theconrodkid
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| posted on 26/2/03 at 11:37 PM |
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merlin,s sva
merlin is having his sva monday 17th march at yeading,i hope everyone crosses their pinkies for him.
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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scutter
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| posted on 27/2/03 at 09:43 AM |
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Fingers cross satis, hopefully his exhaust will stay on
Dan.
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donut
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| posted on 27/2/03 at 10:15 AM |
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Yep...me to..GOOD LUCK!!!!
Andy
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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merlin
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 posted on 10/3/03 at 10:48 PM |
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PANIC!!!
thanks guys, watch this space (will publish the failure sheet!!) BIG thanks to ConRod for all his help in getting this far and my exhaust may have
fallen off but at least it was at the show mr scutter!! (exhaust now exits from the side to avoid lumps in road !)
shit happens! (but why always to me!!)
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bob
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| posted on 11/3/03 at 12:08 AM |
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STEVE
Dont panick mate i'm taking a days hols to give you suport.
Remember once youve gone though the 1st one you are only £30 away from a MAC cert,its normally only a bit of tweeking.
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 11/3/03 at 06:37 AM |
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Steve when you want the car at my place,fri pm or sat am?
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 16/3/03 at 08:56 PM |
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Best of luck tomorrow Merlin !!! Get some photo's and take some notes man!
  
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
Latest Picture (14 Sept 2014)
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 16/3/03 at 09:09 PM |
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ive got camera and cattle prod ready to go
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 16/3/03 at 09:12 PM |
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Fingers crossed, were all behind you
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CairB
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| posted on 16/3/03 at 09:31 PM |
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Good luck Merlin. If the unexpected / undesirable etc. happens, don't blame the examiner, he may do the re-test and don't forget to book the re-test
at a time that you think that you can achieve the tech adjusts within. I had an interesting 10 days adjusting after my initial test before the
re-test.
The feeling of a pass certificate is only matched by the first legit outing.
Once again best o' luck.
Cheers,
Colin
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macspeedy
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| posted on 16/3/03 at 09:55 PM |
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good luck
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 16/3/03 at 10:43 PM |
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thanks all i do a full report morrow afternoon
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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merlin
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| posted on 16/3/03 at 11:42 PM |
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S uddenly V ery A nxious!!
Thanks guys!, I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow! Last adjustments at ConRods a.m., countless cups of tea and a large scotch and then we're
off!!
watch this space.......................
...................but don't hold ya breath!!
shit happens! (but why always to me!!)
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JohnFol
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| posted on 17/3/03 at 09:40 AM |
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What time are you there?
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Mark H
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| posted on 17/3/03 at 11:32 AM |
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How did it go?
A full report required!!
Cheers,
Mark
Mark Harrison and
Q986 KCP back from the dead...
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James
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| posted on 17/3/03 at 12:26 PM |
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Good Luck Mate!
Hope it goes well- will expect a full report ASAP.
Once you've finished bolting on all the bits you took off just for the test that is!
James
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auzziejim
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| posted on 17/3/03 at 02:12 PM |
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hope it went well mate! enjoy the open road!
James
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 17/3/03 at 06:45 PM |
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eeeeerm,didnt go toooo well,steve forgot to turn the cooling fan on and seing as it was a nice warm day the engine overheated and we couldnt re-start
it,did most of the test,still wouldnt start,only failed on silly "sharp edges"including the spare wheel rim???.retest on friday.
btw side impact protection wont affect us!
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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bob
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| posted on 17/3/03 at 07:39 PM |
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Thats pretty good news really,so the bias valve was a pass as it was then ?
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macspeedy
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| posted on 17/3/03 at 08:42 PM |
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well done, so many things to get right at once, I'm already dreading mine and the chassis isn't painted yet!
 
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merlin
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| posted on 17/3/03 at 09:09 PM |
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stupid! stupid! stupid!!
Don't forget to switch on the damn cooling fan!!! As John said, car over heated and refused to re-start for the test!! Done all the 'silly' stuff
in the cockpit and body work. Loads of sharp (?) edges to cover/remove (mostly done tonight!) Covered front wishbones with pipe lagging and cable ties
as requested by mr SVA. All the bits I expected to fail ie- side repeaters, bike mirrors, grille all passed but failed on-
1,rear wheel rim/fixing bolt
2,rear reflectors (edges!) - binned them now as the lights have reflectors anyway!
3,battery cut-off switch
4,exhaust mounting (edges again!)
5, untidy wiring (Mmmm, should have used a loom!)
6, rev counter rim
7, upper and lower dash edges
a useful point, and i'll use the roll bar as an example, if something is deemed part of the body, it is exempt from the edge rule - if it is bolted
on it is not!
roll bar welded to 2 square plates which bolt to chassis, edges of plates must be smooth. If roll bar welded straight to chassis then the top edges of
the mount are exempt!! bloody stupid if you ask me!
As the upper seat belt anchors are welded through a piece of 5mm steel welded along the top of the chassis (but exposed to daylight) this is deemed
part of the chassis and therefor the razor sharp edges are exempt again!
Back again on Friday so will let you know the outcome...................
shit happens! (but why always to me!!)
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bob
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| posted on 17/3/03 at 10:45 PM |
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i'm off friday so i'll pop allong if thats ok,what time is re-test steve ?
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mark_rayfield
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| posted on 18/3/03 at 03:06 PM |
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sounds like it could've been a lot worse mate! Got all my fingers crossed for friday
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JohnFol
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| posted on 18/3/03 at 03:08 PM |
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Which test center are you using?
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 18/3/03 at 05:28 PM |
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twas yeading,west london,pretty strict but i can nearly see the place from mine.
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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