KruJoe Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 That vid's brill! Anyhoo. These were my original rear speakers: I got them out with a quarter-drive ratchet and philips bit. They were a pita to replace, but I found some allen bolts that fitted... I swear the lads at Rover must have fitted them before bonding in the quarter lights. What an ace* idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Rover speakers have always been shit. The sponge around the edges just simply disintergrates after a while. With most speakers its just a case of what fits, door speakers can be a PITA to find replacements for but I eventually managed with my old White 825 Sterling, they were a bit bodged in but did the work superbly sounding crisp and clear, the later Philips headunit helped aswell. Also thanks for posting up the vid GreenG, had a small happy time spotting Rover 800s (The White one, K959 VJF was an 820i) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 The 'VJF' Rovers were registered at Bruntingthorpe. I had a Mk3 Astra that was a 'JF' mark, and was used at Bruntingthorpe when it was new. The saloon that was being thrown about in the video was K416 BRW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 This is coming along nicely, and at a fair rate of knots too. good to see the wind back in your sails! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Bumpers have come up well after the dressing, Do you have autoglym interior shampoo? Im sure that would brink up the sunroof cover thingy well as it cleans very well but does not get things to wet as to cause water marks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 As an aside, I was wondering who's got the AS bike Rover now. I've lost track of the ex-G.Cox Escort as well. The Roverbike's come back to me: http://autoshite.com/topic/14775-roverdue-updates-off-with-its-head/?p=787193 as it was swapped over with the Escort so that's now with Essexman: http://autoshite.com/topic/20390-brookjms-1989-escort-14l/page-2 Angrydicky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Today, in a field above Malhamdale: RobT, Ghosty, phil_lihp and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Look at that derelict white piece of shit there. The two red ones don't look too shabby mind. KruJoe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Got back and found I've just clocked up 400 miles in the Rover. I'm pretty knackered too because this is about four times the mileage I normally do in a week, let alone 5 days. First stop today was Bradford Auto Spares in, predictably enough, Bradford. Super little place unfortunately located at the other end of Bradford traffic. Picked up a reasonable rear bumper, pre-facelift front grille and a set of early wheel trims. The young lad that was part hunting was really knowledgeable and interested in the 414, breath of fresh air that. 20150725-01 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr After figuring out just how to get the rear bumper inside the car I tootled over to Krujoe's place. A couple of people tried to drive into me in Bratfud and then the radio randomly conked out completely. Temperature gauge was a bit high in traffic, combated by turning the heaters on. We think the radiator fan has stopped working so it's possible that there's a blown fuse for radio and rad fan. Shall investigate later. No oil or water has been consumed and the car performed faultlessly. Just wheel trims have improved things no end. 20150725-02 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr I was going to drop the early grille on to see what needed adjusting. Plenty of trimming and fiddling to do and either a replacement or modified bonnet release handle. If BAS still have the bonnet latch on their breaker I'll see how much it is to post. This is the post-facelift latch. 20150725-03 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr This is the pre-facelift latch as seen on Krujoe's Rover. 20150725-04 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr There are extra brackets for the early grille still present on the facelift car, they accept some additional screws. 20150725-05 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr This front indicator is scuffed and cracked, so we replaced it. 20150725-06 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr Many, many things were then done at Krujoe's with the swapping of parts and finding of niggly bits and pieces between my car and the ex-Chompy Rover. I'll do a full report tomorrow or something when I'm more awake. Here's some pictures of KruJoe driving my Rover. 20150725-07 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr 20150725-08 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr saucedoctor, KruJoe, Grundig and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 It was indeed a brilliant afternoon, it's proper satisfying to swap the good bits from a breaker with the cars side by side. I'm sure you'll all agree folks, the 414 looks really smart on its new Bradford-sourced trims - much better than the scabby old 214 ones I had on offer! Cavcraft, RayMK, oldcars and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I love those early R8 trims, some of the best EVAH. Keep up the good work Angyl! vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Too tired to go into in-depth appreciation for Rovah, suffice to say...... whoohoo. privatewire and vulgalour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 I had a sleep and the sleep was good. Didn't realise how tired I was last night until I woke up in the armchair. Going to get cracking on the bits I sourced yesterday, I can't remember exactly what I picked up without looking. Those trims were a stroke of luck, the chap at BAS was doing the soft sell (not Soft Cell, he wasn't Marc Almond) of "if there's anything else you can think of just give us a bell" and hey presto, early trims on their breaker 414 were got for £20. At the very least I'm going to try and get the bonnet, rear bumper and rear lights done today, anything else is going to be a bonus. Watch this space. HMC, KruJoe, Parky and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Look at that derelict white piece of shit there. The two red ones don't look too shabby mind. What, nothing to say about the interesting assemblage of most of a blue one in the background? Even that donated parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 We are watching this space but nothing appears to have happened yet. Misrepresentation or false advertising? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Patience. I have just finished improving* the rear lights, now I'm off to the unit to do more improving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheezey Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Looks good. One of the best things I added to my 214 was the centre armrest from a coupe. Does the SLi already come with one? The 214SEi didn't have one but was based on the Si rather the SLi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Look at that derelict white piece of shit there. Fret not Angyl, he knows something you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Day 6 of ownership and all the rough bits are dealt with and I now own a really nice looking and driving car. This is the fastest turnaround of any car I've owned and one of the cheapest. From Krujoe and the ex-Chompy Rover I got these things: - pair of headlights - pair of under headlight trims - 200 series hatchback spoiler (in two parts and with rusted out bolts) - one door handle - on interior roof handle end cap - full set of gutter trim clips - pair of gutter trims - under bonnet soundproof panel - steering wheel - gear knob - bonnet - rear door small Viking badge - passenger side electric door mirror - driver's side manual door mirror. The casing on the SLi is different to whatever spec the electric mirror donor is. - front driver's side indicator. - probably something else but I can't remember what beyond a massive pile of nuts and bolts and screws and things. Combine that lot with the pre-facelift grille (in white), early wheel trims and rear bumper I picked up from Bratfud the same day and I have everything to make the car look great. The other thing to arrive was some "Fly Eye" perforated vinyl tinting film which was a tiny fraction of the price of buying a pair of smoked rear lenses. GAME ON. First job was to remove the rear lights and get them all cleaned up. Someone did mention they thought this car should be in the later rear lights and I wonder if it was because behind cluster number one was this little reversed-into-a-post dent, typical giffer damage really. 20150726-01 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr Suspicions of them being the wrong type of clusters is sort of backed up by the typical Genuine Scrapyard Parts yellow marker. 20150726-02 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr Not to worry, they work and the bodywork isn't in need of anything really as you'll see later in this update. Got the lenses all cleaned and de-mossed before setting to with the Fly Eye film. This stuff is nicer to use than regular film because there's plenty of spaces for the bubbles to escape out into. It's also a good amount more flexible and can deal with tight curves and odd shapes much easier. Best of all, it doesn't reduce the light output significantly unlike a heavier conventional film tint. I'm won over by it as a tinting medium for the rear lights. £5 for this or 330 for a pair of factory smoked lenses. I know which I'd rather go for. 20150726-03 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr On the car, with the manky old bumper still fitted at this point. Really, really happy with that. Turned out better than I'd imagined it might. 20150726-04 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr With that done, Chompy appeared and we headed over to the unit in part to find out what on earth was wrong with his Xantia and so I could get the Rover properly sorted. Got the rear bumper off the car to find the brackets on my old one are in better condition than on the replacement. I did take some comparison shots and the camera appears to have eaten them. The replacement bumper brackets aren't brilliant, the lower bolts on both are sheared and I was nervous about undoing the bolts that hold the brackets to the bumper in case those shear too. Instead, I'll take the old one apart to see how to repair the new one at a later date. So, what horrors were hiding behind the old bumper then? 20150726-05 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr 20150726-06 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr 20150726-07 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr No horrors, it was really tidy. There's a few really minor bits on the driver's side that I want to address when I swap the bumper brackets in the future but no rot at all and plenty of paint still in good order. When clearing out the boot I found a proper giffer trinket. It's just a branch with a highly polished end and a perished rubber foot at the other, it also inexplicably has a rubber band around the top of it. This was hiding under the carpet just where you see it. 20150726-08 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr Original toolkit intact and still with stickers, probably never been used. The plastic wheel that holds the spare in place has snapped off so that will need replacing but the boot floor is otherwise pristine. 20150726-09 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr Your first look under the bonnet at my lovely kettle. Under bonnet soundproof mat courtesy of Krujoe. I'm after a few of the fixing buttons if anyone has any up for grabs, I think I need 7 in all. 20150726-10 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr Chompy also diagnosed the issue with the suspected inoperative fan. We isolated the fan and tested it to find that it was working perfectly fine but wasn't being told when to come on. There's sign of historic bodge in the sensor that goes into the radiator (which is weeping from somewhere) and it turned out this was the fault so I'll replace both. For the very short term a jumper was fitted so that the fan comes on all the time. It being Sunday I couldn't get out to grab a radiator and sensor as everywhere was shut. 20150726-11 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr RayMK, Grundig, KruJoe and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Now for the cosmetic, which is what I really enjoy. The bonnet I got from the ex-Chompy car had been sat in a field for two years under a tree and it showed. 20150726-12 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr 20150726-13 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr With just soap and water it all came up clean. Chompy LOVED his old Rover and cleaned it sometimes 3 times a week, it was a very, very pampered car but the rust and parts availability put an end to all that love because he had driveshafts made of unobtanium. All that love made my life so much easier on the cleaning front. Didn't get a dry picture because most of today it has just rained and rained and rained. Minor realignment was needed as Krujoe and I had fitted the bonnet a little too far back, because I CBA fiddling with it in a field. 20150726-14 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr One of the other things that were liberated from that Rover was its boot spoiler and this is one that I'm really please Krujoe went HMMM about when he saw it. I thought the 200 and 400 had a different profile to the rear end, but much like the rear lights they're actually identical. I fancied a spoiler on the 414 but not any of the factory ones. A 200 spoiler painted satin black looks surprisingly like a little rubber ducktail and is ideal. Rather than bolts it's fitted with Sikkaflex and so far so good on that too. 20150726-15 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr When I cleaned up the replacement bumper I discovered it wasn't black plastic but grey! That was very annoying because it now meant I had to repaint it before fitting it. I also found that the chrome strip in my old bumper was in better condition than the new one and since that had to come out to paint the plain plastic bit properly anyway that was swapped over too. What a difference though, worth the effort! 20150726-16 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr I mean really, I'm totally in love with this thing, it's amazing. 20150726-17 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr 20150726-18 by Angyl Roper, on Flickr I shall continue to improve the car by polishing and cleaning and getting rid of the godawful tyres and servicing and all those jobs you do when you actually like a car and want to keep it. Ghosty, Jim Bergerac, HMC and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Very nice! I have to say though, I'm a little surprised you didn't go for a prefacelift front bumper, but at the same time it looks fine without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 I quite like the chunkiness of the front bumper, it suits the car and it's in good nick, the front bumper on the breaker isn't any better and it would have set me back another chunk of cash for no real gain. I want to get a new radiator, new clutch, possibly new brakes all round and some better tyres. The tyres that are fitted spin up at a moment's notice in the wet even if you're being careful, they're bloody useless. Oh, and whoever was asking about arm rests, the SLi does come with an arm rest as standard but it's in such a place as to be no good for me as an armrest. DVee8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Fantastic turnaround after just a week on it. So pleased you've found a car that you have really gelled with. Looking forward to the next installment. Those rear lamps look 1000x better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruJoe Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Aye, I'm surprised at how well that film has worked for your back lights. It's looking loads better, even than it did this time yesterday. You've been having fun, haven't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Yes, yes I have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 U WOT M8?! I don't need to tint the windows... I don't... Anyway, I ordered a brand new radiator and fan switch thingy from ECP (correct parts lottery!) for £53 delivered. They'll arrive sometime between 7am and 5pm on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday. They haven't yet deigned to tell me which day or roughly what time, so that'll be fun. ... and the spoiler fell off so I need to put that on a bit better. Ghosty and KruJoe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 That is looking really, really smart. Nice easy stuff so far makes a refreshing change. One thing I would recommend from MGF ownership is to replace the coolant bottle cap ASAP and treat it like an annual service item. This car has the love written all over it. Really pleased for you mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 The goal is to flush all the copper glitter out isn't it? Then fill it up with oats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 26, 2015 Author Share Posted July 26, 2015 Are you insinuating that my car is somehow inferior? It's a Rover, dontchaknow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Great work so far. It looks like a completely different car now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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