Practically Classics Forum

progress has been a little slow since the last post, mainly due to someone who shall remain nameless ((i.e. me :( ) managing to blow up the welder :shock: and helping out with some restoration work on a 37foot ex-Royal Naval 'liberty' boat with my father... however, the welder is now fixed :D and ...

looks like both of ours are famous now...... my P4 75 got a mention by Nick Larkin in this months issue

i can`t wait to read the feature will give me enough of a kick in a certain area to get on with my P4

i figured i`d better post a quick update on my progress:-

the rear brakes have been reassembled;
bought 4 new tyres - 165/80-15s - part worn for £30 each;
i`ve also removed the front wings (inner and outer), grille, rad/rad surround, front bumper, bumper valance and valance to be able to weld the ...

just another quick update:-

the nsr brake cylinder needs a new bleed nipple after the last one broke into 3 pieces.... damn cheap nipples :( have a couple on order, though :)

the rubber matting over the top of the sills has all been removed, and the sills look rather sorry for themselves :cry: i ...

if you were going to fit a 2 stroke have you thought about fitting a modern diesel engine?

Rich, i`m going to be keeping the original 4-stroke, 2.1-litre straight-six in there at the moment. i`m not ruling out an engine conversion eventually but i`m planning on keeping it 'in the family' so to ...

just a quick progress update......

i`ve rebuilt the nearside rear brake cylinder. Its ironic isn`t it? it took 4 weeks to free off, 30 minutes to clean up the bore and pistons and finally 30 seconds to reassemble with new rubbers and bleed nipple.

The transmission tunnel has been completely de ...

as far as I understand, Rover used the freewheel as an alternative to an overdrive system until a suitable o/d could be found. also, once the freewheel is engaged its pretty much equivalent to an automatic transmission but with the ability to select which gear you need.

the 95 i have/had, used to ...

thats the first i`ve heard of a 2-stroke being planned for a P4. to me, a 2-stroke whatever the size would seem woefully underpowered and unrefined for a car of the desirability of a Rover..... afterall, they were called the 'poor mans Rolls Royce'.

Mind you, speaking of alternative engines, there ...

they sure are :) this is the second one i have owned now...... the other one in the 2nd picture is also mine, but has recently been sold to a chap locally (who is the rather large chap in said 2nd pic :) ). mind you, the 75 is almost a completely different vehicle - column change and free-wheel ...