twybrow
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| posted on 30/5/09 at 04:39 PM |
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SVA Pass (repost!)
Sorry, didn't post a new thread, so I guess it's mostly a secret. Passed yesterday afternoon at Brum.
Repost:
It's all good! A pass!!! Took the long way home - sorry!
Nightmare getting there - never Trust sat-nav! My gear linkage broke (snapped a nylon rod end) - bodged at the side of the road with cable ties in
central Brum! Got stuck in dreadful traffic, and had fun watching the temperatures creeping.... Turned up 15 minutes late (oops).
Indicators and horn have stopped working (although hazards still work, which was lucky as indicator lense colour was one of my fail points, and the
tester just put the hazards on to check!). I hope it's just a fuse.
Brakes - just tested balance and took it for a rag around the compound. He seemed pleased! A quick glance at the bias bar (the tester actually pushed
my roll pin in - but it is so loose I can't believe he didn't complain!
Radii - quick glance. No problems.
Rear view mirror (Ractech this time). Passed with trim, but not really needed.
Emissions test was a nightmare. Straight fail on fast idle first off, and my laptop refused to start. Idle was fine, and he printed a slip. After a
long 20 mins of trying, I got the computer to work, and played with the mixtures. It made bugger all difference. The tester said he was going home in
5 mins - one last try I say. Loaded a previous iteration of my SVA map, and it went bang on target straight away.
5 minutes later I had my MAC! Oh my god. What a feeling. It's like passing your driving test all over again!
Had a great drive home. Had a drag race with a Scoob (peed all over him!), and some fun with a Cayenne Turbo! Roll on next week when I commence battle
with the DVLA!
Sorry, this has been too long, and I am going to make it even longer by thanking you all. I couldn't have built this thing without the help of
many of those on here. You lot are all legends and I love you all!
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rustyk
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| posted on 30/5/09 at 04:40 PM |
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Awesome, well done :-)
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 30/5/09 at 04:43 PM |
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Excellent news!
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Guinness
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| posted on 30/5/09 at 04:46 PM |
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Nice one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mads
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| posted on 30/5/09 at 05:49 PM |
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Congratulations!!! Good luck with DVLA and then you can take the scenic route to the next South Brums meet (via mine to pick me up   )
We gain knowledge faster than we do wisdom!
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in
sideways, thoroughly used, totally worn out and loudly proclaiming... "f*ck, what a trip!"
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omega0684
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| posted on 30/5/09 at 06:28 PM |
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imagine me shaking my head saying,
LUCKY BAS*ARD!
Well Done Mate!
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