4.6 Rover V8 gets shiny bits
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Slow progress on the Rover V8 this week, as I found I had to spend much longer cleaning parts than Id counted on.
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Matt, a polycarbide disc is your friend. It got the paint off my Dolomite without the scratches you get from a wire brush. You can get them for drills and angle grinders. I'm looking forward to more W123 and P6 content. Have you ever seen the Classic Britain channel? The banter is as entertaining as the P6 content.
Are they the things that look like black pumice stone but feel like stiff rubber? I like those on body work taking off rust and paint, dont know why I didnt think of that for this.
Yes, they are quite fun on that channel, W123 will be back when it stops raining!
Agree about ‘Spaced’ - Great series!
So much great stuff has spawned from its writing and directing, it has to be on of the best shows ever
Spaced is one of the best series of the late 90s.
21 years old as well. I don't need reminding I'm old, I've already found out my MP is the same age as me today :-(
I'll have myself a little rave based on the clanks of rocker cover on engine block now.
I'd paint the rocker covers to match the engine block. I really like that style. That or "chrome"
I considered green covers, but quite like a contrast. Im thinking polished ali, almost chrome but with a but of patina
Hi Matt
Only just found your channel and really enjoying it. Subbed.
Your battle to get that old merc started had me binge watching all your videos in one go...lol!
You are a braver man than I. Don't give up...it's compelling viewing. Man, I couldn't believe all that water in it. I would have gave up on it a long time ago.
Look forward to the continuing shenanigans with it. Best of luck.
My wife would like it if I had given up on it as well! Its become a challenge, I dont want to be beaten by it.
Thanks for the sub, much appreciated!
Nice to watch the update, particularly with the V8 engine. I have a lovely 74 Lunar Grey/black leather, 3500S on P5B Rostyles, with history from new (including its time registered in UK). Personal Import in 1976.. Sydney, Australia.
That sounds beautiful, perfect colour and wheels for a 3500
Hi, I've had quite a few P6BBs in my time, both in UK and Oz and I reckon this cars spec is by far one of the nicest 3500S's I've ever had. The slightly larger P5B rostyles are the icing on the cake, really setting the car off. Interestingly the colour Lunar Grey was never offered here, you can only find it on personal imports. As you may know P6B autos were shipped over from NZ after going out there as CKD from UK. All 3500S's available in Australia and NZ new were fully assembled cars from UK, and they seem to have stuck to a few colours only, perhaps never thinking Lunar Grey would appeal here. It makes the car pretty unique and yes I've seen a few other Lunar Grey examples, all private imports or UK consular vehicles. Cheers
Good job. If you're doing this stuff its worth making friends with your local plating company and then you can re-use your old bolts and also great for rusty coolant pipes and brackets. They're generally very cheap. Like £10 for a bucket of bolts .
Keep up the good work. Still miss my old Rover Coupe.
Shiny, shiny, well done Matt. Don't know how to manage all those luverly cars. My TWO keep me busy most of the time! Many thanks for the update, great vid.
Whisky helps...and have you seen my hair? My collection is quite modest compared to a several people I know but its almost a full time job at this level
Your 'Shiny, shiny' comment immediately took me back to '83 and some Hazy Fantazy weirdness.
Getting there bit by bit, keep it up 👍.
Great Show matt
Your approach is spot-on , Get it running and improve later
Rover 4.6 ftw!
Solvol autosol metal polish will get a mirror shine after wire wool and soapy water. Did my mild steel exhaust tip: looks like chrome.
Hi - I know you've already cleaned your rocker covers, but I found sand-blasting the best way - cleaned up lovely, I painted mine afterwards, I thought about polishing up but difficult to maintain shine unless you seal or lacquer? Anyway, good stuff - get it running!!! :)
good idea, Id not thought of blasting them. Im curious to see how they patina, but yes would probably need some kind of heat proof lacquer
Pop the rocker covers in the dishwasher to degrease them.
When the other half isn't looking mind you!😂
eyes in the back of her head!
I consider anything (music, tv, etc.) from the 90s onwards as being modern... Old brake fluid can make an excellent paint stripper for small parts - new stripper can be a bit tame, and Nitromors is useless nowadays. Interestingly, one of the chemicals banned from modern paint stripper is used to decaffeinate tea! Best of luck with your engine rebuild. Thank you for your video :-)
Hi Matt,great video,the engine block is looking nice,it will run sweet once back in the car,the Sinclair C5,I would leave as original as possible I remember them very well,the white Rover is tidy,almost on the road that one.
The Rover 2000 only came off the road recently when the engine mount rubbers gave up! Thats yet another project that needs a free day or two!
The C5 was my dream ride when I was a kid!
You can use the transmission mount from a 87 VW Golf for the Rover 2000 engine mounts. You just need to open the holes for the mount in the body. Added bonus is that the VW mounts are hydraulically filled and cheaper.
Wish Id known that before Id bought a new set!
@@furiousdriving This site is a wealth of info and help on P6s www.classicroverforum.net/index.php
I'd go for orange rocker covers.
Like matching jazzy socks with a suit. No ones going to notice, but you'd know they were there.
Ooh, Id not thought of that, was there a GM engine orange or was that a Ford colour?
Soda blasting is the way to go cleaning alloy i bought a small sand blasting hand peace and use Bicarb sada (Sodium bicarbonate)
Great video, once again 👍, you are not that far from me , also noticed you have the same shoes as me , brown sketchers lol
I think these were grey once! Crawling under cars is not kind to shoes!
Spaced! 21 years old! Still love it - where’s the modern comedy?
Ah, excellent, the montage music I like is back and so is the gratuitous use of power tools!
"More Power!"
@@furiousdriving, always time for more power, sir!
My 2000 was built in the last fortnight of production and had the 2200 type ribbed cam cover but without the grey enamel. I didn't like it so replaced it with a very early 2000 cover with the tube for the plug leads as on a P4/P5. You could always fit Buick pressed steel ones.
I was wondering if Buick ones would fit, that would be quite cool wouldn't it! Is yours a TC or SC?
furiousdriving It was an SC, sold years ago. It featured on the front cover of James Taylor's Classic Rovers (first edition).
Glad to see the berghaus back. I bought a cornice this weekend for £20. I fear I’ll look like a grandad tho!😂
You need a Berghaus the mercury drops!
furiousdriving what do mean?
@@callumstokes775 when it gets cold out you need one of their coats
furiousdriving ahhh yes! I’ve bought a berghaus cornice off of Facebook for £20. In blue it’s nice but fear I may not look very trendy! It’s a medium and fits which is brill!
Obviously they were using their heads building that engine 😃😂😁😀
Another tip, used brake fluid is an excellent paint stripper.
Yes, handy for vandalising cars!
Give any car that delorean finish in only 5 minutes!
I have a nasty brake fluid habit, but I can stop at any time.
Regarding the C5:
Original motor is just some poxy 12V DC thing with a belt drive and a reduction gearbox. It's not really suitable because it was -unlike modern ebikes- extremely strict in it's interpretation of what 250W legally means. Worse, there's no throttle control, and the reduction gears are all made of plastic and disintegrate if you drive them too hard. I'd suggest a brushless motor with a proper controller and a twist throttle. About 750W (one horsepower) and sensible gearing will flatten the hills. Nowadays that'd be a 48V system, which also gives you the advantage that you'll ditch the heavy lead battery for a lithium one and get a lot more range. Just don't forget to legalize it by putting on a sticker that says 250w.
If you convert the motor then you'll need a DC-DC converter to give 12V for the lights. You'll want one that can take a wide range of input voltages because lithium batteries sag a lot as they empty.
Braking can be improved by replacing front wheel with an alloy rim. Don't use steel as they're heavy and slippery in the rain. Front brake should also be replaced, it's a normal bike caliper brake, the only thing you have to look out for is the correct reach or "drop" from the mounting hole to the rim. A cheap dual pivot from tektro is good, can be improved further with the right pads.
Oh and the frame, they're fancy things made by welding two halfs along lengthways, make sure it isn't splitting open or else it might turn into a sled. Usually at the worst possible moment.
Thanks, lots of good points there. I was amazed when I saw bike brakes on there! Mine was barely used before it was stripped (interesting story to go with that for the video) so the frame should be fairly unstressed
@@furiousdriving The front brake sinclair sent these things out with is awful. They decided on the absolute cheapest nasty stamped steel thing that flexes when you use it, then spent a fortune developing new pads that'd work properly on a lightweight plastic wheel, then found that the wheels were overheating and going soft on long downhills... If they'd have just used some weinmanns and a metal rim they'd have saved all that cost and it'd stop at least a bit better too.
Ask Sir Clive to help you with a bit of household DIY and he'd spend a thousand pounds researching how to come up with a 40p substitute for a 50p paintbrush.
i didn't see you fit the oil splash thingys in the heads
I didnt fit them at first - I found the right philips screw topped rocker cover bolts and took them back off and did it after I finished filming. Not actually sure if I need them or not as the 4.6 rockers didnt have them and Im only guessing the plate in those covers do the same job
I couldn't find the clip showing the fitting of the cam and chain for love nor money.
Get the valve covers powder coated it will make the engine especially if you get a nice inlet and single carb / chrome air filter
as if that will get through the inspection.
@@alexstromberg7696 what inspection do you mean?
@@peteramberley9952 MOT, yearly in England.
@@alexstromberg7696 are you saying it wouldn't pass? It wouldn't fail thru modification. A car of that age 1: is probley exempt and 2:with a single carb is is probley burning a lot cleaner emissions then an unbalanced twin carbs
@@peteramberley9952 yes maybe itcs cleaner but it's a mod, they probably don't care of the mod makes the car better. Mod = no clear inspection
You must have a very understanding wife,I barely have time to wash the car,I'm starting to live my life through you
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Ciara is an Irish girls name pronounced kear-a.
I've polished things like you have today with a scouring pad dipped in a mixture of light oil and tee cut and tonnes of elbow grease. Resulted in almost mirror finish and cheap, like me.
You mean its not named after an '80s fruit drink? I had wondered about that...
I think Ill spend a bit longer on those covers, they look good now (better in real life than on camera) but could still be better
Always a nice job to replace cover gaskets with good ones.
I liked twitch city more Then spaced, but I dont live in the uk ofc 🙃
I dont think we got Twitch City, Ill have to search Netflix
Is it the same engine as the Leyland P76 🇦🇺?
Same basic motor, but in a size that was P76 only
"Jizzer" lol
Does the 4.6 Run well on Carbs?
runs OK but bigger carbs or injection is the aim
SPACED *Series* One!
sinclair c5/ zx spectrum nice!
I do have a rubber key 48k in the loft, must get it down and see if it still works some time.
@@furiousdriving the C64 was much better than the spectrum 48k though!
Matt what's the Music playing at 2.04 it's on tip of my tongue (and please don't tell me i've just answered my question ) LOL.
Its from TH-cam's royalty free, safe to use library! I kinda like it though, it sounds like a proper rock track
May i suggest a bilge pump for the merc ? !!
Too late, James Cameron has already sent down a deep dive sub
Whey!!! Matt got a stripper in!!😁
Do shinny things reflect heat back into the engine?
I dont think it makes any difference unless you heat wrap or ceramic coat things. The rocker covers dont get particularly hot compared to other parts so its not so important
@@furiousdriving good point
andrew jenner dunno about reflecting heat back inside, but matt black things radiate heat away better than shiny, so Matt’s not-matt rocker covers could be very slightly warmer. But in the grand scheme of things, the general heat in the engine bay from the exhaust and radiator will swamp any small difference made by the bling.
@@emmajacobs5575 thanks will stay cool and go black
4.6? Mine is only 1.4 inch... I mean litre!
And yes u are correct about Spaced Timmy sorry Matt😁
Fetch me my tools!
More rover 2000
Bits are waiting to go on to it soon
How many cars do you have ?
7 or 8?
@@furiousdriving i have seen only the w123 , the tomcat , the 145 and the w204 . I didn't know you had more . What are the others ? I think you have a rover 2000 too.
@@chourmouzischrislazarou1586 yes, the 2000, the 3500 this engine will go into, a pre production Mini Cooper, wife's Mini Clubman, Sinclair C5, so 8.5 vehicles
4.6 V8 convert to LPG and your laughing 😃😂😁😀
Keep them grey
Im liking the bare aluminium look at the moment, they look better in real life than on camera
is this a ford engine?
Buick, reworked to became Rover
Pronounced key -ra.
I know, I was being silly
@@furiousdriving
I'm well aware Irish names are confusing, keep up the great content! 👍
@@brianrocks7277 True, I have some good friends from there and cant spell their kids names, Ive had to stop sending Christmas cards..One of my all-time low (or possibly high) points was after a long evening in a pub with them, I asked one why she was putting on an Irish accent...she reminded me she's from Belfast, which Id for years!
@@furiousdriving
The pub will always catch us out🤣