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oadamo

posted on 19/9/07 at 07:37 PM Reply With Quote
chassis strength

how does the sva man determine if your chassis is good or bad.
thanks adam

[Edited on 19/9/07 by oadamo]

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thunderace

posted on 19/9/07 at 07:41 PM Reply With Quote
YOU MAKE TWO ONE FOR TESTING DID NO ONE TELL YOU THAT???????
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nib1980

posted on 19/9/07 at 07:43 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
YOU MAKE TWO ONE FOR TESTING DID NO ONE TELL YOU THAT???????


oohh your nasty

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mookaloid

posted on 19/9/07 at 07:48 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
YOU MAKE TWO ONE FOR TESTING DID NO ONE TELL YOU THAT???????








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worX

posted on 19/9/07 at 07:52 PM Reply With Quote
Should make THREE! One extra in case the bloody DVLA decided they wanted to trash one aswell - time wasting bar-stewards that they are!!! LOL

Steve

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gezer

posted on 19/9/07 at 08:10 PM Reply With Quote
you rotton lot stop taking the p--s,

ignore them,

they actually go over the welding with an hammer,





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DarrenW

posted on 19/9/07 at 08:22 PM Reply With Quote
All mine did was place a 10ton body jig between the triangulation and ensure it doesnt flex more than 12.7mm (1/2" in old money). Annex G.1a in the manual.






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iank

posted on 19/9/07 at 09:07 PM Reply With Quote
How silly, everyone knows they get you to hold they film while they xray the welds from behind a thick lead screen.

[Edited on 19/9/07 by iank]





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Chippy

posted on 19/9/07 at 10:04 PM Reply With Quote
Bloody hell what a load of bar stewards there are on here, . Its just a visual inspection mate, they look at the welds they can see and check, (christ knows how), that its suitable for purpose. Cheers Ray
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iank

posted on 19/9/07 at 10:21 PM Reply With Quote
Phttttt

Actually it's a little more complicated in your case Adam as you're designing the chassis yourself.

In your case they look at the triangulation and basically guess based on whether they think it's strong enough based on the 'normal' cars they see.

Very few people fail this 'test'. As (I think) you are intending to cover the chassis with panels both sides it makes a lot of sense to take a photo of the naked chassis in case they ask.





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Mole

posted on 19/9/07 at 10:31 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Chippy
Bloody hell what a load of bar stewards there are on here, . Its just a visual inspection mate, they look at the welds they can see and check, (christ knows how), that its suitable for purpose. Cheers Ray


So I can stop making that second chassis now thn and get on with the suspension. What a waste of steel.

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02GF74

posted on 20/9/07 at 08:53 AM Reply With Quote
visual inspection and experience.

SVA tester told me he had one chassis fail and the car looked like it had been assembled by a blind man's dog.

the welds need to look like they will hold and tube member of adequate size, qlthough how they can tell if wall thickneess is up to it is anybody's guess.

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DarrenW

posted on 20/9/07 at 09:42 AM Reply With Quote
Gosforth told me that they failed a locust once. It was presented by an aged man (i was led to believe 70's) Car had been built over too many years to remember from mainly mdf (iirc) in a damp garage. Oh yes - SVA tester was able to push his thumb through the 'timber' chassis

So now you know why they are so cautious at times, and rightly so if you ask me. I still maintain SVA is one of the best things to happen to our beloved pastime.

At me test nothing was said ref the chassis. Im sure he looked but never said a word.






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