Had a smile on my face anyway.

They should have a rule that if you can't see the Severn Bridge then you don't have to pay!

The toll women didn't laugh either.

Despite half blinding the MOT guy when it dripped oil in his eye - the truck PASSED with no advisories.

Omg - fitted 205/70 tyres... they sooooooooo small. Hah but at least it can turn now and no chance of rubbing up against metal work! Had to gently urge one of the brake hose to not touch against the wheel - no idea what was in my mind when I fitted +2 inch braided hoses back in the day - pain in the butt for locating nicely.

Made some leather strap seat back retainers - seat no longer fall over when hitting brakes.

High beam and the left hand indicator decided they didn't want work any more. Urged them back to work with a bit of poking around the column switch with my swiss army knife.

Checked all the oil levels, all okay except the gearbox which needed over 2 litres! Guess that's near dry.

Really needs a wash and de-mossing but other than the unknown I think it's ready for MOT.

Picking up trailer in a bit, will have to load truck on tonight.

Fixed the screen washer hoses so now get a jet of water on the screen rather than a dribble inside the engine bay.

Fitted a new blade insert to the one and only wiper It wish washs back and forth as it should.

Did a do-for-now repair of the bulkhead galv top rail behind the drive seats which has a split, repair stops it getting worse anyway. Think the stress of a spare wheel being mounted there once was too much for it.

Set the end stop things on the steering. The anaconda extreme muds on disco steels are waaaaaaaaay too big for the truck but all I have right now and can't see that changing before MOT. They do not rub (anymore) but I now have the turning circle of an oil tanker (probably the same oil tanker I need to fuel the thing). They are also very heavy to pull around on the steering.

Got the mrs to rub down and etch prime the tub while I followed up with the schutz gun and blatted it with liquid tub liner.

Removed the seat belts and mounts.

Stopped the indicators flashing 90 to the dozen.

Carb still needs doing and there an occasional miss fire.

Need to add some retainer straps to the seat backs.

Not sure what else...

Still need to swap out the carb and set it up.
Fit base to middle front seat.
Remove seat belts.
Check how bad the wheels/tyres rub if I can't get a set before next week.
Remove the door tops.
Sort the screen washer out. It got an electric washer but I want to fit a hand pump one but not got one :D

Going to ditch the rear bench seats and tart up the rear panels a bit with something that will cover all sins.

Also probably will end up making myself a fume curtain affair that I can roll down and keep the weather out of cabin when truck is not used.

Can't wait to take truck out--- wonder if my dogs will jump out

Have taken the bolts out of the roof panel so it's loose and easy to remove next week.

Fixed the wing mirror I broke off last week.

Had a look at the birds nest of wiring behind fuse and instrument panel...... scary bad.

Removed the oversized SIII hinged middle seat, going to fit something more S1'ish in it's place.

Still need to sort:
wheels/tyres
Fit rag top n poles.
Free up the windscreen hinges.
Replace wiper blade.
Fix the screen squirter.
Remove seat belt stalks (now the roof is going there going to be no seat belt option)
Do middle seat.
Sort out the carb.
Service engine.
Replace all the oils.
Get an MOT