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Old 14th March 2016, 09:23 AM
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little walk around Vid of the car nearly ready for IVA

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Old 14th March 2016, 12:28 PM
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Looking good looking good ☺

Fingers crossed for test mate

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Old 14th March 2016, 04:32 PM
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So had a bit of time over the week end playing with the car and sorted a few things out and crossed of the to do list. Had the car out on the drive and set the tracking up (ish) took it for a drive down the street to check a few thing like the brakes, any odd noises and self centring steering which didn't happen so any advice on that would be grate. Also took a few updated pics of the car nearly finished.

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I was worried about the self entering for my test but the examiner put the car to full lock and booted it to make sure it centred a bit. You can always add a bit of toe out as well.

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Old 14th March 2016, 07:35 PM
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self centring steering which didn't happen so any advice on that would be grate.
The IVA requirement is "When the vehicle is driven at speeds above 10mph, there must be a degree of steering “self centring” evident." You can't really check it on a narrow residential street. On my Haynes, when driving down the street at 10-20 mph, and wiggling the wheel left and right a bit, self-centering is pretty weak, especially on semi-slick tyres. But when coming out a drifting hairpin on full lock I can release the steering wheel for it to unwind. So, even though self centering weaker than on production cars, it's there.
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Old 16th March 2016, 08:25 PM
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You can lower the tyre pressure to help self centring. I think mine were about 14psi
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Old 21st March 2016, 09:04 AM
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So looking through my car last week doing my checks I realised I forgot about my horn I had mounted it but never got it working. Woops. So spent the weekend going backwards before I could go forward. Had to strip the dash back out then couldn't find the horn relay, no where to be found. So found a redundant relay that I missed when stripping bits of the loom and re wired it all working now then put it back together again. So now back to Keep on checking and giving it a good clean before my IVA.


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Old 21st March 2016, 07:25 PM
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oops yes I know that feeling, I went over and over the car, still at least you found it now.
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Old 28th March 2016, 10:31 PM
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So the car is finished bar a good clean up before IVA. Had another look at the tracking and the self centering this afternoon and it turned out the tracking was well out. Whoops. When I set it the first time well tried to the youngest doughter jumped it and turned the wheel and I thought it I put it back to centre. Turned out it wasn't. Any way re set it all took it for a drive down the roads and it now "shows sings of self centering".

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Old 30th March 2016, 07:34 PM
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Ok si if had the week of work this week but the wife gave me the freedom to have a me day. So I spent most of today giving the car a good clean and another going over. I think the IVA nerves are starting to settle in now. I've only got to put a little tool kit together now them I'm all ready for Friday. 2 more sleeps to go

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Old 31st March 2016, 10:43 AM
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Good luck mate car is looking great

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