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snapper - 17/4/08 at 05:21 PM

Not so scary as i thought, good article in Complete Kit Car who phone interviewed VOSA.
Yes BEC's will need a reverse of some sort but no mention of ABS or current emmision regs.
It's always best to get the facts first before you panic.

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eznfrank - 17/4/08 at 05:59 PM

Starting when?? Not a chance I'll be fitting a reverse!!

Mark Allanson - 17/4/08 at 06:29 PM

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Originally posted by eznfrank
Starting when?? Not a chance I'll be fitting a reverse!!



Don't back yourself into a corner on that one

Tim 45 - 17/4/08 at 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by Mark Allanson
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Originally posted by eznfrank
Starting when?? Not a chance I'll be fitting a reverse!!



Don't back yourself into a corner on that one


I dont think he can

Dangle_kt - 17/4/08 at 07:23 PM

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Originally posted by Tim 45
quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
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Originally posted by eznfrank
Starting when?? Not a chance I'll be fitting a reverse!!



Don't back yourself into a corner on that one


I dont think he can


HAHA! Good one

Paul TigerB6 - 17/4/08 at 07:35 PM

Reverse will just have to be yet another part that falls off after SVA. The BEC centre will have to rent one out

smart51 - 17/4/08 at 08:40 PM

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Originally posted by snapper
Yes BEC's will need a reverse of some sort


Perhaps there'll be more of a market so a decent electric reverse will be made. The quaife reverse box is expensive and prone to vomit out all its oil.

Confused but excited. - 17/4/08 at 08:45 PM

Locost solution; fit the passenger side with push bike peddles connected to a sprocket on the back axle. Job done.

Dario M - 17/4/08 at 11:31 PM

...or do it The Flintstones car style

Now, serious. Need to have a look at the mag then.
Dont know when im going to complete my buid, but I wouldnt be wanting to add much more things to my existing "to do list"

Dario

DarrenW - 18/4/08 at 08:01 AM

I was talking to a mate of mine who used to be an MOT tester. i mentioned there might be a R1 engined Mini going to Bolton Abbey this weekend. When we got into conversation about it he was looking puzzled and asked how such cars without a reverse get MOT'd. He recalls part of the test that says a car should be capable of going through the full test under its own power, therefore unless a testing station has a door at the end, such a car couldnt reverse off the rollers to exit the testing station.

Maybe this is why IVA will bring in the reverse gear rule. There could be instances where a car without reverse could cause an obstruction or hazard.


Come on BECS - get some weight on I reckon there should be a rule that says cars cant be less than 550Kg as well........... i might have to try and get a job there, can feel a plan coming together

[Edited on 18/4/08 by DarrenW]

matt_claydon - 19/4/08 at 02:43 AM

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Originally posted by DarrenW
I was talking to a mate of mine who used to be an MOT tester. i mentioned there might be a R1 engined Mini going to Bolton Abbey this weekend. When we got into conversation about it he was looking puzzled and asked how such cars without a reverse get MOT'd. He recalls part of the test that says a car should be capable of going through the full test under its own power, therefore unless a testing station has a door at the end, such a car couldnt reverse off the rollers to exit the testing station.


An interesting point, but if there is a statement in the testers manual to that effect, it will be a reason to refuse to test, not a reason for failure. The same is true of a very dirty car. The garage can still test it if it is happy to, but it has an official valid reason to refuse to if it chooses.

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Maybe this is why IVA will bring in the reverse gear rule. There could be instances where a car without reverse could cause an obstruction or hazard.

Well, it has nothing to do with the MOT test, but I don't think that's actually what you meant anyway! Reverse has been a requirement in Euro type-approval legislation for a very long time, but for some reason when they drew up the SVA rules (which are based on said Euro legislation) they omitted that requirement. It is indeed there to prevent vehicles causing an obstruction - imagine you are at the back of a queue of traffic and then an emergency vehicle needs to come out of a side road next to you or the car in front, the quickest way to let the emergency vehicle out is obviously to reverse. There are numerous other times when reversing is the only, or the quickest, way to remove your vehicle if it causes an obstruction.


There is going to be a big market for robust and effective reverse devices - someone could make some good money getting a product developed in a timely fashion