Rosco's haynes Build

[RichardH]

i was looking at headlights yesterday, the car builder solution site mentions on one set of headlights something about beam pattern being flat

[Cropper]

Chadderton, 12.30

[K4KEV]

Good luck for tomorrow bud I'm sure you wont need it....your build will talked about I sure amongst themselves (examiners)..... so is it really "finished" cos we all know they never are ;-)

[Rosco]

Originally Posted by K4KEV

Good luck for tomorrow bud I'm sure you wont need it....your build will talked about I sure amongst themselves (examiners)..... so is it really "finished" cos we all know they never are ;-)

Cheers mate, to be fair it really is finished, there might be a few bits after IVA but at least my mrs thinks it's over haha

[Rosco]

Oh and I got some new bulbs and fitted them tonight, so hopefully

[Josh]

Awesome build Rosco, I've been quietly following for a while now!

I'm also running 5 3/4" SVC headlights - which bulbs did you buy to replace the stock ones? Little annoyed to learn they won't pass, they were sold as IVA friendly...

[Rosco]

Originally Posted by Josh

Awesome build Rosco, I've been quietly following for a while now!

I'm also running 5 3/4" SVC headlights - which bulbs did you buy to replace the stock ones? Little annoyed to learn they won't pass, they were sold as IVA friendly...

Cheers! Just some halfords ones, I'm going to take the old ones to just in case

[Cropper]

I bought some from halfords that were supposed to be extra bright etc. I will find out tomorrow if they are OK!

[Mking]

Good luck for tomorrow. Look forward to seeing your car on the road.

[Rosco]

Well got up this morning about 4:45 as I couldn't sleep, walked the dog and got the bonnet on etc, 6am came and my Dad turned up with the trailer, got it loaded up, I had a car cover so put this on as it was raining

Set off and the cover was blowing everywhere, so took it back off, it wasn't raining to hard

Got to the test station, unloaded the car and parked up, 8:30 the roller door went up and he got started, checked all the projections to start with, said the bottom of the headlight bracket wasn't rounded enough

Then looked over the brakes, happy with the balance bar being lock wired, but not happy with the rubber tube from the brake fluid pot to the cylinders, he asked if I had a recipt, but I couldn't find it,

Seat belts, all good, said they were fine but I could remove the spacers lifting them up, (the spacers were only for IVA anyway) he said the belts would be ok resting on the seat as the hole was trimmed,

Had a good look around the car, then checked the reverse gear, but the way I had wiried it, the prime switch put the light on then the engage switch reverses the car, but he said no good as you could leave the light on

Also the digi dash buttons needed locking as they hide the speedo when in a menu

Checked the speedo, all fine,

Emissions were spot on

Then he went and weighed it and try the brake balance I think

510kg and brakes good,

Onto the ramp, had a look underneath, checked lock to lock,

The headlights, said they were spot on

Just the brake test and noise left

Tested the brakes but said he has to work the figures out

Outside for the noise test, I was pooing it by this point, 97db so just under

Then he said if you want to go to your car and try n sort those 4 bits out

Well me and my dad, you would of thought we were going to miss the grid at the F1

Edge trim on the headlight brackets

I set about the wiring, re wired the reverse light so it was correct, and unwired the dash buttons

Just the brake pipe to sort, I rang rally design where it was from, them emailed me the spec sheet,

He came over and checked everything and said you've Passed

Went and did the paperwork and job done

So happy! I said I wouldn't have minded a fail but when I was there I didn't want to have to do a re test

So just need to fill my reg forms out now!