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Post by 3ne2nr on May 6, 2014 1:54:41 GMT
Hi , currently living in Houston Texas USA came from Trinidad & Tobago .Just bought a !966 P5 mark 3 with 31,000 milesthe caris in pretty good condition for its age ,the engine is locked up, the wood paneling needs redoing ,the leather seats is ,carpet and all rubber around doors and all glass needs redoing and finally no keys .Will post pics soon
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on May 6, 2014 5:16:03 GMT
Hi , currently living in Houston Texas USA came from Trinidad & Tobago .Just bought a !966 P5 mark 3 with 31,000 milesthe caris in pretty good condition for its age ,the engine is locked up, the wood paneling needs redoing ,the leather seats is ,carpet and all rubber around doors and all glass needs redoing and finally no keys .Will post pics soon Hi Peter welcome to the forum it sound like you have a few things to do on the MK3 to keep you busy  |
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Post by GlennR on May 6, 2014 6:20:01 GMT
Hi , currently living in Houston Texas USA came from Trinidad & Tobago .Just bought a !966 P5 mark 3 with 31,000 milesthe caris in pretty good condition for its age ,the engine is locked up, the wood paneling needs redoing ,the leather seats is ,carpet and all rubber around doors and all glass needs redoing and finally no keys .Will post pics soon Welcome to the forum ;)We had an owner from Trinidad & Tobago, who owned a P5 with a locked engine who appeared in the Take Five hagazine?? Any connection??? |
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Post by Warwick on May 7, 2014 6:19:25 GMT
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Post by GlennR on May 7, 2014 7:38:04 GMT
Well done Warwick |
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Post by 3ne2nr on May 7, 2014 12:46:10 GMT
no thats not me but Im in the same position with a locked up engine. What strange is that the car only has 31,000 mls ,I am also looking for all the rubber pieces for the car ( doors ,windshields, lights , quaterpanel by the rear doors ) left tail light lenses all 3 pieces ,left front turn signal lense any help on this will be greatly appricated .Thanks guys
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Post by 3ne2nr on May 7, 2014 12:50:49 GMT
will post some pics soon
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2014 18:30:35 GMT
Houston, we may have a problem...
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Post by Warwick on May 8, 2014 3:42:18 GMT
no thats not me but Im in the same position with a locked up engine. What strange is that the car only has 31,000 mls ,I am also looking for all the rubber pieces for the car ( doors ,windshields, lights , quaterpanel by the rear doors ) left tail light lenses all 3 pieces ,left front turn signal lense any help on this will be greatly appricated .Thanks guys I thought it might be the same car though - somehow. First of all you need to introduce yourself to Dirk Burrowes - (Mr. Rover America) roverp5.proboards.com/user/273www.roveramerica.comDirk can introduce you to Kent Kinard who, if my memory services me correctly, resides in Texas and has P5s. Dirk can also set you up on Eric Russell's North American Rovernet which he runs out of Canada. Then after you've been in touch with Dirk and taken advice on US parts sources, have a look at Scott's site in Australia. www.scottsoldautorubber.com.au/Rover%20P5%20P5B%203litre%203.5litre.htmDavid Green in the UK www.davidgreen-p5.co.uk/and JRW in the UK www.jrwadhams.co.uk/index.aspAnd then browse eBay and set up some automatic searches. New old stock items like light lenses turn up in the UK from time to time. Good luck. Looks like a lot of work ahead of you. If it's a Texan car, you'll probably have the same problems we have down here. Not too much rust, but the rubber, plastic, leather and woodwork destroyed by the sun. |
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Post by 3ne2nr on May 10, 2014 8:23:59 GMT
Thanks for all the help and info guys already got in touch with Dirk and hoping to meet any other Texas resident thats on the forums.Well lets get to work  |
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Post by Warwick on May 12, 2014 3:21:11 GMT
Thanks for all the help and info guys already got in touch with Dirk and hoping to meet any other Texas resident thats on the forums.Well lets get to work Dirk will know where everyone is, but he doesn't visit the forum regularly these days. David, Ken, and Gordon are regulars but in California, Minnesota, and Virginia respectively. You'll find them here easily. (Actually I think Gordon's car may have been a Texan at one point in it's life.) |
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Post by dmaxwell on May 12, 2014 23:23:14 GMT
Though I've never used them, Kip Motors, www.kipmotor.com does list Rover P5s as cars they have parts for. They are near Dallas, if I remember right. David California |
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Post by djm16 on May 13, 2014 2:33:03 GMT
Welcome to he club. I also have a 3 litre, the Mk II.
Before you get to replacing rubber bits you might want to work on the mechancials a bit. The bits you mention are the penguins on the iceberg.
If you are lucky the siezed engine may free up with diesel in the bores and gentle tapping of the pistons with a wooden mallet. If not then you are in for a lengthy engine overhaul.
Next would be the brakes. Everything from the MC to the shoes and calipers needs to come off and be overhauled.
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Post by 3ne2nr on May 15, 2014 0:34:27 GMT
Great Great news The engine broke free today after a week of soaking in a mixture of Marvel Mystery Oil and Transmission fluid .So let the fun begin  |
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