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Saying Hi at last! - Rover P6 3500S
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vaultsman



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 1:19 am    Post subject: Saying Hi at last! - Rover P6 3500S Reply with quote

Hi,
I've been signed up on here for ages but never posted...I'm well overdue I reckon!
Rick...you are to be congratulated on a great site with so much information and wonderful pics.

I'm Stan in Leicester and now heavily (for my sins and shrinking wallet!) into Rover P6's. Having passed my test in 1973 as a young springer I coveted a 3500S...no chance!...fast forward 35 years (things just seem to get in the way, don't they?)...and this was my first foray into the model a couple of years ago...


The bonnet was still in the original shade of Tobacco Leaf but was heavily oxidised and cratered whilst the rest of the car had been (very badly!) resprayed in a shade I came to describe as Caramac! The engine, though willing, was tired and oh so leaky! Solid base unit though...

Top end rebuild December '08 to March '09...3.9 EFi cam, Range Rover heads and inlet manifold, uprated oil pump and timing set...



Had to do something about that Caramac though...
Respray February to March 2010...









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Glutton for punishment...I've now started on restoring a 1966 last-of-the-Dunlop-braked 2000 that'll keep me busy for a year or three...






More anon...glad to be aboard! Smile

Cheers for now.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to the forum Stan! Smile

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victor 101



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Welcome to the forum Stan, that looks a very professional job, you are to be congratulated, I imagine that it goes as good as it looks.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

G'day Stan, I'm rather partial to the P6 myself and have a few languishing in sheds. One day I'll have to bite the bullet and decide what to do with them all, as I currently use 2 Rover 90's and an SE2 for transport. Welcome to the forum, smashing job on the 3500, I'll look forward to seeing progress on the 2000.
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fordf350camper



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 5:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi welcome nice car you have there.
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Fluffle-Valve



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fantastic job on the 3500.

Very well done... Wink

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vaultsman



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the welcome and comments guys...more progress posts to come!

Cheers,

Stan
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Beetlefan



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You've made a lovely job of the 3500s Stan,The 1st car that I drove legally when I was 17 was a Rover P5b that my Dad owned (try getting insured on one of those as a 17 year old these days!!) I've always had a soft spot for Rovers (Mty Dad always had Rovers) and my 1st Car was a 1954 Rover 60,I think I was 12 years old when I bought that! Welcome to the forum by the way!
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi Stan, any more news on the P6s?

What kind of power does the modified V8 lump put out now?

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PostPosted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 11:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lovely job,I always thought the P6 was a great car and the addition of the V8 made it a potent one too.
I'm slowly working my way through the improvement of a P5B.It's a pity parts for thse old Rovers are now so expensive I think there must be a few destined for breaking that could have been saved were not parts so high priced.
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PostPosted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 12:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

baconsdozen wrote:
Lovely job,I always thought the P6 was a great car and the addition of the V8 made it a potent one too.
I'm slowly working my way through the improvement of a P5B.It's a pity parts for thse old Rovers are now so expensive I think there must be a few destined for breaking that could have been saved were not parts so high priced.


any photos to hand of the P5B? be interesting to see some if poss.

Rick Smile
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 1:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's my P5B.I've done some welding underneath and inside but the bodies good for the year.
It was stored over 15 years and a lot of the rubber items have had to be repaired or replaced.
The interior was a bit poor but it's looking a lot better all round now. the picture enlarges if you click on it.
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