Just failed MOT

[Dolly]

probably worth posting your location, id rather help someone out if i could then let a robbing garage take the money.

im sure others would also do the same.

[cняis]

dude i feel your pain, im having the clutch done next week and also im in need of four new tyres, four wheel alignment and tracking and thats just the start of it 

byebye savings

love the car though, nothing else feels as purposeful or fun

[Nate187]

Thanks Dolly, im based South Wirral. The garage never got back to me today either
Here's the trouble maker anyway......I thought the handling felt abit pants 

[sharpie]

photo of rust around chassis leg?

[DarnPB]

It looks tidy enough to save. I've saved worse. Look at my project.
If it is money that is an issue, then put it on a SORN and repair it as and when time and money allow. The major concern would be the rot around the chassis leg, but still repairable provided its done properly. Don't scrap it, its worth more than that! (Judging from the picture.)

[Nate187]

Right i got the car up on ramps this morning to check the MOT fails, pretty easy to spot as the guy put yellow chalk on them. Check out the pics.

Chasis Leg, a clear hole so will need welding...


Brake valve, i thought it was just the bleed nipple but its this thing...


Brake Lines, i thought it was just the short pipes but its the long thin lines running from the valve...




Do GSF sell the valve and lines? what are their actuall names because im having trouble finding them.

[cняis]

'brake bias valve' and 'brake lines' as far as i know.

that hole in the chassis leg wont cost a lot to fix, looks like someone jacked the car up with a trolley jack without using wood.

[Horney]

Off the shelf brake lines are a bit of a rarity as most places make them up to order. I bought myself a kit off ebay and make my own, sooooo much cheaper and quite fun!

Bias valve thingy must be available off the shelf, but someone breaking a MKII should be able to sort you with a cheap used one.

THe welding? SHouldn't cost much at all, £30 maybe?

[bodge mode] In the past I've been in a similar situation and I fibre glassed up the whole then re undersealed both sills, the bake lines I cleaned up and undersealed too. COst me nowt as I had underseal in the shed. Took to a different garage for another MOT and it passed. [/bodge mode]

Nick

[Jay]

I would have offered to come help (as I have a few times to other people) but you're like 3 hours & 180 miles away  I'd sand back the brake lines a bit and under seal them and clean up the bias valve a bit and put a thin coating of under seal on. While you're under there you might as well sand back and under seal the rest of the car where you've some rust as that may cause you problems in the future.

My mother's bug was half fibre glass  The passenger floor was pure fibre  still passed all it's MOT's (roadworthy test in SA).

[DarnPB]

No, I would replace the brake lines and not disguise them! Safety is the issue here. Brake pipe kits are available and not difficult. I made up all the brake pipes on my Cobra and it only took a couple of hours to do.