1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

Post by Marc-827-Vitesse » Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:07 pm

My Rover 3500 is out of hibernation again! Started like a champ! Got to love the sound of a V8! B)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHDCqPLNEpE

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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

Post by scoobyh123 » Thu Mar 11, 2021 7:17 pm

Marc-827-Vitesse wrote:
Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:07 pm
My Rover 3500 is out of hibernation again! Started like a champ! Got to love the sound of a V8! B)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHDCqPLNEpE

;) :
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Awesome Marc! :mrgreen:

Brings back memories! :wink: :D
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

Post by Marc-827-Vitesse » Fri Mar 12, 2021 5:41 pm

Nice to hear you like it! ;)
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

Post by Lodein » Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:14 pm

Ah the sound of a 5 / 6 / 8 / 10 or 12 Cylinders is magic

A friend came this afternoon with is new Tesla 3 Dual Motors Performance, and I tried it, it goes very fast, had a good handling but it misses the sound of a good motors

Just for "pleasure", my Audi 5 cylinders :
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/k2rEVkOvXy7Ytm579Tt

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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

Post by scoobyh123 » Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:40 pm

Lodein wrote:
Fri Mar 12, 2021 6:14 pm
Ah the sound of a 5 / 6 / 8 / 10 or 12 Cylinders is magic

A friend came this afternoon with is new Tesla 3 Dual Motors Performance, and I tried it, it goes very fast, had a good handling but it misses the sound of a good motors

Just for "pleasure", my Audi 5 cylinders :
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/k2rEVkOvXy7Ytm579Tt

Lodein
Thanks Stephan - that also brings back memories! Only ever had one Audi, the 100 CD5E with the 2.2 K-Jetronic 5-pot. Nice car and from a time when Audi still made good cars.

Just to join in and it's somewhat restrained but still a bit more vocal than when it left the factory, my Volvo after changing the back-box :

https://youtu.be/WIXdqf1GHaU?t=1

Somewhere i have another video of my 827 on open pipes, that's L-O-U-D!!!!! :shock: :lol:
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

Post by Marc-827-Vitesse » Sun Mar 14, 2021 8:25 am

Oh wow that Audi sounds lovely!

The sun visors looked tatty and had torn sadly:
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I had some material left from the work on my headlining so work started:
First removed the old clotch:
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Masking:
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Sprayed on the gcloth glue:
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Making to size and using a spoon to make it fit:
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Then i used quick drying glue to glue the edges:
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Not the result of a profesional but i am well chuffed:
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Post by scoobyh123 » Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:06 pm

Great work there Marc! The "not the work of a professional" as you put it gives them character as if they have never been damaged, just grown older gracefully.

One question though - is that a nice piece of wood inside the visors?
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Post by Lodein » Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:00 pm

Good job Marc.

I was very surprise when I saw mine in the 827 Sterling, clearly the sun visor with fabrics in one side and plastic in the other is very cheap.

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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

Post by Marc-827-Vitesse » Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:47 pm

@ Dave: Thank you. I agree. Like old houses. ;)
No it is the old foam/artificial material that changed colour over the years. Looks like wood i agree. :)

@ Lodein: Thank you! :) Yes indeed it could be better but then again, most cars did not have fabric at all.
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

Post by Marc-827-Vitesse » Sun Mar 21, 2021 10:29 pm

Continued the work on my Rover SD1! Last year i did a lot of welding but i noticed one last spot that i left alone then. Now that is tackled as wel. It was a rust spot in the left rear foot well. Not as bad as the front foot wells but it needed doing.
Lets start!
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The hole:
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The plug:
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Rust removal:
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Hole seen from the bottom and prepared for welding:
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Made a new plate:
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And there you go:
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Rust preventive primer:
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After drying i applied seam sealer:
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Normal primer over the sealer so i can add some colour:
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Colour:
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Now it can sit and dry. After this i can reassemble the interior. All the welding is now finished!!! I will install body stone chip spray on the underside on the place were i welded.

Then i started on the next project. I noticed some surface rust on the inside of the rear bootlid. Lets go!
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Removed the rust:
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Rust preventive primer:
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Normal primer:
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Colour:
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Clear coat:
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Then i cleaned the inside of the tailgate, the wiring and the licence plate lights (replace those bulbs as well). I also sprayed the connections for a good connection.
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Then i put some cavity wax in the tailgate to preserve it all and assembeled it all with new screws:
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The Rover SD1 is getting better every time i think! :)
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

Post by scoobyh123 » Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:12 pm

It'll soon be better than when it left the factory Marc! :wink: :D
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

Post by Lodein » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:47 am

Again a very good job Marc, your Rover SD1 is lucky, it is in good hands

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Post by Marc-827-Vitesse » Mon Mar 22, 2021 7:36 pm

Thank you Dave! Very kind. :) ;) :D

Thanks Lodein for the compliment! i do my best. :)
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

Post by Marc-827-Vitesse » Sat Mar 27, 2021 11:44 pm

I did not quite finish the welding. I found some mior spots that needed attending. These were formed because of the larger hole i fixed last time. Wate/moist got in and did its thing. No matter, cleaned and welded in new steel:
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After welding:
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Rust preventive primer:
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Bodyschutz over the last repair and the one made today:
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Black stone chip spray:
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And the inside:
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Now i finished welding! :)

Now another project that bothered me for a while. When i bought the SD1 i did some work on the scuttle pannel but it was not realy a nice job. And now i wanted to have a better result. Also, the scuttle pannel had formed some surface rust.
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Cleaned and prepped everything and covered the Rover:
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Rust preventive primer:
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Normal primer:
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Then applied colour coat in a way it would blend in the old paint:
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Then i applied 2K clear coat from a spray can. Nice result with a deep shine i think:
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Because i had some clear coat left and you cant save it after activating i decided to attend to some other things as well. In the past i tried to make the rear right and front right door look better. I used 1K clear to finish but that did not hold well. Lost shine and cracked after some years. Forst removed the old work and applied primers:
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Result after colour blend and 2K clear coat:
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Also on the left rear quarter i tried some work when i bought the car but not with great result. Now re did it all and with better result i say:
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.

Post by scoobyh123 » Sun Mar 28, 2021 2:07 am

In the nicest way Marc, you never cease to amaze me. Just when i think you've done one fantastic bit of work, you come along with an even better thing! Keep it up, i enjoy being amazed like that! :wink: :D
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