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Finally Got Rego!
Created on 2008-10-25 21:24:09
After a dismal Wednesday postponement because of the weather, yesterday morning I was successful in getting the MGB registered for road use.
David and I took off at about 10 am for the drive into Erina, (about 5kms)
I was apprehensive about it but with mobile phones in our pocket we arrived without incident and the fellow did the inspection.
All of my fears about things maybe not working were unfounded as he was really only interested in the body and engine numbers and that the brakes were working. He asked me if I wanted him to check out the front end and I said, yes please. He only jacked it up and wiggled the front wheels. No problem he said and we filled out the paper work.
Sold me a green slip and off to the RTA. There the guy took a bit of interest in the car as he had had a Midget in his youth - he was now into motorcycles. He had a bit of trouble reconciling the numbers with the computer and had to ring the RTA help desk but eventually we came out with the certificate and a set of plates.
All done. The plates are now on and I've taken it for a few short drives.
Now I just have to develop a bit of confidence with it and I can spend my time on the other little issues at my leisure.
After two and a bit years, this is a significant milestone. I think some of my friends thought that I'd never get here.
David and I took off at about 10 am for the drive into Erina, (about 5kms)
I was apprehensive about it but with mobile phones in our pocket we arrived without incident and the fellow did the inspection.
All of my fears about things maybe not working were unfounded as he was really only interested in the body and engine numbers and that the brakes were working. He asked me if I wanted him to check out the front end and I said, yes please. He only jacked it up and wiggled the front wheels. No problem he said and we filled out the paper work.
Sold me a green slip and off to the RTA. There the guy took a bit of interest in the car as he had had a Midget in his youth - he was now into motorcycles. He had a bit of trouble reconciling the numbers with the computer and had to ring the RTA help desk but eventually we came out with the certificate and a set of plates.
All done. The plates are now on and I've taken it for a few short drives.
Now I just have to develop a bit of confidence with it and I can spend my time on the other little issues at my leisure.
After two and a bit years, this is a significant milestone. I think some of my friends thought that I'd never get here.
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Leaving with David
After, with plates.
Leaving with David
After, with plates.
Summary of Previous Journal Entries
Showing previous 10 journal entries:
| Title | Date | #Pic | #Cmt | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parking Brake And The Wrong Springs | 2008-10-18 | Pulled a rear wheel to see 'what's-what' with the hand brake. Basically I can't get enough adjustment on the hand brake lever and the lever is all the way up before it holds... | ||
| Side Mirror | 2008-10-15 | 2 | Few weeks ago, during the school holidays and on the way to visit the in-laws, we called in at Heritage MG and I bought a new side mirror. I intended to get the 'bullet' style but ... | |
| Speedo Refresh And LED Dash Lights. | 2008-09-10 | The speedo was pretty much the last important thing to sort out and I ended up pulling it and disassembling it. Was all gunked up with hardened grease. While it was out I th... | ||
| Death Of A Friend | 2008-09-10 | 4 | Peter died early last week and I'm struggling coming to terms with it. A few days ago I wouldn't have been able to write this but I'm getting a little better. The funeral wa... | |
| Glove Box Fabrication | 2008-09-10 | 2 | Mentioned before about a new glove box out of PVC sheet. I thought that I may have been able to make the box a little bigger to make use of some of the space behind the dash... | |
| First Run On The Streets. | 2008-08-27 | 6 | Not legal yet but, went for our first decent drive tonight. Went up the road did a 3 point turn and came back. Checked around the car a bit, checked the tyre pressures and put Davi... | |
| Catch Up And Engine Disaster. | 2008-08-16 | List of things done: Headlight buckets cleaned and painted. Headlights attached, connected and working. Front parkers and indicator lights on and working. | ||
| Door Assembly And Inner Door Handles | 2008-07-09 | On holidays here, so I've got a bit of time to work on the MGB. Dug out the innards of the doors and cleaned them up and re-greased them. Had a few issues with working out h... | ||
| Catchup On The Journal Thing. | 2008-07-02 | 6 | I've done a lot more but haven't recorded here, I've just been through a very busy time at school and the working on the car has been more of a sanity retainer. At this stage I'll ... | |
| Back Shelf Cover & Footwell Panels | 2008-06-03 | 2 | Completed the back shelf by making the centre carpet piece and using hot glue to make the moulded section covering the shock absorber humps on each side. Turned out ok from ... |
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