The 1973 Rover V8 with its new 4.6 litre Range Rover V8 now seems to be reliable and starts easily (at last!), so now Ive got to put everything back together around it, and soon ready for an MOT!
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Gosh some of the comments you get are a bit like those 'prank' videos where they go past a crashed car and shout 'You can't park there, mate!' – a big help…………..! P6 is looking good!
The easiest way to adjust that bonnet striker is just by sticking a short strip of 2" masking tape over the hole. Rub a dirty finger tip over the tape and highlight where the outer circle of the hole in the catch is. Put a tiny dab of dirty oil on the pin and just lower it enough to mark the masking tape. Finger tighten the striker pin, so it's just moveable as needed. Check where it touches and tighten the bolts once it's central. You learn all the tricks when you do it everyday on bonus, even a novice can usually get it spot on in two goes. You shouldn't need to adjust the pin length, unless you've disturbed the height of the two front rubber buffer pins.
Do you have the metal aircleanerhousing?
Why bodge the rad ?
A great achievement and lesson in perseverance.
I’ve got that brake bleeding kit, it works really well until you use the adapter. I found it needs a stiffening plate as it is to bendy and let fluid push out everywhere, from the reservoir, hopefully they are better now
Love the P6. My favourite of them all. I'm really enjoying seeing this work progressing.
Hi Matt,I thought that rover was MOT exempt?🇬🇧🇬🇧
I Could watch P6 content all day !
I presume the new brake bleeding kit pressurises the master cylinder to force fluid through the lines. A cheap and effective way I found was to find a screw lid the same as what is on the Master Cylinder Reservoir, drill a hole and and thread or use a two pack to insert a Schroder valve . A push bike pump is enough to pressure the reservoir , only takes a couple pumps as not much pressure is required to get the fluid through to the brake cylinder nipples.
Matt, need to slatt the rear of the car port, let's air through but keeps the rain out, is what I would do, loving the P6
Matt, you prob have in hand, but don't forget to inform dvla of change in engine size/number…
I think this one's my favourite in the collection Matt, well done aswell for sticking with it! Ill be at Rustival with my 3.5efi land rover 109, can't wait!
7:29 THESE are the money shots. Nice. 👌
28:16 They don't like it up 'em! 😋👍
I love these sorts of videos. Indepth tinkering and restoring at its best!
Such an interesting suspension setup! So happy for you it runs now. It's getting there, great to see it (finally) coming together.
The Rover must be MOT exempt due to its age?
You will most definitely need more Rover Badge and P6 Merchandise now.
Keep er lit!!
That is great progress Matt it should sail through the MOT good luck best wishes Andy Allen
Are you going to upgrade brakes and suspension?
Slightly geeky observation…the P6 & Freelander which were side by side during this video were both assembled in the same building at Solihull but 30 years apart….admittedly North Works was extended for Freelander but all the same….North Works was built for P6 back in in the very early 60's.
Lo Matt. Loving your optimism. Re Bonnet/Hood adjustment. Normally you have a bit of adjustment room with the catch. Thinking the bottom catch is normally spring loaded. Could it be that the catch is sticky or the male part of the catch needs to be screwed down a wee bit. Just a suggestion , as i said the adjustment on these shouldn't be that finite. Thanks for the vid. Luvin the skweeky boot. Happy Days. Later 😵💫
Fantastic that you've got the beast running! I really feared the worst. That 4.6 sounds great. Only issue l have it seems you are running that beauty without air filters or am l missing something?
In view of your final comments, drive it in to London. Promo photo in front of a notable landmark. Somehow Tower Bridge comes to mind and two fingers to the incompetence that is the anything to do with London Transport Management.
awesome news Matt, i really like the red wheels on the car, look forward to seeing an mot video and how it drives etc
You can't really lower the front on its springs due to the suspension design as you can clearly see when you lift it this radically changes the camber. The only way to do it properly would be to reweld the stub axle higher up the swivel pillar if you could find someone mad enough to do this. Rear – no problem.
So close! Great content and really pleasing to see it taking shape, it all seemed so far away when you were scrabbling around with the auto box in your garage all those moons ago! 🙂👍
"Held on with a BUNCH of clip screws" ? …. I thought you were in Maidstone UK – not Montana USA !!
What the hell is that bodge on the radiator. Get it soldered.
Come on guys, let's make it 100k furious subscribers !
My 1973 3500s P6 has 75 watt sealed beam headlights which were great.
I am sure I remember all 4 headlights dipped & full beam come on when full beam was turned on?
Was getting a bit worried after you pulled the last video I was in the middle of watching. Not sure why but assume LEDs and classics don't mix? Do tell! Loving though seeing the P6 back on the channel. This car needs love and care, hope to see it gleaming and steaming!
doing a good job there mate. looks good.
If it's not needed will you be removing the tow bar?
Will the p6 be at rustival
You just have to be careful with the type of rain when washing cars with help from Mother Nature. You don't want to do it when it's got dust from the Sahara Desert in it! Best do it when it's a full on westerly from the Atlantic. 🙂
Yes definitely 😊lower it stance it have the front slightly lower then the back that will look lovely with the red wheels and maybe just maybe band the rear wheels a bit job done be a wicked looking car
Well done Matt for all of your very hard work it’s been amazing following the journey on this rover the highs and lows and now it’s rising like a phoenix from the ashes be great to see it back on the road and you enjoying it
Look forward to the furious driving review of the rover hot rod!
I owend a p6 many years ago,it's amazing how everything is designed to come of even the indicator and parking lights can all be changed separately and the dash and all the gauges come of Easley
looks ace, however yer need to have it collected by the scrapman according to the defacto
E V brigade at the
EU, G O V E R N M E N T,
My easy bleed brake fluid changer works well. Reduce your tyre pressure to 20psi to use it.
"Stick it up ya bum, Khan". Brilliant.
Ready for rustival maybe.
Matt don't know if it's any use but the bullet connectors to clean the inside of the female connectors try using an air rifle barrel cleaning brush the brushes are brass and won't damage them but clean the inside brilliantly I used to use them on my old cars and their not too expensive either hope this helps
Soooo close now!! This is amazing! Also, those pressure brake bleeders are worth their weight in gold 👌👌
Fantastic progress, good on you for not giving up when things were a bit of a challenge!
Looking forward to seeing the road test.