Car failed its MOT ... ( and now passed )

[grinder]

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

[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

[marcusd666]

Fingers crossed you get it sorted Stu.

[grinder]

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

[kev-yorks]

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.

[grinder]

I think I have figured a cheat for the fog lights , so not bothered about them now

[Brett]

Bloody hell mate!

[grinder]

:censored::censored::censored::censored: happens eh !

[grinder]

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 ??

[grinder]

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

[TiddlesRX7]

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

[grinder]

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

[TiddlesRX7]

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

[grinder]

Jesus ... good luck with all that mate !

[grinder]

Pics as promised