Update time! Tanc's been working on the car for some time. All of the burnt cables have now been repalced and damage from the earthing incident fixed. The throttle cable was non-standard, so Tanc had to send the original away to be copied.
The brake system was affected by the fire, possibly the fluid 'boiled' and the pressure increased to force a leak on one of the front hubs. So front hoses have been replaced (they were braided), but it now transpires that the rear brakes had seized off. Not sure whether this is a consequence of the car standing for some time, or whether it was like it before
and I wasn't aware of what brake performance the car should have had in the first place. Anyway, that's now been sorted (at my expense), so I might even have a handbrake with which to do a few autotests next year.
The MOT's now expired so Tanc's prepped it prior to testing and it looks like both sills are totally shot and would definitely fail. Apparently, it's had some not very subtle welding in the same place in the past. Unfortunately, I'm not in a position to get every bit of body work done to a concours standard, so depending on cost, I'm probably going to go for the cheaper repair option, which I'll know the cost of later today. When I've made my first million or so from my veg business I'll get it done properly!
So it looks like I'm going to have to put a bit more effort into selling the Ypsi - if anybody's interested in making a reasonable offer, get in touch. It's MOT'd until end of June 09 and taxed until end of Nov this year.
Lee
