elitewiring
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| posted on 16/3/04 at 10:29 PM |
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what did it fail on then, spill the beans, you obviously didnt take enough tools ,volve estate not big enough!!
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Dave_the_sparks
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| posted on 17/3/04 at 07:24 AM |
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Sorry to hear you failed SVA!
My dad once had his old landrover MOT'd from a distance of 25 meters and via a backhand payment to a dodgey MOT man, ten miles down the road we
went over a speed hump a bit quick and the off side part of the rear chassis where the leaf spring bolts to collapsed!
Has nothing to do with whats on this page but i just felt like telling you all, im reminiscing, must be getting old, 28 next week! oh god!!
mobile auto-electrical specialists www.hammondauto.co.uk
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tractorboy
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| posted on 17/3/04 at 05:15 PM |
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well to spill the beans then front indicatorsmounted over 400 mm from the outer edge of the vehicle( and they used the widest part of the car to
measure from), rear lamp wiring fouling the tyres,front brake hoses foul tyres on full lock(they were actually 1/4 inch clear when i checked but not
worth arguing over),mirrors fail to meet the field of veiw requirements, no self centring action on the steering wheel and the big one that might
affect a few of you the brake deceleration valve is not correctly orientated. basically this is the brake balance/reduction valve usually mounted on
the back bulkhead just in front of the rear axle.apparently this works on inersha and has to be mounted fore and aft (not as in build manual)as under
braking theres a bearing inside that moves forward allowing fluid flow
so all in all not to bad apart from the water leak from the inlet manifold causing me to overheat every ten miles and the fuel lock i managed to put
in the system by topping up pre sva(dont top up right to the neck youll regret it) couldnt get fuel flow as i didnt have a route for the air to
escape(only a guess) cured it by rocking the car from side to side trying to do something else and it cured the problem.
but at least it stayed dry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
try again in a few weeks.
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elitewiring
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| posted on 17/3/04 at 09:59 PM |
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tractorboy,
rocking side to side!!!
anger and frustration, now now calm yourself!!
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Dave_the_sparks
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| posted on 17/3/04 at 10:32 PM |
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bugger! ive only just fitted my bias valve!
mobile auto-electrical specialists www.hammondauto.co.uk
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tractorboy
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| posted on 18/3/04 at 07:50 PM |
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sorry if i posted a bit late for you dave but im sure you would have rather found out now than got to sva and then found out. i dont know if it was
just the bloke i had doing my test at norwich but it seemed to be a fair coment annoying thing was it passed the mot like it!
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tractorboy
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| posted on 19/3/04 at 08:54 PM |
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as promised engine bay piccys hopefully larger .i will put some more in my picture section if there is anything specific anybody wants to see give me
a shout and ill do my best to help hope this is of help gjn200?
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tractorboy
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| posted on 19/3/04 at 08:56 PM |
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suppose it would help if i actually attatched some piccys! doh!
 
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Dave_the_sparks
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| posted on 20/3/04 at 06:41 PM |
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Good pics Tractorboy, thanks.
mobile auto-electrical specialists www.hammondauto.co.uk
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Jeffers_S13
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| posted on 20/4/04 at 05:15 PM |
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Tractorboy, your car looks excellent, Ive had a flick through your gallery. Your front mudguards/wings seem to come a long way down the front of the
wheel ? Are the roll hoop something you created ? How windy is it with just the aero sceen ?! After being in my mates Westy at a ton, the wind that
laps around the screen is incredible, I expect its very windy with no screen at all ?
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tractorboy
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| posted on 21/4/04 at 01:30 PM |
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hello mate thanks for the kind comments. the cycle wings are quite long so i took a magical measurement of about 13-14 inches from the ground as i
think sva only stippulate that the leading edge must be further forward than the leading edge of the wheel rim. the hoops are from tiger. as for the
wind factor i dont really know yet as ive only driven the car twice to the mot and the sva and firsttime the buzz factor was so great it may as well
of been raining frogs for all i would have noticed and going to the sva i was wearing a crash helmet, so day to day im not sure yet but it is easier
to pass sva with aero screen as no requirement for wipers ,demist or washer system .and it is something i can always change later if it becomes too
much.
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Northy
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| posted on 21/4/04 at 05:26 PM |
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Tractorboy,
Just had a look through your photo archive.
What rear view mirror are you using? Where is it mounted to? And how?
Have you passed your SVA yet?
Cheers
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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tractorboy
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| posted on 24/4/04 at 07:44 PM |
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was using the sierra mirror mounted on the top of the scuttle but it failed ! i now have a hight adjustable mirror from europa and im hoping this
will do the trick i will be getting in contact with norwich sva centre on monday to find out the waiting list for a retest and ill keep you all posted
on the progress(dont think ill make stoneleigh in it though)
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Northy
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| posted on 24/4/04 at 11:05 PM |
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Tractorboy,
Why did it fail? What reason? I was hoping to just stick the std Sierra rear view mirror to the areo screen to pass SVA, is this a no no?
Cheers
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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tractorboy
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| posted on 25/4/04 at 10:18 PM |
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the sierra mirror is ok ,its just a question of what you can see in it.with mine it was a good veiw of my shoulder mostly but coupled with the fact my
wing mirrors were the best part of useless too! there is a set of markers they look at and if they (the nice men at the sva centre)cant see them your
mirrors are either ineffective of wrongly positioned.i have seen some layed down dimentions/distances but i cant remember where?
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Viper
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| posted on 26/4/04 at 06:12 AM |
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In the SVA manuel
Tim
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