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    Thread: Rover 214SI, Carbs, £1000ono Watford
Post: RE: Rover 214SI, Carbs, £1000ono Watford

Price reduction and have an ebay too. Ta! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171914830925?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171914830925?ssPageName=STRK:MESEL...
tenwierdufos Cars 1 1,500 02-09-2015, 09:01 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

Ok, so I find myself working away from home for nearly a month unable to do anything with it, meanwhile the code for the box of witchcraft has been made and also a diagram on paint that really didn't ...
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 09-08-2015, 03:34 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

Middle of the night playing with a camera at the Retro show http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/jj437/tenwierdufos/PIC_8733_zpsych2trwo.jpg
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 21-06-2015, 05:51 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

C2K Wrote: (17-06-2015, 02:09 PM) -- IIRC that's a standard 200 windscreen. I'm sure all 3 of mine had that. -- Standard on the convertible, option on the hatchback This car had the original scr...
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 17-06-2015, 06:25 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

New windscreen times. They accidentally ordered me one with an epic 90s spec blue window tint. Love it. http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/jj437/tenwierdufos/Red%20Rover/IMG_5704_zpsf6zfz0bc....
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 16-06-2015, 09:58 AM
    Thread: Rover 214SI, Carbs, £1000ono Watford
Post: Rover 214SI, Carbs, £1000ono Watford

As you may or may not know, I am leaving the UK for the lands of stricter MOTs. As painful as it is, the best option for me right now is to sell the Rover. Seems to be a habit, build awesome car, have...
tenwierdufos Cars 1 1,500 07-06-2015, 02:39 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

RIGHT, Bad news, due to some un Rover related things going on in my life right now, involving not living in the UK for much longer, this car is going to be looking for a new owner. Someone who w...
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 01-06-2015, 09:31 AM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

Nah not dead, they just cut across lanes last minute to jump out an exit and threw a load of stones at the car, detonated the windscreen!
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 30-05-2015, 09:53 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

Well, got attacked by an Audi on the M25 yesterday.. not the one in the pic though, that is just a coincidence lol http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/jj437/tenwierdufos/Red%20Rover/IMG_5511_zpswhsy...
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 30-05-2015, 06:07 PM
    Thread: MG ZR: Cams & Maps
Post: MG ZR: Cams & Maps

Flicker/lumpiness sounds like a bad earth to me, check the battery -ve lead and also the earth between the engine or gearbox and the body of the car. If the alternator was dodgy the lights may dim bu...
tenwierdufos Projects 1,486 612,784 24-04-2015, 10:34 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

First drive this morning. Drives very well and sounds pretty epic, have a bit of a snagging list to start working on though. The ignition timing is not changing with load/revs so its down on pow...
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 23-04-2015, 07:38 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

lolsteve Wrote: (21-04-2015, 12:01 PM) -- Interesting how some of the more interesting rover projects I've seen going on are on a pug forum Think I'll be following suit with the itb's especially if...
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 21-04-2015, 04:57 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

Poodle Wrote: (20-04-2015, 08:38 PM) -- What's the whirring, sounds sort of like an over-tight cambelt...? Intake sound is gorgeous, looks really tidy. -- Induction noise that squeaking! It gets...
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 21-04-2015, 10:12 AM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

Running a lot better now, 4 cylinders even. Will be a working car again soon  :tup:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APQpk2gvwLQ
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 20-04-2015, 04:10 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

lolsteve Wrote: (14-04-2015, 05:59 AM) -- This is awesome , shame it's not being done to a vvc engine. Is the idea behind this "just to see if it'll work" -- Ahh its all for a laugh really. The ...
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 14-04-2015, 09:52 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

A quick mock up before work today. I like how this looks http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/jj437/tenwierdufos/Red%20Rover/IMG_4886_zps6bem4nca.jpg http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/jj437/tenw...
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 13-04-2015, 11:03 PM
    Thread: MG ZR: Cams & Maps
Post: RE: MG ZR: Cams & Maps

Piggy Wrote: (01-04-2015, 06:45 AM) -- get some REAL undamaging fuel injector cleaner... Forte is your best bet. And use some decent Shell Vpower :tup: But I would still be wanted to know why ...
tenwierdufos Projects 1,486 612,784 13-04-2015, 11:19 AM
    Thread: Dum-Dum's GONAD Daily
Post: RE: Dum-Dum's GONAD Daily

I had a white one of these NAD machines, it had one speaker and oil leaked out between the block and the head all the time haha. Also the slowest thing on earth.
tenwierdufos Projects 175 44,315 11-04-2015, 04:11 PM
    Thread: ZX 16v
Post: RE: ZX 16v

Loving the throttle bodies on this, sounds pretty epic :)
tenwierdufos Projects 88 30,116 11-04-2015, 04:09 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

It's been an afternoon of bodgery and ebaying. SO I am currently awaiting the Croatian postal service for the actual carbs. Having removed the original "coolant heated" inlet manifold it left me...
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 11-04-2015, 03:54 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

Poodle Wrote: (10-04-2015, 06:15 AM) -- Wow that's... short.... -- Some things to go on the other end of the thing that attaches to that short thing. I like pictures. http://i554.photobucket....
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 10-04-2015, 08:42 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

Short inlet manifold is short http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/jj437/tenwierdufos/Red%20Rover/IMG_4803_zpslj2nbjjz.jpg
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 09-04-2015, 05:26 PM
    Thread: Retro PiMac project
Post: RE: Retro PiMac project

THE_Liam Wrote: (06-04-2015, 11:48 PM) -- That's bloody brilliant mate! I run emulators on my laptop, spent hours tonight playing Flashback on a Megadrive emulator. -- Cheers :) Not played that ...
tenwierdufos The Couch 2 800 07-04-2015, 07:22 AM
    Thread: Retro PiMac project
Post: Retro PiMac project

Okay so another electronics project from me. I originally bought this old iMac G4 off ebay with the intention of trying to fit a modern computer in there and while I still think its possible, the...
tenwierdufos The Couch 2 800 06-04-2015, 11:20 PM
    Thread: Rover 214si
Post: RE: Rover 214si

Some changes starting to happen. http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/jj437/tenwierdufos/Red%20Rover/IMG_4643_zpsi041rxvt.jpg http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/jj437/tenwierdufos/Red%20Rover/IMG_46...
tenwierdufos Projects 172 54,189 05-04-2015, 05:32 PM