Mark Allanson
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| posted on 29/5/05 at 06:50 PM |
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Pre SVA check - Have I covered everything?
Title says it all really. I have uploaded a few shots of the car in a sub folder of my archive.
Please spot the deliberate mistakes before the SVA tester does
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=gal&user=Mark%20Allanson&folder=Pre%20SVA
Thanks
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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rayward
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| posted on 29/5/05 at 07:10 PM |
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Are your front flexi brake pipes OK, do they catch anything on either Lock?????
Ray
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 29/5/05 at 07:11 PM |
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That looks very tidy, Mark!
The only thing that doesn't look right is the flexi brake pipe in the RHF view - it looks as though it's touching the tyre. It's
probably a trick of the camera angle, but it's something to check. Turn the wheel full-lock each way and make sure that (a) the pipe
doesn't touch or rub anything, and (b) it isn't stretched so much that it bends next to the fitting.
Apart from that - nothing obvious stands out!
Good luck,
David
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bob
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| posted on 29/5/05 at 07:32 PM |
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Looks very smooth to me mark,an excelent pre SVA example.
If it goes through on radius without a prob we should use the pics as a benchmark.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 29/5/05 at 08:13 PM |
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the front wing stays look a little close to the tyres is my only comment,apart from that looks good and good luck
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 29/5/05 at 08:25 PM |
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My flexies clear everything nicely, the wing stays get no closer that 10mm (is that OK?). I need to get some sort of cover for the seatbelt upper
attachments. The foglamp switch is the original sierra one, the symbol is the correct one, but is not illuminated, but there is a LED telltale about
2mm away from it.
 
Rescued attachment Belt top mounts.JPG
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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billy
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| posted on 29/5/05 at 09:36 PM |
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Hi m8, i can see 1 thing from your last pic that you will be picked up on and that you need to put covers on your seat belt harness bolts as thats wot
he made me do best of luck
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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Peteff
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| posted on 29/5/05 at 10:32 PM |
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Put some clear mastic in the front indicator screw heads, it's the only unradiused edge left for them to pick up where the plastic is recessed
for them.
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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mookaloid
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| posted on 30/5/05 at 06:40 AM |
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Great looking car Mark!
I was pulled up on a sharp edge on the mirror mount (my screen wasn't fitted at the time
[Edited on 30/5/05 by mookaloid]
 
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mookaloid
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| posted on 30/5/05 at 06:41 AM |
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Consequently, you might want to have a look at these areas:
Cheers
Mark
 
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TPG
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| posted on 30/5/05 at 08:39 AM |
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Front Indicators
They look familiar but are they more than 400mm in from the edge of the car?Remember the rs is wider.I fell over on this at sva.Good luck.
..Which was nice..
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TPG
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| posted on 30/5/05 at 08:41 AM |
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Oh.Rear reflectors.........Just seen them in the lights.
[Edited on 30/5/05 by TPG]
..Which was nice..
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Marcus
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| posted on 30/5/05 at 09:33 AM |
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How noisy is the car, if it's close to the limit, point those tailpipes out horizontally, you get far less reverberation if they point to the
open air.
Good looking car, by the way.
Marcus
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 30/5/05 at 10:11 AM |
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At 4000 rpm, you can still talk and be heard so I don't expect my dB's will be a problem. Thats due to the Passat rear box I am using
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Hornet
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| posted on 30/5/05 at 03:26 PM |
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Good luck Mark.... my SVA is Friday...
With regards to your photo's, the brake nut looks like it has sharp edges.... might be better to cover just in case... my cars like a marsh
mallow just now.. if i hit someone, i'll sufficate them 
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 30/5/05 at 06:00 PM |
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What on earth do you use to cover brake nuts? This is starting to get silly!
My date is a week after yours
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billy
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| posted on 30/5/05 at 07:58 PM |
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Mark, i think it may help to let him find a few real obvious things to let him pick up on, hopefully he wont did too deep. also he looks out for
unsuported wiring. cheers
luego-lo-cost finished,vauxhall 16v 2.0,twin 45s de-dion rear set up
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Petemate
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| posted on 31/5/05 at 09:14 AM |
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Hi Mark
That's one smart car you have there. I now want to tip my Robin Hood over a cliff....
Your build typifies what I have said all along; that you Locost boys do a fantastic job. Even starting with pre-built chassis, the standard of builds
is very high. I've met a few on a local meet, and wish I'd have gone down this route. Well done & good luck for the SVA.
Petemate
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barrie sharp
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| posted on 31/5/05 at 03:17 PM |
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Looking good mark.nut covers on the top of the seatbelt fixings. The brake nuts look ok if the dome they use cannot reach them!. they like neat and
tidy. have you got a boot box in yet?
Hows you self centreing and brakes? the others stuff is a easy fix.
we'll have a good look next thurs night.
have you got last minute nerves yet.
Barrie
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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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 31/5/05 at 06:33 PM |
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have you got last minute nerves yet?.....
Just a bit
I have made a list of the last minute things....it's going to be a long weekend this week!
I am buying stuff to make modifications, steering rack gaitors for the mirrors, covers for the seat belts, a few more wiring tie backs........
Nervous?, Yes, confident? I dearn't
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Jon Bradbury
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 08:39 AM |
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Where did you get those mirrors from? They look fab.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 1/6/05 at 07:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jon Bradbury
Where did you get those mirrors from? They look fab.
Car builders solutions, I think they are Suzuki GXR mirrors, but it looks like they will not go through SVA without a touch of temporary modification.
On the upside, I have complete rear vision without any blindspots.
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zetec
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| posted on 2/6/05 at 09:31 PM |
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Excellent job, well done and good luck.
" I only registered to look at the pictures, now I'm stuck with this username for the rest of my life!"
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 3/6/05 at 05:24 PM |
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Mark , the mirrors look the same as the ones that I used, had to make a small adaptor to fit them to my screen pillars , tester just run his hands
around them to test edges . Passed them without comment so yours should be O.K.
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