Rattler n Son S11a Restoration Project

Ordered some more bits yesterday from ebay and Paddocks so once they roll in I can start fitting them

The bits are all more or less in now so tomorrow I will post some fresh pic's

Fitted the back door today then fitted the tank filler pipe, breather pipe and fuel filler

Fitted the painted pedal boxes inc new master cylinder's and gaskets today as well as the accelerator linkages and fuel filter after painting the filter head

Did a bit more Saturday and today, Saturday I removed the old oil cooler pipes I had connected to the engine, replaced the Def 200tdi thermostate housing I've had for a while for a Disco 200tdi one, I also removed the 300tdi radiator to make way for a 200tdi radiator as when I fitted the fan belt I was struggling to get a few months ago now I realised I couldn't fit the bottom hose as the belt was smack in the middle of the bottom hose neck, the new 200tdi radiator arrived today which I have fitted and re-routed the bottom hose to fit the new 200tdi one then I fitted the rear mud flaps I ordered as well, can't fit the front ones till the front wings are fitted, will post pic's later

Looking good keep up the good work

Here you go

Proper shed

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Proper shed

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Haha

Fitted some of the fuel lines in today just need a couple of tank to lift pump pipes for fittings to fit a supply pipe and a return pipe, I also started to fit the front shocks fitted one then found out the N/S/F spring plate was the wrong one for the car looks like an S1 front spring plate ( to close to swivel housing flange ) didn't even notice it when I fitted the springs so I need to get one of them now

Just put a £1k order into Paddocks and ebay still need to put another order in for another £1.5k and that should get me everything I need to finish this project

Just been fitting a few bits n bobs today that i ordered last week, dip stick tube and dip stick, had to remove the front section of the exhaust to replace that, fuel pipes and shocks as i wanted to leave them till the 2a is close to being finished

Nice looking really tidy

Painted more stuff yesterday, front wings, new door bottoms, rock slider's, floor plates and a everything else that needs painting, still waiting for the door tops to arrive so once they arrive they will get painted and fitted and most of the stuff that's was painted yesterday will get fitted later today

Fitted the new S3 steering box earlier yesterday before work, still need to fit the new drag link rod and ball joints tomorrow and fill the steering box with oil as well, will post pic's tomorrow

Sorry here's the pic's from weekend

Fitted the galv mud shields inc making new brackets for the wings to bolt them to, galv steering box cover, new crank case breather pipe and bonnet

Well after realising that the Mazda RX8 seats won't do and looking at other seats we stumbled across a Defender seat referbish kit on ebay and as i still had the original seats out of the 90 i used to have we decided to buy a kit to try and the outcome was great so have ordered another kit for the other seat and i have also found a matching cubby box as well so have ordered that as well, pic's later

Here you go

Will show the new kit when it comes as my son and daughter in law suprised me with doing the seat whilst i was at work