Seat backs arrived back today with the head rests covered so I was able to fit these back into the car. With these fitted I was able to make 2 new bottom seat cushions. The ones I have made have slightly more padding than the originals so hopefully this might help to make the ride a it more comfortable. With the seats fitted back in I was also able to refit the rear screen again with a new seal.
With all this done I was able to finally take the car for another test drive and this is were the fun and games started! First thing to fail was the car develop a sudden tendency to stall when pulling up to a junction (not sure what changed but it was ok for the first 30 minutes) this wouldn’t have been an issue but the wire to the starter motor shorted out so it was impossible to start the car again with out the assistance of a couple of people pushing.
Although this problem is nothing compare to the noise and vibration coming from the rear of the car! On finally getting the car home the issue of the starter was easily located and fixed. The cable routing has been adjusted and some sleeving has been placed over the wire to protect it. I think I have also found the problem of the noise coming from the rear of the car as the prop shaft UJ look worn, but till I replace them tomorrow I wont know for certain.