Mat Jackson Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 Two significant things happend this weekend. Firstly I finally posted my membership form and £25 off, so as soon as it is processed I will finally be a fully paid up member. Secondly I passed SVA first time on Friday!!! Test centre in Cardiff were very very helpfull. Only problem I had was sharp edges on the exhaust. There is a support welded to the front of the silencer between the pipe and the can, this has a sharp edge on it. The testers also noted that the pipe clamp type braket at the back also had sharp edges, but unfortunately the heat shield would not cover them both, and rubber edging was out of the question due to temp. In the end the testers suggested I make a new bracket from flat bar to bring the rear clamp forward by 50mm. Luckily I had my drill and found a pirece of strip metal in the bottom of my toolbox which did the job!!! So after 4 hours of testing I passed!! The testers did point out the irony or not being allowed sharp edgest, but somehow it was perfectly OK to have a red hot exhaust running on the outside of the car!! 2 hours later I`m in the local DVLA to get my number, but didn`t have time to get the plates made up as I had a Christmas do to get to. Got home later that evening to find SWMBO with a reg plate shaped present to complete my day So Saturday morning and 50 miles get added to the clock (in the rain!!. Just want to say a massive thanks for all the advice I got during the build (maily do a search from blatters ). If anyone has any build questions on a 1800 ZETEC then hopefully I can now pass on the favours. Also a big thanks to Speedy Jon for the loan of a trailer for the day including delivery and collection. Anyone in South Walers keep and eye out, I will be setting up a local meet soon. Quote
geofff Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 Ahhhh lucky sod. I will get out to the cold garage tonight! Once more unto the breach..... Good luck Geoff Quote
neilwillis Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 Yes, congrats on signing up for membership! And on completeing your build of course Quote
speedy jon Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 WELL done Mat!! if you ever want to use the trailer again please feel free to ask. sorry bout the apperence of the trailer cos it does look crap at the moment but once iv painted it, it should look a bit better. will the local meet be this side of xmas or after? just an idea but how about a meet down llandow then at the same time we all can have a blast around the track? just an idea. i know to hire the track 4 a full day costs 125quid and 4 half day it costs 65. im not sure if it will cost more if there are a few cars on the track, but ill find out. but anyway how does that sound? and again well done, i should be doin my sva in jan Jon Quote
chrisbin Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 Well done Mat! Top result! Looking forward to news of the meeting...... Quote
karlos Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 There is a support welded to the front of the silencer between the pipe and the can, this has a sharp edge on it. In the end the testers suggested I make a new bracket from flat bar to bring the rear clamp forward by 50mm. Congrats on the pass Any chance you can post pics of the support in question and what you did to cure this? Thanks muchly! Quote
Mat Jackson Posted December 7, 2004 Author Posted December 7, 2004 Don`t have adigi camera I`m afraid, but if I can get one I will see what I can do!!!! The bracket was simply a piece of flat bar with a hole at each end. The hole centres were 50mm apart. Originally the exhaust clamp sat ontop of the rubber bobbin held in place with a nut. With this mod the flat bar sat one end on the bobbin, held on by said nut, and the other end had the clamp bolted to it. The flat par sat paralell to the car bringing the clamp 50mm further forward and therefore under the heat shiedl so you couldn`t touch the sharp endges. Hope this makes more sense, if I can get a camera for a snap I will. Mat Quote
Stevo Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 Well done and that is quite a nice plate did you get to choose it? Quote
jimthedrummer Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 don`nt forget me in sunny chepstow mat! congrats on sva be wary of damp blats and hedges!! Quote
skid Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 all without joining till the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :laugh: :laugh: Quote
chazpowerslide Posted December 7, 2004 Posted December 7, 2004 Well done Mat. Lots of time to work out how it behaves in the wet before the roads dry out and you can really have some fun Chaz. Quote
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