Her undersides were rotten and getting worse, as every year yet another patch was welded on, so that I finished up with more patches than chassis!
Unfortunately, I don't have a garage or huge n cave available to allow me to do any more work myself!
I contacted Jim at Nortthumbria Youth Action, where they train youngsters in the black arts of motor mechanicking.
I had a Richards chassis delivered to them and told them that I didn't need her in asny particular hurry, so I waited until the tax and MoT ran out, SORN'd her and handed her over.
OK, it took a few months for them to strip, refurb bodywork where required, paint the new chassis, fit new shockers, fuel tank, steering damper and fit many other new bits, then put it all together, and the end result is stunning!
I got her back on Saturday as the MoT Testing Station computer said that she was a Class 7 and not a Class 4, so I spent half of the day tryingto find someone at the DLVA to talk to! The 110 is classed as a 'Dual Purpose Vehicle' and therefore unless she is being used for commercial purposes, she is a Class 4.
Apart from them doing a job which I would rather have done myself, if I had both the time and the premises, the standard of workmanship is second to one because the chances of any of the young people ever getting another chance of working on a huge Meccanno Set in this day and age is quite minimal, due to everything being diagnosed by a computer program!
If anyone out in LandyZone ever finds themselves in a position like mine, I heartily recommend NYA in North Shields and the kids are all proud to say that they have worked on her (it looks good on their CV's too)!
My baby is back doing what she does best, and I am a very happy bunny!
Unfortunately, I don't have a garage or huge n cave available to allow me to do any more work myself!
I contacted Jim at Nortthumbria Youth Action, where they train youngsters in the black arts of motor mechanicking.
I had a Richards chassis delivered to them and told them that I didn't need her in asny particular hurry, so I waited until the tax and MoT ran out, SORN'd her and handed her over.
OK, it took a few months for them to strip, refurb bodywork where required, paint the new chassis, fit new shockers, fuel tank, steering damper and fit many other new bits, then put it all together, and the end result is stunning!
I got her back on Saturday as the MoT Testing Station computer said that she was a Class 7 and not a Class 4, so I spent half of the day tryingto find someone at the DLVA to talk to! The 110 is classed as a 'Dual Purpose Vehicle' and therefore unless she is being used for commercial purposes, she is a Class 4.
Apart from them doing a job which I would rather have done myself, if I had both the time and the premises, the standard of workmanship is second to one because the chances of any of the young people ever getting another chance of working on a huge Meccanno Set in this day and age is quite minimal, due to everything being diagnosed by a computer program!
If anyone out in LandyZone ever finds themselves in a position like mine, I heartily recommend NYA in North Shields and the kids are all proud to say that they have worked on her (it looks good on their CV's too)!
My baby is back doing what she does best, and I am a very happy bunny!
