Henry_b's Range Rover P38 Vogue Project'ish

[Henry_b]

Hello all i'm Henry a very mad 17yr old with a love for the Green Oval!


I REALISE SOME PEOPLE WILL COMMENT ABOUT INSURANCE ETC ETC
TRUTH IS I NEVER PLANNED ON HAVING THIS CAR BUT WHEN A P38 REARS ITS HEAD FOR SCRAP MONEY YOU DON'T REFUSE!

I PLAN ON GETTING HER UPTO A GOOD STANDARD READY FOR WHEN I CAN AFFORD TO DRIVE HER.


my friends think i'm mental for buying a very cheap P38 but who cares...

they're all into slammed Hondas etc etc whats wrong with someone who loves old big rangies? lol

She's a 2001 vouge with all the trimmings


Monte carlo blue

18' comet alloys

Air-con

heated seats

lightstone leather interior with 2 person memory and electric headrests

4.6 214hp rover v8

4spd ZF auto

sunroof

tilt & reach wheel

Satnav

6cd changer in boot

Height adjustable air suspension "standard"

She also has a Sequential LPG injection.



This pic was taken after having a mission around some fields to 'er test the suspension





An interior shot.






A shot of the 18' comets

Edited by Henry_b on Saturday 3rd February 15:42

Edited by Henry_b on Saturday 3rd February 15:43

Edited by Henry_b on Saturday 3rd February 16:56

[Henry_b]

Just a little cosmetic enhancement for the interior, coz i'm sad.

The HVAC unit is pretty plain and plastic and its tacky plastic finish really doesn't look good against the wood




soooo £4 later i have this..





After some cleaning trimming etc etc





Much improved imo.

Edited by Henry_b on Saturday 3rd February 16:19

Edited by Henry_b on Saturday 3rd February 16:21

[Henry_b]

Also added some walnut Armrest covers

Edited by Henry_b on Saturday 3rd February 16:22

[Henry_b]

Hmm my pictures aren't showing properly.

What photo sharing website do ya'll use?

[e30m3Mark]

Good colour.

[InitialDave]

I won't deny that my immediate thought on reading "P38" and "scrap money" was "ok, how bad is it?", but it does at least look reasonable.

Insurance, yes, I expect might be eyewatering, but it could surprise you. Maybe the lack of teenagers crashing them could make them an oddity with surprisingly low premiums? Any quotes yet?

Also, don't forget that you can post images inline, and Imgur actually gives you the BBCode to add the appropriate tags - if you look at the image on your account, either already to the right of it, or under the "share" dropdown button, copy the [img] tag link. if you don't want to have to do it manually, like so:







(if you quote my post, you'll see the picture references with the BBCode tags, it's much nicer than Thumbsnap's awful way of doing things).

[Henry_b]

Cheers Chaps for the Image Help!


She has had a whooping great whack in the rear wing that has been repaired by a drunk ape lol thats her biggest flaw.

Mechanically she's pretty good engine sounds sweet, gearbox is pretty good.


But if she breaks badly ya'll be the first to know lol

[threadlock]

I've a feeling that insurers will hear the words "17 year old" and "V8" and st themselves, despite how lethargic the 214 bhp actually must feel.

Good luck with the project though!

[Henry_b]

threadlock said:

I've a feeling that insurers will hear the words "17 year old" and "V8" and st themselves, despite how lethargic the 214 bhp actually must feel.

Good luck with the project though!

I had a laugh and asked for a quote it was £400 a month lol

which isn't too bad for a 17yr old with a v8.

however i don't have that kind of money

hopefully the premium will fall after a few years

Maybe even a classic car policy you have to be 21 though.

[Henry_b]

The Chap must of been blind or drunk when he did this repair.





There's also signs of filler around the rear arch, remnants of past rust repair imo

[Henry_b]

New intake pipe has also been fitted, the original had cracked and been repaired with fabric tape.




Its also had the been "modified"




Whilst i was under the bonnet i decided to "tidy" the intake and air con compressor with some VHT

[Henry_b]

An engine service was in order.

The oil filter pished oil from around the seal and when i pulled the dipstick there wasn't any oil in it!

Oil used.




Hmm clean oil

[Henry_b]

I must apologise for the lack of Technical posts.

i did take 100s of pictures during and after the jobs i've done but they've corrupted themselves ffs

[Henry_b]

This explains her crap idle lol




Oh and this wouldn't be a p38 without issues

[Eddieslofart]

Fair play youngun for getting stuck in. Enjoy.

[Hyde]

Liking your style

I would happily waft about in that

[eliot]

Before you spend any more money or time on it please make sure it doesnt loose coolant or overheat. It wont be the headgasket, it's the block and the reason they get moved on to another punter/sucker.
If the engine is good, then everything else is fixable at a reasonable cost.

[InitialDave]

eliot said:

Before you spend any more money or time on it please make sure it doesnt loose coolant or overheat. It wont be the headgasket, it's the block and the reason they get moved on to another punter/sucker.
If the engine is good, then everything else is fixable at a reasonable cost.

Slipped liners?

[LanceRS]

Loving this

Hope you manage to get it insured so that you can get out and enjoy. I have to admit to feelings of envy, I’d love to waft around in that.

[Amirhussain]

Fair play. Best of luck with the project