chrisinoxford Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 Well finally kinda finished my FW SEIW with Redtop running twin webber 45's on thursday and sent it down to the garage to a guy who knows his classics and good with webbers. He got out his SVA book and is spending a couple of days giving it the once over including tuning my webbers. He has already picked up on loads of stuff that Mr SVA would have probably failed me on, so i think the idea of of doing this from my point of view is a worth while one. Was dreading driving down to sothampton from oxford only to be failed. However i feel a bit more confident now will the girl up next week hopefully running like a dream (he hopes) Chris. Quote
stu999 Posted August 19, 2007 Posted August 19, 2007 QUOTE He has already picked up on loads of stuff that Mr SVA would have probably failed me on, so i think the idea of of doing this from my point of view is a worth while one. Was dreading driving down to sothampton from oxford only to be failed. One way of looking at it. But it tends to be even more of a pi55er if you end up picking up a fail or two at SVA anyway - after paying someone to look at it The other problems would still need seeing to of course, but by taking the car straight to SVA you are only effectively paying one person to look at it, and dealing with one persons opinion, instead of the two you currently have... Quote
chrisinoxford Posted August 19, 2007 Author Posted August 19, 2007 Stu very tru but for money for me its worth it fail with 1 or 10 faults is a fail and the more i can narrow it down the better. However it is what it is bring it on i am itching to get behind the wheel sva on sept 5th tractday on friday 7th c. Quote
kipford Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Opening quote at my SOTON SVA test 'We have never passed a kit car first time yet'. They are strict but fair there and will allow time to fix minor problems. Mine failed by the way, not on the obvious things but a couple of points we could not have foreseen. Quote
chrisinoxford Posted August 20, 2007 Author Posted August 20, 2007 Kipford where were you when i decided to choose a centre weeks ago? What did you fail on? and were you allowed to fix the faults down there before you left and if so did it pass before you left the centre? chris Quote
Tigger Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 I found it beneficial to have a pre mot for these reasons: 1: It Gave me a chance for a blat before the SVA 2: Gave me a chance to bed the brakes in a bit, only a bit though 3: I got the friendly mot guy to check and setup my emissions 4: Peace of mind the car was safe to drive on the road 5: Priceless look on the MOT guys face when he couldn't find my car on the System . It was worth it just for that! Tiggs Quote
chrisinoxford Posted August 20, 2007 Author Posted August 20, 2007 i concur. however sounds like i am going to still fail at southampton. chris Quote
kipford Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Chris Did not mean to alarm you. There is every chance you can get through if the fail points are only minor. The full saga of my SVA (if I have worked out how to it properly will be in the clickies) if not do a search in Newbies on Southampton SVA under my username. Clicky - my fail Clicky My Pass Don't worry its all good fun Dave Quote
neilwillis Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 I think the attitude of the Southampton test centre is disgraceful. If a car is properly prepared why the hell shouldn't it pass first time? I know of plenty of Westfields that have passed first time, so it isn't a matter of them being poorly presented. Speaks volumes about Southampton if truth be told. Do a search about past experiences of people there. If there is one thing that the SVA testers should strive for, it's consistency. Quote
frenno Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 I bought a 80% finished 1992 westfield SE which has a fireblade engine fitted, it's never been registered as far as i know. It is now running and I intend to use it for trackdays and hillclimbing but not on the road. do I still need to SVA it? Sorry if this isn't the correct place to ask this question i'm new to all this. Quote
Tigger Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 I bought a 80% finished 1992 westfield SE which has a fireblade engine fitted, it's never been registered as far as i know. It is now running and I intend to use it for trackdays and hillclimbing but not on the road. do I still need to SVA it? Sorry if this isn't the correct place to ask this question i'm new to all this. Nope, you don't need to register or SVA it as long as it doesn't touch a highway (road) of any sort Funny you should ask that actually as I bought a 1992 SE back in 2003 which had been raced and dragged and I had to register it and SVA it 10 years later for the road so that should answer your question Tigger Quote
stu999 Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 Worth noting though is that you can actually 'register' the car with DVLA without SVA. It wont be allowed on the road, but it creates a Database that if some lowlife were to half-inch your motor and the police later found it, it could be traced back to it's rightful owner. Have a look here Quote
neilwillis Posted August 20, 2007 Posted August 20, 2007 For hillclimbs, you'll need a MSA logbook. Quote
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