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Henry_b · May 18, 2020

goonarmy said:
Mine was negeltected and still looked and felt great. Could sit in em all day. And did. Shame they were the baby poo brown colour though. I dont get the hot and cold thing for leather. Unless its black its not gonna heat up and they warm up quicker than material when cold.

My cream leather seats are scalding if left in the sun, the old RRC seats were luke warm

A personal observation lol

It was a choice between that one and another with grey leather, leather had ripped on the bolster and was full of cracks.

Carpet was mank too!!

RangeRoller dt · May 18, 2020

my original defender black leather would literally burn you, ‘98 one had this plasticy grey stuff
Velour is very comfy I’m surprised after 25 years is like new. Is like driving around in 3 piece suite

Shippers · May 18, 2020

RangeRoller dt said:
my original defender black leather would literally burn you, ‘98 one had this plasticy grey stuff
Velour is very comfy I’m surprised after 25 years is like new. Is like driving around in 3 piece suite

Living here doesnt matter the colour of the leather you burn yourself...the P6 i'm restoring had cream leather seats totally wrecked by the sun even the foams...got second hand black velour sent from UK even came with headrests...

Henry_b · May 18, 2020

Shippers said:
Living here doesnt matter the colour of the leather you burn yourself...the P6 i'm restoring had cream leather seats totally wrecked by the sun even the foams...got second hand black velour sent from UK even came with headrests...

Hmm P6

Shippers · May 18, 2020

Henry_b said:
Hmm P6

Sadly it's not a V8...but it is LHD and portugese reg no doubt though the basatardos will find some excuse to shaft me getting it on the road...

Henry_b · May 18, 2020

Shippers said:
Sadly it's not a V8...but it is LHD and portugese reg no doubt though the basatardos will find some excuse to shaft me getting it on the road...

The 6 pot was a nice smooth unit..

How close are you to getting her on the road?

oakey · May 18, 2020

RRC seats far better than P38 especially in Velour

Henry_b · May 18, 2020

oakey said:
RRC seats far better than P38 especially in Velour

I agree there

Shippers · May 18, 2020

Henry_b said:
The 6 pot was a nice smooth unit..

How close are you to getting her on the road?

Still making repair panels...they didnt fit the 6 pot..mines a 68 2000tc...

Henry_b · May 18, 2020

some quality work here

Disco1BFG · May 18, 2020

Indeed! nice work @Shippers - That really should have its own project thread

norseman · May 18, 2020

Henry_b said:
The 6 pot was a nice smooth unit.. QUOTE]

In a P6 ?
Thinking of a P5 perhaps ?

Henry_b · May 18, 2020

Got confused with the IOE engine used in the P5

pete12345 · May 18, 2020

They certainly hold there money

Shippers · May 18, 2020

Disco1BFG said:
Indeed! nice work @Shippers - That really should have its own project thread

Thanks guys...once the scuttles done i've nearly finished a rottiserie to spin it over to repair rear most sills it's only the last 6inch thats gone...complete refurb of running gear already done instruments...but leaving all outer panels original paint...

hef19898 · May 22, 2020

Shippers said:
...but leaving all outer panels original paint...

That's good! Biggest mistake I made with my RRC was to have the front and rear wing panels repainted for no real reason whatsoever... Luckily, I left everything else original, except the lower tail gate (wasn't color matched to begin with and had some rusty spots).

Original paint jobs are such a beautiful and rare thing!

Shippers · May 22, 2020

hef19898 said:
That's good! Biggest mistake I made with my RRC was to have the front and rear wing panels repainted for no real reason whatsoever... Luckily, I left everything else original, except the lower tail gate (wasn't color matched to begin with and had some rusty spots).

Original paint jobs are such a beautiful and rare thing!

Both my current projects as found...keeping P6 paint original as panels solid but just love the patina of the original paint...101 gone for Kawàsaki Ninja Green...you don't drive an ex-military vehicle in Morocco in army drab green...when I eventually get it there... @Henry_b hope you don't mind going off topic...

Henry_b · May 22, 2020

Shippers said:
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Both my current projects as found...keeping P6 paint original as panels solid but just love the patina of the original paint...101 gone for Kawàsaki Ninja Green...you don't drive an ex-military vehicle in Morocco in army drab green...when I eventually get it there... @Henry_b hope you don't mind going off topic...

No don't mind at all Shippers..

A proper pair their!!

hef19898 · May 23, 2020

Kawasaki Ninja Green! I'd love to see that! True about Marocco, maybe one day we stumble over each other! Just have to convince my wife, she's not that motivated to spend three weeks in a Range Rover and tent...

Good luck with both projects!

Shippers · May 23, 2020

hef19898 said:
Kawasaki Ninja Green! I'd love to see that! True about Marocco, maybe one day we stumble over each other! Just have to convince my wife, she's not that motivated to spend three weeks in a Range Rover and tent...

Good luck with both projects!

Still more to do...metal slide out boxes to fit behind lower dropdown doors which I have to shorten 2 to fit...roofrack to fit topbox from my old RRC...will start a thread soon...

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