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3rd October 2020, 07:02 | #21 |
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75 Tourer Automatic conn, 75 Saloon Automatic Conn, The Monograme Spice Tourer Join Date: Jun 2014
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I have just done the wifes saloon,
subframe £165 New Top arms £65 each from stock bottom arms £38 each new HT bolts for arms times 8 from stock £1.75 each from stock All stock items are items I have bought when new on offer: this was the total cost of parts for replacing the rear subframe last month It should be noted that the springs, shocks, backplates, calipers, discs, pads, shoes, cables, pipes and hoses had been done at the begining of lockdown as part of normal preventative maintainance. when doing the work I notices the fuel tank strap will need to be replaced doing it this month cost £64 new hope this information helps Re rust convertors after application and either washing the acid off with large amounts of water or waiting the prescribed time the metal treated then needs to be primed then painted. you should then realy protect your item with wax to protect it from wear and tear. remember to reapply the wax proctection to the under side of the car every three or four years. Alan |
4th October 2020, 05:17 | #22 |
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75 Tourer Automatic conn, 75 Saloon Automatic Conn, The Monograme Spice Tourer Join Date: Jun 2014
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Third time lucky for trying to leave a post on this: I have movet Roxy cat from undre my arms at the Key board. so I now cant blame her.
Beautiful: before I retired subframes and chassis from project cars were fully stripped and sent away to the shot blasters when they came back the were inspected for dammage and that dammage was repaired. in the case of classic chassis we usualy added mounting plates for seat belts so the cars were safer to drive with a driver restraint system. We then shotblast the areas we had worked on before sending the part to the galvanizers to be galvanized upon return all threaded parts had taps or dies run up them to clean the threads then all new bushes were pressed into the finnished part if the part was to be painted this would happen before any further work would continue once the part was fully assembled ready to go back to where it came from it was treated with cavity wax and self healing pannel wax on the surfaces that were exposed. we would re wax the under side of a car every three to four years. it is at times like this I wish I had kept the photographs and not sent them with the finished car back to their owner. We were very lucky being close to the old ship yards on the River Clyde there were shops that could Pickle and Galvanize parts up to 25 feet long and the bath was ten feet deep this ment there was not much we worked on that they could not treat for us. It is so nice to see members doing a home job to such high standards I have to confess the last subframe I replaced was just a new part wax treated. when I come to do the spice tourer I will buy new frames but send them For shot blasting and Galvanizing before painting then treating with wax prior to fitting. I know its over kill But I am hoping this car when finished will be better than it was when it rolled off the production line. in 2004. Keep up the good work everybody. I find it very sad that our cars are dissappering so quickly from the roads. I can never understand why people are happy to spend £300+ every month for over 40 years to have their new car on the drive when if they were to kook after one car properly from new they would never reach the level of expenditure they do on their modern euro box. and they would own a classic car. Not only that but the natural resorces required to build a car and the pollution generated would be greatly reduced. thus doing your bit to save the planet. Great Photographs guys keep up the good work. Alan |
5th October 2020, 05:03 | #23 | |
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Rover 75 CDTi Saloon & Citroen C1 Join Date: Jun 2016
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From a 75 to an 100hp, boy you will wonder whats hit you! We had one a few years ago, the most uncomfortable car we have ever had. We sold it in less that 12 months because the ride was shocking! Imagine driving a car with no suspension, and even that would be more comfortable! Quite a lively little car, but horrible ride. Oh I forgot to mention, trying to keep it in one lane on the motorway was nigh on impossible. Even at 70 it required both hands on the wheel, gripping tight and fighting to keep it in one lane.
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Rover 75 2.0 CDTi (131Ps) Conn SE Saloon. (Manual) 160 Remap, cruise control, electric window blind, temp gauge, Real walnut / ZT interior, FBH with GSM control. BORN Tuesday, 5th October 2004 @ 12:35:52 This vehicle was the 104,679th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 3,318th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 4,744 This vehicle was the 12,440th 75 in Starlight Silver (code: MBB) to be made out of 14,280 Starlight Silver 75s Last edited by Mike Trident; 5th October 2020 at 05:08.. |
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