Recent content by WarrenL

The end of an era...

'72. All the wires went back into the same connectors (I think!). Certainly the colours all matched. I might have to take a photo tonight and stick it up here for you to look.

Hi all, I've searched high and low through the forum without finding any reference to this particular problem, so please forgive me if I missed it in here somewhere. I've just had the heater unit out of my V8 for a good clean-up and unblocking of the matrix. Since I put it back in I've noticed...

I've made a few trips between Christchurch and Ashburton recently, a flat run of 90 or so kilometres each way, and Brown Rover has been averaging a shade over 30mpg, cruising at a steady 60-70mph. And so quiet! Couldn't be happier...

I haven't noticed a problem. The car is so much more responsive with the ZF all told. At 100kph, the NZ open road speed limit, I find the engine, at 2100rpm or so, has plenty of torque available to keep things ticking over nicely - more power, if required, is just a quick kickdown away. It might...

I'd like to rephrase that. The night and day difference (more a figure of speech than a technical description!) is between the two gearboxes, rather than the car. In changing to the ZF the fundamental character of the car remains exactly the same, but the whole experience is greatly enhanced...

Oh, I don't know. It was a solution just begging to be implemented. If I hadn't done it somebody else would have, sooner or later. But thank you. It's like night and day, the comparison between BW and ZF, isn't it? Interesting, your adventures with the shifter. I had less hassle than you...

Congratulations Peter! Welcome to the club.

It is all of that. It has also survived a couple of years now without twisting, torquing or falling out of the bottom of the car! But there is a considerable amount of John's time involved in fabrication, and the man has a family to feed, so don't expect a bargain. I still feel that it was very...

Gidday Gus. A new reply to an old question, and I do apologise for not seeing your question earlier, but I swore off the Forum a while ago in order to concentrate on driving and enjoying the car without getting sucked into the P6 vortex... if you know what I mean. It's been longer than I...

Thank you, you've made it sound easy. I've been putting the job off for ages on account of the workshop manual's instructions to practically remove all the rear suspension.

Thank you Johnny. Is that hub roll going to be a problem? Do I need to take any precautions? Got the seals sitting in my spare parts drawer; will get onto it as soon as the weather turns a little warmer.

I'm due to do this job. Do I have to pull practically the whole rear suspension apart like the manual says, or is it reasonably easy to get the tube apart?

STEP 6: YOUR REAR END. Having previously covered what's involved in mating up the front of the ZF to the Rover, we may now turn our attention to the rear of the gearbox. Things get interesting here, because there is more than one way to skin this cat. What you end up with will depend on the...

Hi Peter, and sorry for such a late reply. It's winter here in NZ, Brown Rover is hibernating the season out, and I've had a whole bunch of other distractions (a new MG6, plus the ongoing saga of earthquake repairs to our slightly broken house), all conspiring to keep me off the CRF. To answer...