andytmc
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:24 PM |
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Pre SVA Opinions Please
Hi
SVA booked for 8th November, so I'd welcome opinions on the current state of build.
Somethings I'm worried about:
Steering wheel - its a Mountney (allegedly) SVA compliant item. Is it OK or do I put the Sierra wheel back on?
Reservoir to master cylinder hose - this is unmarked. It came from Europa as part of their fitting kit
Radius on bottom of dash maybe insufficient.
Anyway, here I will post the pics now, any comments gratefully appreciated
Andy
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andytmc
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:31 PM |
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Front view
 
Description
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andytmc
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:32 PM |
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Engine bay
 
Engine 1
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andytmc
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:34 PM |
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Engine bay again
 
Engine 2
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andytmc
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:35 PM |
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Rear end
 
Rear view
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andytmc
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:37 PM |
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Front suspension
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andytmc
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:41 PM |
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Interior (last one!)
 
Interior 1
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rayward
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:45 PM |
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Nice looking motor, well done.
things i noticed
steering wheel, if thats the one in the pic put your sierra one back on.
front brake pipe flexis may need clipping up if they're not.
contactable radius on bottom of your front shockers(bit you wind to adjust ride height)
contactable radius on hex part still showing on your rack/extensions. and top swivel locknuts.
is you battery fixed down(couldn't see anything in the pic?)
if the dash is not 'rolled' at the bottom don't think it will pass.
maybe top harness mounts(seat hole is higher than anchorage point.)
radius on headlamp mount
errr think thats it.
HTH
Ray
[Edited on 1/11/05 by rayward]
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:51 PM |
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1. The battery terminals may need covering
2. Top ball joint nut covering
3. Bonnet catches may fail radius - most people use the rubber ones for SVA, however you could probably make some covers from something.
Apart from that all looks great, I bet you are feeling really proud of your work (and should be too !).
Just wait until you pass the SVA it will feel even better.
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RichardK
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:52 PM |
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Nice motor mate, the only thing I noticed and am probably talking b0ll0cks but the larger dia copper pipe running across the top, the bracket that is
securing it to the rocker cover does that need to have some sort of sleeve to stop chafing like on brake lines and clips. I'm sure other
members will be more knowledgable than me. Hope mine turns out as well as that.
Rich
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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andytmc
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:53 PM |
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Hi Ray
Thanks for the comments.
I'll get the Sierra wheel back on!
Will cable ties be ok to secure the brake pipe flexis?
Radius on front suspension items, noted, I will cover as you recommend.
Battery is fixed down.
The dash is a flat carbon fibre panel, with a u-trim on the edge (as per the Luego build manual) but I'm not sure about it passing.
I'll check the harness mounts, thanks
Cheers
Andy
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Aboardman
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:57 PM |
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rear reflectors if built into lights need to be vertical, have you covered the exhaust fixing brackets
looking good.
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rayward
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 08:59 PM |
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yes cable ties will be fine for the pipes, just make sure they don't fowl anything or pull tight at full lock,
from memory i think the dash bottom has to be 19mm radius??, may be wrong but worth checking
Ray
[Edited on 1/11/05 by rayward]
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marshall
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 09:07 PM |
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hi i was looking at your lights on your
nose cone that are on stalks i have got the same one's for my cat(tiger avon)please could you tell me what you used
and how it was made and how long it is
from nose to the end thanks..
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shortie
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 09:54 PM |
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Reflectors do not have to be vertical only fog light, bottom edge of the dash is fine as long as it is covered with trim so he can't feel the
edge.
Rich.
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Northy
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 10:00 PM |
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A - Check Radii (is that the plural?)
B - As A
C - As A
D - As A - I used an old model car racing tire on the bottom of each shock for this. I can send you some if needed.
E - As A
F - I know it's probably rubber, but also as A.
Having bee through it, the advice I would give you is cover everything that you can. First impressions really are important. If it looks right
he's less likely to go poking around.
Oh, and put the bus wheel back on.
Cheers
G
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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Northy
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 10:01 PM |
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Oooppps, abouve post refers to this pic.
 
Rescued attachment front susp marked up.jpg
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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Northy
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 10:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by shortie
Reflectors do not have to be vertical only fog light
Thats correct, but also the reversing light (if fitted).
Cheers
G
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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Humbug
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 10:34 PM |
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I went for the belt and braces approach on the front suspension and covered everything in sight.
Top wishbone joint/camber adjustment was covered with a bit of flexi rubber tubing from tailgate wiring off a Metro
TRE covers from drilled out pipe end covers + Metro door electrics flexi rubber tubing
Exposed spring adjuster rings and threads covered with strips of bike inner tube glued on.
Steering ball joints covered with coolant hose cut out (possible "sharp" radius)
Possible contact on the ends of the grill bars?
You car looks great - hope the tests goes well.
 
Rescued attachment 2005-10-16 2 Locost SVA trim.JPG
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emsfactory
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 11:02 PM |
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I used the same mountney wheel at my first attempt and nothing was said. As for radius of dash if its nt contactable then its not looked at. So the
rubber trim over it should be fine. Thats what the sva guy told me. Watch the folded edges on your trans tunnel. Can also be regarded as sharp edges
if they come out to far. Thats about all I can see apart from that already stated. Good luck.
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Chippy
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| posted on 1/11/05 at 11:51 PM |
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Just a couple of points:
1/ Headlamp mountings will most certainly fail. Need to be radiused, I think 5mm Rad.
2/ Bottom of dash, the SVA regs are that if solid, (unpadded), then it needs to be 19mm Rad. but if padded then they will accept 5mm Rad
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keith2lp
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| posted on 2/11/05 at 09:01 AM |
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SVA
Hi
Nice looking car.
The pipes to to the master cylinders will need to marked I got some from Burton Power and downloaded a spec sheet from the web, search for sytec.
Did you get the screen from Luego, if so check that the bs marking is correct should be BS857 or BS857-2. Mine was made from glass not suitable for
automotive use. I had to have a new one cut as Luego could not supply one that was correct althougth they are going to pay for it.
I see you have banjos on the front calipers, your tester may ask if the seats have been machined I said that they had and he was fine.
Hope this helps.
Keith
[Edited on 2/11/05 by keith2lp]
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Baldrick
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| posted on 2/11/05 at 10:35 AM |
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I too passed with that Mountney wheel but if you have the sierra one to hand (I didn't) then it won't hurt to fit it. My pipes from
Reservoir to Master aren't marked - there should be no pressure so not sure they need to be. Can't remember the examiner looking. Overall
it depends on your approach - do you desperately want to pass first time - i.e. is it a pain to get there? If not then there's a lot to be said
for trying your best but if you fail then you have a definitive list of what you need to fix. I did that and a some of what I thought might fail - in
line with some of the suggestions above - he never picked up on. Once you fail with a list he only checks the things on the list.
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Dave J
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| posted on 2/11/05 at 01:54 PM |
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Not sure about your grill. If any of the tube ends are proud of the face of the nose, then it will probably fail the radius test.
The grill on my Viento (identical to yours but bigger)is proud of the front face of my nose cone, so what I've done is to slot the grp which is
directly behind the horizontal bars on the grill. This has allowed the grill to move inwards and therefore render the bars flush with the front face
of the nose cone.
There is now no edges that can be contactable with the sphere the SVA chappie uses, so hopefully will get through. You cannot see the slots as they
are behind the grill.
Do you need to have the grill fitted for the SVA anyway?
It's a shame Luego don't make the inner face of the nose a little deeper.
Save all this hassle.
Anyway, great job, certainly looks the business.
Best of luck with the SVA
Cheers
Dave
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andytmc
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| posted on 2/11/05 at 09:33 PM |
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Thanks for all the comments - very much appreciated.
givemethebighammer - I have some battery terminal covers, will fit them. Also made some covers for the bonnet catches that I hope will be OK
Marshall - there are instructions on how to mount the front indicators in the build manual on the Luego site (go to the Velocity page, then build
manual, then section 10). If you need any more info let me know.
Northy - thanks for the annotated diagram, I'll attend to these
Humbug - thats one rubbered up front suspension! Very useful, thanks
Emsfactory - I think I will change the steering wheel to be on the safe side. The folded edge on the trans tunnel is a good point, I have some rubber
edge trim I can fit
Keith - the windscreen was from Luego, I will check, thanks
Baldrick - I'm only about 5 miles from the SVA centre & planning to drive there so no transport problems (unless its rains of course). If I
come away with list of easy things to fix it will be a major result.
Dave - the bars in the grill do stick out a ver small amount. The open ends have been fitted with caps to give them some rounding. As you suggest, may
be as well to remove for the test.
Once again, thanks to everyone who replied, I'll let you know how it turns out
Andy
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