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alan56
Joined: 07 Feb 2011 Posts: 3
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:08 pm Post subject: Restoration of Rover 1947 Sports Saloon |
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hi all i have recently bought a rover 1947 in need of restoration here are some pics before i started
now the fun stuff took all the insides out running boards off and panels off doors and found the rust and rot ( lol ) tomorrow i start welding here is what i found
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michael1703
Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 349 Location: suffolk
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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thats quite a lot of work, hope youre good with a welder! i'd send that straight to the shot blasters |
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P3steve
Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 542 Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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Just remember restoring a car is just like eating an elephant, dont worry about the whole thing just take it one bite at a time. If you cut around the sills make sure you brace across the A,B and C post with some angle iron so you dont loose the door gaps, might be a good idea to do the doors first and trile refit them that way you will know that there right when you come to rebuilding the base of the posts and the sills. Keep us updated. Regards Steve _________________ If the world didn't suck we'd all fall off |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22447 Location: UK
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alan56
Joined: 07 Feb 2011 Posts: 3
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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well thank you for your welcome to the site i have worked it out to be about 8 hours of welding not mig welding gas welding that way i can warm and shape the metal at the same timethe only history i know is that the man i bought it from had it on the road last in 1997 and left it on his drive for the last 10 years chassis looks like new the engine turns over not started it yet got reciepts totaling over £5000 including the reciept of what he paid i paid £750 for it and came with spare engine and box new set of carpets couple of doors 3 spare rads and a new mig welder sip migmate 150 3 new running boars and a few boxs of spares
regards alan |
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Richard H
Joined: 03 Apr 2009 Posts: 2148 Location: Lincolnshire, UK
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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alan56 wrote: | the man i bought it from had it on the road last in 1997 and left it on his drive for the last 10 years |
I guessed it had been standing outside somewhere for a few years by the pictures. Good luck with the welding, that looks like a hell of a lot of work. HNG is a Norfolk registration. |
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Ray the rocker
Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 187 Location: south wales
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:20 pm Post subject: post subject |
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welcome to the forum alan,major welding there but it`s a great challenge to get roadworthy. i remember restoring one in the 60s--same problems with the door bases,ended up and fabricating with a timber frame and reshaping the timber to suit ! worked out well in the end---good luck with the resto..
Cheers---Ray the Rocker... |
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47p2
Joined: 24 Nov 2007 Posts: 2009 Location: Glasgow
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome Alan, It's good to see another P2 on the forum. You have your work cut out with that one, keep posting plenty pictures as you sort it out.
According to the DVLA site your 12 was last liable for road tax 1st Feb 1995
Here are a couple of 1946 brochure pages for the 12hp
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One of Britain's Fine Cars |
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