Quote Originally Posted by MK TANK View Post
The question is.

Do you have the skill, abilty, time space tools etc to get it back on the road.

I would also see if you can have a drive of a mk / mq lwb as they are stiffer ride then newer models.

You might not like the ride after spending a lot of time & work.

I like my MK - very happy with it on and off road.

Where are youlocated?
I'm not too worried about how stiff the ride is (famous last words?). Can always throw more stuff in the back to soften it up. So much space back there!!! But I already have the expectation that it will be like driving something between a tractor and a truck. Yes okay, okay, I might be insulting a few, but if I start with that expectation, then I can only be pleasantly surprised! I have no delusions that it will be as good as the Exy in terms of ride, even though the exy has lifted and much stiffer springs than stock.

As for having the skills, let's see. I've never changed oil before. Haven't done brakes. Know where the dipstick is. Know where to put oil in. Know how to put a socket on the end of a nut. Even have an idea on how a torque wrench operates, but have never used one in anger. My mechanical skills have never been tested (other than basic servicing on the lawn mower) and my vocation has me punching keys on the keyboard all day. So in summary I have sweet FA in the way of skills and I acknowledge that. I hope that I've inherited some capability from my father though, and I figure you have to start somewhere...

Tools, I've got a few of them. Will certainly need more. Don't have a welder (never done that before either). Have spanners, sockets, torque-wrench, and other basic hand tools.

Space is an interesting issue. Don't have any undercover space. Will probably have to park it temporarily on the front lawn, which would be great motivation for the mrs to let me get out and shift the shed down the back so I could then get the mk down the driveway and out the back. Would put it on concrete pavers and then keep it covered over fully to prevent further degeneration.

So don't know where I haven't got a challenge to overcome with this.

I'm located in Ashwood, in the eastern 'burbs of Melby. Know Melton only slightly; bought my Exy from Alan Mance there and have a granny over there. It would take less time for me to drive from work in Port Melbourne out to Melton, than it would to drive from work to Ashwood - which is only a 20km trip.