Two Weeks To Save This British Classic! A Gorgeous 1962 Rover P4 100 2.6 Straight 6
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- čas přidán 1. 02. 2024
- We get through all the headaches and more! Bodywork, brakes, lights, engine, even rebuilding and welding the waterpump and sorting the alternator conversion! Can we get her on the road for the first time in years?!
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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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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.
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.
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 🙂👍
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 !!!!
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.
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.
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
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!
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!!!!
Two fuses? Luxury! If the seats are leather, some beeswax would make a nice sheen and smell.
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 😊
Well that's Friday night sorted! I hope it's HOURS long
You can just feel the quality of that car over the video. This is when the Brits could build a solid bit of engineering. Not sure if these rovers exported well?!?!.
Quite a few went to Oz and South Africa. I think some went to US, because if you watch the 1986 film Tough guys with Kirk Douglas and Burt Douglas, you will see a wrecked P4 in the background on some waste land.
I would change the condenser capacitor too? A lot of your symptoms show classic signs of condenser failure.
I thought the same right at the start today, when you said burnt points 😲
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 !
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
Longer the better on these vids
Absolutely I enjoy doing them much more!
Its compulsive viewing isnt it. I had never watched a video for more than 15 minutes until I found tasty Classics
@@jonathanwebb8307 there great ain’t they watch so many car rebuilds now I love it 🤙🏻
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.
Great effort I admire your ability to not swear when it goes wrong I would have been 😂 looking forward to another episode with this stubborn old girl.
My uncle had one that has the viking on the top,like a mascot ,it was a solid old car,no rust.
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.
1962: UK..Use Whitworth Spanners and 26 TPI threads on fasteners....BA on electrics.
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. 🙏👍
Great video, very enjoyable! Having the luxury of the hydraulic lift certainly makes life alot easier than crawling around on the ground. 🙂❤👍
Really enjoyed 1&2 , you have put a lot of work into that old rover , your nearly there , good luck from Ireland 🇮🇪
Sorry I laughed till I cried when you told us about your snake frights.
My Uncle John Moody drove a rover that looked a lot like this one here in Australia back in the 60's.
No problem 👍🏻, we get a third instalment 😊 ! You tried, it fought you all the way saying I need more time parts and money 😂 👍🏻
Looking forward to the third instalment 👍🏻
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. 👍
Loving the P100 episodes as much as the Panhard - these cars have so much character as do you Ben !! Thanks for the great entertainment 👍
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
Those rubber snakes were a popular child’s toy in the early 1970’s
you better finish it or ive just wasted two hours of my life😂 absolutely loved every minute of it , Thanks.
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.
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!👍🇬🇧
Wooow.....what a car it have became 👌.... greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
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.
Good luck for episode 3, I feel your pain on this one 👍
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 !
Thoroughly enjoyed and looking forward to part 3!
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
Watched all this and its still not finished, thanks, kids crying now (I have no kids) it's me, I'm crying 🤣🤣 such ashame. Seems like it's so close! Looking forward to Ep.3 👌
Another fantastic video! Can't wait for part 3!
Love the dialogue,that’s what makes your videos so enjoyable,weldone🙏🙏🇬🇧🇬🇧
You have the patience of the Gods Love it, you’ll get there!
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.
Ah great video really enjoyed it , but a road trip really makes it class , so looking forward to part 3 . Have a great trip
Another great long episode, and the section with the plastic razor blade really made me chuckle. Looking forward to episode 3.
Absolute joy to watch from start to finish. Thanks so much for doing what you do. Well done fella!
Great episode, enjoy the break, hope the Rover gets sorted eventually
fantastic video very helpful every p4 owner would love this.
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!
great episode I love your style and humour, I know i would have spat my dummy out well before this point but I am heartened to know that you are going for a third episode, thanks for a great channel
Rover P4's deserve to be loved. They really do!
Disappointed by the ending? Not a bit of it. Now we get to see more on that beautiful car. I know your heroic efforts will prevail. Hope you enjoy(ed) Bruges - a wonderful city.
Hey if there’s a part 3, I’m happy!
Love what you do and I hope your channel grows and grows !
Petrol has had time to loosen up the deal in the bottom of the tank
Excellent, looking forward to part 3 :)
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 🫡👏🏼
Love it. Fabulous work and the video was mega. Can’t wait until we get episode 3. Come on Rover you can do it !!
Found your channel the other day. It's brilliant, best viewing in a long time. Eagerly awaiting part 3 😁👍
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 ?
Well done big chap. As always, A joy to watch. Thank you.
great video rover needs to live again well done
Ben the snakes are to prevent mice I’ve heard of the trick old school
Nice workshop man....I wish I had one like yours. 👍
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.
This is a fascinating project, this beautiful car fights you all the way Ben! You will get there. Looking forward to your trip.
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.🏎️👍😃
Hi Ben, I'm always amazed and thrilled to bits when you get these motors running again.
Another great entertaining video, well done!
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.
Excellent thread your very patient, very interesting looking forward to the next one..
Great video. Looking forward to episode 3. Marc from Australia 🇦🇺
Episode 3, yeah !!!
The Rover is testing your patience for sure.
Fab viewing, loving what you have done so far on it Ben.
Thoroughly enjoyed the 2nd episode Ben. I’m glad we are getting a 3rd. Thank you 😊
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)
Great video, can’t wait for the next episode. 👍🏻
Loved it's it was going so nice it really did look like it doesn't want to go outside it's to cold lol glad theres going to be part 3
Thanks for another great video. I'm a recent UK subscriber and I am so glad I found your channel last week. I am well and truly hooked and have been binge watching your videos all w/e.
Watching you restore these gems reminds me of my first car which I bought in 1986. It was an old Mark III Ford Cortina hand painted with black Smoothrite, it had a metal coat hanger for an aerial and a permanent 'Tax in Post' note in the windscreen. I loved the curved wings and thought it looked especially nice when I swapped out the squared headlights with dual round ones. After the Mark III they ruined it IMO when they went all square with the Mark IV, V. To this day I have no idea what the difference was between the IV and V other than the wrap around rear lights :). I think the next version was the Sierra? Anyway, thanks again for all your hard work in creating this content, it's fantastic.
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!
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.
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.
loved the use of the correct tecnical terminology in the water pump rebuild , for instance thats not supposed to look like that ,thats all bolloxed that
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.
excellent work, superb video, splenidid editing, great entertainment ;-)
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.
Another gem back on the road, good job 👏
Great again Ben, this one is certainly testing you. Look forwards to when you do get it out on the road 🙂👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This was entertaining, fantastic episode, older cars are ideal for tinkering with. Thank you so much for the lovely video, looking forward for part 3
Great episode. Looking forward to episode 3 and the LR episode.
Good lad, I admire your optimistic attitude 👍
Came for something tasty, stayed for the rover.. I'm still hungry 😂
Great stuff! Looking forward to part 3! 👍