I was born in 1956. My father had the rover 100. We travelled all over Ireland in it. When I was 14 years old. My father let me drive it along the beach. I could hardly see over the wheel lol. It brings me back to the good old day's. So I hope you get it sorted. Good luck with it. ..
A small suggestion from an old bloke on the use of the starting handle : if you put your thumb around the end of the handle, as your mate does, one day it will kick backwards and that thumb will be broken/dislocated.
I love the old P4 'Auntie' Rovers, I used to drive a 1955 P4 90 Flat front wings in a lovely shade of RAF blue with a mint dark blue leather interior about 40 years ago, It was my daily driver and never let me down, It was non overdrive and had the freewheel on the gearbox which was a bit of a novelty! I sold it back then for £500 which was a good price at the time, I so wish i still had it as it had so much charm and the vintage straight cut 1st gear was sublime!
You sound like an old friend who had the same. Some naughty boys stole it one night and crashed it into a tree 12 foot of the ground, the motor still started up with the fan stuck in the radiator. Freewheel , 600 15's, viking ship on the copper hubcap centres, I had a PABX Vauxhall. Good times.
You are such a valuable humble, hard working and good-spirited man. Your values are in the right place no doubt. I wish you all the best in life, marriage, family and health. Sending my best from Santa Fe, New Mexico USA
Put the battery back in its rightful place under the rear seat because have it where it is now the heat of the exhaust will melt the battery. Plus it will be easy to work on the starter motor.
Love this series, When I was little here in Australia my dad had a couple of these, one was the early "Cyclops" version.. Dad isn't with us anymore, but this brought back some memories :)
Man, my heart really went out to you for this one. Such a valiant effort. I really like this old Rover. I hope she gets back on the road. Looking forward to part 3! Top work 🫡👏🏼
Hi Ben, the Tube suggested your video and thank the Lord of Rusty Chod that it did. What a superb video. You seem to be a UK Vice Grip Garage and I love it. I’ve shared your channel on Facebook and suggest other people do the same as your channel is criminally undersubscribed. Love the Rover and I’m off to browse your back catalogue. Keep up the brilliant work 👍
I love the fact you have a Summit Racing banner in your shop. I live about an hour from their headquarters, warehouse and store (Summit County Ohio, USA)
Got a neighbour who has one of these under a tarpaulin and been sitting on his drive with an old Range Rover and an old BMW. I wished he were like you and got them on the road. They are all wrapped up.
Back in 1965 I owned a 1957 black Rover75 what a fabulous car she was with red leather upholstery. I paid £75 for it, my wage was £5 per week. And I got 4 gallons of petrol for £1.
Very wise to just put it aside and come back another day. Gives you time to think. Many, many cars had cartridge oil filters, maybe all of them, before the introduction of spin on types. There is probably a conversion kit for it like on my Austin A60. I am surprised you have never come across one before. As you have said, the wiring is a nightmare on this car so top marks for getting it to work as well as it does. I am eagerly awaiting part 3 and I am sure your gritty and witty skills will save the day, and Aunty too. 👍
1st time watching, totaly fascinated. I came from an era when all the dads in the streets on Sun would have their cars on ramps repairing cars for Monday work. Modern cars are designed to deter self help with sealed electronics. Have subbed.
I’m from the same tradition. Born 1960. Dad’s fixed things. I maintain that tradition and my grandsons are learning from me. Alas, most young guys who courted my daughters over the last 10-15 years, none are handy in the old sense. Their fathers didn’t receive training and so in a single generation, almost nobody now can inspect, understand, diagnose and fix electromechanical issues in machinery.
Old school in Australia, tip a container of table pepper into the radiator while motor is running, no pepper? tip a raw egg into the radiator, it will do the same thing, stop leaks in the cooling system. ( it works ! ) leave the motor running for about 20 minutes after treatment. ( pepper is best, fixed my truck, and didn't leak for 4 years after adding pepper, then sold the truck.
The rover brought me to this channel and what a great channel it is.bin binge watching most of it over the last couple of weeks,the scimitar,both the mercs the van,the ambassador and panhard.all brilliant,watch mondeo next and allegro i think.your doing great,look forward to episode 3.👍
Ben, I can’t tell you how much I’m enjoying your channel. And wow what an enormous amount of work you’re putting into this car. All I can say is thanks for bringing us all along for the highs and the lows! Oh and you really should have an address for fans of the channel to send you stuff through the post! Superb channel! Keep up the good work!👍🇬🇧
Love P4s, my Mum drove us around in hers when we were little kids, she had Land-Rover tyres on the back axle so she could tow her horse trailer across fields.
Hello. I've just found your channel and love it. That SU carb needs attention though. If you take that intake pipe off, try to lift the piston with your finger. It's probably stuck in the dash pot by drit. Also don't be putting too much oil in the top..that's just a damper. Looking forward to episode 3.
Brilliant Ben …good decision to down tools at this stage. Looking forward to Part 3. Love what you do it’s so watchable … don’t ever say you would go on the telly… it would ruin you!! Enjoy Bruges 🍺
My dad's mechanic had one of these from the late 1970's in Australia. Which even back then, they were very rare. Four snapped bolts in an engine and old water pumps providing lot's of fun not.
Hi Ben. I’m sort of in the new brake shoes camp. I have often got away with reusing soaked shoes, but I have ( just once) also experienced a liner separating from the shoe, wedging up inside the drum and locking the wheel solid at speed. I was lucky all it cost me was a flat spot on what was a brand new tyre. I put it in the boot and kept it as a spare. I may have forgotten to mention it to the guy that bought the car and was very impressed with all the tread on the spare, a few months later. Oops! If the lining is riveted on, it wouldn’t cost me a thought, but bonded ones are not good, once soaked.
Loved these two videos! I admire your positive thinking and perseverance despite the niggles. It’s not that she doesn’t want to go back on the road, she’s just trying to tell you about the things that still need fixing. It’s all going to be worth it.
So glad your sticking with it for a further episode! Would much rather see a 3rd episode where you can take a bit more time to get her running right. Very much enjoy your content, keep up the great work.
Carbide scrapers are absolutely game changing when it comes to prepping surfaces! ( check out my 66 mustang that we converted to rhd and it now has a nissan titan v8 with a supercharger)
Grease the threads on pulled. There’s a brand of puller called “posi-lock” they have an outside cage that keeps the arms together- you’ll love it. NAPA carries it
i have owned a 90 and a hundred , of course any sixty year old car must need repairs , but this car will be a lot cheaper to repair than a modern car ! most modern cars have few rebuildable parts ! when pulling the water pump shaft , maybe drill into the centre of the shaft , to pivot the puller thread ?
I spent the first 40 odd years of my life driving/repairing old knackered cars because I hadn’t funds for decent newer cars and they sure can drive you to the limit but I just love the challenge of problem finding and sorting them out. I bought an unfinished kit car a few years ago that looked really good when I bought it but by the lord I was wrong and it took me 3 or 4 years to get it to pass its IVA but what fun 8 had doing it lol
What a video Ben, so much effort and hard work,I felt your frustration, I so glad there is going to be a part 3, to see the rover driving on the road is going to be brilliant, enjoy your break away,you deserve it,looking forward to the next car,take care.
Good Evening Ben. You are Amasing. What you have achieved for this Beautiful English Classic vehicle, very Well done you. I really do take my Hat off to You for such Determination and True Grit to get this Beauty up and running. I really did Enjoy and Admire your Engineering and Technical Skills and problem solving. Old Engines and old Mechanicals are not easy to work out the solution and find what is wrong. I know Ben, You my Friend will get this Incredible vehicle running as smooth as a knife through butter. You will be driving this Beauty down the road. This was one of your Best and Detailed video's that i thoroughly Enjoyed. Big respect and I Salute You Ben. Jonathan.
Just a suggestion on broken bolts. If they break flush or if like in 3 of the 4 you are dealing with… in the past I’ve Welded a Nut onto them… the heat does most of the work but I’ve been successful with all broken bolts. Failing that you’d be better with a Stillson on what’s left of the bolt. That old Girl is coming along fine. Wish I had it here in the States.. I’m from Lancaster originally… left in 1987 and never looked back. Great Videos Mate… onward and upward. Nigel
i watch you for the cars and your good self and how you sort the little problems they throw you, who cares how long the vids are when the content is as fantastic as yours, keep up the fantastic work you legend
You have done a great job on this old stubborn Rover. Can’t wait to see it on the road. It would also be great to see you drive it to Solihull. 👍👍👍 great channel.
The fastest way to kill a couple of hours on a Friday evening - Essential viewing for all us tinkerers out there. So much better with bumpers. WIthout, looks like an old dude in a skirt. Love your old school welder mate round the corner - The sound of his welding is music to my ears as it takes me ages of adjustment to get that smoothness. Reminds me of a guy I used to know called 'Arc-eye Dave' - Never asked why.
Absolutely agree about “the nip”. Especially with cork gaskets. With modern, uniform composite materials, rubber gaskets can work well with specific torque settings, but old fashioned cork and paper ones are better by feel. Cork will also compress and may need an extra nip, after a few heat cycles. But, as a natural material, that may not happen, or may happen by different amounts in different places, so only experienced nipping can hope to keep that oil tight.
The spider was a female wolf spider that was a medium sized one they can get to body length of about 1 1/2 inches or bigger I had one in my garden shed back in the eighties and me my dad and brother would feed it daily and it grew massive did have a poleroid picture we sent with it when it died to the natural history museum but we never heard back but it was massive we called it Fred , keep up with the great work , shame that we can't build cars like this any more
It's hard to believe but in the 1970's the P4 was a very common sight on the banger racing circuit, so we spent years wrecking them! now all I want to se is them being restored, and I think this one should get a full on restoration, if I had the money and a workshop I would love to take it on, hopefully someone watching this feels the same, we should made these old motors great again.
My wife's dad had one of these! Fantastic job, thoroughly enjoyed that - that horrible moment when the impeller casting broke - ouch, we've all been there! UGH! - oh and what is the music at around 1 hour thirty? Lovely!
Lived in winsford in the early sixties and seventies as a child, oulton park was a big part of my life as we lived nr over hall, my Saturday job was for wheelers scrap yard Wharton , I now live nr where you picked up the Austin , mid wales, enjoying the channel a lot And the rover is very interesting. I had a p5 b not long after I passed my test in the late seventies early eighties
Looking forward to ep3, having just put a 13 year off the road car back on the road, I know how all these little issues can slow you down. As said, get it running so you can confidently jump in a go out for the day.
A thing about the fuel line. We had a rover 90 for a while and it did exactly the same thing that happening to you 100. My old man took the drain plug of the fuel tank and the petrol gushed out then stopped. The culprit was a peice of paper towel, where some service station attendant had wiped around the filler cap and a peice of towel went down the hole. Dad fished it out with a peice of wire, and problem solved. Check it out!!
In 1970 I was in the army and had a ten year old Auntie. Land rovers from that period had a lot of parts which were inter changeable. You could try parts and see.
You did a good decide to wait before this Lady will back on the road , and you will defiantly succeed to get this car running ! Love your channel so much and watch every episode !! Having a great weekend in Brugge !!!!
Copper tube an a pipe bender , any shape you like ,just add a couple of short hoses an bobs your uncle, MGs run solid heater pipe across the top of the rocker cover too , great channel, your living my dream that I only manage part time , no matter what these old timers throw ,you can't get a better sense of satisfaction , if only I could show you my victor f type restoration,, your resurrections look like new compared 😅, keep up the good work an your videos are never too long 👍
Brilliant work again Ben, huge turnaround for this old auntie. Sorry you didn’t manage out for a road trip but now we get a third helping! Have a great time in Brugge & can’t wait to learn what the new lfd is!
the dash pot on an SU or stronberg carb is the accelerator pump. It ideally needs engine oil in there. I had the same issue with a mini engine in the middle of Wales one rainy night and got it going by dribbling oil off the dipstick into the dashpot.
Ah! Poor Aunty in the naughty corner. When you get back, check the points. I’m betting they’re burnt again. If so, try a new condenser. Or, if there’s none there, fit one. The oil filter is a pretty normal BMC/Perkins type. You need to fish the old top seal out of the groove before fitting the new one. If you try to fit it with two top seals, the oil pressure can pop the seal out, dumping all the oil out on the ground. A very expensive Perkins 4.236, recently rebuilt, taught me that one. Somehow my fault that the owner kept driving with the red light on and the warning buzzer screaming, until it stopped, half a mile from home. People need to understand that a red light means stop, switch it off and get someone who’s not incompetent to look at it.
Bro. We are really rooting that you get that old girl running. You're dealing with technology from a different epoch. And it's a big old brute too. Can't be easy lugging that thing around. But you will succeed. I'm sure of it. Looking forward to part 3. 🙏👍
Excellent.... a third episode. (You'll match Back to the Future 😂) But like the first episode, what a joy and an education this video is. Please keep making them. And let us [your viewers] know how, when & where the Rover will be sold. I for one would love to own that classic.
Love it. These are great cars. Engineered out of pig iron, blocks of brass and sturdily bolted together. Just unfortunate that this ones been taken apart with a crow-bar and the loom's been replaced with candy shoe-laces. She'll come around.
mate you are what made us what we are. don’t stop. I’m 56 , & still learning. You legend. thank you for your content. I’m from Wiltshire, but if I ever wonted a machine that’s you. . all the best Nick
I did exactly the same trying to pull off the cast impeller on old Series Land Rover water pump a few years ago. At that point I gave up trying to refurbish the old pump and bought a new one. It was Britpart or similar so not that expensive.
Love the progress. Im kind of pleased there will be an episode 3. I reckon theres crap from the tank in that carbs jet. I'd be checking that first for the fuel starving issue. The problem only appeared after you tried driving it and stirred up the tank.
I was born in 1956. My father had the rover 100. We travelled all over Ireland in it. When I was 14 years old. My father let me drive it along the beach. I could hardly see over the wheel lol. It brings me back to the good old day's. So I hope you get it sorted. Good luck with it.
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A small suggestion from an old bloke on the use of the starting handle : if you put your thumb around the end of the handle, as your mate does, one day it will kick backwards and that thumb will be broken/dislocated.
Episode 3 woohoo! That’s music to my ears. You are a legend.
I love the old P4 'Auntie' Rovers, I used to drive a 1955 P4 90 Flat front wings in a lovely shade of RAF blue with a mint dark blue leather interior about 40 years ago, It was my daily driver and never let me down, It was non overdrive and had the freewheel on the gearbox which was a bit of a novelty! I sold it back then for £500 which was a good price at the time, I so wish i still had it as it had so much charm and the vintage straight cut 1st gear was sublime!
To SCOTTY.
Sounds SUBLIME, the iconic P4, and in RAF blue, with dark blue interior!
You sound like an old friend who had the same. Some naughty boys stole it one night and crashed it into a tree 12 foot of the ground, the motor still started up with the fan stuck in the radiator. Freewheel , 600 15's, viking ship on the copper hubcap centres, I had a PABX Vauxhall. Good times.
Another great effort, Ben. You must have the patience of a saint.
I'm sure everyone is looking forward to episode 3. I know I am 🙂👍
1962: UK..Use Whitworth Spanners and 26 TPI threads on fasteners....BA on electrics.
You are such a valuable humble, hard working and good-spirited man. Your values are in the right place no doubt. I wish you all the best in life, marriage, family and health. Sending my best from Santa Fe, New Mexico USA
Seconded. I’m an old Englishman too and I so agree with you regarding Ben.
You’ve either got the drive & the values or you don’t.
Ben does.
Put the battery back in its rightful place under the rear seat because have it where it is now the heat of the exhaust will melt the battery. Plus it will be easy to work on the starter motor.
Iv got one of these in this weekend and im just blown away with how majestic they are !! Old school really is the best school !!!!
Love this series, When I was little here in Australia my dad had a couple of these, one was the early "Cyclops" version.. Dad isn't with us anymore, but this brought back some memories :)
To Josieladybird.
Wow! CYCLOPS! One of the most iconic versions!
much better than the tele ona friday night, roll on episode 3
Loving the P100 episodes as much as the Panhard - these cars have so much character as do you Ben !! Thanks for the great entertainment 👍
Man, my heart really went out to you for this one. Such a valiant effort. I really like this old Rover. I hope she gets back on the road. Looking forward to part 3! Top work 🫡👏🏼
Hi Ben, the Tube suggested your video and thank the Lord of Rusty Chod that it did. What a superb video. You seem to be a UK Vice Grip Garage and I love it. I’ve shared your channel on Facebook and suggest other people do the same as your channel is criminally undersubscribed. Love the Rover and I’m off to browse your back catalogue. Keep up the brilliant work 👍
What an ACE accomplishment. Well done for sheer bloody determination 😊
I love the fact you have a Summit Racing banner in your shop. I live about an hour from their headquarters, warehouse and store (Summit County Ohio, USA)
Very jealous! I have used them a lot for my truck parts etc
Really enjoyed 1&2 , you have put a lot of work into that old rover , your nearly there , good luck from Ireland 🇮🇪
Got a neighbour who has one of these under a tarpaulin and been sitting on his drive with an old Range Rover and an old BMW. I wished he were like you and got them on the road. They are all wrapped up.
probably rotten by now , the damp stays under the tarp !
Great video, very enjoyable! Having the luxury of the hydraulic lift certainly makes life alot easier than crawling around on the ground. 🙂❤👍
Rover P4's deserve to be loved. They really do!
I'm so pleased you are doing a third episode 😊 I so want to see her back on the road. Hope you and your good lady have a great time in Brugge 😊
Back in 1965 I owned a 1957 black Rover75 what a fabulous car she was with red leather upholstery. I paid £75 for it, my wage was £5 per week. And I got 4 gallons of petrol for £1.
I've been waiting for this one to drop... Tasty Classics and a take away, what a way to finish off a Friday!
Perfect haha!
Very wise to just put it aside and come back another day. Gives you time to think. Many, many cars had cartridge oil filters, maybe all of them, before the introduction of spin on types. There is probably a conversion kit for it like on my Austin A60. I am surprised you have never come across one before. As you have said, the wiring is a nightmare on this car so top marks for getting it to work as well as it does. I am eagerly awaiting part 3 and I am sure your gritty and witty skills will save the day, and Aunty too. 👍
My dad had two of them in the early seventies
1st time watching, totaly fascinated. I came from an era when all the dads in the streets on Sun would have their cars on ramps repairing cars for Monday work. Modern cars are designed to deter self help with sealed electronics. Have subbed.
I’m from the same tradition. Born 1960. Dad’s fixed things. I maintain that tradition and my grandsons are learning from me.
Alas, most young guys who courted my daughters over the last 10-15 years, none are handy in the old sense. Their fathers didn’t receive training and so in a single generation, almost nobody now can inspect, understand, diagnose and fix electromechanical issues in machinery.
Old school in Australia, tip a container of table pepper into the radiator while motor is running, no pepper? tip a raw egg into the radiator, it will do the same thing, stop leaks in the cooling system. ( it works ! ) leave the motor running for about 20 minutes after treatment. ( pepper is best, fixed my truck, and didn't leak for 4 years after adding pepper, then sold the truck.
Thoroughly enjoyed the 2nd episode Ben. I’m glad we are getting a 3rd. Thank you 😊
Well done with that wiring mate, spaghetti Bolognese. change the dashpot oil on the SU carb or the needle won't go up if the oil is shot and thick.
looking forward to episode 3 nice to see old cars brought back to life well done
It's in surprisingly good condition 😁
These have floating brake cylinders I believe, so need to move freely not bolted tight to back plate.
The ones in the rear, yes :)
Thanks for the tip !
The rover brought me to this channel and what a great channel it is.bin binge watching most of it over the last couple of weeks,the scimitar,both the mercs the van,the ambassador and panhard.all brilliant,watch mondeo next and allegro i think.your doing great,look forward to episode 3.👍
Those wipers look well designed. If you can reload new rubber blades to the existing wiper arms, it’ll look & function perfectly well.
Ben, I can’t tell you how much I’m enjoying your channel. And wow what an enormous amount of work you’re putting into this car. All I can say is thanks for bringing us all along for the highs and the lows! Oh and you really should have an address for fans of the channel to send you stuff through the post! Superb channel! Keep up the good work!👍🇬🇧
I’m happy there will be a part 3 of this. Lovely car and I’m sure you’ll get a road trip in this soon.
Love P4s, my Mum drove us around in hers when we were little kids, she had Land-Rover tyres on the back axle so she could tow her horse trailer across fields.
Hello. I've just found your channel and love it. That SU carb needs attention though. If you take that intake pipe off, try to lift the piston with your finger. It's probably stuck in the dash pot by drit. Also don't be putting too much oil in the top..that's just a damper. Looking forward to episode 3.
1 years ago today i found ben on 17k subs doing the mini ,what a differance a year makes keep it real ben hope this vid isnt one of his short ones
Brilliant Ben …good decision to down tools at this stage. Looking forward to Part 3. Love what you do it’s so watchable … don’t ever say you would go on the telly… it would ruin you!! Enjoy Bruges 🍺
My dad's mechanic had one of these from the late 1970's in Australia. Which even back then, they were very rare. Four snapped bolts in an engine and old water pumps providing lot's of fun not.
Hi Ben.
I’m sort of in the new brake shoes camp. I have often got away with reusing soaked shoes, but I have ( just once) also experienced a liner separating from the shoe, wedging up inside the drum and locking the wheel solid at speed.
I was lucky all it cost me was a flat spot on what was a brand new tyre.
I put it in the boot and kept it as a spare. I may have forgotten to mention it to the guy that bought the car and was very impressed with all the tread on the spare, a few months later. Oops!
If the lining is riveted on, it wouldn’t cost me a thought, but bonded ones are not good, once soaked.
That's a very fair point and one I'll mention!
Loved these two videos! I admire your positive thinking and perseverance despite the niggles. It’s not that she doesn’t want to go back on the road, she’s just trying to tell you about the things that still need fixing. It’s all going to be worth it.
I had a 1954 P4 Rover 60, it was the only one out of A P6, Cortina, SD1, and a chevette, that started in the 1980's big freeze, I loved it!
So glad your sticking with it for a further episode! Would much rather see a 3rd episode where you can take a bit more time to get her running right. Very much enjoy your content, keep up the great work.
Carbide scrapers are absolutely game changing when it comes to prepping surfaces! ( check out my 66 mustang that we converted to rhd and it now has a nissan titan v8 with a supercharger)
With all the things going wrong, one after the other, I'm amazed no spanners were flying across the workshop Ben! Looking forward to the next episode.
At 38:33 .... a HUB NUT sticker!!! Nice.
Bloody hell well spotted 👍
Amazing episodes here, we asked 1000 auto parts, "Will there be an episode 3" Resounding YES!!!!
Grease the threads on pulled. There’s a brand of puller called “posi-lock” they have an outside cage that keeps the arms together- you’ll love it. NAPA carries it
i have owned a 90 and a hundred , of course any sixty year old car must need repairs , but this car will be a lot cheaper to repair than a modern car ! most modern cars have few rebuildable parts ! when pulling the water pump shaft , maybe drill into the centre of the shaft , to pivot the puller thread ?
I spent the first 40 odd years of my life driving/repairing old knackered cars because I hadn’t funds for decent newer cars and they sure can drive you to the limit but I just love the challenge of problem finding and sorting them out. I bought an unfinished kit car a few years ago that looked really good when I bought it but by the lord I was wrong and it took me 3 or 4 years to get it to pass its IVA but what fun 8 had doing it lol
My uncle had one that has the viking on the top,like a mascot ,it was a solid old car,no rust.
What a video Ben, so much effort and hard work,I felt your frustration, I so glad there is going to be a part 3, to see the rover driving on the road is going to be brilliant, enjoy your break away,you deserve it,looking forward to the next car,take care.
Good Evening Ben. You are Amasing. What you have achieved for this Beautiful English Classic vehicle, very Well done you. I really do take my Hat off to You for such Determination and True Grit to get this Beauty up and running. I really did Enjoy and Admire your Engineering and Technical Skills and problem solving. Old Engines and old Mechanicals are not easy to work out the solution and find what is wrong. I know Ben, You my Friend will get this Incredible vehicle running as smooth as a knife through butter. You will be driving this Beauty down the road. This was one of your Best and Detailed video's that i thoroughly Enjoyed. Big respect and I Salute You Ben. Jonathan.
I'm amazed how you sorted wiring, it certainly looked as though someone had been there before.
Just a suggestion on broken bolts. If they break flush or if like in 3 of the 4 you are dealing with… in the past I’ve Welded a Nut onto them… the heat does most of the work but I’ve been successful with all broken bolts. Failing that you’d be better with a Stillson on what’s left of the bolt. That old Girl is coming along fine. Wish I had it here in the States.. I’m from Lancaster originally… left in 1987 and never looked back. Great Videos Mate… onward and upward. Nigel
Episode 3, yeah !!!
The Rover is testing your patience for sure.
Fab viewing, loving what you have done so far on it Ben.
i watch you for the cars and your good self and how you sort the little problems they throw you, who cares how long the vids are when the content is as fantastic as yours, keep up the fantastic work you legend
Don't feel to bad mate. This is reality when you work on an old car. Enjoyed the vid. Looking forward to it being on the road
You have done a great job on this old stubborn Rover. Can’t wait to see it on the road. It would also be great to see you drive it to Solihull. 👍👍👍 great channel.
The fastest way to kill a couple of hours on a Friday evening - Essential viewing for all us tinkerers out there. So much better with bumpers. WIthout, looks like an old dude in a skirt. Love your old school welder mate round the corner - The sound of his welding is music to my ears as it takes me ages of adjustment to get that smoothness. Reminds me of a guy I used to know called 'Arc-eye Dave' - Never asked why.
Another great long episode, and the section with the plastic razor blade really made me chuckle. Looking forward to episode 3.
Absolutely agree about “the nip”. Especially with cork gaskets. With modern, uniform composite materials, rubber gaskets can work well with specific torque settings, but old fashioned cork and paper ones are better by feel. Cork will also compress and may need an extra nip, after a few heat cycles. But, as a natural material, that may not happen, or may happen by different amounts in different places, so only experienced nipping can hope to keep that oil tight.
The spider was a female wolf spider that was a medium sized one they can get to body length of about 1 1/2 inches or bigger I had one in my garden shed back in the eighties and me my dad and brother would feed it daily and it grew massive did have a poleroid picture we sent with it when it died to the natural history museum but we never heard back but it was massive we called it Fred , keep up with the great work , shame that we can't build cars like this any more
Love the dialogue,that’s what makes your videos so enjoyable,weldone🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧
It's hard to believe but in the 1970's the P4 was a very common sight on the banger racing circuit, so we spent years wrecking them! now all I want to se is them being restored, and I think this one should get a full on restoration, if I had the money and a workshop I would love to take it on, hopefully someone watching this feels the same, we should made these old motors great again.
Good effort Ben the old rover is fighting you all the way hopefully you get it driving on the road in episode three , good luck 👍
Mate know one can say you are not putting 100% effort into getting this old girl back on the road love the content keep going you will sort her 😊
My wife's dad had one of these! Fantastic job, thoroughly enjoyed that - that horrible moment when the impeller casting broke - ouch, we've all been there! UGH! - oh and what is the music at around 1 hour thirty? Lovely!
Lived in winsford in the early sixties and seventies as a child, oulton park was a big part of my life as we lived nr over hall, my Saturday job was for wheelers scrap yard Wharton , I now live nr where you picked up the Austin , mid wales, enjoying the channel a lot
And the rover is very interesting. I had a p5 b not long after I passed my test in the late seventies early eighties
Looking forward to ep3, having just put a 13 year off the road car back on the road, I know how all these little issues can slow you down. As said, get it running so you can confidently jump in a go out for the day.
It was great to see you do The old rover up. Even if it might not as you said not like to go back on The road. Looking forward to episode 3😊
At least you got great access to get to those bolts, I had the same problem on my Daimler V8250 but with little or no access.
A thing about the fuel line. We had a rover 90 for a while and it did exactly the same thing that happening to you 100. My old man took the drain plug of the fuel tank and the petrol gushed out then stopped. The culprit was a peice of paper towel, where some service station attendant had wiped around the filler cap and a peice of towel went down the hole. Dad fished it out with a peice of wire, and problem solved. Check it out!!
In 1970 I was in the army and had a ten year old Auntie. Land rovers from that period had a lot of parts which were inter changeable. You could try parts and see.
You did a good decide to wait before this Lady will back on the road , and you will defiantly succeed to get this car running ! Love your channel so much and watch every episode !! Having a great weekend in Brugge !!!!
Another great video! And can't wait for part 3. You made the right decision you don't have to rush things take your take and we'll be here to whatch!
Copper tube an a pipe bender , any shape you like ,just add a couple of short hoses an bobs your uncle, MGs run solid heater pipe across the top of the rocker cover too , great channel, your living my dream that I only manage part time , no matter what these old timers throw ,you can't get a better sense of satisfaction , if only I could show you my victor f type restoration,, your resurrections look like new compared 😅, keep up the good work an your videos are never too long 👍
Brilliant work again Ben, huge turnaround for this old auntie. Sorry you didn’t manage out for a road trip but now we get a third helping! Have a great time in Brugge & can’t wait to learn what the new lfd is!
Welding without googles (58:40), obviously the cataracts are thick enough to provide protection.
Those rubber snakes were a popular child’s toy in the early 1970’s
Well done Ben getting this far with the Rover 2) looking forward to the next one
The cars the same age as me 😊
Love this big rover fan have had two p6 would love a p4 a lovely
Absolutely brilliant. So enjoyed this. I have an old MG Midget with a similar problem so this taught me a lot. Can't wait for episode 3.🏎️👍😃
the dash pot on an SU or stronberg carb is the accelerator pump. It ideally needs engine oil in there. I had the same issue with a mini engine in the middle of Wales one rainy night and got it going by dribbling oil off the dipstick into the dashpot.
It cleaned up really nicely,good job mate,nice car
Love this or who else was shouting at the screen it’s an ignition problem. LOL. This man never gives up I tip my hat to you sir
Ah! Poor Aunty in the naughty corner.
When you get back, check the points. I’m betting they’re burnt again. If so, try a new condenser. Or, if there’s none there, fit one.
The oil filter is a pretty normal BMC/Perkins type. You need to fish the old top seal out of the groove before fitting the new one. If you try to fit it with two top seals, the oil pressure can pop the seal out, dumping all the oil out on the ground. A very expensive Perkins 4.236, recently rebuilt, taught me that one. Somehow my fault that the owner kept driving with the red light on and the warning buzzer screaming, until it stopped, half a mile from home.
People need to understand that a red light means stop, switch it off and get someone who’s not incompetent to look at it.
The UK Company Accu has in stock all imperial thread bolts, nuts fasteners etc if that's of any use to you.
Bro. We are really rooting that you get that old girl running. You're dealing with technology from a different epoch. And it's a big old brute too. Can't be easy lugging that thing around. But you will succeed. I'm sure of it. Looking forward to part 3. 🙏👍
Well that's Friday night sorted! I hope it's HOURS long
Absolute joy to watch from start to finish. Thanks so much for doing what you do. Well done fella!
Excellent.... a third episode. (You'll match Back to the Future 😂)
But like the first episode, what a joy and an education this video is. Please keep making them. And let us [your viewers] know how, when & where the Rover will be sold. I for one would love to own that classic.
Love it. These are great cars. Engineered out of pig iron, blocks of brass and sturdily bolted together. Just unfortunate that this ones been taken apart with a crow-bar and the loom's been replaced with candy shoe-laces. She'll come around.
Dont worry, you have one of the best car channel there is here on RUclips 👍 keep them coming Ben 😊
Excellent thread your very patient, very interesting looking forward to the next one..
mate you are what made us what we are. don’t stop. I’m 56 , & still learning. You legend. thank you for your content. I’m from Wiltshire, but if I ever wonted a machine that’s you. . all the best Nick
Awesome video, Ben can't wait for part 3. Try a electric wholesaler for wiring needs.
I did exactly the same trying to pull off the cast impeller on old Series Land Rover water pump a few years ago. At that point I gave up trying to refurbish the old pump and bought a new one. It was Britpart or similar so not that expensive.
Love the progress. Im kind of pleased there will be an episode 3.
I reckon theres crap from the tank in that carbs jet. I'd be checking that first for the fuel starving issue. The problem only appeared after you tried driving it and stirred up the tank.