Recent content by FirebladeGuy

Did it pass the MOT? ...

Cheers Gel appreciate that :) Funnily enough thinking about my next project I was on ebay / facebook market place last night looking for an old Vespa with ideas on a Quadrophenia replica in mind. They are pricey though and a 1964 Li also rare. Might have to think again. Was also thinking about...

Cheers mate. Yeah mainly metal sculpture but some other fix it vids too. Always love a good project! Appreciate the comment / sub, cheers

Try not to be too harsh, you guys are experts ... I'm just making it up as I go along ;)

Cheers!

Update: She's booked in for MOT friday ... underside had the lanoguard treatment, seems a pretty impressive product but time will tell ... pretty sure I've fixed or replaced everything that might be an issue ... everything except the interior overhead light works (fuse ok, bulb looks good...

Apologies this is a 7 min chunk of a much longer video about the whole project .. so alot of me talking shi*! Might be interesting / useful for someone though.

Door's fixed! Real simple too and free ... which is great. Was a broken wire orange / black. Twisted the ends together, flashed across the microswitch, window dropped, door unlocked! Result! Some sharp edges in that boot door though, found the insulation of a few other wires that were damaged...

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Cheers, yeah hope so. I've got a theory on the tailgate issue as well. Neither the window nor the latch operate when bypassing the microswitch. I think that tells me is that it must be a wiring fault. If the window came down a bit but the latch didnt release then i'd think it was the solenoid...

Thanks Nodge. Yeah budget is tight and I'm fairly handy with a spanner so really want to do everything myself unless absolutely essential. Reading previous comments seems like replacing the whole unit might be the way forward. I've found a few second hand ones already at reasonable prices. I...

Thanks, thats what I like. 'Can do' positive and helpful suggestions.

Cheers, I appreciate your positive comment! ... exactly my thinking. As for the prop, it's not a priority for now. I want to get it back on the road first and then we'll see what happens.

Thanks, that's really a helpful reply, sounds like the smarter move.

You might well be right but I don't think so. It was a 'surplus to requirements' vehicle for a recently retired couple, just got parked up and everything expired. But you're kinda missing the point ... I was looking for a cheap fun project. So there's nothing in the UK I've found in the last...