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marcus

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Hi all rosie the rover ( as we all call here in the family) after a 3 month welding and learning to weld ive finished , result new inner and outer cills floor area repaired, welding to rear/front wheel arches both sides. then an interior wiring fire so all the dash out and wire repaired (what a job) but all works now even the things that didnt before, But i will fit a complete new wiring loom next winter, I also replaced the dash with agood one out of my doner, replaced all the front screen seals with new and fitted tinted screen,removed all stainless steel and painted underneth was in good order just some small areas with surface rust,then new mats fitted and repaired all those little bits and bobs that wer missing or broke, ive now replaced the rear spring and shocks as lifted the car a good inch (pick is before springs fitted) ,ive just replaced the steering box with a nos box and its excellent change, given her aservice so i hope she gets through mot , my engine smokes a bit any ideas please it pulls well and does not use oil,im unsure what to do ,ie replace in winter or repair, as its a 2000sc but i would like to fit a 2200sc,but finding a good low miles 2200 sc may be hard.
regards
marcus :D
 

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Hi all ive just replaced the steering box with a nos and its transformed the car, its a manual no pas and to be honest its great and much lighter, it took a day mainly cause im not the best at that sort off thing but well worth it.
marcus
 

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marcus said:
Hi all ive just replaced the steering box with a nos and its transformed the car, its a manual no pas and to be honest its great and much lighter, it took a day mainly cause im not the best at that sort off thing but well worth it.
marcus
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Well done Marcus

I must admit that having looked at mine it's not a job I'd want to tackle any time soon so very well done. Did you take any photos as you went that you could post up?

Dave
 
Hi i did nt , sorry but i promise next time i do anything again i will and theres a few little tricks that make it ,To be honest quite an easy job to i was surprised. if you need or anyone needs some help just ask.
regards
marcus :D
 
It's my experience that manual boxes do vary substantially from box to box. Fortunately, Lucky has perhaps the best one I've ever driven. No play at all at any point in the action and beautifully light. It's even better than the '65 car we had from new, the subsequent '72 TC and '73 V8S being progreesively worse - all from new.

I have a feeling that the result depends on how the box is set up at the point when it is new. There is a procedure in the workshop manual to remove slop at the straight ahead position. My guess is that if this isn't carried out properly at new, wear at the staright ahead then makes it impossible to recover the position later.

Chris
 
I agree with that , the box i took out was listed in my cars service history has being fitted new in 1995, doing the sums that means its covered 14000 miles and was knackered. the one i took out of a scrap 1974 which had covered 100,000 miles had very little play in .
regards
marcus
 

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Hi Marcus

You've certainly done some work on that since last time I saw it.

Looking good

Richard
 
Hi yes ive been busy on her , im slowly going over it all and replacing or repairing , im now trying to improve the engine with the plan of fitting a 2200 sc next winter, have a 2200 sc engine with 46000 mile engine but its been stood for years i may strip it and get it going ,
for rosie and i im going to replace wiring loom next winter, its all solid now and feels much stronger. hope your car is coming on
regards
marcus
 

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Rosie past her MOT last friday and is now taxed mot and insured again after 1 half yrs of learning to weld ,what with lots of rot and new cils fitted and ive been all over her looking for rust, fast track car electrics,after a electric fire and when i set it on fire with rags as i was underneth welding, engine work brakes and more much more, im frilled to bits that i ve managed to do it all, and ive learnt so much about these cars and i love it more now than ever,
so i hope im going to knock up some miles this summer with my rosie and tent, i ve never done any work on a car untill i got the rover so if i can do it you all acn do it, dont let a bit of rot put you off,
regards to you all :D
marcus
 

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Very well done! It's very satisfying to get a fresh MOT, especially when you've worked so hard to get it. You'll have a lot of fun driving the car now! :D
 
Its a great feeling when you ve taken a car that was so near to the scrapyard and turned it around, i love it driving it i cant stop smiling i look like an idiot lol. but its so much better than before solid, drives well and with new steering box as changed it so much, i would say to anyone out there if your thinking of doing some restoration on your car do it, ive enjoyed every minute of it.
marcus
thanks for all the comments :D
 
Great story Marcus, you're hooked now !!

As said previously, the satisfaction from doing the work yourself is priceless, and now you're ready for any future work (hopefully not for a couple of years), plus doing it all yourself keeps the running costs right down.

Keep smiling ! :LOL:
 
Hi Marcus, well done!
You say it smokes, but doesn't use oil, check your servo isn't full of brake fluid... just a thought. :)
 
Hi thanks Phil yes i did check it and it was so ve rebuilt it and no more smoke, engine runs much better
thanks
marcus :D
 
Excellent news Marcus. Glad you persevered and got her back the road - well done :D
 
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