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| Member Posts: 29  | bought my 100 over a year ago with the intention of doing an engine swap. after a long time out of the country im finally in a position to make some progress. rover 100 Kensington. picked up from London and drove to hull on around £18 of petrol. 2 days later then engine gave up. pretty certain it was hgf.  the body was perfect when I got it but after so long sat unwashed on the drive its starting to rust on the arches. bought a full gta interior to fit so stripped the original interior to find this  looking good so far... ant then...  that will be getting welded in the very near future. 130mph clocks in with original mileage changed into them. need to wire in for rev counter but engine only went in last week so had no time.  out with the old engine (completely blocked up with k seal)  in with the new 67k mgf vvc. no known history of it so just going to see how I get on before changing gaskets etc.  some parts acquired from the scrappy. dipstick etc. didn't think of getting a normal one until I tried to close the bonnet and the rear oil filler was trying to poke through it  some wellers to fit once ive got some spacers. these were for sale but no one was interested so decided to keep them  next to fit is the front and rear arbs  discs, pads, fluids, gaskets and filters should be here tomorrow. now I just need to source a suitable exhaust and probably a load of other things which will become apparent at the most inconvenient time. | ||
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| Member Posts: 29 | front and rear rods chopped. after a mishap and taking too much off the first rod I decided to cut them all the same length. so 14mm off all corners. got some individualising valves but 2 didn't fit so bodged the ones from the connecting pipes.   refitted, expecting to be able to drive it to be pumped up when I take it for an mot...  can the units be removed, pumped up and then refitted or do they need to be pumped up when already fitted? going to need some spacers for the front so that the wheels don't catch on the brakes.. well, so that the wheels even fit at all. new loom to be ordered soon. exhaust to be ordered in 2 weeks. couple of small bits to do then hopefully ready for mot | ||
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| Member Posts: 29 | ill do that thanks mate. need to collect the pump yet. looking forward to taking all of the units off again -.- fitted front arb today so now that's both front and rear fitted. didnt fancy getting too dirty today so tidied up the bumpers abit. did botch in about 45 minutes. halfway through the rear.  10 minutes later.  | ||
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| Member Posts: 29 | after pulling out the 2 sets of interior to make it easier to level out the height of the car I found a small rust bubble. gave it a tap with a screw driver to see if it sounded hollow and it went straight through. some more tapping and I ended up with this.  another small patch that will require welding. still nowhere near as bad as I expected overall. after my initial slip up with the first rear rod, cutting about 14 mm off, I decided to just do the same all round and see how it ended up.  not as much ground clearance as I expected but im planning on making up an aluminium plate to cover the underneath.  how it was sat with 2 full interiors in and slightly uneven ground. most of the heavier stuff was on the drivers side, took it all out to take the majority of it to the tip and looks a lot better now. | ||
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| Member Posts: 29 | after pulling out the 2 sets of interior to make it easier to level out the height of the car I found a small rust bubble. gave it a tap with a screw driver to see if it sounded hollow and it went straight through. some more tapping and I ended up with this. another small patch that will require welding. still nowhere near as bad as I expected overall. after my initial slip up with the first rear rod, cutting about 14 mm off, I decided to just do the same all round and see how it ended up. not as much ground clearance as I expected but im planning on making up an aluminium plate to cover the underneath. how it was sat with 2 full interiors in and slightly uneven ground. most of the heavier stuff was on the drivers side, took it all out to take the majority of it to the tip and looks a lot better now. | ||
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| Member Posts: 29 | thanks, its took long enough and cost a lot more than I initially wanted to spend  ive got the spoiler in the garage, just need to give it a paint. is it just a case of drilling through the boot and then using the screws and some sealant? | ||
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