Skippy

Patton · #1 6th August 2011, 12:40

or as Gary gave her full name the Skip Diver Special and she is going to be yellow, but I'm not going to paint her just yet and so it's MOT time next weekend. was going in today but found the MGF wheels/Tyres touch the tiebars on the back "spacers on the way" original tyres not legal so I've taken my foot off the pedal got a week to fit bonnet strapes and sort dash lights and fit mirrors... Pat

PS I'll stick some piccy's on when I work out how!

Sammio Builder · #2 6th August 2011, 14:56

Hi Pat,

Don't you need the reg document to come through the post before the MOT?

Has yours arrived already?

I'm hoping to have mine ready for spraying early next month.

Trev

Patton · #3 7th August 2011, 04:44

yep, you is correct due to computer things at the MOT station skippy is still a herald and I haven't got my V5c yet oh well odds 'n' sods still to do I'll have to be content driving up n down the drive and across the grass..PAT
tried again to upload a pic but computer says "NO" my file size is to big.

Patton · #4 15th August 2011, 08:45

Yahoo! V5c arrived this morning, it had been post to me on the 10th August they had even done the change of colour, under 4 weeks. Great, next stop the MOT station. Phone insurance co then a Tax disc. Anyone got atip for an insurance co best quote I've had was swinton speical vehicels section. PAT

Sammio Builder · #5 15th August 2011, 08:47

Try Footman James or Adrian Flux.

What did they quote you?

I'm looking to pay around £140 fully comp....

Trevor.

Patton · #6 15th August 2011, 18:58

Tried Footman and Flux, the company at the top of the page Sureterm Direct quoted £20 cheaper than Flux same cover same company I'll persist in my quest if you have time to kill try an 0800 from yellow pages and let them try and find a pre1972 car. The £140 area seems to be the going rate fully comp, I'll let you know what I find out. Pat

Patton · #7 21st August 2011, 19:59

Hi all, work on Skippy on hold at the mo,can't do much from my hospital bed but I am going to spend time finding a good insurance deal, all she needs is the brakes bleeding and off to the MOT station. She is going to paint in the winter after I've driven her abit and don't want to alter anything, so for now every one keep up the good work and I'll see you at Exeter KCS...

Sammio Builder · #8 21st August 2011, 21:31

Hope you're well / feeling better.

Nothing to serious I hope.

Good luck with your MOT!

Trevor.
http://www.sammiospyder.blogspot.com/

jmc14 · #9 22nd August 2011, 00:26

Hope that you have a speedy recover. John

davecymru · #10 23rd August 2011, 18:16

Hope you're better soon matey!

mulberry · #11 23rd August 2011, 19:03

get well soon pat

gary&mell

Patton · #12 24th August 2011, 19:07

Thank you folks for your kind regards, I've had a bit of trouble with the old ticker, home now! but I'm only permited to look at skippy and talk to her, no driving for 4 weeks anyway, but on the mend. I've got a bit of time to kill now so I'll try and work out how to get some pics on here and research the insurance thing,thanks again and she will be at Exeter even if its on a trailer. PAT

Patton · #13 26th August 2011, 09:55

I've mangaed to resize (copies) using paint now will they appear here goes! AHA! it worked

Mister Towed · #14 26th August 2011, 18:27

Nice looking wheels, they really do suit the Sammio imho. I'd go with slightly taller tyres to fill out the arches. Have you tried steering it with the fat wheels yet? I'm guessing it's going to make the steering a tad heavier.

Patton · #15 27th August 2011, 05:47

Hi, steering is not to bad thats up and down the drive and turning around to get in the garage, the wheels are from an MGF they came with the tyres from ebay at half the price of a set of hub adapters and £30 for the right nuts, mind you I got 4 MGB wheels and legal tyres for £10 locally off ebay just a bit rusty no loose spokes and round and true had a quote of £35 a wheel to blast and powder coat them from a local firm I like local, P&P is a killer at times, I've got a list of 15 insurance brokers and will startringing them on monday and I'll stick the results up here next week.. PAT

Mister Towed · #16 27th August 2011, 06:22

Agreed on the ebay p&p, I look for local items if it's going to be a heavy package. There's always shiply to find you a courier service: they seem to know what they're about but I've yet to win an item that I needed to have shipped so I haven't actually used them yet.

Your mgf alloys have got me thinking now, would a set of 'Trophy 160' 7x16's fit...

davecymru · #17 27th August 2011, 08:37

Out of interest, who was the firm who said they could refurb your wheels?

The reason i'm asking is that i got a set of MGC wires really cheap (with tyres and tubes!) and i am currently planing on doing some sort of reburb myself. But if it's only £35 to get them done "properly" and you're only a few miles down the road, then that might be money well spent!

Patton · #18 27th August 2011, 11:56

Hi, A&M Coatings, Kings Mill ind est, Cullompton. 01884 33165. That was to sand/bead blast and baked paint £35 a wheel, Pat

mulberry · #19 27th August 2011, 17:58

hi pat were did you get your wheel nuts from and spacers?? im using the same wheels for mine, but need to locate some wheel nutsand a rear spacers, did u change the rear wheel studs for longer ones???

many thanks
gary

are you feelling better now???

Patton · #20 27th August 2011, 20:48

Hi Gary,I got spacers and nuts off EBAY the spacers from ebay shop, liveley1234 5mm MGF and the nuts from ebay shop, classicsteeringwheels 3/8 classic mini with 5/8 sleeves. I haven't extended the studs as there seems to be plenty of turns on the new nuts and 5mm is a couple of turns on this thread pitch. The tyres just clear without the spacers but I've put them in as I remember from Spitfire days a bit of rear end steer which all adds to the fun......

I'm on the mend now thanks, but 4 weeks no driving the trouble is I feel fine but regular doc visits for the next 6 weeks tells me otherwise....

Regards Pat