RobbieRobot Cafe Racer Project in pictures

Instrument brackets bent, contoured and drilled.

 

Instrument brackets polished.

 

Instrument bracket fitted.

 

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and here in the UK it's possible to look online at the MOT history going back about six or seven years. It even tells you what it failed it's test on or whether there was a notification of impending faults
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hi robbie, i'm also in u.k., and i'm in the middle of dooing the same as you to a xj600 (pre diversion)
so, how do you go about finding out the mot history of a machine, is it a subscription like hpi.
mine was a cat "c" write off, which i havent declared ownership of yet.
cheers for any info
stu

p.s. where did you get the "spirit of salts" from?

 

hey robbie, thank you for posting that!

the bracket looks good.

kinen1

 

Hi Stu,
MOT history here https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history-vehicle
Taxation history here https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPo ... ution=e1s1

Spirits of salt from here http://www.warriorwarehouses.co.uk/ very fast delivery.

Hope this helps.

Robbie

 

Thanks. Too many people on here post questions to ask for help but don't bother posting any follow-up information regarding whether any of the replies provided the solution or not. You can spend hours chasing 'dead end' posts that lead nowhere. It can be very infuriating to an already 'Grumpy Old Man'.

 

thanks for the links Robbie. unfortunately I don't have a previous m.o.t. or log book, yet so I can't trace history,
spirit of salts is quite cheap though compared to the "jenolite" phosphoric acid, that's £9 a bottle.
cheers :lol:
stu

 

Do you have the green tear off section of the registration document? The part you get when the previous owner sells the vehicle. This will have the reference number on it.
Where abouts in Yorkshire do you live? The hardware store in Great Ayton near Middlesbrough has Spirits of Salt in stock. I got some more today. They ordered some in at my request. It was £2.99.

 

no, i havent any parts of the log book, just a bill of sale from the damaged repairable yard, i'll tend to the paperwork later.
i'm in south yorkshire, but the link you gave for the acid will do nicely.
cheers
stu

 

Seat painted and lacquered.

 

Cardboard template for forming the dash warning light bracket.

 

Preparing to cut out the aluminium sheet using the template to mark it out.

 

Cutting out the instrument warning light bracket.

 

Roughed out instrument warning light bracket.

 

Instrument warning light bracket drilled and polished.

 

LED warning lights being fitted and wiring soldered to terminals.

 

Heat shrink tubing covering the soldered wires.

 

Connecting up the wiring inside the head light. Notice the new bar-end mirrors.

 

Instrument warning light bracket fitted and working.