Beaufordclub Google Group

Best Insurance Deal? Vehicle Identity Check (VIC)

ham...@blimps.fsnet.co.uk (Hamish Freeman) — Thu, 11 Nov 2009 10:52:11 UT

Having now sent in my IVA application, insurance is next on the list.
What is the general opinion on who provides the best offer?
I have had one quote from Footman James against Beauford Owners Club membership, which matches the special arrangement achieved by the Quantum Owners Club after much negotiation, which did not give that much benefit for senior members but under-30's got a great deal, sufficient to make sports car ownership affordable - does that mean that other clubs may have benefited from the efforts there? An Adrian Flux web quote is yet to come back after two attempts - no option for "Retired" or "pensioner" under their job specs!

Vehicle Identity Check

ham...@blimps.fsnet.co.uk (Hamish Freeman) — Mon, 11 Nov 2009 17:26:46 UT

Does anyone know what is the procedure now for the quick look-see that used to be undertaken by the local DVLA office before accepting the details on the initial registration form?
I notice that there is now a separate item defined as a Vehicle Identity Check (VIC) billed at ~ £41 now only available at the same centres as undertake IVA. I have scanned both DVLA and VOSA sites on this matter and found plenty on new parts vehicles and repaired vehicles but could not find anything definitive about kit cars made from second hand components i.e.donor parts. The item on how to register your car still refers to the SVA test and as far as I can make out states incorrect fees.

measles

barry.bar...@tesco.net — Wed, 02 Feb 2009 21:56:35 UT

I have a Beauford built around 16 years ago and it has just developed
a case of the measles.
A large number of bubbles have appeared on the fibreglass panels and
when pushed, water comes out.
This would appear to be similar to osmosis, that fibreglass boats tend
to suffer from.
Has anyone else had this problem, a local bodywork shop seems to think

Wiring Diagram

aandpweddingc...@yahoo.co.uk (Hillman) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:24:12 UT

Hi All

Does anyone know where, or even if, I can get a wiring diagram for a 2
door Beauford. Its built on a 1983 Cortina if this helps

Cheers

rear boot

and...@weddingcarshalifax.com (Halifax Wedding Cars) — Sat, 07 July 2008 16:11:58 UT

anyone know where you can get (apart from Beaufords themselves) trunks
from? Either complete or spares (lids or the box), in particular the
old style shape for the earlier beauford models?

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dennismurp...@tiscali.co.uk (Dennis Murphy) — Wed, 05 May 2008 22:29:11 UT

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insurance

i.johns...@ntlworld.com (johno) — Tue, 05 May 2008 15:47:38 UT

Hello

I am in a position to purchase a couple of your wonderful cars to use
for weddings.

My first question, probably of many, who do people use to insure the
cars for business use and how much would I expect to be paying.
Thanks in anticepation.
Ian Johnson

Spares

rich...@gmail.com (richy) — Sat, 04 Apr 2008 10:48:54 UT

Hi all,
Ive just bought my first Beauford and so i joined the club!
does anyone know a good place to source spares , im looking for the
centre pieces of my wire wheels (sorry i dont know what their called)
but they have two "wings"
Thanks Richy.

Fw: [Quantum Owners] Re: Fw: NEW VIRUS

ham...@blimps.fsnet.co.uk (Hamish Freeman) — Sun, 03 Mar 2008 09:35:30 UT

Having passed this on to various groups, I received this back from a "sage" in such matters. As it is #1 on the Snopes list, choose which URL you believe!
Re New Virus:
Sorry Hamish, but this is a very old hoax...
[link]
> This one has been doing the rounds locally so thought that it was

Fw: NEW VIRUS

ham...@blimps.fsnet.co.uk (Hamish Freeman) — Sat, 03 Mar 2008 20:37:23 UT

This one has been doing the rounds locally so thought that it was worth passing on.
Checked SNOPES and it is genuine - see [link]
Hamish

Get this E-mail message sent around to your contacts ASAP.
PLEASE FORWARD THIS WARNING AMONG FRIENDS, FAMILY AND CONTACTS!

FordGranada Master Cylinder

and...@weddingcarshalifax.com (Halifax Wedding Cars) — Fri, 02 Feb 2008 07:38:35 UT

Anyone know where I can get a seal kit for a Granada 1989 1993cc GLi
Brake master cylinder?
-or even a knew/recon master instead

Any help appreciated. cheers

Petiton to Avoid the Banning of the Use of Older Cars

ham...@blimps.fsnet.co.uk (Hamish Freeman) — Sat, 01 Jan 2008 15:10:38 UT

Folks,
Whilst I do not usually wish to be associated with many of the petitions that go the rounds due to their ill founded notions and poor research, this one does get me as all of my fleet comes into this category.
In reality, the number of "older" cars is dwindling at such a rate and the use of those that remain is small compared to that of more recent passenger cars and commercial vehicles, the impact on pollution of the atmosphere is probably now small to insignificant compared to the general vehicle parc.

Steel wheels.

peter_cornw...@lineone.net (Polishingpete) — Fri, 11 Nov 2007 10:12:51 UT

Hello Everyone,
Just joined the forum this week, I have a kit on order and have just
sent off my aplication for club membership.
Wondered if someone could advise me on the following.
I'm not decided one way or the other yet about using alloy wheels or
steel wheels with covers. As I need to get some wheels to roll the kit

FW:

1...@bbsbooks.co.uk (G.C.B.) — Thu, 11 Nov 2007 15:31:02 UT

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To: Derek Bracegirdle
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Terry
Terry Hopkinson
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Independent Financial Advisers

Roof colouring

and...@weddingcarshalifax.com (Halifax Wedding Cars) — Tue, 11 Nov 2007 14:03:16 UT

Anyone know of any good products that they have used to retore the
black cloth roofs on convertible beaufords? One of our cars is a bit
sun faded. Any help appreciated.

Fw: Rear Screens on LWB 4 Door

ham...@blimps.fsnet.co.uk (Hamish Freeman) — Sat, 08 Aug 2007 17:49:31 UT

Don't seem to have ever a) got a write-back from Google on this one or b) any replies so am trying again!
Hamish
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Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 8:34 PM
I am finally at a stage where I am "cleaning-up prior to SVA and have started to attack the Hood in general and the rear screens.

Rear Screens on LWB 4 Door

ham...@blimps.fsnet.co.uk (Hamish Freeman) — Sun, 07 July 2007 19:34:07 UT

I am finally at a stage where I am "cleaning-up prior to SVA and have started to attack the Hood in general and the rear screens.
Having fitted an additional framework to enable rear lap diagonal belts to be used - grandsons child seat now has to have lap diagonal fittings to be legal - I am in a position where the conventional arrangement for the folding framework will not work. In consequence, I have removed the rivet from the hinged section, slotted the top of the upright, tapped the other frames for M8 and can now remove the Z plate with the side screens. This opens up a number of possibilities and, before I finalise the design, I would welcome comments from those who have been this route before.

FW: Olympic Logo

1...@bbsbooks.co.uk (G.C.B.) — Thu, 06 June 2007 09:05:07 UT

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To: Derek Bracegirdle
Regards
Terry
Terry Hopkinson
Hopkinson Associates
Independent Financial Advisers

WEDDING CAR RIBBONS

d...@btinternet.com (Dave) — Wed, 06 June 2007 22:19:17 UT

For Sale.
Wedding Car Ribbons assorted colours.
3 Peach/3 Blue/ 3 Ruby/3 Yellow/ 1 Royal Blue and 1 Lilac
Colour Band down centre edged with Lace on White Background.
Used but in reasonable condition all approx 4 yards long.
£12 LOT PLUS POSTAGE
01582 593679

SVA

barry.bar...@tesco.net — Thu, 05 May 2007 20:56:00 UT

Had my SVA today at Norwich because Chelmsford is being refitted.
The car failed on three points.
1. flexible brake pipes on the front touched the wheel on full lock,
my mistake for not checking.
2. Unable to prove the date of the engine, this being a 2.4 Nissan
engine, circa 1982.
I never had the log book and although the examiner agreed it was old,

Electric, twin tone trumpet horns.

1...@bbsbooks.co.uk (G.C.B.) — Mon, 04 Apr 2007 16:14:50 UT

Members,
Any info on repairing one horn currently not working, will oblige.
A.D.B.
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Nissan wiring

maxchauffeurh...@blueyonder.co.uk ( Max Hemingway) — Sun, 02 Feb 2007 09:01:12 UT

Hi
Does anyone have wiring diagram details for the fuel injection on the 2.4
Nissan engine please?

Thanks

Max

Seats

maxchauffeurh...@blueyonder.co.uk ( Max Hemingway) — Mon, 02 Feb 2007 19:29:38 UT

Hi
Anyone got any recommendations for Beauford Seats?

Max

Wiring harness - Lap belts

maxchauffeurh...@blueyonder.co.uk — Mon, 02 Feb 2007 20:02:57 UT

Can anyone recommend a supplier of a wiring harness suitable for a 4
door long body please?
Is it necessary to fit lap belts to the rear for SVA purposes?
Many thanks
Max

FW: Car Tax

1...@bbsbooks.co.uk (G.C.B.) — Thu, 02 Feb 2007 15:09:44 UT

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For Sale – Nearly finished Beauford

ba...@behamlet.demon.co.uk (Keith Baker) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 16:21:33 UT

Dear fellow Beauford Group members,
Here are the details of my Beauford - for Sale. My first attempt at
'posting' the advert to the Group doesn't seem to have worked.
Nearly finished 2-door Beauford for sale. 2.8 Nissan ZX engine with
twin SUs and 5-speed gearbox, custom stainless steel exhaust. Comes

FW: The world in 2015

1...@bbsbooks.co.uk (G.C.B.) — Thu, 11 Nov 2006 15:59:18 UT

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custom made exhausts

chariotsofchor...@btinternet.com (DAVID HODSON-MAUGHAN) — Wed, 11 Nov 2006 16:48:51 UT

Hello, please excuse me if you've had this e-mail previously - I am not sure if it ever got delivered to the group the first time round.
Am trying to trace a company in Fleetwood, Lancashire who custom build stainless steel exhaust pipes. Have tried the internet and Autotrader but cannot find any details at all - has anyone used a company in that area who could assist with some info? Or do you know of anywhere in the Lancashire area that you could recommend? One of the tail pipes on my LWB needs replacing before the wedding season starts again.

Gear lever mods

ham...@blimps.fsnet.co.uk (Hamish Freeman) — Thu, 11 Nov 2006 18:30:33 UT

Today saw the design and manufacture of a gear lever gaiter.
The gear lever has been extended by a factor of three to get a comfortable height, including raising the reverse lift ring for the MT75 gearbox. I have reduced the fore and aft movement on the gear change to stop the extended lever hitting either the centre console or the seats. It does mean that the "gate" is very wide so in the future I need to remove the gearbox to raise the pivot point and include a slider to reduce the sideways movement. Something for the longer term me thinks.

SVA Tips

ham...@blimps.fsnet.co.uk (Hamish Freeman) — Wed, 11 Nov 2006 20:33:00 UT

Tony,
Thank you - A very useful list!
I had not known about the door handles. That could cause a problem! Am I understanding you correctly when you say "lever" rather than "twist"? David Young said just turn the twist handles round so that they face backwards and they should pass, although I am worried about some of the radii on the handles provided.

Insurance and SVA Tips

ham...@blimps.fsnet.co.uk (Hamish Freeman) — Wed, 11 Nov 2006 18:04:54 UT

Insurance: Thanks to all who have replied re the insurance. I will start to look at prices in the next few weeks, starting at the Exeter show this Saturday.
SVA Tips: I certainly would be interested in any tips or pointers that others may have re passing the SVA as I understand that our nearest Test Station at Southampton is not very partial to the marque! I personally found them very reasonable when they tested my Quantum in 98/99 but that was a long time ago. The guy who did mine moved on to take over the running of a new test station.

SVA

barry.bar...@tesco.net — Wed, 11 Nov 2006 11:17:43 UT

With an SVA looming in the new year, would it not be a good idea to
have members experiences of the SVA with reasons for failing and any
tips to avoid too many retests.
Any hints or advice would surely make things easier for future builders
and I certainly would welcome any top tips.

Insurance for Beaufords

ham...@blimps.fsnet.co.uk (Hamish Freeman) — Wed, 11 Nov 2006 09:38:42 UT

As the time is drawing near when I will have to think about SVA, setting up insurance is rapidly coming up the list of "Important things to do".
What is the general consensus of opinion on who provides the best insurance rates and cover for Beaufords?
For our Quantum, Footman James provide special Club rates somewhat lower than most of the competition for the cover offered but does not offer a "No-claims bonus". Adrian Flux is featured on the membership card - are they providing special rates for Beauford owners?

Hello!

ham...@blimps.fsnet.co.uk (Hamish Freeman) — Wed, 11 Nov 2006 09:09:05 UT

Just trying out the new group!
My Beauford is currently being sprayed by Montgomery Motors at Southwick here on the South Coast. I will report back on the progress and quality of finish. They are to say the least very fussy over preparation, dealing with the inadequacies of the castings and what is practical in the way of spraying, in order to get the desired quality of finish.