Urgent car viewing. Local landmark MG Midget IT'S MOVED HOUSE!

[anonymous user]

Let's put it this way, I don't plan on it being a long term resident of DATESTAMP Garages.

Is it going to be a "barnfind" or "unfinished project" on ebay?

[Captain Furious]

And subsequently in the 'What were they thinking, jut fucking scrap it’ thread

[scruff]

Aren't a lot of the shiny ones reshells anyway?? Someone will have it 

[brownnova]

On an errand to the vets today I happened to drive past this for one last time in its current resting place....

 

Noting else has fallen off that I could see...

[anonymous user]

^ when you went past could you see the vendor laughing hysterically?

[Cavcraft]

Time waits for no man, so this afternoon I took the WRB (works rally barge) the short trip to see the shit tip.



Packed two 13" 4x100 alloys, two 14" 4x100 steels and two 15" 4x108 alloys. The rear was on axle stands so I prayed I could make use of those wheels/tyres by pumping them up and hoping they held air for even 20 minutes or so. One did, one didn't so banged a 13" wheel on with one but but waste of time as it fouled the inner arches. One tyre held air, the other didn't.



So, the fronts are clearly fucked and after a massive pain in the arse job involving my trolly jack, the standard jack, a brick and three bits of broken paving, I got underway. The spare tyre was flat but can be pumped up with my stirrup pump, so that and the good rear went on the front. It was a bit of a mare swapping jacks, rushing round and watching the body work disappear, but that's the front sorted and all the wheels are free now.




It's laughably bad to be honest, but you already knew that. Anyhow plans afoot to get my recovery mate with his trailer sometime this week (I hope) in the meantime I'll have to try blowing two of the three MG wheels in the boot of my 405 up with a compressor. I bet they're knackered though and I don't really want to spend money so might see if I can bum a couple of 13" tubes. I might as well make a sort if semi-permanent repair job of the wheels so I can get the bastard out of my garage if I find a buyer for it. Trouble is I'm in a bit deeper than I should have been already, but that's my hard luck.

To cheer me up on the way home I watched a small fat bloke trying to ride a motorbike in the rain...



Saw my son's old Corsa which had no moved even nearer to our house...

and I also helped this bloke push his stranded Discovery to safety as he blocked off a single lane under a bridge. Hats off to the turd behind who just followed in his car revving it up...

[purplebargeken]

The rear light lenses look ok.

[Cavcraft]

What the fuck are you going to do with it?!

 

 

Look at it and cry, most likely. If I can offload this I think I'll use some of the money to buy a slice of toast at Manchester airport as I head off to the northern circumpolar region to sell ice to eskimos.

[vulgalour]

A whole slice of toast?  Last of the big spenders there.

[Felly Magic]

If Mrs Cavcraft saw this, I think Billy's nuts would be in the blender and fed to Barbara Cavland

[Dave_Q]

Surely someone will want it to put the ID on a stolen one Heritage shell?

 

If not maybe you could sell the plate? Ideal 4 Xavier Neville Vaughan if his morals are LOOS.

[nacho man]

Rings up rimmer brothers rimming department.

 

"Can i have one of everything please from page one to page 431"

 

Thanks

[michael1703]

Or frogeye it

 

http://skybluefreelance.info/wp-content/Tifosi-Rana1.pdf

[purplebargeken]

Rimmers parts bloke: 'Ahhh, you're the one who bought that pogweaseled rusty shite heap! You mad bastard. At least those rear light lenses look ok'.

 

Shudder

[320touring]

Got to be worth getting it vulgaloured?

[Felly Magic]

You need to concoct a believable sob story and get Mrs Cavcraft to contact Car SOSige, job done there

[Cavcraft]

I think eBay might be the answer, I sort of hope someone who likes a challenge will take it on. They'd have to be completely radio of course.  

[Tamworthbay]

I have always had a hankering for a midget and have nearly bought one a couple of times and am sure I will get one eventually (not this one though).

[Bren]

I think eBay might be the answer, I sort of hope someone who likes a challenge will take it on. They'd have to be completely radio of

 

It would make a good garden planter.

[Cavcraft]

I have always had a hankering for a midget and have nearly bought one a couple of times and am sure I will get one eventually (not this one though).

 

Look on the bright side, I could post it to you!

[billyboy406v6]

At least its not a Vauxhall  !!

[Cavcraft]

But more progress today: got some knackered but air tight 145/13s from a local garage who kindly fitted them. Went up to the car before and put them on, it's now off the axle stands it was sat on for an eternity and just about moveable

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

How rotten is it, really? It doesn't look half bad from here. 

[Cavcraft]

Pictures don't tell the whole story I'm afraid, it's really quite bad. I think he said it'd had a new floor before it was left there: one thing's for sure, it'll need another one now. 

I sucked in a bit when I (very slowly) dropped the jack I have to say.

[Rocket88]

Drive to pre-booked MOT?

[Cavcraft]

Relive Arc the Herald's aging wing?

[ruffgeezer]

Ducking hull, you'd be brave to let one go in there for fear of obliterating it in a shower of rusty sprinkles.

[purplebargeken]

It has an errr, 'interesting' patina.

 

Can't wait to see the ebay ad for this little beauty*.

 

Wagers on how many bits get left in the drive upon transporterising?

[Cavcraft]

Been offered a Mk3 Mondeo 2.0 auto for it so far, knocked that back.

[Asimo]

It doesn't look any more of a challenge than that fabulous blue Alpine at Shitefest last year.

 

You have started so you will finish.