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Pics??? I've recently bought a Vitesse sport saloon, although mine looks a little rougher than yours! I can't wait to see how it will look lowered on BBS style wheels, perhaps unsurprisingly that was my plan too
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86324 So... a bit of an update. I've done a bit of work to it but it always gets dark before I remember to take photos! Anyway, towbar here: Towbar gone: I don't know if this is standard practice, but it was mounted (along with some other anchor points) through two holes drilled in the spare wheel well. It was getting close to causing permanent damage: Tidied all that up and gave it a lick of paint, only it was 11pm on a Sunday night when I finished and didn't bother taking photos. While I had the back end over the pit I gave the fuel tank a quick brush down and a lick of stonechip. ...and slapped a bit of Waxoyl over the whole lot: I think this backbox will need to be replaced at some point, it looks to have been formed using a hammer. It also rubs on the anti-roll bar making a nasty noise. (photo pre Waxoyl) : I also got some new number plates made up. I'm not normally one for bashing Halfords, but I don't recommend getting plates from them. They're fine enough quality, just incredibly expensive. This weekend, I've fitted a new CD changer in the boot and run the cable to the back of the headunit. Unfortunately the previous owner cut off all the connectors from the head unit, I want to remake them so I don't need to cut up the Rover's wiring. The unit in question is from a second hand shop, I saw it winking as I was walking past. It has red backlighting and was cheap... I'll get a decent HU when I find something suitable. Other than the radiator (found one online now!) and the rough running (I've got plugs and leads waiting for me when I get back to the office), the next major problem is the paint. It's always hard to show up paint defects in photos, but here goes. This is a newly cleaned bonnet and no, those aren't dry water marks... I can only assume the car was parked under a tree popular with birds for a very long time. Some more pics of the general poor health of the paint: Anyone with any experience in bad paint want to give an opinion on the salvagability of this case? And how much to expect a full MOP to cost on a car of this size? (It takes three times as long to wash as my MX5!)
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Yes yes yes! What a fantastic looking car Any plans for it further than that?
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Oct 22, 2012 16:53:33 GMT
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Land Rover Discovery? Obviously 4x4, but that's only a transfer box hanging off the end of the auto box. The pre-TD5 engines were mechanical.
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Oct 19, 2012 17:55:55 GMT
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I have a Clarke 130 something or other, I've never use anything else but I'm happy with it. As a complete beginner I've found it easy to get on with on gas, never tried gasless.
As mentioned, it's important to get one with a minimum current of 30 amps or less. Thin sheets like car panels need low power. I can't think what I'd use the 130 amp setting for though...
There's a fantastic mig welding forum with loads of info and tutorials, I'm on m phone so can't link it but it'll be the first thing in google.
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Oct 17, 2012 22:24:31 GMT
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86242 I'm glad this is provoking some interest The radiator turned up today, completely wrong unfortunately. I'm struggling to find one, it seems to be unique to the 800 turbo. Looking on Rimmer Brothers, the 600 turbo rad is different. I'm considering a re-core but this car is my daily, I'd rather not catch the bus to work if I don't have to. I've not made much progress this week, I've been working away. I've done some reading on why the electric windows don't work, the internet seems to suggest the PCBs fry and can be repaired with a bit of solder. I tried to get at the window ECU before leaving work so I could look at it there (we've got decent soldering gear), but it looks like the passenger seat will have to come out and it's held in by Torx bolts. I'll have a look tomorrow night when I get it home. I did have a look at the driver's switch pack, unfortunately it's fine so the problem isn't there. (top and bottom toggle switch tops removed so I could get the PCB out...) and the healthy looking PCB: I gave it a blast with some switch cleaner and put it back together. On Sunday I decided to investigate why the stereo sounded rubbish. I hoped it was just a knackered headunit, but I tried a good one and it still sounded bad (high-ish frequency buzzing/rattle). Up next were the speakers... Think I've found it! Now what about some replacements? You wouldn't (I didn't, at least) believe how hard it is to find some plain old 5" speakers. Everything is either metric or these silly 'co-axial' speakers with a tweeter in the middle. Also these are 4 ohm speakers, I'd like to keep it the same, although I've not checked how it's all wired up. If I'm going to do a complete upgrade I can use whatever impedance I like. Also on the list is a new head unit. I know there's quite a few folks interested in car audio on here, I could do with a recommendation. I want something to match an interior designed in the 80's with red/orange backlighting. This is what it's replacing (not my picture), I just want something similar, but of decent quality. It'll only be playing Radio 4 or chewed up old Dio and Megadeth tapes anyway. So if anyone is having an ICE clearout, let me know My plan for changing the rad this weekend has been scuppered, so I'll probably just give it a good service. I'll try changing the plugs and leads to see if it helps the lumpy running at all too. Also the towbar is coming off, I don't have a caravan so it's only good for bruising my shins. Oh, and the brakes and clutch need bleeding again. Think I'll cobble together some tool to help this time. And the windscreen now has a 4 inch crack in it so that needs replacing. And the battery is about kaput. And the 3mm left on the Chinese tyres don't grip until halfway through third when the road is wet. I love this car
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Oct 15, 2012 13:04:23 GMT
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Yeah, it's the same engine as in the 600 turbos. It's the fastest car I've ever driven, feels like its just getting going at 70mph! Much quicker than the mx5 I've just come from, although it has a galleon-spec turning circle compared.
I think it may be related to the leaking exhaust manifold/gasket, but it runs very badly (lumpy) below 2krpm when cold. The whole car shakes when trying to pull away! It calms down a bit when warm though, I guess because the metals have expanded and the leak reduced. There also seems to be oddly placed flat spots in power which I hope will be cured when all that is sorted.
Drove to work with the driver's window down today. Not by choice I might add. I think it's the window controller box (like a little ecu) as it closed ok after I turned the car off and on again. Haven't dared check the price for one on Rimmer Bros, but I design and program control systems for a living, so I could cobble some microcontroller system together.
The high level brake light has fallen off and a boost hose blew off (loose jubilee clip).
Hopefully the radiator will arrive this week and I'll be able the fit it this weekend.
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Oct 14, 2012 21:15:51 GMT
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Say hello to my new old Rover... Only joking! This is my Rover... 2 hours after buying, the clutch slave cylinder decided it had had enough. The problems don't stop there. A bit of background on the car: It's a Vitesse Sport, which means it comes with a Recaro interior and (had) 200bhp coming from a T-Series turbocharged engine. Other than that, there's a whole load of smallish problems. Perfect for a daily driver then . The plans are to tidy it up, make it shiny, fit BBS rims (harking back to SD1 Vitesse style wheels) and a modest tap de la baton. I'll summarise the issues my positive attitude has allowed me to remember, and cross off/add as I go: - Engine runs very badly at low revs when cold.
- Engine runs quite badly at low revs when warm.
- Paint is bad. Occasionally very bad.
Failed clutch slave cylinder.
- Failed exhaust manifold gasket, caused by...
- ...snapped exhaust stud in head.
- Radiator missing most fins.
Headlights don't work.
Headlights and indicators fogged internally.
- Front fog lights don't work.
- Coolant pipes around engine bay heavily corroded.
- Power steering cooler heavily corroded.
- Electric windows hit and miss.
- Electric mirrors hit and miss.
OS door mirror smashed.
Interior STINKS!
Carpets stained.
- A few bits of interior and exterior trim fallen off.
Buttons falling off radio, backlight failed.
- Speakers sound broken.
Needs new number plates.
- Windscreen cracked.
- Battery shot.
On a positive note, the important bit looks ok from this side: And the interior is still looking sharp: Within a few hours of the AA man dropping me off at home I'd made an A4 list of problems in the engine bay alone. Apart from a new clutch slave cylinder, top of the list was a new radiator... ...but that'll have to wait. I found a radiator for an 820i on Ebay, which is on its way, but I've feeling it might not fit with the front mounted intercooler or the water cooling pipes from the turbo. While waiting for more useful parts I had a look at why my headlights weren't working. That's probably it then! I got a new H4 connector from Halfords (they do have some useful stuff ) and soldered and heatshrunk it in Progress! Other bits and bobs, I cleaned the carpets and fitted these: I tended to a rusty battery tray: Finally the slave cylinder arrived. With that fitted I took it for a drive. It's really quite quick ;D I think I'm going to have to save up for more tyres soon.
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Oct 11, 2012 14:51:30 GMT
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If you're electrically minded, measure the voltage at the bulb. Ive known it to be as low as 9 volts! As mentioned, the ancient electrics won't be up to much and a new fuse and relay would probably help.
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My something new of the day has been learned!
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Someone please remind me on Monday
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Who cares if it's the fastest, the attention to detail and fit and finish is incredible for a race car. I would be very happy to own that, even with the garish paint job Cup holders in a race car! Can anyone name each of the handles? Gear, brake, 'chute...?
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They're good if everything goes ok. If you have a problem, their customer service is infamous.
As mentioned, they just subcontract deliveries.
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Sept 30, 2012 19:03:07 GMT
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Ah, makes sense - this Rover looks to have sponge taped to the pillar.
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Sept 30, 2012 18:54:53 GMT
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Well... better than sitting in a farmer's field rotting!
Whats with the tape around the pillars? To hold the doors on? Why not just weld them up?
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Sept 28, 2012 16:49:02 GMT
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How do you achieve a finish like that? Is it clear coat on bare steel? Polished aluminium?
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Due to being caught out on a Sunday, I did go to Halfords for a mixed can. It was quite expensive but covered well and was a surprisingly good match.
Last year I resprayed a plastic bumper from a Focus using celly paint in a can powered spray gun, thinking it would be better and cheaper than cans or getting it done pro. It wasn't. The old boy with a VW restoration shop up the road painted my next bumper for £100... Just saying if you do the prep, a pro job can be quite cheap.
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Sept 4, 2012 17:05:39 GMT
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Sorry to butt in a bit here - @ thetranplanter, how cheap is 'cheap to maintain'? The worry about the cost of service items like brake pads and discs puts me off the idea of a 944. As for ideas, a mk2 'tina? Paint a Lotus stipe to make it faster
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Aug 30, 2012 21:44:06 GMT
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Aug 30, 2012 19:37:17 GMT
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Welcome nice to see a new user who is more interested in performance than stance. BUT... Both those cars deserve far more pictures and a much better explanation! Get a thread set up in the Reader's Rides section
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Last Edit: Aug 30, 2012 19:37:48 GMT by SamR380
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