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the bottom A arm is actually two pieces joined at one end with a ball joint; just inboard of the balljoint at the bottom of the axle pillar. The issue is with the other end(s) which are rubber bushes aligned on the chassis to move up and down in line with the angle of the strut to the body ( not...

Going back to the original pic... That is from a 2000 development car. there are a number of things in it which either never made production or were changed early on such as the solid axles and shock tops. Note the shock tower caps are quite thick, not just panel thickness and have a search on...

hmm. Sounds like you;ve retired.... and the wife barred you from the house in daylight hours,,,, ....

Yep thats it...now via upstart press in a 2021 version. Note I haven't actually read it, only read reviews which were positive. It should be available from the library networks and possibly some bookshops

Yep upholstery, Carpets. glass, Paint and the air conditioning equipment. (aftermarket units with different centre console not the genuine factory type). Things like tyres and wiper blades wee also local, Plus some other parts which were manufactured locally for a variety of cars. There is a...

You will want to specify if the car is a 105R (semi auto) or 105S the four speed manual (probably has overdrive). They are very different beasts to drive.

beware when removing the sound deadening and anti rust coating as it contains Asbestos fibre. The sound deadening gives that nice 'chunk' when you shut the door. without it you get a tinny ring when you touch a panel and a rattle on closing a door...

Q1.0 Whats the inlet air temperature when engine warm? and Q2.0 did the car come with the overflow tank? Mine is a late 1976 NZ build and it didn't but I've seen them in that position on many P6Bs (particularly some at the Flynn Auction had them and some of the same year didn't) Q3.0 did the...

The Australian made versions of the BW35 were built very much stronger as they went behind some big torquey motors. Notably the Leyland P76 at 4.4 litres running very tall axle ratios - 285lb/ft and 2.92 final drive. Borg Warner brought out the 65 in BMWs and Jaguars during 1972. In the P6 the...

SD1 came with either Borg Warner 65 or GM180 (turbo hydramatic 180 now known as 3L30) however in the same year as SD1 was launched GM brought out the 200 which is a completely different transmission but also the basis of most of GMs more modern trans. Consequently you may also get parts from GM...

OZ SD1 and I think also SA used the 8.13 - 1 engines (or slightly higher). The LR engines have a higher water pump but the difference is in the timing cover not the pump (till later engines). On disc braked LRs the front disks/calipers may also be exchangable. The main requirement is to get a...

The fuel return line doesn't actually make it back to the tank. the line runs with the two feed lines and joins into one of them under the tank just prior to connection. the fuel tanks for V8 came in two types, one with a single vent fitting and one with two. One is for non emission cars with...

The very last Diffs (suffix F) have very much better oil sealing than any of the earlier ones. The Extension housing end nut and washer both have O ring seals not present on earlier cars and i think the washer is also grooved. If changing them you might as well get the later type and stop the...

Er.. No it isn't... The two shaft end yokes are in line. While normally that is correct on a P6 it isn't. there is an alignment mark on the spline area for correct angle. don;t feel bad though, I have at least half a dozen professionally rebuilt shafts all of which were lined up incorrectly... M

have a look here Technical - Engines "Leyland P76" and its related pages. There is a wealth of information on what fits rover and P76 engines plus lots of information on the buick/ olds/ pontiac engines and how the parts cross over. I'm sure I've seen your setup in there somewhere. Your parts...

The problem I found was that the air couldn't get out of the under bonnet space quick enough. It's actually a quite common problem on racing sedans. If you look carefully you can often see the rear corners of the bonnets on such cars have been raised up to get the air out. It seldom went into...

Check with a truck garage, Trucks have their driveshafts rebuilt quite regularly, they'll know a good repairer thats local Looking at the upper pic of the same driveshaft, the original balancing weights look counterproductive...

The later (and all air con) P6B cars in Aus were fitted with a multiblade plastic fan and thermo coupling. however it is different to the SD1 unit. Prime differences are the number of blades and the thermo unit sits behind the fan on P6B but in front on SD1. The P6B water pump is very similar...

Is that clip on the left side of the photo holding anything? It may be your missing clip. Originals are just Jubilee clips and available from plumbing supply places in the larger sizes.

The trick with the rear bleeder is to run the tube over the top of backing plate. If you use a short 3/8" ring open end spanner (use the ring end with the tube threaded through the hole) you can then reach up one handed and open and close the nipple as required (it only takes a small movement to...

If you look just to the right of that car there is an early P6 (near the sign in front) and another a few cars further to the right, late type.

I gave up on standard exhausts as the mountain roads i was driving on kept cracking the cross pipe. Currently have four into two into one extractors on both sides joining into a 2 1/2" main which goes into a very long 4" round muffler that just fits down the side of the tunnel. I skipped the...

the Towing rings are really just tie downs for shipping. They aren't very strong even when new. The only usable one is the central one on the front cross member and even it should only be used for workshop type moving not actual towing. at least your rear brakes are nice and dry. Yes you need...

there are a few parts between Torque converter and engine crank which vary between models and over time. You may have a Hp24 thats been swapped at some point without the necessary changes being made nor measurements taken for correct fitting adjustment. Causing the flexplate to dish and bend to...

I've nicked this image from Primotipo.com. car #7 is the race winner. Albany (WA) australia - TT Grand Prix 1936. Car #5 is a Lagonda Rapide. Car #7 is a Rover driven by Mr Peter Conner