The rebuild is complete and its MOT time.

 

Driving to the garage that done the respray at about 8AM tomorrow for a quick check over

then they will take it to the MOT station for a 1:30PM test.

 

Nervous as hell about it so hope all goes well.

 

The only issue I can foresee is that its a 1996 and I decatted it but I'll just say it was a 1992

and it was imported in 1996 or something.

fingers crossed :)

Good luck Lee :thumbup:

Good luck mate :clover:

Everything crossed here Lee I need to see your car at JAE.

Best of luck tomorrow Lee, hope all goes well mate.

good luck

Good look bud can't wait to see it:)

Good luck, fella! Hope she does you proud :thumbup1:

Pre MOT checks.

 

I'm sure after all your hard work it'll sail through the mot mate!

Fingers crossed for you mate.

So on the way to the MOT and I notice the speedo doesn't work.

 

Not that i'm bothered but another thing I need to fix before JAE.

 

Just wondering if its anything to do with the reverse lights shorting out too.

Good luck with MOT today!

Fingers crossed!! Very exciting

So the garage called me and they are basically failing it before they even take it for the MOT.

 

One biggest being they thing my rebuilt engine is fooked.

 

:(

Bloody hell! What do they think's wrong with it?

oh no Lee. what a nightmare.

other than that noise query, it sounded like it ran fine, not smoking or anything?

what are they saying?

The hell??!

Now they are saying that they saw blue smoke but its been white when i drove it.

 

Other things were a few brake hoses were lose but i expected that as i just changed them over, thats now tightened.

 

Heres the list when they phoned, most easily fixed apart from the engine knocking.

 

-- Offside near wheel bearing has play on it

-- Near side rear wheel bearing has play on it

-- Near side front top wishbone has exesive play.

-- Exhuast centre section is insecure - hangers missing

-- Drivers side - side repeaters not working - (was working last night)

I'd find another test centre, Lee!

That's not the test centre, that's just doing a few fixes prior to going to the test centre.

 

They cancelled the test due to the fact it wont pass as is and not enough time to fix it all.

 

I will need to get the problems fixed and do it again.

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Send him a text, he'll get back to you later. He's pretty much on his own at the garage at the mo

That's bad news mate :sad:I know you were wanting the Z ready for JAE Lee but you need to take your time mate and make sure all is well with the car.

ok,

 

So the end of it is my zed for the 3rd year running now won't make it to JAE.

 

The smaller issues I likely can get resolved fairly quickly but the engine is another story.

 

The plan now is to trailer it from Troon to Shrewsbury which is about a 4.5 hour trip give or take.

 

So i'm now after any contacts who have a trailer that I can move the zed.

 

I have one from the local garage but I think I need a special license to use it which I don't have.

 

So if anyone know of somebody available with a low loader let me know.

You tried mate and Lee Dent will have it running sweet for you. JAE 2016 for the Purple Rain and a few changes for mine also.

Most of the issues don't seem too bad

 

The front upper wishbone is so think that I believe can be got around with a letter as it is part of the design, so I have heard

The last two can be sorted.

The rear wheel bearing is not a bad fix, just have to get hold of one.

The engine is probably a setup issue, have you boost leak tested it, is the timing correct (auto conversion), are your pcvs ok. I'm sure it's something small

 

I've been through lots of little teething problems with mine, you will get there in the end. Chin up