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I am changing the cylinder heads on my 72 p6 v8. Correct me if im wrong but im sure this would have the higher compression engines. The heads i have to go on it are from a 1975 p6, which im sure would have a lower compression engine. Would there be a difference between the heads? and would it...

i have 1971 (tax free) mexico brown 2000tc for sale. i bought the car as a donor car for my 3500s as the floors rotton but it had all good wings and stuff. i have taken the wings and doors (although i may put my old doors back on it.) interior is gone, bumper, lights front vcalance etc is all...

Hi there, Iv got a 1972 3500s and i need to change the cylinder head as one of the spark plug holes has been cross threaded and bodged by someone using the incorrect spark plug. I have 2 cylinder heads off a 1975 3500 auto, are the heads going to be the same? as i seem to remember reading the...

i have a 1975 3500 auto that i am breaking for parts. I have the engine and auto gearbox, with a genuine 67k miles, very good quiet engine and smooth gearbox for sale at £200 the pair. Also have various other good parts for sale. If you are interested in the engine and box, or need other spares...

i have a rover 3500s converted to 5 speed SD1 box. speedo is wavery and reading wrong so i suspect a worn cable. do i need a new SD1 cable or a normal 3500s one off 4 speed box? thanks

my rover 3500s has been converted to SD1 5 speed gearbox but when i select reverse the gear lever hits the centre console. has anyone else had this problem and know a way around it? Thanks

is it true that you cant do a clutch on a 2000 without removing the engine? i know a clutch change on a v8 is straight forward and easy. is the 2000 similar? thanks in advance

I recently bought a 1974 Rover 3500s with reg number VLC 847M and a few weeks ago an old boy came down the driveway and said he was in the met police in the 70's, based in peckham and was adament that this vehicle was the one he used to drive. Really strange but he was absolutely certain as he...

Hello. I am having trouble with getting the front coil spring back on my p6, so am wondering if anybody has any road spring retaining rods that were a proper tool for keeping them compressed. If so is anybody willing to sell/ lend to me if i send back and cover postage? Or has anybody got any...

please can somebody give me the link to the dvla vehicle enquiry thing where you can tell if the cars still on the road etc. cheers

Got a new exhaust centre box for a p6 v8, however when i tried to fit it, it was slightly wrong. it does have a sticker on it saying Rover 3500 1968-1976 but has one part number on the sticker and one just put on it with perminant marker pen, so if somebody could help me find out what it is...

A good black cloth interior for sale. All seats are good, the drivers seats is slightly worn but no holes or splits, only thing about 2-3 inches of the piping have come away at the side. message me your email address if your interested and i can send some pictures etc. Looking for about £50 for...

We have 2 mechanical fuel pumps for the rover and they are both not pumping fuel up so want to switch to the facet electronic fuel pump. just wondering where the best place to mount the pump is, and the best place to take the power feed from. Also is it better to leave the mechanic pump still...

After scrapping the old Rover 3500s, i now have bought a new rover, a scarab blue 1975 3500 auto. Dave Herns will know what car this is :) . Needs some welding, the new exhaust section fitted, bodywork, a good clean and a good service etc but it starts, drives and stops which is a lot more than...

hello. just thought id let everyone know that after much hard work iv decided that the only thing i can do is break my 3500s due to some serious rust issues. i have loads of parts available and most of them are very good so if anyone wants anything then send an email and something can be...

the front wings on my 3500S are different. one is completely rounded under the side light/indicator unit and the other has like a point on it,which follows down the wing, if you know what i mean. any ideas why this is? maybe a difference between S1 and S2 wings or difference between 4 cyl and V8?

my Rover had sat in a garage for 6 years or so before i bought it and the petrol reserve tap is stuck open. it wont push back in either, just a resistance when you try to push back in and it just comes straight back out when you let go. any ideas whats wrong with it and how the problem can be...

This weekend me and my dad went mad and decided that as the engine, engine bay and gearbox were covered in so much rubbish and needed a good clean and the clutch needed unseizing we pulled out the v8 lump and the gearbox. when it came to undoing the gearbox mounts, we moved it a bit and a tooth...

hello. want to do an oil change to my 3500S and because there is so much rubbish in the engine like in the rockers and that i want to flush the oil system out. just wondering if anybody has any advise on whats the best product to use? cheers lewis

from what iv read everyone seems to upgrade the oil pump in there p6 because the original isn't of a very good standard. what pump is it and where do you get it from and how much is it? also people upgrade to electronic fuel pumps, where do you get them and how much do they cost? would be...

has anyone on here got a centre badge for a leather 3500s steering wheel, either just the standard rover one or rover 3500s one lewis

I have taken the crome covering off the nearside A post and discovered its completely rotton, so bad thats its unservicable and i certainly don't want to be putting filler in it because its structual and its definately not fill-able. i know this is a servicable part because there are 2 seams...

today i saw a tobacco leaf rover 2000 in the yew tree pub car park on hayling island. i got off the bus to have a look at it lol but it didnt look in bad condition and i would guess its in use? anyone on here

was just wondering is anyone knows any of the history on my car, maybe on a database or something? :)

anyone know what speed the engine should be idling at when not on choke. v8 with manual gearbox and 1974 so its got the emision control if that helps? lewis