mat.price
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| posted on 25/4/06 at 07:43 AM |
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wiring
Looking in the sva manual is dose not say a lot much about wiring will this pass the sva?
The manual cannot confirm nor deny??
 
Rescued attachment wiring2.jpg
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shortie
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| posted on 25/4/06 at 09:30 AM |
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Looks like you have tie wraps to attach it to the chassis, alot of SVA stations want the tie wrap mounted on a mounting block which is riveted to the
chassis instead of just the tie wrap. You may be fine as a couple of mine were just on the chassis but others have failed on it.
Aprat from that it looks fine to me.
Rich.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 25/4/06 at 09:56 AM |
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There are a couple of areas on mine where i have ran the wires in convoluted tube / conduit which is cable tied to the chassis and passed OK.
I recall the manual specifies wiring should be secure. Secured 300mm max. There should be no danger of chaffing etc. You also need to consider what
could go wrong (ie could a cable tie fail and result in wiring contacting a chaffing point or source of heat). As a rule of thumb - if OEM's use
a particular method (type approval etc) then you should be OK for a kit car. Cable tieing to chassis is effective but it doesnt look 100% professional
imho. Its a quick way to secure them, the tester may look for other quick fixes as a result.
Ive used Hellermann cable ties in a lot of places on mine. They have a barbed fitting on the back of the head that locks into a pre-drilled hole. They
have the advantage of spacing the wiring off the chassis to limit chaffing potential.
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Dave J
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| posted on 25/4/06 at 03:07 PM |
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I go along with what the other guys say. I would definately put as much of the wiring in plastic conduit as possible,especially if you are using cable
ties. Where ever possible I used 'P' clips rivited to the chassis to hold ther wiring conduit, only using cable ties where I
couldn't manage a p clip. Impresses the SVA inspector as it looks professional.
Incidentally, what is the rubber hose in the picture used for? I would be tempted to use rubber faced 'P' clips to attach the brake
reservoir and fuel hoses to the chassis. Where I had to use a cable tie on a hose, I put a rubber sleeve (larger tube split down the side for fitting)
over the tube for added protection from the cable tie.
Cheers
Dave
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mat.price
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 posted on 25/4/06 at 06:18 PM |
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Thanks for the info
The rubber hose is the fuel line and I was not happy with the fact that the wiring was so close to it
I saw thinking of putting p clips and plastic conduit around the wiring but I’ve got a large list for stoneleigh already as it is
Thanks all for the help
matt
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