Dollywobbler's GR-8 Rover - getting better all the time

[dugong]

  On 23/07/2014 at 15:07, dollywobbler said:

then maybe I can update my capers.

Would you like a pizza with that?

[forddeliveryboy]

  On 23/07/2014 at 15:07, dollywobbler said:

SLi. PAS, eleccy front windows and mirrors, manual sunroof. Most of the sticker gunge has come off nicely, but the two stickers on the back door have really left their mark, and the bonnet is still a mess. I'll get back out and get scrubbing some more, then maybe I can update my capers.

 

Try some petrol, less likely to remove the paint than thinners. Acetone if all else fails, but check a small area first.

[Jim Bell]

Nothing good ever comes of flags.

We'll done for peeling off that celebration of conquest, empire, and subsequent absolute abandonment.

 

That includes YOU semaphore !!!!

[dollywobbler]

Carb cleaner seems to be getting there! Pretty knackered now. Oh and my wire brush did actually open up a hole in the sill. Bother. Should be an easy repair though.

[saucedoctor]

Austin Rover did those grille kits, and dealers would fit them. I saw a few on the road that were obviously fitted @ Charles Hurst - they were wonky!

[Mr Livered]

  On 23/07/2014 at 08:54, dollywobbler said:

The flag is coming off. It has unfortunate UKIP/BNP connotations.

That's a barmy thing to say! That flag belongs to everyone in this country - unless of course you take the view that UKIP and the BNP are somehow more British than the rest of us. Personally I think that the open minded and moderate are at least as entitled to display that flag as right wing nutcases are.

[chaseracer]

  On 23/07/2014 at 08:47, messerschmitt owner said:

It's a union flag not an English one. Celebrate the union. We scots do.

 

You had a choice.  We were invaded... 

 

Ian, that Rover is ubershite; top bombing, sir!

[KruJoe]

Wheel envy here, it'll look nice cleaned up on those Rover 45 Minilite-alikes. 15's though, right?

I have loads of spare original 14'' steels if you want some...

 

 

  On 23/07/2014 at 14:02, Lacquer Peel said:

[pic of my engine]

Fuel consumption of a 2.5, power of a 1.6.

Only the autos.

My 5-speeder gets into the 40's mpg up hill and down dale, which is quite impressive considering how well it shifts. The ex-Chompy_Snake automatic I'm breaking was apparently "damn thirsty for what it is".

[Lacquer Peel]

I had an R8 416SLi manual a while ago, seemed very thirsty for what it was.

[KruJoe]

Must just be the 400's then

I've photographed pez reciepts with the odometer reading ever since I've had it, I really should work out my actual mileage

[dugong]

  On 23/07/2014 at 17:19, Lacquer Peel said:

I had an R8 416SLi manual a while ago, seemed very thirsty for what it was.

Maybe you should stop driving around with your foot to the floor in second, then.

[KruJoe]

Speaking of which, I've just processed a few, my '94 216SLi does anywhere between 29 and 40 mpg, depending on how much Mrs_KJ has been learning to drive in the wrong gear, how many calipers are sticking, and if it has done any longer runs to the big smoke (Skipton).

[Cavcraft]

Actually, I've been offered a cheap R8 very recently and forgot to get back to him about it.

[Lankytim]

Id LOL if you removed the flag and found a swastika under it or something.

 

Top shiting anyway!

[Lacquer Peel]

  On 23/07/2014 at 17:36, dugong said:

Maybe you should stop driving around with your foot to the floor in second, then.

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[Vince70]

  On 23/07/2014 at 18:12, Lankytim said:

Id LOL if you removed the flag and found a swastika under it or something.

Top shiting anyway!

That's only on the later BMW era rovers.

Has anyone noticed the Germans discreetly renamed our lovely Rover metro after a Heinkel bomber and called it a 111 the cheek of it

[dollywobbler]

  On 23/07/2014 at 16:08, Mr Livered said:

That's a barmy thing to say! That flag belongs to everyone in this country - unless of course you take the view that UKIP and the BNP are somehow more British than the rest of us. Personally I think that the open minded and moderate are at least as entitled to display that flag as right wing nutcases are.

 

You may think so, but I'd had two UKIP/BNP comments before I even got the thing home! The Asian lady at the petrol station gave me a funny look too. It isn't my fault that the flag has been misappropriated. I'm not one for flag-flying at all though, so I'm glad it's gone.

 

Anyway, returning to the car itself. It now looks rather different. Here's the Collection Caper.

http://classichub.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/how-will-i-get-home-part-2-the-steed/

 

[Pillock]

An elderly relative had a 414 with the grille on. I think he'd ordered it before the facelift because the old grille had been hacksawed by the dealer and the new grille stuck on. I think if they removed the old one entirely it left a gap under the lights?

[Micrashed]

Bit of a crappy picture but it was taken 20 years ago. This was mine in GSi spec.

[messerschmitt owner]

  On 23/07/2014 at 16:52, chaseracer said:

You had a choice. We were invaded...

!

What do you mean? We only invaded as far as derby last time.

[dollywobbler]

Ugh. Just resorted to petrol on the bonnet gunge. It really doesn't want to come off. Even with petrol, it's reluctant.

 

Anyone got any experience of doing a timing belt on one of these? I've no idea when it was done. 84k on the clock, due at 60k but also a 5-year interval.

 

Yes, that does make it bloody low miles for a car owned by me. Less than 100,000! 

[320touring]

  On 23/07/2014 at 20:01, dollywobbler said:

Ugh. Just resorted to petrol on the bonnet gunge. It really doesn't want to come off. Even with petrol

Take petrol, apply to car(via conventional route to tank!)

 

Turn ignition key

 

Proceed to scrapyard

 

Procure new bonnet

 

Proceed to hellfrauds

 

Acquire beige paint

 

Apply to bonnet

 

Win

[messerschmitt owner]

  On 23/07/2014 at 20:18, 320touring said:

Take petrol

Apply to bonnet

Oops, was that a match

Apply to insurance company for payment

 

Win

Efa and hth

[Timewaster]

Wd40 for the sticker residue.

[dollywobbler]

WD40 nae good. White spirit nae good. Carb Cleaner very good, but you need LOADS of it. It loses its goodness after mere seconds. Petrol better but I still find I'm scraping gooey gunk off with a credit card. Horrible job! It was a lot easier dealing with the felt tip pen on the Sirion - banger rally participants take note!

[TRW]

We need a test drive report on this, just like the one you did for the Maestro.

 

Many thanks.

[dollywobbler]

Yes, that does need to happen. I've got a meeting in the morning, and might ask the handily-placed garage to check the wheel balance - and possibly bodge up the cat shield thing which is broken and very noisy. Then I will get the cameras out.

[chaseracer]

As for the cambelt...

 

 

[HMC]

How did I miss the R8 purchase!? After having a PAS equipped one as my first car, your comments over the lightness of the steering brought back memories.

 

The wrong grill is very much of its time- a dealer in manchester used to swap them to add forecourt appeal to slow selling pre facelifts in the mid 90s

[dollywobbler]

Either the New Car Mania is wearing off or I'm just absolutely knackered from spending an entire day stripping stickers off the Rover. Bleeargh.