Not been a good few weeks...

lukeus101 · 20th May 2019, 13:39

Feel a tad deflated in recent weeks, as and when I have had a spare 5 minutes and when the weather allows I have been out trying to do things with 'OTT' but it seems to me I may have bitten off more than I can chew.

As someone that posted on social media the 'restoration' of the underside of the vehicle I felt that when I went to view the car I had no cause to look underneath...that was a big mistake on my part! Following my other thread on the mystery noises coming from the car I went to have a look at the engine mounts and to my horror I have discovered this on all four corners...

DSC_5321 by Luke Kelly, on Flickr

Looks like when I service it I am going to have to take off the sills and sort that too

just hope its not terminal.

Yorkshire GOC · 20th May 2019, 13:54

Classic failure point - sill jacking pads - always pays to keep them full of Dinitrol cavity wax. Tom Hobbs of Nottingham is the go to man for sill welding - great quality everyone on here says and a reasonable price.

https://www.tjhobbs.com/

lukeus101 · 20th May 2019, 13:59

Does amaze me that it passed the Mot in January...

Mike Trident · 20th May 2019, 14:57

Is that OTT as in blue ZT with white strip over the top?

That passed me today, going the other way.

roverbarmy · 20th May 2019, 16:29

It's not the end of the world. Mine was like that underneath what appeared good. It was limited to the area immediately around the jacking point and easily fixed with a bit of welding, grinding and repainting. Now solid again. The plating was done with thicker than original metal, so I don't have jacking pads any more, just use my own pad on a jack, on the reinforced section. (In my opinion, better than original).

lukeus101 · 20th May 2019, 18:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Trident

Is that OTT as in blue ZT with white strip over the top?

That passed me today, going the other way.

Yep that would be me mate, where were you?

Mike Trident · 20th May 2019, 23:15

Upper Hopton, or grange moor somewhere. I was heading to the kaye arms for lunch.

Starlight silver facelift 75.

clf · 22nd May 2019, 09:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaiser

On my computer I get now a couple of threads with pictures so large in size, that the viewing is made difficult owing to the pictures running out of the frame, calling for sideways scrolling.

There is no obvious advantage in any of the cases, no great detail to study and other advantage I can see.

Would it not make sense to try and reduce the size of the picture before posting? just to make it a bit easier on the readers and cut down on bandwidth?

In case people do not know how to do that, some knowledgeable IT guy can maybe chime in, but a size reduction function is normally available in any picture handling software under "edit". Many will also recommend sizes for different applications, such as this one.

If nothing else is available, try this link for a good, free picture handling program: http://tinypic.com/

thank you.

If this happens, press ctrl - until the image comes to view. You cannot read the text easily but you can view the images and then press ctrl + to return size.

Sent from my SM-A600FN using Tapatalk

kaiser · 22nd May 2019, 18:37

Sharp!

works fine! but a smaller size pic would be best option.

clf · 22nd May 2019, 18:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaiser

Sharp!

works fine! but a smaller size pic would be best option.

Yes, but when people have other things on their minds, or simply a lack of knowledge, it is not always possible.

20th May 2019, 13:39	#1
lukeus101 Regular poster MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 47 Thanks: 6 Thanked 20 Times in 13 Posts	Not been a good few weeks... Feel a tad deflated in recent weeks, as and when I have had a spare 5 minutes and when the weather allows I have been out trying to do things with 'OTT' but it seems to me I may have bitten off more than I can chew. As someone that posted on social media the 'restoration' of the underside of the vehicle I felt that when I went to view the car I had no cause to look underneath...that was a big mistake on my part! Following my other thread on the mystery noises coming from the car I went to have a look at the engine mounts and to my horror I have discovered this on all four corners... DSC_5321 by Luke Kelly, on Flickr Looks like when I service it I am going to have to take off the sills and sort that too just hope its not terminal.

20th May 2019, 13:54	#2
Yorkshire GOC I really should get out more....... Rover 75 connoisseur se v6 auto Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hull Posts: 2,068 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 623 Times in 469 Posts	Classic failure point - sill jacking pads - always pays to keep them full of Dinitrol cavity wax. Tom Hobbs of Nottingham is the go to man for sill welding - great quality everyone on here says and a reasonable price. https://www.tjhobbs.com/ __________________ She came off the Longbridge Line on 20-05-2003 The Silver Machine was the 13th of 160 Rover 75's to come off the production line that day and is the 100th of 527 Starlight Silver Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto saloons listed in the build records produced world wide.

20th May 2019, 14:57	#4
Mike Trident Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDTi Saloon & Citroen C1 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Oakenshaw, Near Bradford Posts: 1,622 Thanks: 385 Thanked 552 Times in 328 Posts	Is that OTT as in blue ZT with white strip over the top? That passed me today, going the other way. __________________ Rover 75 2.0 CDTi (131Ps) Conn SE Saloon. (Manual) 160 Remap, cruise control, electric window blind, temp gauge, Real walnut / ZT interior, FBH with GSM control. BORN Tuesday, 5th October 2004 @ 12:35:52 This vehicle was the 104,679th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 3,318th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 4,744 This vehicle was the 12,440th 75 in Starlight Silver (code: MBB) to be made out of 14,280 Starlight Silver 75s

20th May 2019, 16:29	#5
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	It's not the end of the world. Mine was like that underneath what appeared good. It was limited to the area immediately around the jacking point and easily fixed with a bit of welding, grinding and repainting. Now solid again. The plating was done with thicker than original metal, so I don't have jacking pads any more, just use my own pad on a jack, on the reinforced section. (In my opinion, better than original). __________________ Oil in my veins!

20th May 2019, 23:15	#7
Mike Trident Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDTi Saloon & Citroen C1 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Oakenshaw, Near Bradford Posts: 1,622 Thanks: 385 Thanked 552 Times in 328 Posts	Upper Hopton, or grange moor somewhere. I was heading to the kaye arms for lunch. Starlight silver facelift 75. __________________ Rover 75 2.0 CDTi (131Ps) Conn SE Saloon. (Manual) 160 Remap, cruise control, electric window blind, temp gauge, Real walnut / ZT interior, FBH with GSM control. BORN Tuesday, 5th October 2004 @ 12:35:52 This vehicle was the 104,679th 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 3,318th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE (135) to be made out of 4,744 This vehicle was the 12,440th 75 in Starlight Silver (code: MBB) to be made out of 14,280 Starlight Silver 75s

20th May 2019, 13:59	#3
lukeus101 Regular poster MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Huddersfield Posts: 47 Thanks: 6 Thanked 20 Times in 13 Posts	Does amaze me that it passed the Mot in January...

22nd May 2019, 18:37	#9
kaiser This is my second home 75 Tourer 2.5 Auto, 1.8T, 75V8ZT Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Johannesburg ZA Posts: 6,200 Thanks: 1 Thanked 859 Times in 613 Posts	Sharp! works fine! but a smaller size pic would be best option. __________________ Worth his V8 in gold