roverv8rod
Part of things
the little devil inside :)
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Nice busssss, coming up great was wondering though, what you're gonna do about the braking issues? i can hardly believe you're gonne fire this one up with just the drumbrakes fitted?  ? Keep on going, great thread Chris |
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The wooden pick ups come up regularly on Deebay..this metal one is definately rarer. The crew cabs are non existant...me and my mates have been looking for one for years.... ahem, did I never mention, that I own a crew cab ? It is orange and I just took it out for a ride :  ;D  Nice one Jürgen, if only that was 1/1 and not 1/43 ;D |
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Last Edit: Feb 4, 2008 2:10:38 GMT by Oldbus
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Nice busssss, coming up great was wondering though, what you're gonna do about the braking issues? I can hardly believe you're gonne fire this one up with just the drumbrakes fitted? ? Keep on going, great thread Chris Hi Chris, no you´re right. It´ll be getting a disc brake set up fitted but that will involve a complete "new" front axle. Possibly Cortina and Granada box of bits with a sprinkling of MKI Transit. Normally i would have done it first but needed to see whether the 24V would go in so i´d have something to work around. Will probably bimble through summer on the drums, normally only do 60mph in convoy anyway and rip the bus to bits again when the seasons´finished. That´s what winter´s are for...  |
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bazzateer
Posted a lot
Imping along sans Vogue
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1972 Sunbeam Imp Sport
1976 Datsun 260Z 2+2
1998 Peugeot Boxer Pilote motorhome
2003 Rover 75 1.8 Club SE (daily)
2006 MG ZT 190+ (another daily)
2007 BMW 530d Touring M Sport (tow car)
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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..shame that link is not real. Good idea though! ;D
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Sump is now definately sorted, with enough clearance to the axle.  Fitted it today....  you can just make out the modified breather pipes. And bought (for the first time ever!) some of the expensive stuff for the the engine and box.  Don´t fancy wrecking the engine for the sake of a couple of quid so got the synthetic stuff as recommended by Ford. |
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Growing sound of ...oooOOOOFF comming here.
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Growing sound of VRROOOOM VROOOOOM ! more like !  |
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3 months and a few days left ;D
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2001 HONDA CT110 (NOT RCV)
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3 months and a few days left ;D Tell me about it!!! Will get there though............ |
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its looking great OB, keep the inspiration coming
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its looking great OB, keep the inspiration coming Thanks mate, will do ;D Got the starter motor cleaned up and fitted, it´s a bit tight but should be ok...(what looks like the engine mount lowerscrew sat on the starter solenoid is the camera angle!)  Want to lose the front cats and try and reroute the front of the exhaust. Ford´s way of doing it wasn´t too clever, the cats were directly next to the gearbox, although to be fair they didin´t have much room to play with.   ..thats basically the front downpipe with the cat cut off. The stud just had to break didn´t it (even though it´s been doused in oil the last two weeks......   ![]() i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa102/oldbus64/Cossy%20Umbau/0702006.jpg[/IMG]If I turn it around 180 degrees it fits a lot snugger and i´ll gain about 6inches ground clearance.......  Getting back to the front of the engine, as I don´t have power steering or aircon i´ve removed the pump and the compressor. In fact I couldn´t get the engine in with them fitted. This means i´ll have to modify the fan belt. luckily i´ve still got the 2.8 sat in the corner of the carport so I can rob all the bits I need off that. Start with the alternator... left 2.9 right 2.8  just need to change the pulleys over...  gave it a bit of a clean up ...  sorted.....  it´s going to be a tight fit but i´m getting used to that ;D Hopefully I can fit it this evening... |
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Last Edit: Feb 8, 2008 5:36:48 GMT by Oldbus
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Ruki
Part of things
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Good luck.
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Tight fit..... erm, that should not be a problem for a big boy like you.
Looking good Dave.
You have PM.
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Dave, not sure if it has been covered, what are the regulations like for this, in Germany? My brother was saying to fit aftermarket wheels to his camper he would need some kind of government approval? Hope this is not to much of a complex question to answer here..
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Hi Jim, your brother is right. You need an engineers report for nearly everything over here, its pathetic. There are different ways of registering cars over here and i´ve got mine on a so called red 07 number. It´s one numberplate for several cars. They have to be over thirty years old, the person owning the numberplate has to fit certain regulationms but the most important thing is i don´t have to go to the MOT with them. So stictly speaking all the mods i´ve done are illegal but as long as you don´t drive a wreck or be stupud you can get away with it....hopefully |
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tigran
Club Retro Rides Member
In rust we trust. Amen.
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Club RR Member Number: 142
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Just stunning progress as ever, the speed this project is trundling along at is stunning!
Keep at it! Can't wait to see an 'up n running' vid!
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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show the tuv this thread = sorted you might get a job ;D
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Just stunning progress as ever, the speed this project is trundling along at is stunning! Keep at it! Can't wait to see an 'up n running' vid! Cheers tigran, with all this great support it just drags my  out into the garage, even if i can´t be bothered.. Cunning plan is to have it up and running beginning of April. (assuming my mate Mike doesn´t fall off a ladder or something) because without him as my chief electrician i don´t have a leg to stand on... ;D |
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