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winchesterrover Kinda New returning from the wilderness Posts: 7	Rover p4 winchesterrover @winchesterrover
	Oct 16, 2023 20:16:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	hi all, back after 11 years with another p4, looking inspiration and pointers ..... needs lowering and thinking of powering it by Volvo 2.3 turbo..... any thoughts??


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redratbike Posted a lot Posts: 1,819	Rover p4 redratbike @redratbike
	Oct 17, 2023 6:42:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	like this? taken from here forum.retro-rides.org/thread/168437/cafe-racers-british-style-cars?page=29


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winchesterrover Kinda New returning from the wilderness Posts: 7	Rover p4 winchesterrover @winchesterrover
	Oct 17, 2023 9:14:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	something similar in mind, maybe not that low


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redratbike Posted a lot Posts: 1,819	Rover p4 redratbike @redratbike
	Oct 17, 2023 13:24:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	i was looking at a few P4’s when searching for a car a retro racer look would be fantastic i was thinking carerra panamericana style
	Last Edit: Oct 17, 2023 18:13:34 GMT by redratbike

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generallee Posted a lot Posts: 1,094	Rover p4 generallee @generallee
	Oct 17, 2023 17:51:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	There was a thread on here a while ago, but I cant find it, lowering a P4 was discussed at length. Not sure if it was in a general thread or a readers rides thread. General consensus was it's quite hard to go more than a slight drop. glenanderson might point you in the right direction?


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truckdoctor Part of things mgb roadster Posts: 536	Rover p4 truckdoctor @truckdoctor
	Oct 17, 2023 18:09:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The rover v8 engine does fit the p4


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redratbike Posted a lot Posts: 1,819	Rover p4 redratbike @redratbike
	Oct 17, 2023 18:23:47 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	there’s these threads that may help forum.retro-rides.org/thread/193547/rover-p4-potential forum.retro-rides.org/thread/193752/1962-rover-100-p4?page=5 forum.retro-rides.org/thread/87777/1955-rover-p4 forum.retro-rides.org/thread/224770/1963-rover-p4-110


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winchesterrover Kinda New returning from the wilderness Posts: 7	Rover p4 winchesterrover @winchesterrover
	Oct 17, 2023 20:08:55 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	3rd link down was my old one


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glenanderson Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 4,341 Club RR Member Number: 64	Rover p4 glenanderson @glenanderson Club Retro Rides Member 64
	Oct 17, 2023 20:54:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	They are really hard to lower properly. The body is already quite heavily channeled over the chassis, and there’s a lot of significant ironmongery pretty close to the ground. The huge front arch gap is probably best attacked by dropping the arch itself in the wing, rather than lowering the front. I did briefly try shorter springs on my P4, but the bump steer was fairly bad, and I quickly tired of the bottoms of the doors hitting the kerb and not being able to open them properly. Nothing is impossible, obviously, if it’s what you really want to do, but it’ll be a major challenge. I know of several people that have set to with great gusto, but none of them actually ever finished as far as I am aware. As for engine swaps, well anything lazy and torquey would suit the general feel of these cars. And an auto box. The stock gearbox doesn’t like being rushed, and most modern manual gearboxes will put the lever in completely the wrong place.
	My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...

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winchesterrover Kinda New returning from the wilderness Posts: 7	Rover p4 winchesterrover @winchesterrover
	Oct 18, 2023 14:35:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	hadn't thought of lowering the arch


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