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I'm thinking about taking the engine out. The engine bay needs work, one of the exhaust manifolds needs replaced and the gear change is stiff at best. I have good power and no smoke so I think the bottom end is ok but the top is another story.

I would say I believe the gauge given the noise. I'm using comma classic 20/50. It has been suggested that I swap the oil pressure release spring as that is a cheap part but if that doesn't work I guess the next thing is to take off the timing cover and take a look.

I'm looking for a little advice. My v8 has always been a bit tappety when warm but recently it is sounding very loud and my oil pressure is down to 5psi when idle. A colleague at work suggested that the top of the engine is starved of oil hence the noise. I think the oil pump may be the problem...

Started front passenger side door. 14mm of filler. Unbelievable. New door bottom and bottom skin for this one as well.

Outer skin fitted, welded, filled and sanded. Needed a little filler to get things as flat as I wanted. Everything below the chrome strip is new steel.

It's the change to the sills in my opinion that changes it. Loosing the jacking holes and spraying them body colour I think gives the car a much cleaner look. By the time all four doors are done it should start to make a big difference.

Started on the back door. Cut the old skin off and replaced the rusty bottom of the door. Have already welded on new half skin but don't have pictures yet. A little filler to smooth things off and then on to the next. Hope to find the time to do all four over the winter.

Been ages since I updated this thread so here goes. P5 Rostyles purchased. The chrome was finished and they were rusty so I blasted them to get rid of the crap and give them a key. Etch primed and then sprayed metallic silver with SD1 centre caps.

I'm getting my p6 sprayed a few panels at a time by a local painter in Dundee. I bought enough paint to spray the whole car so everything is done from the same mix. I had the paint split down into 1 litre tins to make things easier. One way you can save money if you want a bare metal job is to...

I'm looking for advice on replacing the hockey sticks and drain channels above. I have replacement parts and I would guess that the hockey stick was originally attached with spot welds. Can I use plug welds from above to attach them or should I go down a different route? Thanks, Paul

Hello all. I am looking for the aluminium metal bracket that is used to attach the rear wing seal between the back door and the wing. I have the drivers side so I just need the passenger one. I have new rubbers on order so it is just the metal I need. Thanks, Paul

Doesn't bodywork take forever. I've manage to get two replacement rear wings and two brand new sills prepared in etch primer ready for the painter. Won't do any more bodywork to the car till after the SARR. Paul

Re: Resistance is/was futile!! I think door mirrors would look best but when I was a kid in the 70's I remember thinking that mirrors on the wing were the coolest thing ever and door mirrors were just plain wrong. That goes for any car not just P6's. In saying that I also remember that I used...

Stick at it. If you get another one Poppy will get left down the list again. I think that is why I am resisting getting another car.

I'm starting to make some progress. New sill is test fitted to the car. Took a fair bit if adjusting and altering to get a good fit but I think it is looking much better. I've welded up the jacking holes as the rear jacking points as missing on ARJ so I don't see the point of keeping them. I...

Re: Pilkies new P6 project!,,, A 1968/9 S1V8 Very cool. Love the interior colour.

Managed to get some time to make a start on the foot plate. I cut out the rot but didn't take out the entire section partly because the fixing points are not virgin territory and would take a lot to clean up and secondly because I'm new to this and you can always cut out more but reversing...

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That was what I was going to do but I couldn't get a reliable local source. They were always out of stock so I rent from BOC at something like £22 per year plus £18 for each refill which didn't seem like a bad deal to me. They always have stock as well which was a big selling point for me.

Good suggestion Dave but I'm renting and two rental fee's is way more than I want to pay. I did think about keeping a spare disposable but that opens up a whole new problem getting the right fittings for the welder.

ARJ lives in a garage now but was an outside car before my ownership and smelt like wet dog for the first year till she dried out.

That might prove tricky but may be possible with training.

Why is it that you always run out of gas right at the end of the welding job. I clearly need to do something. Sacrificing poultry perhaps? I'm just venting my frustration :)

These would look great on ARJ. If you decide to let them go please tell me. Thanks, Paul

Started the bodywork today. First thing is the outer sills. I have two brand new ones to fit as the old units are a bit rotten. Looks like it will take some work as the current sills don't sit correctly. Not too easy to tell from the picture but they don't run parallel with the doors and drop...