It's a wee while since I last updated this, and as a result, I've got a few updates.
The eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed that the car reappeared on car and classic for a spell. This was as a result of me having lost patience with it, and the fact that I didn't want to run it right through the winter. However, after being told by quite a few friends and family members that I was daft to sell, I've changed my mind, and this time, I won't be changing my mind again in a month. I've been offered a free barn by a friend of my mum's, where I can do jobs on the car, undercover, and can put it out of harm's way when the weather turns nasty.
I'm currently looking for a cheap daily which won't be too upset by the salt which will mean I'll have time to get some jobs done properly, which I've been meaning to do for a while on the Rover. The aim is to have the Rover back in daily drive duties by March next year.
I decided that I just needed to walk away from it for a week or so, and then look at it in a new light, and I'm now quite happy to get on with it again!
Meanwhile, the faults that the car accumulated over the 700 miles in 5 days on my roadtrip are slowly being rectified. The inhibitor switch hasn't played up since, and the starter's been swapped, meaning that it starts perfectly now!
As regards brake lights, I've got a switch which I press when braking for now, but, I'm in the process of rigging up a a bracket to mount a modern brake light switch behind the pedal, meaning I'll have no more problems with rubbish, modern hydraulic brake light switches.
As for the engine issues, a new gasket will be fitted very shortly. I've realised that it's most likely as a result of boiling over when the Kenlowe stopped working a few months ago. It's not gone next to the cylinders, but rather next to the oil feed, so it's doing no harm, as long as I keep topping up the coolant until I get the new gasket fitted.
I shall upload a few photos of the car on the move, taken on the roadtrip by some friends, shortly! 8)