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  1. They can be taken apart IIRC the yellowed plastic can be painted and glass cleaned add a new set of bulbs, good as new
  2. Oh yes, thats what you already have, if the output is poor a new set of bulbs should do the trick.
  3. Yep they'll probably work, or if you can source a set of LR safari 5000 spotlights which look the balls IMO.
  4. You might be able to find an OEM set of Wipac spotlights, which will be an improvement. Mudflaps on mine are hanging on by a thread, galv replacementmounting panels are cheap and easy to fit
  5. Love a good d2, a general rule is all the steel inbetween the front/rear bumper can/will corrode in to nothing Some d2's even rot out the bulkead where the bonnet hinges are welded, mine has a holed front floor like most and a rather crispy chassis, oh and cracked flexplate - leaking sunroof.... oddly prefered it to my p38 in many ways.. yours looks good, i do like the bullbar,
  6. can't think of a title FFS... LOL
  7. Was considering starting another thread, but In keeping with AS and the sheer simplicity of having only one thread i'm just goning to add my other shite to this one.. Making her first AS appearance, my 2005 S type a fine conveyance indeed. Well whats the story? Bought her years ago when I was very young, same story as the blue heap. She's been a great car for the 4 or so years she's been my daily, taken me to and from my apprenticeship , almost always averaged 30 or so MPG and has been fantastically reliable.. It's been a slog to keep her in reasonable nick, i've had to scrape/paint underneath more times than i'd care to admit, it's never been welded "yet" and with knocking 150k she seems to be one of the few S types that has survived the ride 'till death life most get when they go from £40k supersaloons to £400 crocs of shit with 6 months MOT.... Still worth fuck all really, but the old girl is worth it to me, which is what matters....
  8. Small little job ticked off the list today, that being a cleanup of the rear arches and chassis as it had a fair amount of dirt stuck here there and everywhere.. The condition of this motor really belies its age, one reason the P38 trumps the L322 and D2 is the simple reason, it doesn't disintegrate Amazing also for the fact she lived on a causeway for the first 15yrs of her life! Next up will be a coat of paint and the arch liner back in This is what came off!
  9. Roight.. In typical RR fashion its one step forward 300 steps back, I tell ya laying these motors up for an extended perioud is what does the most damage lol New ride height sensors needed for the rear as it's decided to lean quite significantly to one side And I need to re seal the pollen filter covers as after the torrential downpour yesterday there is some water ingress... Luckily the engine is still ok...... I did spend some time today giving the bay a much needed tidy up as it was a right mess.. cleaned the intake and throttle body with a brass wire brush, followed with some metal polish on an old terry cloth Plastics treated with autoglym vinyl and rubber care Put some coolant in her too, with the wather getting colder thought it best, I filled it with water initially just to make sure there were no leaks. No point wasting £40 of coolant if it pisses stright out the bottom lol All good now. I'm thinking she's going to see the road sometime next year,probably january, gives me time to iron out the small issues that have surfaced Thanks. Oh and this perfectly sums up RR ownership lol
  10. Old girl still needs quite some work to be totally minted, now its a case of replenishing the suspension new balljoints and the like HVAC needs the blend motors rebuilding along with a new aircon drier. Headliner needs recovering bodywork needs a few dents pulling and some paint. Audio system overhaul too, arguably the most expensive bit... 😶
  11. Old girl is back together and runs well.. Of course it needs a few more things, new 02 sensors as it's running open loop at the moment because both of them failed. Runs mint though totally silent at idle, and no leaks whatsoever well chuffed. just needs an MOT
  12. soooo. Been a bit quiet recently, the old girl is back together it went quite well a few small issues but she's no longer pouring coolant from the headgaskets The piece of the puzzle that took the longest to turn up were the ARP headstuds which are a necessity for the rover v8 due to block threads which are like cheese. Took 3 weeks to arrive from america. Next up were the cylinder heads the gasket kit i bought included stem seals so while everything was apart I replaced them, took me an hour per head due to me making the classic mistake of buying the cheapest valve spring compressor I could lol I also re lapped the valves to seat, just as a precaution old seals below rock bloody hard they were. Lapped valve awaiting refittment. Once that's done the heads were cleaned off and attention was turned to the manifolds. New studs and because I lament the horrid steel covers LR used to cover the manifolds I decided to wrap them instead.. And yes the manifolds are different colours oops. skipping ahead somewhat the engine is back together "almost" After putting her back together I turned her over and petrol squirted out of the fuel rail!! argh!! Took her apart AGAIN!!! and found I had pinched off the seals under the injectors, duh... Anyway back together with new seals and she fired up first go and ran perfectly.. Just need to replace the 02 sensors and get an MOT I'll get a complete picture later on.. Thanks.
  13. Past month has been slow. I've got ARP studs coming from america which are taking their time.. Just recently i've been marinating the heads in some gunk degreaser to remove all the carbon and oil deposits. And yes that is a clothes basket!! only thing in my immediate vicinity that would hold the heads Gunk went brown/black after 30mins of soaking, so i'm going to leave it soaking for 24hrs More to come i'm sure
  14. Next up OFF WITH ITS HEAD(s) No joke i needed a scaff tube on the end of my breaker bar to crack them off one of the bolts tried to strip which caused an hour or so of sweating.. For the drivers side the lower manifold bolt for cylinder 8 is near impossible to get at unless the arch liner is removed..So off which its wheel and liner.. I did discover a small compost heap residing behind the mudflap No rust though which is very good to see Bores are in good nick with the crosshatch still very much visible And all covered up Getting parts together now hasn't fought me too much so far..
  15. Yep I'm pleased with the condition, it was on LPG for the majority of its life which helped. As for a hotter cam, to be honest I was tempted but £££ is probably better spent on other things like the VCU and front diff that needs doing too LOL
  16. Got a bit further today.. Upper intake manifold removed along with the coils and HT lead spaghetti. Then the manifold itself, the fuel line in the back is a pain in the arse to get at, but got it off eventually Valley gasket out next just two 13mm or 1/2 inch bolts. Rocker shaft removed next. Pleased to see the old V8 is nice and clean inside, quite a few of these usually have a coating of carbon/sludge on everything not too bad for 140,000 miles. Couldn't resist a quick peak at the cam followers while I was there, no wear on them at all... Another rarity for the RV8 Excuse the potato grade photo. I've run a straight edge across the face and they definietly aren't concave.. Camshaft looks reasonable too. Next up heads off. Oh and the HG is weeping from the front water galleries too... Happy i'm doing it to be fair, it's not putting up too much of a fight either. At the moment LOL
  17. 30 or so minutes today.. Managed to strip off all the front accessories along with the upper intake manifold. I'm keeping most of the parts inside of the car, just helps to keep everything organised. And finally all the LPG stuff is being removed.
  18. I'm thinking of raising that side to give more wind/rain protection, it tends to blow in at the moment.
  19. After hours of sweating and swearing at them, the dreaded shields are off.. they gave one hell of a fight, but they yielded to a hammer and screwdriver eventually Next down the list is the bi hex 12mm bolts that hold on the manifolds.... Tight as shit they are, hopefully they don't strip..
  20. Had a go a a few more things today.. The crossmember that supports the gearbox was fun to remove, but a get few taps with the n01 tool got it free.. Threw everything at it, inluding the kitchen sink, it yielded luckily the chassis didn't collapse, not looking forward to refitting that is for sure. Cats/downpipes out next. Currently struggling with the tin heatshields that LR decided to use, absolute pain the ass, temped to just rip the fuckers off, but I want to do a good job so struggling is the name of the game!
  21. Spent 30mins after work having a go removing a few things. Managed to loosen off the dreaded heatshields, for those aren't aware it usually takes longer to remove them than anything else. Next down the line was the manifold Y pipe bolts which are notorious for either snapping or stripping the studs in the manifold, luckily with a good douse with GT85 and my dewalt impact they came out ok, the passenger side needed a 14mm socket hammer on them but other than that it went well. The gaskets proved to be completely knackered, that'll explain the ticking sound under load. The nuts are on there loosley at the moment becuase the rear crossmemeber needs to come off to allow the cats to drop off, so they're taking the weight while that happens. Got the G box supported in preparation for the crossmember to be removed. More later when I have time LOL
  22. Small alteration to her new dwelling.............. Before. After. Stabbed a bulb in a 40yr old lamp and flicked the switch... Now I can work in to the night without issue, gonna be a godsend when the winter comes with the miserable early darkness. Oh and for old times sake, dads old RR parked in front of this same shed 30yrs ago.. Amazing really.
  23. Sad to hear about the old P38 but it does happen, I did enjoy reading your old Green? RRC thread you had on here a while ago a nice motor that was, as for your current steed, I like it.. Seldom see MOT'able offroad prepared RRC's these days,
  24. Cheers, the old P38 has put up with a lot over the past 2yrs, just needs some love
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