Hi All,
Collected my first P6B yesterday, 04/1976 compliance NZ CKD built 3500 auto in "French Blue".
It's going to be an ongoing restoration project as it's in a bit of a state at the moment but is structurally sound with very little rust found from current investigations, (as with all projects I'm waiting till i get it stripped down before i breathe a full sigh of relief at lack of metal worm).
Mechanically it has had an engine swap at some stage in the past and is running a later slightly bored out balanced Range Rover 355 numbered lump (so i'm told - again i'll wait till i've pulled it apart before i'm sure of exactly what has been done to it) with a high torque cam and the trans apparently has a Jag valve block in it.
The interior looks like a large Rotweiler has had a fit in there, and the paint has quite definately seen better days but both of those are thankfully quite easly fixable. It'll need a new bonnet as it's quite badly bent out of shape and i think one of the front outer wings will need to be replaced as it's looking a bit rotten.
Spec wise it has a cloth interior that will be swapped out as quickly as possible for something that looks less likely to give you rabies, PAS, aircon, roof mounted antenna etc.
It has joined 2 other Rover v8 powered occupants in my garage, a 1998 TVR Chimaera and a 1999 Land Rover Discovery 2. I also have 3 non-Rover v8 powered forms of transport, a 2003 Range Rover Vogue, 1995 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign and lastly a 1977 BMW 633 CSI coupe.
Anyway, just thought I would say a quick hi and introduce myself to the forums.
Thanks,
Al
Collected my first P6B yesterday, 04/1976 compliance NZ CKD built 3500 auto in "French Blue".
It's going to be an ongoing restoration project as it's in a bit of a state at the moment but is structurally sound with very little rust found from current investigations, (as with all projects I'm waiting till i get it stripped down before i breathe a full sigh of relief at lack of metal worm).
Mechanically it has had an engine swap at some stage in the past and is running a later slightly bored out balanced Range Rover 355 numbered lump (so i'm told - again i'll wait till i've pulled it apart before i'm sure of exactly what has been done to it) with a high torque cam and the trans apparently has a Jag valve block in it.
The interior looks like a large Rotweiler has had a fit in there, and the paint has quite definately seen better days but both of those are thankfully quite easly fixable. It'll need a new bonnet as it's quite badly bent out of shape and i think one of the front outer wings will need to be replaced as it's looking a bit rotten.
Spec wise it has a cloth interior that will be swapped out as quickly as possible for something that looks less likely to give you rabies, PAS, aircon, roof mounted antenna etc.
It has joined 2 other Rover v8 powered occupants in my garage, a 1998 TVR Chimaera and a 1999 Land Rover Discovery 2. I also have 3 non-Rover v8 powered forms of transport, a 2003 Range Rover Vogue, 1995 Jaguar XJ6 Sovereign and lastly a 1977 BMW 633 CSI coupe.
Anyway, just thought I would say a quick hi and introduce myself to the forums.
Thanks,
Al