Well, good news, She passed.
1 advisory, I have to whisper this... it needs a bit more welding on a fix that Rick did, ironically, he over plated the sill to make sure he was well away from the rust, but in doing so, the extra metal is now too close to the front seat belt mount, so has to be seam welded. Luckily, I filled the gap, and have over painted it, so he admitted that while he was pretty certain it had not been welded, with out poking about, he could not prove, it, but said with a Wink, best get it fixed for the next MOT.
Thanks Rick.. It was a very long day, but the results prove your skills yet again. :bow
D'ya know what?
I never worry about my MOT. I check my truck/van for what I can, or have time for, and lob it in for a service and MOT. I trust my garage to do their job, they only call me if it is a large problem.
With all the crap going on in the world, the pressure from my work load, home life, and my best friends terminally ill wife, I'm ****ed if I going to worry about the MOT. In the grand scheme of things it's nothing really.
Don't mean to upset anyone, but I'm three funerals into this year already and another one looming.
Don't stress about your MOT. It is what it is.
:nenau
I know what you mean, and we are lucky at the moment, as far as peoples health goes... well apart from mine, but that's another story...
I maintain the truck mechanically, as best I can, which personally, I think is to a very high standard, but tin worm is an area outside my expertise, and while I found some areas that needed welding, and Rick very kindly did for me, I can't help but worry they might find more than I found.
Money is very tight at the moment, and the truck is our one passion, so if they do find too much rust, then while it is not the end of the world in the grand scheme of things, it's not so good for us. and will put a serious strain on things at the moment. So I can't help but worry a bit.
