sowen
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Rolling on coal...sowen
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Oct 16, 2017 22:17:03 GMT
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Get a good simple and reliable 90's diesel with a timing chain and the only work it should need will be changing the oil and filters over a few hundreds of thousands of miles apart from other service items like the clutch etc. I spent 10 years driving motorways and having a 2ltr diesel car was an absolute necessity on my low wage. 60mpg guaranteed, and knowing that when there was the inevitable accident and the motorway was shut I could leave the engine running for hours on end to keep the heater running in winter. Now I daily a 4x4 and get 30mpg in a 2ton beater! The equivalent petrol model would give half that, and before people start crying lpg, I need the entire load space free for junk and I do drive off road to get to work, so can't justify wasting precious space and ground clearance on an lpg tank. With the low maintenance dailies I can instead focus on my toys and enjoying working on cars
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sowen
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The scrapman was about to be called when I first went to see my P6 which I bought there and then back in 2003. At the time a non-runner 2000 had next to no value, a few people had looked at it and walked away. The shell was in amazing shape being a genuine 'barn find' laid up in 1980!
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sowen
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1984 Rover SD1 Turbo V8 sowen
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My 4.0 is sat on the engine stand, and a new camshaft came through the post today. I think I have all of the seals and gaskets for it now, only big jobs left being to refit all of the valves in the heads, bolt them down and make a custom sump to suit the serpentine timing cover and SD1. Then in theory it's roll the SD1 off the trailer, pull the 3.5 out, swap the flywheel over, bolt the 4.0 in, put the manifolds on then fire it up and drive back onto the trailer out of the way
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sowen
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I think just the principle of having a dedicated section aimed at the legalities of this corner in the old car world is a huge leap in the right direction! Most of us got into the modifying scene one the idea that it's fine with an mot and you can do whatever you want.... Clearly that was not the case and hundreds if not thousands of us are in that grey area now, if not black and white for some. Hopefully being able to concentrate knowledge and experience in one section will help people avoid further problems, and find ways to get back in line and continue playing the game legally for those that are in the possible firing line
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sowen
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I was there today, didn't see the 6 wheel RR but had my eyes peeled for bargains and have come home with most things scored off my list I'm probably going to get into trouble when I start building things with some of my new 'spares'! Saw quite a few old series FC's, and there was a really nice one on Mach 5's
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sowen
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Sept 29, 2017 18:51:40 GMT
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I need to really catch up with this again! Skimmed through the last few pages and am really impressed and pleased you're sticking with it Planning on severely chopping one of my cars about and some of your posts will be really helpful for a heads up on what I'm letting myself in for!
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sowen
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Legal stuff and IVA section?sowen
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Sept 28, 2017 20:12:31 GMT
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From following the mot consultation thread on the main board and looking at one of my projects considering putting in for the IVA test after some more substantial mods, I've been thinking is it worth having a legality and IVA orientated section on here?
Things like links to the relevant manuals and sites, guides on the ins and outs and whats whats of the 8 points system etc, and even personal experiences of fellow forum members who've got experience in such matters to share?
Or would it be a bad idea as it would likely descend into a pool of arguments as a number of those 'warning' threads and posts have experienced over the years?
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sowen
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Sept 17, 2017 13:01:07 GMT
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In your case absolutely nothing would appear to be changing. Apart from the requirement to run it on a Q plate? That's really the only bit that annoys me. i can't see a reason for it. If it's just 'substantially changed' and scores 8 or more points then I read it as you retain the registration, tax free status, but continue with annual mot's. You only need a Q plate, IVA blah blah blah if you fall outside the 8 points system, which has been the case for years anyway? How the points are applied seems to be the ongoing issue that's not been clarified or updated to suit the changing world, but has always been noted as vehicles will be considered on a individual case by case basis.
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sowen
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Sept 17, 2017 12:38:43 GMT
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sowen
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1984 Rover SD1 Turbo V8 sowen
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Sept 17, 2017 11:27:01 GMT
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Hotwire's uploader seems alright, not sure how many pics I could spam it with though! Just need a couple of little jobs doing to start it up, welding the lambda plug into the downpipe and fitting the oil feed and return pipes. Though I'm toying with the idea of just ripping the 3.5 straight out to put the 4.0 in to save wasting time on something that's coming straight out again?
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Last Edit: Sept 17, 2017 11:27:46 GMT by sowen
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sowen
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1984 Rover SD1 Turbo V8 sowen
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Sept 17, 2017 11:10:27 GMT
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I'll have a look, don't recall hearing much bad about imgur, maybe something about the lack of albums unless that was another hosting site?
Keeping the little 3.5, it's a cracker of an engine, nothing wrong with it apart from being a stock 3.5 that won't take to boost as happily as a crossbolt 4.0 lump!
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sowen
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Club RR Member Number: 24
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1984 Rover SD1 Turbo V8 sowen
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Sept 17, 2017 10:12:56 GMT
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Drove past you place on Tuesday and was wondering what had happened with this project. Is the turbo for the rover v8 or the Audi v8? Rover V8, going to build up a spare crossbolt and drop that into place. Low spare funds and lack of free time for the past few years has almost completely killed off all progress on my projects , but I started a new job beginning of this month so all going well I'll have money and time once again Also need to re-upload my pics onto some other site that won't do another PB?
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sowen
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Tiger seal any good? sowen
@sowen
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Sept 17, 2017 8:31:26 GMT
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Thinners will shift it, and if you're sticking or sealing something up that needs to look pretty a rag with a dash of thinners is good for smoothing the edges out.
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sowen
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Sept 16, 2017 10:15:51 GMT
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If it's as simple as ticking a box in a self-certifying form to say you're car has exceeded the proposed 15% power to weight increase in power and it's then classed as requiring annual mot's and nothing more then that's absolutely fine by me and probably many others.
Then there's that grey area between clearly radically altered requiring/having BIVA/Q plate and substantially changed that score within the 8 points rule and how to prove that on the V627/1 form?
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sowen
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Tiger seal any good? sowen
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Sept 12, 2017 19:19:19 GMT
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Tigerseal is ace stuff, unless you want to take something apart ever again them maybe not!
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sowen
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Sept 4, 2017 17:20:47 GMT
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Which dodo foam product did you use? The standard one? Interested to see how you find it Looking to do some on the Rekord at some stage 1/4"/6mm with the silver foil covering. Made an instant difference in the drumming when sticking it to the roof panel, and I can feel the difference in temps which is handy as it's practically bare aluminium on top! I'll be taking the roof panel off at some point and completely covering it inside to the edges, bit hard to do when fitted. How are the brakes holding up ? With all that extra engine have things become a touch marginal ? Nice job btw James Just getting used to the pedal being heavy and a fair amount of travel before they bite. I'm sure they aren't as good as they could be compared to other Land Rover's I've driven, but they do work from speed going downhill which is the biggest test. The power of the engine shouldn't make any difference, legal limit is 70mph, and a 109 pick up isn't as heavy as a station wagon loaded up towing a trailer! I'm still eyeing up my old Stage 1 brakes which have been donated to my dad's Land Rover..... station wagons have this weird brown felt stuck to the roof. it looks a bit like they shredded up old teddy bears then put it through a mangle to make it a flat sheet. not as good as your doddo, but there is proper science in it working. i've done the doors and cab in dodo, its never going to be a bently arnarge but has just about taken the edge off the overdrive sounding like hammer drill Not had a proper station wagon, but there is some evidence of some form of insulation stuck in the top of my dad's series 2a, though could be the same stuff I found in the Rover P6's I've messed about with? I like the rhythm of the big 6, and it's perfectly acceptable for around half an hour of driving, though I wouldn't want to be stuck in stationary traffic for long as that's where it's at it's loudest! Some of the Defender parts I've salvaged over the years to the retrofitted to the fleet of series Landy's I'm surrounded by have had a similar foam stuck on with a heavier foil coating but on the outer side of the cab, inside the tunnel and under the seatbox. If it's good enough for Defender's then I'm sure it'll be good enough for a series!
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sowen
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Cracking job you have done with this. One day I will own a Landy A mile or so away from me there is a long wheel base sitting on a drive and has done for over twenty years. Its a bare rolling shell that was restored to as new and then kind of just left. I would love to knock the door just to hear the story behind it but haven't in case it was because of bereavement or something equally not good. Hows the SD1 these days? I'm sure it wouldn't harm to make an enquiry? For their value, they are still dead cheap to rebuild and get back running, with plenty of people highly opinionated about the quality of some of the cheaper pattern spares! The SD1 is still sat where it's been for the last few months mostly untouched, need to refit a few bits to the engine to make it run again, but there has been a very large development on that front, very large development ....... I think the only way to go is some sort of ice white, with obligatory red and blue pinstriping, and have them fitted with a set of Insa Turbo Traction Trac, which is about as close to a set of BF Goodrich Trac Edge as you can manage these days. 80's-tastic, and the sort of thing we all dreamed of one day fitting to a Land Rover when you saw the adverts for package deals from Craddocks in LRO during the early 90's. If the paintwork was more standard military camouflage the wheels in green would work, but the mess of flaky whitish/yellow over green and black rules that out entirely! It does look good on the white 8 spokes with undersize wide tyres, as you say, very 80's-tastic Would look even better with a set of lowering blocks on the front which may happen later today....
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sowen
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Sept 2, 2017 20:11:56 GMT
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Before setting off for the Gathering I stuck a section of Dodo foam I'd bought in the roof to deaden some of the drumming in the cab, and was genuinely suprised at how effective it was! Today's job was to continue sticking insulation in the cab to help quieten it down some more. The main target was the rear bulkhead as that seems to be a source of a lot of noise, and since it doesn't appear to have any leaks and good paint a quick scrub with scotchbright and wipe down with thinners made it ready to get some sections of Dodo foam stuck on I've also found a spare set of seatbox covers, less chance of dropping stuff through the floor now! They aren't a perfect match to the military seatbox, but I will be repairing an old spare seatbox sometime soon and swapping it over once that's also been insulated. The spare wheel needs something to hold it down that's better and more secure than a ratchet strap, so I've got some tube steel and have made a start on making a spare wheel mount for the back And the latest acquisition has been another set of 16x7 8 spokes to refurb. The 109 came on a set of crusty 8 spokes with really bad tyres, and I've been rolling it about the driveway on some original fit Discovery steels with original fit factory tyres. Those are quite ancient and hard now so the only option has been to swap the 8 spokes off my Discovery every time I want to use the 109! They'll be blasted and painted, but I can't decide over painting them white or go green? The white has that traditional look which I've grown to really like, and I think the green would also look good. Decisions decisions.....
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