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Hi Richard, I did mine as attached. The arm’s made of 1mm stainless and it slightly sprung so it locks under head of the fastener next to it Regards, Andy

Hi Martin, Congratulations on the pass, it takes a huge commitment to get to this stage, so well done. As you presented your car for IVA with the side windows fitted, what is the supply for the door mirrors, which I understand will have to be remotely adjustable to comply with regs. I noticed...

Hi Paul, Glad to see you're making good progress, engine start-up is always a great milestone. Regarding the windscreen fittings, as they are generally bonded in, I would recommend getting the screen permanently fitted after the vehicle has been IVA’d & painted When I presented mine for the IVA...

A couple of my Tornado Regards, Andy

Hi Larry, No additional reinforcement was added, as any load is spread over a large area, but I did find micro fretting of the paint, fortunately these polished out OK. For later use I added some paint protection film under the suction cups. Regards, Andy

Hi Alan, I’ve done European tours (LeMans & the Spa Classic) in mine with no real issues. I’ve a custom made 30Ltr luggage box under the rear clam and a soft bag fits under the front access panel. I also have adapted the attached, which looks really cool with a wicker hamper basket fitted...

Hi Frank, From when I built my Tornado, of all the electrical systems on the car, sorting out how the AC should work through the trinary switch was the biggest headache However from was you have put in your diagram, it should be wired up as follows: 1 to 3&4 2 to 5 6 to 7 ! would add another...

Look for Ford Linden Green Regards, Andy

Hi Marcus, Don’t let the age of the vehicle put you off putting it through the IVA. I’ve recently helped get a 30 year old KVA through the IVA last year – see KVA Project (by Tony Browne) in the build logs and my own build log (Norfolk Tornado) covers a lot of the issues that specific to IVA...

Just follow where the pipes go to if there's an external trans oil cooler pump, it will be fitted in the oil lines between the cooler and the transmission Regards, Andy

Hi Darren, I'm still up for supporting on Saturday. I presume that by now you have a full complement of 40's to fill the allocated space Regards Andy

Hi Udo, Nice to see some great progress. Your throttle bodies need swopping around so that the throttle position sensor is moved away from the exhaust, otherwise it won't last long! Regards, Andy

Hi David, Not done a GTD, but done installations on a Tornado (mine) and a KVA (Tony Browne's) using a Corsa EPAS system. It works really well and reduces steering loads at parking speeds Regards Andy

Hi John, Finished car looks stunning and can't wait to see it in the flesh. Really pleased you didn't go the purple you were originally thinking about! Regards, Andy

Hi Simon, I used a belt sander when I fitted mine, as its easier to maintain a straight edge. I then hand finished them with a finer grade of wet/dry paper. You'll soon find that most parts you get for these cars will need some form of final adjustment to fit! Regards Andy

Hi, Search out KVA Project by Tony Browne in the build logs, as this is an original Mk3 and was IVA'd last year Regards Andy

Paul, It was also great to meet up with you and hopefully gave you encouragement to finish your Mk3 Mike, Regarding THAT engine, it’s one I built and is an identical specification to mine which has now done over 9,000 miles without any issues, even using the same manufacturer and part number...

Hi Nick, Also thanks for posting and great to see you again See you again in 2020 and this time no excuses for having your '40 finished Regards Andy

Well the Eastern Region of the Club did a 900 mile round trip in four 40’s and survived Whilst we did have a few teething problems, with Nick & Phil’s black Mk3 having ignition and fuelling problems after a winter engine rebuild & upgrade and Neil’s white Mk1 had a sweaky rear suspension and the...

Hi Brett, as Randy stated, a fresh engine will be really tight and you've got twice as many pistons and hence twice the friction as most engines! I had a second battery in parallel when I did my first engine start which did the trick Keep up the good workl Regards, Andy