RobT Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Blimey, you do know your R8 details well Ghosty. How long did the 416 GTi model run for? I should know but don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 I don't even know how I manage. 416GTi would have been launch (April '90) to facelift (about K plate so early '93?), where it was basically replaced with the 420GSi, though there's a lot of inconsistency in the trim levels. Lacquer Peel and RobT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Great collection, nice car etc etc You woollarded a petrol pump during the petrol station shot. Level up! Junkman, Ghosty and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 Manifold ordered. And some other stuff. Just need an exhaust and a shifter cable now. RobT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Let's make this into a project thread, shall we? A lot has been going on, so this will be a slightly concise post, but as we get closer to the present things will be in a bit more detail. I started by changing the brake pads, and we all know how that went: FB_IMG_1537475506167 by max_burton, on Flickr Whoops. A new pair of wings were sourced the same day, and arrived a few days later. A blessing in disguise, as while the wings on the car looked saveable, it turns out that on removal, they were likely terminally shagged (inner edges non existent, and starting to rot straight through where the paint was missing) - however replacing them only cost £50, and got rid of 90% of the rot on the car. It was promptly bent roughly back into shape with the assistance of an old lamp post that the local council can't be arsed removing - Old Man had a field day doing this. I suspect he'd wanted to take on something like that for a while as for the longest time he had an issue of Car Mechanics from the '90s detailing a similar repair on a Mk2 Golf. IMG_20180920_153927209 by max_burton, on Flickr At the same time as the offer of wings, an offer of parts for next to nothing came up from Craig Cheetham, serial R8 hoarder (the payment ended up as giving Craig a lift to an eBay purchase: public transport isn't great in the Fens), and naturally I took advantage. The parts came from the other ex-Bramz R8, terminally rotten, but a veritable goldmine of usable panels and trim.The leather interior is destined for a Henley Blue 216GSi - pure class. This left the car much straighter, now three different colours, but solid and straight enough. IMG_20180928_122620297 by max_burton, on Flickr The car performed well on the 300 mile round trip, but the torque converter stopped locking up, and a misfire started to develop. This has been steadily worsening... I added some luxury* in the form of a wooden heater panel that doesn't quite fit properly. It's from a bubble dash R8 or R3, but is identical. There's also a wanky black and silver version from the MG ZR, but that'd be shit. IMG_20180927_132819_842 by max_burton, on Flickr The lack of P selection has been put down to a binding shifter cable as both the shifter and gearbox work properly independently of the cable. I just need to source a cable now, which I fear may be difficult unless I can pull one off a car myself or get another enthusiast to. I'm sceptical as to how easy it'd be to find a new one. Meanwhile my dad keeps drawing comparisons to the EF Civic sedan (an unrelated car in all but the fact it's a similar shape), he seems to think there's a chance a Civic cable could be bastardized to fit, but I'm not too sure about that without checking part numbers etc. After the trip to the Fens, the car was found to be a bit down on power, with a slightly flat feeling power band, the car lacks the typical D-Series enthusiasm to rev. Also, the torque converter isn't locking up, and the already blowing exhaust has developed another blow at the manifold.The fuel filter is original, the injectors likely need a clean, the cambelt is 15 years old (if not due on mileage), the water pump is unknown, and the head needs a full clean out and adjustment. Taking the head off also makes the oil filter much easier to access as it's under the inlet manifold and the only other access is from under the car, and doing it there is a PITA, you need bendy arms and x-ray vision. So that'll get done too. The parts to do that have arrived, but I think they've sent the wrong fuel filter (this being the generally decent Autodoc, not ECP) - luckily these are a basic D-Series item as is the oil filter, and I know what they look like, so I'll get some from an ECP tomorrow when I go in for oil, carb cleaner and antifreeze. I'm thinking of getting a K&N air filter element too, as it'd go well with something else I'm ordering shortly.Something else arrived too: IMG_20181009_145606_998 by max_burton, on Flickr IMG_20181009_145609_976 by max_burton, on Flickr the chance is there to drop the exhaust and measure it up, and I can afford to do it, and the exhaust is blowing, so why not? Besides it'll put the power up a bit, maybe back towards manual twincam levels.Watch this space! theshadow, LightBulbFun, Lacquer Peel and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 It's Ghosty and the amazing technicolour dream Rover. Ghosty and SiC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 Let's go to ECP! Fuel relay: lol nope Old Man has admitted he put the less good relay in - moron. 'oh but I had to bridge a trace on the other one' yeah but it was more reliable?! And here I am with a car misfiring and FTPing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Whoops! Perhaps he could come and bring you the other relay, then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 No because he was in the car with me. Summoned the mother who was luckily not far away, to get a lift to ECP. The relay cooled down and let the car start again but it's clearly banjaxed, so I'll bin the fucker and get a new one from the States. The relay I thought was in there can be put back in. Old Man: 'I think you need to buy a new relay'. Really? Well I was going to when I had a bit more money but someone insisted I didn't... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 Computer games seldom have Rovers in them. Forza has a very similar shape Legacy though: LightBulbFun, vulgalour, RobT and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Computer games seldom have Rovers in them. Forza has a very similar shape Legacy though: I know FH4 (which is set in the UK ) added a bunch of British cars to the roster, including an FX4 taxi (and a Peel P50, I wonder if we will see model 70 invacars in video game soon? am I the only one that wants that? LOL ) Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 R8 ownership in a nutshell: beko1987, binhoker668, Junkman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Constipation? Junkman and The Reverend Bluejeans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 Resoldering fuel relays. The car is nowhere to be seen as it seems to be agoraphobic or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Or relayophobic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 In other news; Stevebrookman, RobT, catsinthewelder and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 After the disaster this morning, I took the car back home, took out the relay to resolder again (using a better soldering iron might help?), and did a couple of other things. Replaced the fuel filter, drained the oil, checked the torque converter lockup solenoid etc. More to come tomorrow. mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Make sure you’re using decent solder with flux in. Some modern stuff is shit. LightBulbFun and Ghosty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Cracking on. Conrad D. Conelrad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Also, the cambelt history is LIES. Supposedly done at ~50k in about 2003. No evidence it's ever been touched and the belt is a Rover branded Unipart item. Good thing to change then. RobT and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 That was easy. Lacquer Peel and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Excellent, a non-cat de-cat. All you need is one of those stainless power flow back boxes for some subtle 'boom and burble' as opposed to standard 'rasp and rattle'. Working in the garage out of the wind, very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 It never had a cat - that's the old system coming off to measure up a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 RELIABLE HONDA ENGINE. Junkman, Coprolalia, RobT and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 well you didn't think Hunda were stoopid enough to give Rover the good engines did you? Microwave and Rusty_Rocket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 So how many honda head gaskets have you done now?? Sent from my TA-1012 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I reckon ghosty would have had less trouble with the world-beating K series. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 I think Ghosty just enjoys taking the heads off these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 So how many honda head gaskets have you done now?? Sent from my TA-1012 using TapatalkThis is the second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 This is the second. Third time's the charm. Hopefully it won't come to that, though! Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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