Inspiration on Ebay - Serious Body Mods for the Cool Kids

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chrisyork

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Item 120209497729 on Ebay this afternoon - a P6 S2 Estate with some really cool mods.

I'm pretty sure the rear 1/4 bumpers, light clusters and bumper side wraps are LDV Pilot (nee Sherpa 200). I've always thought this would look really good on the back of a saloon - with the gap in the middle completed of course! The sharp point of the rear wing that previosly housed the Rover lamp clusters would then need to be rounded down to mirror the radius of the boot lid.

Those making a convertible could get away with the rear arches without further worry, the rest of us need to work out the rear door aperture sealing - the part of the D post bearing the door seal must have gone for a burton with that big a flare!

I'm not quite sure about the front - the basic plot is good, but the new indicators don't work for me. Perhaps a set of TR6 indicators under the headlamps would be better. Also I'm not sure how I would deal with the leading edges of the wings. I think I might take off the front protrusion and blend the sides of the wing directly around to the grill and similarely blend the top peak down slightly. I know what I mean but it's very difficult to describe!

Wheels are absolutely superb though!

How about it Erikthe Viking and Webmaster?

Chris
 
The front looks all right but I think the rear looks hideous! Your suggestion may make it look better but I would prefer the original light position.
 
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Its not for me, I'm not sure removing the light clusters from the wings really works, I don't know if it's just my brain expecting them to be there, but all I can see is an area were the clusters should be.

It does help with some of my styling decisions though.
 
Tell you what, that front grill with the Badge in the middle reminds me of a Lada Riva !

Wheels aren't for me either, I find them too "angular" for the P6's curves, would prefer big minilites or similar.



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I must have been asleep there, didn't notice that the rear arches had been "rounded", problem is they look about 6 inches too far from the wheels !, lowering wouldn't solve the problem as the car looks roughly at the right height, suspect you'd have to put it on the floor to get the arches close.
 
Doers anyone think there's a resemblnace to the P6 Estate in the new Honda Accord Estste ( rear profile )

Apparently the Chrysler 300C is styled on the P5 Coupe
 
Hello...The question of wheels has come up in this post...does anyone know where i can get some 15x10 minilite or revolution wheels from? Im a bit desperate to find a set now!!

Cheers, Phil
 
The numberplate says it all UGL(Y).
Who is responsible for this abomination! They should be taken out and flogged!!! At least my mods retain the look of the cars.
I actually like the way the fronts are flared but the square back end is horrible. Why remove the indicators from the ends of the wings and put them where they can't be seen? The excess of air above the rear wheels looks a little silly, if you are going to go to this much effort you may as well do it properly and lower the car.
I look upon this as a good example of what NOT to do :p

Cheers

GUY :D
 
Feckin horrible simple as that....that really is the worst styled p6 iv ever seen. Those rear lights are just wrong and what a mess those rear arches are . I absolutely hate it and would banger race it in a miute without feeling guilty about it afterwards :angry:
 
Hi Speedy Phil

Finding wheels that wide with an acceptable offset and the right stud spacing is going to be a challenge! Never mind at an acceptable price! Of course you could just ring up Minilite's, but, I'm guessing here of course, I reckon the bill could turn you a whiter shade of pale! Most likely source at an acceptable price would be ex Jeep Cherokee wheels. More likely to be 16" or 17" but not a fundamental problem, just use the appropriate lower tyre profile. Jeep changed their stud pattern fairly recently. They were as Rover and are now a Metric equivalent. Do a search on wheels and Jeep and Cherokee on here and I'm sure you'll find the detail, if not let us know and I'll do a bit of digging for you. So step 1 look on Ebay with a Jeep and a Cherokee search instead of a Rover search!

Of course you are going to finish up with rear arches looking like this estate....

Chris
 
I saw this car when I was buying some parts from the seller Rich Moon a couple of years back!
BLOOMIN ECK!! HOLY COW!! and JEEPERS???
Were my thoughts ???
AND!! Who had the balls to do this to a rare classic ???
Youve gotta be keen and totally bonkers to want or be seen in it!!
 
To continue this thread in a slightly different direction, I was behind one of the new MG's and I got to thinking what a P6 MG would have been like if Rover had got MG to do a version.
 
I think that's why I secretly rather like it, Dave! There is of course a long tradition of doing unspeakable things to elderly classics - just that whilst they usually finish up with a V8 in them they don't often start that way! Perhaps he ought to have gone the whole hog and taken the bonnet and front wings off altogether, jacked up the rear and put a couple of bicycle wheels on the front!?!? Roof is already half height at the back...No No I'm goin give myself nightmares!

Chris
 
I remember seeing for sale a few years back, one that had been converted to chevy small block, but the front end had been converted to a tube frame. Can't remember what sort of 1/4 mile times he was quoting, looked quite standard from the outside.
 
Not surprised it needed a space frame front end. I came across some comparitive weights for the various Yank V8's and the Rover V8 the other day while researching the weight of the 4 cylinder for another post. Even with alloy heads the Chevy small block is a LOT heavier than the Rover!

Chris
 
Does anyone know what the reserve is?

Would it be an idea to buy it to put it back to original?

I have many spare parts to use, and could use the bonnet on my NADA car. Are the rear wings like the saloon wings?

The estate is quite cool, especially looking original. :)

But what would my wife say, I have two other P6s?
 
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