Tuesday 29 May 2012

Finally road legal!

After what has felt like an eternity, the letter I'd been waiting for from the DVLA arrived today with my registration details and tax disc.


After a short run out this evening, it appears there a some things which need attention:
The suspension seems quite creaky so I plan to recheck the crush tubes and lubricate with some red rubber grease.

There are lots of pops and bangs coming from the exhaust. Mr Extra-Efi pointed out that there might be an exhaust leak around the manifold and some lamdba sensor friendly sealant should do the trick. Plus I need to check the stud bolts are torqued up correctly.
There also seems to be a rattle coming from the gearbox which goes away when the clutch pedal is pressed in. I'm wondering whether this is the clutch release arm vibrating and whether I actually have the right release bearing fitted...

Friday 11 May 2012

DVLA inspection done

The Indy was trailered back to the VOSA test centre yesterday as its where Norwich DVLA carry out their inspections. After 30 minutes, the Indy was back at home and in the garage. All they checked was the chassis number and engine number. I should be receiving my tax and registration details in the post within a week. The wait is nearly over........