SVA Kit

[jigsaw]

And he wold not have to pay road tax if the donor was older than 1973 i have often sead this
about people who build minis from an old rust bucket  . Les.

[Stuart Evans]

Well i've had my paperwork rejected by VOSA,
The max speed and RPM figures are too low.
This just goes to show what lack of understanding or interpretation of the regulations there is within this organization. Two people in the Cobra Club have submitted lower figures, one within the last month, and his car is injection with about 30hp more. They didn't even question the figures he quoted. I'm afraid this lowers my opinion of this system even further.
I don't know whether to complain, or put and shut up, and try to get a test before the cut off.

[s10cobra]

Sorry to hear that Stu,  I have replied to your email directly but for anyone following this I believe they they have just recently started being more rigourous.  I feel it is just the start of things to come.  As soon as I restated by top speed at 130 and rpm at 5000 it was accepted.  I know someone else who got their v6 through at 110 but they applied earlier than me and may just have got lucky.  I doubt there is someone there looking at technical details and making an informed decision.  They probably have a broad spec sheet to cross reference engine and capacity against.

  I figure restating a higher rpm will also cause me noise problems but the exhaust can be packed further.  The most bitter pill was spending another 470 quid on another set of tyres but now I have done it and have a test looming on the 2nd of March I am just trying to look forwards to warm April evenings driving instead 

[Stuart Evans]

Hi Simon
I've sent you an email, that should explain our difficuties.
Regards Stu.

If any other members are interested in this thread i'll pass on any help i can, but only via email or PM.

[s10cobra]

For anyone who was following this thread originally I have only one thing to say
I passed my SVA today!!  Yippee 

I didn't want to start another thread but I wanted to tell those who where kind enough to show an interest before!
Now I just need to get it painted and registered and I am on the road and will be turning up to say hello to people the first chance I get

[simon3000]

well done.its a brilliant feeling isnt it.
see you at the shows and the next east anglian meet

[istreatf]

Congratulations Simon well done!
That is Two Simons we have now with recently passed Pilgrims both being or to be painted.
Now try and wipe the smile off your face..........

[simon3000]

c'mon ian the grin is permanent now.it'll only get bigger when the car is back and the sun is shining

[istreatf]

No Probs - mine is almost permanent still after 23 years of driving the Bulldog around. And you have probably more people to wave at when you drive yours as all those other Healey drvers won't know yours is not a real one, unless your secret squirrel two tone colour scheme is as I suspect, pink over purple.

[jigsaw]

Well done Simon on getting it though the test lets hope you stay with the pilgrim club and not disappear
to the cobra club site we could do with moor cars on our site it will be good to see you at the shows Les .