jabbahutt
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 posted on 1/10/08 at 10:15 AM |
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top and bottom of dampers
Morning all
How have you all got round SVA proofing the top and bottom of the damper especially the bottom with the nice sharp cut outs for a C spanner?
I tried wrapping it in foam last night and don't think it'll last two seconds.
Any info on what materials you've used and photos appreciated.
Thanks
Nigel
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YQUSTA
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 10:19 AM |
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When I bought my indy it had black sparky tape on top of a piece of rubber on them
YQUSTA
[Edited on 1/10/08 by YQUSTA]
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tegwin
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 10:23 AM |
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I used some 3mm thick rubberised neoperene...cable tied inplace....that passed..
I did buy some CV boots, but they just looked rubbish.... Worth a try though if you have more space than me
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JAG
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 10:30 AM |
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I didn't as you can see here;
 
SVA @ Nottingham
Passed Ok at Nottingham.
[Edited on 1/10/08 by JAG]
Justin
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coozer
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 10:31 AM |
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I used an indicator bar.... it SVa proofed the shockers and everything else on the suspension, and no trim round the cycle wings needed....
I just put some nut covers on to tidy the thing up....
Steve
[Edited on 1/10/08 by coozer]
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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iank
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 10:38 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coozer
I used an indicator bar.... it SVa proofed the shockers and everything else on the suspension, and no trim round the cycle wings needed....
I just put some nut covers on to tidy the thing up....
Steve
[Edited on 1/10/08 by coozer]
From your avatar it seemed to fall off after the test... hope you picked it up off the road
[Edited on 1/10/08 by iank]
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BenB
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 10:48 AM |
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I got some self-adhesive foam trim and cut a slither and stuck it around the collar. Cable tie on top of that.
Looks rubbish but passed (and hasn't fallen off yet after 1200 miles.... unfortunately)....
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 12:12 PM |
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Apparently old Radio controlled car tires (1/10 scale) work..
Dan
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UncleFista
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 12:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Bluemoon
Apparently old Radio controlled car tires (1/10 scale) work..
Dan
They work perfectly, I have a pair that were passed on to me to use for the SVA. They've been lent out and returned for SVA before. If you were
willing to pass them on to the next builder they're yours 
Tony Bond / UncleFista
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Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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whitestu
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 12:52 PM |
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Bike innertube glued round [to itself, not the shock].
Passed fine.
Stu
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pajsh
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 01:07 PM |
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I failed on this because I didn't cover them so leaving them uncovered is a risk.
I thought of the the buggy tyre option but buying them didn't seem "locost" so I used some rubber "D" strip that I had
kicking around the garage (sort of stuff that is used for the gunwhales of a plastic canal boat) held on with a zip tie through the centre.
Inner tube was my second option but again I would have had to buy some or sacrifice my lads bike.
I used to be apathetic but now I just don't care.
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coozer
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 02:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by coozer
I used an indicator bar.... it SVa proofed the shockers and everything else on the suspension, and no trim round the cycle wings needed....
I just put some nut covers on to tidy the thing up....
Steve
[Edited on 1/10/08 by coozer]
From your avatar it seemed to fall off after the test... hope you picked it up off the road
[Edited on 1/10/08 by iank]
Avatar picture is from the track day shake day 3 months before SVA.... as it happens I've 'loaned' the bar out to some one
else
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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wilkingj
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| posted on 1/10/08 at 02:42 PM |
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I used a Large Steering rack rubber boots.
I used a lot of bycycle inner tube and cable ties.
Most of its still there 3 years later.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
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mackei23b
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| posted on 2/10/08 at 09:48 AM |
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I took took the shox off, taped round the spring collar then pulled some bike intertube over the top, made a nice neat finnish.
Cheers
Ian
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