Hi all I've put my mirrors in the same location, I'm not sure they would be usable in the higher location.  Anyhow they are coming off as soon as the IVA is complete because with the stalks the doors do not open fully 

martin 

What a pain. Any joy with the OBD2 reader? 

Sorry to hear of your continuing misfortune Simon. I have just emailed Derek re starting, as although I've had mine going 3 or 4 times there are occasions when it just does not want to know. When this happens I hear a click from one of the vacumn/electrical 'gizmos' on the front of the engine. The hose connections to these things seem to go all over the place; into the turbo dump and the fuel intake area and I'm wondering whether I might have incorrectly connected those that you do in the build meaning a residual vacumn is holding off a 'go' permit in the ECU. Pure speculation of course, but I have asked for better piccies and details than there is in the manual anyway.  

Car on wheels and started 1st time. I drove it up and down the drive so car finished except for stickers and IVA 'titillations'. Unfortunately after 2 other perfect consecutive starts it didn't want to know again, doesn't even try to start so there must be an electrical 'stop' occuring in there somewhere......very annoying. But I reckon it will go again tomorrow. Luckily PBC in 2 weeks and they can solve it. So plenty of time to polish it and having driven it I'm well chuffed! Mrs M already asking what I'm going to do to occupy myself next Winter....I wonder if I could afford a Supersport!  

Bravo, Peter! It looks very fine all in white. And hopefully Caterham can figure out why the starting is so erratic on the new ones.

Roll on Monday, and the arrival of mine...

Hi all, mine is finished too and going for its PBC on the 7th of April.  Mine has started quite a few times now so maybe I'm just lucky.  I've also taken it for a spin down our road, nice to know I've bolted the mechanicals correctly because it all seemed to work up to 2nd gear. I'm still waiting for my IVA arrangements, seems to be taking an age

regards

Martin

Wonder how they got through IVA with no trim on the edges of the reverse and rear fog light!

Apparently for the gillingham IVA test centre you do not need trim on those two bits anymore

martin 

Went for the PBC today; some washers where they shouldn't be and some not where they should - all easily solvable. Spring washers under the engine bracket bolts is not a problem. Other points of note; if you have a number beginning with 'e' on the riveted plate under the brake fluid reservoir (like me!) you have a C165 (Europe) left hand drive plate that will not get through a UK IVA. So old plate drilled off and I have to rivet on another one when it arrives from Dartford. 

Also, they remove the top steering column and wheel and put in a temp Caterham Momo that will pass IVA. And I have to fit my own after the IVA and return the 'IVA wheel'..........how daft is that! However, must say the after sales team at Crawley were excellent.

Agree Martin; not one car at Crawley has edging around the fog and reverse...............so why does the manual say do it?

So onwards and upwards to IVA next Thursday at Southampton 

Hi all I took my car up on Tuesday for the PBC today but no contact from Crawley so I will ring them tomorrow to find out if I have the same fun and games with the IVA. My IVA is on the 24/4 so still a few weeks to go. The fog lamp point was a specific question I asked Derek who confirmed that the trim wasnt needed

martin 

I put 733 kg which is the number on the plate, also confirmed in the manual . I had a small scare on the front wing when the IVA states that the wing has to be over the front of the wheel . I read this as the tyre which my wing is most definitely not, but of course it is over the wheel when you look at the wheel itself imagining that the tyre is not on it, phew!  What a lot of faff this IVA thingy is with a lot of it not seemingly making much common sense!

martin

Simon - your phots are interesting and worrying! The blue car has the number chain beginning with 'e' that i mentioned and shows a combined axle weight of 860kg; which is as per my IVA application, as written for me by Caterham. However, my plate (now my 'old' plate') reads 733kg so I wonder what my new plate will say. If it doesn't match the IVA application I reckon my chances of passing are currently zilch!   

Seems like I am using the IVA steering column as well after you Peter. It's getting handed around like some used newspaper so I have to fit it for the test and then put my old one back on after the test and return it to Caterham. Have you ever heard of such bureaucracy gone mad!

Martin

Simon - I have passed on my concerns to Paul at Crawley and Derek at Dartford. My hope is that para 4 on the IVA form is 'ORIGINAL Design Laden Weight' and the weight on the plate is the ACTUAL Laden Weight whch, if is below the design, is OK.  

Martin - as you are next with the steering wheel perhaps we can meet halfway between Fareham and (if my memory serves me well) Wokingham rather than me posting what will be a very awkward shape back to Crawley.  

Other snippets from my IVA check at Crawley:

1. Take out washers under studs holding fan to rad (that manual say put in) so studs 'show' through the nyloc

2. Put washers either side of the rear brake thro bulkhead connector (the manual say use a plain nut). This is a pain as it means re bleeding the brakes.

3. Radius (half grommets) on top surface of door hinges (windscreen fittings) on the side that are flush fitting (for when doors are off).

4. Trim on the exhaust brackets and front edge of the heat shield.

Other: I have part labelled my dash on safety items (lights, horn, indicators). Also labelled to show rear fog switch is a 'Press On' not a click type. Ken the Tester didn't know about it being a (new) self cancelling switch and at first thought it would fail IVA - so better safe than sorry in case Inspectors think the same. I have put heat shrink over the long thread sticking out the bottom of the uprights. I also shortened the long thread on the exhaust clamp (apparently the exhaust is a touchy area for IVA inspectors - no pun intended. They were concerned that my car didn't seem to have an adequate centering action when hands off the steering wheel. They eased a screw in the top of the rack which improved things and advised 'take a long run to the IVA centre to work the front suspension'! 

Hi Peter, I've just had my PBC check with Caterham and have had very similar things as you.  I've decided to leave the car up at Crawley and let them do the bits it needs and then take the car directly to Gillingham for the test from there.  So I'm sorry but I can't meet to collect the IVA wheel and it will need to go back to Crawley, sorry about that.

Regards

Martin