"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
11/29/2013 at 19:44 • Filed to: None
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"4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30" (4muddyfeet)
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I would like to say 'new winter beater', but the MOT work scares me
lucky's pepper
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
11/29/2013 at 19:53 |
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Thankfully for me I live in the US, and Ohio doesn't have any sort of inspection process. You can register and drive ANYTHING! Don't you know someone with some wrench turning talent? This pile of crap does indeed sound like a great winter beater.
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> lucky's pepper
11/29/2013 at 19:59 |
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I think by the sound of it I need someone with welding talent. In an MOT, if there's any rust (structural, not surface rust) within 30cm of either a sealbelt point or suspension unit it's an automatic fail. I reckon this thing may need a bit of attemtion! You goddamn 'Murcans and your lack of mandatory sensible maintenance rules... I'm jealous
davedave1111
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
11/29/2013 at 20:07 |
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I'm considerably more frightened of that fuel tank than anything else. Oh no, wait, it's diesel, so it'll just stink, not explode.
Did I miss where he said what needs doing for the MOT?
Takuro Spirit
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
11/29/2013 at 20:08 |
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Scroll, scroll, scroll, what the.....?
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> davedave1111
11/29/2013 at 20:10 |
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Chassis work mainly. Says it's a pile of shite, but the running gear is good
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> Takuro Spirit
11/29/2013 at 20:12 |
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Yeah I know! Weirdest little thing, and apparently a Yaris, although I see nothing Yaris about it.
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davedave1111
> lucky's pepper
11/29/2013 at 20:14 |
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To be honest, or more precisely, by being dishonest, you can get anything through an MOT. The question's still whether you'd be willing to drive anything that'd fail an MOT on anything except emissions. I wouldn't.
If you vaguely care about being safe, the MOT's no real imposition.
The tester's manual is online here if you want a look - it's not a bad safety checklist for your own use: http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual/content…
Mind you, it's a bit wordy. The whole of section 1 is basically just 'check all the lights work'.
Oh, I just learned something new, and it's relevant here: a broken steering lock is an MOT failure.
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> Takuro Spirit
11/29/2013 at 20:17 |
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Boop it's a JDM experiment which has since ended
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> davedave1111
11/29/2013 at 20:19 |
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Good for future reference, got an old Landy and it always needs something for an MOT :)
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davedave1111
> 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
11/29/2013 at 20:21 |
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Well, the broken steering lock needs fixing to pass. But a bit of welding's no big deal on something with no cosmetic value, because it can be as rough as you like. If you don't already know how, sounds like a good opportunity to learn.
If the running gear's actually in good order, and the engine will pass the emissions test, it's hard to think what there is on that which could go badly wrong. Brake lines and fuel lines would be a bugger to replace, and something like new shocks all round might get expensive, but other than that it's mostly just lights and stuff for the MOT - with quite a wide definition of running gear.
There's a tester's manual online here if you want to have a look:
http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual/content…
I think it's still current, but I'm not sure of that.