Printable Version | Subscribe | Add to Favourites
New Topic New Poll New Reply
Author: Subject: Failed iva
wandr

posted on 16/5/19 at 10:06 PM Reply With Quote
Failed iva

Recently failed IVA at Southampton on a few minor things, mainly sharp edges as most people seem to, the most challenging thing is a fail on the edge of the acewell Digi Speedo unit, strange as it's a plastic pod so couldn't cut you if it tried !! Has anyone failed on one of these and if so how did you get round it ? Car wouldn't run cleanly so Speedo and noise check couldn't be done, wouldn't rev above 3000 without spluttering and messing about, twin 40's being supplied fuel by an automatic pump from an MGB, did it under load or just reving without load, any ideas ?
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
40inches

posted on 17/5/19 at 08:33 AM Reply With Quote
With the speedo, I assume it is in the centre of the dash? Because anything behind the steering wheel is exempt.
You could make a perspex cover to fit over the speedo with rubber edge trim around it, or cut a hole the shape of the speedo
and recess into the dash?
I recessed all the instruments, although the speedo was in the exempt area.
Description
Description

With regards to the fuel pump, I would think an electric pump matched to the 40's would be better.

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
gremlin1234

posted on 17/5/19 at 08:58 AM Reply With Quote
check/replace the fuel filters
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
rusty nuts

posted on 17/5/19 at 08:58 AM Reply With Quote
Suspect a good rolling road set up would sort the carbs and possibly the ignition timing?
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
Irony

posted on 17/5/19 at 09:18 AM Reply With Quote
Recess the speedo in the dash. Anything under a certain amount (I forget how much) is exempt from the radius test. A good way to make a tester is to drill the correct sized hole in some thin ali and cut it into four with the hole in the centre leaving you a perfect radius tester
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
mackei23b

posted on 17/5/19 at 12:02 PM Reply With Quote
I made this to cover my instruments at an SVA:

Speedo Cover (SVA)
Speedo Cover (SVA)


to cover this:

Dashboard Fitted
Dashboard Fitted


Cheers

Ian

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
snapper

posted on 17/5/19 at 08:40 PM Reply With Quote
Malpassi filter king is an adjustable fuel pressure regulator that will stabilise fuel pressure to the carbs.
I don’t know what an MGB automatic fuel pump is set to and as you don’t state what engine your running? Who knows!
However Weber’s need a certain constant fuel pressure so google it and get it set.
If it’s not been setup on a rolling road your carbs could be anywhere.





I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
coyoteboy

posted on 18/5/19 at 09:38 AM Reply With Quote
CAD up some temporary speedo edge covers and get shapeways to 3d print them, then sell them on the shapeways site to pay back your initial cost?






View User's Profile E-Mail User View All Posts By User U2U Member
tims31

posted on 18/5/19 at 10:38 AM Reply With Quote
I recessed mine in the dash but it is behind the steering wheel anyway so was exempt

http://www.martinsfurybuild.co.uk/images/Jul17/Jul17(2).jpg


[Edited on 18/5/19 by tims31]





Build: http://www.martinsfurybuild.co.uk/

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
pewe

posted on 19/5/19 at 02:17 PM Reply With Quote
It ranks as a "good fail".
Nothing major which aren't fixable with a bit of time and effort.
I'd be inclined to look at Woolies to see if there's a trim you can stick on temporarily for your re-test. Don't know if it's possible but worth consideration.
BTW mine failed SVA (!) because the tester couldn't see the speedo beyond 85mph - WTF?
Cheers, Pewe10

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member

New Topic New Poll New Reply


go to top






Website design and SEO by Studio Montage

All content © 2001-16 LocostBuilders. Reproduction prohibited
Opinions expressed in public posts are those of the author and do not necessarily represent
the views of other users or any member of the LocostBuilders team.
Running XMB 1.8 Partagium [© 2002 XMB Group] on Apache under CentOS Linux
Founded, built and operated by ChrisW.