One of the things I find fascinating about these cars is the history you can uncover, a history that stretches back to when Britain had a vibrant British-owned motor industry. The strangest things can trigger the search for this history…
Once the intake manifold was painted and hardened, I set about refitting the manifold and fitting new hoses etc. I bought stainless steel…
Once the temperature sender (transmitter) thread was repaired I set about painting the intake manifold. Originally the factory painted these a mid-grey colour, along with the rocker covers and air inlet ‘elbows’.
As mentioned in a previous post, there are a number of jobs that need fixing in the area of the intake manifold, which I’ve left to do at the same time…
One of the things that needs fixing on my car is the rear leaf spring shackles. On a Rover P5 and P5B these are known as ‘Contrasonic Shackles’, as they use Metalastik ‘Y’-shaped mountings that flex to allow the spring to extend and shorten…
The time has come, whilst the roads are covered in salt, to fix a few mechanical issues that need fixing. Main ones are…
