jollygreengiant
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| posted on 22/3/09 at 07:03 PM |
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JGG's Pre SVA shots etc
Ok folks, thank you for you support & patience. I have been rather busy this week finishing & prepping for SVA along with working as well.
This has made for some very LONG days.
Anyway I would like to thank Wayno (Idontbelieveit) for popping around yesterday, it was very encouraging and nice to his recently completed car close
up. I would also like to thank Kev for popping around today and helping me to concentrate on the important bits.
So what went on, well its like this, yesterday afternoon I was going around the car checking all the lighting heights. ARGHHHHHHHHH. When I first
mounted the rear lights I had no fuel in the fuel tank. The rear lights measured 290mm from the floor. Ok wind the springs right the way up. Hmm, that
took me to 340mm. Bugger (approximately) said I, I'm going to have move the lights UP. How could I do it and still leave it looking respectable.
Any way after having had the night off from work (my pocket is hurting VERY much) this is what I managed to do.
 
Pre sva 1
So that left me the rest of today (having got the lights back on by noon) to finish off the rest of the car including fitting extra side repeaters. So
here are the rest of the photo's, what do you think.......................
 
Pre sva 2
 
Pre sva 3
 
Pre sva 4
 
Pre sva 5
 
Pre sva 6
 
Pre sva 7
 
Pre sva 8
 
Pre sva 9
 
Pre sva 10
 
Pre sva 11
 
Pre sva 12
 
Pre sva 13
And finally .................... waiting for 06:00hrs Monday 23rd March 
 
Waiting for monday morning
Now all I have left to do is to pack a tool kit for tomorrow, pack food & drink, get up in the morning, AND get to the
SVA. 
So peeps what do you reckon (even though its a bit late now to do too much).
[Edited on 22/3/09 by jollygreengiant]
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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Humbug
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| posted on 22/3/09 at 07:09 PM |
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Nicely finished car but they might not like the pipe lagging on the steering arms - looks very "temporary"
Good luck
Simon
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bob
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| posted on 22/3/09 at 07:17 PM |
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Clive
If you have any, take some split conduit for the steering arms. If they dont like the pipe lagging it will be an easy fix.
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Paul (Notts)
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| posted on 22/3/09 at 07:32 PM |
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Clive - take some spare trim and glue with you. I had to trim the back of the front light bracket as I had only put trim around the front and
sides..
Also had to trim the brackets that the streering columb monts unto under the dash.
The stick on trim on the front elbows that stick out of the nose cone was not acceptable - But the radius on the elbow is fine so no problems.
Paul
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chris_smith
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| posted on 22/3/09 at 08:17 PM |
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all the best jolly enjoy the day car looks great
The secret of success is to know something nobody else knows."
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adithorp
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| posted on 22/3/09 at 08:18 PM |
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Good luck. Enjoy the experience which ever way it goes.
The track rod covering might be too temporary. Could you wrap it with self amalgamating tape?
adrian
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 22/3/09 at 08:34 PM |
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Put some gland nut sleeves on mine which I filled with silicon to pack them out Any electrical wholesalers will have them , Hope you don't need
them
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twybrow
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| posted on 22/3/09 at 08:39 PM |
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Looks good - you should be proud. I agree with the pipe lagging comments.
Are you mirrors ok pointing in that direction? I think there is a minimum size rectangle you have to be able to use... But could be talking out of my
backside.
Good luck with the test - and let us know how it works out.
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 23/3/09 at 06:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by twybrow
Are you mirrors ok pointing in that direction? I think there is a minimum size rectangle you have to be able to use... But could be talking out of my
backside.
Yep the mirrors were fine he didn't bat an eye lid at them. The visibility behind was fine. Although I think mounting the wings down low like I
did helped enormously.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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