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CTWV50 29th April 2013 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by skov (Post 89983)
I should be alright as long as it doesn't shoot a scorching hot bundle of wire at the IVA man during the test :D

I don't think that's a fail anyway so you should be fine!:eek:

skov 29th April 2013 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CTWV50 (Post 89984)
I don't think that's a fail anyway so you should be fine!:eek:

I'm not so sure... I suspect maiming the tester is covered by point 1 in the General Construction section:

1. All aspects of the design and construction of the vehicle must be such that no Immediate danger is caused or likely to be caused to any person in the vehicle or to other road users

CTWV50 29th April 2013 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by skov (Post 89990)
I'm not so sure... I suspect maiming the tester is covered by point 1 in the General Construction section:

1. All aspects of the design and construction of the vehicle must be such that no Immediate danger is caused or likely to be caused to any person in the vehicle or to other road users

But is it an immediate danger? ;)

How did you get on with your brake pipes up front? I see another member was failed for not having them clipped to the wishbones. Is that our worry with them failing?

skov 29th April 2013 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by CTWV50 (Post 89991)
But is it an immediate danger? ;)

It is if it's flying towards your face!

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Originally Posted by CTWV50 (Post 89991)
How did you get on with your brake pipes up front? I see another member was failed for not having them clipped to the wishbones. Is that our worry with them failing?

The strange thing is I'm sure I've seen people fail FOR clipping them to the wishbones! :confused:

I think mine should be ok, but I'd better check them again next time my wings are back on the car. I'll add that to my "to do" list...

CTWV50 29th April 2013 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by skov (Post 89997)
The strange thing is I'm sure I've seen people fail FOR clipping them to the wishbones! :confused:

I think mine should be ok, but I'd better check them again next time my wings are back on the car. I'll add that to my "to do" list...

I guess the point is they can't be chaffed or damaged by other parts of the car. If you just zip tie them to the wishbones then it's as bad as having them rubbing anyway. But it's all down to tester interpretation I suppose. Caterham's don't appear to clip them so....

I've clipped mine because they came with a metal collar for a support and I might as well use it.

skov 30th April 2013 09:46 AM

I guess that makes sense if they came with mounting collars.
I think I'll leave mine dangling in the wind and hope for the best (and take some clips and cable ties with me just in case!).

Slight change of subject, I think I promised to put up some more pics of my front wing stays.
Here's a couple of the passenger side.
It's made from 3mmx25mm strip, a bit of scrap 3mm plate, and some round tube from an old bed frame :D




CTWV50 30th April 2013 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by skov (Post 90009)
I guess that makes sense if they came with mounting collars.
I think I'll leave mine dangling in the wind and hope for the best (and take some clips and cable ties with me just in case!).

Slight change of subject, I think I promised to put up some more pics of my front wing stays.
Here's a couple of the passenger side.
It's made from 3mmx25mm strip, a bit of scrap 3mm plate, and some round tube from an old bed frame :D




Excellent. If it rains this weekend I might have a go at making a pair of these.

skov 4th May 2013 09:17 PM

Not been a great day in the garage today :(
I thought I only had trim left and was seriously considering sending my IVA application off next week...
Then today I found out that my engine's leaking oil, one of my rear calipers is siezed, and one of my driveshaft boots is leaking. I'm not amused :mad:

CTWV50 4th May 2013 10:38 PM

I've got to find the oil leak on my engine. Not looking forwaed to that job.

Davidbolam 4th May 2013 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by skov (Post 90072)
Not been a great day in the garage today :(
I thought I only had trim left and was seriously considering sending my IVA application off next week...
Then today I found out that my engine's leaking oil, one of my rear calipers is siezed, and one of my driveshaft boots is leaking. I'm not amused :mad:

I think I've got a spare set of rear callipers in the garage somewhere. You can have them if your cover the postage.

Let me know if you need them and I will pop them in the post

David


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