Hi Guys, managed to get some photos today, would appreciate any suggestions that anyone has on stuff i need to do for SVA.

To my knowledge I need to:
- Cover a couple of bits of the exhaust (wrap and lockwire on order)
- secure some of the cables under the bonnet
- make sure my harness cables can't chafe the tunnel padding
- fix my speedo, I get pulses from the pickup but my custom dash controller isn't counting them for some reason
- I think i may need front arch extensions
- seal a few joints in the exhaust with paste
- glue down some trim - can anyone recommend some glue that will stick PVC trim to Gelcoat?
- sort my fan so it doesn't come on on its own! v annoying when trying to start the car and it dips the batt voltage
- get a new battery


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you may want to put some edge trim on the upper suspension brackets on the chassis, as it may be to smaller radius.?

looks good

Looks like you'll need some trim around the suspension brackets and you may need a bolt through that mushroom adapter that goes into the top of the sierra upright (bone of contention that last one. Some stations want it others don't but I think it's becoming more popular).
Also can't see too well but the exhaust clip between the silencer and manifold may need twisting slightly to get the bolt head further round.
Nice build though, much neater than mine.

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You may need to fit a bonnet
Good luck with SVA

looks good! you seem to have all the edges covered...
check your ride heights, i put mine about 30mm above the limit for the lights, and in the drive to sva she settled down to bang on it.

I'd loose the fire extinguisher till after sva. There's bound to be sharp edges on the top of it.

thanks for the advice so far guys, it all helps.

I'm expecting a fail and to end up with a list of stuff to fix but i'm gonna do my best to pass.

You will need extensions on the front and back of the front mudguards

Front mudguards, rear edge is higher than the centre of the axle.

Fix by adding a mudflap. I just cut the side out of a Red Comma Oil can for mine. I am going to take them off sometime...

Also the top front edge should be forward of a vertical line from the frontmost edge of the wheel rim (NOT the tyre)
Check both ends of the mudguard with a spirit level. To be honest they seem to be short mudguards.

Good luck with the SVA.


PS... Nice wheels

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thanks for the advice so far guys, it all helps.

I'm expecting a fail and to end up with a list of stuff to fix but i'm gonna do my best to pass.

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thanks for the advice so far guys, it all helps.

I'm expecting a fail and to end up with a list of stuff to fix but i'm gonna do my best to pass.

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Possible gaiters to cover them threads on the front shocks. I used leatherette held in place with cable ties. Hope this helps.

I see your seat belts go round your seats is this ok for the sva with them rubbing on the seat edge?
why have you done this and not gone though the holes in the seat ?

Yes I wouldn't expect a fail. I did the same thinking that my home build chassis would fail as well as a few other things but that bit was passed. I failed on a few other silly things. The tester was genuinely interested in trying to make the car pass first time. Even when mine broke down and refused to start he let me carry on flintstone style (me pushing it!)

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I see your seat belts go round your seats is this ok for the sva with them rubbing on the seat edge?
why have you done this and not gone though the holes in the seat ?

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As Geoff has already suggested front wings are too short,some of your edge trim may not be seen as "permanant"

























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I see your seat belts go round your seats is this ok for the sva with them rubbing on the seat edge?
why have you done this and not gone though the holes in the seat ?

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I thought this was fairly common for sva - avoids them pulling on the harness holes under tension, is it not then?


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I see your seat belts go round your seats is this ok for the sva with them rubbing on the seat edge?
why have you done this and not gone though the holes in the seat ?

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I thought this was fairly common for sva - avoids them pulling on the harness holes under tension, is it not then?


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Hi Dan i don't know but it would be a shame if it failed for that
your car look very nice and good luck with the test

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If you put the belt through the hole then the mount has to be higher than the bottom edge of the hole. They checked mine with a spirit level. Your look ok from the pictures.

Do the seat belt mounting captives go right through to the other side of the tube? They won't pass if they're just welded to the top face.

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Nah you'll be right with the belts round the seats. A few on here have done the same. Myself included as I have Intratrim Odyssey's and they were not commented on.

I can't comment on the 'SVAable' items but it looks good! Well done!

IMHO the issue with the front wings is NOT that they are above the centreline, I dont think that matters.
BUT they are not Ahead of the wheel rim in plan view and that does.....

Cracking looking car Dan - the only SVA things I could spot have been flagged.

Best of luck with it!

Good luck Dan...

I think that if the belts go through the holes in the seats, and they touch the hole sides (more like the top / bottom of the hole) when wearing the belts, ie they put pressure on the seat. Then the Seats have to be certificated to say they can take the strain.

This is why people leave the belts outside the holes, as the Cobra seats dont have the correct certification. (I am 95% sure this is the reasoning).

I set the height of the seat so they went straight thru the holes when being worn, and had no problem at SVA and I have Cobra 7 seats as well.