[Rovernet] 1966 P5 3Litre Series ll

[Gordon Reddy]

Oh and I need all new cooling system hoses.

On Wed, 27 Jul 2022 at 22:09, Gordon Reddy <gorgowof at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hmmm...special I like...frustrating is normal with vintage
> British...unpredictable eh?
> The first thing I have done is have it checked over from one end to the
> other by a shop I know and trust that knows British. Several items have
> come up, nothing bad or expensive just necessary for reliable driving.
> Outer tie-rods, rear motor mount, sway bar and strut bushing. Leaky
> steering box and differential pinion seal, the normal. I'm not a fan of the
> Uniroyal Tiger Paws but they are in good shape, they will do for a couple
> of months.Vredesteins are hugely expensive. I will stay on top of it.
> Lovely car to drive, so different from the P6 in some ways yet so Rover!
>
>
> On Wed, 27 Jul 2022 at 20:29, Derek Holme via Rovernet <
> rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
>
>> So happy to read that you are happy with your new acquisition.
>> P 5's are special, and frustrating and unpredictable and...........
>> Good luck and keep me posted.
>>
>> Derek
>>
>> On Wed., Jul. 27, 2022, 8:12 p.m. Gordon Reddy via Rovernet, <
>> rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>     After 4 years of waiting for my '67 P6 TC2000 to return from the
>>> body/paint shop (don't ask, there are some very strange people in the
>>> restoration world) I decided it was time to get out Rovering so I bought
>>> the above car. What a lovely car! I have noticed that the vast majority of
>>> the posts on Rovernet concern P6's, are there many P5 owners? I have some
>>> questions.
>>>    The best part is the day my P6 comes back I will have 2 Rovers, how
>>> lucky can I guy be? (unless I bought a P4 and had 3 but that would be
>>> crazy..right?)
>>> Cheers,
>>> Gord
>>> Langley, B.C.
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