Sunday 6 January 2013

VIN 10719 Passes the MOT!

Well, finally, after much hard work the big day came on Thursday, the 3rd of January 2012. The car was booked into the MOT station for 10:15 am and I drove the car down to the test centre for the big moment. As usual the car drew quite a bit of attention from people in the street as I drove down to the garage, plus even more when I parked it up outside the MOT station. Just about every single guy at the station came over to have a look, and soon she was up on the lift.
I took the chance to take a good look under the car, the first real look I've had at the rear of the car and frame. Alas the news wasn't good. The frame just below the engine and clutch and transmission was covered in gunk and oil, and again the epoxy was lifting away from the frame. Again this looks like its been like this for some time and will need attention! I need to get that awful black tar gunk off the area to look at it better and hopefully sort it out pretty soon. As for where the oil/fluid is coming from, that's also hard to tell. The dirt and gunk hides the spot really well. I'll just have to clean it down and investigate, but my gut tells me its the clutch rear seal thats weeping lubricant. That probably explains the problems in shifting and high clutch biting point. Either way, its not an easy or cheap fix!

The good news is after leaving the car in the capable hands of L&H services to do the MOT for an hour it passed with (nearly) flying colours. A couple of things need doing. The drivers side track ends on the steering rack need attention, plus the "full beam" warning light on the dash isn't working, nor is one of the number plate lights. Nothing which stopped the car passing the MOT. Next stop the DVLA and getting the car registered and fitted with a number plate. Then VIN 10719 will finally be "street legal".

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