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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hang on.....where did the W reg one creep in from??? Ho come on Pete - Wakey - Wakey  |
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Last Edit: Dec 1, 2019 18:18:00 GMT by Deleted
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not like me to miss the arrival of a new rover... i will go outside and flog myself with an ep90 coated copy of the labour manifesto as penance!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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not like me to miss the arrival of a new rover... i will go outside and flog myself with an ep90 coated copy of the labour manifesto as penance! That silver one is code named Dotty. It started life as a series 1.5 (transition model) and as a lowly 2300 with a 2.3 6 cylinder. It was a proper base spec model with brown poverty spec interior, non sunroof shell, clear glass, and keep fit windows. However it has been modified with a v8 and manual box, 40 pot calipers and vented discs, braided lines, oil cooler, modified anti roll bar, alloys and a few other bits. I rescued it last year and brought it to work to fix up before taking it home. But someone stole my trailer so now its stranded in the office car park! I havent done a thread on here for it but have done some videos. |
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