Is there anyone who is in the same position as me.

I have been away under the ocean waves for 3 months and have come back to be reminded that my car has no MOT, so the missus is having to drive me around. In a good way it keeps the miles down but I am pulling my hair out as I have not got the time until Jan 09 to get it MOT'd.
I would just put it in and hope it would pass but there are a few things that need sorting for it to pass, so that delays me driving it. Plus waiting for parts to arrive in the post blar blar balr, sorry if I'm going on.

Any way just thought i would start a thread to see if the are any other cossie drivers who are according to my missus "ACTING LIKE A CHILD OVER IT" and feeling p**sed off cause they cant drive there pride and joy for any random reason like mine or no tax, driving ban, even too busy to drive their car. Anything.

cheers.

 

know the feeling mate..mines been off the road for a month now,bottom end let go so its getting rebuilt as we speak..but like you said waiting for parts to come in the post is a nightmare!!!

not long now tho.

 

mines been off the road for 2 years now , one of them never ending restorations .

 

Mines been off the road for a year at the end of this month, Its never been on the road in jan, feb and march time of year cause of weather plus spending too much over xmas and needing to do work on it but this last year there has always been to much need to buy for our house that we moved in to last november.

 

Bigjim's cossie was off road for 5 years, before I got it going, all done now though.
I get withdrawal syptoms after a few days though.
tabetha

 

Mines now been off the road for 3yr's but tbh it's been that long that I no longer miss it. It'll be nice to have it back when it's done though

 

ditto!!

 

I last drove my XR4Ti 7 years ago. They tore it apart trying to steal it and I decided it was restoration/mods time.

My GSX-R1000 habit got in the way for many years. Currently I spend 6+ hours per day on it. Rebuilt my rack today, rewired the fuel fump, hung a new rad. Got a long way to go.....

 

Not surprised you spent six hours a day on it....must be some engineering effort involved in fitting a rack to a gixxer

 

That's what I thought, surely it came with handlebars ?
tabetha

 

He says he's got a long way to go...must be trying to graft on another two road wheel's

 

Mines is mot'd till next year, taxed till end of this month and sitting with bout half a tank of juice but just way too busy with work n personal issues to drive it, been about 3 or 4 month now so will be flat battery aswell n no locks so pain in the erse to get it jumped n started, probably no see the road till next year!!!

 

as soon as i get mine on the road my missus will think i have gone missing as i will be taking it for a very long drive

 

Mines just come off the road for the bodywork to be done as its getting a bit tatty now so i thought i'd get it done over the winter!

Hopefully should be back out by the time the shows start next year!

 

thats the next thing on my list of things to do. is it your rear arches? if so i got a quote for 500 sheets for both sides and the car being in the spray shop's hands for a week. is that good?

 

mines taxed tested insured and got petrol in, but i dont want to drive it in this weather, the roads are far too dirty.

 

Yeah plus a few other bits!

I had the arches supposedly 'fixed' not too long ago but they bubbled up after about not even a few months! Was not amused!

To replace both rear arches, tidy up and underseal the underneath, paint the engine bay, repair a door that some mindless cock thought would look better with a fuck off big dent in it, a full back to bare metal respray in the new focus st frozen white and a load of other bits and bobs, I got quoted just shy of Ł3.5k and they would want the car for 2-3 months!

Thats with a discount through my best mates dad as well as they do all his classic american cars.

The quality of their work is spot on judging by the cars that i have seen come out of there!

 

i should think so at that price. maybe the previous sprayer didnt put enough wax oil in the inner arches or something. mine got done by the previous owner 4 years ago and the inner side of the arche just below the doors are bubbling but the main bit of the arches is just on its last legs with my paint touch up skills. i bearly got away with the arches at ford fair this year, but still had a few eagled eyes buggers pointing out my rear left arche. B*****ds lol.

 

I dont think the arches were done properly personally. To go the way they did in the short space of time was a joke! The paint on the offside arch has started to flake off too!

I had to have a new nearside front wing fitted a couple of years ago and i only noticed the other week where the wing is welded to the A pillar, he hasnt painted it so its gone rusty! Thats wrong imo!

Why do people feel the need to cut corners?

Thats why I dont mind paying the wedge if I know I'm gonna get a good job done!

Also funny how people always pick up on the bad bits on your car but never the plus points! Lol!

 

i know what you mean."oh he has rust on his arche". well then give me the money and ill get it sorted shipmate. i usually have to spend my money on other things on the car or the missus lol, to keep it running and hope the rust dont get worse. plus some people dont seem to realise that saph cossie's are renowned for rusting there. if only ford put lots of wax oil inside the arches to begin with.

i cant beleive the guy didnt spray next to the a pillar. what a t*t

a few months at sea will boost my bank balance then it will be time for the cutting of the arches. might get the front ones done and the bonnet blown over to get rid of the stone chips too.

 

shite just thought. will have to get it b*****d moted first. shite

 

Mine's like driving the Circus Clown's car at the moment, steering has a mind of it's own, worrying the balljoint is about to disintegrate - fact is I SHOULDN'T be driving it but I am. Does that count?

 

I act like a spoilt child when mine's off the road for one reason or another, and I get even more stroppy if anything scuppers my plans to fix it, or even slightly holds up my progress. You're not alone

 

mine was in bits when i got it,built it up then took it apart for a respray,sat at the asshole painters for about 6 months.went for it and it was covered in dust and bird shit and was being used as a bench.took it somewhere else and got it fully resprayed smokestone blue.with new front screen and having the new rubbing strips and sideskirts fitted i was Ł3200.+ all the new exterior trim,clips,spoiler,lights,badges,window mouldings.it probably ended up being more like Ł6000 once i had finished.then i took it apart to rebuild the engine.next is the underside.i like having it in bits tinkering more than driving it!and buying that elusive obsolete part,thats fun.

 

i was in such a strop the other day with my missus that i pleaded her to let me drive her z4 but as i am under 25 her insurance and mine wont let me drive it. b*****ds. i once quickly drove it from a multi story car park to meet my missus in town once to save her walking, and missed her as she was one the level were she left it and i was near the shooping mall. she shat herself thinking her car was nicked until i rang her asking where she was. i was laughing my arse off to fook.... in other words im sick of not being abvle to drive a car or more importantly MINE.

roll on january i tell the

 

So has mine almost, but due to engine rebuild and then continual bad luck!!

Was supposed to be getting it today but lo and behold the fecking thing has gone Pete Tong again so I have bought a plane ticket to Glasgow for nothing!

 

WOW! Whereabouts are they?

 

OMG that's dedication that!

Hope someone don't rear-end you the day you get it out!

 

dont say that to him he will be well pissed. he has waited 2 year to pick his ecossie up and thats the lst thing he needs lol.
what was it that went wrong this time frank?

 

Theyre in Harpenden, Herts mate.

Harpenden Classic And Performance.

www.hcandp.co.uk. (sorry dont know how to do a link! )

 

Happy with that! Link is great bloke, saved to my bookmarks!

When I finally get mine back and get the new box in I'll see what they can do for the ugly bodywork!!

Spider, if I get hit on the way down the M6 when I do get it back then I'll be being looked after by my brother for a long time! (He is a prison officer for those of you that don't know!!)

 

Some debris may have got blown through from somewhere and was holding two of the valves open slightly! It looks like V minimal damage so it should hopefully be sorted this week!

 

what managment are you running mate?

 

i hope not either,i have just stripped the underside as i was losing sleep about some surface rust,away to buy bigger brakes,adjustable rear beam,new clips and brackets,powdercoat/paint all the rusty parts.once thats done thats everything really.ill be bored after that!

 

Bought mine in July and still haven't driven it further than the local garage, they drove it further than i have.
Hopefully be ready for next year with new engine /brakes / interior etc.

 

wish my pockets were deep and my arms as long as the list of bits i want for my car.

 

lets hope so frank. let me know buddy

 

Omex 700 mate - in fact its in my sig now!

 

Picking it up on the 13th Jan now mate! Its all sorted but is having a surge tank fitted in the fuel system.

You'll have to pop up for a weekend before you go back East for a beer and wine drinking/buftying sesh! LOL

 

will do mate looking forward to it mate. not only us but the cars will be together again lol. i bet they have missed each other lol.

PS.
my cossie is now back on the road. all together 500 quid to get it through the mot. she suffered from rustistis. bloody hell, but they are renowned for it i suppose. giot the under side completely wax oil to stop any more showing. though.

to all those who's cossie's are still of the road for one reason or another, good luck with your projects or waiting game to get your pride and joys on the road.