Does anyone have a full set of serviceable front and rear calipers they're willing to sell? Common sense says buy recon exchange units but they're a little beyond my budget for the foreseeable future.
Thanks in advance.
A method I employ to clean tappets is to soak each one individually in thinners in a glass spice jar, they're the ideal size. This also means the tappets can be kept in order if desired, only downside of course is trying to find sixteen of them.
Nice pictures. We had our family holiday down there on a couple of occasions late '70s/early '80s in our 2000 TC. For some reason (possibly because it was the most direct route) my dad always chose to use Porlock Hill on our way to Ilfracombe. In those days there were signs on certain parts of...
I'm sure I saw an advert for this elsewhere recently which mentioned that the plates were for show purposes only.
Edit - It was on Car and Classic:
Rover 3500 SD1 V8 Manual For Sale (1980) on Car And Classic UK [C850078]
Around 25 years since I modified them, but if I remember right, careful use of a hammer to flatten the inner profile a little and a scissor jack to ease them outwards slightly.
I used this site to compare the difference between the two sizes:
Will They Fit - Online Wheel and Tyre Fitment Calculator
Crucially, the speedo reading is only very slightly higher with the 205/70 tyre.
My wheels are 6" wide, the offset is not shown on them, but if I've measured correctly...
I use 205/70 14s on my Minilites.
This company offer quite a good selection of 14" tyres and are cheaper than most:
Car Tyres - MPV Tyres - People Carrier Tyres - 14"
I understood all P6Bs manufactured from around 1973/4 onwards got the later lip seal? Not sure what engine numbers would denote this if in fact they do at all.
These have been on ebay for a couple of days with no bids as yet:
Jenson Interceptor Wheels Classic Car V8 Rover P6 | eBay
Not connected to sale in any way.
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