ooooer it looks like the day is nearly here. Two years of building and the car is finished (as far as anyone can say anyway) and the Christmas holiday has given me a chance to get everything ready for SVA.

As I am fairly certain it will fail the first test, I thought I might as well just take it along with everything fitted the way I wanted, then come back with the fail sheet and deal with every point until it is ready for the retest.

Points I am sure it will fail on are:

Windows - 'sharp' edges everywhere
Doors - not sure if my electrical door release are ok (no mechanical release)
Steering Wheel - Momo jobbie but the alluminium spokes will have a rubber pad 'permanently' fixed with cable ties.

I suppose I could always remove doors and windows so that they are not tested

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Here's a shot of the doors & windows opened.
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and another
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An arty shot
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Dude I am Very Very Impressed

you should be proud of the moment

That looks V.nice

Seems a strange mentality if your pretty sure it'll fail on those items not to try and do something about them.

For the door release could you not connect a pull cable to where it attatches to the actuator so it would pass the SVA?

And maybe fit the edeging you've got to make a water/wind tight seal on the doors.. to the windows instead or as well as?

[Edited on 27/12/06 by MkIndy7]

Its not so much the seals but the gas struts really - they are quite small radius and the brackets are a bit pointy too. Difficult to cover these for a permanent fix.
In the closed position everything is ok and I am not sure if Mr SVA tests them open or closed.

I'm not too bothered about the windows as they are designed to be removable during good weather.

[Edited on 27-12-06 by RazMan]

i can see where he is coming from, while ive been building ive come across lots of things i know will not cause a problem in normal use but might not be what the sva man see's as ideal. and when youve designed and built the entire car from scratch there are a quite a few things so its probably best to just do it how you think is best and see if sva man passes it because if he doesnt fail it on one thing hes bound to fail it on something so you are probably going to have to back anyway.
so you are better off with a list of stuff you know needs fixing than spending time on stuff that might not need fixing.

razzman- what have you used for the clear stuff in the side windows? oh and the car looks very nice!

Russ.

Nice one... Looks good.

Looks the dog's 80||ocks, mate!

Re the sharp edges, etc. could you either take the gas struts off for SVA and claim that you just have to lift and hold them open, or remove the windows completely for SVA. That way, if they don't like your electric-only door locks, you can tell him the emergency exit is through the open space?

Good luck

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... or remove the windows completely for SVA. That way, if they don't like your electric-only door locks, you can tell him the emergency exit is through the open space?

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Very well done

Looks the nuts!

Nice job mate...you should be rightly proud of it.....

Good luck with the SVA

Alan

If I remember correctly, the SVA man tests with the car in "driving condition", i.e. with the doors shut. After all, if you have a crash (heaven forbid) then that's when the sharp edges become a concern. Open the doors on a Ford or Vauxhall and see what edges appear!

David

BTW: Looking good!

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Originally posted by RazMan
Its not so much the seals but the gas struts really - they are quite small radius and the brackets are a bit pointy too. Difficult to cover these for a permanent fix.
In the closed position everything is ok and I am not sure if Mr SVA tests them open or closed.

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That car looks just fantastic....

You have done a great job there

Good luck with the SVA

Cheers

Mark

have you double checked the sva manual regarding doors and the fitment of .

4.
a. Check each driver/passenger entrance/exit
door fitted to the side of the vehicle, has a
latch mechanism with both intermediate and
fully latched positions, unless the door is fitted
with a safety bolt and operational warning
device (see item 5).
b. Check by visual assessment that each door
latch/striker mechanism fitted to a hinged door
is capable of withstanding a load of approx
30kgf (66lbf) in both the intermediate and fully
latched positions
NOTE: A door fitted with a safety bolt with an
operational audible warning device need only
meet this requirement with the bolt in the
secured (locked) position.

or remove the doors.

Don't think you'l have any problem with the doors having electricaly activated locks - i saw a Pilgrim Sumo at newark 2 years ao that got through the SVA with no handles etc - just a hidden button to open the locks.

Radius on the gas rams might be a problem - can't you use silicon sealant to deal with any sharp edges?

Really fantastic looking machine BTW - I stand in awe!

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Don't think you'l have any problem with the doors having electricaly activated locks - i saw a Pilgrim Sumo at newark 2 years ao that got through the SVA with no handles etc - just a hidden button to open the locks.

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Raz
I'm not sure where you will be taking your car for SVA, I have used Norwich a couple of times and they were very helpful, but if you get the chance why don't you drop in to the centre with the photo's and ask their advice? My experience with Norwich would suggest that they would be more than happy to help and that they didn't have the attitude that "nobody passes first time" while appreciating the effort that you go to to build the car.

BTW a fantastic motor

[Edited on 28/12/06 by Schrodinger]

Thanks for the tip I will be going to the Gillingham test centre for my SVA. This is mainly due to their familiarity with the Aeon cars (just down the road from them)
Maybe a phone call would clarify a few points but I am quite prepared for a fail on some other (hopefully minor) points so I won't be too disappointed.

I wouldn't be terribly worried about the lack of a mechanical door latch. Unless the SVA has a problem with the new Corvettes that is. Not a single mechanical latch on the thing, all buttons.