eznfrank
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 11:57 AM |
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Any known potential IVA failure areas on MK Indy?
I'm in the final stages of my build and starting to get bits sorted for IVA. I've had a good search on here but though I would check if
anyone could point me in the direction of any specific potential fail points on a standard Indy (pre- R and 2 year old bodywork).
I've got the rear panel to side panel covered with a tonneau so that's ok, although my main concern at the moment is the chassis rails in
the cockpit/sills.
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graememk
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 12:11 PM |
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if i were you i would call martin at notts iva center
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dunk3
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 12:52 PM |
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Hi Ez, i am just doing the same thing as you getting it ready for the IVA and covering all the sharp edges up, i need to get a cat fitted, get my
emmisions checked, brakes checked, and hopefully it will be ready, Have you coverd the side panel at the bottom near the floor, and the back panel
near the floor as this not got a radius of 2.5 mm, Have you got a sticker near the brake fluid resivuor, saying d.o.t 4, Have you coverd the seat belt
mounting brackets at the rear of the seats, Have you coverd all sharp edges under the dash, Have you mounted the side repeters on the front archers.
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eznfrank
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 01:27 PM |
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Hi Dunk,
Thanks for the response, I've covered (or am in the process of) all the general stuff like harness mounts etc but it was the stuff specific to
the Indy I was more worried about so I'm glad you mentioned the side and rear panels. Not considered those yet, how did you cover them?
Brake fluid sticker - check
Sharp edges under dash? - such as what? There's not really anything under my dash - i went for the easier more accessssible approach of
mounting nearly everything on the scuttle.
[Edited on 16/4/10 by eznfrank]
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fesycresy
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 01:30 PM |
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Nice big spreader washers under the seat nuts, always a easy fail.
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StrikerChris
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 01:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by eznfrank
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I've got the rear panel to side panel covered with a tonneau so that's ok,
Wasn't good enought for Hitlers love child who sva's mine.Bacically said tonneau cover wasn't substantial enough to stop a childs
head(presumably if it had just fallen off the moon) so everything under it had to pass the radius test as if tonneau weren't there!Basically
plated off the boot space under the tonneau and had a different guy on the retest who admitted he'd been embarrassed by what his collegue had
failed people on. You never know who'll you'll get tho..
[Edited on 16/4/10 by StrikerChris]
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eznfrank
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 01:41 PM |
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Dunk, I notice from your photos you've put a panel in where the wishbones attach to the chassis but I was under the impression that wasn't
necessary any more?
Also noticed the hockey trim, will sort that out this weekend although I have done a little bit already but couldn't get the bend right over the
rear arches for some reason, kept wanting to kick out off centre
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dunk3
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 01:56 PM |
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Hi Ez, for the side panels i used hockey trim, for the rear panel i used p trim around the bottom with a bit of double sided tape, the panel behind
the shocks is to stop the tester geting in there with his ball, i was told by mk that they now test in there if they can get in there so just as a
precaution i have covered it up.
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eznfrank
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 02:00 PM |
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When are you looking at getting yours IVA'd? You not a million miles away from me.
P.S. was that chassis plate ok?
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dunk3
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 02:57 PM |
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Saving up for the IVA , will try for sometime in june,
Just fitted the chassis plate this morning
cheers mate
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jack_t
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 05:23 PM |
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i have just iva'd my mk at nottingham
if you upload pictures of your car in its current state i will attempt to spot possible failures if you have any
good pictures would be
front suspension
under the bonnet
inside the rear tub
and then just general pics of the car
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dunk3
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 05:38 PM |
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Hi Jack, do they look in the rear tub , even if the rear top panel can't be removed
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 06:14 PM |
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Slightly off topic but on I guess,
Always amazes me when I follow for example a skip wagon, seen the sharp edges around the rear of those ?
I'm as much for safety as the next man but this radius lark over steps the mark in some strange places on the car.
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dunk3
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 06:49 PM |
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totally agree mate, worlds gone crazy.
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jack_t
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| posted on 16/4/10 at 07:17 PM |
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they will still check from underneith so i was just going to make sure everything was kosher
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