Ely Service

23/01/2024

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08/02/2022

So how much power does a standard V8 rover engine really make...

Car manufacturers were famous for giving incorrect power figures. Today Graham busts the Myth of the Rover V8 3500 S by Dyno testing a fully restored, as sta...

07/11/2021

thinking about converting your P6 to 5 speed, graham gives a few tips

How to convert Rover P6 from 4 speed to 5 speed gearbox. With helpful tips on the most technical elements.Facebook - https://facebook.com/penguinmotorslimite...

06/07/2021

Want a bit more grunt from your V8?
we upgraded a V8 from 3.5 to 4.6 and ran it up on our in house engine dyno and gained stump pulling torque

ROVER 3500 FULL BUILD PLAYLIST - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlhuaJxhvTzaOP-EhLhCu3MT2HE1ROGZ9In the final part of this beautiful engine restore /...

10/08/2020

We pulled the pistons on a V8 to check the rings, good job too, bearings are on there last legs, all the lead overlay is long gone.......

08/08/2020

Covid delayed its departure by months but we have finally been able to get this P4 110 back to its owner after body repair and a respray

22/05/2020

Picture of the day, nothing special but a nice result. vehicle was recovered into us, running badly, stalling, bad or non starting. it came with another set of carbs and manifold in the boot for us to fit as all the internet experts had said later HIF6 carbs are so much better, it was also suggested it would need new ht leads (it didnt) . we fitted a new set of plugs, i repaired the distributor base plate, fitted a working vac advance module and set the ignition timing which was ridiculously over advanced, it then drove much better, setting up the mixtures, idles and fast idles, and it got even better, now driving really well, the owner was amazed at the difference, and those HIF6 carbs? still in the boot!

with jobs like this it always makes me think, surely whoever was last in the fiddling realized they were making it worse? and would of stopped, rather than making even more adjustments and it even
more wrong??

21/05/2020

we had the pleasure of MOT-ing theses today, nothing new for us, we also did one last week :)

14/05/2020

A small up date on my P6, i know the purists wont like it, but i found i really didnt like steering my car with what feels like a Hula hoop in comparison to my daily driver
so ive swapped my steering wheel, still looks Roverish i think, and feels much nicer in use

03/05/2020

Theres still a few jobs to do and lots of cleaning, but my own personal P6 is ready for when lockdowns over. The rusty panels have gone, Its tired Richelieu Red paint now shines, the scruffy Sandlewood boxplete seats made way for a smart black leather set. the BW 65 autobox has made way for a 5 speed LT77, The engines gained a new waterpump and set of hoses. The front bumper is a new stainless one, and in case your wondering i deliberately left the overriders off, i think it looks neater and less fussy without, just like the early S1 tail lights we fitted. There are still a few jobs in the pipeline, some gaz adjustable shocks to compliment the uprated anti roll bar thats fitted, a 4 barrel carb is somewhere in the pipeline and i have a 4.6 engine waiting in the wings, but they can all wait, i just look forwards to using it again.

04/04/2020

obviously theres not much going on here at the moment, other than a lot of social distancing :) but we did have a customer send in a recovery driver to collect his P6 the other day, so i snapped a couple of pics before it left.

28/03/2020

i found a new way to get some exercise, i got the hammer and dollies out and reskinned the rear doors on my P6. stay safe everybody :)