TagoraSX Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 You may remember this ex philibusmo SD1 wot I bought earlier this year.I had planned on doing the Tagora first but I haven't found all of the required parts as of yet.It's a 3500 manual in Atlantis blue, first registered on the 12th of October 1978. It's basically a solid old thing with no gaping holes as such but the bodywork is a little crunchy in places.Like 99% of SD1's It leaks, the tailgate, windscreen, sunroof and bulkhead are the known areas, so far. Atlantis blue is an apt name for this one as large parts of it are or have been under water!Some pictures courtesy of the previous owner. Mr Livered, Conrad D. Conelrad and mat_the_cat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 It made the 170 odd mile trip back without any serious problems which was of course to be expected from a BL from the 70's. First impressions, it is very, very wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TagoraSX Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Thankfully the horrors I expected to find in the roof did not materialise. Once the gaffer tape and headlining were removed it looked remarkably rot free.The drain tubes were blocked and the leak was from a tiny hole in a tube joint above the drivers head.Water was leaking past the seal on the fresh-air vent straight onto carpets inside.The windscreen was replaced at some point and is starting to delaminate in places. brickwall and laser wheels 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Screen out, I was worried about what would be lurking underneath but thankfully nothing too serious.... Largactil and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Removing the sodden carpet did reveal some rot, front wheel arch to bulkhead joints. Both sides are affected. brickwall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 The floor has survived well considering the large amount of water sloshing around.The boot had it's own ecosystem, horrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 A little more progress, Dash out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Engine out to make the bulkhead welding easier.Also to investigate a bad oil leak at the rear of the engine, looks like an oil seal on the back of the block accessed from behind the flywheel. Minimad5, laser wheels, brickwall and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 As said on the SD1 Forum, well done and hope you see it through to the end. Would love to see it finished, try and keep the original plates if possible and also the cloverleaf trims that belong on all series 1 cars IMHO. Atlantis blue is lovely and also a rather rare series 1 colour which I think was only an option from 1978 to 1979. Your interior is Coriander in case you cared Skizzer and saucedoctor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Norman Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Nice, looks like it'll be well worth the effort when it's all done. I do love an SD1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Crikey. Cracking on with it then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 That's not as bad as I expected from the initial description. Excellent fault finding thus far, it looks like it should be a tolerable amount of work to get it lovely* again. I don't think I've ever seen another car in Atlantis blue, let alone another SD1, and it looks superb with that weird coloured interior to contrast it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 This very expensive box arrived last week...... EssDeeWon and brickwall 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Livered Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Wow, I'd forgotten about that SD1. Looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Forgotten, or confused it with a memory of one of these? Conrad D. Conelrad, Vince70, brickwall and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Wow, great work man, you're really getting stuck in. Good luck, it doesn't look like a harsh amount of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 The roof and windscreen panel are the most serious areas of rot on these as they can be tricky to repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Superb effort! Sourcing parts for this must be a piece of piss compared to of your normal cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Whats in the very expensive box, a new screen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 As said on the SD1 Forum, well done and hope you see it through to the end. Would love to see it finished, try and keep the original plates if possible and also the cloverleaf trims that belong on all series 1 cars IMHO. Atlantis blue is lovely and also a rather rare series 1 colour which I think was only an option from 1978 to 1979. Your interior is Coriander in case you cared ^^^^I agree with every wow of that. What a cracking SD! - and a sunroof!! EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Whats in the very expensive box, a new screen?Silicone sealant. laser wheels, Conrad D. Conelrad, forddeliveryboy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Whats in the very expensive box, a new screen? Wine? brickwall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSparrow Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Epic work!I bloody love these old heaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TagoraSX Posted September 13, 2014 Author Share Posted September 13, 2014 Whats in the very expensive box, a new screen?Yes, along with a wing and about 3 pages of other stuff. And silicone sealant. Conrad D. Conelrad and brickwall 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
406V6 Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Surprising how little rot it has. Must have spent most of its early years in a dry garage. My father had a new SD1 in 1978 which lived outside and it was rusting like yours within 2 years. I much prefer the design purity of the Mark 1 and look forward to seeing more reports on yours as the restoration proceeds. brickwall and forddeliveryboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 You know when sometimes a car actually wants to be saved? When the outwards signs are bad but you strip things away to find that things are nowhere near as drastic as you feared, as if the car was fighting off disease in a bid to stay alive? That's what you have here. But I'm a ridiculously sentimental tosspot. chaseracer, Twiggy and brickwall 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I remember the launch of the SD1 in 1975. Cos I is old, like. It was like something from outer space. Or 'Space 1999'... laser wheels, Skizzer and brickwall 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex V6 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Looks fantastic. Will be following this thread with interest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Brilliant stuff. I'll be following this keenly too - with a mixture of admiration and fear, I expect. Mine's dry inside apart from the boot, which still leaked a bit last time it rained but I attacked the rear screen rubber with yet another dose of Tiger Seal yesterday so fingers crossed. Here's what the rear screen aperture looked like before it got welded:Rover 3500 SD1 tailgate window rust by Skizzer, on Flickr My scuttle panel looks a lot like yours, too:Scuttle panel patches by Skizzer, on Flickr Happy days! laser wheels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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