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JayDeeVDP · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:22 pm Post subject: Top Gear New Series SD1!!!

Just seen a clip for the new series of Top Gear, starting Sunday 7th October on BBC2

and

Clarkson in a yellow Series 1 SD1

and the other two....

one in an Austin Princess, the other in a Triumph Dolomite (sorry too busy trying to look at the SD1 in this briefest of clips to see who was in which car, but JC was definately in the SD1)

During the clip, they were having trouble starting the cars it seems this may be another unjust pop at 70s BL quality/reliability....

Whose SD1 did they use?

Jay

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Lehto · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:32 pm Post subject:

Show me a car from 70's that actually starts without hassle... especially now that their atleast 30 years old. It always takes its own rituals to get a carb car running.

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Chris P · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject: Re: Top Gear New Series SD1!!!

JayDeeVDP wrote:

one in an Austin Princess, the other in a Triumph Dolomite (sorry too busy trying to look at the SD1 in this briefest of clips to see who was in which car, but JC was definately in the SD1)

Hammond in the Dolomite, May in the Princess.

I believe Top Gear have promised the SD1 was not wrecked.

v8driver · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 11:37 pm Post subject:

Lehto wrote:

Quote:

It always takes its own rituals to get a carb car running.

Bet my EFI gives more trouble!!!

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tim leech · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:43 pm Post subject:

Lehto wrote:

Show me a car from 70's that actually starts without hassle... especially now that their atleast 30 years old. It always takes its own rituals to get a carb car running.

Had my SD1 10 years and asides a flat battery from not being driven its started first time every time! And its carb, and a manual choke! Cool

oh and from 1979!

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1987 Rover 2600VDP Auto.
1985 Citroen BX 19GT
1990 Citroen BX 16v
1994 Citroen Xantia 1.8i SX

JayDeeVDP · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject:

tim leech wrote:

Lehto wrote:

Show me a car from 70's that actually starts without hassle... especially now that their atleast 30 years old. It always takes its own rituals to get a carb car running.

Had my SD1 10 years and asides a flat battery from not being driven its started first time every time! And its carb, and a manual choke! Cool

oh and from 1979!

Additionally, my all too unpopular and allegedly troublesome twin stromberg-carbed, AED equipped, auto-choke 1983 V8 also starts first time, all weathers, all engine temperaures and runs very well.

Are we all tempting fate here? Rolling Eyes

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chris_derby · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:18 pm Post subject:

Lehto wrote:

Show me a car from 70's that actually starts without hassle... especially now that their atleast 30 years old. It always takes its own rituals to get a carb car running.

I've owned several Mini's from the 70's, notably my old 1970 Clubman, & they all started first time very time

CarlosV8 · Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:10 pm Post subject:

JayDeeVDP wrote:

Additionally, my all too unpopular and allegedly troublesome twin stromberg-carbed, AED equipped, auto-choke 1983 V8 also starts first time, all weathers, all engine temperaures and runs very well.

Wish mine was like that!!! Wink

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tim leech · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:34 am Post subject:

Thats a easy fix Carl, take the strombergs off, thrown them in the bin, and fit some su's and convert to manual choke, voila! No more starting problems! Very Happy

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1987 Rover 2600VDP Auto.
1985 Citroen BX 19GT
1990 Citroen BX 16v
1994 Citroen Xantia 1.8i SX

CarlosV8 · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:55 pm Post subject:

Well I had the manual choke conversion for the Strombergs so I'm trying that first. But we ran out of time (and equipment) when trying to tune them, so it runs a bit of a pig when cold. And when warm it's a bit rich on idle, but goes incredibly well - responsive, revs better, pulls away smoother and overall is much quicker - so we're getting there!

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jrevillug · SD1 User Joined: 22 Feb 2007 Posts: 87

My 1976 Hillman Imp starts everytime in icy weather. Loadsa choke, no throttle, key starter, reduce choke when it catches. Standard choke procedure.

Unless it's been standing with a hot engine for 10 minutes- then it's a pig to start as oil runs down the valve guides and fouls the plugs. It still goes 1st time though.

Will be building a new engine for it at christmas.

James

kerosene · SD1 Regular Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 266 Location: IRL

The TopGear episode with the Rover SD1 is on this sunday(25/11).

SKY TV wrote:

Jeremy,Richard and James celebrate 40 years of british Leyland by buying three BL cars and attempting to prove that they're not as bad as everyone thinks

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Lehto · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:06 am Post subject:

SKY TV wrote:

Jeremy,Richard and James celebrate 40 years of british Leyland by buying three BL cars and attempting to prove that they're not as bad as everyone thinks

Oh dear... That sounded bad. I bet they say a lot of bad things about the cars.

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v8man1 · SD1 User Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 149 Location: kent

Lehto wrote:

Show me a car from 70's that actually starts without hassle... especially now that their atleast 30 years old. It always takes its own rituals to get a carb car running.

my v8s was in a garage for 10 years i got it home put some fuel in it and a good battery and she started first time its better then my 3.9 discovery at starting!

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tim leech · Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 1:31 pm Post subject:

So no doubt that will mean they end up wrecking them as they do most cars!

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1979 Rover SD1 V8-S
1987 Rover 2600VDP Auto.
1985 Citroen BX 19GT
1990 Citroen BX 16v
1994 Citroen Xantia 1.8i SX