Bought a SD1 at last! Collection page 6!

[trigger]

I don't think it's the pump as the tensioner has play in it, you can feel it move when you wiggle it and the noise came from the top of the engine where it is, I hope it's not the waterpump as they are over £100!

[cort16]

Things have changed I think I paid 16 quid for mine.

[trigger]

British Leyland scene tax innit

[Bren]

15/40 or 50 is good for these.

Try cleaning all the breathers out first before taking the thing to bits.

[Pete-M]

Time to drop a V8 in it.

[Timewaster]

Time to drop a piano on it.

*D'oh, wrong Leyland.

 

Fill it with water?

[worldofceri]

Just catching up on this...

 

"Clunge vent."

 

rofl

[spartacus]

If I owned a spaceship it would have an interior like yours! That looks really good.

[trigger]

I thought I'd make a small update, sorted the cambelt tensioner in the end, the Pinto one took some modifying and I had to change the bolts so they didn't foul on the belt but looks good now.

 

 

The down side is that the noise is still there, it wasn't the tensioner squealing but the water pump after all! Yeah yeah I know... I could only find one on eBay for £116 but Angrydicky now works for a well known classic car parts provider and has found me one for £85 so I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy it.

 

Meanwhile I've changed the oil again and spent some time sorting some more rusty bits out, it's pretty much there now. Have some new photos to fap over.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ghosty]

*D'oh, wrong Leyland.

 

Fill it with water?

 

Nah, can't do that.

 

 

At least the door cards aren't on strike.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

It's looking fabulous fella - I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of mine this weekend at 'some' point. The rear drivers side door (LHD here) is fubar'd on the bottom too.... I'm hoping I can get mine to look half as decent in the light!

Great job!

[oldcars]

Looks spot on. 

[cort16]

It really looks great. I love it in red it's an unusual colour for one of these.

 

Two things:

 

1: Have you been polishing the strut towers?

 

2: Re the water pump

 

[Bren]

It's looking fabulous fella - I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of mine this weekend at 'some' point. The rear drivers side door (LHD here) is fubar'd on the bottom too.... I'm hoping I can get mine to look half as decent in the light!

Great job!

What have you purchased?

[trigger]

 

 

It really looks great. I love it in red it's an unusual colour for one of these.

 

Two things:

 

1: Have you been polishing the strut towers?

 

2: Re the water pump

 

I know, I know! I was trying to save myself some money but thankfully the cambelt is such a easy job that it isn't too much of a hassle.

 

Well spotted on the strut tops! There was a scab in the same place both side so I thought I'd tidy them up before it got any worse.

 

[dollywobbler]

I think I've failed to catch up on this thread until now. That really is winning!

[mat_the_cat]

Somehow the engine looks more modern than the carb'd V8!

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Time to drop a V8 in it.

 

 

No, not that old relic. 150 bhp at the spare wheel and 22 mpg?

 

BMW 2.8 straight six M52 and an E60 six speed manual, 193 bhp, 30 mpg and it sounds like a proper Rover should.

 

V8 indeed. Tut.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

What have you purchased?

 

Apologies - missed this earlier.......

 

SD1 - carb'd V8 - tank has a few holes so either brazing and check or a 'good' second hand one I have a lead on over here. Fuel pump dead too so another 'good' one sourced while I wait for the new one......... it should be delivered tomorrow. Can't wait!!!! Thread will be started as soon as I have decent photo's... on purchase I failed miserably to get any decent ones.

[Cleon-Fonte]

sounds like a proper Rover should.

 

But a proper Rover sounds like a V8...

[Guest Hooli]

But a proper Rover sounds like a V8...

 

A proper Rover isn't related to ze germins either.

[Cleon-Fonte]

Don't tell the 75 owners.

[xtriple]

Nice car I always liked the looks of the series 2 cars more than the earlier ones but I never had any luck with them when they were current. Series 1s always had swimming pools in the dashboards and the door trims DID dro off at frequent intervals while all the S2s I had blew up! Had a 2600 SE in black that looked great and ate its engine in a most expensive way.

 

Always wanted a 'twin plenum' V8 but never got round to it - too pricey now!

 

You have done a great job, it looks really clean

[RoadworkUK]

Just magnificent. I thought of you on Saturday evening - I was most of the way around a 29-mile walk when a Dolomite passed me on the road out of Nacton Village.

[flat4alfa]

No more talk of this V8 nonsense I've heard this Six hurtling across a showfield and it sounds proper meaty

 

The four fat blokes in it however, perhaps helped

[cort16]

T series turbo if it goes pop.