New member and first time poster here! I hope this will be the first post of many.
Long story short.... my father suffered and survived a severe ruptured cerebral aneurysm a year and half ago. It has, and will continue to be a long and slow recovery. The good news is that he is just now starting to show some interest in continuing the restoration of his 57 Series I that had pretty much consumed him prior to his illness! The bad news is, he currently does not have the memory or the skills required for such a big job. I don't have a choice in the matter.... I have to make this happen for my dad!
If I had to summarize what stage of the project he was in when the work stopped, I'd have to say that he was at the step that reads....
"Assemble in reverse order".
What we currently have is a totally restored chassis and bulkhead, a new engine, a garage full of old and new parts, a ton of pictures of things I don't recognize, drawers full of nuts and bolts, a yard full of unrestored body parts, a dozen books on Rovers, and a stack of invoices from various parts houses..... oh yeah, and an totally awesome set of tools!
I've been trolling the forums for a few weeks, and trying to read up on the task ahead of me. This forum seems to be a friendly lot, and I certainly could use some sound advice!
The first thing I need to do is figure out exactly what we have (the details are a little fuzzy with my dad). I have included a link to a web album of the before and after images. The bulkhead serial number is 111703327, which I believe is a 1957 Series I.
The chassis and engine are where I get a little confused and could use some help. The chassis has been restored, including replacement of both the front spring hangers. Luckily, I was able to locate the old spring hangers, but I have not been able to find any information, or I'm to dumb to decipher the serial number. There are a few pictures of the old frame horn in the web album... the serial number appears to be:
546787 &TFC
It doesn't match any of the documentation in the books I have, or various reference pages on the web?? Any ideas what this may be? I have confirmed that the wheel base is 86 inches.
I'm also not sure what engine has been installed?
I'm sorry for the long post, If you made it this far without falling asleep or losing interest, I truly appreciate it! Any thoughts?
Thanks for your time, and in advance for any help!
Matt G.
Long story short.... my father suffered and survived a severe ruptured cerebral aneurysm a year and half ago. It has, and will continue to be a long and slow recovery. The good news is that he is just now starting to show some interest in continuing the restoration of his 57 Series I that had pretty much consumed him prior to his illness! The bad news is, he currently does not have the memory or the skills required for such a big job. I don't have a choice in the matter.... I have to make this happen for my dad!
If I had to summarize what stage of the project he was in when the work stopped, I'd have to say that he was at the step that reads....
"Assemble in reverse order".
What we currently have is a totally restored chassis and bulkhead, a new engine, a garage full of old and new parts, a ton of pictures of things I don't recognize, drawers full of nuts and bolts, a yard full of unrestored body parts, a dozen books on Rovers, and a stack of invoices from various parts houses..... oh yeah, and an totally awesome set of tools!
I've been trolling the forums for a few weeks, and trying to read up on the task ahead of me. This forum seems to be a friendly lot, and I certainly could use some sound advice!
The first thing I need to do is figure out exactly what we have (the details are a little fuzzy with my dad). I have included a link to a web album of the before and after images. The bulkhead serial number is 111703327, which I believe is a 1957 Series I.
The chassis and engine are where I get a little confused and could use some help. The chassis has been restored, including replacement of both the front spring hangers. Luckily, I was able to locate the old spring hangers, but I have not been able to find any information, or I'm to dumb to decipher the serial number. There are a few pictures of the old frame horn in the web album... the serial number appears to be:
546787 &TFC
It doesn't match any of the documentation in the books I have, or various reference pages on the web?? Any ideas what this may be? I have confirmed that the wheel base is 86 inches.
I'm also not sure what engine has been installed?
I'm sorry for the long post, If you made it this far without falling asleep or losing interest, I truly appreciate it! Any thoughts?
Thanks for your time, and in advance for any help!
Matt G.
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