Thanks for doing the vid. Seems youve done a hell of a lot of work on it! All doors on, glass in, roof/front screen look really good. When doors bonnet boot etc painted, its going to look fantastic. In my minimal experience, when the car is back on the road, it takes months ironing out minor irritations, part of the pleasure of enjoying the improvements! Great job when you think back to where youve come from!
No problem. The panels will have to come off again for paint but at least now I know they all fit so should be minimal lining up when there fitted after paint. Has definitely come a long way. 👍
Forgot it was Saturday and you'd be over there again meticulously plodding on with the restoration. Been very hot here the last few days and believe it or not looking forward to coming back Tuesday. I'll be coming over next Saturday to see if the fantastic progress you've made. As you said it's really starting to look like a car again. Great job Stu. Love from us both. XX
Been hot here too for a change which is nice but not nice for working in. It's good to have it looking like a car again. Be good to catch up next week. 👍
Thanks for the update Stuart. We will have an almost matching pair of Almond Rovers once you are finished, other than yours is a V8 of course lol. Mine is running well, so far so good. I look forward to seeing the paint going on yours. Well done.. (Phil)
My family in the early 1980s in los angeles had a 70 3500 v8. A 68 2000sc, 4 2000tc. A series 2a 109 and a series 3 88 Santana. My sister who drove a Tc and the Sc. Complained that when she turned corners. All of her college books would slide across the package trays. I jumped in and said show me. She turned a corner heading down hill at about 35mph she stepped on the clutch pedal spun the steering wheel and turned the corner at close to 35mpg. I was going to tell her there is a nut loose behind the wheel. But then I recalled her boyfriend a Lebanese Mercedes mechanic had taught her to drive. Mom jumped in my 3500 on street cleaning day. I said mom. It has no brakes. I was awaiting a tandem master cylinder to be brought back from england. Mom said I can drive a car with no brakes. Pulled it out of park. Stomped the gas pedal and zoomed down the slight hill we lived on. Just as a neighbor pulled out from a parking spot and proceeded to make a 3 point turn in front of her. Instead of tee boning the car blocking her. She whipped the steering wheel so hard to the left. The left side tires came off the ground. At that same moment she slammed the shifter in reverse and brought the car to a stop in feet. Not yards. Reverse only worked a few more days. I drove that car without reverse for years after that. I had just finished rebuilding the BW35. Had managed to get it installed without pulling the bell housing and torque converter. Took me hours to get the flexible dip stick tube retrofit kit flare nut threaded in the top of the case. Decades later I used the 3500 engine pull trick backward to pull the engine and trans out of a countach. Got the front bumper about 5 feet in the air. The rear wheels off and just enough blocks under the rear frame to slide the cherry picker legs under it. Did freek out the shop owner when I ask him to lift the front of the trans with a chain from the forks. The freakout was getting the forklift less than half an inch from the rear quarter panel of the freshly painted black countach. Thank you rovers. You made me an even better auto mechanic..
Really pleased to see a new video Stuart! Great work! The restoration of my 71 Zircon Blue V8 automatic is approx 1 year behind you! Will you be attending the P6 ROC owners club 40th anniversary on 17th July?
Car is looking well,you have cracked on with it well.thats the trouble when trying to film i guess int it.all thst time setting up could be used doing rhe car.thanks for the update tho.👍
Its the job thats never started that takes longest to finish. You have my utmost admiration Stu for sticking at what will be a superb motorcar.
Cheers.
It's finally getting there
Thanks for doing the vid. Seems youve done a hell of a lot of work on it! All doors on, glass in, roof/front screen look really good. When doors bonnet boot etc painted, its going to look fantastic. In my minimal experience, when the car is back on the road, it takes months ironing out minor irritations, part of the pleasure of enjoying the improvements! Great job when you think back to where youve come from!
No problem.
The panels will have to come off again for paint but at least now I know they all fit so should be minimal lining up when there fitted after paint.
Has definitely come a long way. 👍
Forgot it was Saturday and you'd be over there again meticulously plodding on with the restoration. Been very hot here the last few days and believe it or not looking forward to coming back Tuesday. I'll be coming over next Saturday to see if the fantastic progress you've made. As you said it's really starting to look like a car again. Great job Stu. Love from us both. XX
Don't know how that 'if' got in there. Lol.XX
Been hot here too for a change which is nice but not nice for working in.
It's good to have it looking like a car again.
Be good to catch up next week. 👍
Miss your videos,you have done a great job on the car
Unfortunately it just takes too much time.
It's coming along though 👍
Fully agree. Ah well.
There's no rush Stuart! It's getting there !
Your absolutely right.
Just trying to get it painted before the winter. 👍
Thanks for the update Stuart. We will have an almost matching pair of Almond Rovers once you are finished, other than yours is a V8 of course lol. Mine is running well, so far so good. I look forward to seeing the paint going on yours. Well done.. (Phil)
Glad to hear yours is running well.
I'll be glad when it's painted too. 👍
My family in the early 1980s in los angeles had a 70 3500 v8. A 68 2000sc, 4 2000tc. A series 2a 109 and a series 3 88 Santana.
My sister who drove a Tc and the Sc. Complained that when she turned corners. All of her college books would slide across the package trays. I jumped in and said show me. She turned a corner heading down hill at about 35mph she stepped on the clutch pedal spun the steering wheel and turned the corner at close to 35mpg. I was going to tell her there is a nut loose behind the wheel. But then I recalled her boyfriend a Lebanese Mercedes mechanic had taught her to drive. Mom jumped in my 3500 on street cleaning day. I said mom. It has no brakes. I was awaiting a tandem master cylinder to be brought back from england. Mom said I can drive a car with no brakes. Pulled it out of park. Stomped the gas pedal and zoomed down the slight hill we lived on. Just as a neighbor pulled out from a parking spot and proceeded to make a 3 point turn in front of her. Instead of tee boning the car blocking her. She whipped the steering wheel so hard to the left. The left side tires came off the ground. At that same moment she slammed the shifter in reverse and brought the car to a stop in feet. Not yards. Reverse only worked a few more days. I drove that car without reverse for years after that. I had just finished rebuilding the BW35. Had managed to get it installed without pulling the bell housing and torque converter. Took me hours to get the flexible dip stick tube retrofit kit flare nut threaded in the top of the case.
Decades later I used the 3500 engine pull trick backward to pull the engine and trans out of a countach. Got the front bumper about 5 feet in the air. The rear wheels off and just enough blocks under the rear frame to slide the cherry picker legs under it. Did freek out the shop owner when I ask him to lift the front of the trans with a chain from the forks. The freakout was getting the forklift less than half an inch from the rear quarter panel of the freshly painted black countach.
Thank you rovers. You made me an even better auto mechanic..
Really pleased to see a new video Stuart! Great work! The restoration of my 71 Zircon Blue V8 automatic is approx 1 year behind you! Will you be attending the P6 ROC owners club 40th anniversary on 17th July?
Unfortunately won't be going to the anniversary.
I never quite realised how long this restoration was going to take but getting there now.
Car is looking well,you have cracked on with it well.thats the trouble when trying to film i guess int it.all thst time setting up could be used doing rhe car.thanks for the update tho.👍
It's coming along.
Your absolutely right with time setting up to film then editing when I get home.
Will do a few updates until its finished though.
Question. Did anybody ever come up with aftermarket stub axles . Seems I went thru them about once a year.
Can't see I've ever heard of an issue before.