Subject: [locost] SVA ... From the 1/4/2001, they will be treating any engine put in "kit cars" that have no provenance as a "new" engine and all relevant...
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daren57@...
Dec 1, 2000 9:02 am
i have access to a mkiii fiesta, could anyone tell me what i should get off it before it is scrapped which i can us for my car?? servo etc or give me 200 quid...
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Dougie
dougie@...
Dec 1, 2000 10:28 am
Yo Peeps I was asked by a non list person the other day about chassis suppliers does anyone know if MK is the only supplier of the dedion version of the...
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Peter Ogden
p.ogden@...
Dec 1, 2000 10:58 am
Hi Rob, ... It sounds like they are going to do to you what they already do here. It isn't impossible to home build a car here, just very difficult! - Peter...
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ian.hubball@...
Dec 1, 2000 11:05 am
Hi Mark, I think that I have tracked down the repair kit for my master cylinder, £14. So all being well, I should be able to revive the old one, so long as...
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Mark J
m.jameson@...
Dec 1, 2000 11:11 am
... CAUTION **** Ensure virus defences are installed on your hard disk before you install *** Also check the name of the suppliers in the hard useage log, if...
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pat.puxley@...
Dec 1, 2000 11:16 am
... of a motorcycle I had bought, I requested and rec'd copies of all previous log book front pages from dvla. Surely if you can present a copy of the log book...
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rory_perrett@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:48 pm
Dougie and all Things seem to be moving quite fast in the Locost world at the moment but as I understand as of now. There are a number of suppliers of...
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David Jenkins
d.w.jenkins@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:54 pm
I think that it may be worth getting an official statement on this, due to its importance. There are some major changes coming next April, but they are mainly...
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Gixer
gixer@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:56 pm
Hi all, Would the rear trailing link bolts be suitable to mount to outside belt anchors? Thus removing the need for the 3mm plates. Darren D....
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Gixer
gixer@...
Dec 1, 2000 1:06 pm
I was speaking to a chap at AS Motorsports ( www.locost7.co.uk ) earlier and he has known about this for a while. Basicly if you've got the log book from the...
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David Jenkins
d.w.jenkins@...
Dec 1, 2000 1:21 pm
I'll answer my own question here! I had a look on the government site relating to SVA, and found the white paper relating to the 1st April changes ...
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garyw@...
Dec 1, 2000 2:11 pm
Allcraft is a small specialist engineering company. Its founders have 20 years competition experience and have already built a Locost for a friend. Currently...
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Darren Ponton
darren_ponton@...
Dec 1, 2000 2:15 pm
Darren D I think seat belts have to be anchored with 7/16 bolts 20 thread wherever you are in the world. Darren P Oz ... ...
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Leslie Newell
les@...
Dec 1, 2000 2:22 pm
Hi Darren, The standard 3/8" bolts are too small to pass the SVA. The SVA specifies that the bolts must be at least 7/16" (11mm). The inspectors are fairly...
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Leslie Newell
les@...
Dec 1, 2000 2:22 pm
Hi Ian, There is little difference between a servo m/cyl and non servo m/cyl apart from the servo unit itself. Usually the servo has a rod sticking out of it...
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Darren Ponton
darren_ponton@...
Dec 1, 2000 2:37 pm
Hi Nick, If you don't get any takers from the List (theres only about 5 locals on here), advertise it in the Quokka, or ring Jamie Guard (Replica cars,55 Poole...
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Alex Devonport
fourays@...
Dec 1, 2000 3:56 pm
AFAIK cmc is not making anything yet in the US although they advertise DD tubes etc. Who knows what the quality of it will be like, I know of 1 US...
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Larry
lst824@...
Dec 1, 2000 4:43 pm
D'Man: As most of the group is well aware, we Americans are filthy rich, so the cost of the TIG unit is not an issue:) When I buy it, my mates will arrive at...
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Ivan
mainly_minis@...
Dec 1, 2000 6:27 pm
hi ppl well it looks like there trying to do to you what they have done to us and make it allmost inposible to put on the road. Ivan Brizzy QLD AU ... older ...
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contractor@...
Dec 1, 2000 7:41 pm
Hi Ian, It's good news that you have found the repair kit, that should be another thing you can tick off the list of things you need :-) I think the conversion...
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Ken Walton
kenwrace@...
Dec 1, 2000 8:37 pm
Larry---only applies to the left coast-this side still lives in poverty. it took me years to find and aquire a TIG that I could swing and now I am back to...
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Rick & Lesley Hargraves
rhargrav@...
Dec 1, 2000 9:00 pm
Hi Ivan, I beg to differ that they are "near impossible" to put on the road" in AUS if you follow the rules which are really not that hard to comply with. It...
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Roland@...
Dec 1, 2000 9:51 pm
The November update is now on-line Roland/Marcus Roland@... www.lumby.freeserve.co.uk [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Chris Gill
beer4me@...
Dec 2, 2000 5:03 am
Hi, Just a call to the people from NZ on the list, just wanting to know if anyone has contacts for supplying nose cones and guards, I've all ready spoken to...
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Ed Bratt
bratt@...
Dec 2, 2000 5:35 am
If government interference gets too bad, you can always go back to the "law of the land" where travel on the King's highways is a right, not a privilege. The...
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Ivan
mainly_minis@...
Dec 2, 2000 6:30 am
hi i ment that it costs a lot more from what i have seen like a current engin from what i have seen $1700AU to $9000AU and that is 2nd hand and even then...
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aasignsltd
aasignsltd@...
Dec 2, 2000 6:37 am
Hi Chris It seems that a lot of people have moulds but I can't think of too many at the present. Gary Peglar up in Long Bay had a nosecone, clamshell guards...
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P Sutton
peter-sutton@...
Dec 2, 2000 6:55 am
Hi Chris, You dont mention where you are in NZ but I can give you a couple of contacts: 1: john.mcgregor@... here in Christchurch. He may be able to...
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Rick & Lesley Hargraves
rhargrav@...
Dec 2, 2000 9:30 am
Hi Ivan, My Toyota 20V 4A-GE (51,000 klm) and 5 speed box owes me $1300 and I expect ot get it on the road for around $10,000. Engineering is $800 wich...
