:cool: Fantastic news, :cool:

Well done Gus. I imagine you are grinning from ear to ear:D

Thats good news about the DVLA inspection :)

Enjoy your well deserved drive of YOUR Roadster.

cheers
andy

Excelent well done.

TT

Brilliant news Gus :cool:

A huge well done on turning out such a nice build, very much looking forward to seeing it for real at Exeter soon :) :)

Enjoy the drive, you have earnt it :)

Great news Gus. Well done! :D

What did it fail on the first time, if you dont mind me asking. Just nice to know what to watch out for :)

well done guss i recall you saying you would like it done for exeter at last years show. well you did it.

take it easy they have next to zero rear traction when the roads are damp. yes i know every one says it but i really do mean it these things are bloody fast and bite hard if your not gentle with the throttle in the damp/wet.

onwards with the celebration.

Well done :)

Another roadster on the road is always a good thing, enjoy.

As ash says they are tail happy in the wet....... great fun, wish mine had an engine in coz i fancy a late night blast too!

Congratulations Gus

I'm looking forward to seeing the car in the flesh at Exeter.:D

Just been out round the block with gus. What a rush. Acceleration is rapid to say the least. Makes me want to get mine finished. Just need to rob a bank and get more hours in the day lol.

Well done mate. Looking forward to the lifts to work. Only when it's not raining mind.

Well done Gus, enjoy your ride :)

Thanks for all the comments guys. When I got back from Dave Dew's last night I was on such a high (natural) I couldn't sleep. The thing steers like it's on rails.

Original failure points were as follows.

1. Excessive handbrake travel. Examiner has to apply a load similar to 40kg, ie wrench handbrake as hard as possible. Cable clamps slipped on the cable as I had not removed the plastic covering. doh.

2. Foglight was only 'E' marked. No B or F markings.

3. Speedo readings were out, ie cable snapped on way to test. Bo**ocks. At least it failed on something else as this would have been really annoying.

So all in all a good fail but a shame it cost another £90. Well worth it now I have driven it on the open road.

Looking forward to seeing some of you in a few weeks time.

Cheers

Gus

No need to start a new thread. I can update the list if slim no longer wants to.

Not been on here much lately - still have all the plaques and it appears a few need sending out. Happy to do this or hand over the baton to someone else....

Slim,

sent you a PM a while ago with my address etc. but I did see that you hadn't been on in a while. Going to paint it over the winter so a nice plaque to go on when it's finally shiny would be great.

Neil

Hi,

just in case you didn't know. Mine PASSED and was registered on the 17th Nov 2010. In Rape Yellow, 1.8 CVH for now.

How do I get my plaque (if there still going?).

Still got all the plaques - if anyone wants them to take charge of distribution, I can pass them on.

I don't mind doing it!

So who should I write to when I want one, we finished our project in 2009

Mines also been finished two years. I've put entries on here and sent PMs but had no success.

Neil

Finished Today 18/08/2011 2.0 Pinto

noteable point i believe its the first roadster to pass IVA with disc rear brakes.

Don't know if you are counting completed builds in the States but I have completed my project and it is now registered with over 300 miles on it. Probably the most traditional Haynes build in the USA only differences being the steering wheel is on the correct side of the car ;) and I have a 2.3 with a turbo.

Build details can be found here:
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/view...hp?f=35&t=5932

Build Diary
 

Hi Tim.
Just read your Build Diary and was surprised that raising the nose did not spoil the looks, nice colour and tidy build. Bit lucky with no oil pump working. :)

Thanks, I had a great time building and learned a lot in the process. I thought the orange would make the car nice and visible on the road.

Looks good Tim :)

TT

Plaques
 

Blast from the past?

During a house move sort out, I have found the remaining plaques etc. If anyone would like them to take over the list and distribution, pm me - ideally with the support of a moderator and I will post them all out.

Plaques and stickers
 

Hello again.

If you want to stake a claim for one of these plaques, just update the list (copy n paste to your reply, adding your number/date) and then PM me. For the small sum of £2, I will post out your plaque to you. Sorry but I cannot find the certificates that I did but I still have plaques 006, 007 and 011 from the original list but no contact details.

I have also found 3 new Roadster decals that I had made up - 1 each of blue, white and grey; if anyone wants one, PM and they would also be £2 each.

Put me down for one, PM me how to make payment. My IVA is booked for early April, so no not sure what number I will be?

001-Chris G-The Book Car-????
002-slimtater(macdave69)-Fireblade powered-25/10/07
003-Frankie boy-2.1 Pinto-20/08/08
004-Dogwood-1.8 Pinto-1/2/09
005-Spud69-
006-Longerr-BMW 1.8-1/6/09
007-Neil P-Toyota 4AGE-4/9/09
008-AdrianH-1.8 CVH-26/11/09
009-AshG-TBC
010-Tilly819-Blackbird powered-25/3/10
011-7ishNZ-R1 powered-26/3/10
012-mark-???????-?/5/10
013-drury318-White with Zetec-?/5/10

??? Spikehaus 2.8 V6 IVA Booked for 10th April 2013 - Wish me luck!

Happy to take the list if no other takers, I notice DaddyD is not on the list, he past a long time ago?

I would like one too please.

Good luck Spikehaus. I have my 2.8 V6 booked for 26th of this month. Yours looks fabulous, i love what you have done with the MFI distribution block.

http://s1323.beta.photobucket.com/user/jason66610

I would like one too ,but like as mentioned I have no idea what No I would be !

Can I buy a grey roadster sticker

Thanks

David

I'd like a plate and the white roadster sticker please

Iva passed 18/8/11

me too
 

Could I have the black sticker please, unfortunately can't lay claim to a plaque as not finished yet, hopefully one day though

There isn't a black one - just a blue one left?

If those wanting the stickers PM me with your name and address and I will give you my email address to PayPal payment unless you request some other means.

I will be happy to post out plaques but after being off the forum for 2 years, may need a bit of help getting the list sorted (unless people just one to go for first come first served numerical order?)

Tim

sorry
 

Did mean the blue one , its been a long day. Pm sent

Heh, I figure there's already more than 20 roadsters registered, so not much hope for getting a plaque for the rest of us, but the stickers are an awesome idea! I suppose it would make sense to do a group buy, have just 2 or 3 colours (black, silver, white?) and have them cut in bulk.

Worry not, I have plaques up to 040!

Hi,
+1 plaque for me please:

jiwillia Sierra DOHC 2.0l 14/3/2012

Thanks John Williams

OK, clearly there is a gap between no. 013 and the latest builds so I will give it a week to see if we can fill the gap before allocating from no. 014 onward:


001-Chris G-The Book Car-????
002-slimtater(macdave69)-Fireblade powered-25/10/07
003-Frankie boy-2.1 Pinto-20/08/08
004-Dogwood-1.8 Pinto-1/2/09
005-Spud69-
006-Longerr-BMW 1.8-1/6/09 STILL HAVE PLAQUE - CONTACT DETAILS REQUIRED
007-Neil P-Toyota 4AGE-4/9/09 STILL HAVE PLAQUE - CONTACT DETAILS REQUIRED
008-AdrianH-1.8 CVH-26/11/09
009-AshG-TBC
010-Tilly819-Blackbird powered-25/3/10
011-7ishNZ-R1 powered-26/3/10 STILL HAVE PLAQUE - CONTACT DETAILS REQUIRED
012-mark-???????-?/5/10
013-drury318-White with Zetec-?/5/10

TO ALLOCATE NUMBER AND SEND:


??? DaddyA 17th Nov 2010. In Rape Yellow, 1.8 CVH for now
??? carlknight1982 Iva passed 18/8/11
??? Tim Taylor Dec 2011 2.3 with a turbo
??? jiwillia Sierra DOHC 2.0l 14/3/2012
??? jason I have my 2.8 V6 booked for 26th of this month
??? Spikehaus 2.8 V6 IVA Booked for 10th April 2013 - Wish me luck!

3 stickers now sold and payments received thank you. I will post these out Mon/Tue.

:)

Sticker received with thanks

Hi Slim,

mine is number seven on the list. I'm still keen to get the plaque on! I've sent you a PM with my address etc.

Cheers

Neil