trigger Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Haha! I like your style! I think I'll be happier once I've got the car home and gone over it myself. It's the BL/BMC rally on Sunday which has a great autojumble so the plan is to make a list of bits it needs and buy what i can whilst there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Rust is the thing that matters with any car of this age and the initial signs from your wheel well photo are very encouraging - I suspect it's a good'un, though naturally not perfect - yet.. People seem to delight in stories of British cars which fall apart for some reason - yet the same people will often gloss over problems they have with a Mercedes, for example. To believe every story about my XJ40, you would think they are an absolute liability for unreliability and electrical problems, but mine has been superbly reliable over all the years I have had it. I suspect the SD1 is similar: treat it well and it will reward you. A major plus with the SD1 is that they are becoming much more sought after. I genuinely believe they will rise in value over the next years - not many cars can say that. Essex V6 and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 I collect it Saturday! I was really excited but I've now started to worry about it, people keep telling me how rubbish they are and reading shit online isn't helping at all with people running them down all the time, I'm now getting paranoid about the camshaft breaking or the head gasket blowing and that's before all the electrical problems!Someone tell me to stop being a tit and that I'm talking shit please!SD1s are all shit and the 2.6 is the worse of the lot, tell you what, I'll give you £500 for it before it bankrupts you.You're welcome. richardthestag, trigger and Magnificent Rustbucket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRT22R Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Fantastic looking car the SD1. Your interior is exactly the same as the one my Dad had in the 80s, although his was the V8 flavour in the slightly darker metallic Oporto red. Enjoy collection on Saturday and stop panicking! trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael t Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Fantastic buy! I've liked these ever since Clarkson drowned one during the BL challenge about 10 years ago, it had a profound effect on my 13 year old self..... trigger and MorrisItalSLX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Read this and thought of Trig. Seems VALU to me, although I'm wise that I might not know what I'm talking about. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Come on Trig.Collection post already! We are on the edge of our seats here. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 Well, i drove down to the garage at 10am this morning, the car was sat there all waiting for me, and looking rather sexy!, Ferrari headed paperwork was signed, hands were shook and off i went!. Thgey had changed the oil and filter for me, changed the power steering oil, looked at the central locking but decided that it would need longer to look at so left that for me to fix but they did get the boot lock to unlock. I took a photo of the old garage photos on the office wall. The 20 mile drive home was uneventful, it really does drive nice for a car that's only done about 30 miles in 7 years, it's a little lumpy in traffic and i think it's running rich but that should all be simple enough to go through, I stopped off at Halfords on the way back to get a couple of bit. Once home i removed the old MW radio as it was shagged and fitted a old Kenwood system i had in temporary, annoyingly the CD player as packed up but at least i have a radio now. After that i took the family to Felixstowe for a family fun day my work had put on, I parked it up in the car park and had loads of people looking over it and coming for a chat about it, It really is a eye catcher. After that i took some proper photos with my camera, the paintwork is a bit faded and polished though to the grey primer in places but it's tidy and original still, I can't see any sign of welding having been done or needing doing. I need a pair of tow eye bumper covers. The interior is a wonderful cross of beige and brown, it's very much like my old Triumph Acclaim. The headlining is good, it's come unstuck in a few place sbut nothing major, yet. The engine bay will get a good clean and i plan on fitting one of these Powerspark electric ignition modules in the dizzy, changing all the belts, tune the carbs, new plugs etc and seeing how it runs then. TagoraSX, CGSB, Timewaster and 34 others 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 The boot is clean and tidy, just need to refit some of the trim and a new nut on the rear ROVER trim, It does need a pair of boot struts though. Sadly this trim is damaged both sides, hopefully it's repairable. I love them dash lights. And lastly Mrs T filmed me driving it home, it sounds amazing!, unlike the shit that's on the radio. Steviemillar, garycox, Shep Shepherd and 35 others 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Wonderful. I hope you keep this one for a while, because it's top banana. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 What a glorious looking car. It sounds good too. It looks to be in genuinely good condition, which is really pleasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Like it a lot. I was starting to think that the days decent affordable SD1s were gone. This gives hope to us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Lovely, it looks really tidy. I always liked the big proper centre console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 I made one fatal mistake whilst driving it home, I turned the blowers on full speed to see if they worked... I ended up with half a forest inside my mouth! somewhatfoolish, cort16, richardthestag and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Another stunning Trigger purchase! That's the smartest SD1 I've seen in a good while. The best interior colour too. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 I'm jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Something about sitting in an SD1 - a bit like meeting up with an old friend. Magnificent Rustbucket, BorniteIdentity and trigger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Rustbucket Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Something about sitting in an SD1 - a bit like meeting up with an old friend. True that. I feel the same way about Jags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodders Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 That is excellent. It looks like it is in great condition, the interior looks so comfortable (seeing those seats makes me start to understand what everyone here is on about with velour) and it sounds awesome. Another great purchase. Will we be seeing it make an appearance at Shotley in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Looks lovely, nice buy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 That is excellent. It looks like it is in great condition, the interior looks so comfortable (seeing those seats makes me start to understand what everyone here is on about with velour) and it sounds awesome. Another great purchase. Will we be seeing it make an appearance at Shotley in the future? I hope to have it there this Friday the 11th. Brodders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 MM beige interior and quartic wheel, I mustardmitt though, these do look better with the side rubbing strips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 It doesn't sound like mine did. Magnificent Rustbucket, Twiggy and CGSB 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Are you taking it to Peatboghorror tomorrow Trig or are you going in the Triumph? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schonker Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Great that all is going well so far, I really look forward to seeing this. Also pleased to see the old Riddelsdell photos (that Richard Gates chap is no relation). My stepdad gets his Ford Ranger serviced there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadworkUK Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Tremendous. It's reduced me to a drooling vegetable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Bloody lovely Trig. I bet the idle will improve with use, probably just old petrol gummed up in the carb. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudsprint Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Lovely car! trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi paul Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Very nice . When I got married in 1984 my wedding car was my mates white sd1. oldcars and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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