Looks like I wont be making rotorstock this year AGAIN ... bloody car failed its MOT on welding
I had all the underside welded up earlier this year and spent a while sorting the front brakes ( discs / pads / calipers )
And it goes and fails on welding on the rear end ( not sure what its called , but if you look at the drivers side rear wheel straight on, its the bottom right car corner where the door meets )
And its both sides :(
Really not impressed ... and I have tried to speak to the chap who welded it this year and both his phones go to voicemail
Not sure what my plan is now .. esp when rotorstock is only about 10 days away
Stu / Grinder
OK .. he just phoned , he is coming on Monday to look and quote and maybe do it Tuesday
So if that\'s the case , I should beable to get it back in for the MOT on Wed ....
Fingers crossed eh
Fingers crossed you get it sorted Stu.
it also failed on the Rear fog light .. switch doesn\'t do anything , nothing on the dash to say its on or off , nor does the light work
No idea if that\'s a fuse or not, as if the Haynes manual for it is designed for USA and I don\'t think they had rear fogs :(
Fog lights are a easy fix Stu worst case just get a Illuminated switch, take a feed from the side lights and run the switched live straight to the bulb holder if needs be. There is no requirement for a specific fog lamp warning lamp just a tell tale warning lamp.
I think I have figured a cheat for the fog lights , so not bothered about them now :)
Bloody hell mate!
:censored::censored::censored::censored: happens eh !
I have it jacked up at the rear at the mo with the wheels off
Its looking pretty nasty round the entire rear end and arches to be honest
So the plan is to get it welded ( well price dependant ) and then fully stone chip both rear arches in white ( and it should make it nice and neat aswell )
Might do the front arches aswell
I was hoping the welding I had done early this year would have been enough , but clearly not
Its a UK car , so its to be expected to be honest
Its just annoyed me more than anything .. I was expecting it to fail on brakes .. not more sodding welding
BUT .. if I get this done , I don\'t think there is much more than can rust ??
I will get some pics taken tomorrow morning and get them posted up tomorrow night
I have made the holes slightly larger by attacking them with a wire brush ! LOL
Ha ha! Im in the same boat! My MOT is due on Saturday. I got the car jacked up a couple of weeks ago now to sort it out for RS only to find I need to weld the passenger side front floor and both rears where yours has gone. Guess its a UK car thing mate at the age of them. Not sure if mine will be ready for RS or not. Either way I could pick you up on the way down if you need a lift as I\'ll be going with or without the FC.
Oh, and I haven\'t even started the other work I wanted to do to it. I\'ve got tomorrow and next friday off though so fingers crossed.
Ade
What other work did you have planned for yours mate ?
The plan in my head is to get it looked at Monday , welded Tuesday and then MOT\'d Wednesday
I spoke to the MOT guy and he said that if I bring it back within 10 working days it wont cost anything , so im hoping he will just have a quick look at it and issue the MOT
Then it needs Taxing and I should be ready to roll :D
1: Power steering rack swap.
2: Clutch change
3: Gearbox change
4: Oil change
5: General tidy up! wash etc
6: Change passenger side front wing for my spare (better paint on it)
7: MOT!
8: Maybe turbo swap too
Ade
Jesus ... good luck with all that mate !
Pics as promised :(
Hey stu
Whens the welder coming to have a look? Hopfully its a simple job for him
At least its just one point it failed on, and the weldings normally a one off repair to each section. Im dreading my s3\'s first mot :o
Rich
well yeah I suppose it is one point , just both bloody sides
Its just annoying when it had £200 worth of welding at the start of the year
Its become a large(ish) pit of money at the mo :(
It\'s not too big a job Stu on initial inspection and easy to get access to.
Yeah old cars suck for bleeding you dry. At least its nicer, more interesting and different to a modern german silver generic piston powered car :p
Oh and pop up headlights too :) its gotta be worth the money for all that ? :)
Rich
well tis all true
I just hope the welding doesn\'t effect the paint on the outside of the car
Its gonna be a squeeze for RS10 at this rate
Wet sponge with cold water held against it by yourself Stu whilst he welds. Don\'t forget to keep refreshing the water in the sponge, that should sort you. Looking at what you\'ve got he\'ll be feathering the trigger anyway rather than a continuous run, so less heat build up anyway.
I don\'t think that will help as I will be at work when hes welding :( :(
Just takes a little longer but he\'ll manage himself Stu.
It\'ll all be worth it when you roll into Rotorstock :)
Rich
Wow lots of welding I have a 2p hole in the cill where i lowered the ramp on a screwdriver that got stuck in a ramp.
Stu that doesn\'t look too bad from what I can see. It should be easy enough to repair by someone experienced with welding.
Ade
You wil be fine ......................................
Are we meeting is the usual place at the usual time for the convoy down ??
Shaun
not sure Shaun , no one has really mentioned a convoy yet ?!?!?
What time was it last time ??
Shaun
I\'ve started a fresh thread : http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?p=862587#post862587
Shaun
OK the welder chap came on Tues and put some plates on , got home and started to seam seal them , the drivers side was superb , the passenger side , I ended up blowing a hole in the car ( using a compressed air blower - as I was drying the plates ! )
At this point I had seam sealed the plate on the drivers side and painted all the rust with hammerite , and I did some hammeriting on the passenger side
He came back this morning and put another plate on
Got some white stone chip today so I could spray it up
Got home and made a start ( and finished ) .. car is booked in for the re-test tomorrow .. so fingers crossed eh !!!!!!!!
Hi stu
Thats looking really good, very fresh :) fingers crossed for you!! :)
Rich
Fingers crossed. Is it going to Richard ?
Shaun
Good luck with it mate.
Ade
Ade, did you sort a lift out ? You could join me if you want, got plenty of room in the tent too !
Shaun
Shaun , yeah its going back to Tricky
Not overly impressed with the stone chip , its really thin stuff .. it might dry better though
I might buy another 2-3 cans and use one can on each arch and then spray up the underside of the fuel tank and spare wheel well
Gonna get it thru the MOT and RS10 and then maybe do it
Not as of yet mate no. I\'d love a lift down mate but not sure i\'m gonna stop over or not. Will let you know mate thanks.
Ade
Has it passed yet? :D
Quote from: TiddlesRX7;862941Not as of yet mate no. I\'d love a lift down mate but not sure i\'m gonna stop over or not. Will let you know mate thanks.
Ade
No Problem, Looking at the weather it maybe a day trip !
Shaun
Well you will all be pleased to know that the white cab passed the re-test :D
Its now MOT\'d , Tax\'d and full of juice ready for RS10
I will check the fluids tomorrow and give her a wash if the weather holds
Great news :D
Shaun
ohh yes , so I will be seeing you at 7:30 Sat AM :D
Good lad!!!!!! See you Saturday
Ade