les
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sva pass gillingham!!!!
hi chaps,
the avon passed at gillingham first time!!!
cant believe it! thoughtg emmisions were way off, no self centering, edges everywhere!!
but had very decent tester- hint of centering was enough, tested the emmissions twice on the lowest test possible then passed it.
had a good look under the bonnet, and at general build, but not interested in sharp edges!
phew! now to get the suspension set up, and ebgine running properly.
drive there and back was in heavy rain- whole car an inch deep in water!!
feel of steering, pedals, and noise of engine very agricultural, but hopefully eventually get it sorted
les
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darrens
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 09:28 PM |
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well done of pass,
you must av had the same rain as me, started filling up the tunnel  but she soildiered on through the rain.
Arrive home with a wet arse, wet face, in fact wet everything, car now looks like it's been on a rally course.
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NeilP
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 09:29 PM |
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Top man - Just when you think all the hard work has been done getting it through the SVA you then really start work on it to get it to your
standard
If you pay peanuts...
Mentale, yar? Yar, mentale!
Drive it like you stole it!
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shades
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 09:48 PM |
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Good stuff :-) also good to hear that the tester was reasonable...
Thanks
Adrian
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grusks2
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 10:02 PM |
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Nice one les, i hummed and harred about gillingham but went for edmonton, fingers crossed they are just as good for me.
How long did it take for the test.
http://mac1worxbuild.wordpress.com/
forgot my old password so another username doh
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RazMan
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| posted on 3/7/07 at 10:05 PM |
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They are a good bunch at Gillingham - mine passed when I least expected it. They have a lot of common sense and if the build looks good (and they can
tell)they don't quote chapter and verse at you and just give you a pass.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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worX
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| posted on 4/7/07 at 05:45 AM |
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congrats!
Steve
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 4/7/07 at 06:23 AM |
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Well Done!
Another one on the road
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Dillinger1977
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| posted on 4/7/07 at 06:29 AM |
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sounds like the tester was in a VERY good mood! perhaps he 'got lucky' the night before?
-Rog
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 4/7/07 at 07:55 AM |
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excellent news, just in time for the good..... no scratch that, just in time for the rain!
any piccies?
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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les
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| posted on 4/7/07 at 08:37 AM |
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thanks guys,
test took about 2hrs. just got the dvla process started, cant contact local office by phone, swansea are sending me a pack- they state no mot
required, but im betting ill need one when i get to the local office!.
thanks to all on the forum- i never would have finished it otherwise!
les
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BenB
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| posted on 4/7/07 at 11:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by grusks2
Nice one les, i hummed and harred about gillingham but went for edmonton, fingers crossed they are just as good for me.
How long did it take for the test.
At my Edmonton test the tester was a top bloke. Even passed a few dubious bits as long as I fixed them when I got home- e.g. the handbrake cable had a
lot of slack in it so it didn't work very well (bad enough to fail), self-centering wasn't great etc etc....
Took 4 hours to do the test but we were chatting about cars, snowboarding, mountain climbing, the weather.....
Top bloke....
Whereas Borehamwood DVLA are a load of ignorant overpaid plonkers...... I'd rather walk over hot coals, then take an angle grinder to my feet
and cover them in tabasco sauce rather than deal with them again....
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les
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| posted on 5/7/07 at 07:40 PM |
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i know,
brighton dvla nows have my sva pass certificate , all my recipts for the build, and £230- they say they just need to see the car- my response was
"no problem ill have it here in half an hour" they refused this and said an inspector will call to do a home visit- which could take up tp
4 weeks!! i did point out that that was not much help when i have 26 days left to get a reg number to the insurance company- they replied not their
concern!!
also once done i have to get the car up to tiger for setting up, and get the engine dyno'ed somewhere- all in time for septembers nurrburgring
trip!!
heres hoping...
les
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