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my mk indy is done

Stuart_B - 9/12/08 at 06:11 PM

hi all, i just throught i would post up some pictures of my mk indy all done. i am sending the forms for the sva soon, once i get some photos printed out.

right then here is a few pictures of my mk:

front sva prep:

sva

sva1

sva2

sva3

now just pics of the car:
the back

Finshed
the dash:

Finshed
the side:
Finshed
the front:

Finshed

a big thanks to all the help from people on this froum.

stuart

Mr Whippy - 9/12/08 at 06:15 PM

well done but after the test please remove all that rubber...

adithorp - 9/12/08 at 06:28 PM

Looking good.

Are your top harness mountings higher than the bottom edge of the holes in the seats? They'll need to be for SVA or the seat has to be structural.

adrian

Stuart_B - 9/12/08 at 06:31 PM

i looked at the hieght, i have all ready lowered my seats, and i have checked teh mesurment, i am about 20mm under the alloance.

thanks

stuart

RichardK - 9/12/08 at 06:56 PM

What is your 2nd method of securing the mushroom insert, my sva last week he wanted me explain mine as I've used a couple of cap head bolts that go into the mushroom but not through it, luckily I had some pictures in my gallery that backed up what I had said.

Cheers

Rich

Stuart_B - 9/12/08 at 07:01 PM

what do you mean rich, mk build manual does say anythink like that?

stuart

bob tatt - 9/12/08 at 07:02 PM

is it me or are you old enough to be driving
nice looking car looks good in black well done

Stuart_B - 9/12/08 at 07:05 PM

quote:
Originally posted by bob tatt
is it me or are you old enough to be driving
nice looking car looks good in black well done

yes passed my driving test last month.

thanks for the comment

stuart

adithorp - 9/12/08 at 07:16 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Stuart_B
i looked at the hieght, i have all ready lowered my seats, and i have checked teh mesurment, i am about 20mm under the alloance.

thanks

stuart

I didn't mean the measurement from the reference point if thats what you've measured. As well as that, the mountings have to be higher than the edge where they pass through the seat or the seat will be regarded as the mounting point.

They used a spirit level between the mounting and the hole to check mine at SVA. Hard to tell from the pictures but yours look lower.

Sorry if I'm wrong about yours or I'm not explaining it well.

adrian

Richard Quinn - 9/12/08 at 07:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Looking good.

Are your top harness mountings higher than the bottom edge of the holes in the seats? They'll need to be for SVA or the seat has to be structural.

adrian

hijack alert! My harness mounts are slightly lower than the bottom edge of the seat holes but my shoulders are higher than the hole bottoms meaning that the harness doesn't touch the seat when in use. Is this acceptable?

adithorp - 9/12/08 at 07:28 PM

No. How tall you are isn't relevent! Anybody could drive it as far as they know in future. Not sure this is actually in the manual specifically, more how they interpret it.

adrian

whitestu - 9/12/08 at 07:35 PM

quote:

What is your 2nd method of securing the mushroom insert, my sva last week he wanted me explain mine as I've used a couple of cap head bolts that go into the mushroom but not through it, luckily I had some pictures in my gallery that backed up what I had said.

I don't think this is a hard and fast rule - some testers don't ask for it. Mine didn't, but that was a couple of years ago.

stu

Stuart_B - 9/12/08 at 07:35 PM

hi, from the back picture, since that has been taken i have lowerd the seats by 50mm.

stuart

Mark G - 9/12/08 at 07:40 PM

Some more info on the mushroom inserts please. Why do they have to be secured twice and what is the most popular way of doing it?

Sorry for the hi-jack but it is relevant to you too.

YQUSTA - 9/12/08 at 07:40 PM

Good work Stuart looks like a very nice job and as above looks good in black

YQUSTA

Stuart_B - 9/12/08 at 07:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mark G
Some more info on the mushroom inserts please. Why do they have to be secured twice and what is the most popular way of doing it?

Sorry for the hi-jack but it is relevant to you too.

do not worry about the hi-jack i want to know as well.lol

thanks for the comments

it looks good as i spent a day cleaning it.lol

stuart

[Edited on 9/12/08 by Stuart_B]

Richard Quinn - 9/12/08 at 08:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
No. How tall you are isn't relevent! Anybody could drive it as far as they know in future. Not sure this is actually in the manual specifically, more how they interpret it.

adrian

Ok, but if I raise the mountings the straps foul the top of the slots. They would pass the test according to the interpretation but if I wore them like that they would be held down by the fibreglass seat. In the event of an accident the fibreglass would tear immediately allowing the shoulder straps to extend and me to move forward until I was suddenly stopped at the extent of the straps. My, thats safe! I'm glad these people aren't scrutineers too!

adithorp - 9/12/08 at 08:29 PM

True. I suspect yours might get "adjusted" once its through SVA. At least they don't specify adjustable top mounts!

adrian

Richard Quinn - 9/12/08 at 08:37 PM

yeah and I can always drop the front ride height and raise the rear if he is going to use a level
And sorry for the hijack. Cracking looking car Stuart! Well done!

[Edited on 9/12/08 by Richard Quinn]

lococost - 10/12/08 at 12:01 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Mark G
Some more info on the mushroom inserts please. Why do they have to be secured twice and what is the most popular way of doing it?

Sorry for the hi-jack but it is relevant to you too.

They have been known to come loose, so it can be in your own interrest to secure them better.
You can just drill a hole through the upright and the mushroom (from the side), put in a 6mm bolt and a locknut and you're done. 10min job.

Stuart_B - 10/12/08 at 12:15 PM

hi all, thanks for the comments, about the harness, what about if i took them out and put them back going around the seat so they do not touch the seat?

thanks

stuart

RichardK - 10/12/08 at 07:33 PM

This how I did mine, I have heard its getting a more popular fail point, if you think that the sierra strut has got a tab that goes between the bold as well as the clamp this means that it can't come out unless the bolt falls out totally, so I guess they are just trying to replicate what the manufacturer has tried to do by having two fixing methods. Hope this pictures help.

Cheers Rich

Mark G - 10/12/08 at 07:57 PM

So have you just tapped your upright and recessed your mushroom cup?

RichardK - 10/12/08 at 08:01 PM

Yep, couldn't be arsed with messing about with nuts on the back of the mushroom, difficult with sausage fingers!

So...

Essencially its acting as a grub screw, but the man in the white coat wanted to see it enter into the mushroom.

Cheers

Rich