jamie the 1302s

not really a resto thread more a running repairs report















failed the mot today




















on number plate light which was working the night before




main beam switch which was working night before





and that was it


and advisery on both rear wheel bearings


dodgey earth on the rear lights sorted so it now works and seems to have sorted the main beam switch too, back in tomorrow

oh and she still don't know i bought it yet she thought i been shagging if it weren't for coming home covered in oil one night

Looking good, well done on keeping it a secret! Good luck with the retest

cool get the wing sorted bud ?

got some rat look bumpers front and back (read as ferck ing rusty) and tied the wing to the transit to pull it back dont look to bad but the paint split got a touch up to fill in the bit that missing should do for now. hope to make it to cheddar in it on sunday if i can get a tax disc by then

look forward to seeing it

Good going mate, at least you can tie a bow round it, let her have it xmas day then shes gotta sort out the repairs from then on

mrs's griff got her crimbo prezzie today, as i was going to take it to cheddar for a test run out, and i got a text from her saying i will come to cheddar with you (she thought i was going in my work van). i had already picked it up and was running late after scraping ice from outside and in and pumping up the flat. so i went back an picked her up in it she was gob smacked thought i might be selling it last week after the ear bending i got about buying ferck old cars but she drove it and loved it. its got a bit of speed wobble at about 45 but passes through it eventually oh and i think it runnin a little on the rich side as the fuel gauge says we used nearly half a tank

nice one dude ...glad she like its

Mate it was great to see you both roll up in the old girl...

Mrs's griff seemed to be enjoying herself driving it as well

Griff and the missus were spotted going over the flyover at about 1.30 ish....looking good

Good going mate...
Cant wait to see it again, told you it was a easy MOT'er
Glad to see she likes it

been doing some investigation work in to previous owners of jamie as the log book says

box 3 special notes
1. was registered and/or used. declared manufactured 1972
box 4
b date of first registration 01 09 1997
[b1] date of first registration in the uk 01 09 1997

have phoned dvla and got the address and dept and i think i will write to the previous registered keeper with sae and a nice letter to see if he has any photos info on it (who is/was at paignton) have some tax discs going back to 99 all stamped broadsands paignton and one old mot aug 2005 done at central garage brixham and it 's only done 647 miles since then

Ring gavin at South west splitz, he knows the old owner, im sure he can give you the number.
He was a member of veedubbin down in newton abbot
Post up on there and see if anyone knows about it!

wahoo got heat out of the heater channels today i found out that if the heater cables aren't connected the flaps in the heat exchanger are sprung shut so i have wired them open till the new cables turn up. but i still couldn't get the hot air to come out the vent under the windscreen

thats because its connected by a cardboard tube....and this rots at the bottom and becomes not attached to the heater channel.......crap design

nomates wrote:

thats because its connected by a cardboard tube....and this rots at the bottom and becomes not attached to the heater channel.......crap design

is it a card board tube right down to the floor the heat that comes out by me feet now is great started it up drove up to worlebury, it had hot air coming out by the time i got to the bristol house (about 300 meters)

fixed the speedo lights today, have to fit the heater cables as it was so hot on the way back from glasto yesterday even with the wind whistling in (through the lack off bonnet seal) and windows open on the motor way

griff wrote:

it was so hot on the way back from glasto yesterday even with the wind whistling in (through the lack off bonnet seal) and windows open on the motor way

You don't hear that very often when talking abouts Bugs!!!

shiney bumpers to go on


this to sort out




and may be this to go on if find out what goes with it, was in the back of the bug bumpers came from

mines got the same prob with the wing higher one side than the other and duie the black bug was the same i put it down to them both being lazy as me

sorted the brakes today fitted the shiney bumpers and fitted the dbs sticker spent fooking ages measure mark centre draw line across vertical, get in car tape up sticker to window, get out check it, back in move it get out check it, get in move it a bit more mand got back from her mums, just check this for me an tell me which way to move it. yeah thats right so i stick it to screen get out ffs it's on the P*$$. just pull it off an move it a bit she said











and the bump stop is knackered on drives side

griff wrote:

How many Guiness had you had when you fitted that Bad Boy fella???

you know when a woman says does my bum look big in this and a fella says no love, i think it works the other way as in is this straight/clean/ in the right place love and they just say yes dear which means i don't give a ferck dear have you finshed yet dear

But then look on the bright side........with your wonky suspension at least the sticker is horizontal!!

masking tape!!!!!