Well, if someone fancied a decent project I suspect it would be worth a closer look before bidding. They only made 150 of those with petrol engines, apparently, so you won't be tripping over too many at the supermarket!
Also, according to the museum place that lists the spec, the Westminsters all came with Grey leather so either that has had an interior swap (but wood trim retained) or it was optioned somehow. Is there a way of getting a build sheet from the VIN for these cars?
Welcome to the other side 😀
Many people arrive pissed off but you'll soon recover!
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The wood looks about right, certainly. Although strange things were possible in 2002.
Edit: if you click on the HD button and zoom in using the scrollwheel while you're looking at the rear 3/4 pic on a big monitor.... the badge says Westminster. Good spot, Robbo!
Sadly, although it has the speaker on the dash and should have the same upgraded-beyond-vogue sound system as an SE, it seems to have an aftermarket head unit.
I'm strangely drawn to that!
Not that I have the time, money or space... but how much is a realistic estimate?
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You mean March of course 😀
But yes, pics would be great!
It could be that your injector rail pressure is too low and your gas injectors are going above 100% duty cycle to meet demand. This is adjusted by tweaking the reducer - but of course it'll mean re-mapping throughout the range.
The reason for low pressure could be the reducer failing or just that it was poorly set up in the first place.
You really can't spot the performance difference on a well set up multipoint LPG system. Also, it doesn't matter how much power your engine makes - it's the amount of fuel it burns. As you know, that's quite a different perspective on the Rover V8 ;)
I don't know about Marty's availability but if anyone can handle the trek to Yorkshire... we could host some driveway maintenance shenanigans outside my house. The garage is full of crap but there's power, light and my neighbour is a total petrol head so he won't mind.
What tools would we need?
Would this be enough of an excuse to buy a baby compressor? :)
Hmm, maybe we need a "Spring Camp" with Radius Arm Bushes on the agenda!
Very very nice! congratulations :)
Is that the original gear knob?
It sounds like you have a similar issue to me, in that your door ajar micro-switch isn't working in one or more door locks. Marty is shooting for confirmation with the Nanocom.
Be careful not to lock yourself out as I did - the car will sense the key in the ignition but won't sense the door closing so it's possible to push the doorpins down by mistake and shut the door without the doorpins popping back up. Ker-lunk. Pause. AHHHHHHH :)
Dunno about the EAS, sorry.
RightO chaps! :)
I'll get wiggling the propshafts and see if it's there. Now you've mentioned UJs I'm wondering if the slight V8 thrum that I've noticed recently is actually nothing to do with the engine...
Happy New Year folks :)
After replacing lots of steering parts, there's still quite a lot going on under The Duchess.
There's creaking from the back, which I suspect is brake related, but there's also some nastly clunking noises from the front (I'm pretty sure) which seem to be related to moving and/or changing between forward and reverse. If you spin the wheel lock to lock while stationary the steering is silent. There has to be weight on the wheels to get the car to make these noises, I've had some trusted people probe with bars and they can't find any movement.
The only suggestion so far has been "Hockey Sticks" which I take to mean front radius arm bushes - is that correct?
Here's a super high quality video of The Duchess looking filthy in her winter plumage (and her Ladyship looking worried) you can hear the triple clunk at the very start of the video, at 10s, 18s and 25s.
Let me know the good news! :)
Looking great! I think you'll find what you need at the local gunsmiths - anyone used to dealing with English guns will be able to help out...
Looking very sharp - and nice photos too!!
Merry Christmas all - I'm certainly heading towards merry right now :)
Good point. I did take it off again to re-align the down pipe away from the belt... I'll check it again now for witness marks.
That's the one :)
OK - it's done! Topped up with coolant and I even re-fixed the cruise control into the bargain. For a Special Needs mechanic, I'm chuffed!
The new top hose is on, but I didn't bother with the hose to the thermostat, it looked like hard work/jacking the car up. I re-used the original pipe without disconnecting it from the thermostat. Let's see how long it is before that comes back to bite me....
ROFL - it's a breather pipe! No wonder I couldn't find where it ran to :)