Monday 9 May 2011

Brakes bled and Molly hits the road (Grass)

We have temporarily borrowed Dolly's gear stick, though we are still endeavouring to find her a replacement. This enabled us to move her onto hard standing and get her bottom in the air.


Then Rachel jumped under the van and we began the bleeding process. We quickly noticed the unions we had forgotten to tighten up and after that all went well. So, for the first time in our ownership and in the last 11 or so years, Molly took to the road (grass) in (relative) safety.
Rachel and Molly lapped the paddock time and time again with no problem although the heat and fumes from the exposed engine were a bit much after half an hour or so.

After this we need to get the headlamps and wipers working, get an exhaust tail piece, reattach the drivers door, fit new locks and get a horn. Then it's MOT time.


1 comment:

  1. Just chop off the old tail pipe, then use the non rotten bit to fabricate a tailpipe that exits on the n/s. I have just done this, and the MOT chap was fine with the repair "bodge"
    Have you checked your brake lights, the switch under the pedal seizes when left and it's an absolute b*stard to get at.

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