1983 Rover 2600 SE (SD1)

[anonymous-user]

[Hugh Jarse]

Chance for some port matching described much earlier in the thread.
Break out the dremel.

[anonymous-user]

Too late!

[ivanhoew]

hmmm, i wonder if you could flip that rocker around and have it have its own lobe to the left of the inlet ....have to cut that web out too .might be an interesting new project ..


Regards
robert..

[95 fiesta si]

wow what a blast from the blast. i remember these growing up, iam sure i used to see these as Police cars in the 1980s ?

[anonymous-user]

You did - the police liked the SD1 in 2600 and 3500 form because it was large, had a big boot for carrying kit and was fast and handly, with great external visibility and good road presence. SD1s remained in police use into the 90s.

[anonymous-user]

I drove the car over 400 miles in hot weather over the weekend and it performed well and overtook lots of caravans. I am about to get some Dunlops for it to replace its rather old Toyos. I may also get the car an XJS front brake conversion. I am planning to drive the car to Berlin in July, returning via Dresden, Prague, Nuremberg and Paris.

[95 fiesta si]

Breadvan72 said:

You did - the police liked the SD1 in 2600 and 3500 form because it was large, had a big boot for carrying kit and was fast and handly, with great external visibility and good road presence. SD1s remained in police use into the 90s.

haha, thanks for the info, glad i wasn't imagining it. Great read btw !

[anonymous-user]

Police SD1s were often referred to as "jam sandwiches". Here's why -

[Cupramax]

Breadvan72 said:

I drove the car over 400 miles in hot weather over the weekend and it performed well and overtook lots of caravans. I am about to get some Dunlops for it to replace its rather old Toyos. I may also get the car an XJS front brake conversion. I am planning to drive the car to Berlin in July, returning via Dresden, Prague, Nuremberg and Paris.

Fabulous, great to see the old girl being used as intended...

[LanceRS]

There was a story that when the MET discovered that the SD1 was going out of production, they bought and stockpiled a load of them because they couldn't find anything to replace them.

[anonymous-user]

That story is true as far as I know.

My SD1 now has Dunlop Street Response 2 Tyres. It used to have rather meh Toyos. The Dunlops are quiet and grippy and look correct on the car. The car is getting uprated front brakes tomorrow.

I used the car as a truck the other day - collecting an MGB gearbox with Laycock overdrive, to be fitted into my 1981 Morris Sherpa campervan. I have no MGB, I assure you - I have not taken leave of my senses.

The gearbox in the boot has chucked oil all over the boot carpet, but that can be washed, and some oil in the spare wheel well will not be a bad thing for rust.

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 20th June 16:47

[dbdb]

This is definitely the car to take on the Continental road trip!

[ivanhoew]

i just realised that number plate stands for

"Free Beers for Everyone! . AAAAAY!!."

[TooMany2cvs]

ivanhoew said:

i just realised that number plate stands for :Four beers for everyone . aaaaaaay.

I will never understand the "Ooh, that plate says..." mindset.

[anonymous-user]

New brakes , and stopping is much improved. Also new senders for oil pressure and coolant temperature so that the needles read more accurately. The car is continuing to go well.

[daqinggegg]

Did you know Transits of the same era have identical break pads, ask me how I know? As a poor impoverished student in the late eighties I had one in the identical colour. I did a road trip through France into Spain and then on to Portugal, just before Lisbon the front break pads wore out, I searched everywhere for a set. On the campsite changing them a Portuguese mechanic came over, surprised an amateur would undertake such a Herculean task.
The return journey stared at 15:00 Wednesday arriving in Loughborough 12:30 Friday having covered 1560 miles and another change of pads after the Pyrenees. When parked the car drew a lot of attention.

[CAPP0]

Loving the "clean conditions" workshop in the maintenance pics above!

[confused_buyer]

TooMany2cvs said:

I will never understand the "Ooh, that plate says..." mindset.

Don't go to Argentina, they are apparently a bit obsessed about it.

[anonymous-user]

Car plods on as daily driver (no modern car currently owned). Niggles: persistent slight coolant loss - various possible sources checked out. but cause not yet found. Loose door rubber at driver's door. Rear offside window motor showing fatigue. Otherwise, all good.