Rattler's 2a civvy restoration project

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Re: Rattler's 2a civvy restoration project

Post by Cornish Rattler » Fri Jun 15, 2018 10:02 am

Early Dad's day pressie fron son and his new wife :mrgreen:
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Re: Rattler's 2a civvy restoration project

Post by nato potatoe » Fri Jun 15, 2018 3:18 pm

Wow I’d like an HD TV for Father’s Day. 😮

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Re: Rattler's 2a civvy restoration project

Post by the landy man » Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:19 pm

So would I!!!
Great present,all I will get(if I'm lucky)is a pair of socks and a mars bar!!! :cry:
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Re: Rattler's 2a civvy restoration project

Post by Cornish Rattler » Fri Jun 15, 2018 11:26 pm

Haha, yeah I wasn't expecting anything son was on a day off and I was on at 14:00 hrs the other day and we was talking about bits and stuff I need and what my next plan was then this morning a delivery man was knocking at the door :D

Realised there wasn't any bolts with it so I've ordered some :D
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Post by Cornish Rattler » Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:42 am

Collecting the galv bulkhead tomorrow from Ashtree as they have just emailed us to say its ready :mrgreen:
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Post by Cornish Rattler » Sat Jun 23, 2018 4:14 pm

Just got back from collecting our galved and primed
bulkhead from Ashtree
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Re: Rattler's 2a civvy restoration project

Post by Cornish Rattler » Mon Jun 25, 2018 8:37 pm

Removed the temperarelly fitted engine and gearbox ( to save room on the floor ) stripped the ancilaries from the gearbox ready for sending the gearbox away Syncro gearboxes then once the gearbox is back and the engine painted i can refit them both :D
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Post by Cornish Rattler » Fri Jun 29, 2018 7:54 pm

Painted the engine today :D
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Re: Rattler's 2a civvy restoration project

Post by Cornish Rattler » Sat Jun 30, 2018 7:08 pm

Get in, just got back from billing with a gew bit's i need for the 2a, a new pair of galv sill rails, a pair of roof side panels in good con'd other than some slight damage from one of the rear corner's which i am hoping we can sort out and a new galv and etch primed front radiator panel, will show pic's tomorrow as everything is still in Son's van :D
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Re: Rattler's 2a civvy restoration project

Post by Cornish Rattler » Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:57 pm

Here you go
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