Cars Booked in for the MOT

[grinder]

hang on chaps - you getting a bit adventourous trying to get your dirty mitts on my stuff

well just been having a prob around and the old welding is standing up fine - lovely and solid and no signs of ANY rust

prob is where is HASNT been welded - managed to put a hole in the rear back of the sill ( where it hasnt been welded ) - but its a really small hole ( thank god )

its about 7 cms long by about 3mm accross - so not sure if it needs to be plated or if i can fill it with the welder - its where the cill meets the body ( there is a flange ) and its right on the flange

flange seems pretty solid - just not sure if i can weld a plate on that small to be honest ( and trying not to remove the side skirts )

apart from that - had a really good bang with the end of a screw driver ( the bit you hold ) and it all sounds fine

so whilst i was out , i undersealed the drivers side back arch ( one less job to do )

gonna let my mate have a look - we have just over a week to sort it out - so shouldnt be a huge problem

not checked the other side - but its tight up against the fence - so not a cat in hells chance of looking at it

Stu

[grinder]

bit of an update on this thread as the MOT looms closers

1 - took the cill cover off
2 - my mate came over
3 - let him loose with the grinder
4 - cut the rust out
5 - plate welded on
6 - liberal application of under seal on new plate
7 - had a bang round on the passenger side - looks nice and solid

.... go in drink beer ... sleep

today ( 18th April )

1 - had another prob round - looks nice and solid under there
2 - put the cill cover back on

car is now ready as it ever will be for the MOT on sat - i dont think there is much more i can do now

everything works on the car and all the wipers work etc... so its in the hands of "god" now - just have to wait and see

so if all goes well on sat - look out for a 1990 TII Coupe ( UK ) for sale at a reasonable cost

Stu

[shaunwil]

you say reasonable :p

Sounds like you have had your hands full Hope it passes with flying colours !

Shaun

[grinder]

i hope it passes too

and yes shaun - a reasonable cost

[Ricco_04]

Good luck! :cheers

[grinder]

cheers Ricco

at the end of the day it will either pass or fail simple when you think of it like that

[hawker182]

Good luck mate mines not to far off being MOT\'d now.....GULP

[grinder]

roll on when we fall inline with europe and its only every 2 yrs

[TiddlesRX7]

Just had my pre mot check. It needs one small patch welding in the passenger side front arch, Passenger side wheel bearing needs nipping up as it has a small amount of play in it. which is better than I expected. other than that it wants a good clean up underneath with a wire brush and some underseal. Booked in for next friday for the mot.

[grinder]

the wheel bearing is an easy job

but it doesnt sound too bad

cant believe the MOT is tomorrow - already panicing

i will keep you all informed

[TiddlesRX7]

I presume its just a case of removing the cap off the bearing and then you can get at it? fingers crossed for you by the way.

[grinder]

yeah its not tooo bad

1 - jack up
2 - remove wheel
3 - remove cover
4 - remove split pin
5 - then tighten to about 18lb-ft
6 - re-assemble

have a search on either here or rx7club.com - there is a full write up somewhere

or its in the factory service manual ( i think )

[TiddlesRX7]

I think I can manage that!

[grinder]

ha ha ha

not sure why but FC3S.org is not speedmachine - and the write up WAS on that site

so no idea where you will find it now

[grinder]

try this