19-06-14, 10:16 PM
Liam, I am suggesting getting the Fazer back on the road as stock, as I can have it roadworthy within a matter of days for minimal investment. This is the most practical solution. And the one that is getting nixed!! The Project part of Project Fazer has to be shelved for now in exchange for immediate, reliable transport.
The £200 is after rent, food and fuel (just about on all three) - AND THAT'S IT. Anything else I spend money on comes from that pot. If I had credit cards, that's where the repayments would come from. The beer comment was just an example - I can't even remember the last time I went down the pub!
The 106 needs a new head gasket, either a new head, or having the head skimmed. It needs a new water pump, replacement from shocks, new rear wheel bearing (quoted by a garage as over £100 - and it's a press fit into the hub, so I can't do it). Coming up: sorting out the electric system - although that's time, nor money, and replacing the CV joint. All this to be done on the street parking outside my landlord's house when I need daily transport to commute to work. Yeah right.
The head gasket alone will need the engine bay stripping (if not an engine out job) to get at, because there's so little space in there. Then I have to get a head that's been joined to a block off 14 years off. Good luck with that!
I am in a dificult situation in that to the Brits, I live in France, and the French think I live in England. I am in residential limbo, if you will. Applying for a student loan with all that crap going on? Nightmare!
The £200 is after rent, food and fuel (just about on all three) - AND THAT'S IT. Anything else I spend money on comes from that pot. If I had credit cards, that's where the repayments would come from. The beer comment was just an example - I can't even remember the last time I went down the pub!
The 106 needs a new head gasket, either a new head, or having the head skimmed. It needs a new water pump, replacement from shocks, new rear wheel bearing (quoted by a garage as over £100 - and it's a press fit into the hub, so I can't do it). Coming up: sorting out the electric system - although that's time, nor money, and replacing the CV joint. All this to be done on the street parking outside my landlord's house when I need daily transport to commute to work. Yeah right.
The head gasket alone will need the engine bay stripping (if not an engine out job) to get at, because there's so little space in there. Then I have to get a head that's been joined to a block off 14 years off. Good luck with that!
I am in a dificult situation in that to the Brits, I live in France, and the French think I live in England. I am in residential limbo, if you will. Applying for a student loan with all that crap going on? Nightmare!
The Deef's apprentice