Recent content by norseman

Only had one experience with AutoDoc & it will not be repeated :( Ordered a transmission service kit for my old 5 series but the filter wasn't correct & when I tried to get AD to replace the item they refused due the filter being 'part of a kit' The incorrectly supplied part was only realised...

Interesting read. As you are probably aware structural corrosion is the biggest killer of LR products, the Classic is certainly no exception so the condition of the shell is your starting point. I suggest you do your homework re. the likely cost of restoration vs value of the vehicle once up to...

My guess would be '71 as the BL markings(?) wouldn't be on a '81 as LR ltd. came into being in 1978, but then the 101 FC didn't exist in '71 o_O Either way the engine's condition would appear to place it in the 'boat anchor' category.

A liner problem is easy to diagnose, but hopefully that is not your problem as the condition is terminal. If you have a slipping liner the engine will be quiet when cold but as it starts to warm a distinct metallic tap (at piston speed not valve gear, which is half that) will be clearly audible.

I wouldn't bother too much about timing marks, except as a guide with a timing light, as the correct setting for a new engine may not be so after years of wear 'n tear. If ever I feel the need to alter the timing on my 3.5efi I do it the old fashioned way. Running on your chosen grade of petrol...

Depending on how you rate originality the 6 vent slot spoiler was introduced in Oct. '89 & this is the only version that I assume is still available new. An '89 prior to that month should have the earlier 4 slot version, which in turn superseded the original plain lower edge. Sorry if that's...

I replaced mine a few years ago but can't remember the thread details, sorry. What amused me is that the makers handbook states that the spoiler can be removed to protect it from possible damage when driving off-road .. that may be the case when the car is brand new but LR marketing are having a...

You have my sympathy, the driver's door mechanism failed on my RRC two years ago & refused to open from either outside or inside. The central locking worked ok but that was that. A much younger/slimmer indie. climbed in from the passenger side & took the car away for repair. It turned out the...

Interesting project. I owned a Lightweight years ago, a (now) rare 2A & remember it was a different driving experience to a standard 88/109, examples of which I've also owned & I didn't really take to it .. but that's just me. Good luck with the progress.

Although I have never ventured into EAS ownership my experience of metal suspension mirrors your own; in 61 years of motoring I've suffered just one leaf spring failure & two of coils .. neither vehicle was a LR product.

I don't understand why you have chosen to use the term belittle as I never intended anything of the sort .. I'm sure my post concluded with the phrase 'no offence guys' but perhaps you missed that? When it comes to headlights I was referring to the first pic of a cab, the one with slanted...

Not really, the only time I ever did a brim-to-brim was on a 600+ mile road trip in my current 3.5efi auto that is factory standard when it comes to engine/drivetrain & wheels/tyres. When it comes to general motoring I just put E5 in when the gauge drops below half a tank, if I worried about...

Wrong generation of cab(s) Google Metrocab & no the classic does not have headlamps like that o_O

Did well to squeeze a straight 6 in there, did they 'modify' the bulkhead? With R&D money being short I would have thought Rover would have at least experimented with the later version of the P5 engine which was producing as much power/torque as the Buick lump, although it was a heavy unit so...

I found the above posts interesting & will add my own experience(s) On the subject of subbing out; back in 2000 I met such a contractor who was attending to P38 4.6 V8's at a time when LR main stealers were still dealing with warranty claims, for what turned out to be a slipped liner, as a...