richyb
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 posted on 23/4/08 at 12:47 PM |
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sva fail today
failed this am at leighton buzzard - minor items
top seatbelt bracket edges need shroud or radiuses
front mudguard front edge needs adjusting forward to cover rim vertically
radiuses on boot lock and ecu in passenger well
radius's on reflectors - dissapointing as they came from a well known supplier
front indicators need raising 15mm , they have sagged on my temporary brackets
Hopefully all fairly easy to fix. helpfull guy . he let me adjust my megasquirt to get the emissions to pass - took me 15mins with the lap top
have also posted some pics in my archive
thanks for all the help i have got off this site - would have been 40 items.
only other downer getting wet and loosing the rear end on the way home !!!
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02GF74
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 01:02 PM |
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was it Steve?
you should fix those bit not probs at all andthen get round to fixing that fence 
oh, please tell me that boot rack base stuck in the grille is not a permanent fixture  sorry but it is truly horrid - nip down big Tesco and fish
out a trolley from the river.
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richyb
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 01:07 PM |
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4 bolts and its off, or i fit it recessed as the luego manual after sva pass - but i quite like it !!!
the fence is done - i just need to avoid my next set of orders from the misses !!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 01:13 PM |
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a second for loosing the grill thing 
we'll have upset him now... probably spent ages dreaming that up then hours hard graft...forging it with his very hands...still looks stupid
though 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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richyb
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 01:16 PM |
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not offended , just think its useful for hanging up my wet clothes over a warm radiator after a drive in the rain:
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 01:18 PM |
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In the photo the front wings look well forward of the wheel rim edge???
No you have me worried as mine are only a few mm forward!
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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iank
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 01:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
In the photo the front wings look well forward of the wheel rim edge???
No you have me worried as mine are only a few mm forward!
Depends on which picture you look at. The last picture in the archive makes them look too far back.
Take a plumb line to the test with you if you're worried.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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DarrenW
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 02:03 PM |
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A truly excellent fail. Sounds like youve had a good morning - well done.
top seatbelt bracket edges need shroud or radiuses - i stuck some rubber u-trim around mine. Was a bit fiddly but worked with superglue. Alternative
is to get some covers off a car in scrappy.
front mudguard front edge needs adjusting forward to cover rim vertically - to avoid adding holes to mud guard i seem to recall hearing people add an
extension - bit like a mud flap. You have to be mindful of solving one fail but causing another though.
radius's on reflectors - dissapointing as they came from a well known supplier - my reversing and fog light were the same out of the box.
Luckily id been told aabout it so increased the rad before the test - i just used stanley knife to scrape them.
Fingers crossed for speedy and successful retest.
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Steve Lovelock
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 02:45 PM |
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The grille, without sva caps, is standard Luego and looks go on the cars seen out and about. I am biased though as I have one!
What is the story with the big thing on the bottom of the dash. Is that really necessary?
Well done though, it looks like a great car.
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 04:17 PM |
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Stop talking about it, get it done and on the road.
Good one mate should be easy to fix and retest. See you on the road soon then.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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richyb
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| posted on 24/4/08 at 07:01 AM |
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In answer to some of your queriea
the mudguard is only just outside of the vertical line - it is ok on one side and the other i can just bend the stays slightly pushing the front edge
forward.
the big trim on the dash is a piece of pipe insulation covered in leatherette - protection to suit radius requirements - under that i have standard
vinyl edge trim - the pipe insulation takes 2 secs to remove after sva.
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Steve Lovelock
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| posted on 24/4/08 at 11:02 AM |
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Thanks for the info, I suspected that and think I will need to do the same. How did you fix it to the dashboard to the examiners satisfaction but not
leaving any perminent marks?
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richyb
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| posted on 25/4/08 at 07:17 AM |
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its rigid foam insulation (for 10mm pipe), and fits quite firmly over the bottom of the dash. The permanant edge trim is also fixed to the dash edge
under the foam, so this helps it from coming off.
- wasn't queried at all by mr SVA.
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