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wheezy - 3/5/06 at 05:37 PM

Well set of early in the morning only to get 20 miles down the road to find fog on the horison. Trouble was the
fog was my expansion tank main feed letting go. the only water source was a puddle in the middle of no where. So we used the puddle to fill the engine and drove on.
5 mins later the hose let go again, this time a friendly neigbour supplied some clean water.

We eventualy arived 40 mins late.

So no test.

And to top it all my battery died so after the second water stop my faithfull pusher collapsed on the main roundabout and was missed by all the traffic
the inspector had a good look around and could only pick up a few minor points which we could have sorted on the day.

And its my birthday.

So onwards and upwards


stevec - 3/5/06 at 05:55 PM

Bad news, but at least you only have a few bits to do,
And Happy Birthday,
Steve.


BKLOCO - 3/5/06 at 06:54 PM

What a bummer!
I hope you have better luck next time.

I must say I think it's probably a good idea to have a chase car with basic tools etc. when you go for SVA.

Or maybe take the easy way out and trailer it


zxrlocost - 3/5/06 at 07:06 PM

thats weird I was late to and weve both had the same exhaust within a week

dont worry youll sort it


David Jenkins - 3/5/06 at 07:10 PM

Been there - failed to get to SVA - found out later that I could have fixed the problem in 10 minutes

As for a chase car - I took a canvas tool bag jam-packed with every conceivable tool that could possibly be required, tape, tie-wraps, foam, edging stuff, wire, spare bulbs, fuses - you name it, I took it, including my portable drill! I think the bag weighed 20kg...

Oh - I also trailered it the second time round...

Better luck next time.

David


wheezy - 3/5/06 at 07:14 PM

It must be the curse of the Cat!!!

There are a few plus points though.

I need a new water feed connection, Nova drivers sticking the V 's up and I know they only want to go as fast as I can.


zxrlocost - 3/5/06 at 07:50 PM

I went all the way there in second gear at 70ish comfortably right on the power curve down the A5

REPS kiss my BEC!!!!!

got a big four stroke quad up me rear on this one road

dont think he knew what he was letting himself in for


wheezy - 3/5/06 at 07:59 PM

How did you get on with the cat?
I found above 6,500 rpm th power just stopped.
It was also lumpy below 2,5
Not surprising when the outlet is only 1 inch


zxrlocost - 4/5/06 at 08:50 AM

exactly the same it is the biggest cat you can rent


imagine what its going to go like with the Race can on properly on an open road

ok ta chris


Marcus - 4/5/06 at 09:43 AM

Yup, welcome to the club of being late for SVA

I'd just rebuilt my crossflow, and a little oil was getting past the rings. Every 5 miles I had to stop to clean the plugs.
Was eventually 40 mins late - no test.
A few choice bits were pointed out by the tester which I rectified for the next test, and failed on lots of other minor bits (radii mainly).
On the plus side, come second SVA, engine ran better as rings had bedded in!

Marcus


wheezy - 4/5/06 at 12:29 PM

Does anyone ever have an uneventful test.

The car runs beautifully, you get there with enough time for breakfast, the SVA inspector offers you a cup of tea and the car passes without you having to do a thing to it.

Maybe that will happen next time.


zxrlocost - 4/5/06 at 01:18 PM

yep usually the shite-dangerous looking cars they love

ever heard the saying the good ones always fail

well I think its true

all this radius shite


robinbastd - 4/5/06 at 09:19 PM

quote:
Originally posted by wheezy
Does anyone ever have an uneventful test.

The car runs beautifully, you get there with enough time for breakfast, the SVA inspector offers you a cup of tea and the car passes without you having to do a thing to it.

Maybe that will happen next time.



That describes Mark Allansons test perfectly.


Mark Allanson - 4/5/06 at 09:30 PM

You forgot to mention the gibbering idiot behind the wheel. screaming for valium, 16 cwt of tools, glues, cable ties, edge strip etc in your car

mind you, I had excellent back up, moral support, and overnight accomodation.

The thing that worried me the most was driving 220 miles in a car that was home built and had only been tested over a 100 yard bit of road!