1953 Rover 75

[rich.]

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

[michaelw]

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 speak and using the 3-litre IOE engine from a P5 that is based on the same block.

[michaelw]

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 i ordered up some new sill sections from john wearing. £106 inc vat and postages - can`t be too bad, eh?

The floors have bee completely cleaned of all the underseal/sound deadening and been painted in red oxide ready for new carpets being fitted.

[rich.]

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 speak and using the 3-litre IOE engine from a P5 that is based on the same block.

ive been inspired by the chap in the mag who fitted a diesel in his austin 10.. good luck with whatever you choose.. post some pics as you go

[michaelw]

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 sills and A-posts. the A-posts have a couple of rather lovely holes in them....... so much for being on the road this weekend.

and a little video i took when I first picked her up.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTpRH4np ... e=youtu.be

[michaelw]

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 and helping out with some restoration work on a 37foot ex-Royal Naval 'liberty' boat with my father... however, the welder is now fixed and the boat is taking a break from being worked on for now

i`ve slowly been welding in a couple of patches to the NS a-post and front footwell, since this is the first attempt at welding on a car i`ve done - i`ve done lots of practise with scrap pieces of metal to learn - its not pretty, but at least is a bit better than seeing a couple of large, rusty holes and fast-moving road through them.

I had planned to have Lady GaGa on the road for this summer, but with all the distractions i`ve had the last six months, there is always next summer.... this way I can make sure she`s in better shape than having rushed her back after a 40+ year lay-up.

on another note, did anyone read Nick Larkin`s article in the July(?) Practical Classics?