Downbeach Rovers

10/21/2026

Chased a new leak but tightened the clips. Good to go. Couple more small drives until everything is a-ok

Going to get my timing a little better. and then we will finish the interior

10/20/2026

Pretty clean looking sitch?
Taking her to PA this weekend.

10/17/2026

They’re nice, but oh man…

10/15/2026

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Travel back to 1972 and experience Cape York as almost nobody remem...

10/11/2026

Let’s go for a drive!!!

10/09/2026

Fingers crossed. After the thermostat and gasket, then the valley pan, then the timing, now a coolant bypass because after all of the other work, I believe he’s missing a bypass fitting at the housing. Can’t keep him cool…
Let’s see if it works. Stay tuned!!

10/09/2026

Last drain?

10/09/2026

She’s running!! After warm up. It likes to get hot. I just figured out why. Time to tap a relief valve into the thermostat housing. As I like to say to my wife. “Just one more thing to fix, and it’s done” And then more Rovers North packages show up lol. Rovers North

10/04/2026

Well, I shifted the distributor slightly to get the front valley bolt out and I think the timing is now off. I’ll sort this tomorrow… sheesh

10/03/2026

Next year, kidnapping the family for this.