David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 11:22 AM |
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Passed today at Chelmsford!!
Whoopie!
Just a couple of things needed fixing:
1. Idle mixture - unsurprising, as I'd never set it properly!
2. I'd used sticky tie-wrap pads where the loom goes behind the tank, without rivets (as used everywhere else). He let me tie-wrap the loom to
the 2 upright round tubes. (What a nice man!)
3. I have a spare wire in the loom for a fuel pump, in case I ever need one. He didn't like the bare wire flapping around, but let me tape it
up and tie-wrap it to the loom. (what a very nice man!).
4. The driver-side wing mirror was marginal, but he could see the markers even if I couldn't! He was long and lanky, so I got the benefit of
the doubt, as I'd had a clean sheet for everything else. (what a VERY nice man!)
I thought that my silencer was fairly quiet, but got to 99dB - not much of a margin for error. 
So now I have to arrange some insurance, then I'm off to the local DVLA!!
cheers,
David
(who's planning to drink a few beers tonight...)
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barrie sharp
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 11:25 AM |
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well done!! get that insurance and get out there!(in between the showers any way)
take it easy
the cars looking good" a blind man would be pleased to see it"
''stop press'' the blind mans seen it said "it felt ok"
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Hellfire
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 11:28 AM |
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Congratulations David. Get out there and have some fun
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 11:33 AM |
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Great news, Congrats
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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locoboy
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 11:34 AM |
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Bloody awsome David, well done that man, dont drink too much you might want to take it for a jolly later on
ATB
Locoboy
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James
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 11:45 AM |
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Well done mate!
Have fun and don't desert us all together!
Atb,
James
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Chris Leonard
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 11:51 AM |
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Well done David!
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splitrivet
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 01:10 PM |
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Well done
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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Peteff
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 01:14 PM |
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Nice one David.
There seems to be a trend towards sva inspectors using their discretion, it can only be a good thing.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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bob
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 01:36 PM |
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well done david
Its been very interesting following your progress,i hope to catch up next year and see the car.
[Edited on 6/10/04 by bob]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 05:44 PM |
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Thanks everyone! My stress levels are starting to drop back to normality... 
...for anyone approaching the SVA, don't underestimate the stress you'll feel. For me, it was disturbed sleep, worrying, and so on.
Having an engine go didn't help at all!
David
BTW: bad luck James - I'm not going anywhere just yet!
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 05:44 PM |
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Well done that man, get it insured and diasappear for a couple of days like I did
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
Latest Picture (14 Sept 2014)
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type 907
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 08:25 PM |
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Well done David.
I look forward to seeing the car.... and the grin on your face.
Paul G
Too much is just enough
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 08:34 PM |
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I bet you are chuffed to bits, I am really pleased for you - and a little jealous. I am not far behind you though!
Well done
Mark
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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scutter
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| posted on 6/10/04 at 09:17 PM |
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Well done David, must be gratifiying after the headache of sva. Best get me finger out i feel
ATB Dan
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tractorboy
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| posted on 7/10/04 at 07:06 AM |
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well done david ,glad you got through successfully.hope to see you at another suffolk meet soon.get out there and enjoy it!(just dont underestimate
how snakey the back end gets in the wet with just a little power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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CairB
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| posted on 7/10/04 at 11:57 AM |
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Congratulations David, and just in time for winter
Have fun.
Cheers,
Colin
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/10/04 at 04:08 PM |
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Thanks to all!
All I have to do now is wait for the DVLA... they've only got one bloke doing this sort of work, and he's not back in the office until
next Tuesday. 
Still - I've done everything I need to do apart from buying the plates when I know the reg number - oh, and getting something to put my tax disc
into!
rgds,
David
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