Old skool Rover Sport

[Francois]

HIF44 carburetor completely rebuilt;

Started with the body being soda blasted;





Re-bushed the spindle bushes and replaced the spindle and butterfly;







Re-plated all the smaller components and assembled;









New BDR needle and red spring from Mini Spares UK;

[Vinay-RS]

Is the carb the same tahiti blue colour?

[Francois]

Christmas came early!!! - some essentials for the Rover;

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Is the carb the same tahiti blue colour?

Yep, same color as the car

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Pedal box completely rebuilt, powder coated with new reverse light switch;

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Stripped and rebuilt the wiper motor. Re-plated the motor casing.

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All brake lines were replaced with new on this build. Worthwhile exercise as it is relatively inexpensive and the turn around time at Brake Super Service is fantastic;

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Door handles, boot handle and side window chrome was re-chromed. Results were fantastic - stupid expensive and a lengthy wait but Lusinco delivers quality.

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Handles assembled;

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Final order for the Rover from Mini Spares UK; includes a walnut burr dashboard with magnolia clocks; (some mk1 bits included)

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With the car mechanically mostly assembled it was time to go back for a flat and polish;

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Fitting a electric fuel pump on the rear sub frame;

[Miniac]

Man that all looks so good, how much did all the additional plating cost you in the end of all the rebuilding?

[Francois]

Fitting a new fuse box;

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Rod change completely rebuilt with .05 inch silver steel selector rod;

[Francois]

Handbrake installation;

New handbrake cables;

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Headlight installation;

Re-plated headlight components. Installed with new rubber seals.

[Francois]

Installing a new positive cable from solenoid to battery;

[Francois]

Time to fit the exhaust. Power-flow in Saltriver was the obvious choice and a stainless steel free flow system was installed;

On our way to PowerFlow;





With flexible joint;

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Time to fit the rear badges;

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Roof lining installation at DA upholsterers in Montague Gardens;

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New front windscreen from Glass Doctor.

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Wiring was probably the only item that I would approach differently in a next build. I started off with a fairly descent unmolested harness, repaired all the obvious breaks by cutting the same color coded wire from one or two harnesses that I had spare. Each joint was carefully soldered and sealed with heat shrink. All connectors were replaced; first soldered on and then crimped for good measure. All the old grey insulation was removed and I tied the harness together with small cable ties for a test fit. Once all the lengths were accurate and everything worked the harness was removed from the car and taped up with Wurth loom take by removing small sections of cable ties from the loom at a time.

This approach also allowed me to draw in additional wiring for the driving and spot lamps as well as the rev counter.

This was a extremely time consuming exercise and although it provided great results i think that in hindsight it may have been more cost effective if I had just purchased a new harness from Mini Spares UK.

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Auxiliary lamps fitted and wired;

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For added rigidity I opted for the newer solid one piece stabilizing arm rubbers that the Rover Mini use. These are far superior to the two piece items traditionally used.

I used these on the top stabilizing arm as well as both gearbox stabilizing arms.



A bit of a overkill but I fitted a broken bolt repair kit purely because of the additional mounting pints providing additional strength when compared to the traditional single bolt option;

[MiniGTS]

Your car is looking fantastic! Such great workmanship

[Jared Mk3]

That roof lining is really neat! I like how it comes down both A and B pillars.