paulmw
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 03:53 PM |
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Manchester SVA Fail...... Booo
Unfortunately my Spec R failed today at Chadderton. Suprisingly it didnt fail on what I thought (self centering and speedo healer).
The guy gave the impression that from the start he was going to fail it as he mentioned that he had only passed 6 first time. Anyway jobs to sort
1) Lambda reading was very low as the tester couldnt get the probe up the exhaust. Also, it failed on noise (104 db). Mr MK Engineering will be
getting a telling off as he made the bloody thing specifically to pass these tests
2) Brake fluid leak from the brake light switch
3) Design weights?? I put down 425kg on each axel and a 900kg gross weight. He said that each axel must add up to at least the gross figure???
4) LED number plate light was poo
5) some minor radius under the dash and a bit of wiring to to tidy up
Not a massive list to complete so I am reasonably pleased. Second time lucky hopefuly
Paul
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 03:56 PM |
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Not to bad, I would be happy with that...
Dan
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 03:58 PM |
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oh well simple jobs to fix, you must have done a good job really to have so few
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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paulmw
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 03:59 PM |
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Cheers fellas. Pick of the car in the car park
 
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clairetoo
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 04:05 PM |
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That is sooooooooooooo clean 
Very nice !
Good luck with the re-test - not too much to do .
Its cuz I is blond , innit
Claire xx
Will weld for food......
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dave1888
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 04:06 PM |
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I think there are less first time passes as time goes on, although most fail on minor faults think of all these extra £32 they are making
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dan__wright
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 04:11 PM |
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well done  so retest tomorrow? 
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 04:13 PM |
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Oooh, nice car 
Better luck on retest
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 04:24 PM |
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Very tidy looking car mate.
Very DV, is your next project a Death Star by any chance?
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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adithorp
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 05:32 PM |
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That doesn't sound bad at all considering yor "optimism" beforehand! All sound pretty easy fixes exept maybe the exhaust. Sould be
done and dusted before my test in2 1/2 weeks.
adrian
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Hellfire
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 05:41 PM |
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Paul, with regards to the noise, what did you state on the form as max power rpm? Not that this will help you pass - I'm just wondering if you
used max rpm.
You could try fitting a decibel killer for the re-test or shove some wire wool up the exhaust temporarily.
All in all, not a bad fail. You'll be on the road for the summer
Phil
[Edited on 23-4-08 by Hellfire]
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Dillinger1977
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 06:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by paulmw
The guy gave the impression that from the start he was going to fail it as he mentioned that he had only passed 6 first time. Anyway jobs to sort
1) Lambda reading was very low as the tester couldnt get the probe up the exhaust. Also, it failed on noise (104 db). Mr MK Engineering will be
getting a telling off as he made the bloody thing specifically to pass these tests
3) Design weights?? I put down 425kg on each axel and a 900kg gross weight. He said that each axel must add up to at least the gross figure???
Paul
sounds like you got the same fellow I did.
#1 - happened to me too
#3 - yeah i fell for that one also 
passed second time though!
ps I'll probably see it in knutsford soon as I work there! (the big canute building on the train station)
you wont have seen mine however as its been off the road for nearly a year. 
-Rog
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paulmw
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 06:47 PM |
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From memory I think I put down 10250 RPM for max power so it was tested at 7500rpm
I am a bit miffed with the exhaust as Martin specifically told me he had modified it to pass the test as a lot of MK's were failing.
The main problem is that there is a baffle right at the end of the can so the probe can only go in about 4 inches. We recon that its reading too much
air intake.
Also forgot to mention that he wasnt impressed with the rear braided hoses going into a small piece of copper pipe before it entered the caliper (but
thats what MK sold me )
But on a good note all the other stuff I made/botched, errrmmm engineered seemed to work
quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Paul, with regards to the noise, what did you state on the form as max power rpm? Not that this will help you pass - I'm just wondering if you
used max rpm.
You could try fitting a decibel killer for the re-test or shove some wire wool up the exhaust temporarily.
All in all, not a bad fail. You'll be on the road for the summer
Phil
[Edited on 23-4-08 by Hellfire]
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worX
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| posted on 23/4/08 at 08:38 PM |
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It was a "good" result really. Paul took it quite well, but I've been crying into my oily, blood stained sleeves all
afternoon............
Re the comments above, Yep - Pauls built a really good car, it's a credit it to him and just a shame you prob won't see it at
Stoneleigh...
Steve
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paulmw
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| posted on 24/4/08 at 10:32 AM |
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Arrrhhh I am filling up. Thanks for all your comments though. I am still really enthusiastic about the car and am determined to get it back at the
SVA in the next few weeks
Thanks for all the help Steve
Re the comments above, Yep - Pauls built a really good car, it's a credit it to him and just a shame you prob won't see it at
Stoneleigh...
Steve
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Bob C
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| posted on 24/4/08 at 11:36 AM |
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Hi Paul,
nice small list of things to fix, car looks great, well done! I didn't know yesterday was the day (just that it was imminent). I remember
parking in the very same spot... Did you drive or trail up to oldham?
Bob
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paulmw
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| posted on 24/4/08 at 12:41 PM |
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3.5tn plant trailer  not the easiest think to tow
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