Car failed the MOT :(

[grinder]

i asked the guy if they would do it - but they wont .. so thats that idea out the question

i know what you mean though

its just one thing after another to be honest , i dont want to do this to find out in 6 months that something else needs doing

at the end of the day its a 16yr old car with 107K on the clock

if they had quoted me £100 to do it then i would have done - its just they wont touch it

all they like doing it welding new cills on etc.. not patch jobs

[jetpilot]

Its unfortunate these days some people only are interested in doing the easy jobs. I would try yellow pages, get a mobile guy round, get it done and get it MOT, then decide. And, if you reckon keeping an FD on the road will be any cheaper, it most likely wont, although they probably wont need welding! I feel your pain buddy, but any car is not cheap to keep these days!! I would say thats a minor issue for a 15+ year old car.

[grinder]

i have been having a bit of a think - and i dont think the welding is the problem - its the time it will take to do it

if i could do it in a day then thats superb - knowing my luck it wont be a days job

im off this week from work - but the weather is TERRIBLE down here - but i might have easter off work and have a play then - i dont know if more hands make it easier or what .. knowing someone who can weld would though !! LOL

its prob not a big job to be honest - 2 of the things i can do - its the other 2 that looks the bigger job

i dont know - i might bob it into a local garage tomorrow and see what they say - if its £100 of work im happy - or if i can do some and they do the rest

i just REALLY dont want to spend a few days under the car again

good sign - is that all my welding from last year is standing firm - and not a problem at all

[20B_boy]

1 - sell the car ( not sure what she is worth to be honest )

100K+ FC, thats been patched and needs more patching, hmmm...no offence mate but either do it yourself so it doesnt suck too much more cash from u than it need to and then flog it - or strip and dispose of now and save yourself the cost of the mot. There are loads of FCs for sale (ok, most of them are rotten too!), its easy to fall into a very deep money pit with a rusty one - have no doubt that you WILL be in the same boat next year :3Confused Its brutal, but stripping/scrapping is the best thing for a lot of FC\'s in the uk atm - seena  few with tickets that are down right dangerous!

[grinder]

100K+ FC, thats been patched and needs more patching, hmmm...no offence mate but either do it yourself so it doesnt suck too much more cash from u than it need to and then flog it - or strip and dispose of now and save yourself the cost of the mot. There are loads of FCs for sale (ok, most of them are rotten too!), its easy to fall into a very deep money pit with a rusty one - have no doubt that you WILL be in the same boat next year :3Confused Its brutal, but stripping/scrapping is the best thing for a lot of FC\'s in the uk atm - seena  few with tickets that are down right dangerous!

im not breaking the car - that would kill me to be honest

the only thing i can think of is sell it

i dont know what its worth

i would be asking around the £800 for it , but that would be sold with EVERY RX7 spare part i have kicking around

car , piggy back ecu , lowering springs , safcII D1 , oil temp gauge , water temp gauge, oil pressure gauge , adaptor for oil stuff , 16 inch split rims ( must be rare never seen any like it ) - and everything thats in the car as it stand ( and anything else i find for it in the garage )

i dont know if i would make that for the car to be honest

its a bit of welding for someone and it could be a cheap toy ??

the engine runs fine , doesnt use oil or water ( apart from what it should ) starts from hot and cold NO problem

boosts fine etc..

i hate to say it - but ebay could be the way forward

[shaunwil]

i\'ll have a chat with an old friend and see if he fancies doing the work. He has a good welder and has patched his jags quite alot !!!

Hopefully he may be able to help.

Cya soon

Shaun

[grinder]

there isnt a great deal to be honest

[travellinbob]

Stu dont lose the faith mate! If I lived closer we could hold a welding weekend as I have about 2 weeks of welding to do to the morris minor to get it to rotorstock! And the rest.(eek).
 See what Shaun comes up with and try for an mot. A going and mot\'d car is easier to sell and worth more.
 Also with all the bits you have for it I know it would feel crap to do but it wold be better to break it financially. And if you are moving onwards and upwards into the grown up world of fd\'s then money in peace of mind.
 Sorry it failed anyway. Was looking forward to seeing you smoke it up on the start line at RSIII for your 100mph showdown.
 cheers, michael.

[shaunwil]

I know i lured him into the fd ring but i really want him to stick with the fc !!! I rang my mate and he an only really look at it on the 8th april. If it isn\'t too major maybe kev could lend a hand ? Just a thought ! (sorry kev if thats a bit cheeky :spank)

Shaun

[grinder]

thats the main point Michael - i wanted to so the 1/4 at RSIII - its been a 12 month build up and someone pulled the carpet out from under me

all is not lost yet - im gonna have a good think over the next few days and see what i can come up with - already had a PM from a member on here - so he MIGHT beable to help - he was asking what it failed on

to be honest - its pretty stuff all what it failed on - but like everything else its not THAT simple .. time and keeping the better half happy !!

[grinder]

I know i lured him into the fd ring but i really want him to stick with the fc !!! I rang my mate and he an only really look at it on the 8th april. If it isn\'t too major maybe kev could lend a hand ? Just a thought ! (sorry kev if thats a bit cheeky :spank)

Shaun

can kev weld LOL

i dont know if tooo many people would make it tooo hard work or what ??

its just the hassle ( like i said ) .....

move car to front of drive
jack it up
remove stuff
do some welding
put stuff back
jack it down
put it back up drive

and repeat until finished

just need a bloody big garage now ( then rain doesnt stop play !! )

is that just another test of being an RX7 owner - what will really annoy me is if i do all this and it fails on welding next year

[shaunwil]

I\'d say yes, he made his own manifold !!!!!!

Shaun

[shaunwil]

next years 12 months away :p just it it through this mot and then you will be happy again !

Shaun

[kev-yorks]

Don\'t have a problem helping out Stu. Busy welding a trailer up at the moment for dragging the Cosmo around the country, once thats done there\'s no reason why i can\'t fetch it over this end. Won\'t take long once its in the workshop over a pit.
Kevin

[grinder]

hiya kev - you have a PIT now that does make things very handy - thats the biggest pain - working on a car on your back

im in real probs now though - im away this weekend , MOT runs out on the 8th - at that point the car is stuck here .. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

and im sure that allan is over in your direction aswell ( Nr York his profile says ) - so i need to magic the car to you - get me , you and him on the job .. 12 hrs later - job done

now where\'s that magic powder gone ??

Stu

( tea time now - will check back later )