Seats and Bits

I went to the Sort Out on Saturday. I came back with another 3 Defender front seats to install as planned, and thankfully, the new ones were cheap, in fine condition, and matched the cloth already in use (Moorland). The seats were sold as a set, as were the first defender seats I bought a while back, which means I now have 2 centre front seats to get rid of.

I also managed to pick up a good NATO hitch, a SIII FFR cooling fan (damned heavy, I don’t mind telling you), an 11 bladed plastic fan (no viscous unit) which I found after the FFR fan, a 300Tdi intercooler (which should help the 19J’s longevity) and a steering guard, all for just under £230. Not a bad deal, although some haggling may have gotten the stuff for less. I just figured that by the time I finished haggling over one deal, I’d miss the next, and the prices were low enough for me to be content. At least the sunburn was free!

I have also ordered all the materials to reconstruct the rear tub. That’s another £230, but it should be better than new as I’m using 20mm stainles box sections for the longitudinal stiffening and 3mm marine grade hard ali alloy for the floor and wheel arches, whhich will all be much stronger and much more resistant to corrosion than the original materials. The replacement rear tub cross-member has arrived from Craddocks, so as soon as these panels arrive, I should be able to start reassmbly of the tub.