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?

[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

[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

[Henry_b]

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.

Cheers mate she hold every fluid, sort of!

leaks oil like a sieve though!

Edited by Henry_b on Sunday 4th February 11:34

[Henry_b]

alec.e said:

Small world Henry! You certainly will be busy with this and the Jag. Liking the climate control wood overlay.

It is a small world Alec hows the SV8?

My main issue is I seem to buy cars for next to nowt and then spend way too much making them work again :lol:

[Henry_b]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

A cracking purchase, and you seem well committed. You'll be able to squeeze far more lasses in that than your mates slammed Honda's too

Cheers lol

[Henry_b]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

Is the plan a general tidy up, or may it end up as a full restore?

I've always fancied a RRC but thats an impossibility because of the price

However the P38 has become my ultimate range rover.

So Yes a full resto is inevitable lol

i'm planning a full respray

Top end engine rebuild

full walnut interior

Re upholster the seats

re-weld the rear bumper mounts because it has rotted away so the bumper droops on one side!! lol

refurbish the wheels or get a set of 18" Mondial wheels which is better looking imo.

fit stainless side steps

plastic wide arches which were a rare addition which make the P38 look the NUTS

Front plastic nudge bar with spot lights

New VCU mine whines like bh

replace sunroof the current one is very corroded and leaks!

EBC Offroad disks with green pads all round.

New headliner

Full Janspeed stainless exhaust.

there is more lol

but thats all i can think of for now


This is the inspiration for my P38

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Another fellow PH member with one of the best P38's i've ever seen, i hope to get it close to that standard.

So @D4MJT feel free to comment on my project if you like what you see lol

Edited by Henry_b on Monday 12th February 19:01

Edited by Henry_b on Monday 12th February 19:02

Edited by Henry_b on Monday 12th February 19:07

[Henry_b]

Ah cheers

I've read about Gliptone leather care etc etc that has good reviews, any good in your opinion?

[Henry_b]

Cheers both

[Henry_b]

Cheers all .

[Henry_b]

Stanced yo!!

Many people would pay good money to get a car this low LOL

[Henry_b]

drivers seat shot





Steering wheel is the worst.