1964 FFR 88 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Dear All,Recently the restoration of 94EL74, an early 1964 LHD 40A FFR Rover 8 has been nearing completion and I thought I'd share some photos and issues that I have encountered. I have posted on the extremely helpful EMLRA forum before but this car (and her issues) certainly belong on this forum as well. The car is restored completely to stock military specification and therefore a good reference for other Series FFR owners. Included are photos of the car as I got it and how it used to look in the 1970s. I am constantly looking for military parts so if anyone still has any lying around I am indeed interested. For example I am still looking for: Heat shield exhaust manifold Cranked type plunger rod for handbrake 503467 Chrome plunger button 242108 Pulley assembly, idler wheel 532065 Screw carb in place of vacuum advance hole 260707 Indicator stalk and lead (519865) Headlamp foot dip switch lead 531596 Radiator shroud 543439 Relay Lucas No. 1 Mk. 2 FV426648 33242B 24V 3 64 Screened cable Shunt box to ign. Coil Bolt plates for door handles Lucas fuse box (oldest type) Oil cooler return pipe Original, used khaki FFR canvas 88" TiltKind regards,Nils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 8 hours ago, 1964 FFR 88 said: Chrome plunger button 242108 Screw carb in place of vacuum advance hole 260707 Relay Lucas No. 1 Mk. 2 FV426648 33242B 24V 3 64 Quite a few of those bits are readily available e.g. https://pablanchard.co.uk/index.php?route=product/search&search=242108 https://pablanchard.co.uk/index.php?route=product/search&search=260707 https://www.lmslichfieldltd.com/Lucas-24-volt-Relay-FV426648 Some bits like the radiator shroud are a bit more difficult to find, might good idea to go to the Newbury 4x4 sortout in October (depending on where you are) This is mine awaiting a bit of tlc Cheers Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964 FFR 88 Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share Posted September 2, 2022 Dear Richard, Thank you for the links to the parts I am looking for! Your car looks quite complete. Have you restored it or is it a 'survivor'? Is this car 64EK26? I have found photos of about 85 different 40A FFR's on the internet in the past few years but had not yet encountered 64EK26. Would you perhaps send me a photo of the engine compartment? I am still sorting out the wiring in there. Kind regards, Nils 839f5cd0-94eb-4769-bed3-a04cea857971.jfif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64EK26 Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Hi Nils Yes it is 6EK26, I restored it about 14 years ago. Currently it is up at the "shed", I will take some photos and send them to you when I am up there next week. Feel free to PM me if you need any more detailed photos. As it arrived after restoration Cheers Richard 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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