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Hi Rip Van winkle is signing off . My NADA P6B has been sold on , to finance my latest venture ,a Jensen inteceptor Mk 2. This one is called " Monty Python - something completly different " My son described my E type Jaguar as " Sex on wheels " and has dubbed Monty Python " The ultimate in...

Hi I just went to dig RVW out of its winter hibernation . I found a puddle of oil under the car which seems to be from a leak at the back of the BW 35 auto box.I fear this is a result of a failed oil seal although the dip stick shows the box oil level is OK and the engine oil level is also...

Hi I just noticed that I can see whats where in the engine bay . This because the tatty looking plastic lens has fallen of some where . Does any one have spare or know of suitable replacement ?? Cheers Patrick

Hi We cooked in 30C+ summer weather and a black car !. The only relief was to open all the windows , very noisy and windy at Quebec autoroute speeds . I have found a Webasto agent who can fit a modern Webasto smoked glass sliding roof , {not the folding fabric roof originally fitted in the...

HI I need to replace my plugs and HT leads . My local parts shop reference data does not go back to 1970 . NGK and Bosch websites are equally useless .Can any one supply NGK or Bosch reference numbers ?? Thanks RVW

Hi , Practical classics Spring Edition has an article on Gas vs TIG welding . The " Top Tip " on Page 67 ,picture 4, of the gas welding article recommends "Notifying your home insurer of what you intend to do in your garage . -----------------" Sound advice when they specify an acetylene...

Short version of a long story . Took the switch panel apart to fit a UK light switch for fog lamps . NADA cars don't have the " Fog" switch position and wiring .NADA wiring connections are all about 6 ins too short for ease of working , how did they put them together on the production line ? I...

Hi My trimming mate can't fix the cracks in the tan perforated AMBLA vinyl front seats in my P6B . He says the material is too brittle to repair . A test repair confirmed this . He can recover the seating area , recreating the pleats etc but can't find the perforated AMBLA vinyl which was...

Hi I'm looking for a " paddle shaped "door mirror for a 1970 NADA spec 3500S . This is attached with unRover like self tapping screws ,. My Lh door is drilled with two holes 4 3/8 apart which are plugged . I'm not sure ifthe mirrors are handed or if the mirror can be fitted to either door. Can...

Hi RVW is tucked away from Canadian winter weather . I'm adding up the jobs to be done . The horizontal piece of trim ,immediately below the windscreen has a fore and aft split. I msuspect the structural foam " under the plastic cover has also split . Does any one know a way to repair and...

Hi I want to dump my NADA inlet air filter system which is full of clock work mouse driven flap valves etc and replace it with a pair of simple air filters . I saw a P6B on e Bay with a K=N 57 i induction filter set up . However I can't find this on the K=N website . I suspect it's a Range...

Hi I'm still struggling with my brakes . I took a summer off Rovering to relieve the frustration and am now back into it ! I have rebuilt the brakes from the ground up . Rebuilt calipers , new pads , new master cylinder , new flex hoses , sevo rebuilt , new vacuum hoses etc etc . After...

Hi I've just acquired a sexy classic Nardi wood rim wheel which has a 6 bolt fixing on 75 mm PCD , but I can't find a suitable boss for my P6, Apparently all P6s use the same splined shaft for the steering wheel Nardi list a boss for the SDI and later Rovers , but not the P6 Moto lita in...