Rover Sports Register Forum

John, Luli is right, there is no need to remove the gearbox. I’d assumed you were intending to since your original post related to the gear remote etc. However, I realise that allowing it to float freely was simply to prevent damage during the engine removal. Personally, I’d take them out together a...

Wayne, I’d be very surprised if anyone had a spare crank, con rods and main bearing to fit your car so I’d suggest you will need to look at re-using the ones you have. It seems odd that your late Father had the engine re-bored but didn’t get the crank ground and bearings re-metalled at the same time...

John, Aside from the four bolts holding the remote, there are two more on the metal hoop holding the gearbox freewheel unit down onto the rubber mounting. I cannot recall if the aluminium bracket under the rubber mounting has additional bolts but, if so, they will also need removing so that the rubb...

Mark, Good to hear you are working on the car again and encouraging for me to get back to doing mine! I've written about this before, but I cannot stress how important it is to drain the old fuel from a car that hasn't been used for a while and put in some fresh petrol. This will have a huge impact ...

Hi Len, Re gear changing; you are correct that on all changes, up and down, you must double-de-clutch. However, it is only necessary to rev the engine in neutral when changing down. Having revved the engine in neutral you wait until the revs start dying away and then slip it into the lower gear. The...

Mike, If you have a leaking axle oil seal the brake shoes may be contaminated. I had mine reclined by Saftek at Cleckheaton, who dispatched them back almost by return. That was some years ago of course! Worth telling them that the shoes are for a car with rod operated brakes so they use the most app...

Len, I used Evo Stick to do my P2 but I couldn’t say if it was the best glue for the job, only that it worked for me. Fortunately I had a tin of the solvent based contact adhesive as I’ve found that some of the non solvent or water based versions don’t work very well. My Tourer has wooden running bo...

Hi Ian, Great to see some pictures of your car. It certainly is looking very ship shape as, I must say, is your garage. Makes me feel inclined to have a tidy up! The present task with my P2 is sorting the wiring and putting the dashboard back in, although I’ve got a bit side tracked sorting out the ...

Hi Ian, The only thought I have is that the rivet is there to hold or locate the tunnel carpet in place. The squares of leather may just be to add some strength to the rivet through the rubber so it doesn’t pull through. What is on the outside? I’d almost expect there to be a stud of some kind, whic...

Hi Rob, Thanks for posting these pictures. It’s all looking pretty good to me and seeing your lovely car is encouraging me to get on with jobs left to do to my P2 Saloon. I went through the pictures before reading your post and had to go back to them to see what you meant about alignment, so it’s pr...