I acquired a reasonable seat box with rails, a frame and runners on the driver side. Stripped the frame and runners off and gave them a clean up. I'll clean up the seat box in due course. Probably add a tool box under the centre seat and passenger too.

Also removed the Smiths heater matrix, had it pressure tested which it passed, so a bit of a freshen up too.

Cleaned and painted the water pump pulley whilst I was at it.

I wish you were driving back! I would have loved for you to pick up a safari roof for me, sadly I don't think I will ever get it to London, anyway good hunting for your bits, it's possible he might have had some for you also

Anyone in the Scottish Borders region?  Good friend is running the Spine race from the Midlands up to Scottish borders.  Will be in the area from June 14 and returning the 22nd.  Fly into London, drive up to Hebden Bridge then further north to Kirk Yetholm.  Any pub meets or gatherings in the area?  would love to connect with fellow rover enthusiasts ...and find a truck cab rear panel, tailgate and a few other misc parts while I am over.  Any leads on some used spares would be most appreciated.
If anyone else on here is a birder would love some input on good walks for such in the area.  Thanks and hope to meet some of you while I am over. - Jopa from the States

Replaced the rubber seals on the truck cab. Used the helpful advice from Wittsend and purchased an affordable, handy little tool off the net. Both sides done in under 20 minutes with no drama. Now for the rear window runners.

Pics Of the wings

Quote from: NoBeardNoTopKnot on Feb 25, 2024, 08:32 AMI truly hope you're right. I really do. That'd be glorious. It'd brighten the day if classics-various become an everyday sight.

Modern stuff... it's all 'orrble angles, bloat  and 'look-at-me' bling.

Is it me?

Can we name one modern car we'd consider truly attractive? eg: How you could take the classic Mini - which to my mind was humble and kinda cute, and inspired by such example see today's Mini and be proud? Beats me? It's not even that it's lost something, I can't put my finger on it exactly - more it looks like it came from a soul-less place.

Opionions will vary, yet all of us could name a dozen favourite classics. Name one modern car you'd say was 'pretty'?

As for the classic-exemption. Thing is, they took the exemption from my factory-fit 'gas' vehicle, sadly you're likely to be right about that.

I think the alpine a110 is pretty'ish, and that little hand build Wells sports car. But your right, most modern cars look like an origami lesson on steroids executed by a blind fella with one finger.
"New aggressive front end" in all the marketing tat. If you used that as a tinder profile you would be forever lonely.

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Maybe straying a bit from the topic here but this is an interesting company I have just found....
https://dragonbadger.co.uk/product-category/land-rover-kits-and-conversions/

I can see myself building one of the Italeri 109"s into a Cuthbertson....

Craig.

Looks great.

Certainly is a shortage of 88" models out there. AK Interactive have made some nice ones now but they are smaller in 1/35 scale.

I have one of these Monogram 1/24 models in the stash. It's been so long since I looked at it, I can't really remember what the quality is like. Long out of production though so if you find one and the seller knows what it is, they can sell for silly money.

I have the conversion kit for the Revell 109" SW to make it into a 2A from this company. https://motobitz.uk/index.html
Still need to make my own windscreen hinges though and think about the best way to make series 2 door hinges.

Craig.

That's great work.
I'll be doing something similar with a S3 kit.

None of the kits seem to do an 88" and there are very few S2's.

My plan is to make a replica of my own S2a. 1:35 scale.

I have the kit in a box, following a house move and hope to get around to it this winter.