Rover Revivals Revival

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Oohhfff, not in that colour, be another 8 weeks. :laughing2
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I’ll have you know a good proposition of the work is already done.
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Murf’s shopping list completed on time and delivered back to gaydon, then on to Warwick.

Who’s next :cool
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1234dist wrote: Mon Jul 08, 2019 1:48 pm Murf’s shopping list completed on time and delivered back to gaydon, then on to Warwick.

Who’s next :cool
You won't be disappointed :angel

All the work that was needed to be done was done but not the stuff that wasn't necessary.

All this and a local welder and MOT station!

My car does feel a whole lot better with a new set of engine mounts and a significant number of suspension bushes changed. I've stayed OE expect for the front suspension tie-rod bushes, where I've gone for powerflex 'purple' bushes and the ARB bushes as I'd got the wrong sizes :slapme . The ride is more settled and a lot quieter.

Changing the gearlinkage bushes has tightened-up the shift nicely too. Just felt the old knuckle joint and it's remarkably tight - I was expecting it to have a lot of play...

With a cambelt change we should be good for another 5 years, if not 25 :laughing2
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Sounds about right for the Chapel-O-Dist, seen many a car worked on over the years. :D

Glad the car feels better buddy, new lease of life and all that jazz. Image
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Getting busy in here, anyone remembers my old unit will know this is familiar territory.

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Never one to shy away from a big build, we were recently contacted via our google maps advert by a guy in Tameside who had a megaproject he has been trying to sort for 2 decades.

A 1963 Rover p4 110 is coming in for a full body and engine restoration :slapme

Hoping to get it back to usable classic status and looking like it used to (pic not his car)
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We have allocated just shy of a year to complete this build so slots for r8 work may have to take a back seat for a short term unless its nothing major.
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Bite off, more, chew ? :o
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Not the first 63 I’ve worked on, and tbh there are more parts suppliers than there are for r8’s!!
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We don't need parts, that's what Sir Kev of Willis is for. :laughing2
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