1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.
Excellent work on the steering wheel Marc! It's something i'm planning on my Sterling, it was originally beige but with age, wear and dirt isn't looking as nice as it used to.
Great transformation from grey to beige on yours and looks really good in your car!
Great transformation from grey to beige on yours and looks really good in your car!
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.
Thank you very much! I am sure you will het around to do yours. It is really satisfing.
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You're welcome Marc, as the old English expression goes, credit where credit is due!
Nothing to do with finances these days (although i suspect the origins of the phrase were in finance somewhere) but a phrase to indicate the praise/comments etc are deserved for a good job done.
I've just remembered, i have a later black steering wheel in the shed (i think) so i could fit that as a temporary measure and do the original wheel over the course of a few days.
Still got to do the other upper wishbone bushes (vast improvement on the drivers side one i've done) but i've been doing a few odd jobs on my Sterling recently, a replacement stereo (something i thought i'd never do but the old one got too problematical) and something i've wanted to do for a while, a custom radiator grille :
Maybe not to everyones tastes but i like it and it fits with the theme i have in mind for the car.
Nothing to do with finances these days (although i suspect the origins of the phrase were in finance somewhere) but a phrase to indicate the praise/comments etc are deserved for a good job done.
I've just remembered, i have a later black steering wheel in the shed (i think) so i could fit that as a temporary measure and do the original wheel over the course of a few days.
Still got to do the other upper wishbone bushes (vast improvement on the drivers side one i've done) but i've been doing a few odd jobs on my Sterling recently, a replacement stereo (something i thought i'd never do but the old one got too problematical) and something i've wanted to do for a while, a custom radiator grille :
Maybe not to everyones tastes but i like it and it fits with the theme i have in mind for the car.
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.
Thanks again. Very kind. Hey that grill does suit the car nicelly!
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Thanks Marc, much appreciated!
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.
Looks alright that - BMW inspired, but horizontal.
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Thanks Adrian, no BMW inspiration at all though. More a case of horizontal slats giving a visually wider appearance than vertical slats and i can honestly say, it could be considered a Rover "parts bin special".
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.
New oil and oil filter for the Rover SD1. Also, the oil sensor was leaking so try to find a new one but no luck. I got lucky at a car parts store with a matching plug. So that leak is fixed now.
New plug:
Gave it a wash today as well. First wash of 2020:
New plug:
Gave it a wash today as well. First wash of 2020:
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Very nice and good news on the plug for the sensor hole!
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Thanks Dave!
Today (8-4-2020) the MOT was passed with no advisories! Another two years of certified motoring for the old beasty.
Today (8-4-2020) the MOT was passed with no advisories! Another two years of certified motoring for the old beasty.
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Congrats on the pass Marc!
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Well done for the MOT pass, such a nice looking car.
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Cheers guys!!
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Re: 1982 Rover 3500 V8 Vanden Plas automatic.
I was asked by a magazine to write a few words about my Rover cars. They uploaded it on the digital page:
[www.octanemagazine.nl]
(you can use Google Translate if you want to read it!)
[www.octanemagazine.nl]
(you can use Google Translate if you want to read it!)
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1982 Rover 3500 Vanden Plas.
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Same comments as for your 827 thread Marc, excellent stuff!
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