[ROVERNET - UK] VIN numbers

[Mike Maher]

Dirk,

See the attached link http://www.mgcars.org.uk/namgar/bmiht/bmiht.htm

The BMIHT at Gaydon, UK  hold Post WW2 Rover production records.  Reference
to James Taylors' book the classic Rovers 1945-1986 indicates that the VIN
(or Chassis number) decodes as a left hand drive (that is steering wheel on
the left) export 1959 Model year Rover105.  The last 5 digits indicate that
it is the 78th car made.

Hope this helps

regards

Mike Maher


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dirk Burrowes" <dirk at vy-tek.com>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:12 AM
Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] VIN numbers


> Hi all,
>
> I would like to know a more detailed history of my 105 and would like to
> find out this through the Vehicle number. The tag on the driver side door
> Has the number 623900079.
>
> Does anyone know where I might find the history of this car using the VIN
> number?
>
> Thanks
> Dirk
>
> P.S coming soon Adventures in Roverland part 3 (Rover in Taiwan)
>
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>    1. Re:  SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's last post)
>       (Dave Read)
>    2. Re:  Re: Adventures in Rover land Part 2 (Slatskars)
>    3. Re:  SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's last post)
> (roland)
>    4. RE:  SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's lastpost)
>       (Robert Thornton)
>    5. RE:  SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's last post)
>       (Paul Smith)
>    6. RE:  SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's lastpost)
>       (Robert Thornton)
>    7. RE:  SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's last post)
>       (Paul Smith)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 22:58:07 +0930
> From: Dave Read <defender110 at ozemail.com.au>
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
> last post)
> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> Message-ID: <431D9967.9050207 at ozemail.com.au>
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> Hi
> Peter
> Penrite make a light gear oil here in Oz.
> It has the viscocity of ATF and the shear strength of hypoid.
>
> I have used it in my Defender box for the last 5 years or so. No issues
> to date ...
>
> Cheers
> Dave South Oz
>
> > James
> >
> > I have recently acquired a TVR Griffith which has this
> > same box, the LT77. TVR first recommended ATF but
> > apparently it doesn't protect the fibre gears in the
> > oil pump which will obviously lead to failure. The
> > recommended lubricant is now Castrol SMX. This is
> > available in UK but not in Australia. However a
> > special version of SMX called SMX-O (for Opel) is used
> > by Holden (GM) dealers here for Astra gearboxes. I
> > have just started using this and the gear changes are
> > much easier. With SAE 90 gear oil it was very
> > difficult when cold.
> >
> > I thought this may be of interestto SD1 owners.
> >
> > Peter B
> >
> > --- Kent Kinard <kkinard at swbell.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hi James,
> >>The gearbox is dead.  It should have been attended
> >>to sooner in order to
> >>save it.  The TR7 box will do fine, but needs to be
> >>flushed and treated
> >>after installation. It is not a Getrag and neither
> >>is the Jag box.  It
> >>is a British Leland LT77.  Gear strength and bearing
> >>size were never the
> >>problems.  The use of tapered roller bearings
> >>resulted in heavy center
> >>bearing end loads and wear on the bearing that
> >>resides between the First
> >>Motion Gear and the Manshaft.  Partial failure of
> >>this bearing causes
> >>the clearance between the maninshaft gears and the
> >>countershaft gears to
> >>increase putting greater strain on each gear tooth
> >>and eventual failure
> >>of the sliding gears and the countershaft gears.
> >>Although it is not a
> >>foolproof test, try to move the First Motion Gear
> >>(input shaft to
> >>Americans) up and down with the trans out of the
> >>car. If the TR box
> >>shows appreciable movement at this point, it may not
> >>be good either, and
> >>at the very least needs a rebuild before
> >>installation.
> >>
> >>Roverly,
> >>Kent K.
> >>
> >>James Dean wrote:
> >>  He suddenly has a noise in first, second, third,
> >>but not 4th and
> >>
> >>>5th. It sounds like it is coming from the gearbox,
> >>
> >>he says. When he
> >>
> >>>jacks the car up and runs it, the noise goes away.
> >>
> >>Any ideas?. If it is
> >>
> >>>a gearbox, I have a good TR7 gearbox. I have been
> >>
> >>told Rover used
> >>
> >>>heavier bearings. An owner of a Tr shop told me he
> >>
> >>had a TR7 with a
> >>
> >>>superpowerful TR8 engine, drives it hard, and has
> >>
> >>had no problem for
> >>
> >>>years. He says yes, the bearings were changed, but
> >>
> >>it made no
> >>
> >>>difference. What is the real answer?I know Vitesse
> >>
> >>SD-1's had hardened
> >>
> >>>gears, but do not think regular SD-1 had that.
> >>
> >>Also, is this the same
> >>
> >>>Getrag 5 speed Jaguar used on the 80-87 Series III
> >>
> >>XJ6 5 speed? The box
> >>
> >>>looks almost the same, except the shifter.
> >>
> >>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 11:09:43 -0700
> From: "Slatskars" <slatskars at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Adventures in Rover land Part 2
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> Well, Mark Goodall definitely had a British accent. He also is one person
> that I would not do business with again. I confirmed the name, etc. with a
> local British car parts rebuilding shop owner. He too has been screwed.
Mark
>
> operated on ebay as mrgreenback and is located in Kissimmee, FL. I would
> advise avoiding any purchase from him unless you inspect it before
purchase.
>
> slats
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Geoff Kirkpatrick" <britcarnut at yahoo.com>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 9:54 PM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Adventures in Rover land Part 2
>
>
> > No, he's definitely American.  I'm always astounded by people who do
> > business this way, and I've known a few in different fields.  Sometimes
> > the most amazing thing is, they manage to avoid even being arrested for,
> > never mind convicted of, any kind of crime.  This guy listed his cars
> > through one of those auction dropoff companies, where you give them your
> > stuff to sell on ebay and they take care of all the details.  That way
he
> > managed to piggyback on their good feedback record and distance himself
> > from any direct retaliation from ebay.  They are partly culpable, I
think,
> > having allowed him to list his cars through them without their having
ever
> > even seen them, but they have been tarred by his actions and may end up
> > closing.
> >
> > Lessons of the story?  1. Paying someone a few hundred bucks to inspect
a
> > high-dollar car purchase on ebay is money well spent.  A good friend of
> > mine had a similar experience bringing a Lancia over from France, and
has
> > always had an inspection done since then.  2. Be especially careful
buying
> > things which are listed by these "auction dropoff" businesses.  I've had
> > mostly very good experiences using ebay, but several of the less
favorable
> > ones have involved these kinds of companies.  People seem to use them to
> > misrepresent items for sale, and distance themselves from the
> > consequences.
> >
> >
> >> Is this Harold  the German? or a different unsavory Harold? Being in
the
> >>
> >> Classic Car Business for 30 years in Ft Lauderdale, I have seen
hundreds
> >>
> >> of"specialists" of all shades come and go. Worst of all was William Von
> >> Hove
> >> of Exclusive Impex.I think he went through 3 corporate identities
> >> without
> >> leaving town. In 1989, his company bought the back page ads of
> >> Thoroughbred
> >> and Classic Cars.so, you can't judge by appearance.
> >
> > "This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be
> > of no possible service to him."
> > - William Lyon Phelps
> >
> > Geoff Kirkpatrick, 382 Riverside Avenue, Ben Lomond, CA 95005, USA
> >
> >
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 16:25:29 -0700 (PDT)
> From: roland <veetwinrider at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
> last post)
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> You could use a product by BG. It replaces gear oil or
> engine oil or ATF used in transmissions. Called
> Synchro Shift. google BG Lubricants.
>
>
> roland
> DL650
> VX800 #21
> P5
>
>
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 09:13:03 +0930
> From: "Robert Thornton" <R.Thornton at adelaidecitycouncil.com>
> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
> lastpost)
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
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> <E5F39546C8FEF74FA71FC83582B2FDF202DB537B at ACCMX00.adelaide.sa.gov.au>
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> After doing quite a bit of research on this subject I chose to use Red
> Line Oils MT 90 synthetic manual transmission oil.
>
> http://www.redlineoil.com/products_gearlubricants.asp?pvID=74&prodID=57&
> subcatID=18
>
> It doesn't bulk on second when cold, nor does the shift quality
> deteriorate when it gets very hot because the oil has a very high
> viscosity index which is not affected by variations in temperature. MT
> 90 is the latest thicker 75W90 version of MTL.
>
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] On Behalf Of roland
> Sent: Wednesday, 7 September 2005 8:55 AM
> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
> lastpost)
>
> You could use a product by BG. It replaces gear oil or engine oil or ATF
> used in transmissions. Called Synchro Shift. google BG Lubricants.
>
>
> roland
> DL650
> VX800 #21
> P5
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 09:48:23 +1000
> From: Paul Smith <Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au>
> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
> last post)
> To: "'rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com'" <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
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> <9409B494C2CED611BADF00508B948EF80DA64FD5 at excha01.auroraenergy.com.au>
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> > It doesn't bulk on second when cold, nor does the shift quality
>
> Balk!
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 09:45:29 +0930
> From: "Robert Thornton" <R.Thornton at adelaidecitycouncil.com>
> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
> lastpost)
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Message-ID:
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> <E5F39546C8FEF74FA71FC83582B2FDF202DB537C at ACCMX00.adelaide.sa.gov.au>
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> Or
>
> Baulk!
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] On Behalf Of Paul Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, 7 September 2005 9:18 AM
> To: 'rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com'
> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
> lastpost)
>
> > It doesn't bulk on second when cold, nor does the shift quality
>
> Balk!
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 10:21:36 +1000
> From: Paul Smith <Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au>
> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
> last post)
> To: "'rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com'" <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
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> <9409B494C2CED611BADF00508B948EF80DA64FD6 at excha01.auroraenergy.com.au>
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> Yep, depends which dictionary you work off.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Thornton [mailto:R.Thornton at adelaidecitycouncil.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, 7 September 2005 10:15 am
> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
> lastpost)
>
>
> Or
>
> Baulk!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] On Behalf Of Paul Smith
> Sent: Wednesday, 7 September 2005 9:18 AM
> To: 'rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com'
> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 gearbox( Second part of James Dean's
> lastpost)
>
> > It doesn't bulk on second when cold, nor does the shift quality
>
> Balk!
>
>
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