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Another load of pre-IVA pics!
skov - 25/5/13 at 10:58 AM

Hi All,
I sent my IVA application off this week. Can you take a look at my pics and see if there's anything I've missed.

Click Here for Photos





Thanks,
Skov

[Edited on 25/5/13 by skov]


coozer - 25/5/13 at 11:06 AM

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skov - 25/5/13 at 11:24 AM

oops, had the album set to private! Hopefully fixed now.


theduck - 25/5/13 at 12:24 PM

Reposition harnesses so they don't run through the seats, as they are will fail IVA.

Not for IVA, but those wheels look very tucked in at the back!


skov - 25/5/13 at 01:04 PM

Hmmm, those rear wheels do look a little odd now you mention it!
Might have to add that to the list of jobs over the winter.

Why would the harnesses going through the seats be a fail?


carlknight1982 - 25/5/13 at 04:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by skov
Hmmm, those rear wheels do look a little odd now you mention it!
Might have to add that to the list of jobs over the winter.

Why would the harnesses going through the seats be a fail?


They shouldn't mine didn't here is a photo taken while my Iva certificate was being written

Front Finished
Front Finished


renetom - 25/5/13 at 04:41 PM

Hi
Our belts go through the seats & passed Ok.
does the silencer have a cat , have you checked the emissions ?
Good luck.


Russell - 25/5/13 at 06:35 PM

Is that battery clamped in place or just pushed into the cage? If not retained in place it could move forward under braking.

Russ


loggyboy - 25/5/13 at 06:49 PM

Going through the seats is fine, but the mounts need to be positioned so that the harness doesn't pull against the seat frame when you are wearing them. Yours look fine.

[Edited on 25-5-13 by loggyboy]


skov - 25/5/13 at 08:06 PM

Thanks for the replies so far!

Hopefully be alright with the seats/belts by the sound of it.

I can't easily check the emissions, but they should be ok. I don't have a cat fitted, but the engine is old enough for a non-cat test, and I'm running the OEM ECU so I recon I stand a good chance of getting through.

The cage is bent over the battery front and rear, so it can't slide anywhere.


Do the IVA covers on the front suspension look ok?


adithorp - 25/5/13 at 09:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by skov
Thanks for the replies so far!

Hopefully be alright with the seats/belts by the sound of it.

I can't easily check the emissions, but they should be ok. I don't have a cat fitted, but the engine is old enough for a non-cat test, and I'm running the OEM ECU so I recon I stand a good chance of getting through.

The cage is bent over the battery front and rear, so it can't slide anywhere.


Do the IVA covers on the front suspension look ok?


As long as the belt mountings are higher than the bottom edge of the seat holes you'll be OK. If they're not just use longer bolts and spacers to raise them.

Do you have evidence of the engine age. They'll want written proof.


skov - 25/5/13 at 10:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by adithorp

As long as the belt mountings are higher than the bottom edge of the seat holes you'll be OK. If they're not just use longer bolts and spacers to raise them.

Do you have evidence of the engine age. They'll want written proof.


I'm pretty sure the mounts are slightly higher, but I'll check next time I'm in the garage.

Mazda charged me £35 to send me a letter stating when the engine was made. Worth every penny if it means I don't have to fit a cat


SteveWallace - 26/5/13 at 07:34 AM

Nice build and good luck

Does the lower edge of the bodywork (side panels and rear tub) meet the external radius requirements? I have a feeling that it is supposed to these days.

By the way, what have you used to cover your upper seat belt mounts - they look good and I would like to do something similar with mine.


skov - 26/5/13 at 10:10 AM

quote:
Originally posted by SteveWallace
Nice build and good luck

Does the lower edge of the bodywork (side panels and rear tub) meet the external radius requirements? I have a feeling that it is supposed to these days.

By the way, what have you used to cover your upper seat belt mounts - they look good and I would like to do something similar with mine.


Thanks Steve,
I knocked up the seat belt covers one evening on my sewing machine
They're made out of vinyl with scrim foam glued on the back and bias binding sewn down the edges.
I used press studs to hold them on:





I think you're right about the bottom edges. I think mine are mostly ok, but I'm sure there's a couple of places that need smoothing out.


baz-R - 28/5/13 at 08:56 PM

looks good i see the mx5 roadster has quiet a few thing diffrent.

have you checked sound on that exhaust? i got 95db on somthing twice the size


skov - 28/5/13 at 11:15 PM

quote:
Originally posted by baz-R
looks good i see the mx5 roadster has quiet a few thing diffrent.

have you checked sound on that exhaust? i got 95db on somthing twice the size


Yes, it was 110dB!

I managed to get it down to 96 with the creative use of some wire wool though