blakep82
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| posted on 28/8/08 at 06:02 PM |
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presenting car for sva
I'm suddenly feeling the pressure of time...
i really want to get my car through SVA before it changes to IVA. i tend to think its going to be more difficult and a lot more expensive...
first impressions and all that, if i was to just put my car together, not paying attention to detail, and it looks a bit rough, but meets everything
in the manual, is the tester goign to mind?
the body work is very rough at the minute, and i'm a long way off finishing the rest of my build. I'm considering not re painiting all the
suspension/chassis etc as i put it together just now, getting the body looking decent, but not great, getting it SVA's and registered, then
pulling it apart and doing it properly
I've suddenly realised march isn't far away, and i've not got a huge amount of money to put in at the minute.
i did write this all out better earlier then lost my connection when i submitted it 
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tegwin
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| posted on 28/8/08 at 06:04 PM |
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In theory, it should work...
But in practice if you present a car that looks anything but "finished" the tested will go to town looking for flaws and corner
cutting....
You have plenty of time, get back into the garage and get going...
Dont forget, if you fail the SVA you have 6 months(I think) to try again...
If your first attempt is under the current SVA, your second attempt in 6 months time will ALSO be under the current rules...NOT IVA!
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mr henderson
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| posted on 28/8/08 at 06:07 PM |
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He may mind but he can't fail you just 'cos it looks a bit rough. He might be inclined to be more strict, though, and I guess this is what
is concerning you
I would say if you can make it look like you cared (even a bit of waxoyl on surface rust can make it look a lot better) then all the better, otherwise
be prepared for a stiff test
John
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blakep82
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| posted on 28/8/08 at 06:32 PM |
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all the bits are painted ok, chassis paint is about 5 years old, and a bit chipped/scratched (mainly where it got lifted into a lorry with a forklift,
and got pushed across concrete to get it to the fork lift....) suspension is mostly powder coated, and the body panels are 2nd hand, as is most of
the parts, and all the panels are pretty much broken in half. they're made of kevlar, so when i try and repair, i end up with strands of kevlar
coming out that i can't sand away.
basically, its not bad, but nothing looks shiny and new, it all looks 2nd hand. the body should tart up ok, i'm thinking bolt it all together
and spray over the outside to make it look nice, then go and take it all apart and spend the time over next winter repairing all the panels properly,
and painting the chassis etc.
basically it just won't look very new, but i guess 2nd hand imports get SVA'd, so it won't be that unordinary for the tester? as
long as i got enough photos of the build to prove i put it together it should be fine. i'm not going to put it through with bits held on with
string or anything lol
[Edited on 28/8/08 by blakep82]
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peterparsons
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| posted on 28/8/08 at 07:09 PM |
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when does it change to IVA ?
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blakep82
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| posted on 28/8/08 at 07:12 PM |
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march/april i think
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02GF74
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| posted on 29/8/08 at 07:37 AM |
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I can understand what you're saying that anything looking shaby is immediately going to give the wrong impression but the SVA test is of road
worthiness not a beauty contest.
I cannot see how they can fail you because the chaissis has a few chips or a bit of surface rust if it is structurally sound; if they do, then you can
appeal.
If you fail SVA, then you have 6 months to get stuff right, then another one month before you have to start from scratch; it should be plenty of time
even though I managed to get a pass on the last but one day!!
One thing to think about is that there is probably quite a lot of folks, no reverse gear BEC mostly, who will be trying to get SVAed before the
deadline so it may get busy for bookings - I'd advise booking it for March now, if it is possible to book that far ahead, to avoid last minute
rush. 
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smart51
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| posted on 29/8/08 at 08:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
I cannot see how they can fail you because the chaissis has a few chips or a bit of surface rust if it is structurally sound
They won't. The worry is that if the tester thinks it looks rough he assumes it is rough and will look hard for evidence to support this. On
the other hand, if the car looks to be built to a superb standard, the tester may assume it is built to a superb standard and won't look too
hard.
The opposing view is that testers are professional and objective and like machines, work without bias and prejudice.
Human nature suggests the truth will be somewhere between the two. Who doesn't want to benefit from a good first impression?
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