As posted in new members, I have probably ill advisedly purchased a 75 P6 3500 V8, in almost fully functional condition.
This mainly stems from a couple of recent old car outings which prompted me to go looking for something british that's a bit scruffy but driveable to hack about in. After looking at Austin, Morris, Humber on the listings (english fords are too expensive, and anyway I already have a broken one of them) I moved onto Rover, at which point I found something that fitted the description and also took care of a vague desire to own a V8 before they are completely banned.
After starting with a good clean and getting rid of the accumulated crap in the boot and footwells, time to start with getting the car to start when instructed.
The choke not working quite as it should be, which led to removal of the glove boxes and incredibly badly installed stereo in the centre console, to remove the basically completely stuffed choke cable. Fortunately found exactly the correct cable in a parts bin, complete with warning switch still fitted, and after some tightening of screws on the carbs to stop the mechanism jamming it's about ready to reassemble.
Sadly the previous stereo installer seems to have had no regard for decades old plastic and has done things up until they break, so the centre console is looking a bit sad but the upside is that I won't feel too bad chonking a couple of large holes to mount front speakers, the back will have to be box ones mounted to the parcel shelf. Just because you're driving a rough old beater of car, doesn't mean you can't have music....
No doubt more to come, as I uncover more sins of the past, fixing other people's terrible unfinished projects seems to be my life now.
The main thing I need to keep reminding myself is that this is sort of an interim car to get me out and about, and not to get too attached.
This mainly stems from a couple of recent old car outings which prompted me to go looking for something british that's a bit scruffy but driveable to hack about in. After looking at Austin, Morris, Humber on the listings (english fords are too expensive, and anyway I already have a broken one of them) I moved onto Rover, at which point I found something that fitted the description and also took care of a vague desire to own a V8 before they are completely banned.
After starting with a good clean and getting rid of the accumulated crap in the boot and footwells, time to start with getting the car to start when instructed.
The choke not working quite as it should be, which led to removal of the glove boxes and incredibly badly installed stereo in the centre console, to remove the basically completely stuffed choke cable. Fortunately found exactly the correct cable in a parts bin, complete with warning switch still fitted, and after some tightening of screws on the carbs to stop the mechanism jamming it's about ready to reassemble.
Sadly the previous stereo installer seems to have had no regard for decades old plastic and has done things up until they break, so the centre console is looking a bit sad but the upside is that I won't feel too bad chonking a couple of large holes to mount front speakers, the back will have to be box ones mounted to the parcel shelf. Just because you're driving a rough old beater of car, doesn't mean you can't have music....
No doubt more to come, as I uncover more sins of the past, fixing other people's terrible unfinished projects seems to be my life now.
The main thing I need to keep reminding myself is that this is sort of an interim car to get me out and about, and not to get too attached.
