wow first proper drive

[stupott901]

just taken my indyblade out for an drive and wow i like lots
its got some speed and sounds awesome managed to put 5 miles on the clock just testing

its not road legal yet took on the range road just outside camp to set the speedo

the speedo (acewell digidash ) was fine up to 20-25mph then went all eratic but that is apprantly due to sender unit not fitted correctly

['The Gaffer']

Thats excellent news, you cant beat the sound of a blade on full song 

How long before you are on the road?

Look forward to seeing you and the car.

[Richard]

Excellent advantage having that access to "private" road.

I'm curious if you found anything else that needed some changes in your test ?

[stupott901]

i reckon be ready ready for sva test from next week just have to book at bristol then it be waiting for dvla

is there anything i can do now ready for dvla ?

and yes it is handy having a private road handy still felt like an naughty school boy though

yes im going to have to bring the toe in a bit as i was advised to put more toe out on to help the self centering but gone bit too much i think

['The Gaffer']

Hope all goes well with the test.

Cant help on DVLA as never done it.  Maybe someone else can advise?

[Mark G]

Best thing to do is to make sure you have all of the relevant forms and paperwork filled out and ready to send off.  I took copies of everything that I sent incase it went missing.

After you've sent off your documents you will recieve a letter asking you to provide your car to the DVLA in Bristol for an inspection where they will check your chassis numbers, engine number and donor parts of the vehicle.

I had my inspection around 2-3 weeks after sending off the paperwork.  I decided to wait untill after my SVA had passed,   You can send it before but I believe it complicates matters.

[stupott901]

cheers mark that seems to make sense well what it matters waiting another 2-3 weeks when i have waited nearly 2 years

[Mark G]

What blade engine are you running Stu?  If you're on carbs, have you rejetted them?

I fitted a dynojet kit in mine and it made a world of difference to the torque curve and just felt soooo much smoother.

(Can't use a bike dynojet kit though,  need to get one specific for car use)

[stupott901]

hi mark its 893 blade engine so yes carb and no i have not rejetted them i was thinking once passed sva retest id look at things like that
where did you get yours from and are they hard to do?

[Mark G]

no, not too hard to do.  There is a pretty decent guide on the net somewhere.  I know the link does come up on the locost builders forum pretty often.

I got my kit from Andy B at AB performance, again through the Locost Builders forum.  He runs racing cars with these engines and knows the setup like the back of his hand.  I think he's spent about 16 hours on the dyno getting the settings right so you'd be best to go to him.  IIRC the kit is around £125.

The number at his workshop is
01449736633, ask for Andy.