Recent content by dmcsweeney

I used to use mine regularly when I lived near work, but now my commute is a 75 mile round trip with lots of traffic so I don't. Used to love rolling into work in them. I need to address cooling issues across all cars this year, and when I'm done I might try again. My journey is complete...

Just found this on youtube: A few P6s in there with a lot of other usable classics. What a waste.

A slightly late happy Christmas to you all and a happy new year. Been a while but it's very reassuring to see the old familiar members still on here! I've been struggling through 3 intensive years of house renovations while my Rovers have sat unloved in the workshop. I've gone out and bought...

Alan, I actually saw it a few months ago and forgot it again! It's impossible to tell from the pictures how much of the NADA body work is left. If it was being broken and it had the correct parts I'd be interested in popping up and getting all the bits off it but I don't fancy hauling it down. I...

Hi all, just spotted this add for a few cars on donedeal Rover sd1. Rover P5 & P6 jag xj6 parts for sale in Dublin on DoneDeal. Described as a 1970 LHD V8, despite the pictures being pretty poor it looks to be a NADA. I don't fancy a 400 mile round trip with a trailer but someone else might...

Hi all, I've spent the majority of my spare time over the last 2 years renovating our house, and while it's still on going I'm starting to feel very guilty about seeing my P6s sitting in the workshop going nowhere. My white car was the pick of the bunch and was in occasional use until I stuck...

I think a plug in diesel hybrid would be the ideal, but I can't think of any donors that are RWD only at the moment. I've been tempted with a long time to drop a BMW N47 twin turbo 4 cylinder 218 BHP (from a 525d) with the 8 speed ZF auto into a P6, but hybrid would be the holy grail of...

It's very reassuring to see that it is one of a kind. I really hope that information is correct!!

Thanks guys. I was thinking about it again this morning. If I put a loader fork under the crank near the top ball joint I could undo the lower arms from the safety of the engine bay and then release the pressure on the loader. By the way the shocks are still there. Never knew they'd hold it...

Hi all, I tried to pull a pair of calipers from a scrapper earlier and failed due to rounded bolts. I need to get the front suspension dismantled to get it on the bench to have them off. I can't find my spring compressors, and access to fit them doesn't look great. Is there any other safe way...

I've read that there are calls from certain groups to introduce a ban on new diesels by 2025. Am I the only one that sees this as completely daft and counter productive? Fair enough if they go ahead with clean air zones that ban pre Euro 6 complaint cars from certain areas, but given that it's...

Reading into this further, and thinking about it; 1. The electrical distribution network won't handle everyone having an electric car. As it stands you could boil a kettle on some of the sub stations out there. 2. The ban is on petrol and diesel cars and vans, it says nothing about hybrids so I...

Hi all, I wonder how this news will effect classics in the future; New petrol and diesel cars banned from 2040 It amazes me how Diesel has suddenly become the fuel of the devil since the VW emissions scandal. Now suddenly they want to penalise those of us who switched to more efficient cars...

Thanks Peter. I'll order a new stat while I'm getting hoses just to be sure. I usually leave the water 2" below the top. I also have a spare expansion tank knocking about so I'll fit this as well. Regards, Dave

Hi all, I'm thinking of swapping out the rad on my white 3500s for a spare, but wondered how best to clean it internally before I fit it. The last time I drove the car in heavy traffic it went above mid way in the green dispite running the electric fan. Normally when it hits here it pushes...