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SSC Stylus For sale is my SSC Stylus. The build was started in 2000 and completed in 2008 ( work and a house move prevented quicker progress). The car passed its SVA test and has seen very little use since. It has less than 1000 miles on the clock and is in excellent, almost brand new condition. It ...

Hi Its been a while since I have been on the forum, I still have my Stylus but I am not using it enough due to the terrible British weather (too much rain). I do not have a hood for my Stylus, does anyone know if a hood is available for the Stylus including the frame etc? if so where can I buy one f...

Cheers I have changed it to the Sylva section.

Note, I have listed my Stylus for sale on Pistonheads, It is the blue one located in Northumberland.

Cheers

Hi, I know there is a lot of info on the forum regarding suspension set up but I could do with some advice. I read on the forum that the springs supplied with the kit are not up to the job and that 250 front and 200 rear were required. I bought and fitted these springs. I took the car out yesterday ...

Further to my earlier post I have contacted VOSA for advice on the date of the first MOT, here is a direct quote from their response. "As far as VOSA are concerned, the MOT is not required until the third anniversary of the registration date. However, DVLA do sometimes insist on having an MOT p...

Hi, you may have seen my earlier post regarding my SVA test pass. Just to update you I have now got the Stylus registered with the DVLA and have been issued with an age related plate. The process was quite straight forward as detailed below. 1. I contacted the DVLA in Swansea who sent me out a pack ...

Hi. A bit of history on the build. It has taken me a long time! I bought the kit in 2000, worked on it for about 1 year then had to stop as I moved to another house which needed about 5 years of renovation work. Started back on the kit 2 years ago and have just finished it. It has a 1700cc Ford cros...

Hi, my Stylus has just passed its SVA retest with flying colours!

Thanks to all who replied to my earlier post for advice when it failed first time round.

Cheers

Phil.

Update on the rear roll bar to chassis fixings, I have re read the SVA manual and think the tester has got it wrong. The seat belt mounting has to be removable, which it is,as the top seat belt mounting on the roll bar is into a welded captive nut. Where the roll bar joins onto the chassis, this has...

Thanks for your responses so far. For clarification on the roll bar issue, the testers argument was that as the top seat belt mount is integral to the roll bar and the roll bar is then bolted to the chassis then these fixings are also classed as seat belt mounts and have to prevent the box section f...

Hi, tried to post yesterday so will try again. My car has just failed its SVA test on a few minor points (easily fixed) however there are are few major problems which I will have to sort out,( kit supplied be SSC Peter Powel). 1, Rear roll bar mountings do not have internal welded captive nuts in th...

Further to my post regarding proof of amateur build status the form SVA 1 ( march 2008) from the VOSA web site, question 9 asks what class the vehicle is, the only class which mentions kit car is class A, amateur build, that’s what I put on my form and hence the request for further proof of class A....

After a few experiments I have found a way to get a very secure bond between the windscreen rubber surround and the glass. First clean the area with alcohol ( meths etc) then mask off a border the width of your rubber trim ( about 10mm for mine). The secret is to prime the glass, I used some black a...

I have just applied for my SVA test via the official and comprehensive VOSA form "ministers approval certificate" (MAC). The form was fully filled in however I have just received another official form from VOSA to prove my Stylus as an amateur build as defined in the motor vehicles (approv...