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well its been on the road 2 years no problems what so ever .This year every show i attended it rained at some point so this winter us a underside TLC .

 

list of jobs

new refurb rear wish bones & poly bushes.

new exhaust full system

refurb rocker cover

full new hoses & engine detail

zinc hose clips (cheers badger)

full set of mud flaps

new centre sections on seats

 

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well season of mince pies & a few spare days off in the man cave.

 

new steering wheel refurb (thanks gingerman) satin black metal work with matching leather & thread as the seats.

 

refurbed rocker cover with correct decal

 

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yes mate, i also purchased some of that lovely new material for the centres of my seats :smile:

 

hes doing another complete rear seat easier than unpicking the leather

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will do mate im sure its gonna be a fab wheel!!

 

all about the finer details to me. as she left the factory.

 

anyhow engine bays nearly done 4 hoses to swap then its done need to pic up some new headlights aswell shame about the tops but they are carellos so original

 

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love the wheel :drivin: and your old cab looked spotless, my engine bay will be standard when its done like, just hope the bloody engine starts once i have rebuilt it :mellow:

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As promised, some daylight shots :smile:

 

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The original cover was made up of a sinle piece of leather, but I thought that looked a little bland so I've made John's new rim from four stitched pieces. :smile: It's also been padded out so it feels chunkier in the hands.

 

It should look rather nice against the rest of his leather interior!

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