Manky

[Rachel]

:oManky is ALIVE

After the initial mishap with the donor engine, I can now announce that Manky is alive and well and ready to breakdown live another day ;D ;D ;D ;D

Few small jobs need to be done before he can go for a test drive, but he is running again ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Darren Divall (BMC)]

Does this mean no more 'pinching' shorty as a tow vehicle?

[Rachel]

fingers crossed ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[MiniHaven]

rachel and crew very well done we have faith that manky will live forever now !!
on a better note im well impressed ive never known another person of your gender take on a job like that and win hands down very very cooool , it was just a few months ago you posted a message saying you wanted to learn how to work on the little beasties and that you very well have , not only that you were thrown in the deep end and succeeded
again very well done
im sure the other members support my comments also .
regards shawn gemma and kids

[Rachel]

Thank you Shawn for your nice comments...........and confirming that I have indeed killed the gear selector cable ;D

I can't believe that I have done it.........not quite finished yet..........but I have had loads of expert help and advice from many people ;D ;D ;D

Made lots of mistakes along the way.........hopefully not to be repeated ;D

Thanks to everyone I have annoyed by asking silly questions ;D and thanks to Daz for fitting one engine mount and putting the drive shafts back ;D ;D ;D

Special thanks to Tony for having me interrupt his time by constantly whining and asking for help with stuff I couldn't work out for myself ;D ;D ;D

[Simon1275mpi]

Well done Girl! ;D

[Rachel]

Latest update............made one good gear selector and cable from two broken ones ;D now fitted and working, but gears don't seem to line up with selector hoping it's just a minor adjustment that needs doing ;D ;D ;D

Thanks Jim for the screw ;D unfortunately it was too big ........size really does matter

[Rachel]

It would seem that my amateur mechanics have attracted the attention of the local authorities ;D ;D ;D

We received a letter from our local council last week regarding the "Car repair business" being run from our home They even included a form for planning application, though did state in their letter that "it would be unlikely to be recommended for approval"

A quick phone call explaining that it was a hobby and all cars were registered to our address sorted it all out ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I wish I were good enough to be considered a business as it would mean money coming in instead of going out ;D

[Stephen]

we've had this too a couple of years ago, just make sure you don't have any mig welding gear around incase someone comes to inspect the house! i think it was an annoying neighbour that reported us

[Miniböttcher]

is that i hint for a cupper jim, lol

i better be carful i have just build a car port and bought a fiesta si on the cheap to sort out and sell on, as well as my mini in part rebuild and my everyday car,

and i have a mig welder in the shed with lots of tools and parts

but i have not got a letter

dean

[monkeyjim]

Got all everyone else has plus a whopping great jack and a pit ;D ;D oh and a part dismantled MGF on the drive

[Stephen]

cant remember exactly what it is about a mig welder but we were warned pre-visit to hide it

[Rachel]

Good thing our welder hasn't made it out of the box yet ;D

[Rachel]

Watch out Sussex............Manky is back on the road ;D