[icor]

Very nice Project Alex, not really my favorit but it is you car

I have searched a Tourer for a long time.
I would exactly this car that I have now.

Important features for my Tourer was:

- 2 litre Rover engine
- nightfire red
- air condition
- sun roof
- sport seats with part of leather
- draw bar

I found this car with only 55 tkm by an Opel dealer in Dresden 7 years ago. The funny side is that I live in Heidelberg to this time. As we moved to Dresden and I am gone to the Rover dealer, he said to me "I know this car!" He was the dealer that sold the Tourer in 1995. The car was home ok not really, then he was born in Longbridge

My modifications:

- 40 mm AP-springs
- wood/leather steering wheel
- wood/alu hand break leaver and gearshift
- stainless steel exhaust deflector
- Sparco alu front strut bar
- currently 205/55 - 15" Silverstone wheels, unfortunately the 16" are very damaged
- original Rover trunkliner (I hope this is the right word, sounds like funny for me )
- a little bit sound system...
- ATE power discs - break discs
- mini catalysator from Walker for a better car tax code

Oh wow what a long list I´m surprised about me

[threelitre]

Very nice Project Alex, not really my favorit but it is you car

Wouldn't the world be boring if we all had the same taste and drive red 420GSi Tourers? I was about to buy one like yours - even in red and with A/C. The small dent in the rear did not put me off, the same for the misfire of the engine and over-enthousiastic ABS. It was the dark interior that neither me nor my better half liked. Basically a 1.6 fits us better, as the car is used a lot on short journeys and the K-series is quite economical. So when faced with putting all the effort of converting the interior in a car that does have not the right engine spec, we did not go on with the 420 Tourer.

Regards,

Alexander

[icor]

Alexander,

You have absolutly right with your comments. But it´s not the engine or the colour what I don´t like. It is the "old style" For my opinion it looks to "Honda-like"

Nevertheless have fun with your rare Tourer

[mattw]

Love the motor mate

[icor]

Love the motor mate

News about the engine:

After surface ground , blasted , reseated valves , new valve stem gaskets



Currently will done final assembly step by step

[threelitre]

After surface ground , blasted , reseated valves , new valve stem gaskets

Nice. The last bit is something my Tourer will need eventually. Sometimes there is a cloud of blue smoke after starting it up. But that's the only time it seems to loose any fluids.

Regards,

Alexander

[icor]

Alexander, thats good that your tourer is´nt incontinence

The engine is running now since yesterday evening...

[threelitre]

Yeah, it's nice to have a car where the only fluid needed between services is washer fluid. Despite drive fast at times, the oil level only drops to 1/2 between min and max over 12-15k kms. And when released the oil has hardly darkened - a wonderful engine - I hope it will last long. Currently we're just at 230k kms ;).

With the rebuild T-series your car should be good for another 300 or 400 thousend kms

Regards,

Alexander

[icor]

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With the rebuild T-series your car should be good for another 300 or 400 thousend kms

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I look forward to the Historic-plate in 15 years.

[threelitre]

These years will be gone faster than you think. When I bought my first Maxi it was 9 years old - and now it's historic... Somehow our Tourer still feels like a new car to me at just over 12 years now.

Regards,

Alexander