Mel's Motor

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:25 am

Well FD and I had a short visit to see Mel's car

and what a pretty little thing it is, looking as good as the day it was sold in 97 and with only 12K on it

and its on Pirellis

Anyway it has the head gasket, water to atmosphere failure above the alternator and so needs a head gasket, cam belt probably and head skim as well as a set of rain tyres

Who would YOU recommend to do the work? Positive answers please and I reckon it can only go 3 or 4 miles under its own steam

Post by **campbell** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:29 am

where is it just now again?

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:31 am

near Dalkeith

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 1:59 am

Dan has trailered cars up and down before...

Wonder when Scotty is going down to fetch his 340r, maybe could trailer it down for hime when he brings his back......

.....not wanting to offer someones servicies where I have no right to but it was just a thought...

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:07 am

First choice would be dans but transportation might be an issue.

However i have to go and drive my folks down there so they can return with a camper van. It would not be a great problem for me to trailer something down and then trailer another back. Just need to see how to get a low car onto my trailer.

Option 2

Mel under the watchful eye of the jedi masters

Option 3

Tell him it is completely fooked and only worth 1k i can give him a generous offer of 1.2k and i can have a sensible car to match the two clown cars

mac · Post by **mac** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:16 am

ESC (edinburgh sports cars) - have done the head on Simon Ironsides car before.

I'd be willing to come over and help in a spanner & sponges type session. Could be used as a training session for others?

Mac

tut · Post by **tut** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:20 am

FD?

Stands for?

F***ing Disappeared?

tut

Post by **campbell** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:38 am

tut wrote:FD?

Stands for?

F***ing Disappeared?

tut

Nope, Fartoomuchto Do. Saw him a couple of times recently, still in grand old form but v v busy.

I will tell him you are asking for him

Post by **campbell** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:39 am

Lawrence wrote:near Dalkeith

Hm. It's certainly on the right side of Edin to go to Newcastle...even on the A68 n everything

Post by **campbell** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:41 am

mac wrote:ESC (edinburgh sports cars) - have done the head on Simon Ironsides car before.

I'd be willing to come over and help in a spanner & sponges type session. Could be used as a training session for others?

Mac

This is a very interesting idea...I don't have much skill, but I can certainly offer some time to assist by holding the spanners...depending on scheduling. I am at least part-qualified as I have seen the inside of a cylinder head now

And tightened all my own head bolts

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:45 am

Personally I'd use Dan (due to my technical inabilities)

However would be very interested and happy to be a grease monkey if ESC do it.

PS. think the lead time for work at Dan's is 3 weeks, so get on the blower if thats the prefered option.

Andy

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:19 pm

She not got an AA etc ?
Checked her insurnace as might have it for first few months ?

r055 · Post by **r055** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 6:05 pm

could she not push it down the road a few miles, 'break down' and then get the RAC/ AA to recover it to Dans.

The RAC recovered mine all the way from epping up to Newcastle.

Going to pick mine up on Friday morning hopefully - Fuel tank was full of sh*t on the bottom.

R

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:44 pm

Sanjoy wrote:She not got an AA etc ?
Checked her insurnace as might have it for first few months ?

Nope we did all that, it had just run out