1987 Rover Vitesse

Welcome Back

Today, we welcomed back our 1987 Rover Vitesse. It has come back to us for some paint work, and we are looking forward to getting started on this stunning car.

Repairing corrosion on our Rover Vitesse

In order to carry out the annual MOT we are having to rectify a few age related issues on our 1987 Rover Vitesse.

Rover Vitesse MOT

Our 1987 Rover Vitesse is currently in with us having some small issues rectified ready to run it through the annual MOT.

Noise at the rear of our Rover Vitesse

Our 1987 Rover Vitesse is back in our workshops at the moment with reports of an unusual noise at the rear. Having driven on the road and lifted it off the ground we have identified the issue being in or around the rear differential. We will investigate further but it may be a strip down of […]

Correcting the parcel shelf catching issues

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Over time, the moulded speaker covers have warped due to age and the ever changing weather conditions. The bottom of both sections have started to flare  out at the bottom which has resulted in the parcel shelf catching and not rising with the boot lid. We looked to purchase replacement but with no joy so […]

Cleaning, Stripping and Undersealing our Rover Vitesse

Pete has prepared the area ready to clean up and under seal our Rover Vitesse. We have chosen to use the black Waxoyl on this application. Wazoyl is a fantastic product and is worldwide to kill off old rust and prevent new rust from appearing. Slightly different to the regular black stone chip which dry […]

Sendimentation found in the Rover’s fuel

As feared, we have discovered sediments in the fuel system of our 1987 Rover Vitesse Sd1. It is a very very fine deposit but never the less we need to explore why this has occurred and rectify the problem.

1987 Rover Vitesse

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We have our 1987 Rover Vitesse in the workshops today to carry out some general maintenance work. A recently new purchase for the current owner the car requires some little bits of attention in places get her back up and running perfectly: A slight misfire when engine is up to temperature. Suspension trailer arm has […]