NeilD

some of us are old enough to remember non-sycromesh boxes and you needed to !

I'd still rather fix it before SVA though - nice of Robin Hood to supply a duff steering rack.....

how legal would it be, having passed the MOT but with advisory to get it fixed before SVA to drive it down to my local college where I can use ramps, wheel alignment gear etc ? ( insured on chassis no. ) Had I failed I recon it would be OK but since it passed?? PS Local college is next door to police division HQ....

Mine is at the same stage except no carpet ( nice patern! ) and no windows - are you building it in your front room? Good luck with the SVA......

I've had similar problems twice - highly intermittant - once it turned out to be the coil the other the fuel pump - it took nearly 6 months to suss the fuel pump one!

Took the car for a pre-SVA MOT today - it passed - just BUT got an Advisory notice on the Nearside steering pivot point - garage suggested this could be remedied by a new nearside rack end. As I bought the kit as a rolling chassis I am not sure the origins of the rack - does the 2B use a standard Sierra rack with just the steering column bit modified so I can get the rack end from my local motor factor???

I just got roadsure cover ' no time limit to SVA as also can be used during build' - also the cheapest quote I got.

Guess what - I'll be making one too! -thanks guys I'd overlooked this....

Self amalgamating tape here Screwfix All over the jaggy bits of my build at the moment.

Good point - MOT booked for Monday - will let me sort out headlight alignment / speedo calibration etc. ( MOT garage said to bring my toolkit )

Should be readily available from a local electrical factor ( even comes on rolls with sides that snap out into place and fitted with double sided tape for mounting ) - find an electrician and ask him where to buy...

Edinburgh DVLA say after SVA. I am going to try and get it done the same day as it is a 110 mile round trip to Glasgow VOSA place....... DVLA bloke also said I'd need an MOT to prove the car is roadworthy before I can register it - wonder what the SVA test is for then? - trying to decide whether to argue the point or just get an MOT to shut them up.........

Ah - consistency again...... I will sneak away early and try to get to the DVLA before they close.

Not very clear on when / how you apply for this. Can you get it done before SVA? If so how do you go about arranging it? Thanks

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From ETB's website ETB manufactures 2 types of fuel gauges. The first type is matched to our standard, 6-hole, top-mount float-arm sensor. This sensor is calibrated to provide an electrical resistance of 260 Ohms at empty and 20 Ohms at full. This calibration range is similar to early Smith's type fuel level senders, as well as some Ford fuel senders (most commonly 1982-1986 Ford Sierra hatchback / saloon). The best way to check whether your existing fuel level sender will work with an ETB fuel gauge is to measure the resistance range of the sender unit. To do this, you need to disconnect any wires connected to the sender unit and remove the sender from the fuel tank (taking great care if there is any fuel left in the tank). Using a multimeter that can measure resistance in Ohms (Ω), connect one probe to earth and the other to the connector on the fuel sender and note the resistance reading with the float at empty (lowest position) and at full (highest position). If the reading is approximately 260 Ohms at empty and 20 Ohms at full, it will work reasonably well with an ETB fuel gauge. BUT!!! These sensors were not designed to work with the modern ETB air-core movements, but with old bi-metallic strip gauge movements. Therefore, although empty and full will be correctly indicated on the gauge, mid-range indication will read incorrectly. This is because ETB gauges expect a relatively linear change in resistance as fuel level changes, whereas the older Smith's type / Ford type are not linear - this basically means that fuel will appear to decrease very rapidly from reading full for the first two-thirds of gauge pointer movement and then slow considerably when the pointer nears empty. The second type of ETB Fuel gauge has a range of 10 Ohms at empty to 180 Ohms at full. This type will match certain VDO lever-arm type fuel senders. Hope this helps........

Nice small work list - well done!

I've seen this quoted as a guideline somewhere and would go with that.....

link to sva manual SVA Manual

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usually you can put a password/phrase in plain english and the router will use an algorthm to generate the stuff it needs

DVLA at Edinburgh preferred to give me a chassis number rather than me making one up. Probably best to call your local DVLA ( Swansea are not so clued up.... )

I used guages from Veypor and ETB

Form in the post - now panicking about all those '2 minute' jobs

SCARY.......