MarvinsMom Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 this is epic.... and what an amazing colour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Nice one Tagora - I hope the Atlantis blue paint comes out ok. Its a lovely colour, similar to Zircon blue on the P5 and P6. Please keep those original clover leaf trims and dont be tempted by some later SD1 alloys which has been done many times before. ^^^^ what he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Nice one Tagora - I hope the Atlantis blue paint comes out ok. Its a lovely colour, similar to Zircon blue on the P5 and P6. Please keep those original clover leaf trims and dont be tempted by some later SD1 alloys which has been done many times before. The wheel trims will be staying, I think they look better than alloys. The blue in the photographs is tinted primer. EssDeeWon and Charlie Croker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Whatever happened to the Rover SD1 that practical classics was restoring then got forgotten just as they were about to paint it? Was done at the Freckleton Rover Centre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 It was - I believe FRC is no more. Heard a few horror stories about the place after its demise from SD1 club owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Car is now ready for paint. Some surprises under the paint.. Stripped, repaired, zinc sprayed and two-pack epoxy primer applied. Are those strange marks rust? Amazing job as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_earwig Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 AH, BL rust spiders, I'm sure there's a technical explanation for them but they always seemed like stone chip + very thin brittle paint + no primer. I had a Marina covered in them, I used to go out lunchtimes at work and fill one it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 It was - I believe FRC is no more. Heard a few horror stories about the place after its demise from SD1 club owners. FRC - Is this the place that never returned that chaps rare black V8-S? It was discussed at large on the SD1 forum a few years ago, AFAIK the car was never seen again. I was absolutely gutted for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Was it a dodgy garage or something? What happened to the SD1 that Pc were having restored then? Scrapped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 I'm condensing all my chod related activities into this thread from now on because lazy. NEW ARRIVAL!!!! 1989 Audi 200 quattro. 139k with FSH, very original and in excellent order. The original owner passed away in 2004, the car was transferred to his wifes name and stored in a garage until just over a year ago. Shep Shepherd, RichardK, Jim Bergerac and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I've been looking for a 100/200 Quattro/Turbo for a while, looks like a good 'un you've got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddeliveryboy Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Fine car, bloody fast too. Best 5 pot, the 2.2, which I'm presuming it is? The 2.3 wasn't as smooth and developed a bit of a reputation for throwing a wobbly. I used to run 100q estates, brilliant things. Always such a difference with the quattro, build quality seemed better as well as having adjustable-geometry rear wishbones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 A very rare car, even when they were new. I have never seen one on the road, only at an Audi dealer. They must be astonishingly rare now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 That is an outstandingly handsome purchase. I love and hate this thread in equal measure, because jealousy. xtriple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 You deffo are Timothy Dalton and I claim my £5. TagoraSX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 I've been after a good one for years and the chances of a better one turning up are slim as they have all but disappeared. Most have been engine raped by morons for their brilliant* rally reps. It has the 200bhp, 2226cc 10v 1B engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Love it! How is the rest of the fleet coming along in particular the Tagora and Hunter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Love it! How is the rest of the fleet coming along in particular the Tagora and Hunter? I will have some Rover and NSU updates shortly. Work will start on the Tagora once the Rover is finished, which shouldn't be too long. The Hunter is finished and now lives in Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 I looked at the car used in the living daylights. I dread to think how much those split rims cost in 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Long overdue update... Engine bits stripped, blasted and painted. with bonus NSU content. The old radiator was shot so it was re-cored. Atlantis Blue... The car is almost back together and is currently undergoing stringent leak tests at a secret facility in the Midlands. mat_the_cat, The Moog, Lacquer Peel and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Impressive stuff, as ever with your cars. I think you've seen this photo before, from when I saw it back in 2008: 1978 Rover 3500 SD1 (2008) by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr Can't remember if I've asked this before, but have you been able to find out where this was sold new or where its original owner lived? DDX...T was very local to where I grew up. Sudsprint and TagoraSX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 much shinyness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 Yes, I got a Heritage Certificate for it. It was sold new by Mann Egerton Ipswich. Spottedlaurel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conkerman Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 You sir, are awesome. That RoverSo AudiWibble! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 That Rover is utterly phenomenal! Superb work, Mr SX. Just keep flicking between the engine bay shot on page one and the the latest one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Hang on..... Does that mean you've got TWO Audi 200s? That blue colour (see background, of course) is very reminiscent of STUNO's 200 Turbo, which I was lent for a few months. That engine note was very addictive when spooled up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Largactil Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Nice Rover - Have a picture of the minty 200 I snapped at Terenure last year as a reward. Sudsprint and TagoraSX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Ro80! Do you have anything to go with that air filter housing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted February 18, 2016 Author Share Posted February 18, 2016 I sold the blue 200 when this one arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseflakes Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 That Rover is utterly phenomenal! Superb work, Mr SX. Just keep flicking between the engine bay shot on page one and the the latest one. Let me save you the effort... There's something very lovely about that scuttle panel. Bren and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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