franky
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 posted on 28/6/11 at 12:29 PM |
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IVA Pass
At last!
Needed a new caliper as the handbrake part was defective on my other one. Trim bits done and a button for low brake fluid level installed. Retest
was over in less than an hour.
The whole IVA experience wasn't too bad at all really. The testers at Nottingham really are on your side.
Car inspection tomorrow so i'll get my number plates then too.
Thanks to Dave for lending me some bits and to the LCB forum members for answering my questions
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 12:31 PM |
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well done! Piccys?
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Bumble
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 12:35 PM |
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Congrats. Hope to be posting with the same heading within the next week.
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adithorp
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 12:35 PM |
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Nice one!
But don't count on this...
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Originally posted by franky
Car inspection tomorrow so i'll get my number plates then too.
Although a few have been lucky and walked out with it the same day, it often takes a while to get the paperwork for the 'plates through.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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rb968
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 12:36 PM |
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Well done mate. So just the DVLA muppets to deal with 
I've got emissions to sort for my retest then hope to be in the same position.
Bet it feels good !
Rich
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afj
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 12:37 PM |
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nottingham always get a good review for being fair and helpful my sva there was done in less than 2 hours
eerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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Benzine
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 12:38 PM |
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nice one! i got my plates from nottingham DVLA within half an hour, that was in 2006 though. Hopefully they'll still be as good!
[Edited on 28/6/11 by Benzine]
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Irony
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 12:41 PM |
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Legend - Well dome mate. You absolutely deserve it with that beast you have created!!
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franky
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 12:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Nice one!
But don't count on this...
quote:
Originally posted by franky
Car inspection tomorrow so i'll get my number plates then too.
Although a few have been lucky and walked out with it the same day, it often takes a while to get the paperwork for the 'plates through.
Oi don't pi$$ on my chips
I did ask about that and they said as i've got to take it to them i'll get number plates on the same day..... However I'm not 100%
counting on it!
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rodgling
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 12:45 PM |
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Well done - hope the DVLA sort you out with the plates quickly.
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 12:57 PM |
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Congrats
Hope I'm not too far off that place too....
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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franky
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 01:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
well done! Piccys?
These are as I got back, wearing her IVA face and additions. Not too much to change... side mirrors/indicators and remove trim
Oh the car is still loaded with tools incase I broke down or could fix any IVA issues there. 200 trouble free miles so far and 30+MPG!!!
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jossey
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 01:08 PM |
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dave LIKES THIS!!!!
congrats
lovely car.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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Slater
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 01:26 PM |
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That's a very nicely finished car. I like the colour scheme. Well done!
What are the four black buttons on the edge of the dash to the right of the steering wheel?
Why do they call Port Harcourt "The Garden City"?...... Becauase they can't spell Stramash.
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franky
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 01:31 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Slater
That's a very nicely finished car. I like the colour scheme. Well done!
What are the four black buttons on the edge of the dash to the right of the steering wheel?
Cheers.
They're nut covers covering the dash control/config buttons.
The dash always displays speed however on some of the screens(predictive lap time/lap history IIRC) the MPH isn't shown so its a IVA fail in my
testers opinion. Easily sorted though. I even had to remove the power isolation switch for the dash so that's why there's a hole on the
toggle row.
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rb968
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 01:56 PM |
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Looks great. Who did the cage? Is that from GKD?
Sort of thing I fancy on my Indy.
Rich
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franky
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 02:52 PM |
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Yep, the cage is from GKD
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ashg
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 03:04 PM |
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well deserved mate after the epic battle with the duff engine etc
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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Tris
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 03:27 PM |
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Congrats - had mine done at Nottingham too and mirror your comments - they really are good working with you, instead of it being a parc furme type of
test.
Took 8 days from going to my local DLVA office to getting the reg and tax disk back through the post (its apparently a back office task now, which was
the story i got told). DLVA shouldn't need / want to see the car again though due to the recent change (see link below)
http://www.betterregulation.gov.uk/ideas/viewidea.cfm?proposalid=3331ed493d6b444d97bc03a2bbba312b&tunnel=bl
Looks great though - love the colour and dash
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femster87
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 03:52 PM |
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Congrats Mr Franky, Am definitely coming up for a ride soon
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daniel mason
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 04:03 PM |
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well done franky. glad you did something a bit different and still on a decent budget! how do you find the stack dash? they look the nuts to
me!
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big_wasa
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 04:47 PM |
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Nice one,
One car/engine I would like to see
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franky
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| posted on 28/6/11 at 05:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
well done franky. glad you did something a bit different and still on a decent budget! how do you find the stack dash? they look the nuts to
me!
The dash is great! I'm not a fan of digital RPM displays as they're hard to read from a glance, this sits perfectly in my line of
vision. Great quality too. I like the way the layout hasn't changed for years either, just the options/software etc.
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