Mot fail!!!

[fishingmad]

Well it failed no surprise there!!! Heres the list,
1.o/s headlight aim high
2.reg plate bulb
3.centre and rear exhaust
4.brake load sensing valve seized
5.front to rear brake pipe corroded
6.centre rear brake pipe
7.o/s front brake binding
8.n/s rear brake back plate securing device missing(just in bits with rust)
9.o/s...................//.................//...........................//........
10.o/s front............//...................//........................//........
11.n/ rear coil spring fractured.
12.front bumper corner o/s sharp edges.

Thought it not too bad until I realised how difficult to do rear backplates (half shaft out!!!), also trying to find brake compensation valve,none in any of the scrappys round here.Not sure what to do yet,only paid scrap value for it,may g that way yet. Has anybody tried cutting and fitting the new back plates without removing half shaft then run a weld on plate? any pointers would be well received,
Cheers..............

[Drift]

[inky160]

[fishingmad]

Thanks for the advice guys,think I'll try and sort them anyway,wont be off road much and try and keep things as standard as possible....................

[Retro Pedro]

Re item 12 - Front bumper sharp edges.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure you should be able to stick duct/gaffa tape over to corroded edges to over come the MOT problem.
Done it on my Fronty for last MOT and on the cracked bumper on my Sedona for the last 2 MOT's and on each occasion, didn't get a fail or advisory.

[fynn]

hi fishing mad.not so bad a list,easy do able.what i dont understand
is how they determined the comp valve was us.i am courious

[fishingmad]

Hi,the comp valve was seized solid!!!,got all the parts winging their way to me,except for the rear brake back plates! if anyone knows where to source these give me a shout,dont really want to pay vx prices if I dont have to!! I dont like giving Arnold Shark(sorry,clark,freudian slip there!) my hard earned pennies!!,cheers

[inky160]

sorry but the chances of getting back plates for the rear will be next to no chance as to fit them the half shafts need to come out and that can be a night mare in it self
so to get them second hand chances is the you will have to buy a complet rear axle

[fishingmad]

Got two of the last remaining 8 getting sent from opel in germany,at main stealer prices,!!!
going to attempt to fit by cutting old plates off,cut new plate and attempt to fit using exsisting bolt holes then run a weld down the cut.( friendly mechanic said thats what they do rather than remove half shafts!!) I'll let you know how I get on,although it may take a while for the parts to get here from germany!! cheers.

[fishingmad]

Now road legal,witha nice green MOT,......................

[RatCav]

Well done buddy!!