My 93' Tata Estate restoration: Found a donor car to source rare parts

The owner now wants to get rid of the car, and we are in the process of negotiating with them.

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So an update after a long time. The power steering pump mounting has been very difficult to source. My mechanic tried his best, but just wasn’t able to fabricate a new one. This being a relatively less common model, even the scrap yards weren’t yielding any results. Finally, my mechanic came across a donor car. It belonged to the current owners father, and has been lying idle in their field for the last 15 years. It has literally sunken into the soil!

Recently, a tree fell on it. The owner now wants to get rid of the car, and we are in the process of negotiating with them. Ideally, I would want to buy the whole car because it has a lot of parts that I need. Hopefully, this yields some positive results.

On the other hand, I have also selected the upholstery. Inspired by BHPian Schnellby’s NE118, I have also chosen a light Tan colour. The roof will be done in the original shade, all the plastics will remain black and the door pads + seats will be done in this colour.

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