Lightweight Sva Fail

[Guest dandan]

Hi all been a while since ive posted

me and graham (gdc) took my Lightweight for the test thismorning,

as title say it failed but were still happy

1. fog light to close to brake light

2.to noisy 106db

 

all sorted know ready for re-test on thursday

first thing was the emmisionswhich to start with we failed and we could not work out why as when it was mot'edit was fine then we remembered that i had changed the air filter from socks to pipercross p600 so sent graham home to get the socksa and the co's were

socks=2.6

p600=6.9

 

 

danny

[Guest craig030774]

Hi all been a while since ive posted

me and graham (gdc) took my Lightweight for the test thismorning,

as title say it failed but were still happy

1. fog light to close to brake light

2.to noisy 106db

 

all sorted know ready for re-test on thursday

first thing was the emmisionswhich to start with we failed and we could not work out why as when it was mot'edit was fine then we remembered that i had changed the air filter from socks to pipercross p600 so sent graham home to get the socksa and the co's were

socks=2.6

p600=6.9

 

 

danny

 

spot on well done not long and will be on the road

[miikae]

Good result , roll on thursday Eh and keep your socks on !.

 

Mike

[Guest gdc]

i have to say i am chuffed to bits ,and proof that the first one wasnt a fluke .

 

all the same mods , i think a proven method.

 

regards graham

[Guest Ian & Carole]

Well done that man

 

Bring on number three

 

Deffinatly a proven case that it can be done.

 

Ian J

[peter_m7uk]

Great stuff, lads! Good to see another Lightweight (nearly) on the road.

 

Any comments at all from the examiner on the model, or on the construction??

 

Pete

[Guest dandan]

cheers for the comments all

 

pete

our examiner knows all about the construction issues with the lightweight and was very pleased with our mods to strengthen the car

 

danny

[Guest gdc]

hi ian

re number three

its about ready for paint, then i can fit the front end ,wishbones ect.

the bigest prob is going to be getting to sva !

as i am classed as a pro builder by vosa admin, got through this one but dont know about the next one , and the

test and the application is to get more diffuicult,

but chuffed at the moment so take it as it comes .

pete as dan said the tester knows about the issues relating to the lightweight , he tested the first one .

no real comments except nice clean build.

regards graham

[Guest chris brown]

Well done Graham (and Dan ) I thought you would have known about light spacing by now. BTW have you solved your under steer yet?

[Guest dandan]

cheers chris

i changed grahams rack and checked the camber which was ok am going to check tyre pressures but he has not been out in it yet

oh me and gem (my better half ) sorted out a surrey for him needs a bit of alteration but looks ok

[Longboarder]

Well done. That's about as close to a pass as you can get and still fail. Two points only. Prepare to learn to drive it.

 

Nigel

[E.Hunt]

Well done

 

I can see I've a bit of catching up to do.

[Guest Eric]

so near yet so far, you must be able to taste it

seriously, congratulations to you both, only a matter of time

 

right then graham, got #4 started yet

 

cheers

ek

[stevedohc2b]

Well done easy fix then plates and on the road

 

Stephen

[Guest sean.]

Thats great news well done,as you know i only found out about all of the strengthening last week so its a relief to hear of a pass(so so). I spoke to Graham on saterday who put my mind at rest regards the changes i need to do(thanks again) which i am on with now.

Did the tester go into any depth about the strengthening ?