Rattler's 2a civvy restoration project

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Post by Cornish Rattler » Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:00 pm

I'm going away next month Son's wedding so i'v put all the bodywork in the garage from the garden
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Re: Rattler's 2a civvy restoration project

Post by GAZ_XB9R » Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:13 pm

Graham,

Can I ask about the hard top?

Never had one apart.

The roof panel to lower panels seam, is there a discrete seal between or is the panel seam sealed with a liquid (silicone) type sealer?

If a seal, are they readily available?

Reason I'm asking is that I will be stripping mine down sometime soon and would like to fully strip, paint and reseal the hardtop.
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Post by Cornish Rattler » Tue Apr 10, 2018 11:42 pm

GAZ_XB9R wrote:
Tue Apr 10, 2018 1:13 pm
Graham,

Can I ask about the hard top?

Never had one apart.

The roof panel to lower panels seam, is there a discrete seal between or is the panel seam sealed with a liquid (silicone) type sealer?

If a seal, are they readily available?

Reason I'm asking is that I will be stripping mine down sometime soon and would like to fully strip, paint and reseal the hardtop.
I'm pretty certen all the seals are easy to buy as i will be needing a full set for mine when i get there, i always use silicon on the roof to sides, sides to tub, roof to screen frame and screen frame to bulkhead just something i've always done when fitting new seals, Paddocks or ebay are good places to buy
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Post by Cornish Rattler » Mon May 07, 2018 12:59 pm

Not long now, get this holiday / son's wedding out of the way, going on Saturday ( Cyprus ) for two weeks then when we are back its back on the 2a, can't wait :D
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Post by StuWright » Mon May 07, 2018 4:44 pm

Hi Graham
Nice to see you are cracking on with your Landy restoration and at least you have the weather for it.

I did the Haystee front disc conversion on mine along with the Santana brake servo.
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Post by Cornish Rattler » Mon May 07, 2018 7:33 pm

Yeah a servo is another thing to think about :)
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Post by Cornish Rattler » Mon May 21, 2018 5:08 am

Well the wedding is now out of the way with just one more week to go in Cyprus then i can get back into the 2a :D
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Post by Cornish Rattler » Sun May 27, 2018 3:22 pm

Back home now back to reality :(
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Post by Cornish Rattler » Mon May 28, 2018 10:04 am

Going to order a few things today to keep me going for a few weeks :)
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Re: Rattler's 2a civvy restoration project

Post by Cornish Rattler » Thu May 31, 2018 8:42 am

Managed to do a deal with Ashtree ( series bulkhead repairer/restorer ) last night by email on a new recon'd bulkhead as our's is absolutely shot and we collect it in 2 weeks time :D
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