Nearly MOT time!

[Pete Clayton]

Well looks like the car is just about ready for the MOT. Fitted a drivers side mirror today, fitted air filters and airbox, sorted the fuel pipes and filter and fitted the fuel gauge properly. Took it for a quick spin on private roads and all seems well apart from the throttle getting stuck and a high idle, adjusted the idle and fixed the spring so just tyre pressures left.

Fingers crossed for friday. Only thing that seems a bit dodgy is the handbrake. Carbs may need setting up as it seemed a bit gutless or maybe the overdrive was left switched on!

[Pete Clayton]

Well i've covered about 90 miles in it so far, took it to work today. The handbrake stopped working earlier but it was just a bolt on the mechanism on the rear axle had worked loose. Did a compression test warm engine 165, 180, 175, 170, 170, 170. From driving it i've worked out, speedo is miles out, overdrive seems to be sticking and engine could do with a bit of a tune. Handles well, stops well and i've had a bit of side ways fun!

[Pete Clayton]

That'd be nice Dave, maybe later in the year! Stoneleigh is gonna be the first decent trip so just trying to get a few miles on it now to sort any potential issues. Did a few miles this evening, seems to be running reasonably well had some good fun! was really impressed with the brakes for what they are

[Dave Taylor]

Well done that man, Now a good run up North to the Lakes with us we really give it a good shake down, come on you know you want to...

[Pete Clayton]

Well I dropped it off for the MOT this morning. Not picked the car up yet, but it passed!!! Couple of advisorys - steering shaft too close to carbs, o/s/r handbrake cable too close to exhaust and wiring too close to alternator pulley. Gonna try and get it taxed and go for a spin before the end of the day.

[Adrian Southgate]

Well done Pete.
Its such a good feeling when all that hard graft and brainache pays off with a single sheet of paper from the MOT tester. Best of luck for friday, Keep us posted.

Adrian