Rover 800 coupe: now a very tall brad production

[very tall brad]

I have had some success cleaning the engine. I was feeling in a violent mood so I attacked it with steam, power washer, GUNK and a variety of brushes - toothbrushes, stiff paintbrushes and a radiator brush. I have still got to 'dress' it with various sprays (mainly Autoglym Rubber and Vinyl restorer which is great for giving a shine on an engine) but here it is anyway - before and after:

 

 

NOW

 

[very tall brad]

The dented drivers door is beyond repair. The ruckle has gone across the skin and it is distorted in two directions. No doubt someone could fix it but, as I am having window trouble at the same time (grinding, graunching sounds and little movement) I may as well swap the whole door. At the same time, I shall pop a new offside front wing on, I think.

 

The car will have to stay multicoloured until the Spring when the weather is kinder to new paint. And once I have some spare dosh.

[Partridge]

Well done to you, you deserve a beer.

[RoadworkUK]

Multiple beers. Nice ones, like Harwich Highlight, Nethergate Growler or Oyster Stout.

 

Jolly good show.

[very tall brad]

Thanks but I am teatotal. For 31 years.

 

I shall gargle with some white spirit if that'll make you feel good. No, I don't smoke either

[very tall brad]

...Nethergate Growler....

 

I think I met her in a dark corner a long time ago.

[Lord Sterling]

Brad, that is one seriously lovely car. Those alloys are my dream alloys. If I could get a set of those alloys and that elusive Philips R984 CD-player, I really do think my spares pile will be complete. Along with too many car floor mats

[very tall brad]

Thanks, your Lordshipfulness.

 

Your regal mat collection surely is amongst the best in the world - if not the best, certainly the tallest.

[very tall brad]

More time spent detailing the engine bay. Around 10 hours of dismantling, cleaning, reassembling. One pair of brand new headlamps also fitted - cost £20, new and boxed for the pair.

 

[brickwall]

Nice work!!!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Blimey, surely if anything is going to bring about ‘the inevitable’ its spending 10 hours making the engine look nice! It does look spot on mind you.

[Split_Pin]

Looks spectacular! The KV6 is a samshing looking thing.

[Lord Sterling]

Wow!

 

Looks like you could eat your dinner off it. I've thought about cleaning my Sterling's engine once or twice, but as it apparently still, has it's pre-sale wax on, I thought against doing it.

[Pete-M]

Nice job....

[very tall brad]

This is long finished. Do you wanna see some pics?

[Jim Bergerac]

Yes, definitely!

[dieselnutjob]

yes

[DVee8]

YES!!

[brickwall]

fuck yeah!

[HMC]

Update please Brad!

 

What became of that nightfire red 95 sterling saloon you and his lordship collected from me a few years back?

[Pillock]

No, not really.

 

 

 

PSYCHE!!

 

 

Yes please.

[very tall brad]

Finally got my Brownie 127 photos back from Truprint. I shall scan these and upload/download/load over this weekend. I apologise for the delay which was caused by nothing more than Roveritis - a complaint that means no matter how fast you go, people still insist on overtaking you.

[very tall brad]

[very tall brad]

Including the cost of buying it, a set of brand new wheels, a couple of tyres, front discs and pads, lots of paint, a second hand door, some polish and wax together with new number plates, screen scuttle, wipers and wiper arms, the whole thing has cost a little over £505.

 

Man hours? About 50. But mine,  so free.

[Negative Creep]

They really have aged very well indeed

[Shep Shepherd]

That looks great. Such a pity that the previous owner allowed it to become such a wreck, though.

[Wilko220]

What a cracker.

[ProgRocker]

That looks superb!

[tooSavvy]

 ... from what I paid for mine, new, in 97 >> I think i have passed £505 [going the other way]...and I haven't trashed/thrashed/neglected mine at all​.

 

lesson there, I believe

 

 

TS

[DVee8]

That is one fine looking car.

One day i will have one