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rjt10/4
Joined: 26 Nov 2012 Posts: 214 Location: Minions Cornwall
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 2:05 am Post subject: 1949 Rover 75 p3 |
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?This is my latest buy a 1949 Rover 75 p3 in need of restoration but mainly complete
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7118 Location: Edinburgh
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:32 am Post subject: |
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Looks very good.
Hope to read more about it.
Peter _________________ http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon |
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Paul fairall
Joined: 17 Nov 2016 Posts: 429 Location: North west Kent
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 8:13 pm Post subject: |
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That deserves some love. _________________ 1957 ford popular |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK
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Phil - Nottingham
Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham
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Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2017 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Well done and we look forward to seeing progress _________________ Rover P2
Rover P4
Rover P5 & P5B
Land Rover S2 & S3
Morris Mini Traveller Mk2 |
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jp928
Joined: 07 Jun 2016 Posts: 249 Location: Australia
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2017 2:19 am Post subject: |
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Very nice - 4 lights look best of the period - had one myself many moons ago! Any sign of wrinkles at the waistline behind the rear side glass ? These bumps were fairly common in Oz P3s, as the rear end is monocoque, with the chassis ending at the front of the rear springs. Major issues I remember were wear in the clutch linkage causing dragging, and adjustment was tricky. With higher temps out here the high set SU pump was prone to vapor locks - painted the base of the fuel tank silver in an attempt to reduce heat take up from the road. Front suspension rubbers were way too soft, wore out quickly; soft die cast balls in the door hinges were a pain. The brake and clutch pedal shafts (1/2" round bar) had a couple of notches so you could modify the pedal height - once drove 20 miles to a Vintage car display day, and as I parked the brake pedal broke off at one of these notches!
Wonder if you can still get the lovely screw in clevis pins they used then?
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