Ok So I failed the SVA - But hey it was a fun 100 miles

Got the hit list now - Looking at it it isn't that bad considering.

Failures

1.Harness Belt Top Mounts to Low or seats to deep
2.Headlights Kick up wrong way – “maybe the inside can be rotated he said”
3.Hard Items
a Front Shock load plates and top to chassis
b Track Rods
c Headlamp mounts
d Seat belt anchorages top
e Exhaust clamps fail – need a guard or cover with plastic edging.
4.No Self Centering
5.Fixing bolts for Seat belt not stamped 8.8
6.Fuel line insecure (2 places)
7.Wiring insecure Engine bay & Rear (need proper clips to secure tie-wraps to chassis “don;t tie wrap round box section”
8.Park brake cable (rear) could rub chassis so could rear flexi – similar to above
9.Hydraulic brake pipes could rub chassis similar to above
10.Brake balance to much to rear (balance bar assembly ok)
11.Noise couldn't test (wrong figure given) but tested to 4k & looked good.
12.Emissions couldn't test (high) due to ford paperwork not having exact engine number (my reading error)
13.Boot cover need to be “solid” eg wood or metal not PVC.
14 Speedo not reading correctly.

Advised :

1)Use ford Wheel nuts – Aftemarket on front were “borderline”
2)VIN stamp dosn't read clearly enough
3)Didn't like the “mangrovemanworkshop” Track rod end covers
4)BIG NO NO ! Don't weld nuts onto Track rods bars. - any heating of these component is deemed a fail. This includes track rod ends etc.
5)Front indicators bounce about to much put in a strengthening plate where they go through the fiber glass.
6)Flexi split plastic tubing will protect the pipes & cables etc where they go through the chassis eg at rear diff.
7)Use gromets any time a wire or pipe goes throug the body eg rear lamps & fog light
8)Engine mounting nyloc bolt not through nyloc fully.


So I think re-test somewhere towards end of july at worst

[Edited on 29/606/06 by mad4x4]

Simple (if very long) list...

Good luck with the re-test!

Hellfire

but time consuming to do list..

if i read correctly (correct me if i´m wrong)

you completely tiewrapped the brakes lines to the chasis? also with cables you did?

when doing that vibrations could kill the copper line.

use the famous P clips..they create a bit of distance and take away vibrations.

Tks

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Originally posted by tks
but time consuming to do list..

if i read correctly (correct me if i´m wrong)

you completely tiewrapped the brakes lines to the chasis? also with cables you did?

when doing that vibrations could kill the copper line.

use the famous P clips..they create a bit of distance and take away vibrations.

Tks

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Your fail point no 5: Seat belt bolts not marked 8.8.
I quote from the SVA book Chapter 5, Page 3, Note 1:

A suitable single bolt fixing of adequate strength would be, for example, a bolt of atleast 11mm (7/16" diameter of grade 8.8 (the grade may not be shown on a bolts produced for a seat belt anchorage).

Hmmm,

Cheers,
James

He needs doucmentary evediance that those bolts were suitable. I advised that they came with the belts but he wasn't having it. Said he needed proof??

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Originally posted by mad4x4
He needs doucmentary evediance that those bolts were suitable. I advised that they came with the belts but he wasn't having it. Said he needed proof??

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I didn't like 13, about the boot cover, I was intending to do the same and have a vinyl cover as well

Jason

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Originally posted by Deckman001
I didn't like 13, about the boot cover, I was intending to do the same and have a vinyl cover as well

Jason

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That was the man from the SVA's advice. including the fallout part

some of my wiring [inside split sleeving] is tie wrapped to chassis.

Did the SVA man say how it should be fastened, and why tie wraps are not OK?


Thanks

Stu

Bad luck, though the list looks long most seem easily sortable.
I was just about to have a boot lid made too, but have now started an mdf creation on the strength of this
Good luck with the retest

Do you know where in the SVA manual it says the rear cover has to be rigid? I passed with a vinyl cover and so have quite a few others to my knowledge. I have a full boot underneath the vinyl now but not for the SVA.