IVA Bits and bobs

I started work on some of the little fiddly jobs for the IVA test. I had a massive amount of vibration on the wing mirror when the car was on tick over so using the old wooden former that I made when shaping the scuttle I shaped two ali plates to fit inside the scuttle as reinforcement.....

The plates are about the size of envelope and have eliminated a hell of a lot of the vibration..

I then set about a lot of edging trim to suspect areas that the IVA man will check. The photo below is hard to see but there is a sharp edge between the fog lamp and the rear wing and this must be trimmed...

One that really amazes me is that you have to trim round the edges of the harnesses as they will also be radius tested..... crazy!!

Also the holes round the wishbones in the side panel have also received the same trimming attention

All in all not a bad afternoons work and a few jobs ticked off the list and looking at this photo I see I forgot to reattach the repeater wire ! lol

1 step further!

Well as previously mentioned things have been slow but today I spent my time emptying my old workshop and moving the car to my new house. I have to say it was a great lift to see it again and start it up and drive it the short journey on to my mate Matts trailer. Matt works for Winner Group so if you ever need trailer or plant hire give him a shout!

Although Im annoyed its not yet completed I have to say it was amazing to see it out in the sunshine even though it was covered in dust.....

On to the trailer and away!

A bit of a posey shot at the bottom of my new garden....

and now all tucked up in the new workshop ready for me to get cracking and get her finished. A few questions for the lads on the forums and I'll have it all done. Got her booked in for the rolling road sesh then its IVA and away we go!!! :-)

Im so glad to have got it up here and reignite the need/desire to get it on the road!

A manic few months....

Hi all, for those asking for blog updates I apologise for the lack of updates. 2011 / 12 has been a bit of a whirlwind and all for the better although the build has suffered. I started the build then we found out we were pregnant, then I started my own business and last week we moved house so hence the lazy blog / build. I hope to get back at it in the next couple of weeks to get her ready for IVA as the car is pretty much finished bar a rolling road session and a shakedown. Watch this space, she will be on the road this summer!!
Thanks for reading and the continued support !

Fog light and boot cover

Well BIG thanks to my mate Frampy we have finally got a Fog lamp that will work in accordance with the IVA rules. I still cant believe that this issue is one oif the most asked about things on all the forums. Its a friggin' nightmare!

I mentioned before how I'd fabricated a 3 piece rear boot cover panel

and was planning on fitting the GBS vinyl boot cover but at over £100 and whilst doing the sums for IVA/registration I came up with this............

Black leatherette £5 on ebay, contact adhesive £8......

Black rivets ebay £3......

Admiring your own work and saving big money......Priceless!!

Well big thanks to Simon and or Will but the manifold did arrive today so I got it all fitted. The fitting kit is good and the bracket fits to the chassis with 2 X 10mil rivnuts

Now I need to sort the running out as the CAT and silencer glow RED HOT on idle, which means either its running lean or the timing is out. Still it was very cool blasting it through the village today! My GOD its QUICK!! ;-)

Exhaust continued....

After waiting 2 weeks for my exhaust it doesnt fit! I spoke to them and they explained they had changed the design and now have two different fittings. Shame they dont tell you that at the time or ask any questions before they take your order. Anyway hopefully they will be true to their word and a new manifold will be here tomorrow.

 Ive now had to strip the water rail and manifold to account for this so we're probably looking at a 3 week delay all in all.

Tracking and exhaust

So I have a list of minor jobs (mmm) to do whilst prepping for IVA. I did the tracking today, I used some ribbon and a stapler to align the front wheels with the rears. Its quite simple, take a piece of ribbon or string and run it through the centre line of the rear wheels. Then staple it in to a proper piece of tread on the tyre, then run the ribbon to the front wheel and make sure there is no deviation on the line. Important to note befor you do this make sure you have the same left/right movement on the steering wheel. Once its all done adjust the steering whell mounting position.

The exhaust came back from GBS today with the CAT welded so I set about fitting that. 1 hours work I reckoned but not so. The GBS manifold really doesnt seem too keen on accepting the rest of the system so I walked away and will revisit it tomorrow.!