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Warner R4 - SVA photo check please!
cloudy - 26/2/09 at 03:29 PM

Can you cast your expert eyes over these pics and comment anything that might need covering?

Please ignore the sharp mounting and nut for the indicator, that's been sorted









MikeCapon - 26/2/09 at 03:37 PM

Looks absolutely stunning. Just one thing. Are the instruments sufficiently radiused?


cloudy - 26/2/09 at 03:38 PM

I've run some foam tape around it, it covers all tested radii, but not sure whether tester will approve..

James


theconrodkid - 26/2/09 at 03:39 PM

oil cooler?
remember everything that is remotely sharp can fail and it looks like there are a lot of places to check.
oh and it will be bl**dy cold in the winter


cloudy - 26/2/09 at 03:43 PM

should I cover the top and bottom edge of cooler?


adithorp - 26/2/09 at 03:52 PM

If in doubt...cover it!

The front indicator brackets probably need something.

adrian


cd.thomson - 26/2/09 at 03:58 PM

Cant help, mainly because im gawping.

Good job you didnt post a full frontal picture, that would have finished me off .

These are getting saved to the harddrive and I dont care if the missus finds them


mad-butcher - 26/2/09 at 04:02 PM

maybe just being picky but the flats on the track-rod ends also were you have the mudguard stay going up and it joins the 90 deg piece coming out of the mudguard is that joint radiused


tony

[Edited on 26/2/09 by mad-butcher]


bilbo - 26/2/09 at 04:15 PM

A fine looking beast that

As said though, the oil cooler would be a worry IMHO. Also, the trim on the top shock mounts on the front - will they be considered too temporary being held on with cable ties? Depends on the tester I guess?

[Edited on 26/2/09 by bilbo]


dogwood - 26/2/09 at 04:16 PM

Certainly is a stunning looking car mate.

Only thing I will add is the old chestnut about the steering wheel.
Mine was equaly covered, but the examiner said it had to be the standard Sierra one.
Some do some don't.......
May be worth having the Sierra one to hand, just incase


Good luck David

PS Just had another thought
Watch out for summer driving !!!!!
Wasps up the trouser leg.......

[Edited on 26/2/09 by dogwood]


mad-butcher - 26/2/09 at 04:17 PM

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MakeEverything - 26/2/09 at 04:27 PM

Cracking motor. would love to see it in the flesh if your driving though stevenage! (or i could come and dribble!!)

Liking the lights, are they legal and what are they?


jacko - 26/2/09 at 04:47 PM

Are the front indicators far enough out you are only aloud 400mm from the widest part of the car? [ not just the front wings
Gear lever brackets at the bottom of the stick?

[Edited on 26/2/09 by jacko]


andrew.carwithen - 26/2/09 at 04:49 PM

Superb car!
The mountney steering wheel should be fine provided you have mounted it on a collapsable boss. (The Sierra wheel is designed to deform in a crash and so the collapsable boss mimics this).
Unless its the camera angle, the oil cooler seems to be very exposed to possible damage from the stones that will be constantly sprayed up from the front wheels. (couldn't believe the amount that collected in my cockpit just from doing a few laps of the centre during my SVA test!


omega0684 - 26/2/09 at 04:49 PM

absolutely stunning car but i wouldn't like to have a crash in it.


jacko - 26/2/09 at 05:17 PM

Is the edge of the floor ok at the back the photo is not good enough to see it clearly

Can i ask is the engine bay ok without a cover over it ? for sharp edges or is that not included in the sva /iva


nitram38 - 26/2/09 at 05:53 PM

Absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(and the car!).
As an aside, how did you drill the cycle wings so close to the top? I'm about to do mine very soon!


IDONTBELEIVEIT - 26/2/09 at 05:55 PM

good luck tommorow james,i'll be there in 10 days
wayne


ReMan - 26/2/09 at 08:43 PM

Looks great, most things covered.
It will be interesting what is said, or not about the oil cooler.
As mentioned it looks really cool where it is but I wonder given the "airflow" you have that it could'nt go elswheer less susceptible to damage?


Stu16v - 26/2/09 at 11:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jacko
Can i ask is the engine bay ok without a cover over it ? for sharp edges or is that not included in the sva /iva


For SVA at least, if above the 'floorline' and below 2metres, pretty much anywhere the 100mm sphere can get is fair game. Engine, exposed sides, steering rack, etc, etc. Could be a problem that...


cloudy - 26/2/09 at 11:24 PM

Stu is right, it all depends on the tester, as an unproven design I'm expecting a fail, but not going to make hundreds of covers without knowing exactly which bits he wants doing...

James


nitram38 - 27/2/09 at 06:40 AM

It's a bit late now (test today?) but I plan on puting 25mm X 25mm Mesh over my engine bay.
When I had the F1-2 tested, it was one of the failure points and they told me this was the way to get around it.
I think that you will be making lots of grills!
A little birdy told me that even the atom has lots of mesh covers for the test.
I wonder why you don't see them on the customers cars?


Vindi_andy - 27/2/09 at 09:50 AM

quote:
Originally posted by dogwood
PS Just had another thought
Watch out for summer driving !!!!!
Wasps up the trouser leg.......

[Edited on 26/2/09 by dogwood]


Slightly OT but this made me think about a story my grandad told me about when he was in Cyprus in the RAF in the 70s.

Driving along with the quaterlights of the car angled out to work as air scoops. A hornet hit the leading edge and split in two. The sting came ionto the car and landed between his legs, he was wearing shorts, and started twitching. Apparently it was rather amusing to the other people in the car watching a 6' tall bloke trying to brake and stand up in an astin with the sting twitching on the seat.

Sorry to hijack but dogwoods comments brought it to mind and I had to share.

That car is just car porn looks really good