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[WiredbyWilson]

Frankie is no longer taxed and i don't have the sheckles to keep him legal!! Plus it is an opportunity to tart him up and bit and gets things how i want them!

Feel free to pop over and see him though Madam Ju

[newbambeeno]

I've been meaning to read all this for ages and I'm glad I did!!! TMF at it's best!!

I have to say JuJu, Matilda is one smexy mini and I hope you get it all sorted soon!

[Juju]

I've been meaning to read all this for ages and I'm glad I did!!! TMF at it's best!!

I have to say JuJu, Matilda is one smexy mini and I hope you get it all sorted soon!

Cheers.

Welding is all done & she's been stone-chipped. Couldn't be bothered to respray her belly body-coloured, since she's still got no garage to sleep in.

MOT this morning..... *bites fingernails*

[Gaffer]

Hope she passes her MOT today Ju

[Juju]

Hope she passes her MOT today Ju

She just has! Ta.

I can pick her up tomorrow afternoon.

A month without driving has been odd, but I've got a hell of a lot of work done during the 3 hours of bus journey every day.

[newbambeeno]

*FANFARE* Woop!

[GraemeC]

Noticed a new driveshaft on the previous year's list of parts - have you eventually got to the root of her problems down below?

Edited by GraemeC, 04 November 2010 - 05:54 AM.

[Juju]

Noticed a new driveshaft on the previous year's list of parts - have you eventually got to the root of her problems down below?

I think we must have done, Mr C. Her appetite for bearings appears to be satiated.

Picking her up this afternoon. Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[Teapot]

Welcome back Matilda. How long will your daily journey take now? 15 mins e/w?

[Juju]

Welcome back Matilda. How long will your daily journey take now? 15 mins e/w?

Thanks Mr Pot!

Direct congested route is 15 miles (Chessington World of "Adventures" is in the way) & takes the same as the bus.

The Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! way over the Downs & via the wigglies is 18 miles & takes 40 mins* or so.......


*Providing I'm not trying to mark any students' coursework at the same time

Edited by Juju, 04 November 2010 - 12:31 PM.

[Juju]

Although my almighty pain in the harris beautiful veehickle now drives superbly & has an airtight belly, the scuttle is completely shot & the windscreen "seal" is letting in the rain.

The more it tips it down, the faster the wipers; the faster the wipers, the more water is forced through the seal & behind the dash.

(Wondered why my head unit makes all CDs skip 'til the heater's been on for 5 minutes... )

I've slapped on a load of bathroom sealant, but I think she may have to have more surgery before the winter's oot.

[bcjames]

Mines just come back from windscreen repairs. Thankfully it was caught early enough to have repairs rather than replacement. With a new seal too, shes all dry inside at last! The sctuttle seems the achilles heel of MPis

I bought some loctite windscreen sealant from the local motor factors, I dont know how it differs from the bathroom type but it saved my mini until I could get it properly sorted.

[Juju]

I bought some loctite windscreen sealant from the local motor factors, I dont know how it differs from the bathroom type but it saved my mini until I could get it properly sorted.

Hmmm. I might look into that. If I remove the seal at all, then the scuttle will just flake & crumble, so running repairs are simply a case of plastering loads of stuff on top at the mo.

[Juju]

Well, Matilda is still being held together with bathroom sealant.

But now she has a distraction. I finally got round to fitting Roofless's excellent decal. Well, when I say "I", I actually mean 4 of us....





The colour's a good match for her interior. I am pleased.



Next on the list to attend to is this ickiness.....



And the scuttle, which is plastered in sealant. And these.



I cleaned 'em up best I could this morning with extra fine steel wool, but it's gonna take some power tools to sort it ploply.

Edited by Juju, 12 March 2011 - 05:21 PM.

[bcjames]

That decal looks ace on the car Juju! Black and red is always good.