For Sale £50, Rover 400 R8, XUD TD, in JRG. Needs sparky stick action

[bezzabsa]

had a J reg 418GSD........ J738TWO

lovely drive, economical.....right up till it shat the belt and shattered the cam into several pieces

[D Spares & Tyres]

Well...

 

I didn't massively bond with this and was busy so did nothing to it. Then a friend with an early 218 hatch had some issues with his. Head gasket and turbo both on way out. He decided it would be easier to buy this off me and just swap the engine and box over as a complete unit.

 

I told him that it would be a shame to break it up but what he does with it is up to him.

 

Shame really.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fast forward another month and he rings me up. "This Rover is too good to break up, can you weld it up for me"

 

 

So, I'm starting work on it. Progress will be slow as I'm fitting it between other jobs. I attacked the drivers side front first this repair was covered in gaffer tape when I got it. You can see the arch liner through the holes. It has gold paint on it, someone must have just sprayed over he rot!

Job done. I wanted to keep the finish of the repair in the manner to which it has become accustomed. Next job. Sill...

[D Spares & Tyres]

Just been back out to it. It's rear offside corner time today. Not too bad

A bit crispy and mangled, but I've seen worse

 

I'll cut it out and have a look what is underneath

Not a lot.

 

Let's have a closer look

 

I'm out

 

RWS R8 anyone?

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

[HMC]

I didn’t know 4WS was one of the technologies shared on the Rover/Honda collaboration, but I WAZ RONG

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I think he may be referring to the rear suspension breaking loose from the rotten shell - 4WS of the wrong kind. 

[320touring]

Fucksake, the Oxford was more solid than that (in that one location)

 

Scary biscuits!

[PiperCub]

  On 30/10/2018 at 16:09, Björn said:

I didn’t know 4WS was one of the technologies shared on the Rover/Honda collaboration, but I WAZ RONG

 

That pic is the rear arm bush and mounting - or what's left of it! If that goes, it will rear steer alright but not in a good way. 

[flat4alfa]

Crikey.  I was driving about not that long ago

 

Took it to NEC show in October 2016, four up.  At speed too.

[catsinthewelder]

While I'm sad that it's died I'm wondering how soon I can start scavanging bits.

[clayts450]

Not that I'm being a vulture or nuffink, but if cats doesn't need the C pillar Rover badges (assuming they're still on it) can I bagsie them please, Tom ?. Cash ur way etc. Just a nice finishing touch for my heap (if push comes to shove, even one will do)

 

[D Spares & Tyres]

Hey its not even dead yet, nor my car anymore!

 

I've not heard back from the owner about what he wants to do. It is fixable, everything is but I doubt he will want to go down that route!

 

I assume that he will remove the engine and box and I will end up with the rest. If so, then anything of use will be removed before the weigh in.

 

Pretty sure I have some of those little badges somewhere Clayts