Rust Holes Found On The Rover 75 - But How Bad Is It & Can We Repair It?

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I recently bought myself a 2000 plate Rover 75 Club. It's the 1.8 K series engine (yep ... head gasket drama)
Sill Corrosion Found On The Rover 75 - But How Bad Is It & Can We Repair It?
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@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Thanks to all for watching - what do you think?

@hoddy121john 6 месяцев назад

Fair play to your dad, going through the rover for problems, very cold out for it, nice if you had some old sofa foam to lie on for your dad, give some protection for the cold ground. Great work senior Coupland.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

I agree! He has plenty of carpet etc!

@paultaylor9652 6 месяцев назад

You two make some of the best videos on RU-vid, I'm old enough to remember when that would have had fibreglass then a skim of filler, and painted in the 70's/80's.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Paul. That's very kind of you to I say. Thanks for watching

@johnmoruzzi7236 6 месяцев назад

Dry, clean, rust convert and weld-through prime all the inner structure, and then an outer patch should be fine ! Good luck recreating all that lovely thick Cowley black paint !

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

We will try our best

@danielrussell446 6 месяцев назад

Well done Jon and your dad on a great bit of work on the 75 I’ve seen others go in the same place so must be a fairly common issue on them Like how your dad works reminds me so much of colleagues when I worked at Mercedes they get stuck in and think of most logical solutions! All the best to you all from the West Midlands

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Thanks mate! Appreciate you watching

@compusim 6 месяцев назад

I would repair each hole individually, personally. I agree with your Dad, pointless buying something that you don’t need! Cut out and use a template to cut the new parts.

@CortinasAndClassics 6 месяцев назад

I had my sills repaired back in november and done in black instead of blue. it really suits the car. I must say I like the black trim on the bumpers on your car.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Will be keeping them black :)

@Simon-ui6db 6 месяцев назад

Need to keep them black being a Cowley car.

@darrenstyles73 6 месяцев назад

Great video love watching and by the way your dad is a legend keep up the great work both of you

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Thanks 👍

@chriswood3753 6 месяцев назад

Your dad looks proper old time mechanic think you can make some good content with your dad plus like watching him work a way

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

He certainly is - he was trained to fix things and not just a part replacer - my hero :)

@yorkshire6458 6 месяцев назад

If you are wanting to the doorcards, you should buy a glue with heat deafence and make sure the old glue is fully off plus buy some new clips because they break easy

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the advice 🙂

@hoddy121john 6 месяцев назад

Lov the curves on the 75 esp around the front wing and rear panel over the wheel, fair play to your dad doing the metal repairs. Agree with him on the mgzt very nice looking, esp the estate. Your rover will be top notch when ye are finished with it, nice looking car for sure

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Fingers crossed mate!

@colinfield97 6 месяцев назад

A hole in the sill was standard on a 3 year old Marina. A 23 year old 75 has nothing to be ashamed of.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

:) - we arent phased ... yet

@settertwo 6 месяцев назад

I've always pressure injected oil into sills , wheel arches , doors and box sections on every one of my cars never any rust problems...better than wax

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Good idea!

@robertpalmer5803 6 месяцев назад

Very interesting videos jon...dont forget to check the fuel filter in the tank as well...its under the back seat in the nearside...theres a body plate as well....The filter has a bayonet casing in 2 halves...it twists and comes undone...filter is in the tank on the nearside and the pump is in the tank on the offside...there is a fuel gauge sender unit on the filter and one on the pump...if the filter separates...you'll never start the engine....

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Great advice - we will check it out!

@markramsay6399 6 месяцев назад

Great video. I love the progressing story of this car and the way you and your Dad are working together. Epic relationship - envious even!! Looking forward to more videos. Mark,

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@TK42138 6 месяцев назад

Now's the time to make some templates while there's original shape and plenty of datum points.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Great idea!

@Simon-ui6db 6 месяцев назад

Had worse on my Birmingham 75 on both sides. Previous owner just plated over it rather than cutting out and blending in a new sill.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Bad times. We intend to hopefully do this one properly 😁

@christineayres7199 6 месяцев назад

LOL your Dad has the right idea Gallon of Petrol and a match end of problem Ha Ha , the sad thing is Rovers were good cars when they were new , My late dad had a 1992 214SI great car comfy and fast for a 1.4 but dreaded K-series engine and head gasket issues , why oh why did Rover cut corners on the head gasket design ? It really hurt the brand in the long run.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Its a shame isnt it!

@christineayres7199 6 месяцев назад

@@JonCoupland Yeah 👍 I still can't believe Lotus used the K series in the Elise but it worked so well

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

@@christineayres7199 absolutely

@christineayres7199 6 месяцев назад

@@JonCoupland 🙂👍🥳👌

@robertpalmer5803 6 месяцев назад

Jon....take the plastic jacking point pads out of the sills if they're in there...very expensive to buy are those things.....Keep Smiling......

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Will do :)

@cliveprocter3698 6 месяцев назад

a couple of small patches on a 20+ year old car is a good result and it's in an out of direct-sight location and can be rattle can'd satin black to look factory fresh

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Thats always a bonus :)

@Mickhanic-garage 6 месяцев назад

Mine was the same, small rust area ended up being a 12 inch section being chopped out. It stops as there is an internal sealed barrier so only goes up to that. Its about the only place they rust sadly.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Hopefully this will solve the issue

@anthonyhawkins9239 6 месяцев назад

More content 😂, I have seen much worse, on much newer cars 😳 ! Keep up the inspection Dad 👍🏻

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

I was kicking my heels for content ... until yesterday

@Hairysnid 6 месяцев назад

Repair panels for that section are available Jon.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

We have one on order :)

@a11csc 6 месяцев назад

nice one dad

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Legend :)

@robertpalmer5803 6 месяцев назад

Hi jon...just get rid of the rusty metal as much as u can then have it welded up...the early 75's did tend to go in the sill area...seems to be major water trap in there...isnt nice weather for doing thise jobs outside...best way to stop rust in box sections is to fill them up with Diesel....good luck....Bob...Paignton....

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

We will let you know how we get on :)

@Simon-ui6db 6 месяцев назад

They go as water gets in through the brightwork on the side. If you remove the boot liner you'll see the plastic clips. Do reduce water ingress put mastic over the fittings in the boot. Also would cavity wax both sills to again help keep it rust free inside. Also water ingress from capillary action from the jacking pad.

@darrenwilson8042 6 месяцев назад

as the saying goes "I've taxed worse" lol

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Indeed 🤣

@darrenwilson8042 6 месяцев назад

I think I am a fair bit older than you @@JonCoupland - in the past I had cars that would be rejected by a scrap yard now. I had a mate had a FIAT 128 - 1978 vintage I think - and it used to crack its chassis regularly and he just welded it up again. Handy his Dad had a bodyshop in Rochdale up the road from us which also did MOT's ....... as they say " I couldn't possibly comment "

@andrewnewton5893 6 месяцев назад

For a rover it's that's good lol 😆 plenty of em died from old tin worm lol 😆

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely! Not this one ;)

@garymorris801 6 месяцев назад

I’d patch it your dad spot on

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Metal has been bought

@neilthorpe3914 6 месяцев назад

There's not end to super Dads talent, but find him something to lye on Jon we want him for more videos, he'll be no good with hyperthermia 😂.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

He has carpet!

@chucky2316 6 месяцев назад

Flap discs are much better mate i only know from experience with my old mazda

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Will try that next time :)

@metalman4141 6 месяцев назад

You will find all the rot is inside and made its way out do be prepared for a shock when the panel is removed. Maybe make the repair section yourself I did mine at home in the garage on a vice and a bolster chisel.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Stay tuned to see what we find :)

@metalman4141 6 месяцев назад

@@JonCoupland don’t be afraid Kure rust red oxide paint and a oil induction is the only way

@exgtt2061 6 месяцев назад

Looks like painted filler to me, rest of the car looks great I’d say well worth doing the sills. Old car stuff 😂 my 2001 Puma 1.7 had little metal above the rear subframe left. Loved that car but it was too much work for me at the time.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Def. Not filler :) - all metal and original Will be great when done

@billmcclean6986 6 месяцев назад

I would really have loved to own one of these cars but they were crap from the word go. They rust badly, even strong components like upper suspension arms ,sills etc. head gasket problems on the 1.8 engine, and sagging head cloth and door cards. Such a pity because they are lovely looking.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Character ;)

@1961nuffield 6 месяцев назад

It looks like filler and paint over where the hole is, so I'd say the sills been repainted before.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

No filler :) - all metal

@arthurwhitelam6591 6 месяцев назад

They always go at that point mind was the same

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Apparently so :)

@barthomer1000 6 месяцев назад

Plan is get your dad a nice piece of carpet to lie on.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

He has got some!

@caspardelint3511 6 месяцев назад

Oh dear, that’s not good. Welding on a car I think is always a bit of a trauma….. If any good quality panels are available I’d go for that.

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

We will give it a go

@sinorman231 6 месяцев назад

thats a shame,, but seems a very common place they rust,, good on the old man crawling around saving your Rover, prehaps you should start a side channel Jon and the old man fixing up Jons uneconomically viable purchases, he he will look forward to watching how the old man gets on,, i recon replacing that cill will be a 10 roll up job,, i am a fagger so not knocking the old man, i appreciate you must have got your love of cars in part from the old man but did none of his mechanical knowledge rub off on you ????

@JonCoupland 6 месяцев назад

Sadly not - not mechanically minded in any way. Im an academic (apparently) - i got the creative / arty side from Mum