hello all.......new here and about to take ownership of an (old....7 years-ish in boxes) unassembled velocity kit and assortment of donor
parts....have had a look around the posts and forum but can't find any specific links to build manuals.....does one exist and does anyone have a
copy they can post a link to......cheers..
Also i know luego don't offer this car anymore as a road going option that will pass IVA but only as a track car.....anything i need to be aware
of in order to get this built and through IVA?!
I've not looked at the links but that looks promising!
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=7089
I did have a copy of it but I have formatted my PC since and got rid of the cd's it was originally on..
cheers for that drew but unfortunately the link has expired! ....oh well, early days.......anyone else have any current info on velocity build manuals.....or even if they were worth the paper they were printed on?? ta..
I Have a PDF copy of the velocity manual, its got a decent amount of information in but it is not totally complete.
U2U me your email and I will send it to you.
Cheers,
Dan
I have a complete copy. Electronically. If you U"U me your email I`ll happpily send you it.
Not totally relavent, but this might help a bit..
http://www.dft.gov.uk/dvla/forms/~/media/pdf/leaflets/inf26.ashx
Also this is a copy of the IVA manual from earlier this year sop should be reasonably up to date.
http://www.mevltd.co.uk/mev/m1_inspection%20_manual_v7.01april2012.pdf
Hope this helps.
[Edited on 5/9/2012 by wilkingj]
Cheers all...........have recieved a nice pdf build manual now from a very helpful chap...cheers chris....next question, does anyone know of any
glaring mistakes it may contain?! ......have seen a few posts mentioning a couple of 'errors' in it but was wondering if anyone had any more
specific info on this.....one reported error related to suspension mountings and 'backing off' of nuts that should be 'Tight'
etc.....any more gems like this would be nice to know in advance if anyone's already been there and bought the t-shirt as it were......... cheers
guys..
And thanks for the IVA link wilkingj.....will be taking a look as soon as i get a chance..
Do a search on here for crush tubes, the ones supplied by Luego were too short and caused the suspension to almost sieze up when the bolts were
tightened correctly . If I were building mine from scratch I would source some correct size stainless steel crush tubes . Better to sort it out before
you start to build the car. Easy to check all you have to do is assemble the bushes and crush tube then nip the crush tube in a vice, the wishbones
should rotate freely in fact drop under their own weight. Slackening the bolts is a bodge and asking for trouble. Welcome by the way
PS Put your location in your profile , there may be a Locoster near to you
[Edited on 5/9/12 by rusty nuts]
just a quick update.....have had a quick chat with ben i think it was at luego and he see's no reason why an 8-10 year old kit sat waiting to be
assembled should be any harder to get through IVA then any other 7 kit purchased more recently from somewhere else..........although he did also
mention the crush tubes and build 'errors' in the manual regarding 'backing off' of the suspension mounting bolts........he said
he thought there might be a few more 'errors' in it but couldn't quite recall off the top of his head..............so if anyone knows
of any other howlers, please let me know.......in the meantime i am preparing space in the garage and dusting off the spanners...kit of bits looks
relatively complete and will hopefully do a full inventory on it over the next couple of weeks..
Oh and good point rusty nuts about putting my location in the profile.....turns out i do indeed have a couple of builders in the
neighbourhood.........hello to you and wilkingj! .........you might find you get a few u2u's sometime in the near future for some pointers if
that's ok.......seriously though, would be good at some point to maybe come and have a look at what you've built, if you still have it, and
discuss any problems/solutions you came up with along the way.........especially with regard to the IVA requirements...... or anything else you think
might prove useful along the way............ cheers guys.
Whereabouts in Cambridge are you, I'm in Great Shelford and Geoff, wilkingj is in Hardwick, ?
Another possible problem is clearance on the steering column where it passes one of the chassis rails , I believe it was close on book chassis's
. Some Sierra downlinks are bigger diameter than others but Rally Design sell steering shafts and couplings. Probably worth fitting a self aligning
bearing (£10) where the steering column passes through the bulk head as the Sierra column bush isn't exactly in line with the column. I managed
to bend my rear uprights which I have now straightened and reinforced, not sure if the Velocity was modified , some , if not all Viento's were
reinforced. Might be worth reinforcing yours before building? Original Luego powder coating is cr*p , I ended up stripping the car to the bare chassis
, stripping off the powder coating before treating the chassis with Por15 and topcoating with Hardnose paint from Frosts. Check yours for damage
Cheers.......Am in cambridge cambridge.....city...will send you a u2u and maybe we can meet for a chat.....
I dont see any reason it wont IVA ok, I have a 7 year old chassis etc, waiting to be built, some major life issues since I bought it but finally
getting close to hitting it 
Im in North Herts so not too far away either.
Yay. Glad to hear I'm not the only one with a Velocity on pause!
I'm up in Sawtry btw but will only be of limited use - I've fixed all the problems in theory!
Rich
hi Rich
glad to hear it! ....you can let me know any progress and/or solutions you come across if/when/as/and how you get round to it! ....i'm currently
searching and looking at other peoples build blogs and photo histories etc of all different 7 type builds to gather as many tips and pointers i can
find along the way before i start.......... good luck!
dan.
Hi Dan
There's so much info on here and all of the guys I've taken advice from have been invaluable.
I've had some issues getting things straight in my head around the 4age engine. Parts from Japan/Aus/US perhaps an oversight!
Powdercoat is poor, rear wings too narrow, crush tubes have been mentioned. I got a bit obsessed about the interior way too early to the extent of
stitching leather while the engine was on a pallet in the corner!
The whole project went on hold when my son was born 3 yrs ago. Didn't stop the research/collating parts though. Now 'daddy's got a race
car' hopefully I can get some spanner time! If you can dedicate a block of time like taking week of leave then you can get so much done and carry
the momentum into the following weekends. Trying to grab the odd hour after work can get really difficult.
I hope some of this helps. If you've got any specifics just u2u or better still post them here and you get the answer (or 10 different answers)
within a day or two.
Good luck
Rich
Yes... a week off work is a big booster. However, plan well ahead and to do more jobs than you can get done in a week. The if one job comes to a
halt, you have other jobs that you have prepared for and then dont waste your time off work. You probably wont finish ALL the jobs, but you can make
best use fo the time.
Another thing that helped me, was to do a little bit very often. ie rub down a metal bracket and prime one evening, then paint the next night and so
on.
ie lots of very small steps gets the work done. Leaving it for months and then doing a big push, is a bit more stress full. Little and often is a
very good way to go, also amass the parts first for a job.. it saves lost time.
Cheers
Geoff
[Edited on 17/9/2012 by wilkingj]
quote:
Originally posted by wilkingj
Also this is a copy of the IVA manual from earlier this year sop should be reasonably up to date.
http://www.mevltd.co.uk/mev/m1_inspection%20_manual_v7.01april2012.pdf
Mines not a velocity but a viento. I bought a 3-7 year old car that had been poorly built up to the 'rolling' stage. I don't know the
actual age. I think the crush tubes are the most obvious errors.
As mentioned I think you should check the condition of the powder coating as see if it of poor quality. If it is of poor quality then you have a
choice. You can plough on with the build with the realisation that after a couple of years your going to have to strip the car again and have it
blasted/repaint. Or you can have it blasted/repaint now and run the risk of chipping it as you build the car. I checked my powdercoat and the worst
parts are by far the plate sections rather than the box sections. The steel floor (which you may or may not have) I stripped and repaint. I am a bit
clumsy so I decided to build the car first.
quote:
Originally posted by Irony
Mines not a velocity but a viento. I bought a 3-7 year old car that had been poorly built up to the 'rolling' stage. I don't know the actual age. I think the crush tubes are the most obvious errors.
As mentioned I think you should check the condition of the powder coating as see if it of poor quality. If it is of poor quality then you have a choice. You can plough on with the build with the realisation that after a couple of years your going to have to strip the car again and have it blasted/repaint. Or you can have it blasted/repaint now and run the risk of chipping it as you build the car. I checked my powdercoat and the worst parts are by far the plate sections rather than the box sections. The steel floor (which you may or may not have) I stripped and repaint. I am a bit clumsy so I decided to build the car first.
Thankfully they messed up my order and my chassis wasn't powder-coated when i came to pick it up like it was meant to be so had to have it done
locally at home and it was fully blasted, hot zinc undercoated and then powder-coated.
Quite grateful for the mixup now when i hear stories like that!
Sorry to resurrect a zombie thread but would I be able to trouble someone for a copy of the Velocity build manual if they still have it in PDF format please?
I would also be very interested in one if somebody's got one?
I think I have it on disc, if no one can help out, I can probably do a couple of copies in a week or so, im snowed under at the moment.
If you get no joy, drop me a u2u nearer the end of the month & I will see what I can sort out.
hi....still have a pdf copy here.......U2U's sent..