MOT today **now with results**now passed**

[stevepeanut]

My cortina is in for its MOT today, I have to ring up mid afternoon to find out how its done. I am a bit paranoid, last year I was driving around in what I thought was a good safe capri, which turned out to be a death trap, hope the cortina is ok. I will report back later today with the results............

[2litreScapri]

It'll be fine

[Mrs O/H/C]

Fingers crossed for you

[stevepeanut]

called in when they were halfway through, chassis and body are solid which is good news. Only big problem so far is the downpipes have holes, and the huge drainpipe exhaust is too loud to pass. Going back at 5 to pick it up and get the full list of anything that needs doing

[stevepeanut]

list of failures which I am happy with cos theres not failure on rust, and the garage are very strict with mots

 

1 nearside windscreen wiper needed

2 front brake pads needed

3 downpipes blowing

4 center blowing

5 exhaust noise too loud

 

pretty happy with that, 1 and 2 are easy although I dont have the money to buy a new exhaust at the moment so this might be on hold for a while

[cortinasgoneforaburton]

could you put a standard exhaust on for the moment i bet there not that dear

[stevepeanut]

could you put a standard exhaust on for the moment i bet there not that dear

 

I would be well happy to do that, if I can find one at the right price but dunno where to get one from

[bomber1]

is it that loud sounds like the mot er is being niggly?

[stevepeanut]

its pretty loud, just a straight through dranpipe on the back

[FredTransit]

It only has to pass. Can you get your hands on anything that will fit? Are you on good terms with a local exhaust place? Maybe you can raid the scrap bin?

[stevepeanut]

It only has to pass. Can you get your hands on anything that will fit? Are you on good terms with a local exhaust place? Maybe you can raid the scrap bin?

 

even mot man says I can just slide a silencer on, doesnt even need welded, just needs to be quiet so it passes and he'll be happy. Downside is the manifold and centers having holes, but I might take them off and see if I can repair them with my mig

[Von Thrash]

Nice one Steve

 

Weekend weldathon?

[stevepeanut]

gonna give it a try Ben, depends if its weldable or not, whole system looks a bit orangey rust colour

[stevepeanut]

got an mot now

 

put on a new wiper

new pads

welded a metal pipe up the drainpipe silencer and a plate over the pipe to make it quiet (but it runs like shit lol)

took the full system off and couldnt find anything blowing, it was all coming from the joins so the lads at the mot place have sorted that on the ramps (lots of gun gum I think)

 

but well happy and its back on the road, well unless I sell it

[over_head_cam]

Nice one m8 :thumbsup:

 

Don't sell it

[stevepeanut]

dont want to sell it Phil, just skint the same as most people these days, but fingers crossed I'll afford to keep it