Rattler n Son S11a Restoration Project

Anyone know if the olive on a Def 200tdi dipstick tube will fit a 300tdi dipstick tube, the reason I ask is I've fitted a new 300tdi turbo and exhaust manifold with a Steve Parker 300tdi-series exhaust conversion kit ( was a Def 200tdi originally ) and the 300tdi exhaust down pipe is close to the Def dipstick tube and I don't think it will bend enough to not foul anything so i'm thinking of fitting a 300tdi dipstick and tube as it should be the right shape if not may need a slight tweak.

The only other option I've got is to fit a Disco 200tdi dipstick and tube but even though I have the part number's for the Disco 200tdi dipstick and tube I can't seem to see any for sale and if I put the part number's in the search box on the paddocks site nothing comes up, what do you think.

Wont fit, tried it when I swapped from 300 back to 200 in previous landy, bodged it to fit but it was a struggle

Ok cheer's i will try and get a 200tdi disco dipstick and tube then

cornish rattler said:

As from my other thread in series forum we struck a deal with Ashtree last night by email and should be collecting a new recon'd bulkhead in 3 weeks time

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Great thread Good luck with Ashtree They where nearly 5 weeks late with my bulkhead for Defender and i'd advise giving it a good inspection before accepting it as the qaulity of the workmanship can be questionable

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/new-galvanised-bulkhead.302104/

Ok thanks for that, we only went with them as they was the only company that answered the phone and emails so they got the job

Once i've got the bulkhead and got everything out of the garage from going away ( bodywork ) i will get the engine and gearbox out again send the gearbox away to Syncro gearboxes to have the gearbox recon'd and H/R tranybox fitted and paint the engine, was going to paint the block BMC engine green but have decided on black now with the rocker cover and inlet manifold being painted silver, want to go with black silicon intercooler pipes with painted silver steel pipes rather than having it looking a bit boy racer ish with blue silicon pipes and i plan to use the original air filter aswell ( disco 200tdi fitted )

Early Dad's day pressie from son and new wife, will be fitting this soon

There wasn't any bolts with it so I've ordered some

Collecting the bulkhead tomorrow as planned as they have just emailed us to say its ready

Just got back from collecting the bulkhead from Ashtree

Making a start today to get all the bodywork out of the garage and onto a tarp in the back garden and covered up plus once I've swept the garage out and had a bit of a tidy up re-position the landy in the garage and if I've got time I will start removing the engine and gearbox ready for painting the engine and sending the gearbox away to Syncro gearboxes

Managed to get everything i wanted to do today inc removing the engine and gearbox and stripping the ancilaries from the gearbox ready for sending to Syncro gearboxes

Oh i nu i forgoten something i also fitted my new front bumper my son got me last week for a father's day pressie

Painted the engine today, I painted the rocker cover and inlet manifold earlier in the year with Alloy wheel silver so sprayed the timing case and engine back plate with the same and decided on painting the block in engine black, was going with BMC engine green but decided not to, anyway here's the pic's

Beltin, just got back from billing with a load of stuff for the 2a, a new galv front panel ( etch primed ) a pair of roof sides in mint con'd except from a small dent in a rear corner of one panel which i am hoping we can sort out and a pair of galv sill rails, will show pic's tomorrow as everything is in Son's van

Here you go

The damage I was on about on the side panel is on the bottom panel at the bottom right corner, what do you think

Fitted two new turbo oil feed and drain pipes and re-fitted the engine, just waiting to send the gearbox off now

Yippee my money has come through, so that's another £5k I can throw at the 2a bearing in mind £1.300 of it has already been spent on the new galv bulkhead which I owe out and I need roughly £1,200 to have the gearbox and transfer box refurbished / uprated so i'm just starting a new list of bits I need to carry on

Wow some of the bits i bought the other day have started to roll in, new 300tdi rad and a pair of new galv bulkhead support brackets