My sympathies. I went through this 12 years ago with my first spitfire and
it's still
tucked in the garage (luckily I have garage space) awaiting a restoration.
One other option: teach yourself to weld and do the work yourself. That's
how
I keep my current spit road legal. And I don't mean with factory parts, I
mean
with sheet metal that I buy and and cut and shape myself and then weld in.
Yes the purists may be scandlaized and it's only going to make a proper
future
restoration more difficult, but I'm just looking to buy time until I can
afford
to do it (or have it done) right.
I don't know how practical this is for you as your MOT is much more
stringent
than our local inspections. But whatever you decide, best of luck to you.
Greg Rowe
>From: Michael Hargreave Mawson <OC@46thFoot.com>
>Subject: Depressing News
>Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 13:27:14 +0100
>
>Dear All,
>
>I have been rather quiet on the list of late, as I have had little to
>complain about, little to seek advice about, and even less to provide in
>the way of advice to others! However, I now have a depressing problem,
>with which I need your help. Last year, Carly needed over a thousand
>pounds worth of welding to the chassis and floors to get her through the
>MOT. This year, she has failed again (corrosion around the O/S/R tie-bar
>being the main problem). Another four-figure sum for repairs looms. I
>simply cannot afford to keep pouring money into her, and I am forced to the
>conclusion that what she needs is a complete body-off restoration. I
>can't afford that either (at least at the moment, or in the near future).
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