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I just have a very few items on my list so the form and fee will be going off to the DVLA this week to book my SVA.
After four and a half years, I thought I'd never get there. It was Novemeber 2003 when I started to dismmatle the donor and it was Easter weekend 2004 that my son and I travelled to Exeter to pick up stage one of the kit.
Lots of photo's tonight on my Flickr site...........
Thanks for all the comments guys, keep them comming incase I have forgotten something.
In theory, the bottom edge of the dashboard can be 5mm radius so long as it is deformable with thumb pressure. My edging is a squashy type from Woolies so 'should' be OK.
But, I also bought a 2m length of door seal at Stoneliegh which has a nice 20mm radius. This will either be in the boot for fitting if the above fails or fitted during the sleepness night before the test!
Again, a dished steering wheel don't need a centre pad but the edge of the horn ring doesn't meet the radius requirements, so that'll get a bit of black vinyl stuck over, once the steering wheel is finally fixed.
I think the cigar lighter should be OK, but that might also be removed before the test.
You could have the perfect car. He will find something wrong however you have done it. Have a bog standard car. And it will pass first fime. Depends on the day.
The way I looked at it, was expect a fail, come away with a list of things to pass next time.
If it passes first time, next you have the registration to look forward to! By that I mean if you can get different staff at the DVLa stating you can drive it to get inspected, other saying you need to put it on a trailer! Call centre or local inspector is the difference!
I got a letter today from VOSA at Swansea asking me to complete an "Amateur Built Declaration" (just two further questions about who built the car and a signature), photographic evidence of the build and certified copies (signed by applicant) of the receipts of the major parts purchased for the build.
I've completed the form and sent it back with 21 photos (minatures) and 24 receipts.
(Not sure why they couldn't have asked for all of this on the SVA1 form?)
Spoke to them on the phone today. Once checked at Swansea they send the application on to the test station to book the test date.
I got a letter today from VOSA at Swansea asking me to complete an "Amateur Built Declaration" (just two further questions about who built the car and a signature), photographic evidence of the build and certified copies (signed by applicant) of the receipts of the major parts purchased for the build.
That's interesting - did you have to do that Patrick?
That's interesting - did you have to do that Patrick?
Robin
Yeah I had to send a pack full of invoices. I included:
Donor car
Main chassis bits
Suspension bits
seats
Pipes, coolers, fan, rad etc
Misc parts (there were a lot of those!!)
Along with the builders form signed to say I'd done most of the work. You get the invoices back at SVA time but I made copies of all of mine before sending. I can't remember if I sent the originals of the copies now though, I think it was the copies.
Oooo - I better collect mine together then. Most of them are lying around in various parts of the garage. I was trying not to collect them all together in case it scared me how much it had cost....
Oooo - I better collect mine together then. Most of them are lying around in various parts of the garage. I was trying not to collect them all together in case it scared me how much it had cost....
BR
Robin
Yeah I was avoiding that too but then I needed to add up most of them up to figure out the agreed value of the car.
Not much progress while I'm waiting for a date for my SVA test. Every time I go in the garage, I find another little sharp edge to cover up. This is a little bit of wing piping stuck on to 'blunt' the front edge of the bonnet hinge.
Just in case, the whole steering wheel boss is now covered. (Looks quite nice?)
Now if've fitted my alloys and a 10mm spacer, my indicators were no longer less than 400mm from the edge of the car. I made up some new brackets. This time I used ali angle.
Your steering wheel boss cover looks like stock - unlike mine which was very stuck on !
Yeah, it's amazing what you can do with a piece of vinyl and a tube of evo-stick
I spoke to VOSA at Swansea again today. They have my photo's etc but one technical officer is on holiday this week and the other phoned in sick today, so my application is stuck.
Probably a good thing as I don't fancy driving with no hood with the current weather conditions.
Yeah, it's amazing what you can do with a piece of vinyl and a tube of evo-stick
I spoke to VOSA at Swansea again today. They have my photo's etc but one technical officer is on holiday this week and the other phoned in sick today, so my application is stuck.
Probably a good thing as I don't fancy driving with no hood with the current weather conditions.
Just stay over 50 and you'll be fine although your evostick might melt!
The good news today is that I finally got my SVA date today.............
.......the bad news, I'm booked for the 5 September 2008 !!
When i 'phoned last week the lady said to expect a date at the end of June/beginng July, so I never expected September!
I shall phone tomorow to see there are any other options / stations with a shorter waiting list.
I got a letter today from VOSA at Swansea asking me to complete an "Amateur Built Declaration" (just two further questions about who built the car and a signature!
I've completed the form and sent it back with 21 photos (minatures) and 24 receipts.
Peter
Peter, where did you get this form from? I have completed q15 but there is no declaration visible? Is this a separate form?
Peter, where did you get this form from? I have completed q15 but there is no declaration visible? Is this a separate form?
Cheers
Craig
Hi Craig,
the additional form was sent to me by Swansea after they had recieved my SVA1.
I'll post a scanned copy later this evening, but I think you have to wait for them to send it to you.
I 'phoned around this morning.
I first checked with Yeading (my nearest test station) who confirmed the date was correct and explained that for Kitcars they allow 4 hours and this is the first 4 hour slot in their diary.
I asked if I paid extra if they would do it on a Saturday morning - not keen on that. I asked if they could suggest anywhere else. Try Southampton.
This is 72 miles from home, so didn't fancy a 144 mile maiden voyage!
I then tried Edmonton (25 miles from home). "Is it a Kitcar" yes, I said.
They laughed! But when i told them about the 5th September at Yeading they said they could do the 23rd July.
Still another 6 weeks to wait but better than September.
Now I have to face a 25 mile journey on the A40 and A406 (North Circular Road - 3 lane dual carriage way through North London) right in the morning rush hour - amongst the lorries- with no windscreen-should be exciting
- unlike mine which was very stuck on 
