Hello i'm new.

[gasolinescream]

Thought i'd say hello. Names Dan and I have recently bought a nice 1098cc 68 2 door. I say nice, at the moment it's being worked on as it wasn't quite the car the seller made it out to be. Drove it back from Glasgow to Solihull in the Midlands and found a mountain of faults with the car.

Oh well, all good fun and i'm really enjoying doing as much of the work on the car as I can myself with support of my trusty manual. The car will be my daily transport and i'm trying to get it ready over the following weeks/months.

You'll find me in the tech section asking lots of dumb questions or in the garage scratching my head

Cheers Dan

[ASL642]

Hi Dan welcome from another Solihull owner!

[moggiethouable]

Welcome Dan, youll find lots of tech support here, a wise choice of motor and sure you will have lots of fun with it.

[lambrettalad]

Hi from a close neighbour in downtown Brum

[gasolinescream]

Thank you for the welcome. Hey how good is this, lots of folks to pop around and gets their hands dirty

Well I've got my work cut out. Engine work, some welding and totally rebuilding front and rear suspensions. Interior will see a spruce up also. I'm an ex autoglazier of 25 years and although not a mechanic I do like to swing the spanners and have a go. Working in a single garage with limited tools isn't fun but luckily the Moggy isn't a huge car and massively complicated.

Glad to hear about the tech support as I'm planning on running the car stock for a year and then fitting a 1275 Midget engine/box/diff into the car. There's only me and a Haynes manual in my garage so I will be asking a lot of questions to get me by.

See you in tech a little later.

Cheers

[Matt]

Theres all the people that live nearby, and I drive past Solihull twice a week...

So if you can't work things and ask nicely, a lot of people here are happy to come and help!

[lambrettalad]

I can loan you a workshop manual ,give me a pm if you wish to

[gasolinescream]

Likewise if I can help anyone local with glazing/screen issues please shout up. Glad to help and give something back.

[gasolinescream]

Alex much appreciated I've sent a pm. I'll give you a call, much appreciated.

Cheers Dan

[beero]

Welcome to the forum. There are no dumb questions. It IS dumb not to ask though! There is a wealth of advise on here.

[margriff]

Welcome to the world of moggy from another head scratcher

[chrisryder]

Welcome! As you're so local, why not pop along to the MMOC Birmingham Branch meeting? This coming monday (19th) at Hall Green Home Guards Club.

Meeting starts around 7:30/8:00, but if you get there around 7:00, you can have your dinner there too. Cheapest meal you'll ever buy! Mostly £2.50 for mains, and £1.00 for puddings!

More info on our website, www.birmingham.mmoc.org.uk