F153 Project Website

[SimonR]

I've just posted a new section on my website, dedicated to the work that is currently underway on F153. Take a look around and see what I've been up to for the last couple of weekends.

I'd also like to thank all those who've helped me along the way. You know who you are and your help is most appreciated :cool:

It's a bit rough and ready because it was written in the evenings after the work took place. I'll probably tidy it up a bit in the near future!

Click here (http://pages.zoom.co.uk/wonkeydonkey/F153JUE/F153JUE.htm)

Let me know what you think...

[MGTurbo]

Very good. Give me a shout when you want the spraywork and stuff doing that we discussed at the BL rally unless plans have changed.

Gareth

[Landcrab1800]

If you really want to get your hair standing on end then I have an Excel spreadsheet that keeps a record of your expenditure and totals up the cost.

Would upload it but its an .xls so can not. Can email it if you wish

Cheers

Gordon

[SimonR]

Eek, I don't dare total it up at the moment! Still, it's not as expensive as buying a new Rover 25 and I also feel rather good in the knowledge that when the project is complete I'll have basically replaced/reseated every part of the car, and set it up just how I like it.

Just wait until I start on the bodywork ;)

[MGTurbo]

I see you've taken to ignoring what i've said just like everyone else..

Gareth

[SimonR]

Gareth! Chill dude! :)

I'm not ignoring you, not at all. Thanks for your help and advice so far and I may well take you up on that offer of front door repair.

Right now I am considering the possibility of fitting later Maestro front doors for two reasons: 1) I know where I can find some immaculate ones and 2) the speaker appetures are larger and can therefore accommodate larger speakers.

At this very moment and for a little while longer I'm stressing about putting the finishing touches to the mechanicals, such as new rear dampers, hubs, handbreak cable and fueltank, rather than what to do about the bodywork.

As I said above many thanks to those people who have given me advice/help so far on this matter, and you can definately count yourself as one of them.

[MGTurbo]

1) I know where I can find some immaculate ones and 2) the speaker appetures are larger and can therefore accommodate larger speakers.

The door pressing didn't change, they fitted a spacer ring on earlier models for 4 inch speakers and deleted it later when 5 1/4 inch speakers were fitted as standard. My 84 Maestro had 6 inch speakers fitted in the standard hole..

Gareth

[hornmeister2000]

Originally posted by Landcrab1800
If you really want to get your hair standing on end then I have an Excel spreadsheet that keeps a record of your expenditure and totals up the cost.

Would upload it but its an .xls so can not. Can email it if you wish

Cheers

Gordon

I would be very interested to see this! Could you email it to neil (at) croftonpark.fsworld.co.uk

[hornmeister2000]

Your site says there are problems with the sills but I haven't found any more info. This is something I'm keen to learn about at the moment - what have you done about them? I've been told that they're always a problem because of moisture building up in the door post and having no-where to escape. I am thinking of getting new complete sills (if available still) and filling the post with waxoyl, although my garage reckons this could be a problem because that's where the seatbelt lives. Have you done anything about your yet?

[SimonR]

Well, the bodywork is yet to be started but I have bought a few panels:

2x front wings
2x Rear wing repair panels
2x sills

Although the sills are pretty good on F153, I'm going to get a mutt's nuts job done and get the old ones cut out and new ones put back in, with rustproofing of course.

I think that the only way to do it is to get access to the internal metal surfaces and coat them in waxoyl....

Sills are not that expensive either as far as I know.

[hornmeister2000]

Did you get them from Rover? I've heard of a company that makes "sill skins" which I guess is not the same. I'm after a mutts nuts job too. My mechanic thinks I'm mad but never mind! Sills will come off, waxoyl inside the post, then I think drill a small hole in the post and spray waxoyl down into that section of the sill. Could get messy!

[SimonR]

Yay! She works!

I had already driven 80 miles before I came to the conclusion that the new carb I was using was damaged which was confirmed by the local garage who couldn't set the mixture/CO correctly.

This afternoon I put the old carb back on and the change was instant - no more cutting out, quick starting, no rough accelleration etc.

You would not believe the difference in sound either - you can hardly hear the engine at all and with the new suspension dampers and bushes the ride is amazing.

I'm really going to enjoy the 500 mile run in period!

[Simon]

Excellent Site, well done and thanks for the mention! The first few hundred miles or so are always going to be a bit tricky, mine were spent mainly doing up coolant hoses that I hadn't done up tightly enough in the first place!

I love the yellow oil filler cap.:D