Paul G
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 11:51 AM |
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fingers crossed
Got my SVA tomorrow, Derby 9am,
wish me luck...............!
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 11:58 AM |
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Ok, good luck.
Lets us know how you get on.
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splitrivet
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 12:19 PM |
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Good luck mate,where abouts in Stoke you at.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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jimgiblett
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 posted on 9/2/06 at 12:39 PM |
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Good Luck 
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Paul G
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 12:59 PM |
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Cheers fellas,
splitrivet - I'm in Meir Hay, Longton - where abouts are you?
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OX
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 04:25 PM |
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good luck with the sva.
theres afew of us only 20 mins away from you,market drayton ,give us a shout if you fancy going out for a blast 
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Danozeman
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 05:14 PM |
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Good luck mate.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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donut
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 06:41 PM |
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Yep good luck and DON'T PANIC!! Enjoy it even if you don't pass.
98% of the time the fails are for minor things that can be easily sorted.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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phillippe
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 07:11 PM |
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sva
good luck
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I love speed :-P
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 07:24 PM |
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Good Luck Paul
Don't Steal
The Government doesn’t like the competition
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Peteff
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 07:36 PM |
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Best of luck with it...
Set off early and wrap up well if you're driving there
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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scutter
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 07:37 PM |
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Good luck fella.
Dan.
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froggy
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 07:57 PM |
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best of luck
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Paul G
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| posted on 9/2/06 at 11:16 PM |
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Cheers for the best wishes fellas I've had a few beers to calm my nerves - this feels worse than my driving test!
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splitrivet
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| posted on 10/2/06 at 01:54 PM |
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I'm in Ashbank Paul just below the ashbank hotel.
Dont keep us in suspense,how did you get on.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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Paul G
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| posted on 11/2/06 at 08:12 AM |
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Hope to see you on the roads shortly then splitrivet, unfortunatley not for at least another week cos I failed. It was a good fail though! something
wrong with the headlamps, no self centering and the bloody dashboard radius - unfortunately pipe lagging is not allowed in any shape or form. Also
had rubber hose tiewrapped around the front suspension where its needed, covered in gaffer tape and tie wrapped again. The tester took this off said
it wasnt acceptable as its not permanant enough, major manufacturers dont use duct tape therefore we shouldnt be doing it either. once this was off
though all I needed to do was file the edge off the top of the upper baljoint nut and the very bottom edge of the shocker spring platform - so nothing
major at all. One tip the tester did give is to use a washing up liquid bottle slid over the shocker completley to cover all its sharp edges, but I
havent got to do this.
tried to fix the centering while we where there but to no avail, mk said something about putting springs under the rack gaiters, got to be worth a
try!
Not sure what is wrong with the lights he seemed to think there was something intrinsically wrong with the lens, going to get some more today.
Also got to open up the exhaust hole in the bodywork - his machine that counted revs wasnt working corectly on my engine so it was running at about
5000 rpm for 20 mins in the emissions test, the manifold was glowing red and the edge trim around the exhaust hole preceded to melt and drip on the
pipes! not good..... in the end he went home and got something which read the rpm better. He said it could have been something to do with
interference from the timing chain upsetting the reading. Well at least the emissions passed which is the big one with a bike engine - many thanks to
Snoopy for suggesting the air bleed valves, no way it would have passed without them! HC was 38ppm, lambda was 1.02 and CO was 0.00% at fast idle
All in it wasnt a bad day at all, Mark the tester was really fair, a top bloke and gave me loads of chances to rectify the little problems but with
the lights being unfixable I had to have a return visit.
Hopefully get these little issues sorted and booked in for next friday
Cheers
Paul
[Edited on 11/2/06 by Paul G]
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zxrlocost
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| posted on 11/2/06 at 08:59 AM |
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paul whats wrong with your dash?
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splitrivet
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| posted on 11/2/06 at 11:23 AM |
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Got about a week or two's work before I'm ready for SVA Paul so you wont be seeing me on the road yet.
Good idea with the washing up bottles surprised nobody's come up with that yet.
I'd be a bit miffed if I was you re the dash you'd think a MK dash would be SVA proof right out of the box.
All in all doesnt sound too bad, weekends work and your on the road.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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mandbsheldon
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| posted on 11/2/06 at 12:47 PM |
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Paul,
Where/what are the air bleed valves? Mines in for SVA week on Friday.
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Marcus
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| posted on 11/2/06 at 12:47 PM |
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You say pipe lagging is not allowed in any shape or form, that same bloke passed mine with lagging on the lower edge of the dash. (it was covered in
vinyl and superglued to the dash though!)
Marcus
Marcus
Because kits are for girls!!
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CairB
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| posted on 11/2/06 at 12:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul G
tried to fix the centering while we where there but to no avail, mk said something about putting springs under the rack gaiters, got to be worth a
try!
In the old days I believe max castor and a tad of toe out used to provide adequate self centering on Indies at SVA.
Hope it goes well for next time.
Colin
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Paul G
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| posted on 12/2/06 at 07:53 AM |
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mandbsheldon - the air bleed valves are only needed on bike engine and even then sometimes you might get away without them, do a search and
you'll find loads of info if you still need them. The problem with the dash is that its just a flat panel and it needs the 5 mm soft or 19 mm
hard radius, perhaps if the pipe lagging looks more permanant it would be acceptable, mine was glued on and covered in black vinyl but I guess it
still looked like a bit of a temporary bodge and the inspector knew this. I'm going to use some boot seal edging trim next time - hopefully
they will be ok with this
splitrivet good luck with the sva preparation, u2u me if you want to pop round and see what I've had to do to satisfy the sva
Cheers for the info on the self centering I'll have a go at that tomorrow
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splitrivet
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| posted on 13/2/06 at 12:48 PM |
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Paul if you need a couple of headlights for SVA you can borrow mine,probably a bit late now but u2u me if you want them.
Cheers,
Bob
I used to be a Werewolf but I'm alright nowwoooooooooooooo
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Paul G
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| posted on 13/2/06 at 03:31 PM |
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Cheers for the offer Bob but I got some on saturday, retest is now booked for this coming friday....... second time lucky!
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mandbsheldon
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| posted on 13/2/06 at 03:33 PM |
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Thanks Paul,
It's a Fazer engine.
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