Mileage milestone this evening - and it's in for some major surgery this week.

Tourist · 20th November 2023, 23:10

Hello all,

I noticed that my trusty 75 tourer was due to pass a mileage milestone today so I stopped at the side of the road and took a photo:

(Ignore the MPG figure)

Only about another 101,000 miles until it joins the moon club, but I'm enhancing its chances of getting there by having a major bit of welding done this Wednesday. I'd spotted a scab on the sill some time ago and should have done something about it as when I got round to giving it a poke with a screwdriver, it turned out to be quite bad! The water has clearly got under the underseal and rotted it over time. Thankfully the jacking point is still intact and will be getting a proper clean and coating of rust-proofing before being covered up again:

I have cut the rear sill out of a scrap MGZT-T so hopefully my welding guy will be able to do a good job.

The other jacking points and sills will all be getting a very thorough injection of wax as well!

I'll post a pic once it's been repaired :-)

xsport · 21st November 2023, 00:06

Shes not run in yet !!! Plenty of life left in the old girl yet ...

20th November 2023, 23:10	#1
Tourist Loves to post 2004 Rover 75 Tourer CDTi Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Fulbourn, Cambridge Posts: 431 Thanks: 105 Thanked 123 Times in 101 Posts	Mileage milestone this evening - and it's in for some major surgery this week. Hello all, I noticed that my trusty 75 tourer was due to pass a mileage milestone today so I stopped at the side of the road and took a photo: (Ignore the MPG figure) Only about another 101,000 miles until it joins the moon club, but I'm enhancing its chances of getting there by having a major bit of welding done this Wednesday. I'd spotted a scab on the sill some time ago and should have done something about it as when I got round to giving it a poke with a screwdriver, it turned out to be quite bad! The water has clearly got under the underseal and rotted it over time. Thankfully the jacking point is still intact and will be getting a proper clean and coating of rust-proofing before being covered up again: I have cut the rear sill out of a scrap MGZT-T so hopefully my welding guy will be able to do a good job. The other jacking points and sills will all be getting a very thorough injection of wax as well! I'll post a pic once it's been repaired :-)

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21st November 2023, 00:06	#2
xsport Posted a thing or two rover 75 club se Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Leicester Posts: 1,414 Thanks: 358 Thanked 419 Times in 310 Posts	Shes not run in yet !!! Plenty of life left in the old girl yet ...