Firefrost 75 going to be broken.

RodgerD · 25th April 2015, 08:46

Just purchased this one, not to break, but save.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-75-C...item3f4ae69c91

Car is still intact and being cleaned by the seller as I type.

Needs better wheel, me thinks.

tidus72 · 25th April 2015, 16:15

Well done for rescuing her

I have just done the same with a 2001 75 club se with a suspect cam belt problem, the hunt for a new engine is on, I assume you didn't pay 99p for it

RodgerD · 25th April 2015, 23:17

Strange situation, it was on e-bay as a breaker, engine goosed (claimed HG and warped head). I wanted the engine to harvest the bottom end to do a N/A to turbo conversion. I hinted that perhaps I could have a freebie but was informed they had no one to remove then engine and that they would have to employ someone to remove the lump. At that point they said I could have the whole car for effectively the value of the scrap. So it was a bite their hand off moment and now they have no hands. I didn't have the heart to bid them down on such a low price.

Collecting in on Wednesday.

I now need to start looking again for a goosed engine so that I can harvest the bottom end to do the conversion I had planned.

25th April 2015, 08:46	#1
RodgerD Rodger & Out Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: London Posts: 712 Thanks: 10 Thanked 159 Times in 141 Posts	Firefrost 75 going to be broken. Just purchased this one, not to break, but save. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-75-C...item3f4ae69c91 Car is still intact and being cleaned by the seller as I type. Needs better wheel, me thinks.

25th April 2015, 23:17	#3
RodgerD Rodger & Out Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: London Posts: 712 Thanks: 10 Thanked 159 Times in 141 Posts	Strange situation, it was on e-bay as a breaker, engine goosed (claimed HG and warped head). I wanted the engine to harvest the bottom end to do a N/A to turbo conversion. I hinted that perhaps I could have a freebie but was informed they had no one to remove then engine and that they would have to employ someone to remove the lump. At that point they said I could have the whole car for effectively the value of the scrap. So it was a bite their hand off moment and now they have no hands. I didn't have the heart to bid them down on such a low price. Collecting in on Wednesday. I now need to start looking again for a goosed engine so that I can harvest the bottom end to do the conversion I had planned. Last edited by RodgerD; 25th April 2015 at 23:20..

25th April 2015, 16:15	#2
tidus72 Avid contributor MG6 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 132 Thanks: 5 Thanked 21 Times in 15 Posts	Well done for rescuing her I have just done the same with a 2001 75 club se with a suspect cam belt problem, the hunt for a new engine is on, I assume you didn't pay 99p for it