Trabant 601 - The Beast from the East (of Germany)
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Cookeh said:
Brilliant thread and effort.
Perhaps a silly question, how did you 'paint' the letters? Is it a sticker or actual paint or something else entirely?
Its just a white oil-base marker. If you eBay tyre pen or similar, then it'll come up. How long it will last is debatable, but we shall see!Perhaps a silly question, how did you 'paint' the letters? Is it a sticker or actual paint or something else entirely?
It make me chuckle slightly, so kind of worth it...
sc0tt said:
Lewis. Turbo'd TVR??? Where is the thread?
Here you go Scott. I thought retrorides would be more suitable as I feared a PH lynching after sticking the screamer pipe out of the bonnet 
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/185126/tvr-...
Well she is now MOT ready!
I spent the last week doing the final small jobs whilst Jon finished the other wheels.
I put new rubbers in the wipers, double checked all the electrics, rebuilt the fuel tap (again) and sorted out the sticky throttle.
Insurance to sort out and then gotta find some time to get the MOT booked in!
I spent the last week doing the final small jobs whilst Jon finished the other wheels.
I put new rubbers in the wipers, double checked all the electrics, rebuilt the fuel tap (again) and sorted out the sticky throttle.
Insurance to sort out and then gotta find some time to get the MOT booked in!
Well it failed on one point - The rear fog light was on the wrong side of the car
All fixed now but can't get a partial retest until Saturday, at least its a big weight off our minds!
It was great fun driving to the MOT station and back. It actually drives a lot better than I was expecting, and am really looking forward to the registration being completed now.
Have some celebratory pictures, smoke and noise
(you can blame Jon for the green trim )
https://youtu.be/MtyYY08OOD0
All fixed now but can't get a partial retest until Saturday, at least its a big weight off our minds!
It was great fun driving to the MOT station and back. It actually drives a lot better than I was expecting, and am really looking forward to the registration being completed now.
Have some celebratory pictures, smoke and noise
(you can blame Jon for the green trim )
https://youtu.be/MtyYY08OOD0
Mine is due its first proper MOT this month... I know it won't pass, as the MOT used to register it was of the not quite legitimate variety.
Definitely needs the brakes sorting all around. I'm a little concerned about a the box section crossmember under the front floorpans, too.
No time to sort it myself, so I'll hopefully persuade my local trusted mechanic to give it a go. He needs to give all the nipples a good greasing whilst it's up on the ramp, too. And straighten the steering wheel - whoever did the tracking in Hungary must have been on the strongest potato vodka at the time.
Once the MOT is done, I'll sort out the points and timing - one of the 'pingf
kit' advance springs made an escape bid, so I got a new one. And I'm not happy with the points currently on it.
Definitely needs the brakes sorting all around. I'm a little concerned about a the box section crossmember under the front floorpans, too.
No time to sort it myself, so I'll hopefully persuade my local trusted mechanic to give it a go. He needs to give all the nipples a good greasing whilst it's up on the ramp, too. And straighten the steering wheel - whoever did the tracking in Hungary must have been on the strongest potato vodka at the time.
Once the MOT is done, I'll sort out the points and timing - one of the 'pingf
kit' advance springs made an escape bid, so I got a new one. And I'm not happy with the points currently on it.
AceOfHearts said:
It passed!
Registration documents promptly filled out and sent off. Hopefully the DVLA won't put up much of a fight.
There are a couple of guides online for filling out the registration document - I used one I found on a VW T2 site. You don't need many details at all to register a Trabi. Registration documents promptly filled out and sent off. Hopefully the DVLA won't put up much of a fight.
I assume you've done the NOVA declaration? - I know a couple of people who forgot that bit and had everything bounced by the DVLA.
Some Gump said:
Quality thread lads, thanks for putting it up. Really entertaining and nice to see such graft going into something other than a spitfire or mgb.
It's good, I aalmost resisted the internet urge to take the poiss. The thing is, once something has been seen, it can't be unseen...
I'll not lie, that picture made me sad... Happily, I am quite resilient in my delusions, and I've now convinced myself it was just a bad angle!It's good, I aalmost resisted the internet urge to take the poiss. The thing is, once something has been seen, it can't be unseen...
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