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Bloody dark at bloody 4.30!

I've got an MOT to get my car ready for at 2pm tommorow and I've yet to plug my welder in!

Its OK Adam...saves you using one of those pesky welding masks if you do it in the dark.






ONLY JOKING.JOKE. DO NOT TAKE ME SERIOUSLY. MASK REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES!!!

I thought he worn it already.

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2009 Mini Clubman Cooper S Daily Driver.
1980 Dolomite Sprint with a touch of BLTS
Balanced Lightened and Tweaked 13B Rotary and SuperCharged.
Back in my possession 22 September 2019.
Rebuilding the Sprint time taken so far, 111Hrs@15/12/2020
212Hrs @31/12/2021
352 @ 28/11/2022
455Hrs @ 20/10/2023
480Hrs @ 14/03/2024
This is time taken at the Sprint not necessary time worked.

Working on a ratio of just 7Hrs a day not including driving to the Sprint.
That equals to 68 days that doesn’t include weekends.
Member TDC no 0471

Project 13B Sprint now back on.

Oh man that's funny.

Okay, this is now the official Adam MOT thread.

Will he make it to the garage on time, or turn up at about 1600 on a friday afternoon and p155 the examiner off before he has even started?

Best of luck

Not long now. Done a patch on the rear arch earlier. just waiting for the under seal to dry, the underseal that says it takes over night to dry...

Get your mum's hairdryer on it.

David

Just apply the underseal IMMEDIATELY after you have finished welding for that quick dry effect It burns the bristles of your brush and gets you as high as a kite, but what the hell... far less down time

But hang-on a minute your not applying 'structural' underseal are you ??. Anything over 1/4 inch deep does need time to dry to be effective though...sorry

Failed on 2 bottom ball joints and 3 small areas of rust, in the cill, on the inner wing (where I hadn't done a proper job on fitting the front end) and by the tie bar mount on the body.


Had the MOT at a new Audi dealership as my mate works there. MOT man wasn't to happy doing an old car but the car really drew a crowd, 4 sales men came in to have a look round and talk to me about it and a few of the mechanics were having a look. Apparntly they've had W12 Bentleys in that didn't get as much attention!


So a fail but one that may not cost me anything to put right, other than a weekends work

not that bad then hope the period metal was o.k did you point it out ?
if your stuck for b/joints the sub frame is here complete but think one joint is u/s but not sure which one