Noisy complaint - Little progress

Well yet again the welding is not complete however the list has shrunk from the last post. The jobs left to do are.

Finish both rear wheel wells - most work done needs tidying.
Boot bumper support brackets reinstalling.
Small hole in drivers floor under rear seat support.
Finish weld drivers floor repair.

The reason i am now so late is a neighbours that reported me for noise instead of walking down the drive and telling me to be a bit quieter !

They asked for me to spot at 6pm as they have children that need to go to bed. I don't have a problem with this but all the kids in the street play out until about 8 ish this time of year.

secondly they " think" it would be better for me to make noise early on a Saturday morning when people are trying to sleep instead of working on a Friday afternoon when most people are at work !

I challenged the last point and they came back with we dont want to hear noise when we get home from work.

Any way i made some concessions about the 6PM and since that the noise abatement officer at the council can't get hold of the complainer. Quote I can't stop you doing your hobby so until i get another complaint carry on i won't be taking any action against you. Also i have made reasonable attempts to call the complainer, If they don't reply to my call that not my fault.

So it seems that the complainer wasn't up to the fight which in my books means that either it wasn't that important to them. Or they have heard me talking to my neighbours and are now feeling sheepish for not talking to me directly.

Another theory is that i live on a private drive, the kids in the close tend to play in this area as it is safer for them to do so, and they are welcomed to. However a dismantled car is a danger to them and they now no longer play in this area. Now the kids are not quiet and they must be making noise right outside there own door and this i think is the real problem.

Anyway the plan now consists of getting the welding finished, weather permitting this should take a couple of weeks.

I will then paint the boot, underside, interior, engine bay and inner wing areas. This will at least enable me to do most of the mechanical work this winter.

The boot lid, doors, bonnet and exterior paint can then be painted next year when the temperature permits.

Other stuff, the engine is now back in one piece as i now belive that the cylinder head might be ok and the problem was the gasket. I have also painted the engine and some ancilleries. This winter i will put the engine back in the car and sort out all the new injection parts that need to be installed. and then hopefully the car will then run.

I have gained an ansa exhaust from a bmw 3 series that will need to be tweaked to fit. This winter i also want to make an exhaust manifold and upgrade the centre section of the exhaust pipe. Difficult but might be worth the effort.