see previous page for a little write up on fixing the faults

Dont forget nut covers on there kev incase the buggers fail you on that!

Good luck for tomorrow mate

Russ

they cannot Russ.... as that is in a zonal area that is not checked but cheers anyway

Thats a bit of a bonus then, one less thing to worry about!

Good luck Kev !:D

Bestest of Lukiness...

TT

Good luck for tomorrow and I'm glad I could have been helpful.
I've pinched a few of your designs for my build.

Good luck for today kev will be good to see all your hard work come to fruition would anytime you want to bring your roadster to mine and have a cuppa your more than welcome

Good luck mate,dont stand in the Merde ,it wont come off your shoes !;)

Je parlez petite francias,merde non bon mon ami.

Might be a good idea when its shocker time to get a spare set of locking rings;)

YIPYYIYOOOOOOODA....WAHHHHHOOOMABA:eek: ..........
Tetaumata*whakatangihanga*koaua*o*tamatea*urehaeat uripuka*pihimaunga*horo*nuku*pokaiwhenuaa*kitana*r ahu:eek: , (place in New Zealand ) just felt like saying it and yes I can actually
Guess what guys .....yip number 31.....the bugger wound me up a bit tho ....all in good fun.....just gonna ev a few beers now and will be back on here later with a lickle vid
jeeeez life feels gud when you pass an iva...fuuuwowweeematulanu:eek:

Brilliant---well done Kev:) :) :)

Brilliant ! Well done Kev. :D

great stuff that man well done you deserve a few beers now and maybe some of your home brew

Well done kev. If you new shock absorber clips "fall off" can I borrow them?

Looking forward to seeing the video and maybe a hoon together around the twistys next year!

David

Well done kev. See you down here soon then :)

Russ

woooop....

That's gr8 news..

TT

Nice one,worth the hassle in the end.:cool:

Sure you can Dave (clips)
Ok so arrived at Newcastle VOSA station 15 mins early which was just right for getting it off the trailer (which has performed great by the way) just as I pull off Alistair opens up the roller doors and I drive in and leave it running while he asked me to go off and "settle up" the £90....by the time I got back he had already gone through some of the previous failure items fog and headlamps although the headlamp pattern was not the best he had seen (sounds familiar that). So then on to speedo test this was way out as I had tweaked it the wrong way so out with 2 screwdrivers and a tweak the other way had it bang on with hardly any error. Up onto the 4 poster to check hand brake and he is happy with that in fact he said the effiency had gone up substantially since I changed the cable. No weighing to do as I had given him the letter stating the changed axle weights, and that was it... done and dusted. He said if he was a long time start to worry ....he was back out before I had strapped the car up ....then he said " do you want the good news or the bad news" I always opt for the bad when some one says that so he said " you will have to come back and see me (pause) for a social visit" good news is its passed and he gave that treasured piece of paper and wished me luck and that it was a very tidy build......couldn't stop smiling or singing all the way back, What a day as well wall to wall sun.
Anyway here is the car outside the station.



and here are a few short clips outside a disused factory unit.

Congratulations Kev, I'm so happy for you, you really deserved it. That is just great!

Now, enjoy the roads, but pay a visit now and then here on the forum, we still need your advices!

Great job mate, congrats again!

I wish I could see your car with my own eyes... one day perhaps...

Congrats, Kev! What can I say, it looks and sounds great, well done!

Well done great looking car

Congrats Kev, looks and sounds great too :)

Well done mate, looks great.

Kev,

Are my eyes deceiving me or have you only got side repeaters on the scuttle?

Russ

Errr yep Russ ....why should there be more?.....not that it matters mind you

Well done Kev. Glad your side repeaters were high enough in the end!

Cheers
Stot

Just with the discussions all the time about passing or not passing in the scuttle and whether or not you need them on the rear wings like some builders have done...

They are fine on the scuttle as long as they are visible from the angles specified
in IVA manual
Mine were slightly obscured but my IVA man said he could still see them so they were ok by him;)

by the way Stot.....forgot to get back to you on the cable joiners ....the guy at Newcastle would have none of it, it had to be a full length cable unjoined, funnily enough its performance improved by about 30% I have no idea as to elsewhere being different, so I guess its down to you if you wish to risk it on an IVA

Lol. Kev, you must have the most recognisable Haynes Roadster in the uk, with those back lights stood up on end. Well done fella, enjoy the fruits of your labour, top man. ;)

Kev, Did you find a local company to make a new cable up for you. I was going to go to the newcastle VOSA as its just around the corner from me... but... I have had to shorten the front section of the mx5 cable to fit in with the Saturn plans. It looks like the ends etc are not standard. The only thing I can think about doing is buying another front section and having it swaged at the end to make it "look original". If there is a company who can make a new one this would be great.

Here is a picture of the cable

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/handbrake-...225-p-384.html

David

I cut mine to length and drilled a section of bolt and crimped in a press and dab of mig on the end .

Yatch suppliers can crimp stainless cable to make you one if needs be, storrer marine in gateshead possibly ,south shore road.

Congratulations Kev.

IVA manual seems to be made up of MOT/Constrution and Use rules,only one cable adjuster is allowed for MOT so it makes sense that they fail more than one.

Section 3.5 RFR n would explain it.

Cheers for all the great comments guys ....they are defo appreciated,
Well now its time to tweak the the roadster into the post IVA car that I want and for a start that orrible sierra steering wheel has got to go......so off it came and the bandsaw fell on it loads of times until what I had left was the bare bones of the central boss.....this was duly hoyed into the lathe and turned down, then I grabbed a lump of ally that I also turned to fit the "new" boss then I needed some plastic spacers turning up so I could still use the central horn push on my new smaller snazzy steering wheel.

Thats great .
I bought an 11" wheel on ebay but cant find a boss with a hex fitting. I was toying with the idea of adapting the extg wheel. The angry grinder will be dusted off next week. Cheers:) :)

When I saw the first pic I thought you were making some sort of "tiller" for the steering :eek: . I remember seeing that wheel you had,thought you were loosing it Kev ;)

I thought the original was getting top and bottom sliced out like the one on the knightrider car :D

Must be the excitement of passing iva, kev has gone all bling!