MadaboutKitcars

Yes, good luck for tomorrow.

yep, I will be up early and getting it ready!

I put the 13" wheels back on but it is a tad low now so I might put the 15"s on for tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to the unnecessary "bits" falling off tomorrow afternoon

best of luck Tony

All the best from us Tony,

We are hoping to follow you very soon, don't forget pictures!

Paul D.

This is a before inspection shot...




An this is during the inspection....



BIG THANKS TO GARY for arranging the inspection

I now have a reborn classic - a 1964 SAMMIO SPYDER






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time for some 'bits' to fall off.

whoo hoo! congrats matey.

So it all went well? It must be such a relief to get it signed off. I would say its the most difficult part of the build!

Yep, about a 10 minute inspection. So I just wait for the altered log book to arrive in a few weeks time!



ooops, look what "fell off" on the drive....




I'm just having a go at fitting the bonnet in between rain showers...

Are you going for the battered look as well...

not intentionally Gary, although it is growing on me.....

Excellent news, a well spent ten minutes by the sound of it. Congratulations!

Can't wait for our turn soon.

Food for thought!
Do I talk nicely to Gary and try and coincide an inspection with the proposed meet-up....or do I attempt to be the first to go through the inspection at Maidstone....dilema?.....the other problem is I washed the purchase receipt...do you need it for the inspection? (I know..you are meant to launder the money not the recepits)

Nick, it might be worth having a call to the local Maidstone office first. If they sound receptive to the idea and don't want to make a mountain out of it, it may be more convenient.

That said, a day out to Poole is a small price to pay for a simple, hassle-free inspection, attended by Gary himself to ensure there are no problems.

I would suggest doing the inspection as soon as you can, to get it out of the way and so you can then relax and continue the build! It is not difficult, but a great feeling when it is done!

Nice one Tony!

Having the ends of the rear outriggers corrode through and drop off the very afternoon after the inspection is an amazing coincidence, it's just lucky it didn't happen a few hours earlier or you'd have had to weld new ones on...

Oh, btw, did you actually need to show them the receipt for your Sammio body? Only mine got turned into a mouse nest when I left it in a box of bits in the garage.

No reciept was required. In fact, they have just called me and asked me for the mileage as they forgot to take it They didn't ask for any paperwork, apart from the logbook and the completed form from gary's website, which were given to them when we booked the inspection.

A simple, painless operation....

Post-inspection, things have been exciting...

Bonnet was lined up and it starts to look like a Sammio Spyder now...




I cut the ends off the front bumper bar, and found a useful way of recycling them....






so now I have an opening bonnet..... (still some things left to tidy up, but getting there)

Wow, great progress and it looks like your bonnet actually fits!

congrats tony
so what colour is it going to be?

Well, to a degree. Still needs some fettling. It hit on the thermostat housing exit pipe and I don't really want a scoop, so I cut it shorter which seems to make a difference. Everything else, including my header tank clears the bonnet okay.



I have also got to do some minor adjustments to the hinge points so it will sit a bit better over the wheels, which in turn I think will muff up the shut line again.

The secret to this stage is to make small adjustments and take a step back, have a coffee and do a bit more. It pays to take your time on the bonnet I reckon as learned from Davecymru, who found moving the bonnet forwards with the 6 cylinder engine helped the look. Once I have it all so I am happy with it I am going to take the 80mm lowering block out of the back spring and reduce it to 60mm so it lifts the back end up a tad. I reckon that will help with the 15" wheels and make it sit better.

I will have a play at the weekend now, as I am busy the next couple of days with work... hwell:

Clever with the recycled bonnet hinges Tony. I like that idea a lot.

We cut ours off at the beginning not realising that it was going to be important for the inspection.

So now we have to weld them back on - in order to take them off again - and then weld them back on again - as hinges.

Is it me or is it all just a little bit silly.

Nice work!

I have decided on Pepper White which is the creamy white that is on the new mini's. Black wire wheels and interior. Subtle and a little bit classy (or Gay as Gary called it! )

I like it i cant wait to see it finished

Well done, what a productive day you've had!!! Looking great. Really enjoying watching your progress.

Great work Tony......looking good.

We do recommend 60mm block with the 15's ....

And another dodgy picture of me at inspections to add to the collection !!

looking good...and spurring me on a lot....I might just be upto inspection stage after the May B.Hol.
Have to agree with you on the cup of tea and ponder route.....just realized how stupid I may have been bolting on the fuel tank prior to fitting the frame!!!!looking at the tweaks I will need to do the holes won`t line up on the tank after will they .....The good thing about all this as a build virgin,ray2: is that I will know for the next one