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Sounds like you inherited my run of luck. I hope yours is shorter than mine was but as you say every cloud......
Mike
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Tomcat is technically a spaceframe built on a lr chassis as its all one piece. But if I remember correctly the first Wildcats had a tube version of a lr chassis and a tomcat body. Later they changed the body to the well known style and a full spaceframe with no discernable chassis.
Mike
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Didn't bowler do a tube land rover chassis for its first Wildcats.
Mike
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I've already stamped mine but I'm sure he'll sign it any way, I've been using him for 20 years.
Mike
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I'm sorry but there is no way that's been through an IVA. I've read the manual and I don't expect mine to pass first time and mine is considerably better built than that. It can't be a land rover because the chassis etc isn't. If it was done years ago it would of failed the Vic thus triggering an sva and it would of failed that by the looks of it (and yes I've built a car for sva as well).
Mike
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I've double checked and yes I can drive to both an mot and an IVA provided it's prebooked and the vehicle is insured on it's chassis number. So mot booked for 8th may to set and check light aim, brakes and emissions plus a good look over to see if I've missed anything.
Mike
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That is the reason IVA exists!!!
Mike
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It was steel. It was built from cds 3mm wall from memory with 6mm uprights and some brownchurch style clamps the x were 25mmx3mm flat bar. If I did it again I'd use thinner wall subject to it bending ok but I'd get it galv'd. Ali would be good but I can't weld Ali. I don't thing it was much different in weight to my current patriot. If you want give me a shout and I can tell you how I made it.
Mike
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I drove my buggy to it's sva as others have said. But the IVA paperwork implies it must be trailered. Where you stand legally I don't know but you still can't test it on the roads.
Mike
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Not legally allowed to drive it till it's registered. Yeah it's great you can't test drive it till it's passed the IVA and registered. In fact my dad built a car that passed and was legal but when you drove it it was lethal (fixable).
Mike
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I made my own a few years ago unfortunately I sold it after selling my last 110 thinking I wouldn't need it. Then I bought another 110 and wish I'd kept it.
Mike
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Hopefully I'm there for the IVA once it's been for the test maybe another matter though. I've stamped 110 sw weights as that suits my needs. Hand brake gaiter is now screwed down.
I need to:
Sort the glove box cover again as my temporary fix was a little to temporary.
Sand the surface rust off the discs.
Fit a check strap on the rear door.
Swap wheels
I've got a couple of leaks to sort at some point and one of these has ruined the load bay head lining but that can wait.
Mike
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People have bought worse when bored.
Mike
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The steering wheel is a cheap one that came with another car years ago. I've had to add padding to the centre for the IVA.
As for the IVA it's self I've got to the point where I'm expecting it to fail. But at least then I'll have a list to work to.
Mike
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The first thing I would do with the steering is drown the two column uj's with wd40 or similar and work them a bit. If that improves the steering then new uj's are on the cards if not then start checking other components.
Mike
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I've been and gone and done it!......
IVA application goes in the post tomorrow.
Mike
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Perspex scraper then white spirit would be what I'd try.
Mike
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If I remember correctly here in the UK a vehicle being towed on a dolly has to be road legal ie broken down. If none road legal it has to be on a trailer or truck ie not touching the road. Certainly this was the case 25 years ago when I was looking to move a project mini.
Mike
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1 hour ago, Bowie69 said:
Either that or very knackered swivel pins!
Or seized steering uj's.
Indicator trailer single flash is normal on a discovery so could be your flasher relay or it may be normal I've never really noticed on our 110 either way I wouldn't worry about it.
Self cancel. I bet you have an aftermarket steering wheel that doesn't have the pin sticking out of the back of the boss or it hasn't been lined up with the groove in the self cancel ring.
Mike
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Thanks Ben I think I've got it covered now I just need to pull my finger out and get the IVA booked.
Mike
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Before I fitted 285/75x16 I had 265/75x16.
Now (285/75x16)
Mike
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I used britpart 1/4 of the price of gen the rubber is harder which means it needs to be nice and warm before using it but other than that fine.
Mike
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I hope so if I can afford to keep all three on the road.
Mike
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About 8mm there is A company on eBay I believe that sells the spacer separately. Some pumps don't need them but I suspect the ones that do are a generic pump that the spacer allows it to fit.
Mike
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New Series - RR Heavy
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I don't understand the internet nor do I pretend to. However your doing a great job and I enjoy them. I suspect just posting realise dates on social media would help. As has been said bad obsession don't post much but look at there following granted yours is a different animal but still very good.
Mike