Carpets & Seats

[dingocooke]

Nice one Iain; see us Nottm lads are alright as long as were not armed...

[ldtopham]

Excellent news Iain. All the best for your SVA

[kevchard]

Hi Iain
Good news that you have not got to make major mods to your belt mounts.
Was the examiner called Martin? He was the one we had, and he couldn't have been any more helpfull.
Good luck on the big day.
Cheers
Kevin

[Deck]

Good result there Iain. I'm glad there's no cutting and shutting required although judging by those photos you wouldn't be too challenged in that department. Nice work! and thanks for posting them.

Have you glassed up the gap at the front of the footwells, between them and the body, in the engine bay too? Can or does water (spray) get into the channel from the front?


Did you think about filling the cavity with foam insulation or anything or is that pointless?

I think my chassis is going to need a rub down and another coat of paint before I get into this bit!! If only that was all that needed doing....

Good luck with the rest of it and keep us posted on the final finishings.
Cheers
Dec

[Iain]

Originally Posted by Deck

Good result there Iain. I'm glad there's no cutting and shutting required although judging by those photos you wouldn't be too challenged in that department. Nice work! and thanks for posting them.

Have you glassed up the gap at the front of the footwells, between them and the body, in the engine bay too? Can or does water (spray) get into the channel from the front?


Did you think about filling the cavity with foam insulation or anything or is that pointless?

I think my chassis is going to need a rub down and another coat of paint before I get into this bit!! If only that was all that needed doing....

Good luck with the rest of it and keep us posted on the final finishings.
Cheers
Dec

Dec, I have not glassed up the front of the footwells. I don't think that much water would get up there, certainly in my case anyway but I'll soon find out I guess (good old British weather!)

I had thought about gap filling with foam but in the end I thought that the trouble doing it was more than the benefit gained from doing it (probably laziness on my part!). There is still an option for me to do that at a later stage I needs be. The thing to watch out for is that if moisture can get into that area then it will have an effect on the foam.... probably not a good one either!

Cheers...

[steamyrotter]

Iain

Have you had to change the door catches?

Didn't think the type in the original photos were compliant as they don't (well the set that came with mine) have the intermediate latching point?
ie antiburst malarkey.

Other than that looking excellent as would be expected from your work.

Come on then, when's the SVA.

cheers

[Iain]

Hi,

I haven't had to change the door catches no. I bought my door locks from S&J Motors and they came with the double latch so I should be okay on that issue.

However, one thing he did pick up on was the boot lock. Due to me electing not to have a rear bumper the boot lock is the thing that sticks out the most on the back of the car. This lock is supplied by S&J Motors as part of an SVA compliant lock kit (I think) but I have been told that the boot lock is not SVA compliant. His recommendation was for me to (his words) "borrow" a compliant one for the test and I should be okay. I need to speak with S&J Motors about this issue so I'll let you know how I get on with this.

In the meantime, if anyone has a definite SVA friendly boot lock that they would be willing to loan me for the test it would be appreciated.

As for the SVA test itself, I am hoping it will be mid to late October. The paperwork has gone off and I'm waiting for my date. If I hear nothing by Wednesday I'll give the test centre at Watnall a ring to see what the situation is.

Cheers...