1970 Rover 3500 - EMF

Congratulations on the MOT Paul I must have missed that!
What colours are you thinking for the powdercoat?
Do you not have the copper pipe below the thermostat housing?
Jim
 
testrider said:
Some questions for the board,

Why is the a shim steel tube on each of the carburettor gaskets?

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It's just a sleeve that lines the inlet.


testrider said:
What does this tube and plastic plug do on the side of the carburettor elbow?

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It's a throwback to when it was fitted with an AED


testrider said:
And lastly, what's this bracket for under the crank case vent pipe on the left hand carb?

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The top part holds the flametrap hose, and I think the bottom held a fuel filter for cars with electric pumps, but don't quote me on that.
 
Thanks, it passed last week. There's a separate steel pipe bolted to the under side of the manifold that goes from the heater to the water pump, do you mean that one?

rockdemon said:
had an old school lpg conversion at some point???
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I don't think so, but I'm wondering if it's perhaps a port for vacuum gauges for carb balancing?
 
The heater pipe yes, mine is copper.
I always thought it might be good to get a stainless version.
Has yours always been steel?
Is mine out of the ordinary or yours?
Jim
 
Thanks Harvey, I think we posted within a few seconds of eachother so I didn't see that until afterwards. The car was registered in November 1970 and there's a date stamp of August 1970 on the bottom of the manifold so could it have been built up with surplus Federal parts or was the AED common in the UK too?
 
The AED was meant to be a standard fitment in the UK, and service bulletins were issued to that effect. In practice it is very rare and also completely random. Either there was a supply problem, or Rover recognised early on that it was a bit of reliability issue and only used AED engines when they had run out of normal ones. Only the NADA's maintained a 100% AED record, which was part of the reason they were not a sales success.

Chris
 
hi paul,
the bracket is for clipping the breather hose to and for fastening the fuel pipe to when rigged up with an electric pump. if you don't want it ( you don't use it on yours ) fetch it to the next meeting and i will take it off your hands.

ian
 
That's interesting Ian, because that's exactly what I use it for since I fitted the electric fuel pump, I just didn't expect the to be a bracket in the right place for my modified fuel line 40 years later!

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I'll add a proper hose clip when I reassemble it.
 
corazon said:
The heater pipe yes, mine is copper.
I always thought it might be good to get a stainless version.
Has yours always been steel?
Is mine out of the ordinary or yours?
Jim
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I've just checked the heater pipe this morning Jim and it's definitely steel because it sticks to my magnetic parts tray.
 
I've been wanting to check under the rockers and valley gasket since the manifold came off last week and I got chance to remove them between rain storms today.

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My records show that I've done 9000 miles since the top end rebuild in April '09, so I'm fairly pleased with the condition of everything under there and there's plenty of oil flowing round. I'll change the oil when I put it back together.
 
I got the engine parts back from the powdercoaters last week so I could rebuild the top of the engine ready for the Beamish show. I did take pictures during the rebuild process, but I'll just show the before and after transformation.

Before.

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And after.

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The silver used has a subtle metalic sparkle and whilst it's not quite what I was expecting I do like it.

The air cleaner top and radiator tin have had a fresh coat of gloss black and there are a few shiny bolts dotted about the engine bay for good measure. The carbs were scrubbed with a wire brush and coated with wax, but there aren't really any other polished parts - the car lives outside so everything needs to be protected and wipe cleanable.
 
EMF is looking absolutely superb, Paul! I'm not generally a fan of modified cars, but your car is so tastefully, and discretely excecuted, that I think it's brilliant! Under the bonnet looks terrific!
 
FrazzleTC said:
EMF is looking absolutely superb, Paul! I'm not generally a fan of modified cars, but your car is so tastefully, and discretely excecuted, that I think it's brilliant! Under the bonnet looks terrific!
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That's the idea Fraser, sort of factory but different. Nothing really shouts that's a modified car and a lot of it isn't noticeable until it's parked next to a completely standard one (are any completely standard?) but it looks just right I think. All of the changes could be easily undone if needed though.

The engine should have been painted when it was in bits three years ago but I was too impatient and wanted it back together and running quickly. It will generally be driven lots over the Summer now and hopefully it will be easy to wipe clean under the bonnet now it's all painted.
 
Not really an update as such, more of a progress report. The main story being it carries on working perfectly as normal. I've done quite a few miles since the engine repaint - trip to Beamish, a few trips to work, holidays and weekends away, etc - all of which mean the odometer has just clicked over 50,000miles.

We decided to go to Goodwood Festival of Speed this year and tied it in with a relaxing holiday in the New Forest. Here it is at the campsite, we couldn't park any closer to the tent as the ground was soft. Plenty of people stopped to chat about it and wanted to peer under the bonnet which was nice.

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We also took EMF to the seaside. This is the Solent viewed from near Hurst Point.

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I've got a few more pictures from the trip which I'll post in the 'View from the Windscreen' thread.
 
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