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Stott

posted on 6/12/12 at 08:50 PM Reply With Quote
Good day today.....

IVA pass 1st time!!!!

The car is a 1997 vintage Robin Hood, getting it to pass takes some doing I can tell you!!

It snowed this morning as I was loading it on the trailer and it started filling up the interior, and I managed to overfill the fuel up the neck, then get a gobfull of it siphoning a litre out (was burping petrol fumes till about 10am! ) but it all went ok, the weather stopped and it went well.

It's actually my 1st ever car believe it or not, built it in 1997, got it ready then inspected by DVLA and was all set to register it but I started an apprenticeship the same year, got a mrs and the car got mothballed, I never sent the insurance, mot and reg fee off, a costly mistake.

However, I picked it back up in 2005, stripped it to a chassis and re-engineered the lot, taking 3 years out to look after my son until he started school, and another year out to do an extension on the house to give the boy his own room - he was costly too, but not a mistake

Finally though it was completed in November, I applied for IVA on the 9th iirc, and today passed and went straight to the DVLA to register it, got my inspection 9:30 next Wed, should have number plates either that day or by Fri next week according to the guy there, so maybe I'll finally get to drive it (properly) soon, I've had it 15 years so another week won't hurt lol......

Merry Christmas to me!



I like to think he's clapping hahahahahaha







[Edited on 6/12/12 by Stott]

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HowardB

posted on 6/12/12 at 08:58 PM Reply With Quote
Congratulations





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adithorp

posted on 6/12/12 at 09:02 PM Reply With Quote
Nice one!

More pictures required.





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PAUL FISHER

posted on 6/12/12 at 09:06 PM Reply With Quote
Well done, remember the day my first MK passed its Sva first time back 2005 like it was yesterday, with help from Colin and Mark at Mac1, a great achievement stott, be proud of yourself well done
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Stott

posted on 6/12/12 at 09:11 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Nice one!

More pictures required.




































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jonabonospen

posted on 6/12/12 at 09:14 PM Reply With Quote
Great stuff That interior / dash looks VERY nicely done too by the way





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robinsoncrusoe55

posted on 6/12/12 at 09:19 PM Reply With Quote
IVA PASS....

Well done.......

Great looking car, looks like you've put a lot of work into it!!

.................A big thumbs up.

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posted on 6/12/12 at 09:20 PM Reply With Quote
Well done
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wylliezx9r

posted on 6/12/12 at 09:31 PM Reply With Quote
Nice one Stott, that's the best looking Robin Hood I've ever seen. See you on the road in the spring, I'm putting a S2000 engine in mine at the moment.





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Proby

posted on 6/12/12 at 09:32 PM Reply With Quote
Well done, congratulations. The interior/dash is very well done, looks very neat & tidy!





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Xtreme Kermit

posted on 6/12/12 at 09:48 PM Reply With Quote
Looking good!

Just be careful out there. It's very easy to bin it in these conditions and that would be such a shame...

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Stott

posted on 6/12/12 at 09:50 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by wylliezx9r
Nice one Stott, that's the best looking Robin Hood I've ever seen. See you on the road in the spring, I'm putting a S2000 engine in mine at the moment.



Cheers Dan, and everyone else of course, I'm well pleased!!!

I read about your engine swap on threads you wrote and thought about never speaking to you again because you are ditching the bike lump lol lol why the swap?

I'll get some proper in-focus pics up when I get around to using the camera and not my phone.

I'm pretty chuffed with the inside tbh, it's got a cd player under the glovebox lid on the dash too, it worked out well in the end.


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kendo

posted on 6/12/12 at 09:52 PM Reply With Quote
Looks great.

What material is the dash covered with?

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jossey

posted on 6/12/12 at 09:58 PM Reply With Quote
Great work n congrats





Thanks



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Stott

posted on 6/12/12 at 10:04 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by kendo
Looks great.

What material is the dash covered with?



It's alcantara sort of stuff, so are the tunnel top and armrests, it was cheap too

From ebay: Alcantara fabric - faux suede/leather - black 19.5 x 19.5 cm

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spiderman

posted on 6/12/12 at 10:12 PM Reply With Quote
And before you know it your son will be asking to borrow it ...they grow rather quickly and time really does fly, faster than you want it too so enjoy both as much as you can.
Well done that man..





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snapper

posted on 7/12/12 at 07:33 AM Reply With Quote
I know personally the hoops you have to jump through getting a Robin Hood S3 through the test
Well done





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Stott

posted on 7/12/12 at 07:37 AM Reply With Quote
Cheers Paul and thanks for the pics and questions you answered for me over the years
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wylliezx9r

posted on 7/12/12 at 08:23 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Stott
quote:
Originally posted by wylliezx9r
Nice one Stott, that's the best looking Robin Hood I've ever seen. See you on the road in the spring, I'm putting a S2000 engine in mine at the moment.



Cheers Dan, and everyone else of course, I'm well pleased!!!

I read about your engine swap on threads you wrote and thought about never speaking to you again because you are ditching the bike lump lol lol why the swap?

I'll get some proper in-focus pics up when I get around to using the camera and not my phone.

I'm pretty chuffed with the inside tbh, it's got a cd player under the glovebox lid on the dash too, it worked out well in the end.




I got bored with having nothing to work on, I didn't think boredom could be so expensive





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kendo

posted on 7/12/12 at 09:30 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Stott
quote:
Originally posted by kendo
Looks great.

What material is the dash covered with?



It's alcantara sort of stuff, so are the tunnel top and armrests, it was cheap too

From ebay: Alcantara fabric - faux suede/leather - black 19.5 x 19.5 cm




Thanks for responding to my question. It looks much better than the usual vinyl.

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Daddylonglegs

posted on 7/12/12 at 10:25 AM Reply With Quote
Well done that man!

Great looking car, you should be proud of it!

As said, be careful in this weather, but spring is going to be here before you know it

JB





It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......

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Benzine

posted on 7/12/12 at 10:27 AM Reply With Quote


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RichardK

posted on 7/12/12 at 12:08 PM Reply With Quote
Superb mate well done.

Cheers

Rich





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Bizarro

posted on 7/12/12 at 04:43 PM Reply With Quote
Well done, looking really good..just need some dry weather to go and enjoy it
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theduck

posted on 5/1/13 at 07:49 PM Reply With Quote
Have you got a build diary for this?

I keep finding myself looking at pictures of it while planning IVA prep.

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