Month: September 2014

  • Classic Car Boot Sale

    Classic Car Boot Sale

    Classic Car Boot Sale. We’re off to the Olympic Park early tomorrow, to take part in the Classic Car Boot Sale. First time I’ve washed and polished the car – had the help of my son who rapidly go bored. Also found a few rust spots that need attention, but that’s for another day. http://www.classiccarbootsale.co.uk/http://www.classiccarbootsale.co.uk/…

  • Fitting Inertia Reel Seatbelts to a Rover P5 and P5B

    Fitting Inertia Reel Seatbelts to a Rover P5 and P5B

    Fitting Inertia Reel Seatbelts to a Rover P5 and P5B. Once I’d stripped the carpet, seats and console from the interior, the plan was to fit inertia seatbelts to make things more comfortable, and fit rear seatbelts as well so I can carry my 6 year old in some safety. You can buy Securon belts that…

  • Stripping The Rover P5 and P5B Interior

    Stripping The Rover P5 and P5B Interior

    Stripping The Rover P5 and P5B Interior. My wife had conveniently gone away for two weeks, so I made the most of the opportunity and stripped the inside of the car – seats out, carpet out. I started in the rear of the car – on my car the seat bases lift out, and the…

  • Rover P5B Petrol Smells

    Rover P5B Petrol Smells

    Rover P5B Petrol Smells. You might think that a car that suffered a major engine fire 2 years ago would have had its fuel system pretty thoroughly checked and replaced. Hmmm, not so. An occasional whiff of petrol was turning into a more frequent thing. After several checks it seemed there was an occasional leak…