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Post by vicar on Sept 17, 2017 0:26:22 GMT 1

Anybody had a cut and shut out of interest what would you do in this situation but advise customer because surely if its good welds what the rfr if any, seen this on ebay its a cut and shut if ever i seen one with mot done on august this year.
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Post by peter on Sept 17, 2017 8:48:44 GMT 1

Interesting!
Whilst I find it hard to believe that this can truly be safe if the welding seems good (when seen in the flesh, I hate making decisions based on just a photo) there wouldn't seem to be an RFR to cover it.
There will be other considerations like no brake test weight so it would have to be tested with the Tapley meter and maybe some issues jacking it up. Also what test class would it be? I'm guessing Class IV but, again, I'd want to see it.
Actually, thinking about it, I don't want to see it!

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Post by dwain on Sept 17, 2017 9:17:06 GMT 1

Luckily, I don't think the Sierra would fit our ramps but cutting and shutting is perfectly legal, hence every tacky hen do has the opportunity to cruise around the town centre in a stretched Hummer.

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Post by castrolrob on Sept 17, 2017 12:13:01 GMT 1

sure ive mentioned this before but used to do one,nuffin subtle about it,dirty great weld east to west straight down the sills and across the floor,both ends underneath were even different colours.queried it with the ministry and if you cant see any missing welds/bits detached etc then p+a,was testing it for near on a decade and was SO SO SO HAPPY when it finally bit the dust.

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Post by peter on Sept 18, 2017 7:38:51 GMT 1

Sept 17, 2017 9:17:06 GMT 1 dwain said:

Luckily, I don't think the Sierra would fit our ramps but cutting and shutting is perfectly legal, hence every tacky hen do has the opportunity to cruise around the town centre in a stretched Hummer.

But a stretched Sierra? Now that's a REALLY tacky hen do!

castrolrob MOT tester Posts: 4,397 Class tested: 4, 7 Last Online: Nov 18, 2024 14:39:21 GMT 1 Likes: 2,782	Cut and shuts Sept 18, 2017 8:14:21 GMT 1 peter likes this Back to Top Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by castrolrob on Sept 18, 2017 8:14:21 GMT 1 unless theyre Essex girls in which case they were probably conceived in a sierra anyway....

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Post by castrolrob on Sept 19, 2017 17:22:22 GMT 1

yup and twice as easy to scrap!reminds me of one we used to do,101 victor(at least from the outside)he cut the victor body off and dropped it on a 4x4 cavalier turbo floorpan!still registered as a 60s victor so tax exempt with 4x4,power steering,abs,leather,aircon,turbo etc etc,only external sign was the rotax allys and metallic paint!god help us.underneath?it looked like an abortion.....

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