THE ROVER SD1 FORUM

tim leech · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:45 pm Post subject: NEW BABY!

Well my new Sd1 is home and safe and sound, we collected it on the back of my mates car trailer for the pricely sum of £50 including the tow home!

Today ive just tinkered and washed and polished it and MY GOD its unbelieveable, (shame the engines seized) the guy who owned it before me spent £3500 on a complete respray and new panels 9 years ago then as he couldnt drive (weird I know) put it in his garage and left it there. Its sat oustide for 6 months when he lost his storage and the bottom corner of one door has a small bubble and theres some paint blisters on one wing and THATS it!

Pictures to follow when it stops raining!

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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

gillberry · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:48 pm Post subject:

sounds good looking forward to seeing pics what you gonna do with the engine .

F.M · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:04 pm Post subject:

Don`t you just love these finds...and for beer money too... Very Happy

tim leech · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:32 pm Post subject:

To try and keep the costs down im going to try and deseize it in situ, poor diesel down the bores and leave it for a couple of weeks whilst i smarten the car up (valet the interior etc) then get it timed up put a new cambelt on try and turn the engine by hand! Wish me luck.

If anyone has any VDP alloys (two tone) cheap let me know as this has steels and trims which look nice but the tyres are perished with standing so may aswell swop them.

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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

gillberry · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:29 pm Post subject:

Hi Tim I have some alooys but they are on a 2.6s so not two tone although when I had my vdp I resprsyed them to make a clearer two tone . I don,t want a lot for them the problem would be getting them to you .

tim leech · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:43 pm Post subject:

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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

F.M · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject:

wow...fantastic..looks like my gold one..Fantastic condition..and a manual box..I`m so Jealous..Best of luck with the engine...Get some oil down the spark plug holes...

tim leech · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 10:52 pm Post subject:

There brimmed with diesel! £50! bargain of the year ey!

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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

gillberry · Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:13 pm Post subject:

Nice looker , hopefully the engine won't be too much hassle .

tim leech · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:35 am Post subject:

Me too, worse case is a engine swop which looks alot eaier than on a v8!

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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

silverleaf · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:39 am Post subject:

Nice one Tim, she looks fantastic!
I've always liked Cashmere Gold, very classy. Cool

I'll bet the engine will come good in the end too.

K5 · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:32 am Post subject:

That is a bargain! very nice. I had had a silver 2300 with that colour interior and didn´t like the color of the door cards so i tried spraying them Black and the Carpet! Rolling Eyes

Oh well i was 21.

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Drives a 4.6 300 BHP TP Vitesse! Wink

SD1 Club Member. Car of the Month Dec 06, winner of Car of the year 2007!

silverleaf · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:11 pm Post subject:

tim leech wrote:

If anyone has any VDP alloys (two tone) cheap let me know as this has steels and trims which look nice but the tyres are perished with standing so may aswell swop them.

And I was just thinking that those trims look rather smart all polished and shiny! Wink

tim leech · Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 7:06 pm Post subject:

They do indeed but there only piddly 175 tyres which are all shot so will have to change them anyway!

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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

K5 · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 9:32 pm Post subject:

Looks to be a nice project Hillbilly, good luck with it!

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Drives a 4.6 300 BHP TP Vitesse! Wink

SD1 Club Member. Car of the Month Dec 06, winner of Car of the year 2007!